I take a trip to the mountians outside Tokyo for a one day escape from urban life. It was nice to get out of the city, however brief. I got back in touch with the non-metrosexual manside by grilling meat over hot coals and having a warm schvitz. I wish I could do this every weekend, but sadly life in Tokyo is mostly working for the man.
For those curious about costs and such:
Log Cabin: 5,000 yen (Per person, cabin sizes range from one person to groups of 6)
Bar-b-que Rental: 2,000 yen (including charcoal)
Train ticket: 2,600 yen one way (depends on which train though)
Bus: 620 yen one way
Onsen: 500 yen
Groceries: 3,000 yen
Charring meat: Priceless
English Ok. Pets Ok. But you must return the cabin to the state you found it in. I highly recommend this for families, especially if you can drive. Using public transport was a bit of a pain in the ass, and limits your options if you are staying for more than one night.
***Also, just a reminder I'll be broadcasting live on BlogTV Wed and Thursday at around 11am Tokyo Time. My guest on Thursday will be Mike from the K-1 kickboxing video. He is back in town for work and will stop by to discuss readjusting to his new life Los Angeles after 20 years living in Tokyo. Should be a really fun time. Check out the webpage for info, and a time countdown to when the broadcast airs in your neck of the woods if you are confused by time zones.
http://blogtv.com/people/tokyocooney
Seriously... check it out.
Music:
"Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - Flat & Scruggs
"Gotta Travel On" - Billy Grammer
"Overland Blues" - The Yoshida Brothers
"Bloody Mary Morning" - Willie Nelson
カテゴリー :Travel & Events
投稿日 :2008-09-23
更新日 :2008-09-24
投稿者 :tokyocooney
評価 :4.92
表示回数 :3969
タグ :bar-b-que, bus, imaiichi, is, japan, master, meat, nikko, sausage, tokyo, tokyocooney, trains, travel, village, woodsman
コメント：
Archronos1 2008-09-24
pintsallround, i didn't look at the video description, thats why i asked. It was a mistake. Humans do that and its not 'dumb'. 'Dumb' would be me looking and the description and then asking how much it cost him. Don't take it out on other people because its your time of the month buddy.
AzNxBuddha 2008-09-24
cool. nice video
SumAznKid215 2008-09-24
You should be our new American Movie Announcer Guy, since our last one died :/
Great Video dude, plan on going to tokyo in the summer 09
Toniaisawesome 2008-09-24
I miss the vending machines in the middle of now where :(
DevSully 2008-09-24
the better question is why is there a vending machine in the middle of nowhere?
liveinsummer 2008-09-24
HILARIOUS, glad you had fun :)
afronathan 2008-09-24
haha lol at the vending frog, the life in the country eh
FinalRespect 2008-09-24
LOL that is awesome
xpo147 2008-09-24
Way to represent USA and grillin a feast!
xdylanw 2008-09-24
So the bus system is like American toll booths.
ccr1965 2008-09-24
Great Vlog Kevin. Nikko is a nice place to visit. That winding mountain road going up to that famous temple is pretty wild. I told the bus driver "great driving" when we got there.
Enjoyed your video as always. Can't wait until the next one
andyfnet 2008-09-24
Nice video, but you need a girl!
eliothead 2008-09-24
I googled for 'Okorogawa (Little Come River).' It is said that the name was taken from some 13th century Japanese poetry which described this village as 'a place where a small river runs thru'.
engbouland 2008-09-24
frogs ftw :)
I love your vids. keep em chics clean plz
hhanyu 2008-09-24
I like the countryside. It reminds me of my hometown. I would swim if there was nobody except me in the onsen. I dont eat meats much, but I wanted to see grilled meats ready to eat. I, with malnutrition, need to be satisfied with my appetite visually.
thepngster 2008-09-24
mate love the vids but yeh i think maybe some more companionship might be in order
JasonsinJapan 2008-09-24
that is so where I live all the time. :)
Except that the nearest big city is Hiroshima, not Tokyo, and it's 3.5 hours away.
And I'm curious - do people send you emails asking you to dance in your vids? Do people want to see your skinny ass gyrating across screen?? :P
Great vid as always!
SwtMsT 2008-09-24
I just pictured that truck next to a big 18 wheeler...
cute frog too ^^
EgolandTed 2008-09-24
Dude!!
you bought a f*cking camera into an onsen!!
NOOOOOOOOOO!
very bad!
You must relinquish your gaijin card for that one.
HypnoSurf22 2008-09-24
really nice vid. nikko looks beautiful. did you see any osarusans?
GingerGentleman 2008-09-24
thanks for the vids, awesome once more ^^ Got the holiday feeling just watching it, love the music you use in the background, keep doing your thing!
MidnightM3 2008-09-24
Cooney where are all your nice Japanese chics? Lets see some more of the native Nihonjin friends too~... no more Tokyo Sam & dudes. =).
corpsevalentine 2008-09-24
trees!
hayatotheninja 2008-09-24
My co-worker and I were talking about it earlier tonight: Everything tastes better BBQed.
Tipio16 2008-09-24
You really need to find yourself a girl dude. I bet that that place its a lot funner with some pu.... you know. Great video!