Life Where Im From | Traveling Japan’s countryside by local trains is very different | Japan by Train @LifeWhereImFrom | Uploaded 3 months ago | Updated 12 hours ago
Using local trains, we travel for 3 days around Tochigi, Fukushima, and Niigata. Going this deep into Japan's countryside provided some interesting challenges that you don't normally see when you stay on the more tried and true tourists paths.
TOCHIGI
- Shimo-Imaichi Station maps.app.goo.gl/vMWctCGKLMttEJG86
- DL Taiju (SL Taiju) tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/nikko_kinugawa/sl
- Kinugawaonsen Station, Tochigi maps.app.goo.gl/izZjTQudkSAJ2oF49
- Line Kudari River Cruise, Kinugawa visit-tochigi.com/plan-your-trip/things-to-do/794
- Kinuko No Yu (foot bath), Kinugawa maps.app.goo.gl/zDt5MWaKtcgJPkyD6
- Kinugawakoen Station maps.app.goo.gl/APUQ4b8gnMXq3ix46
- Limited Express Revaty tobu.co.jp/en/express_info/express/revaty.html
FUKUSHIMA
- Aizu Tajima Station maps.app.goo.gl/j8daRQgt1gJdAqiS9
- Tonohetsuri Station maps.app.goo.gl/t3DPmLjD3tRuU3dz9
- Tō-no-Hetsuri maps.app.goo.gl/VDccrkL3BhJLENoE7
- Yunokamionsen Station maps.app.goo.gl/ZbD6nLLPFzQpHigq7
- Nishi-Wakamatsu Station maps.app.goo.gl/kdDLMeF6hbJmKVwJ7
- Aizu-Kawaguchi Station maps.app.goo.gl/5sNWSiNo2BEkvZVF8
- Kawaguchi Taxis maps.app.goo.gl/qV2rhoSZwiSieohP9
- The Fourth Mimikawa Bridge maps.app.goo.gl/cp1UZkxKqYZoYxsJ8
- Mugenkyo (boats we didn't ride on) maps.app.goo.gl/Rw1zJTXZaVKg3rMq9
- Lake Numazawa maps.app.goo.gl/6W1drjMf87xaZzei9
- 一嶋公園(伊夜彦神社) (the shrine we briefly visited) maps.app.goo.gl/48Gxoq4aUpsqp79k7
- Oshio Natural Carbonated Water maps.app.goo.gl/ZoeG5umB4DwWDspW8
- Oshio Public Onsen (the onsen we couldn't get in) maps.app.goo.gl/mgxeohNgK9W7jW2JA
- Yugura Cooperative Onsen maps.app.goo.gl/wWM3F6jaZwaUxdGt9
- Honna Station maps.app.goo.gl/FgjBVhSbGrTV42ps7
NIIGATA
- Echigo Suhara Station maps.app.goo.gl/oomyfBrum7wYvmPt6
- Megurotei (thatched roof manor) maps.app.goo.gl/s59XeXY7rZYsZiKC6
- Tamagawa Brewing Company maps.app.goo.gl/hoHRXkJSPbNVJAN88
- Koide Station maps.app.goo.gl/jTW3AxGbH79svgSd6
- Yunotani Roadside Station (michi no eki) maps.app.goo.gl/N4YgJfvb8LhdvLNY9
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station maps.app.goo.gl/ghSSD3VA2yyhN5iA6
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Using local trains, we travel for 3 days around Tochigi, Fukushima, and Niigata. Going this deep into Japan's countryside provided some interesting challenges that you don't normally see when you stay on the more tried and true tourists paths.
TOCHIGI
- Shimo-Imaichi Station maps.app.goo.gl/vMWctCGKLMttEJG86
- DL Taiju (SL Taiju) tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/nikko_kinugawa/sl
- Kinugawaonsen Station, Tochigi maps.app.goo.gl/izZjTQudkSAJ2oF49
- Line Kudari River Cruise, Kinugawa visit-tochigi.com/plan-your-trip/things-to-do/794
- Kinuko No Yu (foot bath), Kinugawa maps.app.goo.gl/zDt5MWaKtcgJPkyD6
- Kinugawakoen Station maps.app.goo.gl/APUQ4b8gnMXq3ix46
- Limited Express Revaty tobu.co.jp/en/express_info/express/revaty.html
FUKUSHIMA
- Aizu Tajima Station maps.app.goo.gl/j8daRQgt1gJdAqiS9
- Tonohetsuri Station maps.app.goo.gl/t3DPmLjD3tRuU3dz9
- Tō-no-Hetsuri maps.app.goo.gl/VDccrkL3BhJLENoE7
- Yunokamionsen Station maps.app.goo.gl/ZbD6nLLPFzQpHigq7
- Nishi-Wakamatsu Station maps.app.goo.gl/kdDLMeF6hbJmKVwJ7
- Aizu-Kawaguchi Station maps.app.goo.gl/5sNWSiNo2BEkvZVF8
- Kawaguchi Taxis maps.app.goo.gl/qV2rhoSZwiSieohP9
- The Fourth Mimikawa Bridge maps.app.goo.gl/cp1UZkxKqYZoYxsJ8
- Mugenkyo (boats we didn't ride on) maps.app.goo.gl/Rw1zJTXZaVKg3rMq9
- Lake Numazawa maps.app.goo.gl/6W1drjMf87xaZzei9
- 一嶋公園(伊夜彦神社) (the shrine we briefly visited) maps.app.goo.gl/48Gxoq4aUpsqp79k7
- Oshio Natural Carbonated Water maps.app.goo.gl/ZoeG5umB4DwWDspW8
- Oshio Public Onsen (the onsen we couldn't get in) maps.app.goo.gl/mgxeohNgK9W7jW2JA
- Yugura Cooperative Onsen maps.app.goo.gl/wWM3F6jaZwaUxdGt9
- Honna Station maps.app.goo.gl/FgjBVhSbGrTV42ps7
NIIGATA
- Echigo Suhara Station maps.app.goo.gl/oomyfBrum7wYvmPt6
- Megurotei (thatched roof manor) maps.app.goo.gl/s59XeXY7rZYsZiKC6
- Tamagawa Brewing Company maps.app.goo.gl/hoHRXkJSPbNVJAN88
- Koide Station maps.app.goo.gl/jTW3AxGbH79svgSd6
- Yunotani Roadside Station (michi no eki) maps.app.goo.gl/N4YgJfvb8LhdvLNY9
- Echigo-Yuzawa Station maps.app.goo.gl/ghSSD3VA2yyhN5iA6
Video Gear I Use
📷 Camera: amzn.to/2NEokdl
📷 Drone: amzn.to/2GAURv8
📷 Wide Lens: http://amzn.to/2BcJCGJ
📷 Prime Lens: http://amzn.to/2C2LEpt
🎤 Microphone: http://amzn.to/2BJi114
📺 Monitor: http://amzn.to/2E8XzUI
📷 All the rest: kit.co/lifewhereimfrom/youtube-filming-gear
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