Fukushima Japan Drive: Ashinomaki Onsen Hot Spring Resort to Ouchijuku Old Post Town [4K] POV GoPro

Don't miss our walking tour in Ouchijuku:    • Summer Walk in Japan [4K] Ouchi-juku, Fuku...   Thank you for watching! If you like our videos, please consider subscribing to our channel. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TOKYOSMITH?... We are also on Twitter and Instagram: Twitter:   / tokyosmithjapan   Instagram:   / tokyosmith   00:00 Ashinomaki Onsen (Hot Spring) 00:57 Japan National Route 121 06:50 Fukushima Prefectural Route 329 14:51 Ouchijuku Ashinomaki Onsen is proud of its beautiful valley and natural hot spring with abundant hot water. The hot spring was opened 1,200 years ago. https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attract... Japan's Train Station: Run By A Cat    • Japan's Train Station: Run By A Cat   Article on the Station Master Cat of Ashinomaki Onsen Station https://www.japan.travel/en/uk/inspir... Japan National Route 121 (国道121号, Kokudō hyaku-nijū-ichi-gō) is a national highway connecting the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata and the town of Mashiko, Tochigi in Japan. (Wikipedia) Ouchi-juku (Post Town) Tucked among the Aizu mountains, a quaint little town full of thatched-roof houses appears as if out of a dream. The pastoral beauty of Ouchi-juku is like something out of the world of a storybook. Over 400 years ago, the sleepy town became a waypoint along a major route, serving as a rest stop for weary travelers and lordly processions. In the modern age, the town’s appearance remains frozen in time thanks tireless efforts to preserve Ouchi-juku’s unique character. The town’s charter restricts the sale, leasing and demolition of historical buildings, ensuring that the town’s traditional roof-thatching techniques are passed down from generation to generation. Several other traditions have been lovingly preserved, including stately parades and the ancient midsummer Hange Festival in July. In the winter, hundreds of lamps are placed in tiny igloos across the town during Ouchi-juku’s February snow festival, illuminating the thatched roofs with an otherworldly glow. https://jnto.tohokumoment.com/en/fuku... Ouchijuku is shown in this footage (00:52-01:05) CODE of The SAMURAI : Diamond Route Japan - Fukushima, Tochigi, Ibaraki    • CODE of The SAMURAI : Diamond Route Japan ...   Ouchi-juku is famous for negi soba noodles (buckwheat noodles with a leek). Negi soba noodles get their name from the fact that you eat the soba noodles with a leek (naga-negi) instead of chopsticks. It’s quite difficult to scoop up noodles, but once you manage to, you’ll be able to savor their outstanding flavor. https://www.ana.co.jp/en/fr/japan-tra... Tohoku Region The Tōhoku region (東北地方, Tōhoku-chihō), Northeast region, or Northeast Japan (東北日本, Tōhoku-nihon) consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (ken): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku retains a reputation as a remote, scenic region with a harsh climate. In the 20th century, tourism became a major industry in the Tōhoku region. Tōhoku, like most of Japan, is hilly or mountainous, with the Ōu Mountains running north–south. The inland location of many of the region's lowlands has led to a concentration of much of the population there. Coupled with coastlines that do not favor seaport development, this settlement pattern resulted in a much greater than usual dependence on land and rail transportation. Low points in the central mountain range make communications between lowlands on either side of the range moderately easy. Tōhoku was traditionally considered the granary of Japan because it supplied Sendai and the Tokyo-Yokohama market with rice and other farming commodities. Tōhoku provided 20 percent of the nation's rice crop. The climate is colder than in other parts of Honshū due to the stronger effect of the Siberian High, and permits only one crop a year on paddy fields. The pacific coast of Tohoku, however, is generally much less snowy than the region's popular image and has among the smallest seasonal temperature variation in Japan. The city of Iwaki, for instance, has daily mean temperatures ranging from 3 °C in January to 23.9 °C in August. (Wikipedia) General Information on Climate of Japan Japan has four distinct seasons with a climate ranging from subarctic in the north to subtropical in the south. Conditions are different between the Pacific side and the Sea of Japan side. https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/cpd/lo... Camera: GoPro HERO8 Black Filmed in August 2020 #TokyoSmith #japantravel #japan * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Drive with me! Japan travel guide 2020 Road trip across Japan in a kei car - Japan scenery 4k by Tokyo Smith Scenic drive No music No talking