日本東北地區追雪之旅 Vog.1 出發！仙台、山形 ｜大和 ROYNET 飯店 山形站前 | 仙台APA飯店 | 仙台名物 利久牛舌 | 豐烈神社 | 霞城公園 | 御殿堰 | 十一屋

日本東北地區追雪之旅 Vog.1 出發！仙台、山形 ｜大和 ROYNET 飯店 山形站前 | 仙台APA飯店 | 仙台名物 利久牛舌 | 豐烈神社 | 霞城公園 | 御殿堰 | 十一屋

On the first day of March 2025, we embarked on the journey we had been looking forward to the most in our lives. We are heading to Sendai. The plan is to visit Zao Onsen to see the snow and ice-covered trees. We also plan to stay at the Noto-ya Inn in Ginzan Onsen and listen to the sound of snow falling. We hope to see the beautiful snowy landscape. It’s so exciting to be on Starry Sky Airlines’ new plane! We’re off~~ Yay! The ritual of an in-flight meal is a must! (Homemade small hamburgers) My meal is baked chicken with potatoes. This way of eating is actually quite good. The other one is the signature Hutong grilled meat. We think the meals on Starry Sky Airlines are relatively more refined. I sneaked a bite of my husband’s food. Cheers! The must-try cocktail on Starry Sky Airlines is “Azure Sky.” Cheers! It’s the best to travel abroad with good friends! I’m starting to feel like we’re heading to the snowy country. At Sendai Airport, there is a 3D sculpture of a painting by master Otomo Katsuhiro. This is Raijin! Raijin sitting on a lion. Sendai Airport has a passage directly leading to the train station. Only one line of train goes to the city center. You don’t have to worry about taking the wrong train, it’s super convenient. It’s a shame that the tourist information center doesn’t have a souvenir stamp. I’ll just take a photo with the dinosaur doctor. We started looking for our hotel’s location. Tonight we’re staying at APA Hotel near the station. This chain hotel is known for being convenient, innovative, and affordable. Let’s take a look at the room. Turning on the lights~ Wow! It’s so small! Clean and beautiful decoration. They were generous with the TV! It’s so big. The yukata is in the drawer. Tea bags, coffee, and paper cups. They provided two bottles of water. A small refrigerator. It’s frosted glass. Let’s check out the bathroom. A modular bathroom, with a small bathtub. A bidet toilet. After checking in, we went out to find food. Of course, the first thing we want to eat in Sendai is the famous beef tongue dish. So we went to the well-known chain, Rikyu. We were lucky and didn’t have to wait in line to get in. We found there were grilled beef tongue and beef tongue hot pot sets. Cheers~ The hot pot in the set is sukiyaki. The meat in the hot pot is replaced with thinly sliced beef tongue. The beef tongue is sliced very thinly. The rice comes in a huge bowl! Look! The egg is so fresh! Raw egg is an important dipping sauce for sukiyaki. Beat the egg and add soy sauce. Shichimi (seven-spice powder). The dipping sauce is ready. Mmm~ It’s so chewy~ Beef tongue like this is really delicious! Especially on a cold winter night. It’s really hard to stop eating. There’s also the thick-cut grilled beef tongue. Compared to the thin slices of beef tongue in the hot pot, the meat is much thicker. This one is even more satisfying to eat. So happy~ After eating, we went to explore the nearby shopping street. We found some interesting gachapon (capsule toys). This wooden “karakuri” doll is a specialty item from the Tohoku region of Japan. I got the most famous “Nariko” doll. So cute! It’s made of cloth! Let’s try one more. A 300 yen fish! Is it a salmon? What fish is this~? It must be this one, right? It’s a tuna! It’s made of cloth! So cute! A little fish~ Japanese crepes are different from the ones in Taiwan. Besides the different fillings, the biggest difference is the crepe itself. Japanese ones have a soft crepe. This is ice cream! Bought one as a dessert after the meal. It smells so vanilla! Super sweet! It’s best to eat it together! Eating just the filling inside is a bit too rich! Super sweet. It’s best to eat it together! Wow! It’s so cold. Full and satisfied, time to go back to the hotel and sleep~ The second day of this trip. We need to travel from Sendai to Yamagata. You can take either a train or an express bus to get there. The express bus station is at platform 22, in front of Sendai station. Surprisingly, there are lots of departures. It’s very popular! Many people are in line. If you have large luggage, you need to open the bus’s luggage compartment by yourself. Once you’ve stored the luggage, close it yourself. The travel time is about an hour. Let’s go~ It’s the perfect time to have breakfast on the bus. Gradually heading towards the mountainous area. I can already see the snow-covered mountains in the distance. The winter sunlight is so pleasant. Actually, we arrived pretty quickly. The drop-off location is right next to our hotel. Today we are staying at the Daiwa Roynet Hotel in front of Yamagata Station. We went up to store our luggage and took a look at the room. The room is quite deep. This hotel provided us with a really nice experience. The room is larger than usual. Convenient location, and the accommodation fee is affordable. The staff is friendly, and we could check in at 2 PM. There’s a nice-sized desk for work. They provided bottled water. In the small cupboard, there’s a kettle and cups. There’s information about the hotel and a mini fridge in the drawer. A dedicated space for hanging clothes. The bathroom is separated into dry and wet areas. The bathroom is as spacious as the room! 😆 Washbasin. The bathroom is actually quite spacious. It’s rare to see such a large bathroom in a budget hotel. Also, there are amenities available in the hotel lobby for guests to take. What’s special is this set. A toiletry set and slippers for children. There are also some other unique amenities. After settling the luggage, we walked to Kajo Park. On the way, we found a store selling roasted sweet potatoes. Super sweet! So delicious! Really tasty. The bigger ones should taste even better! It’s so good! Bought 2 more. We passed by Furei Shrine on the way. This shrine is also quite well-known in Yamagata. It has a golden dragon! It’s frozen, so there’s no water. The water basin is not in use during winter. Let’s draw a fortune slip from the God of Wealth. Let’s see how my fortune is this year. Let me open it. Be careful when opening it, there’s a little souvenir inside so it doesn’t fall out. Middle fortune – it’s okay, you’ll have money. Oh no, I was hoping for more money 😆. Looks like my fortune this year is just average. Let me translate the fortune slip using my phone. It says there will be unexpected wealth, and to be grateful and make good use of it. My husband says he wants to draw one too~ Great fortune! His is even better than mine~ The lucky charm is a frog decoration! Wow, we have so many of these at home! 😆 I thought there was a bird hatching an egg on its head. We finally arrived! (Kajo Park) Overthinking… we’re almost there, okay? The bronze statue of Mogami Yoshiaki. This place is great! There’s no one here 😆 There’s still some snow on the ground to play with. The cherry blossom trees are full of buds. This Yamagata Castle used to be the largest castle in the Tohoku region. It was originally built in 1357. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the stronghold of the Yamagata feudal lord. Over time, it was damaged and neglected. This led to the castle’s downfall. Much of what you see today was rebuilt and restored starting in 1986. My husband says the gate smells like cypress wood (I can’t tell). The bronze statue of Mogami Yoshiaki, the brave general. He was a famous military commander who was active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period. He was the uncle of Date Masamune, the one-eyed dragon. This statue is really handsome! Inside Kajo Park, there’s a modern cultural landmark to visit. Wow! This place is so cool! The Yamagata City Local Museum. Originally called Seikokan, it was the county hospital of Yamagata in 1878. Doesn’t it look like Dr. Mackay? 😆 (Foreigners used to have this look back in the day.) This building is the finest example of a Western-style structure from the Meiji era. It was designated as an Important Cultural Property in December 1966. Now, it’s a museum that you can visit. And it’s free! There are several commemorative stamps you can collect inside. Oh~ so beautiful! Yamagata City Local Museum Mogami Yoshiaki and the Yamagata Castle ruins Yamagata Local Museum One of Japan’s Top 100 Famous Castles, No. 10 Yamagata Castle It’s so beautiful during cherry blossom season! It really is beautiful Right now, there are a lot of cultural artifacts on display inside But a large portion of them are prohibited from photography We tried to capture the ones we could photograph There’s no issue with photographing the exterior of the building It’s a very unique circular building The tower in the middle lets you go up to the second floor The second floor allows photos, showcasing the building’s materials and some parts Transportation methods from that era How did they fit into such a small space? Leaving Yamagata Castle Park Walking towards Goten-zeki Goten-zeki This is a dam built in 1624 by the lord of Yamagata Castle Used for the people’s daily life and agricultural water It’s now developed into a cultural and creative shopping street There’s a supermarket! I always want to browse when I see a supermarket They even have locusts cooked in sweet syrup! 😱 The fried food looks good! Let’s buy some to eat Yonezawa beef croquette It’s delicious So heavy! The fried meat skewers are quite heavy So much meat on it It’s quite tender Is this pork? It should be pork! Doesn’t taste like beef This one’s only 200 yen each The seasoning is nice, and it’s not expensive, very affordable Delicious! So heavy We found a restaurant here to eat (Juuichi-ya) Got caught acting silly! 😆 This restaurant sells both meals and souvenirs The fortune slip from the shrine earlier said The food that will bring me good fortune is pork cutlet Struggling to decide on the order… In the end, I ordered the steak I wanted to eat 😆 (People aren’t poor for no reason…😆) I think this might be garlic? Huh?!? No? This tastes very garlicy Oh no! The sauce tastes really garlicky! My expression isn’t quite right… The meat’s good… but… garlic Can I just eat the meat? This sauce is not for me Oh no! I ended up ordering the garlic sauce steak Giving it to my husband The meat’s good! But I can’t stand the sauce My husband ordered the hamburger steak It looks very refreshing in taste Hmm… this is good That meat (the steak) is good, but I can’t stand the sauce (I just don’t like garlic) Cheers~ The apple juice is delicious Vegetable soup that comes with the set meal Onion There’s a small flower inside This is… wheat gluten Grilled eggplant The yuzu-flavored sauce and daikon radish puree make the hamburger steak taste very refreshing It has a very elegant flavor It’s quite different from the usual Japanese hamburger steak flavor It’s quite special and also very delicious That’s all for today~ Tomorrow we’ll be heading to Zao Onsen

[ 25年3月1日 ]
這次我們要到日本的東北地區追雪！第一站是仙台與山形～
走！跟著我們一起去逛逛～

章節
0:00 intro
0:20 出發！前往仙台
4:46 仙台APA飯店 開箱
6:07 仙台名物 利久牛舌
10:44 前往山形 怎麼搭乘高速巴士
12:33 大和 ROYNET 飯店 山形站前 開箱
14:24 豐烈神社、霞城公園
19:59 山形鄉土館 濟生館
24:06 御殿堰
26:03 十一屋