Hidden Japan 🇯🇵 | 3 Days in Rural Okayama exploring Villages Frozen in Time | JAPAN VLOG

Hidden Japan 🇯🇵 | 3 Days in Rural Okayama exploring Villages Frozen in Time | JAPAN VLOG

3 days exploring countryside Japan in the Okayama prefecture. We’ll visit waterfalls, riverside cherry blossom, cozy cafes, villages frozen in time, the samurai town of Takahashi, and the whimsical Fukiya Furusato Village where ‘Japan Red’ originated from (it’s my favourite location of the trip!).

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📅 Travel date: 13th April 2026 (full bloom in Mikamo 🌸)
📷 Filmed with iPhone 16 Pro

Timeline
(01:01) Breakfast at Ohana bakery
(02:04) Fudou Waterfalls
(05:03) Mikamo post town
(07:26) Katsuyama preserved streets
(09:50) GREENable HIRUZEN by Kengo Kuma
(11:10) Fluffy pancakes at Kayabe
(12:50) Shiogama cold spring
(13:32) Rashomonsakura Park + tea room
(14:40) Fav breakfast spot in a forest
(17:11) Takahashi town (samurai district)
(21:56) Fukiya Furusato Village

Places visited
Ohana bakery https://maps.app.goo.gl/DyAM9iP5bktVt2Eu7
Fudou Waterfalls https://maps.app.goo.gl/82fms67o5m3NJ5vE6
Ryosui-tei https://maps.app.goo.gl/MoGErtm4pKyL1ReQ6
Mikamo’s Cherry Blossoms https://maps.app.goo.gl/4jg22RQvMJg8pLbG9
Romantei https://maps.app.goo.gl/QPqhZCnTqtakeKSq9
Hishio Cafe https://maps.app.goo.gl/76bKUpvuJnYhtPfF8
GREENable HIRUZEN https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vq5SerDgacG5Uhs3A
KAYABE https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZJHqh5h3EmAv2VX6
Shiogama Cold Spring https://maps.app.goo.gl/qwX4X7w6mwjGmtz78
Rashomonsakura Park https://maps.app.goo.gl/QJtq7wbjugqN4U6J9
Morikurasu 森の中の喫茶とお宿もりくらす https://maps.app.goo.gl/HfVVaeXMtBKMFV5y5, https://morikurasu.com/
Takahashi https://maps.app.goo.gl/AVFwWLHssZz5Y6Zc8
Raikyū-ji https://maps.app.goo.gl/rB36BwM1CB55KozE6
Konyagawa Bikan historical quarter https://maps.app.goo.gl/S89aP77rGzSs3unn8
Cafe + Rest Chateau https://maps.app.goo.gl/533wxA5n7Lsab25N6
Fukiya Furusato Village https://maps.app.goo.gl/5Lqa2Q7hjcnFYJ2w5

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