Japan Solo Travel 🇯🇵 | I hiked to a rural Japanese mountain shrine alone 🚞

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Sometimes you just get off of work and think hey let's board a bullet train and go somewhere!!!!! Why not visit a place I saw on Instagram earlier this week!!!
I am trying to be more adventurous again but honestly I am now a lot busier than I was, it's hard to plan things, and I kind of enjoy chilling on the weekends 🥲 But!!!! Life is about pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and doing things like this every now and then, and honestly Japan is a great place to solo travel!
Would you do this kind of trip alone? Let me know down below~
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JAPAN SOLO VLOG | I traveled to a rural mountain shrine alone like a Ghibli character

[@AllisoninTokyo]

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[@ironhell813]

Take care when hiking to hokoras and shrines Allison, I often do this and they’re often far from help if something goes wrong

[@jdii5698]

Last minute "hey I want to go to (insert random destination) here" trips are, at least to me, the best experiences.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

they really always are 😫

[@DoktorTaiko]

To quote the wise words, written on many billboards in Tokyo Station: "Go Nature, Go Nagano." I went there with my wife on our Japan trip and we really liked it. Especially Azumino, where we rented bikes, went through the mountains, hiked to waterfalls, looked at the worlds biggest wasabi farm, watched random wild monkeys, and just really enjoyed the vibes. It feels really relaxed, I'd highly recommend it, if you're into nature. Other recommendation: Gujo Hachiman, ridiculously pretty and really nice in the summer.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

perfect trip 🥰

[@duleybraza4558]

Back in the '80's. I'd drive around the Mutsu bay area, intentionally getting lost. Back then, I'd be a curiosity in the smaller (1 street light) towns I'd stop at and the kids surprised me with their English skills. Your Nagano trip looks very relaxing. Thank you for inviting us along. Also, in your video, I can see, the mice were successful in Belling the cat.

[@teakara]

Your skin complexion is beautiful here, fresh air suits you very well. It’s a beautiful place, thanks for showing us around, a great get away, very good for the soul & body rechargeBig ❤️ from Bosnia

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🌷🌷

[@dianebaker5243]

Good on you get up and go, beautiful adventure, thank you for showing us around.❤👍

[@AllisoninTokyo]

😊

[@mrsthe97]

Those trees look amazing! I'm glad you had clear weather for your excursion. Looks too cold for me! 🥶

[@AllisoninTokyo]

any colder and is have died 🤠

[@katheriner9194]

Those trees and shrines look AMAZING!!! I love going on hikes, great way to break up the day-to-day work grind 🥰💖🙌

[@clownearound5751]

Hi Allison, catching up on the videos I’ve missed, really enjoyed this ‘spur of the moment’ trip away. What a beautiful place, so nice that it wasn’t busy either. I think not planning too much is sometimes a great thing to do and then just ‘go with it’. The restaurant you went too looked really nice and the food looked delicious, the perfect sort of thing needed on a cold and snowy day. I’d definitely be happy to get away on little trips alone with minimal planning, life doesn’t always have to be so organised. Thank you for sharing this brilliant video and all your previous content with everyone. Best wishes to you 😊

[@VerhoevenSimon]

That looked like a fun trip, thank you for sharing.

[@chisol3508]

Love the spontaneous solo trip! Hope you do more of it and that you bring us along for the ride! 😊

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥳 ill try!

[@CincyRaz]

You may have been cold, but you looked good! Thanks for the vlog! I'll be returning for my second trip in 2 months and love the travel ideas.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

enjoy!!!

[@rosew1]

The big trees in the snow were beautiful! The crowed places in Japan were not my favorite, I liked the rural areas.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

rural is so relaxing and nice 😊

[@Chuck8541]

That business hotel room is not surprisingly larger than my APA hotel room in Tokyo right now. lol I love Nagano! I spent many weeks there, a few years ago.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

its so niceee!!

[@TheMyahChannel]

I love Nagano!! I try to go whenever I can

[@AllisoninTokyo]

want to go more often for sure 🥰

[@nataliepriddle9909]

I love Togakushi! So much less snow than last winter 😢

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥲🥲

[@chappy9245]

Japan is such a beautiful country. You’re very lucky to live there ❤️🙂

[@Mari-rx1ei]

That was a cute video ! Solotrips are fantastic...leaving your comfort zone every once in a while makes you grow like one of those beautiful trees ♥️

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥺🥺🥺

[@latrestante]

Nagano!!! My old stumping grounds. I hope to be close to it when I come back. The mountains are so beautiful, especially in winter!!❤

[@AllisoninTokyo]

yes!! 🥺

[@deborahblackman6676]

Love Nagano I haven't been to the shine in the mountains in winter as they told me it's too snowy, I recommend the ninja house opposite to the place, so much fun trying to workout how to move from each room :)

[@mskq4409]

Very serene and peaceful, purrfect vlog once again Allison!! We greatly appreciate you taking us on a once in a lifetime journey!!

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🙏🙏🙏

[@AverageBot]

another great adventurous vlog.☺👍

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

I’m glad you made it to the Bus stop on time and get the Bus. Pretty place for solitude ❤❤

[@arghentrock]

An absolutely amazing experience.

[@BorksAreBorks]

Reminds me of when I went on some solo trips to more rural areas by bus in Japan with having an hour long bus ride followed by a 1.5 hour walk to get to your destination LOL. It's funny how it doesn't seem bad in Japan but in the US I would never do that.😅

[@AllisoninTokyo]

omg so true

[@IvanValderrama]

It looks great during winter, but I imagine good foliage as well in the tall tree area if the trip was during autumn

[@AllisoninTokyo]

would love to visit in autumn!

[@kristindiamandis4297]

Not it being closed😭 but at least you got to walk through the pretty trees

[@mercedes7087]

thanks for that, coffe yes.

[@PtaQman]

More Vlogs! This is the way.

[@mskq4409]

May you continue to find your heart's desires for your amazing journey.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

❤️

[@otterpoet]

Thank you for sharing this. I knew I was missing Japan when I teared up at hearing the Train Lady's voice announcing the next station XD

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥹

[@Sy2023hk]

I would like to travel around Japan, esp Tokyo❤

[@hegaukatze1599]

Cool trip 😍

[@HerkusM]

Beautiful vlog as always, keep up the amazing content, I love how you make japan look so beautiful in your videos

[@AllisoninTokyo]

❤️❤️

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Thanks for that Alison, loved this video. Good on you for heading off to somewhere you wanted to go. Shake those cobwebs off!!!!! The trees were so beautiful. Are they Hinoki trees? Cheers, Muffy from Oz (Australia)

[@AllisoninTokyo]

theyre cedars! 🥰

[@ennur4208]

Really enjoyed the video. The vibes were great.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥳

[@akombertrandacha414]

U Luke Awesome☺️

[@midge007]

This is so quaint!! Solo traveling is so much fun and that soba/tempura dish looked soooo good.

[@AllisoninTokyo]

it was soo goooood

[@DL-od9rx]

Beautiful ❄ video!

[@plang0012]

Those trees were incredible!

[@timlee7227]

Love your spontaneity! Great little trip❤👏

[@asuranrocks]

i really need to make a winter trip next round

[@AllisoninTokyo]

yess i love snow here!!

[@anni1078]

I love your solo travel Vlog ❤ thank you for sharing. It is really helpful preparing my next solo trip in japan 😊and also, loved how you edited the video 🎉

[@AllisoninTokyo]

🥰

[@blakenorwood2092]

omg i did kusatsu and zenkoji on my recent trip

[@LunaMail]

Nagano is such a lovely region! I love that you went on a spontaneous trip ♡ One of my first experiences in Japan (oh gosh was 2010...fourteen years ago?!) was at a rose garden in Nagano 🌹 While living in Japan, I swear one of the connecting trains to Nagano was set to *boiler room* though LOL. Take care, Allison! 😊 Edit: The shot at 10:20 is so cute! Those trees are awesome (*´∀｀*)

[@AllisoninTokyo]

would love to see boiler room 😂

[@TkyoSam]

You said the snow was good, but did you need boots or would sneakers not be enough? Awesome vlog btw^^

[@AllisoninTokyo]

some people were in sneakers but i really wouldn’t recommend if youre hiking on snow 😫 saw a girl fall like 5 times

[@misu_rose6552]

Hi Alison ❤ don’t mind me asking , my family and I are going to travel to Kyoto and Tokyo on 23rd of May , how’s the weather there like ? Is it cold that we require long sleeve clothing or just a normal T-shirt will do ? Cause you been living in Japan for almost 6 years so it’s better asking someone who is local 🎉. And like how do we communicate to the locals there ? Is google translate okay ? What bout theme parks during end of May cause we wanna avoid the GOLDEN WEEK LMAO 🤣. Last but not least I would like to thank you for all the tutorial, like for example, the JR rail pass ❤ been binge watching all videos

[@user-xv6ow4wf4t]

In japan, woman can shave her fase at barber. Womans shaving(dermaplaning) can do at barber is only in japan. Womans shaving is japanese traditional culture from 300years ago.