The only foreigner in 🇯🇵 Mine, Yamaguchi
I bet you’ve never heard of Mine. I bet you just read that as the English word “mine”.
It’s a place in Japan 🇯🇵 but it’s nothing like Tokyo🗼 or Kyoto ⛩️
This is rural Japan. And don’t worry, I’ll show you how to pronounce it properly in the video.
Join me for 3 days in Mine, Japan, trying local eateries 🍜 exploring the unique landscapes of Akiyoshidai and the terrifying depths of Akiyoshido Cave 🪖 tasting the emerald blue waters of Beppu Benten Pond💧staying at some beautiful Japanese-style accommodation 🏠 and so much more!
Thank you to Mine City for sponsoring this video!
*Chapters:*
(0:00) We’re off to Mine!
(4:12) Lunch at Shohachi
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LMf8Q7ERY1anLLKC9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
(5:20) Shira Mizu Pond
(6:04) Beppu Benten Pond
(7:45) Staying at Aoiro.
For booking enquiries: https://www.instagram.com/aoiro.2024/
(10:24) Akiyoshidai
(13:09) Lunch at Yamamura
(13:56) Inspecting an Akiya for sale
(15:46) Tenjuku no Mori Keigetsu
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jh6J6iq3mr965Bu36?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
(16:49) Yakiniku for dinner
https://maps.app.goo.gl/m6h86k2ETE7G3R1L9?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
(20:05) Mine Rehabilitation Program Centre
(24:05) Akiyoshido Caving Tour
*The Featured Course:*
Akiyoshido Undisclosed Area Caving Tour Short Course
https://akiyoshidai-park.com/en/geo/
*Regular Akiyoshido Cave Admission Ticket:* https://www.klook.com/en-AU/activity/134860-akiyoshido-cave-ticket-in-yamaguchi/?spm=SearchResult.SearchResult_LIST&clickId=3b50d585c8
► This is for the paved area of the cave, suitable for all (not the course we did)
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⚠️ if you would like to visit Mine, please note that there is *limited English* in this area. A moderate level of Japanese proficiency or tour guide would enhance the trip’s enjoyment.
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21 Comments
Great video! I really appreciate how you are so sensible and respectful exploring Japan, our culture and society (I understand your partner is a native Japanese but that doesn’t always stop non-Japanese YouTubers from misrepresenting and sensationalising Japan for viewership😅) Watching your videos I reconfirmed it really makes a huge positive difference for anyone to stay in Japan if they have have good language skills and intellectual curiosity without having unrealistic expectations. Maybe something to do with more down to earth Aussie attitude 😊
Wow, huge sponsorship! Video looks great great!
こんばんは。初コメですが日本の事に造詣が深いのにびっくりです😮日本の事を世界にひろめてくれて、ありがとうございます😊
I liked your video before I even watched it! Your content is so authentic and refreshing. I am going to Japan in less then two weeks and have learnt so much from your videos (I’m from Melbourne Australia too!)
Wow this was so cool to see! Especially the rehab facility. Very unexpected but cool to see. Also the part where you talk about your nightmares and the pitch blackness, it just hit me right in the heart. I love that it was a growth experience. Definitely makes me consider Mine for my next japan trip! (that spring water looks so good!)
Very nice video and the cave experience looks very cool. The privat onsen is also a huge plus for staying there ^^
Mine is already added to our Buckelist.
This is not on my plan list when I’m back in Japan at the end of April but I love the rural side of Japan. Thank you for showing the slow but charmful side of Japan!!!
Interesting to see a different part of Japan that is not usually featured. Thanks for sharing.
”It's one big rock”で小さい頃エアーズロックの写真を見て✌🏻いつか行ってみたいとあこがれた事思い出しました🥹お団子ヘアのシルエット🍡(背景が富士山に似てるし🗻)”Theサムライ”みたいでカッコイイです…😎
古生物に興味があって秋吉台には10回以上行きました。退職後久し振りに行こうと宿を調べたら、台上のホテルがコロナで閉館していて、ペーパードライバーの私は断念せざるを得なかったのですが、まさか美祢駅まで閉鎖しているとは知りませんでした。
私が行っていたころは百枚皿や黄金柱へは観光客用の通路があり、簡単に行けたのですがいろいろ変わったみたいですね。でも諦めていた懐かしい景色をこのチャンネルで見れました。ありがとうございます。
Hi Sunny, another beautiful video. Can understand why you were apprehensive about going into the cave. I worked as a joiner for a good few years and every time you went under the floors of a house to work, you could not help yourself, by worrying about getting stuck. Never did but always on the back of your mind. Beautiful scenery again. Keep up with your great videos.😊
橋を渡っているとき、Kの心の声が・・・😂
もちろん編集時は、ケンカにもならず、おもしろいと意見が一致したのでしょうねw
この動画で美祢市や秋芳洞の存在を初めて知りました。山口県はみな知ってるけど、名所の知名度はいま一つ。「みんなちがってみんないい」の童謡詩人、金子みすゞさんの出身県、歴代首相もほとんどが山口県から。空き家60万円は魅力ですが固定資産税が気になりますね。大阪の天王寺あたりでも25坪くらいの一軒家で固定資産税が年間10万円近くかかると聞いたことがありますからね〜
The hostess at Shohachi was so energetic and cute! And the center of Shira Mizu pond gives such a lovely vibe while being so quiet and not crowded.
Aioro gives such a cool vibe with the camping indoors. Seeing that rehabilitation program center is so interesting – lots of time people complain about the private prison complex in the U.S. and how prison should be about rehabilitation, but there isn't a lot of examples. It was interesting to see that it's a joint effort from state and private entities. I know there are some European countries who do similar.
The cave exploring was very cool to see – and I totally get the idea of how facing your fear and being able to leave after on your own volition can be a very freeing experience. This was a great video to watch.
Hello!
I've pretty much binged all your content since I started planning my trip to Japan and I'll be heading there on the 24th!
I just wanted to thank you for sharing your story and experiences as I've plucked a few places to visit thanks to your videos.
I won't be able to visit any rural areas during my time so I especially appreciate these rural videos ^_^.
刑務所の社会復帰センターは聞いた覚えはありますが、日本にもこんな良い施設があるのを実際に見せてもらい、勉強になりました。
罰を与えるより、再犯しないことがとても大事で、世界に自慢できる施設・官民連携の取り組みですね。
はじめまして。
途中出てくる「緑の横に長い」のは、国定公園外の石灰石台地の鉱山で採掘された石灰石を山口県北部の日本海に面した仙崎港まで運ぶ総延長17kmのベルトコンベアが入っている建屋です。毎日約3万トンの石灰石が運搬されています。秋吉石灰石は純度が高いため、鉄鋼や化学工業用として使われており、日本国内のみならず韓国や台湾などにも仙崎港から大型船で輸出されています。
Your spelunking outfit reminds be of the Beastie Boys Intergalactic video.
Eating chips with chopsticks is GOATed. I do that too when I work cause no dirty hands.
Sunny my dear. You have taken the channel in a new direction. Frankly, I was a tad shocked by your recent tourist guide to Osaka. Such a contrast to your earlier work focused on rhythm, composition and aesthetics. But here, while plainly compromised by taking the King's shilling and doing a government sponsored episode, you return to your original vision of what the channel is about. Mine is well beyond the tourist circuit and soaked in the aesthetic of wabi-sabi. Thankyou for taking me there.
I also like K's more prominent voice-over (great voice BTW). But please, I never want to see his face. That would be a step too far
Why doesn't your husband show his face in any of your videos? Would love to see him too