Our Last 24 Hours in Japan (not what we expected)

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Episode 878 | Filmed March 2023 | #Tokyo - Kuwazu, #Japan #train #cathotel #japanesecherryblossoms

We traveled on the beautiful #SaphirOdoriko train from Tokyo to Kuwazu to see the famous Japanese cherry blossoms freshly bloomed! It was our favorite train of the trip, and totally worth seeing the gorgeous blooms in real life! Then we decided to sleep at a cat hotel, which turned out to be a hilarious experience and way less romantic than expected haha. Hope you enjoy our last episode of this Japan series :)

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Who are Kara and Nate?!

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.

We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)

So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.

Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.

4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time.

After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)

We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!

00:00 last day in Japan
01:21 Saphir Odoriko train😍
08:27 Japanese cherry blossoms! (Kawazu)
14:16 cat hotel: meeting our cats
22:53 getting ready for bed
26:00 chaotic morning 😹
29:19 our new Daily Drop YouTube channel!
31:41 bloops

[mtkmtk]

That yellow sticker says “deactivated due to preventing infection.”
In Japan, hand dryers are considered to blow out not only water but viruses as well, so they have been deactivated since the Covid outbreak. Hope it helps! Cheers from Japan👋

[allthingsmoonchild]

Forget laughing out loud, I literally hollered out loud!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was definitely one of my favorite episodes.
I watch both of you all day long, while having coffee in between my clients❤

[ReaCreates]

This was hilarious. I've had a few cats, and I have never had one that did not instantly learn to use a litter box. It is so strange this hotel has so many issues. edit: for everyone that is saying the cats are stressed, that really makes sense. It is unfortunate they do not create a more comfortable environment for them.

[Ana-ocip]

The compassion and love you give to the dog will definitely help her recover. I love how much you care for animals in need. ❤

[DelaneySearsWebb]

I was dying laughing over you guys cleaning the cat poop, and the way Nate kept referring to each cat as “it”

[calebladner]

This was an absolutely hilarious episode. Thank you Kara and Nate so much for creating world-class travel content. I have been a fan for years!

[beccajanestclair]

I'm concerned about those cats! Cats only poop/pee outside of their litter boxes when they are upset....and I'm not surprised. While cat cafes are great ideas, I don't think a cat hotel is. It's too stressful for the cats. But you and Kara were great with them!

[bellaetheridge]

I haven’t missed a single video of y’all’s since 2018 and this was by far the hardest I’ve laughed watching this far. Thanks for spreading joy today!

[emmaclairepatterson]

My husband thinks the translation: "temporarily out of use, please work with us to help prevent the spread of disease" love this series. Been watching you guys for a long time, really enjoy your videos. We are moving to Japan later this year and we are already homesick for the place we haven't moved to yet, so watching this helps🙂

[sonnymoon]

I want so much for you two to have the best experiences in the world. It makes me cry actually. THANK YOU

[sav_]

I have had cats my entire life and watching these two try to take care of cats is so funny to me! Love Kara and Nate 😂

[kavinamistry]

Subscribed to the new extra channel! More Kara and Nate? It's a no brainer for me! I love how this episode was totally a glimpse of your future parenting lives 😂 "I was gone for TWO seconds." " I can't believe we paid for this." "My alarm is going off but I've already been up for an hour." "We've been talking about poop for 45 minutes." 😂😂😂 Welcome to parenthood!!! ❤

[caylaborges]

So after 2 short months I am caught up from beginning to end. All 900+ of your videos!! And I am so sad that I caught up and have to wait for new videos, but forever love you guys and there’s no other channel that compares!!

[jonathanazor]

Gotta say i love the fact that u guys said kanpai!!!! Hell yes! N u guys were showing gratitude IN Love it!

[JordanandEmily]

New Kara and Nate = Curling up with a coffee and forgetting all our troubles for half an hour😊

[sydneybane]

The bean pillow throwback video clip after Kara talks about the bean pillow in each hotel in this series is so good. Makes me laugh every time!

[newyorkerjoe]

Love that Kara still experiences everything with the heart of a child, full of enthusiasm and excitement! ❤😊

[amypriest]

This is legitimately the best video I have seen in so long. The constant poop references in the cat hotel made me laugh out loud! Also, the train and the cherry blossoms were amazing.

[shelbycole]

The way nate was so over the cats and immediately laughed when ramen spazzed is exactly what parenthood is like. 😂

[kathrynmckie]

I have seen every one of your videos and this has got to be up there with my favourites! Watching you two handle cats is hilarious and the way it was filmed and edited... Comic genius! 😂😂