The Truth About KAMIKOCHI - Is It Really Worth the Hype?! ⛰️🍁

[@martiuscastle]

One of your best videos! Thanks! I'll make sure to share it!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Thank you so much!! I really enjoyed making this one 😍 Yes yes please share it thank you! 😆

[@kapilachandrabharathi7134]

Beautiful place Brings back memories We were there in April 24 Thanks for the video Cheers from Sri Lanka

[@tonyinhk888]

Very pretty and relaxing, love the place ❤ Your mom's English is so good👍

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

It really is! My mum is gonna be happy ☺️

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

This was my mum’s and my first time in Kamikochi! 🏔️There are ways to make the trip cheaper: 1) book early, 2) stay for just one night, and 3) consider camping. Our costs were higher because we booked only two weeks in advance, so most of the cheaper options were already sold out 🥲 While you can make this a day trip from Matsumoto, I’m glad we spent three days around the area, as the river’s appearance changes drastically with the weather. The first day at Sawando was cloudy, the second was sunny, and the third turned cloudy again. Personally, I think it’s SO much nicer when the weather is clear! If you want to increase your chances of good weather, I’d definitely recommend staying at least one night 😊👍

[@AI-MusicPlanet]

Wow! That place is really beautiful! Thanks for showing us around🙂

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

It truly is, right?! 😄

[@Mryodamiles]

I was in Kamikochi a week before this video get posted. I was absolutely blown away by how crowded the place was.

[@yusima99]

Wonderful video! Really enjoyed seeing a nice family trip to a beautiful place. Very informative and captured a great city get-away to be surrounded by nature for a couple days. Keep up the good work! 😊

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Thanks so much! I had a great time making this video! 🏔️

[@AlanVByrnes]

Very nice video of you and your mom enjoying yourselves together here and having fun!! It’s nice to see it’s still like that with other people unlike in New Jersey USA where I am where it’s always not anymore!! Thank you always being helpful too with these vids!!

[@kjx-dc8mf]

Looks like an awesome place for hiking. Btw, a hot slice of apple pie with ice cream on top... Life changing!😋😂

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

I'll have to try that next time! 😋

[@rithikapoor]

Hey Sarah ! I am a new subscriber and just binged watched all your videos ! I loved it all so much your reactions are so cute and you come across as a very kind and empathetic person which made me enjoy the videos even more. I will be visiting Tokyo soon cause my brother currently lives there and your videos have gotten me very excited :) lots of love from India🥰❤️🤍

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Omg thank you so much, that means the world to me! 🥹 I’ll be uploading more fun & informative videos so stay tuned 🤩

[@mikkovalkonen7700]

Great video, and views. Thanks for showing this place :)

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@KINGSKY76]

love the vid. going there soon for 2 nights...

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Oh wow what a timing!! 😆 Are you staying in Kamikochi for two nights?

[@KINGSKY76]

@@TokyoFoodieSarah I'm staying at Tokusawa for 2 nights. I plan on hiking all the way up to karasawa. Should be beautiful and super cold. I think the fall colors will be gone already which is a bummer...

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

@@KINGSKY76 oh you’re doing the hiking! That’s amazing! I hope you have fun 🤗

[@KINGSKY76]

@@TokyoFoodieSarah thanks, I'll make sure to take lots of photos and vids...

[@tmclbnk]

Sarah, great video, it has so much useful information. I'm curious, why didn't you drive the rent a car to Kamilochi? I'm thinking on doing your trip the fall of 25. Thanks!!!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Thanks for the question! I said it very briefly at 1:35, but they don’t allow cars to go directly to Kamikochi! It’s to minimize pollution. So the only way to get there is by bus or taxi 👍

[@davidwan1715]

Love the pure natural scenery! For long hikes, I recommend wearing compression calf sleeves. They work and the walker wouldn’t get sore calf muscles.

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Oh I didn’t know there was such a thing! Thanks for the tip 😆

[@ramenpharmacist]

lol the short clip of you sleeping on the bus! i clapped! i clapped when i saw it 😅

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Haha glad you noticed! 😂

[@quadratic123]

Loved the mom interactions you included in the edit. I saw some foreigners in the background of this video. It looks quite accessible to foreign travelers. The bus website had translations in English to purchase tickets. Did you find the local businesses could cater to non-Japanese speaking people? Thanks for sharing.

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

There were quite a few tourists from outside of Japan! I saw a souvenir shop staff and a restaurant staff talking to customers in English so I think they’re very used to foreign tourists!

[@asfinland]

Really nice!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Thanks!

[@randylazer2894]

That was an excellent video! I don't know if you have been to Lake Tahoe, Yellowstone, or Yosemite, but if your travels ever take you to the United States, I have no doubt you would enjoy hiking in those amazingly scenic destinations. I had never heard of Kamikochi until your video, for which it truly has great natural beauty, replete with....monkeys! Very well done, and I thank you for sharing.

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

I’ve never been to the places you listed! The monkeys here were so chill. In other parts of Japan they’re aggressive but here they were jut cute 😍 Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@randylazer2894]

@@TokyoFoodieSarah If you do travel to the United States, Lake Tahoe, which is about a 4-5 hour drive from San Francisco is amazingly scenic. The lake is at an elevation of 6200 feet, and is surrounded by mountains, with great hiking. Yellowstone might be our most famous national park, and is mostly in Wyoming, and Yosemite is also an incredibly beautiful national park in California. Wishing you the very best with all of your touring and videos. PS...yes, the monkeys were very cute!

[@marik6303]

We visited Kamikoochi sometime ago in a summer time, and it was beautiful then, though rather busy. I thnk mama meant tranquil... meaning quiet and peaceful 😁

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

I bet it would be beautiful in the summer as well 🤩 Haha yes it’s funny how she thought of the Spanish word before English 🤣

[@AlanVByrnes]

Happy Halloween to you guys!! 🍭👻🎃🦇🍭

[@roquejo]

Was able to book Park Lodge Kamikochi at the opening of 2025 season for 2 night after waiting for ages for someone to cancel. This is the only hotel open at the start of each season.

[@sakurakoshi]

Love the monkeys, they’re so cute! Also did your mum live or study in the U.K.? She has a bit of an accent!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

The monkeys were so fluffy 😍 Yup my mum also studied in the UK! 😆

[@AnnieLovesJapan]

❤🗻⛩🥰I Love your Videos! What is your fav Manga or Anime? I just subscribed! 🥰🥰🥰 Yay!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! I recently enjoyed watching Dr Stone!! 🤩

[@GilMonteverde]

Jesus Christ, so many beautiful places dayeumn!!!

[@GilMonteverde]

Sarah is beautifuler tho!!

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

Highly recommended! 🤩🍁

[@newpg-pt3jm]

Since I plan to visit Kamikochi at the end of October 2025. Would you mind to told me exact date you have been visited there? I want to see the maple trees Autumn views

[@bonwatcher]

Funny your mom knows more Spanish than English. 😂Tranquilo is tranquil in English, both meaning the same (calm, quiet) and it's not a far leap in difference in spelling. It sure costs a lot to get away from crowds and then you find everyone else is there to escape... crowds. 🤷‍♂😂

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

She learnt Spanish at university! 🤣 I’m so glad I didn’t go there over the long weekend 😱

[@Dangic23]

Alpine is elevations over 3000 meters.

[@TokyoFoodieSarah]

The mountains at the back (Hotaka Mountain Range) are mostly over 3000 meters!