We Finally Reached Olympic City

What is Nagano like for the first time? In this Japan travel vlog, we ride the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Nagano and spend our first full day exploring Japan’s Olympic city. After arriving by bullet train, we check into our hotel and head straight out to explore Nagano’s Olympic Park and Museum, visiting iconic venues like M-Wave and Big Hat. Inside the museum, we see Olympic torches, medals, cauldrons, and exhibits from the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics through Tokyo 2020, along with video footage from the opening and closing ceremonies. We wander between stadiums, watch local kids playing sports under the Olympic flame, share Suica card tips, grab vending-machine snacks, relax in a massage-chair hotel suite, and end the day with a packed izakaya dinner — experiencing Nagano the way locals do. If you’ve ever wanted to visit an Olympic host city in Japan, ride Japanese trains like a local, and see what Nagano is really like on your first visit, this episode is for you. #JapanTravel #FirstTimeInNagano #NaganoOlympics #Shinkansen #NaganoOlympicMuseum #JapanVlog #TravelVlog #OlympicHistory #LuciaAndGlynn