Solo Hiking Japan's Most Legendary Trail | The Nakasendo [4K]

That night look gives me spirited away vibes

This video was gorgeous, i really want to do this hike now!

Hi Norm. Because of this video, my wife and I went to visit this amazing area of Japan 3 weeks ago and stayed in Magome-Juku for 2 nights and also hiked to Tsumago. That was the highlight of our trip and we will keep the memory for ever. Just came here to thank you for the amazing content . We felt the energy of this place as you express in this video. thank you

whats the title for the flute bgm?

I walked a section of the Nakasendo Trail this past spring. What a great experience! I highly recommend it to everyone. Thanks for the video :)

Jan 8, 2024, and I've been out sick with covid since 12/28. Your videos have been keeping entertained so far. Thank you, Norm! 😊😷

dude, I love these videos. The music, sounds and cinematography fill me with emotion. Wonder, desire, whimsey? I can’t pin point it, but great job Norm 😊

Beautiful, and very well chosen music. The very sounds accentuate your appreciation. Thanks for such beautiful and inspiring views! Keep em coming!

Would you recommend this trail now with all the current bear attacks around Japan?

Beer and Eggs breakfast of Champions.

Your excitement is so heart warming. Watching your videos gives me so much serotonin, such a good feeling ! Cant wait to vist Japan again with all your recommendations

I was so inspired by your video, I researched the Kiso Valley and made the trip last month, hiking between Magome and Tsumago with my children. It is incredibly beautiful, even more so in autumn with the red foliage. Thank you for introducing this place which has created wonderful memories for our family.

The last part (post bicycle) has concluded how magical that trail ia.

The amount of shots where you placed the camera from behind to catch you walking, you practically walked the entire trail twice in one go!

How many hours you hiked?
Do you know if its ok to hike by February? I am planning to do that next year! Thank you for this video. I will use this as reference. ❤

❤ thanks Norm for all the wonderful videos! I honestly feel like I’m in Japan with all of your amazing camera work and editing skills!

spray anti bear noted 📍

Out of curiosity, I couldn’t help wondering how many bear attacks happen in Japan? It just doesn’t seem like something that would happen in Japan. Doing a little bit of research it would appear that two people have been killed since April and there have been 158 attacks in 2023 alone. The reason seems to be that they are running out of natural food sources.

I need to start hiding a scooter at the top of my hikes

This is so beautiful. I just did an amazing hike in New York to see some leaves. Worth the climb up the mountain

日本人です。恥ずかしながら、初めて馬籠宿に訪れようとしています。
それで見つけたこちらの動画でした。ありがとうございます。

How is this trail during October? Im planning a trip to Japan next October and this is one of the things I really want to do

The birds looked like swallows not sparrows. So sad to see these towns empty & dying.

I absolutely love the way you presented this. Well done.

Man... that was a beautiful journey. Just recently followed but I've been binging all your videos and all the tiny apartments, this was a nice change of pace haha. Gotta do that trail one day.

The bear bells remind me of Pavlov's dog expirement.

I'm gonna do this trail next month ❤

I just did this on Wednesday and it was great! Thanks for inspiring my day trip out of Kyoto!! I ended up hiking both ways. But word of this hike has gotten out! There were quite a few foreign tourists later in the day! Just get there early and save exploring Magome for when you get back and you'll be virtually alone on the trail. I mean, aside from the bears 🐻 But I never saw any. Also, there is a tiny detour presently due to a landslide, but it leads you past two little waterfalls. The guy running the tea house at the pass is a hoot!

Awesome video. Your excitement about that hike is slowly convincing me to take a trip to Japan.

Why the Big F do I have to be born in shit place. The injustice

Loved this video man ❤

Loved this video man ❤

Such a beautiful video. I felt genuinely happy for Norm when he found the spot he remembered.

The atmosphere feels so peaceful 10/10 would visit

Fantastic video!! I love NHK for putting out videos like this. The excitement of the hiker is really cool!!!
Thank you everyone involved in this!!!!

Whenever im feeling depressed i come back to this video 🍃

I remember watching this while I was absolutely wrecked with a fever. Let's say the experience was absoluteley ethereal

I love the music choice on this one. Sounds like Valheim.

Was lucky enough to book a roykan in magome for the end of November :D Do you think fall leaves would still be plentiful around this time?

i think you need a partner, for at least ngen*ot on the way.

I've always wanted to go to Japan. I've always worked really hard since i was young teenager with huge focus on developing a strong ethic, but never afforded much more than basic necessities in my 36yrs of life.. "work smarter rather than harder" some might say, but i do that too, I'm a very skilled individual, possibly more skilled than many billionaires. It's just a simple lacking of monetary leverage and base capital that my upbringing didn't have which causes the perpetuation/depreciation of my position unlike if I had a greater monetary wealth starting point I'd be able to multiply that and do progressively better (rich get richer, poor get poorer - fact). That being said.. travel is impossible in my foreseeable future unfortunately. I may be able to afford it in my 50s (if any savings and investments i hypothetically make have a decent return). It sucks being in this position, BUT, I'm thankful that where I live is beautiful enough and if I go to the beach I can be in Thailand or Hawaii in my mind, or when I go for a bush walk and the zacattas are singing, it's no different than walking the Nakasendo trail in summer, minus the bears and beautiful traditional architecture and paths. Watching these videos inspires me and transports me, It's not the same obviously, but its enough. Thank you, I'm very grateful for content like this :)

Good day! Question: How do I buy a bus ticket departing Magome back to the big city( eg Nagoya). Is there a bus station to buy them. Or board the respective bus and pay cash as we arrive/ leave the bus. Many thanks!:)

Hi there, thank you for sharing the beautiful video~ I wanna ask if it is safe to have solo hike alone? Especially for a girl? Thanks you!!

A new spot on my Japan Travel list! If it wasn`t for this video I would`ve never heard of this trail and I love hiking! Are the bears dangerous to humans?

Would Love to walk that trail one day.

Big fat pipe dream: retrace some of your hikes and this one is in the top!

Thank you! So much

I feel you bro. Take it all in.