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Hanako, Kiwako, and Ishin are now living in Totsukawa village, the south of Nara prefecture.
十津川村と紀伊半島の日々の暮らしをゲストさんと一緒の旅でご紹介！
21/12/2023
【Neighbor of Totsukawa Village】
If you are into Japan travel, I’m pretty sure you’ve seen this views on social media so many times.
It’s Kumano Nachi Shrine, Seiganto-ji Temple and Nachi waterfalls.
It’s really gorgeous and sacred place. There is untouched nature and the spiritual belief in those nature for thousands of years continues to remain.
It’s also a neighbor of Totsukawa village. It’s about 1.5-2 hours drive from Totsukawa Onsen area.
There are lots of beautiful places in Kii Peninsula, come spend time and forest bathing.
02/10/2023
It’s time to harvest Sake rice!
Who like Sake? Wanna join this special harvesting time? We can enjoy Sake Tanize after!
Come join us on 8th of Oct Sunday!
【Beautiful Illuminating Fireflies】
“The whole mountain illumines!”, the view you’ve never seen.
When a huge typhoon hit Totsukawa in 2011, it damaged the mountains, creek and wild environment and fireflies hadn’t been seen as much as before since, however, this year people said that the amount of illuminating fireflies has been back as the same amount as 2011.
Come visit Totsukawa in June and see the mountain illuminates!
【Sakura hunting in Totsukawa】
I'd like to show you another Sakura place in Totsukawa.
It's Shichiro Zakura, a grandpa (Shichiro-san) planted many Sakura to make his settle make full of Sakura. The settlement is full in pink in the spring and it's really pretty.
Wanna visit? Let us know, we can take you there!
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa and experience eating mountain vegetables in Spring, feel free to contact us. We are happy to guide you around!
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【十津川村 桜の見所 その2】
十津川村の桜の見どころ2箇所目。
七郎桜。集落に住む七郎さんが、集落全体を桜の花にしたいと思い、何年もかけて植樹。
今は春になると集落全体が綺麗なピンク色になります。
もし行ってみたい方がいたら、是非ご連絡ください！
【Sakura hunting in Totsukawa】
I'd like to show you one of Sakura places in Totsukawa.
It's Kuuchuu no mura.
Wanna visit? Let us know, we can take you there!
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa and experience eating mountain vegetables in Spring, feel free to contact us. We are happy to guide you around!
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【十津川村 桜の見所 その1】
十津川村の桜の見どころ1箇所目。
空中の村です。
【Baikaouren】
It’s a name of flower, very small and cute, and originated in Japan.
It’s really rare to see now but you can find it in Totsukawa in Feb.
If you love taking photos of nature, flower, come find it with us!
【Waterfalls in Totsukawa】
Sasa Falls is selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls and one of Totsukawa’s tourist attraction, however, the road to get this beautiful waterfalls is quite an adventure. It’s along with 12 km of narrow road driving and walking through beautiful moss world. If you visit here in falls and if you are lucky, you will be able to see leaves turning to autumn colors.
If you come visit, it’s slippery so please be careful.
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【十津川村の滝】
笹の滝は、日本滝百選にも選ばれている美しい滝。
落差32mにもなる滝は、とても力強く圧倒されます。
岩肌を流れる白糸も、とても神秘的。
運が良いと秋の紅葉も見れるのもとても魅力的。
From Totsukawa village, visiting Mie prefecture is pretty easy, so we decided to visit the Ise Grand Shrine! This time we visited Naiku, one of two main shrines.
It was such a nice time to walk through the shrine in the morning sun. It was really relaxing moment.
【🍁Have you decided where to enjoy Japanese autumn?🍁】
Would you like to enjoy this view and picnic?
Then go Onsen afterwards to warm up your body!
Let’s enjoy Japanese autumn together!
Feel free to comment or DM us!
【The view you never seen】
During the summer, morning Dorokyo will give you the view that you haven’t seen anywhere else. The magical and breath taken view will give you the wonderful moment that you won’t never regret.
Come visit Totsukawa and get on the Kawasemi boat!
Highly recommended!
Kii Mountains
• Hiking
• Having coffee watching the view
You can spend the time as you wish. Let us help!
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#奈良 #十津川村 #三重 #和歌山 #紀伊山地 #紀伊半島
#旅行好きな人と繋がりたい #ファインダー越しの私の世界
15/07/2022
【On a hot day, let’s go to the river to swim!】
There are very beautiful rivers in Totsukawa and the water is very chill.
It’s perfect spot for a hot day.
Staying just for a day is not enough. Let’s have nice chilling time with us!
【🍶Sake Rice Planting experience🌾】
Sunday, we planted Sake Rice and also we learnt the traditional culture of “Yui” (結) that people had. Yui involves a system of collaborative work in small settlements and autonomous units. (wiki)
So before people start using machine, people in the settlements helping each other to plant rice by hand, like this weekend we will plant my rice field and 2 days later we will plant Sato-san’s field and then Tanaka-san, like that but once machine got introduced it’s more efficient so no more they need other neighbors’ help.
It’s really nice to know what we had as a culture and I’d love to keep having it as a culture.
Why don’t you join this beautiful culture? Next step is harvesting in late Sep or early Oct!
【Sake Planting Experience🌾】
Date : June 5th (sun)
Time : AM 9:00
Place : Tanize settlement, Totsukawa Village (near Tanize Suspension Bridge)
Let’s plant then have sake🍶 and BBQ🍗 afterwards.
If you are interested in, we will show you the village, too!
So please feel free to contact us.
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#奈良県 #十津川村 #谷瀬
28/02/2022
【The Best Lunch Place You Ever Been】
It’s just breathtaking view from seats. They serves local and seasonal food and it tastes amazing.
The building of Doro Hotel was built in 1917 and has seen the change of Dorokyo since. Highly recommend to have a nice lunch and spend sometime there when you have a chance to visit Dorokyo.
📍Doro Hotel
Address 405 Koka, Totsukawa, Yoshino District, Nara 647-1581
【Spring, where are you?】
It's been a cold winter in Totsukawa. We had more snow than usual. It's pretty but we just can't wait for the spring to come.
So I'd like to show you one of Sakura places in Totsukawa.
It's Shichiro Zakura, a grandpa (Shichiro-san) planted many Sakura to make his settle make full of Sakura. The settlement is full in pink in the spring and it's really pretty.
Wanna visit? Let us know, we can take you there!
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa and experience eating mountain vegetables in Spring, feel free to contact us. We are happy to guide you around!
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【春よ、こい！】
今年の冬は、雪が多く、とっても寒い十津川村。
雪が降ると銀世界、綺麗なんですが、暖かくなるのが待ち遠しい。
春はいつくるのか。
そんな春を遠く待ちつつ、十津川村の桜の見どころ1箇所目。
七郎桜。集落に住む七郎さんが、集落全体を桜の花にしたいと思い、何年もかけて植樹。
今は春になると集落全体が綺麗なピンク色になります。
もし行ってみたい方がいたら、是非ご連絡ください！
【Mountain Vegetables】
Do you know what are those? Those are many kinds of mountain vegetables and Spring is the season for it!
In Totsukawa, we have many different kinds of vegetables growing in the nature and you can try at many inns in Totsukawa in Spring!
They cook lots of different ways and so tasty.
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa and experience eating mountain vegetables in Spring, feel free to contact us. We are happy to guide you around!
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【山菜】
春は、山菜の季節！
十津川村の至る所で、山菜が育っています。
こごみ こしあぶら いたどり たらの芽 わらび 山菜天ぷらを心の底から楽しめます。
美味しい山菜料理が春になるとお宿で楽しめます。季節を食で感じるのって本当に良いですねー！
【Free private tour/activity in Totsukawa】
We are currently offering free private tours for who stay at inns in Totsukawa or surrounding area in January.✨✨
Onsen feels so good in this season, so don’t miss this chance to tour around this beautiful gorge and historical and cultural area in Japan.
We will take you to our recommendation like Dorokyo and deep into the nature!☺️ ☺️ ☺️
Our recommendations
1st photo : Yoshino Kumano National Park Dorokyo
2-3rd photos : Hiking to unseen beauty nature
4th photo : How about Onsen Hopping after the hike?
5th photo : What is the type of scent that you want to take home?
6th photo : Natural dye and make your own survenior!
😃If you are interested in having a free private tour, feel free to DM us! 😃
【🍵Visiting Tea Farm！🍵】
Natsumi , the owner of the tea farm, manages one big tea farm located in Kawayu Onsen, Hongu, Wakayama. Her grandfather and his friends developed the tea farm when they were in 20’s and now Natsumi took over the farm.
First she took us to the farm and explained her a year of work to us. Lots of questions! and she answered those very kindly. It’s so excited to know how tea we drink is prepared.
Then she gave us a tea lecture! with lots of different kinds of teas she makes.
Sencha, Houjicha, Bancha. Now she is trying to make Wakocha (和紅茶), Japanese English tea.
I loved them so much and can’t wait to share the experience with you all.
One of the best founds was the pink scarf she wears and it was dyed with tea fruit!
If you’d like to have this tea experience, let me know and we’ll explore together!
Walk on Kumano Kodo and learn more about the culture of the Kumano area.
If you’d like to get Natsumi’s tea, please contact , it’s really tasty.
【DIG DIG! Sweet Potato🍠 】
Autumn is THE season for sweet potato! Do you like them? I love it sooooo much.
This year, We & dug sweet potato with neighbor kids! Also out friend visited us, so she joined, too!!
We dug soo many sweet potato and baked them in the fire! It was so good and kids were so cute!
Do you like sweet potato and want to try digging? If yes, don’t miss to come to Totsukawa in autumn🍂
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【Asobu Koho in Okukumano!】
Are you interested in the life in Kii peninsula?
Would you like to move to a place surrounded by nature?
You can have the simulated experience for living in Kii peninsula and workation through Asobu Koho.
You may find a new lifestyle you want to have.
If you have trouble apply, please let me know to assist you!
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#遊ぶ広報 #奥熊野 #紀伊半島
#奈良県 #十津川村 #下北山村 #和歌山県 #田辺. #本宮町 #中辺路町 #三重県 #熊野市
01/10/2021
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07/09/2021
【One of the best way to enjoy nature】
I, Hanako , love science and experiment. Recently I started extracting essential oils from plants, like Japanese Cypress, Japanese Cedar, Shiso (macrophyll), and Kuromoji (Lindera umbellata). When I was searching about extracting oils, I also found out that I can use residual water for natural dye! So, I called Akane-san and decided to do our first experiment using Shiso and Kuromoji natural dye and it turned out beautiful soft colors!
We can show you how to enjoy nature in Totsukawa like this way, too!
Relaxing and chilling and getting a beautiful souvenir.
This time we experimented at , a newly opened cafe in Totsukawa, owned by Akane-san.
You can have tasty curry, sandwiches and desserts!
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【🏞️ Dorokyo Gorge 🏞️】
From beautiful scenery to silence; enjoy a scenic river in a place so remote and unknown you can basically have it all to yourself.
Do you know what kanji are in Dorokyō’s name?
If you speak Japanese, you might think that the “doro” comes from “mud”, which is pronounced the same way, but in this case the Kanji for “doro” means “stillness”, and evokes the image of a gentle, quietly flowing river. Said river is the namesake of this great gorge, which was designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Japanese government.
If you come to the gorge by car from Totsukawa, you’ll end up in an area called Dorohacchō. The name comes from a Japanese expression “Kuchi hacchō te hacchō”, which means “both eloquent and skilled”.
Check the link below or in bio to read more about Dorokyo with Totsukawa Audio Guide by On The Trip.✨✨
https://on-the-trip.net/indices/6568
f you'd like to visit Totsukawa and experience Totsukawa sustainable lifestyle, feel free to contact us. We are happy to guide you around! 😀😀😀
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【🏞️ 瀞峡 🏞️】
絶景のち静寂。秘境すぎて知られていない大景観を独り占めできる川舟と、まるで禁じられていない川遊び。
瀞峡。この漢字、読めますか？
答えは「どろきょう」。どろという響きだけを聞くと、泥水の「泥」を思い浮かべてしまう人もいると思うけど、そうじゃない。川の流れが緩やかで波の立たないところを、「瀞（とろ、どろ）」と表現する。その穏やかな川の様子がそのまま名前になったのが国の特別名勝にも指定されている大峡谷、瀞峡。
十津川村から車やバスで瀞峡に向かうと、「瀞八丁（どろはっちょう）」というエリアにつく。口八丁手八丁ということわざがあるように、「八丁」とは物事に達者であることを表す言葉で、群を抜く景色の美しさから、瀞八丁と呼ばれている。
瀞峡についてもっと読むには、↓↓↓のリンクかBioのリンクからOn The Tripの十津川村のオーディオガイドへ飛んで読んでみてください！✨✨
https://on-the-trip.net/indices/6568
十津川村に来て、田舎暮らし体験してみたい方、十津川村の事をもっと知りたい方がいましたら、是非お気軽にお問い合わせください！
十津川村でのガイド、喜んでいたします！😀😀😀
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#UnknownJapan
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#DorokyoGorge
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#yoshinokumanonationalpark
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【Plastering The Wall】
There will be a new guesthouse @no___ad_taketo in Taketo settlement in Totsukawa.
So I went to help to plaster the wall!
It was my first time to try plastering, pretty hard at first but then I get concentrated and zen mode. I enjoyed this rare experience that you can’t do so often. 🙏🙏🙏
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa, feel free to contact us.
We are happy to guide you around😄😃😄😃
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【漆喰塗り】
十津川村の竹筒集落に完成予定の、ギャラリー兼ゲストハウス @no___ad_taketo
壁の漆喰塗りのお手伝いに行ってまいりました。
初めての漆喰塗り。見様見真似でやってみましたが、なかなか難しい。
でも、集中できてとても楽しい作業でした。
なかなか出来ない漆喰塗り体験。善モードで楽しめました。🙏🙏🙏
十津川村に来てみたい方、十津川村の事をもっと知りたい方がいましたら、是非お気軽にお問い合わせください！
十津川村でのガイド、喜んでいたします！😄😃😄😃
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【Water in Totsukawa】
When we moved to Totsukawa, first thing we recognized was “HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WATER IS!” Sooo blue and under the water, so clear!
We can’t wait to play in the water soon!
Wanna join?
If you'd like to visit Totsukawa, feel free to contact us.
We are happy to guide you around😄😃😄😃
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【十津川の水】
十津川村に来て、はじめに気づいたのは、水がとっても綺麗なこと！
とっても青く透明度が高い十津川の水。
早く水遊びがしたくてしょうがないです！
一緒にどうです？
十津川村に来てみたい方、十津川村の事をもっと知りたい方がいましたら、是非お気軽にお問い合わせください！
十津川村でのガイド、喜んでいたします！😄😃😄😃
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@visitjapanjp
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#visitnara
#totsukawa
#UnknownJapan
#十津川村
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#nara_landscape_heritage
Bridge Challenge in Totsukawa :)
How many bridges can you pass?
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#visitnara
#十津川村
#futatsunobridge
#二津野大橋
Bridge Challenge @Futatsuno Ohashi
【Bridge Challenge】
Here in Totsukawa, Tanize Suspension Bridge is the most famous suspension bridge since it’s the longest suspension bridge in Japan. However, we have more suspension bridges that we want you to try in Totsukawa!
Here we are at Futatsuno Ohashi, too scary for Ishin he has never crossed the bridge yet, but one day…. It’s also a good view point for bird migration, Mandarin duck, during winter!
Come visit Totsukawa and let’s Bridge Challenge!
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十津川村には、日本最長の吊り橋、「谷瀬の吊り橋」がありますが、まだまだ他にも吊り橋があります！これは、「二津野大橋」 Ishinは怖がり渡ったことはありません。全国有数のオシドリの越冬地でもある二津野ダム。是非遊びに来て、Bridge Challenge してみてください。
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Our first Kumamoto Kosovo path experience at Nachi.
With our #01 guest @nikhil_ome
For more information, check out our YouTube interview!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvwaET9HOWA
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Life in Deep Japan, Totsukawa Village
日本語は文章は下にあります↓↓↓
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Hanako, Kiwako, and Ishin moved to Totsukawa Village, the largest village in Japan by size (larger than Tokyo 23 Wards) located in the south of Nara prefecture in October 2019. They made a sudden and a big decision, especially for Hanako and Kiwako. Before they moved to Totsukawa, they lived in Yokohama, the second largest city in Japan by population, and the most populous municipality of Japan. Totsukawa has a population of 3,200 people which is 1/1000 of Yokohama.
Japan Village Living is about their new life in Totsukawa village and its surrounding area with people living there and travelers visiting there. People in Totsukawa has kept the authentic Japanese lifestyle passed on generations which you won’t see in Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka. International travelers who have visited Totsukawa kept saying they saw “True Japan” or “Deep Japan” that they always wanted to see.
If you are interested in visiting Totsukawa, please let us know. We will be your personal guides and communicators for connecting you to the local community.
自給自足や自然と共に生きる生活、山を守るお仕事、素敵な笑顔と沢山の知恵を持っている方達で、「本当の日本がここにある」と外国人旅行客の皆さんも感じています。
Japan Village Living のページでは、日々の私達の生活と、十津川村とその周辺地域に暮らす人達や旅人との交流を紹介していきます。
十津川村に是非遊びに来てください
喜んでガイドいたします。
