we spent two beautiful days in Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵🌸 A Epic Japan Travel Vlog

[@LeafLaneStudio]

Oh my goodness, I’ve never laughed so hard as I did at your narration of all the possible outcomes of terror walking to the summit (and back down!). Comedy gold. I love you guys so much ❤

[@catherinekayy]

😂😂🤣🙏😍 hehehe I’m glad you found it funny hehehee

[@monicadaley89]

You stomping off after seeing the dragonfly had me in stitches!😂

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣🤣 glad it brought you a laugh ehhehe

[@presea66]

The night walk at the fushim inarii temple was extraordinary, such a magical experience !

[@catherinekayy]

Im so happy you enjoyed it hehe it really was amazing hehe ⭐️

[@GPwithme]

The roaring thing was a bullfrog! I am absolutely dying at your bug and boar commentary. “Demon cockroach of death” lmaoooo I feel like it would be so fun to walk around literally anywhere with you. You are a bright light!

[@catherinekayy]

🤣 heheh it was so noisy! 🐸 hehehe 🤣 im glad you found it entertaining heheh

[@maryamcnblue]

I love your Japan Vlogs! It helps so much as your from the UK as well! Thank you 😊

[@catherinekayy]

Oh my gosh thank you so so much 🥹🌸🌸🌸

[@tammieh647]

I love Dean he’s so supportive and to have a husband and friend like that makes the journey in life and business that much more fun and golden. Enjoy all your vlogs.

[@catherinekayy]

heheh he really is, he might be shy but hes a cutie hehe 🤣💗 I feel very lucky to have him!

[@kathrynsargent5769]

Yeah, some guys would never stop whining and spoil all the fun. Please make sure he gets some fun guy stuff to do.

[@carolynj6144]

19:05 hahaha the way you were struggling and also listing the things that could go wrong was hilarious 😅

[@catherinekayy]

🤣 heheheh glad you enjoyed it hehehe

[@zoeb6778]

We have that apple juice in japanese supermarkets here in Hawaii. It's one of my favorites! They also have orange, grape and I think pear.

[@catherinekayy]

Oh man I am jealous its SO TASTY 🍎 yummy!

[@Mookei]

Those ghibli paper craft boxes are ADORABLE and that shrine is beautiful!! 😭

[@catherinekayy]

Omgosh aren’t they?! I regret not getting one but then again I don’t know if I would have time to do one lol 😆

[@nataschalizenauer8178]

that hotel is absolute nice and the Torii gate inscriptions look even more magical when you don't know that its just the sponsors "hotel so and so" xd cool vlog, thanks as always

[@catherinekayy]

heeheh 🤣 oh my gosh is it really hahah, Ill pretend it's something a little more magic like ancient inscriptions lol 🤣

[@LivsYa]

I absolutely love your Japan Vlogs Catherine. Your blue daisy dress is so gorgeous!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh my gosh thank you so much! hehe we actually found this in a charity shop hehe ⭐️

[@Big.Red.Horse07]

Kyoto was my FAVORITE place. The Shrine, ugh. Was always a bucket list for me and finally getting to go there was so surreal! So magical!

[@catherinekayy]

Amazing isn’t it 🥹🥹😍🥹🙏

[@andreajlmoore]

You were hysterically funny walking that top loop of the shrine…. Plotting one’s doom going up and jumping at every noise going down….I laughed out loud!

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe I’m glad you found it funny hehehe 🤣🤣🤣⭐️🌸

[@barbhawkinson659]

Loved every second of this vlog 🥰. Ty for showing us what you are seeing while you are telling us. So many vloggers just talk into the camera and dont show us very much of what they see. Your b rolls are sooo beautiful. You are teaching me to take my time and really look at everything around me. You have such a gift and im so happy i found your channel 💗🌷💗🌷💗

[@virginiabradford5685]

I am loving your Japan vlog series SO much! You make beautiful videos, it looks like you guys just had the most amazing time! We’re planning a trip to Japan for 2025 so I think I’ll end up watching this series on repeat! 😊 Thanks so much for taking us all along with you!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh my gosh you’ll have the best time hehehe so happy you like the videos that really makes me so so happy 🥹🥹🥹🌷 YOU DA BEST

[@debwill13]

lol the noise was frogs, the shrine was so magical at night! What a beautiful country! So much amazing food and the spirituality of the people is inspiring. I'm really going to miss these vlogs when there over. Looking forward to the next one, thank you for all you share with us! xoxoxo

[@catherinekayy]

It really is! It is one of the best countries I’ve ever been toon I love it 🥹🌸✨

[@maciekwr]

Another great episode. I’m in love with Japan 🇯🇵 And you’re a joy to watch.

[@catherinekayy]

Me too! Hehehe happy you enjoyed it 🥹🥹🥹✨🌷

[@madmarieuk]

OK that carabina is now on my must have list! Love the videos. Am flying out to Japan in 23 days for my third trip and I am so excited. Watching your videos to see what stuff is new from when i was last there.

[@catherinekayy]

heheh its really handy! Especially for travelling hehe I always tie a extra bag to it! 🌿✨

[@AnnaWaytray]

29:15 the hydrangeas and the pink and blue playground matches your outfit!

[@catherinekayy]

heheh it does doesn't it heheh 🌸

[@kaybowen3456]

I've enjoyed watching your trip to Japan, so interesting and looks so clean, pretty and the people seem so polite, thank you and dene for taking us with you, absolutely brilliant ❤❤

[@catherinekayy]

Oh my goodness thank you so so much ☺️🥹✨

[@rondagallagher8479]

I was lucky enough to go to Japan on a work trip and this makes me want to go back! Thank you this was great :)

[@catherinekayy]

Thank you so much! 🥹🥹🙏 I’m happy you liked it 🥹🥹✨🌼 thank you for watching!

[@juliafoston7581]

We are considering going to Fushimi Inari at night and now definitely will! Thanks for the great videos ❤

[@NinoJaye]

Me too! We're going in the middle of the hot summer, I think catching it in the early evening and night like this is a great idea.

[@catherinekayy]

I totally reccomend it it feels so magical, i can imagine during sunset it being amazing too! ⛩

[@tinkerandteal]

i want to go to Japan so badly now its soooo beautiful there!!

[@catherinekayy]

🥹🥹🥹🌷

[@antzieisme]

Hi Catherine! What an amazing vlog!!! We were on the train to Nagoya after two days in Kyoto when this video was published and I was so so scared of getting major FOMO that I decided to not watch it until our trip was over hehe. We came back home last night and now I thought it was finally time to watch it. Stunning vlog! Kyoto was my favorite place and I also think I’ll have to go back. Also, we went to Fushimi Inari at dawn as well and I was disappointed I wasn’t going to get the iconic picture at the gates because of the lack of light and how reflective the red paint is for flash photos but it didn’t matter in the end because it was magical at night and quiet and calm. Your Japan vlogs definitely helped me plan our trip and what I didn’t want to miss under no circumstance (like the Sumikko Gurashi shop cuz I’m a fan!!) and I know that when I want to revisit the trip, taking a look at my pictures and watching your lovely edited vlogs will bring all the memories back in no time. You’re amazing!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh wowwww thank you so so so much! This is a huge compliment 🥹🥹⭐️🌸🙏 I hope you had the best trip ever! I already have fomo even when I edit my own videos 🤣🥲😆 I want to go back so bad! Hehehe

[@antzieisme]

@@catherinekayyYes, it was an absolute dream and I even got to go to the Ghibli Park! That was amazing! I’ll go with you when you decide to go back if Dean doesn’t want to go haha

[@touringaroundwithrosie]

Incredible the temple's look amazing and so intricate! The old town looks so cool too!

[@catherinekayy]

🥹🥹🌸 it’s amazing isn’t it 🥹🥹🌸

[@LukesLiife]

I feel like I saw this on every Japan vlog but it looks incredible ❤❤❤

[@catherinekayy]

🥹🥹✨🌷 hehehe it really was!

[@jeanneborash9715]

You are so funny! This trip of yours has been awesome!😊

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe thank you so so much 🥹🥹🥹⭐️

[@jstanders6973]

Aww how amazing Kyoto looked.. And the food omg!! And the Hotel!! Loved it 😊❤🌸

[@catherinekayy]

heheh right?! I loved that Hotel, Im totally going to stay there again if I get the chance heheh

[@heleneharmon828]

Thanks to your Japan vlogs I've watched from beginning to end, planned a trip to Japan May 2025. Keep up the amazing work. It shows!!!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh wow 🥹🥹✨🌷 this really means so so much! Thank you!!!!

[@lunarificmoon]

My day is complete with these Japan vlogs! ❤🎉

[@catherinekayy]

heheh Im so so happy you enjoy them, thank you so much for watching

[@louisepeers782]

You were very brave doing the Inari shrine in the dark . I did giggle at your comments on the noises and scenarios . It is quite a hike to the top isn’t it , I am so glad I did it though when I went early morning. Looking forward to the next video !

[@catherinekayy]

I wasn’t expecting to climb all the way to the top hahaha 🤣 glad I did though in the end it was amazing 🥹🥹🌸

[@emtasmic]

These vlogs make my week ❤

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe this makes me happy hehe hope you enjoy watching! 🥹🥹🌸⭐️

[@leizaify]

I am loving your travel vlogs so much. Greetings from México.

[@catherinekayy]

ahhh this makes me so so happy heheh thank you so much for watching 😍🌸

[@patriciahamel5674]

Japanese sweet potatoes are white sweet potatoes that have a texture and taste between that of regular potatoes and the sweet potatoes that we are used to. I developed an allergy to regular potatoes over the years, and miss French fries so much, but when I can find white sweet potatoes in nearby shops, we can make sweet potato fries that taste like regular fries. Now I am tempted to put one through my spiralizer and try to make one of those spiral potatoes on a stick with it. I imagine it would be delicious in a honey soy glaze.

[@catherinekayy]

OOoooooo heheh yesss honey soy glazee is THE BESTTTTT I loved them, I wish I tried more when I was there! 🤤

[@koromaru3]

As a Japanese person, I would like to share this with you: In Japan, the prices at local supermarkets are much cheaper than at convenience stores or vending machines. Bread, boxed lunches, and drinks are cheap, and some supermarkets even have discount stickers in the evening that make them even cheaper. Drinks are also less than 100 yen. First, try going to a local supermarket.

[@towada1066]

It is so true ... I really don't like convenience stores, they seem so sterile and depressing to me

[@catherinekayy]

Yess I’d love to go to a supermarket next time! 🥹🥹☺️

[@karenhernandez6691]

I was thinking of going in the morning at the tori gates but the night view with the lanterns are beautiful, love these blogs from you!

[@catherinekayy]

Morning would be stunnnning but the night is also beautiful! 🥹🥹🌸 I’d deffo pick those two times over the peak day time periods!

[@wonderfulYuki]

You are so hilarious going up those stairs. Those were a killer for me too!

[@catherinekayy]

heheh 🤣 I was under prepared to climb a literal mountain hahah 🤣

[@justintanoue]

Your new videos are like opening a gift on Christmas day! Thank you. Next trip, you can transfer your luggage from one hotel or airbnb to another. It's cheap, countrywide, and convenient! That way u won't have to lug it on the train and do more shopping!!!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh my goodness 🥹🥹🙏 thank you for sharing I’ll definately check that out next time and thank you for watching 🥹☺️☺️☺️

[@ashlaire]

Girl with the red bag had the same idea as you and was in the shop at 32:00 and at the Gibli store at 38:19 😂 it's her hair I noticed each time and find it funny how you ended up in the same place. Lovely vlog as always! ❤

[@catherinekayy]

Omg 🤣🤣🤣🥲 I didn’t even notice hahahaah!!!! Good observation hehehe

[@MissTarotLady]

Looks wonderful ,great video 😊❤

[@catherinekayy]

Thank you so much 🥹🥹🥹🥹✨🙏

[@kat.scheer]

I'm loving these videos ❤ I am going to Osaka for school in the spring and I am taking notes on places to check out on the weekends. Ps I am from Canada 😊

[@catherinekayy]

ahhh oh my gosh highly reccomend you hopping on the train to come here heheh it was amazing 🌸

[@sophiebailey6109]

I love your vlogs, seeing all the food makes me so hungry !

[@hilaryleslie]

What a magical place! The low noise was a bullfrog :D Love your videos!

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe thank you so much! 🥹🌸

[@nataschalizenauer8178]

we also decided to climb the mountain in the evening in the winter of January and it was super spooky bc it looked almost abandoned but it was so worth it because its really less people the more you walk

[@catherinekayy]

heheh right?! I love it, I think it looks more magical in the evening!

[@annettepeacock967]

Brilliant video’s you are so very informative on all of them.i am going to Japan in May. Going with a tour. It’s so good to see what there is to see. Thank you so much.

[@ChantelleArts]

ahhh all the fooooooddd 😍😍😍😍

[@beckymcclelland]

❤ your adventures!

[@catherinekayy]

This makes me very happy heheh thank you so much for watching 😍

[@JemmaSimmons_]

Your trip to Japan is making me want to visit! Looks amazing 😀

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe I highly reccomend it here 🥹🥹🌼

[@aRVeesBlog]

wow very nice experience friend

[@brain1fluff]

The colour of big leaf hydrangeas are caused by the pH of the soil. If the soil is slightly acidic the flowers go blue, if the soil is slightly alkaline they go pink.

[@catherinekayy]

omg thats soooo cool, in England then we must have Alkaline Soil! 🌸

[@mariac1425]

Love your narrations walking to the summit!!

[@catherinekayy]

heheheh I am happy you enjoyed it hehe 🌷

[@nadiartista]

Je pense que se son était un grosse grenouille dans le nuit ! Lol | I think it was a big frog in the night! Lol I want all inside this boutique of Totoro!!! Omg your so lucky.

[@catherinekayy]

I think you might be right 😂🤣🌸😆 hehehe thank you so much for watching! 🥹🌸

[@lnununununul]

24:53 I answer you as a local and that's a frog! 牛蛙(Lithobates catesbeianus)

[@catherinekayy]

Ohhhh 🤣🤣🤣 they sound so loud! 😦😦😦

[@jtru0]

😂😂😂😂that noise was a frog. I would have been paranoid too. You were very gutsy going up there at night😂.

[@catherinekayy]

Oh 😆😆😆🥲 hahaha dean was right then! Lol you could hear frogs everywhere actually now that I think of it hehe

[@renerivera9715]

Beautiful ❤

[@lunabytea]

Your commentary going up the never-ending stairs had me in stitches 🤣 “You won’t even see the vlog because a monkey will nick my camera”… I’m so glad this didn’t happen 🙊🥰 Wow! From the beautiful hotel, the magical twilight spirited away vibes, the little Ghibli cardboard scenes, you capture all the beauty in such detail, it feels like we’re there with you 💕

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣⭐️✨🙏 hehehe glad you managed to get a giggle from it thank you so so much for watching hehehe YOU DA BEST 🥹⭐️🙏

[@shannonblakely5963]

Love this series

[@catherinekayy]

YAYYY that makes me so so happy! heheh YOU DA BEST 🌿✨

[@rewn4350]

Going to japan on october 15th for 2 weeks with my wife for our first time. We were originally just gonna do tokyo and osaka but after watching your videos weve added kyoto to our trip for a couple days 😁 great videos btw 👍

[@catherinekayy]

Oh wow! I highly reccomend Kyoto it’s amazing hehe I hope you have the best time ever! 🥹⭐️🌸✨

[@Lisasplace]

alt title: Catherine looses her mind at night haha

[@sandratyler3956]

Great series do vlogs, would love the links to the hotels you stayed in- planning a trip for 2025

[@catherinekayy]

Thank you so so much 🥹🌸🌸⭐️

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

I was watching this video while playing Pokemon Go and I heard you say Dean was playing it and I looked up just as I caught a Drowzee. 😂

[@catherinekayy]

😆😆🤣 congrats on your new drowzee hehehehe

[@aleksandrakezika3586]

blue and pink hydrangea is the same plant, you just need to add acid (aluminum sulfate) in soil for it to change colour ^^ i laughed so much at you guys walking around inari at dark.. tbh i'd shit my pants. i almost died there climbing all those stairs but i left as soon as it started getting dark..

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe it is quite the climb isn’t it! Hehehe ☺️☺️😍 thags so cool that the soil changes the colour 🥲 what the heck! We get pink ones more here!

[@aleksandrakezika3586]

@@catherinekayy it was, but I love that place, so mystic 😭 It’s originally pink coloured, but acidic soil changes it to purple/blue! (I think this works with some other plants too)

[@xXxNyuuPyuuxXx]

Aaaaah i loved this vlog! We are also staying 2 nights in Kyoto and im gutted now that we didnt do 3 or 4 nights! Cant wait to see the shrine ! I think my partner will die there because he hates insects hahahah.

[@catherinekayy]

You’ll still have a magical time ☺️🥹🥹🥹

[@xXxNyuuPyuuxXx]

@@catherinekayy thank you! We will for sure 🥺

[@waichin88]

Your Osaka hotel reminds me of the one I stayed at during my trip. It was tricky to get the keys and the elevator was like a tiny tin can 😂 also really appreciate the clips of your visit to the shrine. I had visited during the day but I was the only one that wanted to climb all the way to the top (and we didn’t have time) so we ended up just walking around the shrine at the base. Great job on walking up all those steps!

[@catherinekayy]

heheh 🤣 the elevator was definately sketchy lol, i highly reccomend climbing to at least the beautiful view point of the city, but climbing right to the summit is amazing, because all the crowds disperse! ⛩

[@FunkyChild718]

I went into a Tully's coffee in Osaka and half the tables were empty with designer purses, laptops, expensive bags etc on them left unattended. Being from NYC I was so confused and worried for the owners. I had to play it cool and pretend it was normal to me so as not to arouse suspicion that I was going to take one of the bags, LOL. But yeah, you don't have to worry about anyone stealing your stuff in Japan and probably most of East and Southeast Asia.

[@catherinekayy]

Hehehe it is a weird feeling isn’t it! But a lovely one 😆🤣 I wish England was like this hahah! 😆🤣

[@riley3554]

Hi does anyone know what hotel Catherine stayed at in Kyoto did I miss it or did she just not mention it thanks ❤️

[@bubuzuke_walking]

Kyoto is also famous for sake production, so please give it a try.

[@lucys4705]

where did you stay in kyoto? i'm looking to book some where for march :)

[@Ber.itsCold]

Girlfriend with the white glasses really wanted to be in your video 😂

[@happy8294]

Thankyou

[@towada1066]

In Kyoto, I would have visited Shimogamo Shrine,... it's dedicated to the protection of women and older and more important to the city than all the other shrines and temples ...

[@catherinekayy]

Ohhhh I should go there next time! 🥹🥹🥹🙏 thank you for sharing

[@ruwgirl]

Pity that you only had two days in Kyoto. Did you ever find out what that insect was, that was a toss up between a roach or a wasp😅 Dean was not going to let it get in the way of catching his Pokémon lol.

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣 hehe he wasn’t! And yes it was a massive wasp 🐝 🥲🥲🙃 I’ve never seen a wasp that huge before 🤢

[@JaydenKane]

What was the hotel called it was soo nice 😍💯

[@catherinekayy]

I think I but it on screen heheh it was the General Kyoto (but there are two) 🌿✨

[@JYYB]

Lol....i love your babbling on about everything during the walk at night....😂 its how i would be too, scared, excited than get off topic and talk about nature etc. Hahha These shrines are ment to be peaceful because the spirits are protecting them and nothing else should be there to interrupt. Japanese is known for how well theh care for their fruits. Thats why they can get pretty pricey. But its worth it.

[@catherinekayy]

🥹🥹🌸⭐️ tysm for watchingbhehehe glad you found it funny!! Yes we seen so many expensive fruits it was impressive they looked perfect!

[@Erika-r7o]

Please visit the Philippines next time :)

[@catherinekayy]

I would love too ☺️☺️☺️🥹🌸

[@Erika-r7o]

I will be there next year February 2024 :D@@catherinekayy

[@ilykins_]

After seeing the steps I think I need to train at the gym. 😳

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣 it was quite the climb can’t believe I did it in a dress 🤣🥲🙃

[@SophieAnnHoyland]

I don't know how you're still hanging around those wasps 😭

[@AerisGainsborough]

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[@mcgroot2690]

Did you find not speaking their language a barrier or did you just do a lot of pointing in a restaurant !!! That would be my only reason for not going really !! Or did you use a phone app translator sorry for all the questions buy i'm really nosey xx And you ate in some off the beaten track places xx

[@catherinekayy]

hehe of course, don't worry about the questions I can understand a tiny bit of japanese, but most of the time in the main tourist area the majority of people spoke english, and I never had a issue at all! Alot of the country (main areas) are set up with tourists in mind, so have menus that are easy to point too, there was a few times we used the google translate app and the camera, particularly to see menus ect where there were no english! Hope this helps

[@msveritatis4748]

school kids might nick your stuff, we had our gachapon stuff nicked we put on the chair at the kobe tower, we only turned our back for a minute to take a photo and turned around and it was gone with the bunch of Japanese school kids that were there, gone too, thanks guys for nicking our stuff, that was the last capsule in one of those gachapon machines!

[@catherinekayy]

Oh no! I’m sorry you had that experinece 🥹🥲🥲🥲

[@ScrappingPosh]

Pretty sure that noise is straight out of World War Z...

[@catherinekayy]

🤣 hahahahah 😅 we made it! lol 🤣

[@thisnthat42]

Got to laugh that you’re walking through the gates to a sacred space and there’s a gachapon machine.

[@catherinekayy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the juxtaposition is strong lol

[@Lisasplace]

packaging is indeed cute but omg so much plastic

[@kathrynsargent5769]

That was a bullfrog, more sound than substance.

[@AnnaWaytray]

i think it's great that you like seeing people in their kimonos and the geisha but it makes me concerned that you include them in your vlog individualized. if i was dressed like that and being filmed without my permission i would feel uncomfortable

[@catherinekayy]

I try not to capture the faces, and just get the beautiful gowns from behind they are wearing, so everyone has privacy 🌸 or I blur their faces if I can!

[@AnnaWaytray]

@@catherinekayy that's good ^^