it is 7am in the morning and I'm

at Asakusa station and today I'm going

on a trip with Simon and Martina and

we're going to the Aizu area in Fukushima-ken

and I'm really excited because if

you guys have watched my previous videos

I was there in the spring and it's

absolutely gorgeous and I'm really happy

to be able to see in this Fall this time

so let's go inside and buy some tickets

and let's go!

So for a little over 7000 yen, you get a 4 day unlimited pass

for access between Asakusa and the Aizu area

So you can get on and off the train as many times as you like

and you can visit all the different

stops in those areas

it's an amazingly great deal if you want

to visit several different areas of Japan

and you have a limited amount of time

Look at the rooms! Little private rooms

The private rooms on this train were really nice

The could fit 4 people, so it was perfect for our little group

And we could shut the door

and have our own completely private space

where we could just sit back and relax and enjoy the view

Another cool thing about this train is that they had free Wi-Fi access

Which is great if you're on a long trip and you need to access email and stuff

All right, we're going outside to our first stop now!

Looks like quite a nice mountainous area

Oooo it's nice and chilly!

I like this place already

You know that it's starting to get cool in Japan when they start selling the hot drinks

I love these. Hey, they have oshiruko!

The air is so nice, it's such a nice change from Tokyo

It feels so fresh and clean

This place is gorgeous!

Yesss I'm so happy to be back here

This is my first time at this particular station

It's really nice. It looks like there's not too much in the area

pretty much surrounded by mountains, but it's really beautiful

Oh I see the foot bath!

there's a little box here where you can put your shoes, take your shoes off here

it's an onsen so it's naturally warm

Oooo yeah

I guess we could put our hands in

This is some hot water

Oh it's really hot!!

Wow

We're gonna explore the town a little bit now

we got some time before we gotta catch the next train

it's a cute little town they've got lots of shops here

This looks like a coffee and ice cream shop

Here we have soba, it looks like Japanese food

A wild Martina appears!

what are they cooking? "attaka manjyuu"

Ohh they're making manjyuu!

Mmm they smell really good

here we go guys, getting back on the train

Aw it's the Fukushima mascot, the little red dog

Those are some creepy buldings

It's time for lunch guys!

I have a matsutake bento

Matsutake are a very expensive mushroom

I've never eaten one before, but they can go for $100 for one mushroom

So they're probably pretty damn good

That is so good

There's a pretty shot coming up

So the train's gonna slow down so we can get nice shots from the train

SO beautiful

I wanna go swimming in there!

Apparently there are only two stations

in Japan that have a straw roof like this

Not sure where the other one is, but one of them is Yunokami Onsen Station

We're getting on the Hirota Taxi Bus next, and we're gonna go for soba!

Aww it's so cute

So they have some fresh amazake here, I'm pretty excited

It's nice, it's so cold here!

Well not ~so~ cold but it's a lot colder than Tokyo

so this warm amazake is just perfect

This area is so cute, look at all these old shops!

Selling souvenirs and foods

such a cute little town

I love the little vegetables

Aww this one reminds me of Totoro

I want one~ these ones are so cute!!

Ooo this looks neat!

I think this way looks the most interesting!

Great view of the town from here

You can see it all! Wow~

it's time to get some food

I heard they have some interesting soba and mochi inside here

So that's what we're gonna eat

This is the best mochi I've ever had in my life

SO GOOD

It's so soft!

It's so cute!!

we've arrived at Aizu Wakamatsu

This is where we're staying tonight

No pressure! Here we go

Oh it's almost perfect

WOW nice job

good job

A jerb well done

Thank you~

do you remember the akabeko from my videos before?

The sun is just starting to set and we're gonna go to the hotel now!

Time for some food and onsen and sake

Look at our taxi to the hotel!

Are your suitcases okay back there?

Yep they're fine!

Whaaat I've never been in a taxi like this

Is this karaoke?

That would be awesome

We're here!

This little town is so nice!

This is our ryokan, I've never been to this one

It's pretty chilly up in this area of Japan

so I'm going to start the night off with a nice warm bath

these are private baths, so you can rent them to just use for yourself

nobody's around which is awesome if you're kind of shy

to go in the public baths like I am

or if you have tattoos

This is also another way that you can get to use the baths

Many of the publc baths will not allow you in if you have tattoos

this is so nice, check it out!

You've got your own private room to relax in

Tea, shampoo

And then over here...

your own private bath

That's so cool!!

Check out the view guys, the river is right down below there

Wow, this is really nice

the room also had a fan that you can use

for when you get out of the bath because you're gonna feel super hot

It's nice that they had that to cool down while you're fixing your hair and stuff

they also had a CD player which I thought was really neat, they thought of everything

one of the funnest parts about Japanese hotels

is you can rent yukata to wear while you're staying there

And look at the selection they had!

They had so many patterns and colors it was so much choosing which one to wear

I'll go with this one, please!

Hmm I wonder which one is better...

I think a bright colour will suit you better

Ok I'll go with that one!

Aw you look cute!

I think it's that way

I wonder if everyone is inside already

Wow, fancy!

Thank you!

welcome to the best the most delicious

japanese hotel dinner that I have ever had

they made me a special vegan version and

it was just so freakin delicious so many

different little dishes to try it was

just like a little taste of everything

there must have been 15 different dishes

I was so amazed by the selection and the

presentation was beautiful! I have

absolutely nothing bad to say about the

food at this hotel

I was so impressed like over-the-top

impressed! I really really want to go back!

Did you finish all the sake?

We're allowed to bring it to the karaoke room, they gave us special permission!

yeah we're gonna finish up the night there

Who are you gonna sing?

usually think eminem and some other rap

So this is the end of part 1

stay tuned for part 2 which will be

released soon in the meantime head over

to Simon and Martina's channel, they covered

some of the amazing parts of our trip

that i didn't mention here so you don't

want to miss those! Thanks for watching guys! Bye!