During my trip to Japan this past New Year I was given the chance to ride on the shinkansen. A bullet train traveling at speeds up to 180mph. As the scenery flew by I was given the opportunity to see the other side of the land of the rising sun. Gone was the concrete jungle of Tokyo. Gone was the lights, the endless crowds. Out the window of my train car sat the mountains and forests of central Honshu. After spending a week and a half navigating Tokyo, I was making my way to Yamagata, a quaint prefecture some 180 miles north.
Video after the jump.
My trip to Yamagata took me to onsen, where I relaxed, bathed, and experienced a calm side of Japan one may never find in Tokyo. I ascended Zao, a local mountain/ski resort. My father-in-law took my wife and I to eat at his favorite sushi bar. And, in two days I had forgotten about Tokyo. I didn’t want to leave the quiet life of Yamagata.
The video above is a short snippet of my trip. Included in it are a myriad of pictures and video I took from both the train, from the car, and on foot.
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