10 Must Visit Places in Japan and Unique Hidden Gems (beyond Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto)✈️🇯🇵

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   @MutsaraCh 8か月 ago

   Addition for the number 9, Kumamoto. Or precisely the Hitoyoshi City. It's also known because it inspired an anime called Natsume Yuujinchou. As I remember there are even a Collaboration between the place and the series to promote the Tourist attraction there.

   One of the most popular place that related to Natsume is the Tengu Bridge & Amamiya Shrine. Natsume & his friend always passed the bridge to go to school and even had a moment with Yokai at the bridge. As for the Amamiya Shrine, it was featured in the Opening of the 4th and 6th Season of Natsume Yuujinchou!

   Great Video!

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   @barnastil591 8か月 ago

   One of my favorite places I visited in Japan was a small knife maker's shop in Kyoto. Didn't speak a word of Japanese and he didn't speak a word of English but somehow he explained everything and I understood and left there with 4 amazing chef knives with my name engraved on them.

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   @roxanas.4219 8か月 ago

   Truelly a superb video, I thoroughly enjoyed it while also finding out lots of interesting and beautiful things about Japan! Love it's rich history and unique culture! Hugs from London!👋

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   @SquishDotNet 8か月 ago

   I cant wait to visit Japan someday. Maybe then you'll have your own tea house set up Aki!

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   @claudiagalasso5530 8か月 ago

   This is wonderful, thank you both! 💜🩷💜

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   @Sleepover137 8か月 ago

   We missed out on Nagano last year but I think after this video it just HAS to make it on the itinery for this year! Many compelling arguments 😉

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   @MariaMuller-zn6ie 8か月 ago

   Drinking matcha latte and watching your video first thing in the morning. What a great start into the weekend. 💚

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   @minory9978 8か月 ago

   Thank you so much, I will definitely refer to this when I plan my next visit to Japan! I'm excited to return! 😊

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   @adrienkristyak9503 8か月 ago

   Oh. That video is fantastic again.❤🎉Thank you!🙏

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    @patriciarist856 8か月 ago

    Aki, you videos are so beautiful and full of good energy ❤ and Kyoko-san is so amazing 😍 Thank you for existing and making our lives a little more beautiful 🤗 I really hope I can visit Japan in autumn this year

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    @DiegoB0525 8か月 ago

    I'm going to Japan in October. This list definitely helps since I don't want to go to the big cities!

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    @esther.f.g 8か月 ago

    Thank you, this is going to become one of my favorite videos

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    @stephen.macleod 8か月 ago

    I've been watching Aki's channel for a very long time, but I think this is my favorite video he's posted. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto are wonderful, but this is the Japan that I love. 🥰💖

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    @thianinfio5998 8か月 ago

    Beautiful 😍 I saw some of the recommendations on my first Japan Trip. But got some new for the next

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    @alexandradominik8456 8か月 ago

    It is such beautiful and informative video! Thank you so much!

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    @MachasDaughter 8か月 ago

    Thank you both for the most interesting Japanese tour from my home. 😊 I enjoyed this very much. It was also fun to see connections to the Ghibli movies and “Your Name”. ❤

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    @annlynngarviefinley5581 8か月 ago

    Loved this very informative and so peaceful vid! Beautifully done.

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    @shristirai9695 8か月 ago

    Japan is calling me!😍🤭🇯🇵🗾🍜🍡Thank you for this informative and beautiful video Samurai Matcha 🍵 San!💖

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    @waichenglim7869 8か月 ago

    Nagano is also my favourite. Kamikochi is especially unforgettable.

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    @kabe2588 8か月 ago

    😍😍😍😍

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    @ingaurban404 8か月 ago

    Thank you for these lovely ideas. I was last year in Japan and I was very impressed. I want to go there again and I bookmarked your video. There were so many wonderful places you showed us in the video. Thank you very much!

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    @MarthaMercado-v2v 8か月 ago

    What a beautiful video,it's really nice to be able to visit Japan through this channel,thank you Aki for sharing ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤😂

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    @hannatapparel5533 8か月 ago

    Hey Aki!
    I'm Going to japan! Any places you would recommend?
    After seeing the video, I wood like to go to Hiroshima first. Then, maybe Gofu! That one seems very pleasant.
    I didn't think I'd like to go to the one that inspired the movie Princess Mononoke…I have never seen that movie! My favorite is Ponyo!
    Thanks for your videos, Samurai Matcha!

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    @hannatapparel5533 8か月 ago

    Mt Fuji…
    VERY impressive…

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    @hannatapparel5533 8か月 ago

    Also, I would really like to know Kyoko's inspiring Instagram 🩷 thanks!

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    @sebastienmailbox 8か月 ago

    Those photos are so pretty! これらはとてもきれいなしゃしいんですね！～

    I am so here for this lovely collaboration! I definitely want to see all the old architecture and street styling in Okayama. It looks like a place I'd be happy to get lost in.

    All of these places seem so gorgeous. Kyoko-san has a real gift for capturing beautiful images on camera. Amazing. And the app she made to keep track of it all is a wonderful idea. Definitely convenient.

    That cedar tree looks like it could rival the size of some of the larger Redwood trees in California. It must be very old. I hope it stands for many more years to come.

    I appreciate you sharing this compilation with all the gorgeous pictures. I want to visit all these places, now. You've made them too appealing. <3

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    @bea6521 8か月 ago

    Aki, you are great in English, but you are so cute and pleasant speaking Japanese 🤩. All your video are Super👍 Thank You 🗻

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    @reneelynn444 8か月 ago

    Thank you both so much! I smiled through this whole video! I hope i get to see at least one if these places in Japan some day ❤

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    @terrymendola941 8か月 ago

    Coming to Japan this September! Flights are booked! Thank you for sharing these hidden gems! I love Samurai Matcha! ❤

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    @hopeheavenonplanetearth1417 8か月 ago

    Thank you! Love both lists! I’ve been grateful to visit most of the places on your two lists. I am so happy to see Okinawa on your list! The Ryukyu Islands are amazing! So different than the mainland.

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    @kevinb9065 8か月 ago

    You picked some really nice places. I loved Hiroshima, too. Ise and Beppu were already on my list for my next visit in Japan. 楽しみです😊

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    @matthewjay660 8か月 ago

    Aki Sensei, Kyoto is the city I most want to visit 🥇 and Sapporo, Hokkaido is my 🥈silver medal Japanese city I want to visit. I want to snow ski ⛷️. Tokyo does not interest me. I want to hear the Kansai accent in Kyoto too. 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵

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    @JasminAsterios 8か月 ago

    Oh wow, what a lovely video. Thank you! And I really Love it, when you enclude japanese in your Videos 😊 very beautiful language

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    @agatazdanowicz3906 8か月 ago

    Thank you so much for getting out of the golden triangle and suggesting less tourist busy places

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    @patriciad.7309 8か月 ago

    Hi Aki, greetings from Canada (Ottawa)! My husband and I have visited Japan twice already and seen some of the places that you mentioned – Hiroshima, Miyajima, Kanazawa, Takayama – but we would like to go again in a few years' time and see some more out-of-the-way places. This video is a great resource for us, thank you! And thank you for introducing Kyoko!

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    @Tang_2015 8か月 ago

    参考になります！

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    @dennisgiguere5166 8か月 ago

    All of them. Arigato!

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    @bluestar.8938 8か月 ago

    Oh, thank you so much : )

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    @winamortenson9125 8か月 ago

    All of the places were so breathtakingly beautiful or charming. Lovely!

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    @ВераПолевнева 8か月 ago

    Thank you, Aki san! Thank you, Kyoko san! This video is so wonderful! I love watching photos and videos of beautiful Japanese landscapes, as well as ancient Japanese streets and interiors, they have a calming effect.🙏🗾🌅🌱🌸🌱🌄

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    @EttieneIsEtti 8か月 ago

    Whoa! All of those places are so beautiful! I like to go to Japan someday 😊

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    @vladimoora 8か月 ago

    🤍

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    @-martilife- 8か月 ago

    Thanks for this, Aki! I visited Japan for the first time in 2024, exploring Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and some lesser-known places in the Chubu and Kansai regions. This year, I’ll be coming back to explore Shikoku and Kyushu. I’m really looking forward to experiencing Japan’s slower pace of life, with its beautiful nature and gentle people. And this video couldn’t have come at a better time!

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    @pietervanleeuwen674 8か月 ago

    Thank you. 🙏 I am going to Japan in October for the 4th time 5 years ago was the last time I was there and I really got some inspiration from what you showed. 🙂 and people go to Kumamoto the vibe there is amazing

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    @chiingekang8235 8か月 ago

    Hi Sumurai Matcha, pls do a video that introduce good spots for Osen …n easy to access . Thank you in advance

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    @healthandlifestylecoachsim8207 8か月 ago

    Enjoyed wtching and very interesting places in Japan to visit