Exploring coastal caves by kayak near Jodogahama, Japan
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2022
- Jodogahama, where he usually starts the tours, is a famous tourist location on the Sanriku Coast in Iwate. Here's the spot his tours usually start from: goo.gl/maps/v7VQnvHb3Qte3uLQ6
This time we were just a few hundred meters north of there in Takonohama (Octopus Bay). We started from here: goo.gl/maps/8MYMvR1XbWUCgoEp6
Kazumasa Suzuki operates the Sanriku Sea Kayak School Season in Miyako. The (Japanese) website is sea-son.net. He offers a family friendly sea kayaking experience right in the Jodogahama Beach area that is very safe and appropriate for families with younger children. (Children as young as five-years-old can safely participate.) The standard tours are 90-minutes (¥5,500 per adult or ¥4,000 for junior high school students and younger), and a more adventurous two-hour tour is ¥6,500 per adult. These are prices for groups of three to 20 people. Tours operate from March through November, and prices may be slightly higher during the peak season in August. Kayaks, paddles, and life preservers are included, but you’ll need to bring a few things like UV protection (hat, sunglasses, lotion, etc.), and crocs or some kind of footwear that can get wet. Details of what to bring are listed on his website and more photos are available on his Instagram account @sanriku_seakayakschool_season.
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“It felt more dramatic than it looks.” Oh, it looked plenty dramatic! What great adventures you share - thank you! And I can easily see why the Pure Land school of Buddhism found that area so inspiring.
Glad I was able to convey that!
Yeah- in this area of Japan, Soto-shu is more prevalent than Pureland Buddhism, but there are some Pureland temples up as well of course!
Every time you say "This is exciting " I hear "oh fu** oh fu**!!" Loved this place... Beautiful nature!!
You hear correctly! ;)
something about the sound of the gentle slosh as the paddle goes through the water is so relaxing
Agreed!
Beautiful video with wonderful scenery even though I live here in miyako the scenery never wears on me it’s just a wonderful place to live, I love running around this coast when I finish work. Iwate is a seriously under appreciated place I love it for so many reasons be it watching the rice paddies change over the year in Kawai and Niisato, the snow in central Iwate, the skateboarding scene in Hanamaki… so many things to love here :)
The skateboarding scene in Morioka is arguably better than that in Hanamaki. The place under the old Marukan (in Hanamaki) is family friendly, but we've got better spots in Morioka! ;)
Yeah- Iwate is definitely underappreciated. Akita as well.But for quality of life and easy of travel abroad and to Tokyo, Morioka is dreamy...!
Beautiful cinematography here Quinlan! Those caves look so fun to kayak through and that water is gorgeous. It looks like you had a fun day out on the water! I think that one bird was trying to defend it’s nest. The cliffs there are just majestic! Thanks for a superb vlog!
Thanks so much! Yeah- the bird was definitely defending its nest!
🛶💨😲😄😂...amazing trip, very well filmed... mountaineer goes boating 😨😇🤭
Lovely. I sure hope Mr. Suzuki has a radio that warms about tsunami given the history of the region.
He has a smartphone that would get alerts, definitely! He picks routes where in case of a tsunami he knows the fastest way to get everyone to shore and then high ground.
My initial reaction was, "You can kayak into caves in Japan?!" This was beautiful and relaxing. I've only seen (water) caves depicted in manga/anime. And maybe cus I never see caves mentioned in tourist pamphlets so I didn't think to visit any in Japan. As a Google Local Guide that was top 5% in Japan in Nov., I missed out reviewing this! *adds to bucket list*
i love the ocean and its so refreshing to see some marine content in your channel. Nice video :D
Bookmarked the information. This seems like a good way to spend the day and soak in an onsen afterwards.
Danke!
Thank you so much as always!!!
such a harsh but beautiful landscape.
This is so cool, thank you for sharing it with us : ) The water is so pretty and I wouldn't have excpected the rocks to be that colourful
It really is a stunningly beautiful area!
What a nice Kayak tour. Really beautiful. And the water is sooooo clear
It really is breathtaking!
As an ocean person it was lovely to see a video from the coast again! The kayaking looked like so much fun and exploring those caverns and shorelines just perfect. The pine covered, rocky coastline reminds me of Galicia in Spain where my family are all from too, which was a treat. As someone who's always been huge fan of all the stunning beauty of Kyoto prefecture, I can honestly say your videos have made me realise I'd be more than happy to spend the entirety of a visit to Japan in Tohoku! I hope I'll be in a position to do so sooner rather than later and get to enjoy all these wonderful places in person. Great work Quinlan.
Thank you so much!! Of course Kyoto is amazing, but really happy you're also feeling excited to see Tohoku! There's a lot to see up here too, just can be a bit spread out, which isn't necessarily bad!
Kayaking can definitely be an insane core workout especially if it's not flat waters . I used to do it a lot since I live in Hawaii . Going through tunnels/caves are one of my favorite things to do though it does get pretty dangerous when you don't know the tides/surroundings
Yeah, around here there is always a tsunami risk, so Suzuki-san only takes tourists on routes that have a nearby exit point in case there's a tsunami warning. There are some still yet more beautiful places along coastal cliffs a bit farther north, but that lack the exit points so they involve risk..
@@GoNorthJapan definitely when the time comes I'll look to contact the both of you for a fun afternoon on the water ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
Volcanic ash deposits contain a lot a silica in them and silica is the stuff we make cement out of, so its no surprise the walls look like concrete. Although, I have to say that it's the first time I've seen cliffs like that. Mind blowing.
They really are beautiful cliffs!
That looked awesome (and a little scary)! Japan is soooo beautiful. :)
Lovely!
Somehow I missed this video when it came out. So glad that you mentioned it again and congrats on the article publication. What a fun adventure!
It's really worth experiencing!
@@GoNorthJapan it looks like so much fun and what a great reminder to move outside one's comfort zones. Thanks.
Stunning
Are you kidding me? Definitely felt dramatic I was ducking my head along with you! Beautiful video loved this! 😍❤️
Hahaha, glad that came across!
One of the many things I wish I had the money for, either way looks beautiful. Thanks for showing!
The most expensive part would be getting there! It only costs about $50!
So beautiful!!! 👍
This looked so exciting. Thank you
This is exactly the sort of thing I was asking after a long while back - love that you found a great guide to try out some sea kayaking and caves too! It looked like a great place for it from previous coastal visits. Whenever I can finally get to Japan, this will be on the list for sure, and with your assistance as well if possible!
Fantastic! So glad that you liked it! It's really a great experience! Hope you can get here before too long!
Amazing video 💙
Oh wow, this was really cool to watch!! I'd love to do this and would definitely hire you to come along. How neat to partner up so that more people can experience this. Thanks for sharing Quinlan!
Thanks! Yeah - can't wait til things get back to normal!
Fantastic! Adding this to the list on my next visit!
Definitely worth it!
Thank you for yet another beautiful video!
Thanks for watching!
This is wonderful. And fun. Thank you
Glad that you liked it! Thanks!
What an amazing adventure! I would love to kayak that area, thanks for the tour! 🤙🏼
Hope you can make it sometime!
Oh boy, that looks amazing! My bucket list got longer!
It really is worth experiencing!!
Wow, man, beautiful area! Those blues in the water and thecaves were awesome. Would love to do that someday!
Next time you come up this way! It's worth it!
Wow this area is so beautiful and the landscape is very distinct with those interesting forms the rocks have taken on. I also can't believe the water is so clear, here where I live by the sea it is often so muddy you struggle to see anything below the water! What do the Sea hoya taste like? I must admit they don't look very appetising...Anyway the Kayaking looks like great fun, another great video Quinlan!
Hoya, or sea pineapple... yeah.. I'm not a fan. I don't know if they actually taste sour, or if that's just because of how they prepared them the one time that I tried them... If you ever visit Iwate, they are commonly available so you can try...
I really like this video because of the different perspective you get of your surroundings and to see a different element (water) more in the focus. Please more tours like this one. Maybe through a scenic forest river or down a mountain. :D (but take care of yourself, don't get too risky^^)
Very glad that you liked it! I'd love to do more like that. If I get the opportunity!
What an absolutely beautiful place!! I love the 'hidden' gems of Japan! Great sharing, as always!!
Definitely think this qualifies as a hidden gem of Japan!
Thank you so much for uploading this!!! ❤️ Tohoku is like a second home to me and watching your videos about those places I know brings so much joy to my life, especially during the Japan travel ban! 浄土ヶ浜 will always have a special place in my heart, so I was really excited seeing this video! Thank you so much!! 🙇♂️🙇♂️
So glad to hear that! That entire area is just dreamy! Thanks for watching!
Amazing little outing! Happy you got to enjoy that spectacular coast up close ( _really_ close), with a nice workout as a bonus.
I hope you get some takers on those tours, it's a great idea. Just need to get a bit more confidence on the kayak, because it's not going to be that flat all the time 😉
Thanks! Yeah, I have tons of time to practice! Yeah- that day was really nice and calm, definitely will be doing it while it's choppy and with some degree of waves...
Oooooh! Exciting and a little scary when you try something outside of your typical everyday activities, but rewarding too.
That moment you were passing through one of the narrow cave routes and the sea swell lifted you up, I literally ducked, just as you did I suspect.
Thank You Quinlan.
Yeah, I totally ducked!! Happy to hear that the video conveyed my feelings well!
looked like a good time
It was!
This looks like a stunning adventure. We’ve been sea kayaking but this is on another level. Some of the choppy waves in the cage made me go “woah” and I’m just watching.
Yeah, as an inexperienced kayaker there were a few moments that were rather exciting for me! But really a breathtaking place!
"it felt more exiting than it looks" that made me laugh. I can imagine it felt very close with just a kayak around you :) This seems less scary than the adventure kayak you did last year (or was it earlier this year..hm..) anyway...cool project :) the landscape looked beautiful
カヤックで海辺の遊覧は最高にステキですね😲👍でもカヤックを漕ぐ技術力が必要ですね😆👋
すごく綺麗でした！そんなに難しくないですよ！
The water looks stunning 😍 (but the waves must be challenging 🙈)
It's really beautiful! But yeah, the waves can be intimidating!
What a lovely trip, I hope you make some more of these. Whilst I love your hikes, way too few people do these kayak videos.
I can certainly try! I'd be afraid that they would look very similar, but I guess the same thing could be said for hiking videos... lol
I am trying to diversify my videos now, so it's not 75% hiking.
@@GoNorthJapan Maybe more coastal lines, or maybe combine them with some isle hikes? Either way, thank you for the delightful videos.
That Tohoku trip just keeps getting longer. Looks like a beautiful adventure. Building up the muscles that mountain hiking perhaps doesn’t. I personally love a good hike where there is water views.
There are great coastal hikes in that area. The Michinoku Coastal Trail has some fantastic stretches right around there!
amazing! I'd totally be up for this, although the waves did look a bit intimidating (I'm used to a very very slow, wide-enough little river)! pity my partner isn't a confident swimmer- this would make him very nervous. it's cool to see that the guide has a more foolproof kayak for newbies like me. last summer when I rented a kayak, the very first thing I did after being launched into the water was roll over and lose my sunglasses and water bladder! that was in nice, warm water though :)
Oh wow! That sounds scary and exciting to flip the kayak! Yeah- these are really stable ones apparently! So very low risk of doing that! From June I think the ocean water is a lot warmer so it's fine to jump in a bit there too..
Goodness that seemed like a wild ride to me! Can't imagine how you can row without using your arms 😄
I think I phrased that a bit incorrectly. More like you don't use the muscles in your arms that much, but rely on core muscles. You have to use your arms, but instead of relying on arm strength, you push with your feet and use core muscles... or that's how I understood his instruction...
One of the best videos you've done! Thanks for it :) You need to do a new spin-off series just on the water ;)
Hahaha, thanks! I can try! It's hard to film on the water, but this turned out well enough I think!
Here's a suggestion-the spring skiing at Gassan. I went once, and it was fantastic, nothing but sun and snow above the treeline. However, the apres ski is really pretty dull up there!
This year there were so many crevices at Gassan during the spring I thought it might be a bit dangerous. Someone died there this spring as well after falling into one of them... but next year I'll almost certainly go!
@@GoNorthJapan Yeah, Gassan can get kind of radical, I can see that. I don't thing there is any grooming at all up there.
I saw the sea kayaks when we were there in GW, way too crowded to think about it. Looking forward to trying it out. Also not a hoya fan. 🤫😆
Hoyas can be hard to love if you're not a local, LOL
Yeah- I can imagine GW would have been crazy crowded there!
Ocean waves can be so scary-I’ve only ever kayaked in rivers. But I would brave it to see the coast and caves!
If you go with Suzuki-san, he's got your safety covered! If the weather or wind was dangerous, he'd adjust the route to a safe area or change the schedule.
Beautiful video as always!! I’ve kayaked Catalina Island off San Diego all the way around and to bird poop island and it’s was awesome but not nearly as beautiful as this trip!!! I would go in a heartbeat, but when does the water warm up if ever? Thanks again!!!
The water should warm up soon, in June! It stays fairly warm through September at least. When you go during the colder months, a wet or dry suit is definitely a good idea!
Would love to throw a scuba tank on and explore the underwater areas. Water clarity looks amazing.
The water is really clear there!
Great video! One thing I have never understood is why Japanese people don't use their inland waterways for recreation. I think kayaking on the Mogami river would be awesome.
Agreed!
Quinlan, what great videography! What camera did you use on this shoot? The quality was wonderful and the colors were so vivid. We really enjoyed seeing you on the water!
Thanks!! This was just done on my Gopro10. It is really good on bright sunny days in terms of color, but not great in dimmer situations it seems! A bit of my Mavic 2 Drone mixed in as well.
行ったことがないですが、とても綺麗なところですね。(^^)
うん！すごく綺麗ですよ！
Did you find out what sort of bird nest that was?
I'll have to ask Suzuki-san. I'm sure he knows!
If you had a waterproof camera, would have been interesting to get some underwater shots.
The GoPro is waterproof, but I didn't really have my hands free most of the time.. had to be paddling! But might be fun to try!
You sayed one can hire you? you got a webpage or was it more like a joke? id realy love to hire you as a local guide / translator :)
Not at all a joke! I'm still working on finishing up my website, but it will be gonorth.jp.
But you can always hit me up via direct message on Instagram or Twitter! I do mostly guiding work for a few travel agencies, but I also do things directly upon request!
@@GoNorthJapan awesome :) will get in contact soon then :)
Would love to do this but my wife, who is Japanese, said she gets REALLY sick on kayaks.
You could always do it while she's enjoying strolling around Jodogahama or relaxing nearby on the shore!
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I loved this video, but something was said that deeply troubled me. I’ve followed you a long time, but admittedly I don’t tend to comment, because of severe cyberbullying PTSD(not from your commenters, there was an incident years ago, when CZcams was still new, and it makes me freeze up when I think about engaging on the internet), but I couldn’t not speak up about this. I’m a marine biologist, and do a lot of work with sharks and shark conservation. They’re deeply misunderstood animals, who’ve had a false narrative imposed on them, nearly since humankind first took to the oceans. There is no such thing, as a “man eating” shark, and while I understand that this likely merely a jest type comment you made, it’s harmful. I have worked almost my whole life, to change public opinion on sharks, after the lingering effects left by films like Jaws, and the narrative these “shark attack” forms of media present. When you are in the oceans, you are in THEIR home, not the other way around. Humans do not own the waters of this planet. They don’t own the land, either, but that’s a whole other argument… Sharks attack humans out of fear, because their poor sense of sight mistakes a human for prey, because the human is in the water with known shark prey in known shark hunting areas, territoriality, because the human knowingly or unknowingly threatens them; In all cases, it is because the HUMAN made a mistake, or knowingly chose to engage in behavior that could result in an attack. Sharks do not attack because they want specifically to eat or hurt humans, we don’t taste good to them at all. I know this, I’ve been in the water with tons of shark species, including species who are known to be aggressive and highly territorial, and in my over 34 years of life, I have never been attacked, nor have I ever felt threatened by a shark. I’ve even had my life saved by a shark, and it was a species known for being aggressive. I would have drowned, if not for that shark very purposefully saving my life. So please, I ask you to not make jokes like these, as the court of public opinion on sharks, is a room filled with broken glass that I have been trying to clean up, my whole life. Most people will recognize your statement as merely being a joke, but there are those who will take it more seriously, cause I’ve had more than my fair share of experience with those kinds of people. Thank you.
I'm really sorry that I said something bad about sharks. It was kind of a joke, but I see now a potentially harmful one. Sorry about that. I have no ill-feelings toward sharks so I wont' make any statements or jokes like that again, sorry!
@@GoNorthJapan I’ve watched your videos a long time, so I was confident there was no ill intent to your words, and am just thankful to have felt capable of pointing it out, and knowing you wouldn’t take it badly. Thank you for proving that feeling correct. ^.^