Rural Japan in Summer | Tateshina & the Venus Line — A Slow Highland Drive

Two days of healing in the highlands of Tateshina, Shinshu, wrapped in the fresh green of early summer 🌿 Day 1 takes us to the mystical Mishaka Pond and Oshidori-kakushi Falls, followed by a stroll around Lake Tateshina. Tonight's stay is a historic inn, Tateshina Shinyu Onsen, founded in 1926 ♨️ On Day 2, the star of the trip the Venus Line: a 76km scenic road running from Tateshina to Utsukushigahara, which we take slowly, savoring the sky-high drive and a walk across the highlands ♪✨ 📕 Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:28 Mishaka Pond 2:32 Oshidori-kakushi Falls 5:03 Tousenbou Suguridaira 7:08 Lake Tateshina 8:55 Tateshina Shinyu Onsen (est. 1926) 14:44 Venus Line 15:30 Lake Shirakaba 16:50 Mt. Kurumayama 19:26 Korobokkuru Hütte 20:58 Nikko-kisuge Lilies at Kurumayama-kata 23:00 Yashimagahara Marsh 25:31 Utsukushigahara & Mt. Ushibuseyama 27:24 oute & Access 📍 Places We Visited ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Mishaka Pond https://maps.app.goo.gl/j2ukNoqpntCFC... Oshidori-kakushi Falls https://maps.app.goo.gl/W9LJFYHHtEHos... Tousenbou Suguridaira https://maps.app.goo.gl/EanFDnqLTog6f... Lake Tateshina https://maps.app.goo.gl/KsWxfqYrBtmky... Tateshina Shinyu Onsen https://maps.app.goo.gl/p8zSyzd2aYM5j... Lake Shirakaba https://maps.app.goo.gl/RPnZ89eABHHwT... Mt. Kurumayama https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z5AeijbgFU8PY... Korobokkuru Hütte https://maps.app.goo.gl/jtwaknUw5um18... Yashimagahara Marsh https://maps.app.goo.gl/fLfo9tbCtS69V... Mt. Ushibuseyama https://maps.app.goo.gl/aoxSLi1GgbsEn... Utsukushigahara Kogen https://maps.app.goo.gl/1uZesAg4vwfyW... ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 🏨Tateshina Shinyu Onsen https://www.tateshina-shinyu.com/ If you'd like to see more slow journeys through Japan's hidden corners, please subscribe! 🙏 #VenusLine #Tateshina #Nagano #Kirigamine #Utsukushigahara #Kurumayama #freshgreen #healingtravel #JapanTravel #Nagano #SlowJapanDays