Kiso Valley Day Trip! Edo Era Japanese Postal Towns | Japan April 2018

Oh this was one of my favourite days of the whole trip! Hey everyone! Today Liam and I are off to Kiso Valley! Kiso Valley is home to two Japanese Postal Towns which are one of the 69 towns along the Nakasendo - an old route connecting Kyoto to Edo (now Tokyo) through the mountains. We walked between Magome and Tsumago, stopping for lunch, scenery and more general Japan travel tips! Thanks so much for watching! Off to Kyoto in the next vlog!
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[@KelsandJohn]

You're so knowledgable about the places you're visiting - I absolutely love it! I know we'll be coming back to your vlogs again and again when we plan a trip to Japan! This whole hike looks absolutely stunning! It's my dream to see the cherry blossoms! -Kelsey

[@thisNatasha]

Omg Kelsey - it was so awesome! This place was just amazing - I'd love to go back! Thanks for the comment! Hope you two will go to Japan soooooooon!!!!

[@deborahgreen711]

Yaaay! Another great video. I love how you film like we were there.

[@thisNatasha]

Thanks so much Deborah!!

[@lx10]

I literally used your video to guide me, when I went to Magome and Tsumago in 2019. Without you and your video, I wouldn't known about this amazing region. Thank you.

[@jalainepazer]

I am loving this!! It's making me want to make a trip to Japan! (Also, my fiancee was listening to this while I watched it and got really excited at the Witcher reference!)

[@thisNatasha]

What a great game right?! I loved it! I hope you'll both go to Japan, it's such an amazing place! Thanks so much for the comment Jalaine!!!

[@chenynaeve]

Hey Natasha. I am absolutely in love with your travel vlogs. I am finding these videos very helpful as I am currently planning a trip to Japan and don't just want to do the expected tourist things. This hike seems like a great addition to my itinerary. I was wondering if maybe you could make a video about places to visit in Japan based on regions or cities? Maybe a video talking about day trips from some of the bigger cities in Japan?

[@thisNatasha]

Oh I LOVE that idea!!! My favourite city to take day trips from is Nagano - what a place!!! Love that whole prefecture. I'll consider that - thanks so much for the idea and the comment! I hope planning for your trip is going well!

[@charlottem4759]

Love your vlog, very informative! Planning on doing this trip in the summer, super excited!

[@thisNatasha]

Oh amazing!!! Kiso is a great place - I am so glad we visited! That hike is so manageable in a day too - really amazing!

[@kinmokusei2222]

I have once been to England. There was a little cute vilage in shaftsbury. Absolutely beautiful. It is still a good memory.

[@thisNatasha]

Awesome! Maybe I should go to find the village?! England is lovely - I'm happy to live here! :D

[@pekoeji]

definitely going here! so peaceful and beautiful ~

[@thisNatasha]

This was such an amazing place - and a good hike too for a day. I hope to do more of the route another time!

[@marksteward]

Cloud trees! This looks like an awesome hike, I've added it to my wishlist :D

[@thisNatasha]

Yasss! You should go - it’s a sparkles place!!!

[@09sofia]

Wow! What a beautiful place 😍

[@thisNatasha]

It was so amazing! I'm so glad we visited!

[@evelynemiroza6503]

Great video, I was also hike through Magome-Tsumago-Nagiso Station last October and guess what? I was also patting the same cat

[@thisNatasha]

Ha ha!!! No way! That cat must love the attention!!! So funny! I hope you had a good time!

[@garethhale6831]

Seems we really did a similar trip! love watching the videos as my diary doesn't quite have the adjectives to bring it all back to life!

[@thisNatasha]

Ha ha! I noticed though I just describe things as being "amazing" all the time! I need a vocab update!!!

[@freddie_video]

Great vid! I was live in Ina Valley, I love Magome-juku, Tsumago-juku, Kiso Valley.

[@freddie_video]

aaand, You guys would better to visit Kiso-Fukushima. there's also beautiful!

[@thisNatasha]

Oh thank-you so much for the recommendation!!! We loved it there - all the scenery was so beautiful!

[@iaminysa]

I I really got stuck on your channel! We are going to Japan for the third time in April and are doing almost exactly this route. The whole videos are super helpful because we are already looking at all the train connections and co. can adjust. Can you actually speak Japanese? You also have super great information about everything you look at. Made your videos very interesting.

[@thisNatasha]

Thanks so much Vivi!!! I can speak intermediate level of Japanese, it helps but I should be a lot better because I have been studying for a long time! I bet you're super excited about your trip - it was an amazing route and we had a great time!!!

[@kaywilby3371]

Thank you I’m learning a lot.

[@thisNatasha]

You're welcome Kay!!! Thanks so much for leaving a comment! :D

[@franco3584]

Wow , the countryside is Beautiful. Looks like parts of Europe and America . I can see why it was one of your favorite days, what a awesome hike . You picked perfect music again . what was the music ?

[@thisNatasha]

Hey Franco! It's Revolt by Luwaks! I have an account with Epidemic Sound and I get all my music from there. I'll continue to add the tracks to the description of the videos so people can find them there if they like the music! Thanks so much for the comment again! The hike was amazing! Always amazed at how beautiful Japan is!

[@franco3584]

Thank You Natasha .

[@Boomdizzle99]

This is the day trip I want to take in april when I visit this year. It looks amazing! Cant wait!!!! So with the JR Pass what is the total out of pocket cost if I take a shinkansen from tokyo to nagoya + local train/bus? Is it what you had posted early in the video?

[@tammy_2477]

I stumbled upon one of your videos when researching places to go for my trip in November and I ended up binge watching all your Japan videos. Thank you so much for the time and effort uploading such useful videos! I am going on a solo trip and I really like this particular video. However, I'm a bit wary...is the wifi strong on this hike path and is it hard to get lost on this trip?

[@thisNatasha]

Thanks so much for the comment! I cannot remember if there is wifi on the path but the internet connection to the mobile network was very strong, and the signage was amazing. I don't think you'll get lost at all - the path was clear and well sign posted. I hope you'll visit! It was an amazing place! :D

[@twindryvolta7387]

i love this vids since not a lot of information about tsumago and magome. this two places is my whislist if i could visit japan again. by the way, how long is the walking patch from magome to tsumago? sorry because you are speaking too fast and my english are not very well. hahaha

[@thisNatasha]

Oh sorry!!! It takes about 3 hours. It’s such a lovely hike and is not strenuous at all!

[@dustygrl1]

What day did you go? I'll be going on a Thursday and was planning the same train time. Hopefully I don't get a long bus line like you did as I know my parents won't want to stand. LoL

[@thisNatasha]

It was a Tuesday or Wednesday I think! But don't worry - we were lazy with lining up so that's why we had to stand! Just make sure as soon as you get off the train you go stand by Bus Stop Number 3! If I were you I would tell your parents to wait at bus stop number 3 and then you can run into the tourist information centre and just double check it's still the right bus stop. Then you should be absolutely fine! We only had to stand because we were lazily looking round the tourist info office!!!

[@baghaskoro]

thanks for the video 👏 im plan to go there on november, but is it possible to do one day trip if i'm from tokyo?

[@thisNatasha]

Oh sorry this might be a little late, sorry! I think one day would be tight. I would stay one night in Matsumoto for sure!

[@miawmoi666666]

I went to japan in april 2018 and most of the cherry Blossom were all gone 😭

[@vwoohu]

Which camera did you use?

[@thisNatasha]

G7X Mark II - seems to be the camera that many vloggers use! It's a great vlogging camera, auto focus can be a pain though sometimes!

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

This channel just cannot seem to grow in subscribers and I don't understand why. Any insights?

[@thisNatasha]

Aw thanks!!! It'll get there ;)