JAPAN’S REAL SHOGUN! 🇯🇵 NIKKO
[Music] come on everyone once again here from
incredible Japan today we’re in a place called
Nico we arrived here yesterday it’s about an
hour and 50 minutes away from Tokyo on the
express train so we actually got this thing
called the 4-day ni pass which includes the
transport here from asakusa station in Tokyo and
the return and it also lets you get an unlimited
amount of the transport within Nico so a lot of
people do that I think they only have available
a 2-day pass or a 4-day pass and since we got here
yesterday and we’ve still got two full days now we
got the 4-day pass cuz it’s going to be 3 days in
total and that was $35 per person and in the video
description below you can find the link for the
Nico pass and this is the amazing view from our
hotel can see everything pretty much the snow
cap mountains in the background might actually
be snowing while we’re here so yeah those guys
might get even wider later on run and the hotel
is really good it’s called Nico Station 2 just
$55 a night and that also includes a pretty good
breakfast so I was doing some editing work here
yesterday with the nice views and it’s just a
small room but not too bad and the bathroom’s here
car’s getting beautiful for the day good morning
it’s like a planing bathroom that’s what we were
saying yesterday or a cruise bathroom look it’s
all like plastic so this is the center of Nico
right next to the hotel that we’re staying in
and that is the station where we arrived where the
majority of you will be arriving if you come here
got a pretty cool old train Carriage here must
be how the original ones were yeah the Tramway
was open 1910 and you also have the little bus
station here I think that’s the Hop On Hop off
bus that’s included in our ticket so right now
we’re going to go on a bit of a walk we’re here
and we’re going to walk all the way up and there’s
a bunch of different temples we’ll go to those
first and there’s also a waterfall somewhere I
think then for the waterfall we need to get a a
bus though yeah cuz uh I think it’s far away from
here and since the bus is already included in the
pass just uh getting that uh and from what I read
uh the bus like a loop that’s why by uh I think
majority of Tours get the pass here to just travel
around niik so one thing that’s really nice about
n is how quiet it is after the Tokyo chaos yeah
it’s like a big difference from Tokyo uh because
we do see tourists here uh but it’s not that many
really and like last night when we walked around
the town it was like a ghost town because I think
many people just do day trips but it’s very calm
and relaxing I think it’s good after Tokyo cuz
we love Tokyo but sometimes it was a bit too
much overwhelm me so it’s basically just this
Main Street and all the stores are on the main
road on both sides so just the usual really
souvenir shops cafes restaurants lots of nice
traditional looking buildings so when we came here
yesterday the mountains were in the clouds so we
weren’t seeing it like this even though it’s
cloudy today looks really awesome yeah but I
just remembered that it’s not 10:00 a.m. yet so
I think uh during this time the the stores start
to open around 10 or after that so maybe that’s
why it’s also extremely uh empty right [Music]
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so this is going to be our first attraction of
the day it’s called Shinko Bridge yeah I’ve seen
this place in pictures when it’s like Autumn
and you’re getting all the colors of orange
things like that I think Autumn would actually
be the nicest time to come to Japan yes I think
so I wonder how the prices are but maybe I would
prefer to come in Autumn yeah since Spring’s just
starting things are a bit dead it’s also not
sunny today so yeah it looks a bit more dull
than usual still beautiful though Apparently
that is one of the most beautiful bridges in
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Japan so that statue right there is
of a Buddhist monk called shu and
he’s apparently the first documented person
in Nico from around the 700s so I did read
that this place was founded in the 700s by
a Buddhist monk so I’m guessing it was that
monk back there and three of the temples
in this complex are UNESCO world heritage
sites so this first one is the renoi temple and
this was the first one that was established here
by the monk that I just mentioned in 766 although
it wouldn’t have looked like that back then it
would have just been like a simple Hut and you
got to pay 10 to so this one is 400 we’ll have
to pay for each one that we go to so it turns
out that you can’t film inside basically just
had these golden Butters but they were absolutely
massive a lot bigger than it looks in the picture
is this the Zen Garden yes looks lovely doesn’t
it didn’t we have like a little B in our garden
was a massive B A big one was about half a Meer
old think it was behind the pond wasn’t it yeah
I did they put the bamboos at the back and
I love my parents tried to reconstruct this
at our our home in England but many places that
you go around the world have Japanese gardens I
remember when I lived in Houston one of the main
parks there had a Japanese garden famous [Music]
worldwide
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that is one cool pagod yeah beautiful red with the
colors like inside yeah Green’s gold so this one
is 1,300 to enter and it’s considered to be the
most most important one I’ll tell you why very
soon when we get to the place wow so this one is
way more impressive so many more buildings also
the red kind of style more golden though so these
are the monkeys that see here and speak no evil
oh okay oh yeah I see the monkeys now that’s
what it’s supposed to represent and there’s
supposed to be another one of an elephant that
the artist I think he drew it without ever seeing
an elephant oh really how how is that possible I
don’t know maybe he saw another drawing I imagine
[Music] yeah [Music] man I think this this might
be one of the most impressive temples we’ve ever
seen yeah like a complex it really is stunning
and impressive so big so much to see look at
this gate well not of those dragons yeah I like
their the golden ice really beautiful really is
beautiful [Music]
Masterpiece so we’re now going to the main
part of the complex which is the main reason
why it’s so busy with so many people and it’s
a shrine where to gawa Leu is buried and he’s
the founder of the too gawa period the Edo period
that I mentioned in the other videos so that was
a time where Japan was unified under just one
rule one Kingdom and yeah the founder of it is
buried here important person for the history of
Japan so the new series Shogun which we haven’t
watched yet apparently the main character is based
on this guy but he has a different name in the
series quite the workout to get here yeah I
think it was maybe 400 around 400 steps and
there’s more so it was his son that ordered
this to be built for him pretty much right
around the time he died I think he died in 1616
and that’s when construction began so this is
his grave rain really starting to pick up yeah
so he was the one that ordered the Edo Castle
to be built where we went in Tokyo where the
Imperial Palace is now it was the man the mighty
leader there’s another queue here maybe people
paying their respects to [Music] him [Music]
right
[Music] so this will be the last Temple so
the third and final UNESCO heritage site
called futarasan this one will be a lot more
emptier than that last one this dude looks
cool it yeah happy choppy very happy I wish we
could have seen it here when it was covered in
snow I’m guessing it was just like a week ago
or something this Tory gate was made of bronze
in 1799 in Shinto belief and architecture T
Gates Mark the boundary between worldly and
sacred spaces so I guess that’s why we always
see them at the entrances of the temples and
shrines man it’s really pouring it down now
the forecast is so bad for the rest of the
day and tomorrow though so I think think
we’re just going to have to go for it and
hopefully it doesn’t get heavier shows
like 90% chance of rain over the next
hours the golden
bunny so it seems like I’m allowed to film
from here at this one at the tooa grave there
was also a really awesome main Shrine there
but I couldn’t fil inside have to come and
see yourself so this one is 300 per person
and I think it has like a garden too a big
area not just the temples wow check that out
the bronze lantern from 1292 super [Music] old
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so back in the center now we just missed
the bus to go to the waterfall and it’s
only going to pass in like 40 minutes
time so I think we’re just going to eat
here we’re going to eat near the waterfall
instead I think these are all restaurants we
have no problem for finding food around
here I know this one’s a bakery since
1873 so got some pretty interesting
options here seems like there’s a lot
of sets I don’t know if they
have a specific name for this
kind of thing Bento Box bento box
that’s the one yeah where’s the
guoa okay I think we’ll get that for starters
440 I might get this Tori sober 930 noodles
with chicken so noodle soup has been my goto in
this colder weather this one looks amazing just
like the others that I’ve had dad got something
different sausage sausage is what is that little
thing that’s the shrimp in it shrimp temp on yours
is like mine just with shrimp yes and then I don’t
know what that is no I think it’s potato cat with
the Yuba I don’t know if they say Yuba or I don’t
know how they say it but it’s a thing that’s
traditional from this region of niik and it’s
basically a tofu like um crisp not not crispy
but like a layered tofu it’s different but it’s
good I like it so that’s tofu on the outside on
the inside oh on the inside and then potato on
the outside okay from the picture I thought
it was going to be the chunky noodles Bento
her sorry sorry okay sorry oh pay downstairs pay
downstairs okay thank you yeah boxes always look
cool that the Miso yeah miso sou rice maybe rice
and wow looks sool all sorts of different things
yeah tofu uh based uh food I think it’s like
the specialty of this restaurant and it’s all
like tofu stuff oh so this is tofu yeah and
this so that’s a tofu skin yeah looks weird
yeah it’s different I’ve never seen it like this
before I think I need some soce so sauce maybe
you want some of this this this sauce is good I
think oh that one yeah it’s uh salty very salty
yeah so the Bento Box all that was 2,000 right
too salty just got to dip it a little bit then
mhm [Music]
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[Music] so we’re at the entrance of the waterfall
that we wanted to come to kegon we actually got
on the wrong bus don’t get on the world heritage
bus it does not come here does go to the shrines
though and now we’re in the snowy mountains that
we saw before I had no idea we’d even be coming
places with snow in Ni yeah it’s definitely been
snowing heavy here all the mountains completely
covered looks pretty similar to the center of Nico
similar kind of layout Main Street with all the
stores more like ice
actually you’re next mom and that over
there the mountain is uh Act volcano
called NTI really yeah you can hike it not
now probably another season funny thing is
it actually doesn’t seem that cold here
in Nico I think it felt colder in Tokyo
yeah surprisingly because the temperature
here is I think the same but uh maybe it’s
the wind in Tokyo maybe the wind come from the
ocean I don’t know there’s something different
yeah there was a icy cold wind and here
there’s no wind yeah maybe that’s [Music]
why a sweet so even the waterfall is covered
in snow definitely didn’t expect that either
don’t know if you can see it back there we’re
going to like a proper paid Viewpoint so it’ll
be even better nice yeah it’s funny cuz uh a
few days ago I searched for this place and the
pictures were showing snow and I said to you
oh I wish it would be like that and that’s how
it is today so I’m happy yeah cuz we thought
that picture was probably from like January
not not spring it’s it’s really beautiful with
the white snow that makes up for the dead tree
appearance at least how much was it uh five
70 per person okay thank you good job yeah
much better from down here yeah we couldn’t see
all this part before it’s like we are in Iceland
yeah I think that’s the only other time we’ve
seen a waterfall with snow yeah it was kind
of similar to this some of them yeah we got
water coming down here from somewhere [Music]
you going to get some of these finger socks
they’re fun yeah I wonder if they’re more
comfortable 500 mL yeah what the hell is that
put liquid in there so if you come to the back
there’s actually another massive waterfall loads
and loads of water had no idea this one was there
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either [Music] so we come back to where we
got dropped off by the bus and everything
everything is completely closed now I don’t
know what time it is it must be around 400
p.m. everything shuts so we’re just making
our way to a lake which is just right here
it’s right next to the waterfall I think
this is basically what’s flowing into that
waterfall that we just visited so even here
you get one of those amazing massive Gates
not only at the entrances to Temples then and
there’s the beautiful Lake in the background
so we’re going to try and find a cafe I think
Carol saw on Google Maps that there’s a nice
cafe with the lake view yeah this has been a
awesome surprise it all looking like this it’s
almost like a a pebbly beach that we’re on now
you can see that the water level would usually be
higher there’s a pier and actually the waterfall
the main part of it it was quite weak the water
that was coming out of it if you see which as at
other times of the year it’s like a really thick
waterfall and this is beautiful the calm snowy
Lake I think these are accommodations aren’t
they yeah this is a fancy hotel the RIT but there
are other options down here yeah I think it would
be cool to stay here maybe in summer it will
be cool too do some kaying many things to do
and also hikes around here I saw there are many
hikes beautiful hikes oh yeah you can hike to
the volcano so this lake is a th200 m above sea
level so that’s why it’s like snowy and icy here
Tokyo I guess is just the same elevation as the
sea [Music] almost so in the 4-day ni pass that
we have it actually includes a cruise on this
Lake that I thought we were going to be doing
in this video but then I found out that it only
starts mid April so just in a couple of week’s
time you’ll be able to do a cruise around here I
guess they don’t really have it during the winter
so we were just saying that probably be nicer to
stay around here than where we are even where we
are is very nice but obviously having a big late
like this is a lot nicer and then we could have
done the opposite got on the bus from here to
the shrines and temples and then stayed around
here not sure if this Cafe is going to be open
though on Google it says it closes at 5:00 but
yeah judging by how closed everything is I’m
thinking it’s going to be closed I think we’re
in luck looks like the cafe is the only thing
that’s open in this entire place right now the
lights are on so it was that place back there we
saw the lights on and people inside but then when
we going to open the door the owner said that
it’s closed so no coffee for us around this
Lake I think where we’re staying you can get a
coffee and if worse comes worse you can um go to
Food Mark 24/7 or a 7-Eleven get some dodgy
coffee sometimes pretty good [Music] though
so this happens quite a bit on our travels
sometimes we’ll go to the place where it’s
popular for day trips but we actually go there
and stay there two nights and it’s usually kind
of like this so very busy during the day and
then a complete ghost town at night and early
in the morning it’s kind of funny to see the
difference but we like staying in places like
that [Music] too so that’s going to be it here
from Nico we actually spent all of yesterday
here too but it was absolutely pouring it down
all day so we didn’t even go out we were just
doing work so from the window you can see it’s way
more covered in snow now so probably if you go to
that Lake Area it’ll be even nicer the snowy
scenery and in the next video we’re heading
to a place called kusatsu We’re actually about to
head there right now we’re getting on the return
train back to Tokyo and yeah then we’ll head to
kusatsu and that place is an on town like a hot
spring town which are very famous here in Japan
so really looking forward to that they also have
the onson towns near here you can get like a bus
there in the center and it’ll take you it’s not
that far we just didn’t go cuz we’re going to co
atle right now so yeah we’ll leave it for there
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Really the best videos I’ve ever seen of Japan 🇯🇵 amazing
Love your vlogs. What program do you use for editing your videos which are always top notch .Warm regards
Chris, what’s the penalty for dropping litters?😱🥰🤔🇬🇧
I really like your vlogs very relaxing and your beautiful wife and you have a chill vibe no matter where you tow are
Just thank u guys ❤
Nice interesting video. I really like those snowy mountains. Enjoying touring Japan with you guys
Another awesome video. The waterfall was beautiful. I like how you kid around with Carol, then you said "you're next mom" hilarious!😂
Fantastic! Great video. Enjoy.
Ya le di el like número 681 y compartí el video.
Your choice of music and image is really well done. Calming experience watching.
Loved seeing Nikko again. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Nikkō is cool and the pudding there is crazy good
Like número 742.
what a beautiful place. loved the temples waterfalls and the big lake. Beautiful Awesomeness! 😊
Been following jumping places since 2019 and always loved the content! I have traveled to many places also because of these videos. I really like how you two can now travel as your job and I can definitely see the passion in you two! You deserve it!!
Incredible location! Wow!
Thank you for a wonderful visit to this remarkable sanctuary of temples. Enjoy your your Japan trips.😊
Nice , greets from Antalya
Always watching from Canada🇨🇦
Very nice video. It reminds me of my nice visit about one year ago.
Sorry it is raining. When I visited it in March about ten years ago it was snowing.
Hi Chris and Carol! Your trip to Japan is really nice to watch, and I'm glad to see that you guys made it there this time around! I particularly love this video because I'm in the middle of watching Shōgun and it was nice to see the real shrine of Tokugawa Ieyasu! The Shōgun series is almost done, and is now on it's last episode this coming Monday; I suggest you watch it when you have some time. I also want to recommend watching Tokyo Vice. Cheers and enjoy your stay in Japan!
Awesome video Legends ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Crazy thumbnail🤟
Such a beatiful place
日光には、有名な紅葉のスポットがありますので、秋に訪れるのもお勧めです。
You know how you can lock your eyes on a bit of water just coming down the waterfall and follow it down as it turns into mist, so beautiful, calming, and relaxing to the eye. Thanks guys
自分が何食べてるのか理解できない外人w
Thanks Chris and Carol for bringing us to Nikko. What a fabulous place. Another fantastic video. 👍😊💙🇮🇪🇯🇵⛩️
Beautiful 😍
Just wondering how did your parents meet, in England or Brazil?
Wow those temples were stunning⛩️ I’ve never seen anyone else travel to Nikko in other Japan videos I’ve watched, so refreshing to see something different.
Visited in 1981.
Best video of Nikko ive ever seen! I went in November and it’s really gorgeous with the fall colors.
Btw Asakusa is pronounced a-sak-sa, the ‘u’ is silent. I said it wrong for my first few visits
Hello from Pompano Beach Florida
I’ve been following you now for a long time ever since first time your lady went to visit your parents in Portugal. My husband and I love traveling. We are your parents age range. Love your site Jumping Places.
I am Japanese. Once again, I thought that the scenery in Japan is beautiful. I would like to visit Nikko again. thank you.
welcome welcome.
Thanks for sharing this video
@1:55 We call those "unit baths" (ユニットバス) in Japanese, probably because basically they are just all one plastic unit. You can get water pretty much anywhere and it doesn't really matter in one of those.
Nikko is a popular place in the autumn. The zig-zag road up to Lake Chuzenji is beautiful in the fall with all of the changing leaves. There are lots of small inns surrounding the lake and Kegon Waterfall is always good to see. Edit: Ah! Never mind. I see you made it up there later in the video.
@8:52 In Kyoto at Nijo-jo (二条城), the castle, you can see paintings of tigers on the walls, except the faces are all messed up. Apparently, the reason was similar. The artists had likely never seen a tiger in real life, but likely had see preserved pelts (the animal's skin a fur) but just had to guess at the faces, or at least that is what I was taught in a Japanese art history class.
I really enjoy all of your videos, but for me, you guys do NOT belong in a big city like Tokio, too much people, too much stress.
This episode is much better and relaxing!
Cheers
❤magnificent 👌🏻 thanks for the detailed summary . I wish I could travel 😕
Magical shrines and breathtaking waterfalls it does look pretty chilly lol