Obama: Japan's Hidden Historical Port Town | 2-Day Trip
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On this two-day trip, we will explore the historic port town of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, and delve into the rich history of the ‘Mackerel Road,’ an ancient trade route where merchants once carried salted mackerel to Kyoto during Japan’s feudal era.
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*Chapters*
00:00 Intro
01:55 Arriving in Obama
03:05 Food Culture Museum
03:48 Lunch
04:49 Merchant's Residence
05:56 Accommodation
06:58 Breakfast
07:39 Hiking the Sabakaido Trail
10:25 Outro
FUKUI Wakasa & Obama / Historical Seafood Road and Sacred Places - Japan Travel Vlog
Our journey continues from Shiga to Fukui by train and bus.
At first, we visited Kumagawa-juku in Fukui prefecture where the old town scenery remains. The Saba kaido was used for transporting seafoods which were caught from the Sea of Japan to Kyoto, capital city at that time.
There are many historical temples and shrines in Obama city. We hope you’d enjoy its mysterious atmosphere.
We will continue introduce delicious food and nice machiya in Vol.4.
Please look forward to our next video.
Production cooperation: Fukui prefecture
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▶若狭姫神社 Wakasahime Shrine
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OBAMA The City in Japan | Best Places To Visit In Japan 2020
The best highlights of OBAMA city in west coast of Japan on Wakasa gulf. Not many people visit here because have no idea such a beautiful place but once you arrived you have over 10 attractions to experience. The most important is making your own chopsticks, trying the local sushi and every year 2nd of March there is the most famous festival called Omizuokuri. Don't let this place escape from your travel plan and give it a go. Welcome to OBAMA, the city. If you like our #Vlog don't forget to subscribe and share with friends and follow us all over the world.
Japan is an island country located in East Asia. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east and spans more than 3,000 km along the coast of the continent from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea.
Japan is often overlooked by Westerners as a travel destination. But Japan is a wonderful place to visit. The Land of The Rising Sun, Well there are plenty of amazing things to do when you are in Japan
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Fukui Prefecture, Obama city, Japan, fall in love!!!
OBAMA ONSEN& SHIMABARA | Japan vlog-Kyushu trip🚗⛩
We visited Obama...yes, Obama onsen, located around Unzen. It is famous for its name and its gorgeous sunset 🌅
Also visited Shimabara castle and had an amazing meal 🥰
Hotek in Obama: Obama Onsen Hamakan Hotel
They have restaurants on the first floor where we ate horse meat the first night with other dishes as well.
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Restaurants in Obama, Fukui - Japan
Have a really tasty meal again, in a good restaurant or eatery nearby. Enjoy a great dinner with near Obama. Whether gourmet, fast food or a romantic candlelight dinner, you will find something suitable here.
Here you can find Restaurants in Obama, Fukui - Japan:
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00:59 - 5) sea-auberge shitsumi
01:08 - 6) Yamato Sushi Main Store
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Wakasa Obama -The nearest seaside north of kyoto- #03 Experience Japanese Food Culture
2 hours north by car from Kyoto along the Saba Kaido.
Miketsukuni, Wakasa Obama.
A town with so many temples and shrines they call it, “Nara by the Sea.”
Looking out over Wakasa Bay, where warm and cold sea currents mingle.
Where streams from the mountains that loom over the jagged coastline, flow into the sea.
An abundant feeding ground for sea life, and abundant seafood is harvested year-round.
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JOURNEY TO OBAMA Connecting Kyoto to the Sea (long ver.)
Leave the crowded tourist spots behind for the charming seaside city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan! With this useful English guide in hand, explore the city’s storied shrines and temples, learn about the Mackerel Road stretching towards Kyoto, experience traditional local crafts, immerse yourself in pristine nature, and eat your fill of the freshest fish and other delicious food – all here
in Obama!
That’s Obama!
Ocean views, delicious seafood, rich history, and a welcoming community…
The seaside city of Obama may not be as well-known as tourist hubs like Tokyo and Kyoto, but this historical port town has a lot to oer for visitors willing to venture a little ways off the beaten track!
Driving what is now known as the Mackerel Road or taking a train along the scenic Lake Biwa and the Sea of Japan will bring you to Obama City in Fukui Prefecture. It is a small city with a population of just under 30,000 people, and its inhabitants mostly make a living in the agricultural and commercial fishing industries. Local traditional crafts include lacquerware (especially chopsticks!), agate carving, and washi papermaking, while popular cuisine features winter crab, kuzu manju sweets, bamboo-pickled sea bream, Yatabe green onions, ume plums, and a dizzying variety of mackerel! Seasonal tourism usually consists of beach lovers, autumn color chasers, and seafood connoisseurs, but Obama is worth visiting for its heritage and art as well.
After all, in earlier periods of history when Kyoto was still the capital of Japan, mountain routes to Obama were actually its primary mode of access to the sea. This went beyond just fishing, as Obama also served as the gateway to the Asian mainland.
With foreign goods and travelers arriving from abroad to proceed down to Kyoto along with local staple foods such as fish and salt, Obama inevitably absorbed aspects of its trading partners’ refined culture, some of which has survived to this day in the form of culinary traditions, architecture, hospitality customs, and festivals.
Keep reading to discover even more about this charming city by the sea!
Obama Destination Management Organization
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Welcome to OBAMA-LAND? Japan’s Nichest Tourist Attraction!
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Why did Obama become a mascot of this small city in rural Japan? We’re in Fukui Prefecture, about 70km from Kyoto, for our second day of vanlife adventures in the prefecture and in today’s travel vlog, we’re battling the elements with some typhoon weather along the coast of the Sea of Japan to find out why the 30,000 residents of this small Japanese city still worship ex-US President Obama and how he helps to promote Japan tourism in 2022! (Sometimes mascot and idol culture in Japan is weird 😅)
Disclaimer: Neither of us are American or choose to engage in American politics. Any views shown in the video are our own and the video is not made to persuade or disused any political actions, simply as a point of interest! If you're not interested in American politics and Japanese-American relations, why not watch to hear about the saba kaido (mackerel road) that was used to transport some of Japan's best seafood right from the source in Obama City to the emperor in Kyoto way back before Japan's Edo Period?
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0:00 Who are OshareJapan?
0:25 Welcome to Obama City!
3:33 Japan's unusual Barrack Obama mascot
6:27 What can you do in Obama?/ Searching for snacks
7:54 What is Saba kaido/ Mackerel Road?
8:46 Obama-themed snacks
10:42 What is the traditional Japanese sweet, manju?
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Intro 00:00
Kamikōchi 00:39
Osaka 01:19
Okinawa and the Southern Islands 02:05
Koya-san 02:55
Yakushima 03:39
Hiroshima 04: 29
Mt Fuji 05:04
Naoshima 05:52
Kyoto 06:50
Tokyo 07:30
Japan is a traveler's paradise, with hillside combined results (hot spring) towns, peaceful beach-lined islands, and busy megacities on the menu.
Here are our picks for the top ten locations to visit in Japan.
Number 10. Kamikōchi (Best for mountain hikes).
Kamikchi is a highland river valley that is encircled by the rising peaks of the Northern Japan Alps. It is considered to be one of the most stunning natural vistas in all of Japan. There are day hikes available along the unspoiled Azusa-gawa that pass through peaceful willow, larch, and elm forests.
Numbr 9. Osaka (Best for nightlife and street food).
When it comes to urban experiences, Tokyo does not have all of the superlatives. Takoyaki, Japan's hallmark dish, is a must-try in Osaka, Japan's third-largest city (grilled octopus dumplings). It also offers one of the most stunning nightscapes in the city, with a brilliant display of LED lights, dynamic signs, and flashing video displays along the canalside strip Dtombori.
Number 8. Okinawa and the Southern Islands (Best for beaches).
When compared to the rest of Japan, the experiences that may be had in Okinawa and the Southwest Islands are entirely unique. An arch is formed by this subtropical archipelago that may be found between Kyushu and Taiwan. They founded their own state, which they called the Rykyu Empire, until it was captured by Japan in the 19th century.
Number 7. Koya-san (Best for exploring temples).
Riding the funicular up to Kya-san, the hallowed Buddhist monastery complex, seems like rising to another universe. Over a hundred temples may be found here, the most notable of which is Oku-no-in, whose walkways wind between tall cryptomeria trees and time-worn stone stupas coated in moss and lichen.
Number 6. Yakushima (Best for forest bathing).
Yakushima, a tiny island off the coast of southern Kyushu, is often characterized as wonderful, enchanted, and even otherworldly. It's a place where words fail and clichés take their place. The yakusugi, an old cedar unique to the island whose gigantic roots mimic alien tentacles, may be found in some of Japan's remaining virgin woods.
Number 5. Hiroshima (Best for being reflective).
Hiroshima is evolving into a forward-thinking metropolis with verdant boulevards. It is not until you visit the Peace Memorial Museum that you realize the full extent of the atomic bomb's human toll. A visit here is a sad and vital historical lesson.
Number 4. Mt Fuji (Best for sightseeing and pilgrimages).
Even from afar, Mt Fuji will take your breath away. Close-up, Japan's highest peak's perfectly symmetrical cone is breathtaking. Dawn from the summit? It's sheer enchantment. Fuji-san is a revered and enduring landmark in Japan. Hundreds of thousands of people climb it each year, continuing a centuries-old tradition of pilgrimages to the sacred volcano.
Number 3. Naoshima (Best for architecture).
Naoshima is one of Japan's great success stories, transforming a rural island on the verge of becoming a ghost town into a world-class center for contemporary art. Many of Japan's most known architects have contributed projects such as museums, a boutique hotel, and even a bathhouse, all of which are intended to complement the island's natural beauty and current inhabitants. The resulting combination of avant-garde and rural Japan is hypnotic.
Number 2. Kyoto (Best for traditional experiences).
Kyoto, Japan's royal capital for 1,000 years, has over a thousand temples. Among them are the colossal, like as Kinkaku-ji (a magnificent pavilion totally covered in gold leaf), and the contemplative, such as Ryan-ji, with its austere Zen rock garden.
Number 1. Tokyo (Best for contemporary culture).
Tokyo is a city that is always pushing the frontiers of what is feasible on highly populated, earthquake-prone territory, erecting increasingly higher, sleeker skyscrapers. It is Japan's premier destination for modern art and architecture, pop culture, shopping, drinking, and entertainment (and a tie with Kyoto for dining).
the Japanese fisherman, Obama
Making Chopsticks & Trying Preserved Fish in Obama City | Foodie Road Trip Part 1
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Come along as Shizuka Anderson and Leina Bambino discover Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on their foodie road trip in Japan!
They stroll through Sancho-machi, taste kareyaki (a type of curry bread) at AKAO Curry Cake & Cake Shop, and visit Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum. There, they learn how Wakasa-nuri, a special type of lacquered chopsticks are made, and get hands-on with the chopstick-making process.
Then, Shizuka and Leina see how heshiko (a type of preserved fish) is made by first pickling it in salt and then again in rice bran (called “nuka”). Lastly, they taste the finished product at a famous inn in Obama City called Minshuku Sasuke.
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LOCATIONS
Obama Sancho-machi
AKAO Curry Cake & Cake Shop
Miketsukuni Wakasa Obama Food Culture Museum
Minshuku Sasuke (local inn)
FEATURED FOODS
Kareyaki - curry-filled cake
Yopparai saba - drunk mackerel
Narezushi - (fermented fish sushi) is the earliest form of sushi
Heshiko - salted mackerel that’s pickled in nuka (rice bran)
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- I came to Japan in 2008.
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One Day touring Kyoto and Fukui(Obama) in Japan
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From Kyoto City to Obama City, Fukui Prefecture. And the road leading to Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture
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