The COOLEST Place In JAPAN! 🇯🇵 Kusatsu Onsen
good morning everyone once again from Japan
today we’re in this amazing Japanese onson
town called kusatsu which is very snowy right
now kind of a perfect setting so if you’re not
familiar and onson town is basically just
like a hot spring town so Japan has many
of these places where there’s like natural
Hot Springs also kind of like Resorts where
you can bathe in the hot spring water and that’s
what we’re going to be doing in this video so
we’re here in April and we didn’t know if it was
going to be snowing I think that’s going to make
it a lot nicer though the mixture of being in the
hot springs and having the snowy scenery and we’re
staying in this house here I’ll give you the house
tour as usual take my shoes off as you’re expected
to do they always provide these little slippers
in Japan so it’s a new house but it’s kind of
like a traditional style as you can see you got
like the sliding Japanese doors that I’ve seen
many times pretty much just one big room so my
parents will sleep in there we’re in here they
do have these kind of shutters though that comes
down kind of separates it do you know how much
this place was $200 per night per night so so
100 for us 100 for them it’s really nice though
yeah it’s full of like Hightech things yeah
another interesting thing that they had was
this little machine here so you put these things
here under the sheets and turn it on and it heats
up the bed underneath and then this way is the
kitchen got a really nice big kitchen we just
had breakfast and through here the toilet the
toilet separate from the bathroom we got the
washing machine and this is the shower and bath
so we’re going to walk to the main center of the
town now which is pretty close only it takes about
10 minutes to walk there so so quiet on these back
streets we’re staying in more of a residential
area there are hotels and stuff closer to the
center and the weirdest thing ever not weird but
just unexpected was that we were walking here last
night and there was a lady that started to speak
Portuguese to us and she was uh Japanese Brazilian
so it was just like very unusual especially
in a place like this but uh there are many
Japanese that went to Brazil so we have a big
Brazilian Japanese population There community
yeah yeah but it seemed like she lives there now
so I guess grew up in Brazil and then moved here
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that the icicles yeah it looks like the Christmas
tree yeah pretty cool so these buildings here are
the Hot Spring Resorts so in these ones I think
you’ll have your own like private little hot
spring room the place that we’re staying the bath
the water is not coming from the hot spring it’s
just normal water got the anime not sure which
one that is they look pretty fancy the resorts are
expensive probably yeah yeah the accommodations
here were a lot more expensive than in Nik the
place that we stayed before and you get these
buildings here that are the public Hot Springs
so you can go in there for free so here at the
hot springs you’re supposed to get completely
naked so you can’t film or take pictures but
we’re also thinking of renting one a private
one so then we should be able to film and this
is the Town Center so this right here is like the
Highlight it’s called Yuba Taki
never seen anything like it before
oh look at the Water Co too we only saw this
place at night last night so this is a hot water
field all this is coming from a volcanic area
nearby that’s supplying it with this hot spring
water so so steamy right now looks like a water
slide you’re going to see it’s even bigger this
is just a small part of it yeah definitely never
seen anything like that no it’s very unique and
smells really bad the sofa yeah like you when
you eat too many eggs that’s the that’s the
smell the rust and egg smell yeah but pretty
awesome that you have this in the center of
the town I actually saw this place for the
first time in Gabriel traveler’s video he
came here I think a few years ago and when
I saw this I I thought definitely putting it
on my list in Japan and now we’re here
so that’s nice they have this uh one
your hands it’s hot I need it cuz I haven’t been
wearing gloves Carol’s been wearing gloves oh it
is hot yeah you can’t keep your hand in there no
bit too hot yeah it’s also nice that they have
these parts here where you can heat your feet
there’s a few of them around the town so it’s
also nice cuz they have this like walking deck
all the way around so you can just walk around
the place and you’re going to see how cool it
is at night it’s a other different vibe I mean
right now it’s around 1° cus really cold so yeah
the steam’s obviously super visible in this kind
of temperature but at night it’s lding up so yeah
it just looked different you’ll see in the video
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so you got yet again another foot heating
Place soak your feet do that later on so
now we’re at the top it’s like this here
so you’re probably wondering what this
is it’s actually a water cooling like a
facility I guess I don’t know if that’s
what you call it a facility cuz when the
water comes up it’s 55° C way too warm
so it passes through this cools down and then
the water gets supplied to all like the onome
resorts and the businesses that need to use
the water pretty intense color yeah the sofa
color so I also read that there’s around 4,000
to 5,000 L of hot spring water coming out of
here per minute supposed to be one of the
most out of all the onson in Japan [Music]
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so we’re going to walk up to this Temple
now can see everyone walking up there I
could see the Pagoda up there before
pretty cool looking Pagoda looks like
it could be slippery yeah be careful ice
stairs so there are also ski resorts in
this area and yeah it is the season right
now we saw the slopes when we were driving
here cool statue when was the last time
you were in a snowy place oh last year
in Argentina in Chile Bar lodge oh okay it was
like this yeah it was actually like this it was
uh nobody lost we only had a few bits left but
you travel to Chile on the road was like this
okay nice yeah we haven’t seen this in ages
I don’t remember the last time so I mentioned
in the last video in Nico that I wanted to see
a Japanese Temple in the snow and now we have
it yeah this looks awesome I don’t even know if
I’ve ever been to a a temple in the snow before
beautiful
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the gaama shrine W it’s from
1703 didn’t realize it would be that old Monument
to the poet bash located along a narrow road is a
monument with a poem written by the Haiku Master
B praising the healing properties of katu’s
waters I don’t know if this is the the monument
here already all these little buddha looking
statues how cool there’s even more there man
that is one impressive Cota though the colors
the vibrant oranges mixed with the white is this
a graveyard yeah if you went around the other
side of this building you get a really good shot
of the of the Town yeah yeah we can go later on
this pigot looks brand new
yeah I think it is [Music]
so one thing that I’ve noticed in Japan is that
that if there is a popular place to eat people
will queue up for a long time they’re patient
I think that’s a pudding place I did read that
there is a famous pudding place around here that’s
probably it and now we’re just making our way to
uh Park which is one of the other attractions
to see I think it’s only like a 10 minute
walk not far at all so I forgot to mention how we
arrived here you can get a train the bullet train
from Tokyo to another city nearby and then from
there there is a bus but we missed the last bus
the last bus is at 3:40 I think p.m. I check
that out tooro I think that is I’ve seen that
anime before yeah so we missed that bus and we
had to get a taxi the taxi was like $135 but it
is an hour away some interesting Foods Japan
always has a bunch of things that I’ve never
seen before those are like potatoes you can
get the fluffy do not sure how you pronounce
it I remember this character too we’ve seen a
few animes yeah yeah we’ve seen a lot of the
studio gibi animes and we love them yeah
I think this is the lady from Spirited
Away the famous one now we watched this one
how’s moving castle Yeah Yeah with the fire
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mhm ah so I saw a video of this
place where they buy all the eggs
in the hot spring water cool idea in the little
baskets so it’s pretty cool
as you’re walking around cuz
you can still see the steaming
boiling hot water really flowing
here so I think that this is the entrance to
the park already Soo so we’re going to try out
the the foot warming B this one looks even
cooler than the ones in the main Town Main
Center real hot yeah I don’t know what
temperature that is what do you think
car 35 or something may more more yes you
can see the water is just coming down here
everything’s steamy it’s a
good idea that they did this
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yeah so we got those little foot towels from the
place that we’re staying I think they also have
like bath robes there for the onson that we can
take when we go got the steamy waterfall little
waterfall so it’s somewhere around here where they
have one of the main big public Hot Springs which
I think we’re going to come to tonight certainly
a different kind of Park oh yeah it’s really cool
the contrast of the snow and then Steam and hot
water it’s really amazing yeah that’s basically
why we loved Iceland when we went to Iceland in
the winter because of the same kind of contrast
so there’s actually like multiple areas where
I think you can put your feet in look at the
animal over there is that a real any is it real
yeah I thought he was a I thought he was like
a stuffed anal but moving looking over what is
that though I wish I had my camera here [Music]
I don’t think this one’s so nice and warm no
definitely not this may be the first time that
I see like a frozen lake really yeah I don’t think
I’ve seen it before yeah I don’t think we saw that
in Iceland I think the water was always like
well flowing not frozen it’s beautiful around
here big Forest Area so there are walking trails
in the park as well where you can walk through
the forest seems like they clear up the snow
pretty good so you can go for winter walks
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so we just came into this store they gave us
this kind of sweet hair has like a red bean
paste inside interesting he also gave us some
green tea you going to buy one yeah this one is
really good I think it’s matcha yeah probably
but the texture is very different like soft
yeah spongy so you got all different kinds here so
we might get a box like this 1,400 the tea is also
matcha tea too I always really like matcha tea
so I think today instead of going to an actual
restaurant we’re just going to buy things that
we can eat straight away take out so this is a
dumpling Place probably get some pork dumplings
so we just got one dumpling each it’s 350 only got
one cuz we’re going to try out some other things
you like it some other things in there it’s not
just pork is it no it’s pork and veget vegetables
onions or something like that yeah I can taste
onions it’s nice yeah it’s nice nice little snack
hello uh one fish 900 900 I pay here pay you
all okay never had a fish like this before
smells great though how much was it 900 okay
I love fish so yeah really good what is all
that looks like eggs I don’t know it’s nice
and crispy though salty salty fish taste I think
I like the dumplings more yeah so we’re going to
head to this little restaurant now just get the
takeouts need Google translate though I might
just get the skewers so it seems that in here we
have to order from this menu Google Translate to
the rescue and the translation is good um yeah
I think so enough yeah yeah enough I got this
one but I don’t know if I put the money before
I think I saw people put money in first thousand
yeah please wait outside the store okay thank you
okay thank you it it will beat make a sound okay
thank you so we got a bunch of different things
each one is 300 so they’re all the same price so
I think we’re going to get our drinks from the
vending machine we’ve never done that before
probably got a milk tea 140 you going to get
that green tea yeah this one same price so that’s
funny this is hot it’s hot tea it’s actually
really hot it’s hard to hold yours is more like
warm yeah yeah Mine mine’s really hot look
I guess they must be heated the entire time
is that us beeping yeah okay thank you very much
okay thank you so I got two orders of the chicken
skewers and also this pork thing that I never
really had before I got the cheese balls what is
that it’s something called Machi it’s a Japanese
thing and it’s made from rice m Mo yeah steaming
too very strong black pepper taste real nice
though how’s your cheese really good very creamy
taste the black pepper it has loads it’s tasty
very nice the mai it looks like cheese but I
thought it was cheese I don’t think so like a very
gooey rice pudding or cake I don’t know but there
is a sauce on top but it’s salty not not a sweet
thing yeah it’s basically like a crispy mini pork
dumpling it’s only a thin layer on the outside
though pretty much the whole thing is spk I
really like it though I think I prefer this more
than the chicken which was already delicious
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so we’re going for the private Spa experience
now otak noou I and that’s one of the famous
ones here so we did make a reservation here
before we passed through here so we’re in our
private room this is 6,400 for the hour
that’s for all of us so yeah really good
price I thought it’d be more and it’s bigger
than I thought so this is all ours through
here you have the to toilet got the sink and
even got like a scale to weigh yourself see
how much weight you’ve lost and then it’s in
here nice and cozy yeah very cold how’s the
temperature it’s good I was expecting it to be
hotter it’s more comfortable than I saw [Music]
so I’m not sure how hot it is in here
maybe 35 40° it’s nice though it’s it’s
bearable have you guys been in a like a hot
spring before no no actually never no just on
normal the steam room yeah Ste getting real
steamed up yeah so we’re not last in very long
yeah like uh how long each time 6 7even minutes
yeah yeah and then we’re out so I read that out
of the top 10 onon towns in Japan this is the
only one where the water is acidic and some
people say that you get even more health benefits
because of that the acidity if you have like skin
ailments things like that how are you feeling 10
years younger looking 10 years younger [Music]
easy so we’re now going to watch a um mommy
demonstration which is a centuries old uh
method that they would use to cool down the hot
spring water in the past and they still show you
how to do it I think it’s in this building
here hello uh four people pay card cash okay
2,800
okay all right so I read that it’s
best to be head on maybe here then
so it’s 700 per person I think it’s what
20 30 minutes yeah 20 minutes [Music]
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so it is night time now and we’re going to
show you you Baki in the dark it’s still
not Pitch whack yet but you can already see the
lights the purple lights back there completely
different and obviously with it being colder
it’s just way way way more steamy it’s almost
spooky looking yeah like Halloween F yeah it
is like Halloween especially with the lantern
there litting up incredible really unusual
so we’re going to make our way back to the
park cuz we’re also going to go to the hot
spring there see how it is man it really is
spooky the way yeah I can’t see anything
at all we came here yesterday but it
wasn’t like this wasn’t this steamy what
the hell looks like we’re in a a sauna
so they even have the lights on this side
too starting to rain now yeah did say that
it might snow that would be pretty cool too
I don’t know better than rain that’s for sure
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wow the the park is looking in saying too like
just as spooky so this is where we dipped our
feet this morning pink light crazy there’s
no one around at night so I think all those
people that we saw during the day a lot of
them do come on the day trips a lot of the
stores closed too so in the hot spring now
that we’re going to it’s separated so we’re
not going to be in the same one especially cuz
you uh yeah you get naked with the strangers
they’re not going to let men men and women
together I think on the Fridays it’s mixed
and then you have to go in your swimwear but
it’s not a Friday today so yeah we’re going
to be separate yeah so time to get naked
with a bunch of Japanese people exciting
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so that was really nice I ended up spending about
40 minutes in there was a really big area how
did yours go it was really cool I was the only
Foreigner there but it was fine and uh I think I
almost fainted once too hot yeah it’s really hot
so when I stood up I was like oh but but I liked
it and yeah with the cold weather weather outside
it’s really good yeah and check this out now I
don’t know if you can see on the camera it’s so
dark but it’s snowing like crazy oh yeah you can
definitely see that there snowing big time so it
was amazing when we were set in the the hot spring
the snow the steam the heat the cold the battle
of the the elements oh and also it’s I think it’s
important to mention that the ense here are tattoo
friendly so that’s something that we we search Ed
about uh this place before and that’s also why
we decided to come here we don’t even have that
many tattoos but there are some that don’t accept
any at all yeah this really is amazing so bizarre
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so Carl said this has been her best
snowing experience ever yes ever cuz
it’s really beautiful with the temple
and just everything here this team it’s
really amazing yeah it might actually be the
nicest snow I’ve ever seen because of the
setting hope it looks okay on
the camera cuz it’s so dark
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so that’s going to be it here from kusatsu really
enjoyed this place it might be my favorite place
on the trip so far it is a destination just for
a quick trip though in about 2 days you can see
pretty much everything and that’s even going
at a relaxed pace but there are other things
you can do in the area as we mentioned you can
ski things like that that would be pretty cool
doing skiing and then after being a able to
come to a place like this and relaxing in the
hot springs and in the next video we’re going to
be getting on the bullet train back to Tokyo and
we’ll be doing some more things around there
and hopefully the cherry blossom season will
have started so it will be extra beautiful if you
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Hello👋really like the video well informed thank you❤ I might visit😊 from mara👋👩🦼💃
Chris is such a gentleman wiping off Carol's feet. What a cute couple
Thanks for amazing videos from Japan, it looks like a great place to visit, the people seem very respectful and quiet. Safe travels
Lovely music 😊❤😊
Interesting location! The private hot spring looks so relaxing! Does your skin smell of sulfur after the bath?
Absolutely perfect time to be there. . . :>/
almost may and what we have; global warming!!??😃
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What a beautiful places in Japan thanks for sharing your video take care bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Was it a little weird being in a hot tub with your parents ? lol
I always watch your videos. Interesting contents. I wish I can go to Kusatso Onsen in the future. It reminds me of Yellowstone hot springs in Wyoming.😊
Absolutely magical. I loved my time in Japan, such a beautiful country. Thank you for sharing such an amazing video. Special!
23:49 Oh, did you wash every inch of your body before entering? Swimsuits are not allowed to be worn in any hot springs because they are unhygienic. If you enter the bathtub in a Swimsuits, the water will quickly become cloudy with dust, debris, and detergent residue.
Every tourist picks up similar places and makes a video of them rushing around. However, your videos featuring Kusatsu are really wonderful. I think this is worth it.
16:26 カモシカですね。日本の特別天然記念物です。
Japan in the winter seems pleasant! You’re in a sweatshirt so must be comfortable temperature. Seems like a lot is affordable even if the lodging isn’t cheap. Good food, beautiful nature
The variety of places that you have visited is amazing. You were just recently in Namibia, landscapes so barren and hot, and, now this.
I love seeing the snow. Great video🤗
The battle of the elements, indeed. Spooky and majestic! Ha
The snow falling between the trees was just wonderful. I could watch that all day. This was a great video!👍♥️
SO EXPERIMENTAL WITH FOOD…LOL CHEERS LOVELY VID.. Sorry caps…
ASSISTI O VIDEO E CURTIR PRINT ❤❤❤
Bom dia tudo bem ❤❤❤
Fantasic vlog ..loved every bit of it❤
Amazing! We went to Japan last year. Definitely a place to come back to explore more.
Spectacular place! Wonderful and as always thank you for sharing your travels.
I was in line at TJ Max today and met a Brazilian who moved here 5 years ago she is an actress and singer. I'm going to see her next month on stage 😁 I said bon dia. I hope that was ok because I only know Portuguese a little
I just lost my dad late last year and I am loving your Travel Vlogs with your parents. Keep making memories, best wishes!❤
Very beautiful, great video
Awesome. Next stop snow monkeys?
0:33: ❄️ Exploring a traditional onsen town in Japan during snowfall.
4:37: 🌋 Unique hot spring experience in Japan's Town Center with steamy volcanic water
8:33: ❄️ Exploring a historic shrine in a snowy Japanese town.
14:06: 🌊 Exploring unique foot warming areas and public hot springs in a Japanese park.
19:59: 🍱 Exploring local cuisine in Japan, using Google Translate to order takeout from a restaurant.
25:06: 🌊 Traditional Japanese method of cooling hot spring water with acidic properties for enhanced health benefits.
31:27: ♨️ Unique experience at a traditional Japanese hot spring amidst snowfall
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This was great video, thanks. The best we have seen😊 of a vlog from Japan. Fantastic filming and a beautiful interesting place. 😊