First Impressions of Osaka & Kyoto, Japan

Join us as we travel through a beautiful part of Japan we’ve never been to! Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto ❤️ Head to https://drinkag1.com/karaandnate to get an AG1 Flavor Sampler & a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 FREE in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription (a $72 value!). Episode 986 | Filmed December 2025 | Japan —————————————————— 😍 Want to save money on flights and hotels?! Check out our all new @DailyDrop Pro! ➡️ https://s.dailydrop.com/yt_kn ✈️ @DailyDrop is our *FREE travel newsletter!* Get all the best travel news, tips, and tricks every weekday in your inbox by subscribing here ➡️ https://s.dailydrop.com/kn_sign-up 🌎 Our FREE Miles & Points 101 Course - https://s.dailydrop.com/kn_101 📸 Get behind the scenes content on our Instagram! @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ 📧 Read our Sunday Summary email to know what goes on between videos - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ —————————————————— Who are Kara and Nate?! 2016-2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s 2020-2024: https://youtu.be/ikAN9e0gBaU?si=G644UGWIqPrOzTYW 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 channel 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 international traveling! And now we are in our 11TH YEAR of 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! 0:00 Japan 🇯🇵 1:44 Part 1: OSAKA! 4:02 fluffy viral pancakes 5:12 samuri bamboo massage 6:26 secret basement saki tasting 9:16 Osaka food tour!!🤤 16:40 pit viper whiskey shots🐍😳 19:48 bar karaoke🎤 20:40 night market food tour 25:43 Part 2: NARA! 27:44 deer park 31:10 handmade mochi tasting 32:15 Part 3: KYOTO! 😍 33:00 Fushimi Inari temple at sunrise 36:54 Higashiyama neighborhood 38:28 Nishiki Food Market!!🍜 41:39 Bamboo Forest 43:23 Fire Ramen show! 45:04 Bloops