Japan’s Hidden Gems | 3-Day Off-the-Beaten-Path Itinerary in Rural Kansai
Once you get out of Kyoto-Osaka’s main tourist areas, it’s amazing how Japan seems to really come to life 🤗 I always recommend people to visit a more countryside, less tourist-dense destination when they come to Japan, so I’m super excited to show you.
This trip, I based myself out of The Fairfield by Marriott at Hyogo Kannabe Highland! I recommend basing yourself out of one of their many hotels across Japan, as they are all placed strategically in rural locations that serve as a great place to explore the surrounding countryside.
The Fairfield by Marriott Michi-no-Eki Project currently has 29 hotels in 14 different prefectures across Japan and the hotels are situated so that guests can embark on their own journey to discover the more unknown attractions unique to each region all while being near a roadside station.
The hotel’s concept is “Discover Hidden Gems Across Japan” or「未知なるニッポンをクエストしよう」
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Day 1
🌿 Take the limited express train from Osaka or Kyoto to Toyooka Station ⇒ Eat soba and explore Izushi Castle Town, check out the castle and Eirakukan ⇒ Check in to the Fairfield by Marriott at Hyogo Kannabe Highland ⇒ Dinner at a local restaurant (Shunsai Ryori Iwaki)
Day 2
🌿 Head over to Kinosaki Onsen and go up to Onsenji Temple, explore town and do a bath or footbath, eat lunch in town (OFF KINOSAKI) ⇒ Go to Kinoshita Sake Brewery and try some sake ⇒ grab a snack at Tango Jersey Farm ⇒ Dinner at a local restaurant (Kushibozu)
Day 3
🌿 Do a short hike at Hattan Waterfall ⇒ See the “Castle in the Sky” Takeda Castle Ruins ⇒ Check out the rock formations and caves at Genbudo Park and Museum ⇒ Head back
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Japan’s Hidden Gems | 3-Day Off-the-Beaten-Path Itinerary in Rural Kansai
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my next trip to Japan would be small towns
I love your travel/history vlogs, also, when you and Rachel get to be tourists! It looks so fun!
The rain is so nice. I wish it rained every day lol.
I live in osaka but man i want to move to inaka
Great info about the Michi-no-Eki option. I am much more interested in the countryside of Japan than the cities. Hope to see more of these in the future.
Maybe you could visit a Ni-shi-goi farm? (Koi fish hatchery)
Me and my friend just back from Tokyo and Kyoto, when we went to Kyoto we really enjoyed the onsen it was really relaxing.
you take us to a comfortable, waking dream place to write a realistic play of Madame Butterfly
the shot at 1:44 is incredible ☺️
LOVE off the beaten path videos! We’re planning a Hyogo/Okayama/Tottori roadtrip this coming spring. We’ve hit 26 of the 46 prefectures so trying to hit them all 🚙 ♥️
So beautiful there 🎐
I would love to check out some of these places on our next trip to Japan. Thanks for sharing your trip. The Marriott Fairfield looks like a perfect place for us to stay too❤️
Awesome video and countryside scenery and sites. Definitely would like this kind of trip to be included on my next visit to Japan and the Fairfield looks very inviting for sure 👍
Def would love to see more videos like this! I’ll be in Japan for the first time next week!
Wait… all of those Fairfield Inns in Japan are linked together by a concept??? I was wondering why Marriott would have hotels in such remote places. Could elaborate on the concept some more?
Thanks for coming along with me on this trip and thanks to Fairfield by Marriott for the opportunity~~ I really enjoyed getting to see a part of Japan I've never been to before!! I really love the concept of basing yourself out of a Michi-no-Eki, it's an ingenious way to have a good base in a more local area (but still with lots to do…!) of Japan!
Thanks!
One of my favorite things about traveling, is meeting random strangers and striking up a conversation.
I feel like the rate of cute small thing per trip is just so high in Japan. We also went to a random Soba shop in Nagasaki which turned out to be in the Michelin Guide, had the best soba I've ever had in my life, and was just this cozy mountain Forest place full of chill people. I really enjoy rural Japan.
Plus I feel like the castle in the sky is also great if you go there at night, if there are lights shining on it, because the mountain underneath will be dark, making it look like a shiny castle in the sky. Fuji Hachiman has one of these and it's amazing.
The only fear I have is the language barrier when traveling outside the tourist traps. I’m trying to learn Japanese with Duolingo which is probably not the best.
Off topic, but that red sweater looks so nice on you!
Great video. The town seems a great place to relax.
And thanks for another amazing video. You always bring a great energy to our days😊
I have zero desire to go to Kyoto. Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima. Those 3 cities and a ferry through the inland sea.