Traditional Town in the Japanese Countryside - NAGANO

Took a little weekend trip away Narai Juku, a historic Japanese post town nestled in the mountains of snowy Nagano!
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Chapters:
00:00 Travelling to countryside
0:12 Narai Juku
1:58 Lunch - SOBA
3:33 Journey to getting free mikan
4:14 Purifying in the water
4:40 Walking to the other end
5:34 Shrine at end of the road
7:04 Buying local alcohol
8:14 Local Cafe
10:00 Snowfall
10:59 Lantern Festival

[@seerasan]

Are you ready for a video longer than 6 minutes, here we go!!! 11 entire minutes!!! 😂For real, this beautiful post town is worth the trek out there!! PS - I have 2 more videos from this Nagano trip coming out SOON!!

[@athommen1]

Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭 Thanks for sharing this video with us and I for sure just can't wait to see the two next ones!

[@jacobrael6565]

Cannot wait!!! Your videos just keep getting better and better!!! Lots of love from Albuquerque, New Mexico USA!

[@Pyroshen]

Keep the long videos coming!! Adding a few minutes of b-roll would be nice too

[@kohlikt]

You make a great job. Very appreciate your videos.

[@yin_yang888]

I love cold Soba !

[@richnfg_7882]

Love the video!

[@wasabigirl2004]

I LOVE getting postcards, too! I am sure your parents will be thrilled to get this nice one from you.

[@tsutomu5991]

Such a picture perfect little town. Thanks.

[@keithlambell1970]

Great to see another installment of the "Adventures of Sarah and Alyssa"

[@seerasan]

Thank you! Alyssa is my best travel buddy!! 😚💜

[@assoverteakettle]

OMG that setting is so anachronistic and stunning. A photog's dream. It's like watching a classic chanbara genre movie and you expect to see a ghostly figure of Lady Snowblood walking with her parasol.

[@seerasan]

There were lots of photographers, especially for the light up at night!

[@afistfulofvideos]

This was so good! Thank you for taking us!

[@seerasan]

Happy to take you all along! Thanks for watching ☺️❄️

[@AfroInJPN]

Gawd I love Nagano! Its such an easy trip from Tokyo and there's a ton to see!

[@ooen]

You are both adorable!! ❤ This was soo fun!!

[@ddelben4386]

This place is absolutely stunning! thank you for sharing this with us. I've a long time in Canada so I am familiar with snow lol but it is still magical when it falls down and covers everything in a serene white blanket.

[@seerasan]

It’s so beautiful, isn’t it?! ❄️ I would love to stay in Canada for a few months someday! ✨

[@ottodoroki]

that nice longer Vlog 😊

[@seerasan]

Thank you! 😊✨

[@dodiatkins4515]

The two of you are “Cuteness Overload.” ❤😊

[@wwjp28]

Love your consistency! Great videos😋

[@Lyssakay]

Hurray for the longer 11 minute video! Had so much fun on this trip with you! Next time let’s do the full walking trip from Kyoto to Tokyo and make a 3 month long video!! ❤

[@TronCasio]

I approve of this message

[@shimi_raikkonen]

Loved this episode. Getting out of Tokyo, into the mountains has to be therapeutic, if a bit freezing cold as well. Thank you for going to unique and entertaining areas of Japan.

[@seerasan]

Yay thank you! Whenever I travel out of Tokyo, it’s a breath of fresh air (literally). I’ll keep these adventures coming! ✨

[@Ciclify]

You two have the perfect travel adventure vibe, I love how much your friend smiles and I love your videos, thanks Sarah!

[@seerasan]

Thank you!!! She’s the best travel companion 🥰

[@Ciclify]

@@seerasan I wish I could adventure with you two, but videos will also do!! I'm looking forward to the next ones ✨

[@andyjames]

First! Loving the longer vlog Seerasan LFG😊

[@seerasan]

Thank you!! Happy to hear it :)

[@Panellada22]

Unrelated but the way your best friend looks at you is super cute.

[@edvela3865]

11 minutes!! 🥳 can’t be kawaii without a mikan!!! Wish Lysa was on TC too! the banter between them is hilarious. Another great Seerasan video!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@colinmathie2710]

Yay a long Sarah video! 👏😂

[@_Murky_]

holy shit that cheese cake looked good, with coffee and that cossie atmosphere

[@seerasan]

Very cosy indeed!! ☺️

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

I think I'm crushing hard on Alyssa: pretty and charming as hell... and doesn't slurp those bloody noodles😅

[@ShiFIint]

seera-san danke für all die tollen videos

[@createddyrin]

Love your Vlog so much ❤‍🔥　Also watching your vlog made me お蕎麦食べたくなった笑

[@yoshyam774]

I fell in love with the way you slurp your soba. Wonderful.

[@naturalflow157]

My friend, thank you so much for getting out there and sharing this with us. Truly, this is exactly something I needed, as I feel like in the past few years I lost all the energy and spirit for adventures. Truly an amazing video and thank you again. Wishing you all the best. :)

[@StaringIntoSpaceMan]

Would be interesting to backpack the same route from Tokyo to Kyoto that they used to take in the days where there was not Apple.

[@aburakadabura2]

You studied abroad at a Japanese university and further refined your Japanese, which you had studied for some time. Your Japanese seems to be as fluent as your native English. I envy you greatly, as you seem to be able to blend into and enjoy the two very different worlds of Japanese and English without any sense of discomfort.

[@jacobrael6565]

WHAT WHAT WHAT; 11 minutes of Sarah adventures?!?! It looks absolutely stunning there. The scenery everywhere in Japan is out of control, plus we have the gorgeous Sarah guiding us around, what a treat! Those old post towns have so much character, I hope to visit one when we eventually make it out to Japan! Thank you again for sharing all of your travels and your experience exploring Japan can’t wait for the next!!

[@janusu]

Thanks for being our Narai Juku tour guide. This is my first time tuning in to your channel. I see you on Tokyo Creative a fair bit, but I don't think you talk as much there. It was nice to see more of your personality. I miss Japan so much! I lived in the Kansai region for several years in the early 2000's. Your channels all give my my nostalgia fix.

[@thegallivanthropologists]

Always awesome to get out of town with friends, especially to a beautiful place with an amazing history. It looks like you had a great time together. Enjoying your content and energy. I hope you will enjoy our father-son anthropological travel channel too. I think your mindset and appetite for adventure align with ours. Keep up the good work. - Turtle

[@dodiatkins4515]

❤😊

[@Youtubediys]

I have been there several years ago. Super good place to see and go around !! You can see a lot of traditional houses side by side.

[@carycoombe3380]

Looking forward to your hiking video in the Summer. Wear hiking boots.

[@rastusbojangles]

Great videos. You and your friend have such good chemistry

[@yujikono2536]

蕎麦のすすりが豪快❤

[@KenzoTenmaM]

Adding to the travel list for sure!

[@kellyscott5675]

Such a beautiful area, and the locations all looked so appealing. It definitely looked like it was worth the trip. Thanks for this.

[@RamoneVA]

Perfect, I've been thinking about going hiking to Japan and I think it'd be cool to visit some of this mountain stops, definetly like the longer vlog style btw!

[@linhrom7227]

Alysa is like the cutest girl on youtbe. And u are the best creator. Much better than Chris Broad. ❤❤❤

[@gjmireles]

awesome! I would love to see more like this kind of videos!!

[@seerasan]

Got more coming up!! :D

[@loomstar01]

👍🏻 I tried the fire can coffee years ago while I traveled in Japan long ago...Great taste 😋

[@___orolzl]

my hometown Nagano🫶🏻 I recommend visiting Atera Valley if you come in summer !!

[@genchan1224able]

あなたがたは私よりも啜るのが上手いですね🍊

[@didindodon8251]

LOVE❤ BEAUTIFUL NAGANO CITY JAPAN❤ FROM JAKARTA CITY" BEKASI CITY" DEPOK CITY" BOGOR CITY" BANDUNG CITY" JAWA ISLANDS" INDONESIA..❤💖💜💕

[@sogawa7]

I recall an anecdote about how Ivica Osim, who came to Japan as a member of the Yugoslavia national soccer team in the 1960s and was walking around Tokyo, was surprised to receive a mandarin orange from a strange old woman.

[@seerasan]

Reading this makes me slightly concerned 😂 but then I remember how friendly & sweet the lady we met was! I'm still alive 1 month later to tell the tale, so was just a normal mandarin 🍊

[@user-ue2vt7pd5x]

日本人の若い女性より、蕎麦のすすり方が上手です。

[@takeru2702]

素晴らしい動画ですね🎵日本から

[@matakiso7457]

It's nice to see you because you're a beautiful woman.

[@ZainAK283]

Very nice! Personally I do prefer your shorter bite-sized videos but this was a pleasant change

[@user-rb5wf6ug6c]

👍👌😊

[@ottan3741]

4:14 wow you you know "chozuya" étiquette👏👏👏👍

[@kohlikt]

The lanterns makes it so nice. Einfach wunderhübsch.

[@southorange1]

ようこそ長野へ！妻籠で楽しめたのなら幸いです。

[@user-ev4qy4hq6e]

蕎麦食べるのお上手ですね。

[@user-mj7sw1nf4i]

奈良井宿行かれたのですね😊

[@kuromidori828]

中山道の宿場町🎉

[@daisykash3887]

Hi thanks for the video.... what is your recommended travel mode from nagano city to narai juku?

[@seerasan]

You can take a train directly there from Nagano Station to Narai Station!

[@marcotixxx]

i’d carry you too

[@seerasan]

You might regret that, I’m not light 😂

[@marcotixxx]

@@seerasan it’s a risk i’m willing to take 😝

[@Dyundu]

The longest post town, huh? Narai-juku, more like, Nagai-juku, amiright?!

[@seerasan]

haha nice one! 😂

[@YONIGUNI]

Hi Sarah! What kind of visa do you have?

[@hijet]

Juku means accommodation in Japanese

[@estivenm12]

How did you achieve the visa to live in Japan?

[@masatoshi3035]

手水の仕方をちゃんと知っているのに驚き

[@image01]

Where is onsen scene ?

[@SputDobt]

super parasocial perhaps, as people say. but i believe your bond with emma is strong. pursue it. i dont fuck around. not trolling.

[@MeneGR]

I just watched the Snow monkey video (Nihon-zaru) , and now we establish that zaru soba is cold soba. So zaru means both cold and monkey! And then they say that Greek is hard!