Kaga Onsen Trip | Staying at Hoshino Resorts Kai Kaga

I don't know if you could tell in my Kanazawa video, but traveling in Kanazawa can be tiring. There's a lot of walking. So we decided to head out to Kaga Onsen for a night. Kaga Onsen is a small area in Ishikawa Prefecture, just a short express train from Kanazawa. The town is built on the Yamashiro hot spring and has a few ryokans in the area. It's a small town, the station is very local, although they are building a shinkansen stop here since the area's gotten a lot more popular recently with travelers. To be honest, there's not a whole lot to do here, but that's often the case in these onsen towns as the purpose is to go to relax at the ryokan itself. We did walk around a little bit and checked out the area, tried an onsen tamago or hot spring egg, and then we decided to go back and settle in. Hoshino Resorts is arguably the most famous ryokan company in Japan and I'm a fan of their Kai brand. I've stayed at Kai locations in Hakone and Ico before, and this was my third experience with them. Kai Kaga. It was why we decided to visit the area in the first place. So one of the cool things about Kai is that they bring out the local culture and utilize it in a modern way. A lot of the decor, the fabric, and ceramics in the rooms and around the resort were all from the Kaga area, and as usual, they look great. We didn't get a room with a private onsen bath this time around, but the main one was pretty empty. Empty enough where I could get some video. The best part though was dinner. Because the area is famous for crab, dinner was a crab kaiseki course that was just so good. After that incredible dinner, the staff put on a little show. This one was a lion dance that is from Kaga. It's said to be a dying culture actually, so they decided to learn it and perform it so they could share it with their guests. Breakfast, more good food. The breakfast here was centered around a personal seafood nabe and everything was once again delicious. We went for another onsen bath and lounged around for a bit before heading back to the real world. What about you? Does this kind of ryokan stay appeal to you? I have some links in the description if you're interested, so check that out. Otherwise, thank you for watching, subscribe if you haven't yet, and I'll see you in the next one.