Deep in Rural Japan: 400-Year-Old Hidden Onsen & Candlelit Snow Village ⛄️ | Akita

Join us on a journey through Japan's beautiful winter scenery, featuring magical glowing snow huts and a bucket-list hidden hot spring!
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I stayed at "Tsurunoyu", a hidden hot spring in the Nyuto Onsen village of Akita Prefecture🌟 In the popular "Honjin" guest rooms, limited to just 5 rooms, you can spend a quiet time imagining the winters of the past. On a later day, I visited Akita again to stroll along the Samurai Manor Street in Kakunodate and explore the Yokote "Kamakura" (Snow Hut) Festival. The glowing snow huts at night were fantastically beautiful.

00:00 Opening
00:38 Bucket-List Hidden Onsen "Tsurunoyu"
07:35 Cozy Traditional Dinner by the Irori Hearth
11:07 Scenic Drive Around Lake Tazawa
16:20 A Short Stroll in Kakunodate Samurai District
19:22 Heading to the Magical Yokote "Kamakura" Snow Festival