Name: [Episode 2] Hiking Yamadera in Yamagata ! (日本語字幕あり）山寺でハイキングしてきた!
Uploaded: 2024-05-06T02:43:29.000Z
Duration: 8 min 1 s
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- Hey guys, how's it going? It's Micaela!

And today, we are starting our trip at Koriyama Station

We are about to board the Shinkansen to Yonezawa

Yamagata Prefecture is known for having delicious rice,

Tohoku's largest sake brewing museum to have a taste.

can produce around 2000 large bottles of sake.

And there are currently 17 of the barrels

These particular barrels were used a hundred years ago,

so, a hundred years ago they were already mass producing

using the technology that they had during that time.

explains everything you need to know about sake brewing.

to tasting a variety of Toko Brewery's products.

After taking a tour around the facilities

and the dedication involved in making good sake,

I really feel like I appreciate good sake now.

In the evening we checked into a traditional Japanese Inn

called Gotenmori with perks like welcome nominee,

There are 12 different public baths accessible on rotation,

and the rooms are modern, stylish, and super cozy.

The rooms are nice, the baths are really great,

and the Kaiseki dinner is absolutely delicious.

We had two different types of Yonezawa beef

If you stay here, make sure you come on an empty stomach

in the morning we decided to stop by Waku-Waku Kan

for a Yonezawa Ori textile weaving activity.

are made carefully with attention to detail,

and throwing an activity like this into your itinerary

really forces you to slow down and relax.

Working on your woven fabric is like meditation

plus you can leave with a one of a kind textile piece

One of the best souvenirs you could possibly have.

For lunch, we decided to stop by Kura Obihachi

The restaurant still serves alcohol and craft beer,

but also, generous portions of a hardy lunch.

Trust me when I say you wanna work up an appetite

because it seems like everywhere we've gone so far,

All right, guys, now we're gonna head up to Yamadera

which is, as the name suggests, a temple in the mountains.

It looks absolutely gorgeous and picturesque

and then we're gonna go take a look and hopefully,

we're gonna see some of those amazing views as well.

Yamadera literally means mountain temple in Japanese,

and the temple grounds extend high up a steep mountainside.

But there are plenty of places along the way

So, don't let that scare you from coming here.

- [Guide] If you rub the place you want to improve,

it is believed he will answer your prayer.

I usually rub his head to have good brains.

- [Micaela] I guess I will touch the child.

- [Micaela] Yes. - [Guide] So, let's go inside.

we hired English speaking guides the Yamaderans