Japan's Hidden Gems | 3-Day Itinerary in Rural Kansai Off-the-Beaten-Path

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Thanks for coming along with me on this trip and thanks to Fairfield by Marriott for the opportunity~~ I really enjoyed getting to see a part of Japan I've never been to before!! I really love the concept of basing yourself out of a Michi-no-Eki, it's an ingenious way to have a good base in a more local area (but still with lots to do...!) of Japan!

[@ChristineKaufman-o4r]

Getting away from the crowds for a few days on a trip to Japan sounds so appealing! I love your ideas to experience the countryside; I'd definitely like to do that waterfall hike and Takeda castle looks amazing! I had no idea there were basalt caves in Japan; it seems like there's so much to do. That Fairfield is so aesthetic and beautiful - exactly the kind of vibe I'd be looking for in a Japan trip!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Thanks, I hope you get to go on a trip soon! ❤️

[@paulpellecalle8953]

All the places looked fantastic. I will definitely be putting them on the list. Thank you. Great video. 😊😊

[@juliad6201]

What a great itinerary! You did so much just staying at one hotel and that monk was so considerate and knowledgeable!

[@tashan5185]

Thank you for visiting Kyotango! It’s nice to see more off the beaten track Kansai getting the spotlight~

[@ennur4208]

Great video. The town seems a great place to relax. And thanks for another amazing video. You always bring a great energy to our days😊

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥰🥰🥰

[@CaroleBursey]

Really enjoyed your 3 day adventure. The Fairfield looks like a really nice place to stay. Thanks for sharing❤

[@timlee7227]

Awesome video and countryside scenery and sites. Definitely would like this kind of trip to be included on my next visit to Japan and the Fairfield looks very inviting for sure 👍

[@photog14]

One of my favorite things about traveling, is meeting random strangers and striking up a conversation.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

yes they always leave me with a fuzzy feeling after the trip ☺️☺️

[@bradthomas4798]

Great info about the Michi-no-Eki option. I am much more interested in the countryside of Japan than the cities. Hope to see more of these in the future. Maybe you could visit a Ni-shi-goi farm? (Koi fish hatchery)

[@AllisoninTokyo]

I’m glad!! Will have to see the koi farm 🤓

[@janusu]

Two videos inside of a week! Both great. I just watched the Shanghai video. I used to live in a suburb of Osaka, so this area is particularly nostalgic for me. I haven't visited any of the places in this video, though, so I have definitely missed out. I love seeing places like this. Looks like you're getting a little KZbin famous. Congrats!!

[@dianebaker5243]

A really lovely video too watch.👍🥰

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥰🥰🙏

[@galas455]

i'm really enjoying your channel Allison 😍

[@Cat1184]

What a nice trip! I would definitely do something similar. The area looks really beautiful and relaxed. I always love to be in the Japanese countryside ❤

[@FinanciallyFreeDeeTV]

Just came across your contents and you really have a amazing videos. Keep coming..!🥰🤩

[@fergusonlk]

Great video, thanks Allison 😃 I recently spent 6 weeks travelling around Hokkaido and Tohoku region, so it was lovely to see you both enjoying and promoting more rural areas of Japan. These areas are so underrated, thank you for sharing 😃

[@AllisoninTokyo]

6 weeks in Hokkaido sounds amazing 🤩 Thank you, hope I can show more of these kind of underrated local places 🥰

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

The town that you went has very pretty places especially the Waterfall and the Onsen. I Love to Travel thanks for taking us along with you two. ❤

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thanks for watching 🥰

[@rajeshshah958]

Great information dear i live you're videos

[@irenefornelius758]

Thanks!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

thank you irene ❤️❤️

[@DL-od9rx]

I would love to check out some of these places on our next trip to Japan. Thanks for sharing your trip. The Marriott Fairfield looks like a perfect place for us to stay too❤️

[@alomafoggo3239]

So beautiful there 🎐

[@janedockery5844]

looks beautiful!!

[@cheryltanaka5885]

Arigatou gozaimasu! Lovely and love the michi no eki. Will have to check out Marriott's Michi No Eki project!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yess, it's very cool!

[@BorksAreBorks]

I was at kinosaki onsen a couple weeks ago!!! I loved it

[@limitededition2864]

the shot at 1:44 is incredible ☺️

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥹

[@sirenumscopuli9754]

Off topic, but that red sweater looks so nice on you!

[@thannthen]

Thank you for getting off a beaten path!

[@BecTries]

I just got back from 3 weeks in Japan, and I think I already need to go back after this video!!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥹i feel that

[@JP_is_me]

I spent 8 days in Tokyo recently, my first trip to Japan(!!), and even in the big city I noticed that you could get off the beaten path fairly easily and my fellow tourists would fade away. A walk from Shinjuku to Ikebukuro led me through a bunch of residential areas where it was just me and the locals.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

yess im glad you could explore!! even random neighborhoods have good vibes here 🥰

[@JP_is_me]

@@AllisoninTokyo Vibes is a great way to describe how the whole trip felt. It was a vibe. I worried that after years of anticipating this trip there was no way it could ever live up to all the hype. Happy to report that it was everything I hoped it would be and so much more. Can't wait to go back :)

[@Margie_Ellis]

I love your travel/history vlogs, also, when you and Rachel get to be tourists! It looks so fun!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Margie_Ellis]

@@AllisoninTokyo Thank you for the informative videos!😺

[@willispate5257]

Def would love to see more videos like this! I’ll be in Japan for the first time next week!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Enjoy your first trip! 😄

[@jooshungerecker-debruin5812]

Great new format, but I need the Ghibly-music!

[@nicovidocq5118]

you take us to a comfortable, waking dream place to write a realistic play of Madame Butterfly

[@jamimartin381]

LOVE off the beaten path videos! We’re planning a Hyogo/Okayama/Tottori roadtrip this coming spring. We’ve hit 26 of the 46 prefectures so trying to hit them all 🚙 ♥️

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Sounds fun!! Good luck, I also want to visit them all 🥹

[@erniesandoval9669]

Me and my friend just back from Tokyo and Kyoto, when we went to Kyoto we really enjoyed the onsen it was really relaxing.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Onsen are the best!❤️❤️

[@DoktorTaiko]

I feel like the rate of cute small thing per trip is just so high in Japan. We also went to a random Soba shop in Nagasaki which turned out to be in the Michelin Guide, had the best soba I've ever had in my life, and was just this cozy mountain Forest place full of chill people. I really enjoy rural Japan. Plus I feel like the castle in the sky is also great if you go there at night, if there are lights shining on it, because the mountain underneath will be dark, making it look like a shiny castle in the sky. Fuji Hachiman has one of these and it's amazing.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

omg sounds amazing but also not unexpected for japan 🤩🤩

[@jam560]

The rain is so nice. I wish it rained every day lol. I live in osaka but man i want to move to inaka

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Rain really adds another vibe 🌧️

[@jamesz1003]

my next trip to Japan would be small towns

[@meghanschwanke1133]

Great video, Allison! Did you have to rent a car or how did you get around in Hyogo Prefecture after the train?

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Car rental is easiest! But some of the areas (like Kinosaki Onsen) are accessible easily by train too 🍁

[@sharonparsons5375]

really nice to see some off the beaten track stuff - but it looked like you had a car taking you around. Could it be done without a car?

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Some spots can only be accessed via car, but there are also options like private taxi rentals! Some of them (like Kinosaki) can easily be accessed by train too though!

[@AwkwrdlyAnmated]

mic sounding crispy

[@xXNekou]

The small towns and countryside of Japan seem amazing, but my big concern is food - I'm vegan, and my fiance (not evgan) is extremely picky when it comes to food and he's allergic to a couple of different things (like seafood, seeds, nuts). So in big cities in Japan it can be a bit of a struggle for us to find food that we can eat, and I'm afraid that out in the countryside there would be nothing for us apart from like conbini food? :( What do you think? Also we don't really speak Japanese so we cannot communicate with other people to tell them easily what we can or cannot eat.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Honestly I think it will be really difficult outside the big city....Indian places tend to be the best for vegan options in the countryside, otherwise you will probably have to get a place where you can cook your meals :(

[@xXNekou]

@@AllisoninTokyo yeah I thought so ;(

[@Bakapooru]

Wait... all of those Fairfield Inns in Japan are linked together by a concept??? I was wondering why Marriott would have hotels in such remote places. Could elaborate on the concept some more?

[@AllisoninTokyo]

Yea it’s really cool honestly, I really like the initiative and I an glad Marriott is going all in on it!! Michi no eki really represent the surrounding local region so putting the hotels there makes it a great basecamp while also getting more tourists to go places they may not normally go to and interact with local communities

[@Bakapooru]

​@@AllisoninTokyo When I search for Marriott hotels in Japan, I see randomly placed markers in the countryside. When I go to Google Maps to check out the location, I see that they're placed at michi no eki(s). My first impression, as an American, is that the hotel is just there for people to stop overnight and continue driving the next morning (like a motel next to a freeway). If the aim is to get more foreign tourists to these Fairfields, there has to be some way to promote these places into guidebooks. On the other hand, these places are likely in Japanese-language guidebooks. Do these Fairfields have either a onsen or sento? It's not consistently stated in hotel descriptions. I always book hotels with communal tubs. I like stretching out in hot water at the end of the day.

[@danielwalker26]

I have zero desire to go to Kyoto. Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima. Those 3 cities and a ferry through the inland sea.

[@halilozel1903]

"Such a charming itinerary! 🌸 Exploring the hidden gems of rural Kansai sounds like a dream-peaceful vibes, stunning landscapes, and local culture all in one. 🏞✨ Definitely adding this to my travel bucket list! ❤🇯🇵" Fyi.

[@jimbuckets]

The only fear I have is the language barrier when traveling outside the tourist traps. I’m trying to learn Japanese with Duolingo which is probably not the best.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

don’t worry!! of course learning basic japanese will make traveling much smoother, but most japanese people are very patient and helpful (especially in these more rural places are tourists are super welcomed)! as long as you have a translation app it will work out ☺️☺️

[@Hans_Eriksson94]

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