Kyoto is filled with so many amazing hidden spots!! (There's a ton of vids linked in the description box!!) - potential favorite: Fushimi Inari at night!! And if you love beautiful hidden areas, make sure to check out the once-hidden onsen town!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n2SXl7aPiLqnZKg.html **THIS WEEK: Kicking off a HUGE adventure with the Patreon Crew where YOU Choose this years next big adventure!!** Come join the fun!!

@TahitianBlissMeeBee

Жыл бұрын

i'm so happy to have found your channel!

To be honest, I'm most amazed by the old couple who recognized you after over a year and still remember you do videos. With all the people that come through you still stand out :)

@saphcal

Жыл бұрын

i mean hes not japanese so he does stick out a bit more, so im not too surprised.

@saphcal

Жыл бұрын

@@Digi123 the point is people native to japan wont see it that way. he doesnt look like them. thats not a bad thing, but it makes him easier to remember because he stands out.

Now, this is how I'd like to spend my day! Wandering the forest, finding hidden trails and secret shrines. I haven't been to Kyoto yet, but this is 100% on my to-do list when I get there. Absolutely gorgeous! And moss!!!😍

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

the best way to spend a day~

@ChrisP978

Жыл бұрын

Just need to avoid that unmarked death trail 🤣

Everything you captured such as beautiful green moss, wet ground and the stream down the path makes me realize how cold it was but also exciting adventure you went through! Little snow left on the ground makes amazing contact with the red torii gates too!😊✨

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

honestly such a great trip to go on!! 10/10 recommend this!!

@marisnaanjanikusumadewi4823

Жыл бұрын

So extremely

All the secrets, passageways, even hidden hikes, cities with history are so awesome

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

honestly love it~

When my friends and I visited Fushimi Inari in 2017 we found those trails by accident and just wandered around for hours exploring all of the little shrines and the bamboo forest, one of the highlights of the trip!

Norm you are getting me so excited about my trip in two weeks. My first time visiting Japan my friend and I explored some of the exact same places you showed in this video! We had no idea where we were going and just stumbled upon them. Your camera work really conveys the beauty of those places and reminds me of how special it felt being there.

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

I hope you have an absolutely spectacular trip!!! I am sure it will be!

@onebladeprop

Жыл бұрын

@@TokyoLens It was a spectacular trip!

Wow, Kyoto is more beautiful every time I see it! Also your guide was so knowledgeable! Thanks for taking us along Norm 🇯🇵

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming along for it~

Thank you for showing off the remarkable country that is Japan. I hope to take my parents on a trip there once I graduate from high school. ❤

Hidden places are just delightful, and give magical aura around them

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

truly~

The amount of information Akiko provided and all the curiosities from the different segments of the Fushimi Inari were a treat to learn about! Thanks for all the content

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! and thank you so much for being here~

Wow! What a beautiful area! I would love to see this with my own eyes some day. It’s magical places like these that have me completely enthralled by Japan and it’s culture. Also, so amazing to learn new customs from locals. I absolutely love opportunities like that! 😻 Thank you for sharing your amazing experience with us!

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for being here for it~

I did this trail accidentally back in 2019. It was my first visit to Fushimi Inari and the main path up with all the gates was absolutely packed with tourists. I stumbled across the entrance to the trail and decided to follow it up to the top. It was a very happy accident because the forest scenery and hidden shrines were beautiful and there were so few other people on the trail that it was probably the most alone (in a good way) I felt on the entire trip. By the time I made it to the top, most of the crowds had cleared out and I could take my time going back down through the popular Torii gate path, so I still got to experience that, too. Ultimately it turned out to be one of my favourite days of the whole trip. Couldn't recommend doing this more. But spiders... oh, the spiders... if you're arachnophobic at all, be warned (not an issue here, fortunately, but they're everywhere and huge).

@denizday7785

Жыл бұрын

This may not be helpful for you, but whenever I walk a trail with lots of spider webs, I try to find a stick with a few branches to wave in front of my face as I walk like a magic wand. It probably looks weird (not that there are many people around on webby trails to judge), but it cuts down on spider webs in your face by at least 90%!

Seeing the old couple still recognise Norm after a year, that was the best moment!

Amazing to see a secret passage to a popular spot!!!

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

loved it!

I just get an overwhelming feeling of peace when I see things like this. Would love to go one day. 🙏

These uploads keep magically lining up with my breaks at work and I absolutely love it 😂 The lesser known or “secret” parts of Kyoto have always been something I am super curious about. One of my favorite videos from you recently, keep up the great work man!

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

theres a whole extra set of videos in the description with even MORE hidden spots in Kyoto!!

I’ve decided to study japanese in kyoto for a year and this is definitely a place I'll be visiting during my studies! Such a beautiful place!!

My First time in Kyoto, I went on one of the trails that leads from the main path because it was stupidly busy. had an amazing peaceful hike by myself, while everyone else had to stop every for often for people taking photos. There seems to heaps of these trails and they are all surprisingly quiet and scenic compared to the main trail

I love how this video not only showcased the beautiful location you visited but also provided a deep cultural experience. That's so interesting that depending on what side you entered the gate from you also had to enter using the associated sides leg first

Stone and Moss make the perfect combinations for landscape aesthetic.

Many thanks Mr Norm, for giving those of us who can't travel, a glimpse into these magical places! 🙏✌️🙏

My daughter and I got to the bamboo forest very early in the morning. The trails where empty and we got got great pictures. We walked thru the neighbors and then over the Ashirama to see the monkeys. We had a really good lunch at a Buddhist restaurant run by a very friendly elderly couple. Then we walked up Fushimi Inari. It was a wonderful day.

@shannondore

Жыл бұрын

What a great experience. That sounds like the best day ever. You're so lucky!😊

Oh, such a beautiful place and beautiful customs and traditions. The bamboo forest is so magical place. I have to make the trip to Japan and Kyoto a reality someday!

Hidden hiking trail to Fushimi Inari?! This is what I am here for! Bamboo trial?? I've added this to my list. It's so hard to find stillness in Kyoto and this totally ticked that box for me.

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

honestly every part of this had me smiling inside and out~!

@kathrynlebda780

Жыл бұрын

I was smiling through this whole video too! I wish I had known about this trail when my sister was with me. She commented on how crowded Kyoto was at the time (this was like 10 years ago) and I wish I could have shown here this trail! And you saw the previous store owner! How magical!

Absolutely gorgeous hike! Thank you for sharing, Norm! Can't wait for the next adventure!

My friend, thank you so much for getting out there and sharing this with us. Truly, this is exactly something I needed, as I feel like in the past few years I lost all the energy and spirit for adventures. Truly an amazing video and thank you again. Wishing you all the best. :)

Absolutely gorgeous, fun, and Fushimi never ceases to be awe inspiring and awesome. I'm going to be all over that mountain. 😍 🎶 My excitement is so real. 14 days til I'm back in Tokyo, 20 til I'm in Kyoto again. Have a great week, Norm 💜✌🐦

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Fushimi is just the gift that keeps giving!! 14 DAYS?!?! you 100% KNOW that the studio is open for you right?

@KirstenReusch

Жыл бұрын

@@TokyoLens 🥳 🙃 secret insta DM messaged a bit ago with dates, but figured I'd contact once I was on the ground and settled 😆 trying not to bounce off the walls in anticipation

I can't explain how happy I get seeing you just overjoyed to hike there, exploring a new side of one of your favourite places. Way to go, Norm! ❤

Always a joy seeing new videos by you, Norm!

Fushimi Inari seems like a place you could explore for a week, and still find new hidden details and places.

I love it when you do these kinds of videos, japan just seems like a place out of a fantasy. Its really fun to learn new things about the customs and the shrines and hopefully i would be able to experience this myself one day. Thank you Norm for making these wonderful videos! Stay blessed!

Absolutely beautiful. These shrines are insane… your hiking vids are awesome, Norm!🎉

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! They're a ton of fun to make~

Thank you so much for this video! It was absolutely awesome to see this hidden gem of a trail! And that bamboo forest! WOW!

I felt like I was hiking together! Thank you for a amazing tour Norm!😆 Also, Akiko san is a wonderful guide!👍😊

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much Lemi!

Kyoto has been on my list for a decade. The stairs, the historical architecture, the other-worldly vibe…just so beautiful. Thanks for taking us through. ❤️

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

and its about 10,000% better when you get out of the main tourist areas to spots like this hidden trail!!

This was so beautiful!!! I'm definitely hiring her when I visit Kyoto! Thanks for such an awesome video. I love your joy in exploring.

I love the excitement with which you explore the country of Japan! I'm not certain I'll ever make to that part of the world, so I'm grateful to be able to see it through your eyes.

I went to Fushimi Inari shrine in december and it was amazing, I never knew about all the trails and small shrines around, now I want to go back🤣

This was another great video Norm. You are really capturing some essences of Japan and sharing it with so many of us. Thank you.

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

Michele, thank you so much for those kind words!!

I really do love these hidden away vidoes. Can't wait for the next one.

The hidden hike looks so fun!! Definitely my bucket list to check out the Magical Trip tour with Akiko~❤

This was so cool. Definitely know what's on my list the next time I make it back to Japan. :) Thanks for sharing the adventure today!

Norm! Keep it up legend, you never cease to bring the great content to us, and we always appreciate it, and you!

such a lovely video Norm. Also that tour guide was awesome! :D

I’m so happy to know there’s other trails at the shrine, AND a different bamboo forest, so I can get those bamboo forest shots and not have to worry about anxiety. 👌 📸 Definitely gonna look into Magical Trip tours!

Wow this was all so beautiful! Thank you so much for making such a great video of it!

What a wonderful vlog and a big reason I think you have the best channel on KZread. You continue to bring so many interesting topics and places to visit and in this particular one I feel like being there with you guys. My respect Norm from a fellow youtuber, keep it up!

I love it, torii gates, shrines, forest, thanks for new video Norm! 😃

Yay! More hidden Kyoto videos! Didn't know about this secret path through Fushimi Inari, but that bamboo grove looks amazing. Gotta try to find that when I'm finally in Kyoto in a few months!

I love these kind of videos, and the music you choose for them. Keep exploring Norm!

I finally had the chance to go there last week, and visit all of the hidden shrines around Fushimi Inari, there was nobody and it was magical. And I also ended up climbing to the summit by night, it was awesome. I took so many pictures~

Just seeing this brings back so many memories of my time at Fushimi Inari in 2016. Thanks for showing us, Norm!

Love how happy you get seeing new things!! Thank you for another great video!! ☺️

Absolutely beautiful!💯

So beautiful! I love this video, you keep adding to my “must see” Japan itinerary! Thanks Norm! 😁

It was so fun to see you be the one shown around for a change! Especially with Akiko being such a wonderful guide! 🤩

Absolutely magical and your choice of music almost got me crying with how beautiful everything was lol. Really hope I get a chance to visit someday!

Another Amazing Video !!!

This is amazing! Really want to spend lots more time in this area next time we go to Japan. It's just so fast and there's so much to see in and around Fushimi Inari! Thanks for sharing ☺️

A stunning behind the scenes look at Japan. Their culture is so deep and old. Thank you for a most memorable experience. Your lady friend is an encyclopedia of cultural gems. I loved her willingness to share her knowledge. Well done Sir! 👍❤️

Oh man, this is so cool! And I love how excited you get about this stuff. I need to remember to approach the world with a little bit of wonder just like you, Norm.

Another great video, thank you for taking us with you on these adventures!

What a beautiful place. You’re videos are always so fun and calming.

Thank you so much for another awesome video, I am just blown away by all the cool hidden trails, it would be somewhere you would want to get lost in and take a picnic so beautiful. I love the vibrancy of the moss in particular and all the nature, I love the you have overstayed your welcome analogies! Can't wait to explore this place. Keep up the good work! Cat

Great video as always Norm , makes me miss it even more can't wait to head back!

Great video as always, good job 👍👏👍

Your excitement for this visit radiated through the video! Thank you for the awesome trip today!!!

Another beautiful video, and I loved learning all the little things (how to enter the torii, the red clay used for coloring them, the ochazuke hint)! Thanks, Norm!

@TokyoLens

Жыл бұрын

honestly was such a learning experience for me! loved it~

Just beautiful, nature loving people know how amazing is the feeling being in a forest, love it

Always enjoy watching the hiking around the more hidden or unknown paths during dinner. So cool to find out back paths like these exist around these well known tourist spots.

YES 🙌🏻 I LOVE FUSHIMI INARI TOO 😭 no matter how many people say that you can find similar one in other parts of japan, Fushimi Inari has that special ambience, especially if you go early in the morning. When the morning sun hits some parts of its area, it’s just so beautiful and peaceful

Moss covered shrines and a walk amongst the bamboo giants. Gorgeous!

Just read an article in the Japan Times about Kei Ito who is refurbishing the Ito Shinzo trail linking Toyama and Nagano prefectures and thought of you. Got home from my walk and got this video. Perfect timing. Check it out cause I know you don’t have enough adventures planned!!!! Thanks for the fun.

This looks so amazing! I love inset what the other hidden areas look like too.

Beautiful Video. I hope to go to Japan one day. Keep up the amazing work!!

I've been to that area which you called the power spot. I just gravitated to it because I like wandering in cemeteries when I can. There are many hidden gems in Kyoto city for tourists to discover much less Kyoto prefecture.

I've noticed the music is always so fitting in your videos, really creates a sense of wonder and beauty.

Another exciting and fun adventure. Cheers Norm!

This was absolutely magnificent! Such phenomenal beautiful sacred places, thank you so much for sharing these 😊

What an amazing guide, perfect fit for a Tokyo Lens video, she had very positive happy vibes and a lot of amazing tidbits. I actually learned a few new things about Japan in this video including now how to properly enter a tori gate.

This is an absolutely beautiful area. Fushimi Inari is already great but love the magic of hidden shrines and bamboo forests

I'm late, but I just wanted to say that this video was absolutely incredible to watch. Seeing the "secret side" of Japan's most famous shrine was fantastic. The sights were great, and Akiko was such an amazing tour guide. She knows her stuff and deserves all of the praise. Great video, Norm, and thanks for continuously amazing me with all of your content. Makes me want to go back to Japan EVEN MORE, if that's even possible! I share your feelings about Japan, and one day, I'd love to go from Wakkanai to Okinawa.

Fushimi-inari was one of my highlights when exploring Kyoto. Fascinated with the endless amount of Torii

This is so awesome, I was in fushimi Inari in 2019 and I found myself in a very similar hiking trail by mistake, it was one of the most beautiful sites I’ve had the pleasure to behold, and I find myself going through the pictures every few months

Such an informative video this time, and am so thankful for Akiko sharing her knowledge with us all of these beautiful areas.

Awesome job bro.

Great tour with Akiko! Always nice to learn new things!

I took this trail back in 2018, so excited to see it again!

Fully teary eyed that's an amazing experience I hope to have one day I could feel the energy of the place and your excitement was my excitement 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Good morning! Always excited to see where you end up in your adventures and definitely love the hidden hikes! Maybe one day you can teach us all about the shrines? The customs, mannerisms, what each part symbolizes and such? I think it would be fascinating. 😊

I’ll be in Kyoto in two weeks! Looking forward to adventuring on these trails! Thanks for quality content Norm!

I went all the way to the top of Fushimi Inari a few years ago during summer and while I loved the journey, it really wiped me out for the day. So much to see and photograph.

Love love love lalalala love ur adventures!. Just astonishing how many trails ...and in the most random places. Lucky to have a guide to teach u and us!

Thanks Norm, My wife and I will be staying in Kyoto in 2 1/2 weeks with no real set itinerary, thanks for such a wonderful tour

Wow this video is amazing, I’m excited to visit Kyoto on June❣️😊❣️

This is such a beautiful video! Thank you so much for taking us trough your journey. I have the fortune of visiting Japan several times and I absolutely want to visit the place ❤

love the little treat at the end! I cant remember faces at all so its even more amazing to me.

Norm the Adventurer! It makes so much fun to watch all of your videos :D

Oh thank you so much for this video tour. I love watching Tokyo Lens and this is my favorite video so far. I may never be able to afford to come to Japan. It has been my dream for a long time. As the two of you walked through that beautiful forest, I felt as if I was there. The shrines, the trees, everything seems so refreshing. I will watch this video again and again. Thank you!