Japan' has 3 million tourists a year brining in a lot of suitcases so Japan Airlines and Sumitomo created a Rental Clothing service for tourists. Yes, you can leave your clothes at home, leave your big suitcase at home and have your clothes sent to your hotel in Japan. It seemed like an interesting concept to me so I decided to try it out - Any Wear, Anywhere - on a trip to Hokkaido. I ordered a Spring / Autumn set and a Winter set. URL: https://anywearanywhere.store/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=MOV&utm_campaign=PV ★Thank you to Japan Airlines, Sumitomo and the team at Any Wear, Anywhere for working with me to make this. ★ Thank you to OMO7 Asahikawa Hoshino Resorts for a wonderful stay! https://omo-hotels.com/asahikawa/ #onlyinjapan #AnyWearAnywhere #traveltips 00:00 Japan's Oversized Luggage Problem 01:50 Boarding Japan Airlines to Asahikawa 03:10 Pick up Clothing Rental at Check-in 04:45 Opening the bag 05:07 Set 1, Autumn Wear 06:08 Ramen Aoba Asahikawa 06:57 Why Clothing Rental is weird 07:22 Set 2, Winter Wear at Night 07:52 Set 3, Spring Wear at Hotel Breakfast 09:05 Hokkaido's Blue Pond (Aoiike) - Biei 09:37 Set 4, Autumn Wear in Rain 10:55 Any Wear, Anywhere Review

The Japanese Square Watermelon is rare to find, they only make 200 to 400 a year depending on the harvest. Promising round watermelons are places in metal and glass boxes, bolted in and grow for 2-3 weeks until the corners hit the ends of the box. The success rate for growing square watermelons is low, 10-25% for many farmers. The history of the square watermelon traces back to Zentsuji, Kagawa where Yamashita-san wanted to make a watermelon that was easy to transport and also fit nicely in a refrigerator. He succeeded but the fruit was too expensive and only lasted about a week after harvest. The plan to market them changed in the 1970s when he cut them unripe with low sugar content to keep them from decaying. Now they're ornamental or display fruit, like art! 00:00 Start 01:26 Square Watermelon Farm (Zentsuji) 02:23 Time Lapse of Square Watermelon Growing 02:58 Opening the Metal Box 04:38 Square Watermelons in Tokyo 05:27 Cutting it Open & Eating 06:00 Why Not Sold Ripe 07:18 History of Square Watermelon 08:20 New Generation of Farmers 09:05 Square Watermelon Success Rate 😳 10:40 Square Waterelon Harvest Day 13:02 Boxing Square Watermelons for Sale 13:47 Press Conference with Media 14:37 Future of Square Watermelons 15:19 John on Japanese News 15:43 Conclusion That you to Zentsuji City, JA Kagawa, Yamashita-san & family, Sugimoto-san and the hard working farmers of Zentsuji 全通寺 🍉 Where is Zentsuji? https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZYqsxdNbTHshrEJg8 An hour from Okayama Station on Shikoku Island, Kagawa prefecture. #watermelon #Japan #squarewatermelon

Every year the massive Daibutsu statue at Todaiji in Nara gets a cleaning on August 7th. 200 people from different occupations and skills come together to clean the inside of the Great Hall that includes the 15m / 50 foot high statue. The cleaning event has been going on since 1965. Originally built in 752, the Daibutsu at Todaiji has been recast and repaired including in the 10th century when the head fell off in an earthquake the Japanese rolled it back up. The Great Hall also has a fire drill on August 7th which is impressive to see. The use water from the hills above, the system uses no electricity! To learn more about how the history and background of this 1300 year old statue: ▶︎ https://www.todaiji.or.jp/en/history/narajidai/ Where is Nara? https://maps.app.goo.gl/vdfyjZneFUArPfaA8 This video was taken with permission from Todaiji. Please do not use this video without permission of Todaiji. #Japan #nara #todaiji

Eating out in Tokyo is an adventure, especially in Shinjuku - Tokyo's busiest area with over 3.5M people going through Shinjuku Station daily! There are over 1500 restaurants around the station serving food like Sushi, Wagyu Beef, Yakiniku & Shabushabu, Tempura, Yakitori, Ramen and with so many options, it can be very hard to pick a good one, especially if you don't speak Japanese. This time, I'm with Sho of Magical Trip who will share his local knowledge on Shinjuku and its restaurants, Japanese cuisine and the deepest parts of the city. Japan's Wagyu Beef Database: https://www.id.nlbc.go.jp/CattleSearch/search/search_en.action ★ Magical Trips is a service offering local tours and experiences in 14 different cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, an authentic local experience in small groups that feels like your with friends. I've been on a few of these tours and loved it! https://www.magical-trip.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtuber-video&utm_campaign=onlyinjapan-shinjukufd ▶︎ And the Shinjuku Foodie Tour I took with Sho is here: https://www.magical-trip.com/product/e8a26b4b-898e-4e85-bdc2-1fd285dd06ff?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtuber-video&utm_campaign=onlyinjapan-shinjukufd ★ Sho @ShoMeJapan is also a YouTube creator with a channel showing off Tokyo and Japan: http://youtube.com/@ShoMeJapan 00:00 Start 01:46 Izakaya | Sushi, Tempura 06:52 How many restaurants in Shinjuku? 08:16 Japanese WAGYU Beef "Yakiniku" Restaurant 12:50 Underground Japanese Sake Bar #shinjuku #onlyinjapan #japanesefood

Shipwrecked on a deserted volcanic island in the Pacific, a 14 year old fisherman from Kochi, Japan, survives to live a life that helps change the path of modern Japan! The story of Nakahama "John Mung" Manjiro is one of the most unforgettable ones, from his rescue after months on a deserted volcanic island to being the first Japanese to live in the USA. Because of the policy of Sakoku, Japan closed to the world, Manjiro cannot return home to see his mother without being executed for leaving Japan, but like all adventurers, he tries to find a way! The bond between Manjiro and his rescuer, Captain William Whitfield of Fairhaven, MA is inspirations and from this American and Japanese relation starts the relationship between the two governments when Perry's Expedition of Black Ship Squadron to Edo (now Tokyo) ends Japan's 220 year isolation. Manjiro's experiences in America, as a Samurai employed by the Shogun in Edo, shapes the relationship and friendship into the Meiji Era. Thank you to those who helped me produce this episode: Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society The John Mung Museum The New Bedford Whaling Museum Tosashimizu City Tourism Office Kochi Prefecture Nakanohama Town 00:00 Start 01:05 Where does Manjiro start? 01:32 John Mung Museum 02:44 Shipwrecked on Torishima 03:49 Rescue by American Whaler 06:12 Arrival in Hawaii 07:52 First Japanese in America 10:12 Manjiro Trail, Fairhaven 11:16 Franklin, Back to the Pacific 12:20 Gold Rush in California 13:29 Leaving San Francisco 14:14 Plan to re-enter Japan via Ryukyu 15:03 Home again! Nakanohama, Kochi 16:14 Manjiro's Birthplace tour, Nakanohama 17:41 Manjiro's mother on his death 19:06 Ryugu Shrine on the Pacific 20:27 Back to Kochi Castle as Samurai 21:22 PANIC! Perry's Black Ship Enters Japan 22:17 Shimoda, First US Trading Port in Japan 23:16 Manjiro comes to Edo (Tokyo) 24:57 First Japanese Embassy in US (Kanrin Maru Story) 25:48 Manjiro Festival, Fairhaven 27:36 The Final Meeting 29:06 Manjiro's Grave, Zoshigaya Cemetery 29:39 Conclusion: John's Take / Footnotes #johnmung #manjiro #onlyinjapan

Today we're at a Vintage Japanese Toy Museum in Hokkaido exploring the innovative toys that changed our world! Toys from Japan have always been creative, from the 1954 Godzilla movie on, character toys sparked the imagination of generations. From cinema and TV, the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s brought us Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Super Sentai and many others still popular today. The 80s also brought us the Nintendo revolution, a company that started selling cars and paper models to the Ultra Machine and Ultra Hand, it broke out with the Family Computer (Famikon) in 1983 and the NES in 1985 in the USA then the Gameboy which put it all in your pocket. The 2000s is really the digital age, less toys - more about nostalgia with toys sold as much to adults as kids. The future looks mostly digital and I'll be back for Part 2! Thank you to Matt Alt for making the trip to Hokkaido with me to check out Wakaki-san's store and museum. Matt Alt’s Book: Pure Invention 📕 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1984826719 ▶︎ https://www.pureinventionbook.com Is an amazing look through so many toys and Japanese inventions that changed our lives. 🤖 Visit the Toy&Art Museum 古趣・北乃博物館 📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/B4iTzBZa77s2oqYk6 If Wakaki-san isn't there, visit his original toy store around the corner or call. ▶︎ phone: +81 143831730 / ワカキ玩具店 store: https://maps.app.goo.gl/281NhKxcFyHJiExw7 00:00 Start 01:34 Kaiju | Vintage Godzilla Toys 03:44 Japanese Toy History 05:02 Evolution of Nintendo 06:42 Nintendo's first toy 07:25 Japan's Famicom vs NES 10:06 How Toys R Us Impacted Japan 11:33 Transformer Toys in Japan 14:16 Barbie vs Licca-chan dolls 15:02 Character Toys 1970s-1980s 16:41 Japan Inspired by America 17:53 Japanese Christmas, Santa is a Yokai? #onlyinjapan #toys

80% of Japanese High School students prefer uniforms. It's the opposite to western countries - but why? Japanese School Uniforms are an important part of the country's culture - students associate it with their youth. But why do school have different styles, how have uniforms evolved the last 100 years? How much do school uniforms cost in Japan and what do students need to buy? What are the rules for Japanese school uniforms? We'll visit the KANKO Uniform factory in Okayama for a tour inside as they make a Sailor Fuku outfit from factory to classroom. High school students also like to wear uniforms outside of school and there is a market for non-school uniforms for their cuteness and style. We'll join some uniform models in Harajuku, Tokyo and ask them what the latest Japanese youth trends are as well as why they prefer school uniforms to their own clothes. 00:00 Start 00:55 Inside Japanese High School Classroom 01:20 What's so special about uniforms? 01:42 Girl's Sailor Fuku Uniform 02:15 Boy's School Uniform in Okayama 03:27 Why some don't prefer uniforms? 03:51 Why Japanese Love School Uniforms 05:35 School Generational Divide on Uniforms 06:48 Inside School Uniform Factory 07:05 Sailor Fuku Uniform History 10:35 School Uniform Costs in Japan 11:10 Uniform Production Schedule 11:46 School Uniform Trends 12:16 Harajuku, Tokyo - After School Uniforms 12:44 What's in fashion now? 13:23 She likes Ribbons! 14:19 Gakuran, Student Uniform 15:28 Japanese School Uniform Rules 16:04 USA & School Uniforms? 16:49 What do you think? #schooluniforms #onlyinjapan

Gyoza dumplings are a Japanese food I can eat anyway, every day! They're more than a snack, they can be the main meal and in Miyazaki City, it's so popular, they're no.1 in Japan in the Yaki Gyoza Rankings, for 3 straight years. What makes their gyoza the best or most popular in Japan? Gyoza has the image of being a side dish, I ask Cody of Ramen Guide Japan if that's the case. The answer: never mind! I think Gyoza is better than Ramen and I am sure viewers will let me hear it in the comments. URL: https://miyazakigyoza.com/tenpo/yataibone/ 00:00 Start 00:41 Gyoza Wrapper Factory 01:56 Gyoza Factory Production Line 04:44 Japan's Dumpling War vs Utsunomiya 05:55 Miyazaki is no.1 in Gyoza, but why? 06:59 Gyoza vs Ramen 08:36 Making the Gyoza filling 09:18 Cooking Gyoza at Restaurant 10:38 Making Frozen Gyoza at Home #gyoza #onlyinjapan #japanesefood

There is an event in Japan that has continued uninterrupted for 700 years! Since the age of Samurai, the Soma Nomaoi (相馬野馬追) festival has started summer in Japan's north since 1323, an authentic look at ancient Japan in the battles on the racing course and capture the flag event. It's ultra competitive. The Soma Nomaoi is held annually at the end of July and starts the Tohoku Japanese Festival season. Where is the Soma Nomaoi? MAP: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HxZceamsmvWAm2TL6 Info: https://fukushima.travel/destination/soma-nomaoi-festival/62 (English) https://soma-nomaoi.jp (Japanese) 00:00 Start 01:20 What is Soma Nomaoi? 01:46 Where? 03:07 Robed Priests Race to the top! 04:26 Armored Racing Starts 07:05 Samurai Battle Royale "Capture the Flag" Event 08:45 Putting on Samurai Battle Armor 12:32 Military Horseback Riding Training 19:58 Continued through World War 21:10 Japanese Wild Horse Catching Ritual #japan #somanomaoi

Hiroshima's modern history is well known, the atomic bomb dropped at 8:15am on August 6, 1945 destroying nearly everything in a 4 mile (7 km) radius. It also took out 108 of the city's 122 street cars run by Hiroshima Electric Co known as Hiroden. Believe it or not, only 72 hours after the bomb was dropped, Hiroden had repaired 3 stations near the bomb's hypocenter and was running service to passenger on August 9th. We'll ride Tram no.653 and examine Tram no.651 which was derailed and burned out, now back on the street shuttling passengers, the grandchildren of Hiroshima residents. We will also talk to the then 14 year old conductor who is not 92 about her experience, surviving the bomb and going back to work just 3 days after the Atomic Bomb. It's an unforgettable story and a new way to learn about the tragedy of Hiroshima during WWII, through the eyes of its public transportation. Resources: 🚋 Hiroshima A-bomb Street Car Tour https://hiroshima-resthouse.com/tour/... 🌳 Tour of A-bomb Survivor Trees https://green-greetings.com/en/meguri... Note: Tour details will be available in early October. Photo credit: The train photo shown at 12:10 Hiroshima Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. Thank you to Hiroshima Electric Railway for helping me with this story to connect the past with the present and get special access to their depot inside. 🚊 Tram View Deck is open to public 9-6pm daily. 📍 https://maps.app.goo.gl/J2fE15UyucfSgtS96 00:00 Start 01:09 Dropping the Atomic Bomb 01:53 Hiroshima Street Cars 04:16 Witness Account of the Bombing 05:24 When it happened ... 06:27 Encountering the Victims 08:06 Finding her sister 09:05 Going back to work after the A-Bomb 10:08 Reopened Tram Route 3 days after 11:43 Street Car Garage 12:58 Repairing Damaged Street Cars 14:00 Why they don't retire old trams 16:09 How much was a ride in 1945 16:33 How Hiroshima has Changed 17:42 Hiroshima Peace Museum 18:34 A-bomb Dome Tram Stop 19:10 Hiroshima's legacy #Hiroshima #AtomicBomb

Japan's last remote frontier is East Hokkaido is where less than 0.1% of tourists will ever visit. It's between Kushiro and Nemuro north to Rausu and Shiretoko National Park. Basically zero international tourists come - but we did! So - what's out here? Wild animals, amazing scenery, onsen hot springs, sea and mountains, friendly people who have never seen foreign tourists before! Oh, and the food is amazing! With a Japanese RV Camper - the Robinson 106 - we set out for the great unknown. Join us on a road trip adventure sho winging off Hokkaido's most spectacular places you'll want to visit! Where'd we stop? Obihiro - Nemuro - Cape Nosappu, Japan's Easternmost Point - Rausu - Shiretoko National Park - Teshikaga - Lake Mashu & Lake Akan - Ainu Kotan - Ashoro - Aoike Blue Pond, Biei - Furano Lavender - Yubari Melon Town and back to New Chitose Airport for the flight back to Tokyo. ▶︎ Watch Part 1 (Days 1 to 5) on Motorcycle through Hokkaido: https://youtu.be/glMY2x36t-Q RV Rental: JAPAN C.R.C. https://japan-crc.com/en/ Thank you for the support in Hokkaido! Motorcycle Rental 819: https://www.rental819.com/english/ 00:00 Start 00:19 RV Camper Overview 06:49 Nemuro & Taei Convenient Store 08:45 Cape Nosappu - Easternmost Point 09:55 Nemuro Sushi 11:52 Rausu - Far Northeast Japan 13:52 Shiretoko National Park 15:18 Kamuiwaka Hot Waterfall 16:49 We see Japanese BEARS! 19:51 Hokkaido Milk Farm Experience 30:35 Furano Log Cabin Stay 34:08 Lavender Farm Tomita 35:29 Biei Blue Pond (Aoike) 36:00 Melon Kuma's House 37:35 Yubari King Melon Buffet #onlyinjapan #hokkaido

Japan is a fantastic place to travel in summer, no where is better than Hokkaido, especially by Motorcycle and RV! If you're a first-timer on a motorcycle like me, Hokkaido may be the best place to ride. In this episode, a full-length movie, you'll join @PetervonGommJAPAN and I on a series of adventures and I hope you learn a lot about this magical place. My Motorcycle: HONDA 400X Peter's Motorcycle: YAMAHA Tracer 900 Special THANK YOU for making this trip possible: Our ONLY in JAPAN Community! 🚚⛺️ CAMPER / RV RENTALS JAPAN C.R.C https://japan-crc.com/en/ 🏍 Motorcycle Rentals: RENTAL 819 https://www.rental819.com/english/ 🏍 Motorcycle Clothing & Gear: KUSHITANI https://www.kushitanionline.com Notes: National Ainu Museum: https://ainu-upopoy.jp/en/ Taei Convenient Store (Nemuro) https://www.taie1965.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/9Y4mZneB3pcSt5vZ8 Hokkaido Milk Experience at Watanabe Farm (Teshikaga) https://www.uu-hokkaido.com/corporate/wataiken.shtml Furano Lavender Farm Tomita: https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/ 00:00 Start 00:51 Leaving Tokyo to Sapporo 01:37 Pick up Rental Motorcycles 03:46 John falls, Police come! 08:26 Map: Motorcycle Course in Hokkaido 11:04 Noboribetsu Onsen 16:33 Japanese Fireworks 21:38 Riding to Niseko & Mt Yotei 23:25 National AINU MUSEUM 26:54 Shakotan Peninsula 30:34 Michelin Star Sushi Restaurant 33:36 Otaru 37:46 Sapporo & Susukino Nightlife 41:37 Rider House - Budget Hostel 44:48 RV Camper Travel Course 50:16 Nemuro & Far East Hokkaido 58:03 Kamuiwakka Hot Falls Bathing 1:03:19 Hokkaido Milk Cow Experience 1:10:04 Lake Akan / Ainu Center 1:17:41 Furano Lavender Farm | Tomita 1:21:15 Yubari King Melon Buffet #onlyinjapan #hokkaido #japan

Japan is a fantastic place to travel in summer, no where is better than Hokkaido, especially by Motorcycle and RV! If you're a first-timer on a motorcycle like me, Hokkaido may be the best place to ride. In this episode, a full-length movie, you'll join @PetervonGommJAPAN and I on a series of adventures and I hope you learn a lot about this magical place. My Motorcycle: HONDA 400X Peter's Motorcycle: YAMAHA Tracer 900 Special THANK YOU for making this trip possible: Our ONLY in JAPAN Community! 🚚⛺️ CAMPER / RV RENTALS JAPAN C.R.C https://japan-crc.com/en/ 🏍 Motorcycle Rentals: RENTAL 819 https://www.rental819.com/english/ 🏍 Motorcycle Clothing & Gear: KUSHITANI https://www.kushitanionline.com Notes: National Ainu Museum: https://ainu-upopoy.jp/en/ Taei Convenient Store (Nemuro) https://www.taie1965.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/9Y4mZneB3pcSt5vZ8 Hokkaido Milk Experience at Watanabe Farm (Teshikaga) https://www.uu-hokkaido.com/corporate/wataiken.shtml Furano Lavender Farm Tomita: https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/ 00:00 Start 00:51 Leaving Tokyo to Sapporo 01:37 Pick up Rental Motorcycles 03:46 John falls, Police come! 08:26 Map: Motorcycle Course in Hokkaido 11:04 Noboribetsu Onsen 16:33 Japanese Fireworks 21:38 Riding to Niseko & Mt Yotei 23:25 National AINU MUSEUM 26:54 Shakotan Peninsula 30:34 Michelin Star Sushi Restaurant 33:36 Otaru 37:46 Sapporo & Susukino Nightlife 41:37 Rider House - Budget Hostel #onlyinjapan #hokkaido #Japan

The Hot Food Vending Machine Park in Sagamihara is one of the best places to see Japanese Vending Machine history - machines range from the 1950s to today. The owner, Saito-san has been collecting and repairing old vending machines since 2016 to please waiting customers at his tire business, and his hobby has become a treat for everyone who wants hot food served from a vending machine. Japanese Hot Food Vending Machines are becoming extinct. Since its peak in 1985 when 250,000 food machines were all over the country, it's rare to find one these days. The reason: Convenient Stores. The quality and price has gotten to the point where the machines are obsolete. Where is the Sagamihara Vending Machine Park? MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/FrSFuYJmRccj6ehLA Used Tire Mart Sagamihara Store Food Vending Machine Corner 中古タイヤ市場 相模原店 自販機コーナー Check out Scotty's video on STRANGE PARTS to see another side to this vending machine corner ▶︎ https://youtu.be/gzxW3B3_Pak Thank you to Saito-san for sharing his passion with us. I made 3 trips there to get to know the machines and it was worth it. #onlyinjapan #japanese #vendingmachine 00:00 Start 01:03 Vending Machine Park 02:11 Coffee Vending Machine 03:14 Why it's here 05:03 Camera Vending Machine 05:51 Inside Food Vending Machine 08:19 How Curry Rice Vending Machine Works 10:50 Retro Food Vending Machine 11:40 Eating Japanese Hot Vending Machine Food 15:23 Vending Machine Restaurant 16:22 Why these machines are special

The world's most beautiful tree is a 1,000 year old Japanese Sakura - Cherry Blossom tree. The Benizakura variety or "Pink Weeping" Sakura changes colors in spring from pink to white. This tree is on a hill, easy to see. The town has made a path around it to see every angle. In the fall, resident volunteers ready it for the winter snows so it's not damaged. It's the symbol of the town and of Japan itself, the perfect sakura tree. MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/AaqDADnk9nboxfc99 URL: Official Visitor Info & Live Cam (Japanese with Google Translation) https://miharukoma.com/experience/183 00:00 Start 00:48 Flying above the Tree 02:25 History of Miharu Takizakura 04:26 Sakura Tree on Manhole Covers 05:06 What's Special about it? 05:32 Japan's 3 Great Cherry Blossom Trees 06:01 Festival Street Food 08:35 Miharu Takizakura at Night #onlyinjapan #三春滝桜

Miyazaki Jidori Chicken is perhaps the world's best, some consider it the Kobe Beef of Chicken - but how good is it? Can a Japanese Chicken Dish destroy a Japanese Wagyu meal? We'll visit a Jidori "free range" Chicken Farm and then visit my favorite restaurant in Miyazaki. What is this magical dish? Chicken Nanban (チキン南蛮) one of my top 5 dishes and you'll discover why - this dish originates in Miyazaki at Ogura Hoten and has evolved over the years to become a world class dish and the soul food of Miyazaki. Tartar sauce on marinated fried chicken - Juicy, crispy, creamy, tangy ... don't get me started! MAP: Ogura Honten おぐら 本店 https://goo.gl/maps/RE1Etwr5nX5HrpzP9 Kobayashi Jidori no Sato 小林 地鶏の里 https://goo.gl/maps/cftcVghetpAkbBHC6 KISAKU 和バル 喜作 https://goo.gl/maps/aMrDG4P4QBx9NMUF9 Shirasugao Jidori Chicken Farm 白砂ヶ尾地鶏牧場 https://shirasugao-jidori.net 00:00 Start 00:45 Miyazaki City 01:01 Japanese Chicken Farm "Jidori" 03:57 Chicken Farm Soil 04:55 Ogura Honten Restaurant 06:37 Miyazaki Jidori Char-grilled Chicken 08:07 Kobayashi Jidori no Sato 08:49 Chicken Nanban Recipe 10:06 Eating Chicken Nanban 10:40 Eating Raw Egg in Japan 11:34 Raw Chicken Sashimi - Safe? 11:57 My Favorite Dish #onlyinjapan #chicken #japanesefood

Keiunkan is the World's Oldest Hotel, the 2nd oldest business and their secret to surviving so long boils down to a simple explanation - but of course it's more complicated than that. This story will give you much insight into family businesses in Japan and why Japan has 9 of the top 15 oldest businesses in the world. Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is a 3 hour drive past Mt Fuji, Fujiyoshida in Japan's southern Alps. It's hidden, very little competition, very little to do here but relax! Bring a book. 😎 Joe Hattab does Japanese hotels: https://youtu.be/d0jqt9IQlUE Joe came with me to film this hotel and his episode is an amazing overview of all the special hotels in Japan! NOTE: Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first Shogun of the Edo era. I forgot to add the era in the narration. Japan had Shogun before Tokugawa. 00:00 INTRO 00:54 World's Oldest Hotel: Proof & Philosophy 03:13 The Hot Spring Water 05:04 The Stay Experience 07:30 The Food: Japanese Ryokan Meals 09:47 The History: 705 to 2023 11:57 The Future: 53rd CEO's Successor Map: https://goo.gl/maps/FpC7CKLtVKjKKcXK8 URL: https://www.keiunkan.co.jp/en/ #onlyinjapan #worldsoldest #keiunkan

Japanese Wagyu Beef is one of the most tender steaks in the world, A5 ranked Kobe Beef may be the most famous Wagyu brand in the world, this Snow-aged Wagyu Beef from Niigata may have it beat. There are 350 Wagyu beef brands through Japan's 47 prefectures and this time we'll focus on another aspect of Wagyu that impacts the eating experience - aging. There's Wet aging which is the most popular in Japan. There's dry aging which is rare with Wagyu because it requires cutting away a good percentage of the meat which is already quite tender. Then there's snow aging which aged in a Yukimuro - Japanese Snow Cellar - for a month. High humidity, constant 1℃ / 34°F even in the height of summer. The snow packed around the storage unit is preserved until the next packing in March. How does Snow-aged Wagyu Beef taste? How do you cook it? Is it really better? Other WAGYU stories from Japan: Japanese Wagyu Ōmi Beef farm to table story ▶︎ https://youtu.be/B8FDP9ZNNPY How Japanese Wagyu Beef is Graded | Yonezawa Beef Story: https://youtu.be/HG8f0TX1Zn0 URL: Snow aged Wagyu Beef company: 🥩 https://www.uoshoku.co.jp/en_ybeef/ Restaurant Tsubamesanjo Bit: 📍 https://goo.gl/maps/U4wWJ6eAhEVE4zhT7 Thank you for Chef Akiyama and Uoshoku for the help to make this episode. 00:00 Overview 01:18 Where Wagyu is Snow-aged 02:07 Inside Japanese Snow Cellar "Yukimuro" 03:19 How long Wagyu ages 04:56 How Japanese Yukimuro work 06:13 Wet vs Dry Aging Wagyu Beef 07:21 Cooking Snow-aged Wagyu Beef 09:22 Kobe Beef vs Snow-aged Wagyu Beef 10:02 Eating Snow-aged Wagyu Beef #onlyinjapan #snowaged #wagyu

Before the season of giving comes the season of wrapping and in Japan, they do it fast! Speed wrapping is part of the culture when shopping but what might surprise you the most is how Japanese UNWRAP! In this episodes we'll visit Ginza's Mitsukoshi to see how they do it. Before that, we visit the fastest mochi shop in Osaka and maybe the world, Kiyasu Sohonten where they can wrap a gift in 13 seconds with ribbon. Before Japan used wrapping paper, they used cloth called Furoshiki. To make gifts special, they still use Furoshiki today and we'll visit Karakasaya in Nigyocho. Finally, we'll head to Yoku Moku in Omotesando, Tokyo for some Speed Wrapping training and techniques from professional gift wrappers. Thank you to Minori Maeda, CEO of Yuibito for her expertise in wrapping and her amazing attention to detail. We learned so much from her. URL: ▶︎ Kiyasu Sohonpo (Mitarashi Dango Speed Wrapping) http://www.kiyasu.jp (Japanese) ▶︎ Yuibito Gift Wrapping 株式会社結い人 https://yuibito.gifts 株式会社結い人 ▶︎ Yoku Moku ヨックモック https://www.yokumoku.co.jp/en/ ▶︎ Karakusaya (Furoshiki) 唐草屋 https://www.karakusaya.co.jp Kyoto and Tokyo stores ▶︎ Mitsukoshi Ginza Department Store https://cp.mistore.jp/global/en/ginza.html ⚠️ Filming without a mask at Mitsukoshi Ginza was done before opening hours and with a permit for this episode. Shoppers need to wear a mask when visiting Mitsukoshi. Thank you for understanding :) 00:00 Start 01:00 Speed Wrapping in Osaka 02:06 Serve Customers Fast 03:09 Ginza Shopping Street 04:01 Mitsukoshi Wrapping Techniques 05:48 History of Wrapping in Japan 06:13 Furoshika, Cloth Wrapping 07:53 How Japanese Wrap Gifts 09:58 Barrier Free Wrapping 11:01 Cookie Shop Wrapping 12:04 Speed Wrapping Challenge 13:50 Unwrapping: Japanese Don't Rip Paper! #onlyinjapan #speedwrapping

The process to make Japanese Green Tea known as Sencha starts at the farm and we'll follow the harvest to the factory in Shizuoka. The time it's steam has extraordinary control of the color, aroma and taste - this factory is steaming the tea leaves for 120 seconds which will make "Fukamushi Sencha" a deep colored robust flavored green tea. 00:00 Strat 00:51 Green Tea Farm 01:15 Green Tea Harvest 02:46 Green Tea Factory 04:00 Green Tea Steaming 04:37 Asamushi vs Fukamushi Sencha 05:24 Tea Kneading Processes 07:02 Final Green Tea (loose) 07:26 Tea Grading & Examination 10:12 Green Tea Cold Storage Thank you to SEIICHI OYAIZU Co. in Shizuoka for introducing the process to us from start to finish! URL: http://www.oyaizu.co.jp/for-english ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #greentea #farmtotable

The World's Most Expensive Melon can be found right here in Yubari, Hokkaido and in the episode, I'm going to take you from the seeds to pollination then to harvest and first auction where a pair of Yubari King Melons sold for ¥5,000,000 ($46,500) in 2019. How much will it go for this year -- but more importantly, WHY? Why do these melons, Japanese luxury fruit in general, fetch such high prices? We will go to the auction and ask the winner of the highest bid in the ultimate FARM to TABLE Series Adventure. 00:00 Start 01:22 Where do Yubari Melons grow? 01:47 Melon Pollination with Bees 02:42 Yubari Melon Seeds 03:10 Melon Seedlings 04:06 Melon Harvest 06:33 Sorting Sizes 07:20 Judging Melons for Harvest 08:08 Cutting & Eating Yubari Melons 10:06 Why Japanese Buy Expensive Melons 11:07 Yubari Melon Quality Rank 12:00 Facts about Yubari "Cantelope" Melons 13:16 Yubari Melon Auction Prices: History 13:58 Yubari Melon Auction bidding 15:07 Why he bid $26,500 for Melons 16:27 What happened to the $26,500 Melons? 16:47 All-you-can-eat Melons! 17:03 How the JA Melon Co-op works 17:34 Angry Melon Bear Attack 18:26 Yubari Melon Ice Cream Special thanks to JA Yubari, Yubari City, Yubari Melon Producers Goto-san and Kobayashi-san for the kind help and many many delicious melons for this episode. Where is Yubari? https://goo.gl/maps/Ycek2yWZwQPn1bWYA (Melon Dome) Melon Kuma's House: https://goo.gl/maps/dn1ebnJ8TocxNkbE7 The Yubari King Melons are often confused with the Shizuoka Crown Melons. They're not the same and I hope this episode will correct many mistakes, misconceptions about this industry. ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #hokkaido #japanesefood

Japan's country roads are scenic and memorable, especially when you construct a road with grooves to play music when tires go over it at 60km/hr! Melody Roads メロディーロード (Musical Roads) were invented by Shizuo Shinoda in the 1980s and the first one constructed in East Hokkaido's Nakashibetsu Town. I traveled out there to meet him and drive his amazing invention, the Melody Road. It was a crazy idea that he made a reality as an invention to bring happiness to drivers. There are 30 melody roads around Japan. We look at 4 of them in this episode. Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido "Ah, Lovely Meadows" / "Shiretoko Ryujou" Yonago Tottori "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" theme Kaneyama, Fukushima "Take me Home, Country Road" (State Song of West Virginia) 00:00 Start 00:46 Driving East Hokkaido 01:37 Where is Hokkaido? 02:03 ① Melody Road 03:08 The Inventor of Melody Road 03:54 How do they make it? 04:52 Why not in Tokyo? 06:28 ② Melody Road "Country Road" 09:20 ③ Melody Road Yokai! 10:31 ④ Melody Road - Left & Right tracks! 12:04 Conclusion More information on Melody Roads from the inventor: http://melodyroad.jp (Japanese Only) ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #howitsmade #melodyroad

Japanese Macaque aka SNOW MONKEY bathing at the Jigokudani Hot Spring waters of Nagano is one of Japan's most iconic sights. But there is more to this story than just monkeys in a hot tub. This park has a special mission: to protect the resident monkeys and care for them through the hard winter. Staff have been doing that since the park opened in 1964, but it was in 1970 when LIFE Magazine put the Japanese Snow Monkey on the front cover that curiosity for the Japanese Macaque really grew. Despite being in a remote area of Japan, it gets many visitors from around the world. The Japanese Macaque’s life here is dedicated to a 4 season cycle. SPRING: babies are born, monkeys start shedding their winter coats SUMMER: a lot of activity, playing in the mountain forests FALL: monkeys start mating, bathing food and growing out their coats for winter. Female monkey pregnancy lasts for 6 months. If babies were born in the winter, they wouldn't survive so the cycle of life to give birth only in spring is essential for the whole troupes survival here in the mountainous north. This is the only place you’ll find Japanese monkeys bathing, soaking. The Japanese Macaque is the northern most primate besides humans and they have significance spiritually to Japan for thousands of years. Where is the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park 地獄谷野猿公苑 URL: https://en.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp Live Monkey Webcam: http://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/livecam2/video_en.php 00:00 Start 00:41 Welcome to Jigokudani 01:17 Morning Hot Spring Bathing 03:02 Where is the Snow Monkey Park? 04:40 The Hot Spring Bath 06:35 The Rules 08:11 It's a Paradise 08:56 The History 10:01 How they became Famous 10:23 Feeding time! 12:46 Baby Monkeys 13:31 She loves to soak! 13:49 Conclusion A BIG THANK YOU to the staff of Jigokudani Yaen Koen 地獄谷野猿公苑 for the help to produce this and information on the resident monkeys. CREDIT: video clips from the seasons is credited to the 地獄谷野猿公苑 and Takizawa-san. Say hi when you visit and tell then you saw them on ONLOY in JAPAN. He's been working there for over 20 years. ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #nagano #snowmonkey

"A5" Graded Wagyu Beef is considered the best in Japan ー but what does that score really mean? We'll go inside to talk to the Wagyu Beef inspectors on the job at the Yonezawa Meat Processing Center to learn how they do it using the BMS (Beef Marbling Standard) and Beef Yield. After inspection and grading, we'll see them cut and distribute the beef to restaurants and supermarkets and try some of the A5 Wagyu special dishes famous in Yonezawa like its Gyu Nabe -- also known as Sukiyaki. Japanese Wagyu Beef is quite different from other beef around the world and within Japan, there are so many regional brands. It's hard to know what the difference is between Kobe Beef and say, Yonezawa Beef other than the branding, but there are factors that can change the taste like climate, elevation, feed, housing conditions, treatment of livestock, and water. 00:00 Start 00:53 Meat Inspection 01:42 Wagyu BMS - Beef Marbling Standard 04:48 Cutting Wagyu 06:18 Cutting for Supermarkets 10:15 Butcher's Shop Pricing 11:05 Sukiyaki Lunch 12:45 Wagyu Farm Cattle Ranch 14:08 What do Wagyu eat 14:34 Biogas in Japan 15:58 Yonezawa Beef Dinner 18:27 Yonezawa Station Shinkansen 🥩 Read more about Yonezawa and its beef: https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/yonezawa-gyu-a-tender-tasty-treat Other WAGYU stories from Japan: Snow-aged Wagyu Beef: ▶︎ https://youtu.be/SeUr6jYnmtM Japanese Wagyu Omi Beef farm to table Story: ▶︎ https://youtu.be/B8FDP9ZNNPY Places Visited in Yonezawa: 📍Where is Yonezawa? MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/h4sghH6GMwbCwqsM9 ▶︎ Yonezawa Meat Center: http://www.yonesyoku.com/english/index.html ▶︎ Tanaka Wagyu Farm, Biogas http://www.yonesyoku.com/english/index.html ▶︎ Sato Chikusa Meat Processing: http://www.beko.co.jp/ ▶︎ Sukiyaki Restaurant: http://www.beko.co.jp/shop/menu.html ▶︎ Kongokaku Yonezawa Beef Restaurant: https://www.kongoukaku.com/ ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #wagyu #yonezawa

Ginzan Onsen Hot Spring Village in winter - with the snow falling - may be the most magical sight in Japan, especially at night. It has become one of Japan's most popular hot springs and the Ryokan, Traditional Japanese Inns lining the Ginzan River are all top notch accommodations with Kaiseki dinner course and breakfast. WIth the snow falling, we'll first stay at Kozankaku's riverside room, visit the nearby Shirogane-yu public bath. We'll end with 2 nights at Notoya Ryokan, welcoming guests since it opened in 1925. It looks like a scene from a Ghibli-film after dark. HISTORY of Ginzan Onsen ♨️ Ginzan was originally a silver mine in the 16th century until the silver was mined out. It changed to a hot spring town in the 17th century, hidden in the mountains, a long one-day walk from Obanazawa. In 1913, a flood destroyed the town but with local investment, they quickly rebuilt into the village we know today. It has maintained it's Taisho era feel with gas lamps and old wooden architecture, foot bridges crossing all along the Ginzan River. Where we stayed / visited: ▶︎ Kozankaku Ryokan 古山閣 旅館 ♨️ (Feb 2022) http://kozankaku.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/1ZbDquLxWy4WsYmVA ▶︎ Notoya Ryokan 能登屋旅館 ♨️ (Jan 2020) https://www.notoyaryokan.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/YrF34TMgongKtgc6A ▶︎ Shirogane-yu Public Bath 銀山温泉 共同浴場 しろがね湯 ♨️ MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/5rMRz4HZQqxhiX3t6 ▶︎ Izu Kokeshi Workshop 伊豆こけし工房・工芸館: http://www.izu-kokesi.gr.jp MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/cBm5fNz7cRpv4jer7 ▶︎ Ginzan Onsen Tourist Information Center: http://www.ginzanonsen.jp 00:00 Start 01:22 Kozankaku Ryokan 02:00 Ginzan Onsen at Night 02:33 Shirogane-yu Public Bath 03:47 Konzankaku Bath & Dinner 04:53 Where is Ginzan Onsen? 05:20 History of Ginzan Onsen 07:34 Notoya Ryokan Stay 10:50 Notoya Kaiseki Dinner 13:07 Japanese Breakfast 14:30 Kote-e Art 14:54 Kokeshi Factory 17:18 Ginzan Foot Bath How to get to Ginzan Onsen: Catch the JR Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo Station or Ueno Station to Oishida Station. If you are staying at a ryokan, they will have a bus to pick you up. If driving, most ryokan have parking lots 50-100 meters from the tourism office at the village entrance. ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #GinzanOnsen #銀山温泉

Tokyo is one of the world’s most exciting cities, full of entertainment, restaurants, jobs, people. Why would anyone leave this for — the countryside? Kochi prefecture is on the far side of Shikoku, famous for its mountains, rivers, forests and Pacific Ocean coast, all packed into one place. The population in decreasing, towns are decaying, but there’s a plan. We’ll visit Nyodogawa, talk with experts Alex Kerr and Violet about what more rural towns can do to attract people to see the immense beauty and leave the city in the digital age when it’s never been easier to say good bye to — Tokyo. ▶︎ Ken Mukai's Brewery BLUE BREW in Niyodogawa, Kochi: https://mukaicraftbrewing.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/jFNGzbq1Cxs3CbVy8 ▶︎ Rogier Uitenboogaart's KAMIKOYA Washi Paper Studio Stay & Experience https://kamikoya-washi.com/en/about-kamikoya/aboutus/ MAP: https://g.page/kamikoya?share ▶︎ Alex Kerr - Author, Japanologist and more! http://alex-kerr.com/ ▶︎ Violet Pacileo, CrossFit in Kochi, Japan: https://www.otoyostrength.com 00:00 Why leave Tokyo? 01:05 Welcome to Rural Japan 01:57 How he moved to Japan for Free 05:19 Ken's Plan to Revitalize the Town 07:30 Free Abandoned Houses?! 10:58 This is Car Country 12:55 Yusuhara, Kochi's Story 13:43 Move Poles & Wires Underground 15:00 Leadership & Citizens 15:48 A Global Issue - Alex Kerr Interview 18:39 Life in the Japanese Countryside of Kochi 22:33 Conclusion on Japan's Revitalization ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #KochiJapan

In Japan, cleaning is more than a job, it's part of the culture, like an art. Anyone who has been to Tokyo knows it's one of the cleanest cities in the world and to keep it that way, it takes a team of dedicated professionals who are often un-noticed - meaning they're doing an excellent job! We'll take a detailed look at how JR East Environment Access (JEA) keeps JR Ueno Station super clean and safe for the 180,000 daily passengers and it's a microcosm of how the entire city stays so clean. Ueno Station is a stop for the Shinkansen and platform 13 1/2 is where the Train Suite Shiki-Shima departs. The jingles and melodies you'll hear throughout the station, the announcements and trains rolling through is super nostalgic. I filmed this starting in January 2021 and finished the final scene a year later. 00:00 Start 00:44 UENO Station Overview 01:26 Cleaning Team's Morning Meeting 02:58 Cleaning a Train 05:03 Japanese Vending Machine Recycling 05:52 Train Track work 07:21 Train Suite Shiki-Shima Platform 08:58 Job Interview 09:58 Toilet Paper Mission 12:27 Vomit Cleaning Vacuum 13:24 Late night deep-cleaning 13:38 Cleaning robot 14:44 Japan's Toilet-god 15:33 Public Toilet deep-cleaning 17:14 How the Office runs 17:57 Conclusion Learn more about JR East Environment Access Company: ▶︎ https://www.jea.co.jp/pdf/corporate_en.pdf Thank you to JEA, JR East, Jarman International and Hirasawa-san for his time over several months. We appreciate your hard work over the many years of service. ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #Tokyo

Japan makes some of the world's best fireworks including record breaking giant sized shells like the Yonshakudama! We'll head to a prestigious fireworks factory in Akita to see how they're made. The process includes 1) Milling 2) Granulation 3) Loading 4) Pasting The secrets of the trade are passed down from one generation to the next, family businesses that have been producing fireworks since the Meiji era. The larger the firework shell, the longer it takes to grow the stars or black pellets needed. They start as ceramic balls the size of a sesame seed and grow day by day, taking a month or more to make a Shakudama 3cm star. The Shakudama is a 18.5kg / 19 lb beast that you'll see launched at festivals outside Tokyo and urban areas. They get larger than that! The ni-shakudama, san-shakudama and yon-shakudama will literally blow you away with it's 750m launch height and width. 00:00 Start 02:00 Giant Firework Sizes & Details 02:42 World's Largest Firework Shell, YONSHAKUDAMA 04:20 Fireworks Factory, How it's Made 08:48 Loading the Firework Shells 15:18 Setting up the Launch Site 19:47 Japanese Fireworks Culture & History 22:54 Fireworks Launch Event 27:05 Large Shell Fireworks Launch ★ Supported by the Japan HANABI Association 一般社団法人日本花火推進協力会 Thank you very much! URL: https://hanabi2020.jp/en/art/ ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #fireworks #howitsmade

Tokyo has some of the world's best restaurants, over 200 Michelin-starred places - so it's no surprise the street food here is also top notch! Asakusa's street food is more spread out compared to places like Ameyoko and Harajuku, but it's very much worth the walking and this episode will help you get around Tokyo's cultural heart - Asakusa. What do we eat on this adventure? Here's a chapter list: 00:00 Start 00:54 Shopping Street Fly-by 01:55 Eric's Unusual Fried Chicken 02:45 Menchi Katsu Minced Pork 04:55 Mochi Dango Shop 05:46 Grilling Mochi Dango Sticks 07:13 Eating Dango on the Street 09:08 Sweet Potato Ice Cream & Tarts 12:27 Nikuman: Steamed Pork Buns 13:20 Hot Melonpan Bread 15:05 Whipped Cream Melonpan 15:55 Karaage: Japanese Fried Chicken 17:06 SensojiTemple & Festival 18:29 Taiyaki Fish-shaped Cake 23:32 Night Street Restaurants Thank you Ericsur6 for joining the food adventure and making this episode more fun! ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/ericsurf6 Our collab episode at Ameyoko Market is here: https://youtu.be/DHeq8U3ljZQ Want more Japanese food? Try Japanese Wagyu, top 3 brand Omi Beef! https://youtu.be/B8FDP9ZNNPY ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #streetfood #Tokyo

Japan's Extreme North in Hokkaido is home to some super frigid towns like Kitami, Rikubetsu, and Abashiri. In the middle of winter, at night, one town has a massive meat festival -- and it's outdoors in below zero temperatures. It's the world's coldest BBQ festival with over 2,000 people attending together to grill Kitami's famous pork short rib cuts called Karubi and other meat like wagyu, horumon and sausages. I drove north from Sapporo to experience it and eat as much local barbecue as my stomach could hold. On the way, I stopped in Rikubetsu and spent a night at the town's roadhouse where temperatures dropped to -27C / -16.6F at 11pm. The coldest record night here is -38.4 Celsius or -37.1 Fahrenheit on February 7, 2019. Note: The coldest temperature recorded in Japan was -41 degrees Celsius (-42 degrees Fahrenheit) in Asahikawa in January 1902. The Kitami Extreme Cold Yakiniku Festival 北見厳寒の焼き肉まつり is held annually in February, tickets are 2000 yen but sell out fast. Book in advance online. URL: http://kitamikanko.jp/event/event15.html The event was suspended in 2021 but plans to resume is 2022 are underway. ★ My Noboribetsu Nakedman Festival experience the day before is here: https://youtu.be/7I1E9OCPoLs 00:00 Start 00:53 Driving Hokkaido in Winter 01:48 Where are we going? 02:46 BBQ Event Arrival 03:26 Why do they hold this event? 04:28 Rikubetsu, Japan's Coldest Town 05:08 Abashiri Ice Breaker Cruise 05:52 People love meat here! 06:26 Bag of meat for event 07:10 What is Yakiniku? 07:58 Horumon-yaki, grilled organ meat 08:17 Kitami Yakiniku History 09:21 Cooking my meat 10:58 Crazy guy eats Ice Cream at -20C 11:08 Conclusion ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Hokkaido #Kitami #Japan

When the Tokyo Summer Games were cancelled in 2020, I was very upset because as a resident of this city, many of us had been looking forward to the seeing our Tokyo shine on the world stage and the greatest hosts ever. One year later, in a situation many consider to be worse than a year before, the city and the IOC went ahead to plan the world's biggest sporting event in the most challenging situation possible. For residents of the host city, what would be left to experience since spectators to venues were banned, events canceled, the city in a state of emergency. This is my experience as a resident living through the Tokyo 2020 in 2021. 00:00 Start 01:28 Opening Ceremony from Outside 03:30 Arial View of Tokyo 04:12 Olympic Village Decorated 04:40 Tokyo Monuments Lit Up 05:28 Odaiba View 06:00 Olympic Cauldron 07:18 Olympic Torch Room 08:02 Olympic Medal Room 1896-2020 10:01 Climbing Mt. Takao for Sport 13:17 Tokyo Olympic Store, Shopping 14:31 Tokyo Fly-over by Blue Impulse 15:07 Athlete Spotting 16:10 Interview with Visiting Media 18:39 Will my son remember this? 18:54 Paralympics Closing Check out JASDF Blue Impulse acrobatic areal team over Tokyo! https://youtu.be/AWCmwUYCYoc Thank you for the making us smile down on the ground! Thank you to Amanda Plasencia for her help explaining the situation on the other side of the bubble. She's a reporter for NBC 6 Miami who tells amazing stories. https://twitter.com/AmandaNBC6 ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Tokyo2020 #Tokyo

Japan's Bullet-train or Shinkansen is super fast, traveling at speeds of 350km/hr through wide landscapes of rice paddies of north Japan. This is the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen and in this episode we'll ride from Tokyo Station to Shin-Aomori in regular and GRAN CLASS cars eating 7 gourmet ekiben, Japanese Train Food. Joining me on this adventure is Peter von Gomm and we'll be eating our way across Tohoku. ★ What is an EKIBEN? It's a Bento (Japanese gourmet boxed lunch) sold at express train station to be eaten on the Shinkansen or special rapid trains. It is always prepared fresh using local ingredients highlighting the regions gastronomical attractions. They usually cost between 750 yen and 1600 yen but can go as high as 3000 yen for Kobe Beef, A5 wagyu, domestic unagi and other luxury foods. They usually sell out by 4pm, not many choices for dinner. ★ The JR EAST PASS (Tohoku Area) is 20,000 yen for 5 days of consecutive shinkansen and train travel for foreign tourists and foreign residents of Japan with a non-Japanese passport. More informmation: https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/pass/eastpass_t.html Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen Train Schedule in English: https://www.eki-net.com/pc/jreast-shinkansen-reservation/English/wb/common/timetable/e_tohoku_d/index.html EKIBENYA MATSURI (駅弁屋 祭) has several shops inside Tokyo Station, open from 5am. 00:00 Start 00:44 Inside Tokyo Station: Guide 01:28 Bento Shop in Tokyo Station 01:47 Where is Tohoku? 02:32 A Hungry Man 03:00 ① Bento Set Unboxed 07:28 Shinkansen Blasts Past Camera 08:18 ② Bento Set Unboxed - Gyutan 11:32 Sendai Station 13:15 ③ Bento Set Unboxed - Ikura / Uni 17:10 Morioka Station 18:16 GRAN CLASS Car 19:00 ④ Bento Set Unboxed - Tohoku 20:08 Our Favorite Train Bento 21:23 Shin-Aomori Station 21:41 Conclusion ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ Thank you to Peter, visit his channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCVv5X_tcJoNErw5isUOcVXQ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #tokyo #shinkansen

ONLY in JAPAN created and produced by John Daub is back after a month off with the 2nd season this week. This special episode has channel news and updates about the changes to the series. The channel also hit a milestone, passing 100,000 subscribers! Today you'll hear from viewers in the community from around the world. 00:00 Start 00:25 What happened? 01:14 100,000 Subscribers! 01:29 How often are episodes 01:55 Videos in 4K or 8K? 02:43 Big channel projects 03:30 Viewer's say ONLY in JAPAN 03:57 ONLY in JAPAN call-in show 05:11 Tokyo Summer Games live 06:55 Meet the Audience! 16:01 Who is Toby the Crow? 16:43 What's a YouTube Creator to me? 18:13 International meet-ups 18:42 Conclusion ① Discord http://discord.gg/onlyinjapan ② Instagram http://instagram.com/onlyinjapantv ③ Patreon (Postcard Club) http://patreon.com/onlyinjapan ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #johndaub #Tokyo

This variety of sushi is a lost art and unknown outside Japan. The elaborate designs and use of the ingredients create beauty from food. This is SAIKU SUSHI and was quite popular in the Showa era but has sadly disappeared. Today, Yuki Sugeta and his sushi apprentice Issei Meguro from Takasago Sushi in Tokyo will prepare over a dozen designs of sushi in the shape of seasonal flowers, fish and animals like 75 years ago. When you eat sushi, you're not just eating raw fish on rice - you're eating the years of experience each chef has practiced their craft, perfecting it so you come back for more. Tokyo's Sushi restaurants are competitive, I'll be back not just because the sushi is excellent - it is - but because the chef is friendly - and speaks a little English too :) Where is Takasago Sushi? https://goo.gl/maps/ZKQJF3fS4k2GBN8w9 Call ahead for reservations - takeout is available. URL: http://www.takasagosushi.co.jp/ Thank you Yuki, Yoshi and Issei for your wonderful hospitality! 00:00 Start 00:37 What is Saiku Sushi? 02:11 Eat a Sushi Rabbit 03:06 Making a Saiku Sushi Flower 04:44 Micro Sushi 05:13 Origin of Chef's Creativity 05:55 Salmon Flower 06:48 Sushi Apprentice Interview 08:06 History of Saiku Sushi 09:09 Ume Blossom Sushi Design 10:42 Goldfish Sushi "see-through" Design 11:37 Maguro Tuna Chrysanthemum 12:53 Panning shot of all Sushi 13:32 The Chef Winks ;) ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ Credit: Yeah Yeah by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #sushi #Tokyo

Japan is a very active earthquake country and in Tokyo, the fire department is making sure residents are ready for the next one. They do that by simulating natural disasters and catastrophic situations so when they do occur, people will think more clearly and react quicker leading to lives saved. The Earthquake Simulator has programmed the exact seismic patterns of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and the 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake. Episode Contents 00:00 Start 00:52 Tokyo Disaster Learning Center 01:24 Liquefaction Simulator 01:51 Rain Storm / Typhoon Simulator 03:44 Interview 04:54 Earthquake Simulator 05:24 Magnitude vs Shindo Scale 06:34 Great Hanshin Earthquake M6.9 Shindo 7 08:55 Great Tohoku Earthquake M9.1 Shindo 7 10:52 How they do it? 11:57 My experience in 2011 ▶︎ Where is the Tokyo Fire Department's Disaster Life Learning Center: https://goo.gl/maps/couSnBAsa7S4M5u86 URL: https://tokyo-bskan.jp/en/ ▶︎ Check out the newest ONLY in JAPAN episodes here: Japanese Street Food in Asakusa, Tokyo https://youtu.be/QNZgi3cH89M Riding the Shinkanen with 7 Gourmet Train Bento https://youtu.be/xBkttA23H24 Perfect Cup of Green Tea https://youtu.be/pBmTNkXOGjA Japan's Top Wagyu Brand OMI BEEF - Farm to Table https://youtu.be/B8FDP9ZNNPY ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ Thank you Hana Victoria for assisting me in this episode. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjync1kE01MgzP85Y7yNI0g ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #earthquake

This Japanese condiment, spicy-salty citrus is still unknown to many will change the way you enjoy your food forever. Yuzukosho (柚子胡椒) is by far my favorite Japanese condiment or seasoning, better than wasabi and Japanese mayonnaise. It's found in Kochi prefecture on Shikoku Island and I traveled there to see it farmed and made at the factory. Yuzu Kosho is a simple recipe of fermented Yuzu rinds, salt, green chili peppers without seeds and Yuzu juice added to taste and consistency. The salt content also helps preserve it longer. ▶︎ What foods does Yuzu Kosho go well with? Yakitori, wagyu beef steaks, nabemono, soups, pasta, karaage deep-fried chicken, salad dressing, pizza, hot dogs ... it's very versatile. 00:00 Start 00:46 Japanese Condiment Guide 01:48 Where is this made? 02:30 Yuzu Farm 05:22 Yuzu Processing Factory 08:10 Making Yuzukosho 10:32 Bottling the Paste 12:40 Interview 14:09 Tokyo Yuzu Restaurant 15:46 Ending ▶︎ Visit the Marugoto Kochi store in Ginza, Tokyo https://g.page/marugotokochi?share ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/​ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv​ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan​ #yuzu #yuzukosho

Japanese Green Tea has a lot of health benefits, but did you know the water temperature can change a lot of those - and significantly alter the taste? This time, I travel to Fuji City in Shizuoka to visit 2 green tea masters called “cha-shi” who will tell us how to make the perfect cup and how to control the taste with temperature, explain the benefits – and how to get the most out of each drop! Varieties of Green Tea in Fuji City ① Sencha 煎茶 (1st flush, Japan's most popular tea) ② Fukamushi Sencha 深蒸し煎茶 (Steamed sencha) ③ Kukicha 茎茶 (Twig tea) ④ Bancha 番茶 (2nd flush of Sencha) ⑤ Genmaicha (Added popped rice to Bancha) ⑥ Houjicha ほうじ茶 (Roasted Bancha) Note: Gyocha 玉露 (Matcha 抹茶 is stone ground Gyocha) are typically grown in Kyoto. ★ What is the perfect temperature for the perfect cup of green tea? Sencha, 70C / 158F for 2-3 minutes If you want more caffeine and a bitter cup, use 100C boiling hot water. Less to no caffeine, use warm 50C water - it'll be sweeter too. URL: 🚴‍♂️ Fuji Area Cycling Guide https://www.fujisan-kkb.jp/cycle/index.html#road 🗻 Honda-san's Marumo Tea Garden http://corp.fuji-tea.jp/en/ 🍵 Yamadaien Green Tea Shop https://www.yamadaien.jp/ Obuchi Sasaba 大淵笹場 Green Tea View in Opening MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/JNWm6TnVCSxBoUX79 00:00 Opening 01:09 Bicycling to Tea Farm 02:05 Tea Master Honda-san 03:46 How he grows Tea 07:09 Old Green Tea Shop 07:46 Kinds of Green Tea in Fuji 09:27 Water Temperature & Tea 11:34 Our Green Tea Experience in Japan 12:53 Cycling Tea Fields 14:29 Mystery Ending?! ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #greentea #matcha

Japan has hundreds of mushroom varieties, most edible and when I came here 20 years ago, I had never seen so many in the supermarket, it was mind boggling! What are they? How do you eat them? Yamagata is famous for it's wild mushrooms and excellent climate and water to grow them. Ikue Sato, a mushroom expert takes us into the forests to hunt for them then we visit a mushroom farm and restaurant to learn and eat some of Japan's best. What's the different between KINOKO and MUSHROOM? We'll learn from Farm CEO Nagasawa-san. I traveled to Yamagata on the ★ JR East Welcome Rail Pass 2020 ★ Info: https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/pass/welcomerailpass.html and you can pick them up all over East Japan and at the Japan Rail Cafe inside Tokyo Station. 00:00 Start 00:46 Forest Mushrooms 03:38 Purple Mushrooms! 04:57 Mushroom Guide / Supermarket 08:26 Mushroom Tempura 09:33 Mushroom Expert Interview 10:13 Organic Mushroom Farm 11:55 How Organic Mushrooms Grow 13:48 Restaurant / Mushroom Burger 14:30 JR East Welcome Rail Pass Featured Mushrooms:Maitake, Shiitake, Eringi, Enoki, Hanabiratake, Kuritake, Murasaki Hiratake, Matsutake, Nameko, Bunashimeji, Shimofuri Hiratake, Kakinokitake, Namakikurage, Kuroawabitake, Masutake, Mukitake, Naratake URL: Mushroom Funagata Farm & Restaurant http://www.f-mush.com MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/96S98XKxDFogdWHx8 ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #tohokujapan #mushrooms

Every Centenarian I talk to, people who are over 100 years old. tell me one of the things to a long life is visiting a Japanese hot spring or onsen regularly. It's one of many things but I wanted to know why and how hot springs can not only make us look and feel younger but help us live longer. I traveled to Nakanosawa Onsen, Tsurunoyu Onsen and Tamagawa Onsen to look at how special the waters are, geothermal heated spring water full of natural chemical compounds and minerals. Is there more to it than just soaking in a bath? 00:00 Start 01:03 Where are we? 02:07 Hot Spring Hiking 03:00 Nakanosawa Onsen | A Wild Hot Spring 05:23 Health Benefits of Hot Spring (Interview) 07:56 Tsurunoyu Onsen | Akita 09:36 Tamagawa Onsen | Japan's Most Powerful 10:26 Why do Japanese have smooth skin? 11:20 9 Types of Hot Spring Baths 12:32 Rationality of Onsen 13:13 Conclusion 13:46 Meet Life Where I'm From Greg! Part 2 \(^_^)/ Watch Life Where I'm From with Greg and I for another side to this story: ▶︎ https://youtu.be/1a295p7LzKE Thank you Greg for driving most of the way, helping me when I feel into the bath, taking the smaller top bunk and being just a good friend, always. Onsen we visited in this episode: - Bandai Kogen Resort Inn Bonari https://www.meito-bonari.com/ https://goo.gl/maps/wJYvTiAXLzFs8igX7 - Osakaya http://www.ht-net21.ne.jp/~ohsakaya/ https://goo.gl/maps/wcteiDXXg4Fw6h9A9 - Oku-Tsuchiyu Kawakami Onsen http://oko.jp/ https://goo.gl/maps/cJ1wY6wgU9i5Gumy7 - Tsuchiyu Bettei Satonoyu https://www.satonoyu.com/ https://goo.gl/maps/eLk3LcwdHSwEkFSN7 Thank you Dream Drive for providing us a ride! https://www.dreamdrive.life/ ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #onsen #health

When a train crossing meets an 18 meter tall Buddha statue 150 meters away, the scene comes together to make a very unique image. From the right angle, the horizontal red signals line up to make a pair of goggles or sunglasses for the Colossal Buddha of Hotei in Konan city near Nagoya along the Meitetsu Inuyama Line. I visited the spot for a day and spoke with Dr David Maeda, the owner of the Daibutsu about its construction, its importance to the area and the challenges he faces with owning such a massive statue today. Where is the Buddha Sunglasses? 35°19'25.2"N 136°52'24.1"E https://goo.gl/maps/avvCU12gjX6M5kcFA 00:00 Intro 00:27 Animated Opening 00:42 Where is this? 02:30 Buddha Glasses Train Crossing 03:41 Colossal Buddha of Hotei 04:08 Why did he build it? (History) 07:19 The Statue at Night 08:40 Final Thoughts Note: Please be respectful of the cemetery and pay respect the the town's ancestors before taking photos. It's a small respect that means a lot to the city and its people. ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #nagoya #buddhasunglasses

What makes Japan's top wagyu beef brands so popular? Kobe Beef. Matsuzaka Beef. Omi Beef. These are the top three wagyu brands in Japan historically but in the last 20-30 years Japanese Wagyu brands have really increased. This episode starts the Omi Beef, a Kuroge Wagyu Story. We track the beef back to the ranch in the Omihachiman area near Lake Biwa. Japanese Wagyu Beef has a long history dating back to the Sengaku Period when European missionaries brought their beef eating culture to Japan. During the Tokugawa Shogunate or Edo period, eating 4-legged creatures was banned, but when the Meiji Era (1868) ended the Shogunate, western culture was adapted and gradually Japanese returned to eating tasty wagyu beef in the cities. 🥩 Other Japanese Wagyu Brand episodes: Snow-aged Wagyu Beef Cellar to Restaurant: ▶︎ https://youtu.be/SeUr6jYnmtM How Wagyu Beef I Graded | YONEZAWA BEEF ▶︎ https://youtu.be/HG8f0TX1Zn0 Contents: 00:00 Start 00:59 Kyoto Station to Omi Beef Country 02:09 Map & Drone shots 03:08 Omi Beef Ranch Restaurant 04:26 Wagyu Beef Cattle Farm 07:58 History of Wagyu Beef in Japan 10:50 Inside Meat Locker 11:56 Dinner is served! 12:57 Farm to Table talk w/ Kevin Riley 14:40 Wagyu Sukiyaki 16:55 Leaving the Restaurant - comments Kevin Riley, chef of Kuma's Kitchen joins me for this Farm to Table story. His cooking channel ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/kumaskitchen Learn more about this beautiful area Shiga Prefecture in English. ▶︎ https://en.biwako-visitors.jp/ Featured Wagyu Restaurants: ★ MORISHIMA Omi Beef Farm & Restaurant URL: https://www.oumi-usi.co.jp/about/lang/english.html MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/XW31WpXJ2zo9qeWq7 ★ OMIGYU KADOMAN (Otsu City) URL: http://www.kadoman.net MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/89LsjZtUJeTpMJry5 ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #wagyu

Being a professional drummer or performer is the dream of so many people around the world but for members of Kodo (鼓童), it's a reality. Their career is Taiko Drumming as a performance art, on tour around the world. When they're at home on Sado Island, they're practicing which is more like living and working. Kodo is not just a place to learn Taiko drums. It's not just a school. It's a place where you learn life's most important lessons, build a connection with nature and become someone greater than before - a leader - which is part of their grueling 2-year apprentice program. The dream of making the taiko drum a career is real for the group of dreamers who formed Kodo in 1981. This is the story of Kodo and the journey of their lives in the pursuit of the perfect beat. 00:00 Start 00:46 Where is Sado Island? 01:59 Morning Prep at Kodo Village 04:30 Pre-Tour Practice at Kodo’s Rehearsal Space 06:50 History of the Kodo group 11:05 Why become a Taiko Drummer? 15:01 Earth Celebration Venue & Street Food 15:57 EVENT START 17:29 O-Daiko Large Drum Performances 21:17 Sitting Taiko Drum Style 21:59 Japanese Flute & Finale 🗺 Where is Sado Island? The event takes place here at Ogi Minato (Port). MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/9mgA15sZhGS2CZbFA ⚠︎ Filmed in August 2019 and January 2020. Earth Celebration takes place every August: https://earthcelebration.jp/en/ Get tickets in advance, on sale starting in April. All about KODO 鼓童 : https://www.kodo.or.jp/en/about_en -- Kodo’s YouTube Channel ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/user/KodoHeartbeat -- Earth Celebration YouTube Channel (Festival hosted by Kodo and Sado Island) ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/EARTHCELEBRATION ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me here お問い合わせ ▶︎ http://onlyinjapan.tv The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and a YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Japan

Japanese cuisine has a long history stretching back thousands of years. In the city of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan side, there's a restaurant serving recipes from the Edo period which were presented to Daimyo in banquets. What you see will shock you! Yes - there were Geisha / Geiko too. Join Kanae (my wife) and I for some dancing and drums. Contents: 00:00 Start 00:19 Animated Opening 00:44 Nomura Clan Samurai House 01:38 Kaburazushi: Edo period sushi 03:15 Kimono Rental & Kanazawa Castle 04:05 Kenrokuen Garden 04:39 Otomo Restaurant Entrance 06:24 Shocking Samurai Dish! 08:06 Fire Japanese Sake Service 08:48 Daimyo Cuisine Menu Items 10:25 What did Japanese eat 400 Years Ago: Interview 12:50 Geigi: Geisha Performance - Dance & Drums 16:53 What does "Gochisousama deshita" mean? 17:03 Talk to the Chef about Ancient recipes 18:43 Conclusion What did we eat? The menu: Tray 1 - Red Snapper (Tai) Fin Clear Soup, Spiny Japanese Lobster Tail, Rice Tray 2 - Shrimp Paste Dumpling Soup, Japanese Pickles, Skewered Loach (Dojyo) Tray 3 - Salted Grilled Sweetfish (Ayu), Shell Grilled Abalone, Soup Special Menu Dishes ★ Fried Pheasant in Sweet Soy Sauce ★ Stuffed Red Snapper ★ "Kaimori" Seafood Plate of Drinking Snacks Where was this restaurant? ▶︎ Otomoro 大友楼 (Restaurant) http://www.ootomorou.co.jp/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/vSTHp4xsUWarnNL87 ▶︎ Kimono Rental Shop - Kokoyui: https://kokoyui.com/english/index.html ▶︎ Kaburazushi - Shijiumaya-Honpo Yayoi Shop: https://www.kabura.jp/contents/en Thank you Kanazawa Culture and Sports Commission team, Taira-san, Otomo-san and Professor Takanori Hasegawa 長谷川 孝徳 of Hokuriku University for his insight on traditional Japanese cuisine and culture. Still hungry? More Japanese cuisine Wagyu Farm to Table ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8FDP9ZNNPY ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Kanazawa

Something to cool you down this summer, a trip to one of the coldest festival in Japan's north, Hokkaido. This is the Noboribetsu Onsen (Hot Spring) Festival and you've never seen anything like this before! Men in thongs throwing water at -10C / 14F temperatures at night. It's a surreal scene and one I got to participate in. History: The event has been taking place since the 1970s as a way to give thanks to the nature around them for the hot springs that provide the local area with jobs. The men battle like Oni in a Cavalry War, one guy riding 2 or 3 others to get the flag or headband. Of course the use of Hot Water which keeps us warm makes the event fun and also a reminder that it also keeps us warm. Fundoshi are traditional Japanese thongs worn in festivals and cultural rituals for many centuries. Contents 00:00 Start 00:28 Animated Opening 01:11 Where is Noboribetsu 01:38 Jigokudani 04:28 Oyunuma Volcanic Footbath 05:35 Japanese Oni (Trolls or Yokai) 07:48 About the Festival 08:55 Putting on Japanese Fundoshi Thongs 14:50 Main Event 20:46 Conclusion Where is Noboribetsu? ▷ MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/SCxeEr4Te92vHvGM8 ★ The Noboribetsu Onsen Matsuri 登別温泉祭りfestival takes place every year on February 3rd and 4th. URL: http://noboribetsu-spa.jp/events/noboribetsuonsenyumatsuri/ if you'd like to participate, space is limited and you shoud send an email or message to the Noboribetsu Tourism office to see if there is space for you. You cannot typically arrive on the day of the event and participate. ℹ️ Access: Noboribetsu is about 1.5 to 2 hours by train and car from Sapporo, 1 to 1.5 hours from New Chitose Airport. There are hourly buses from the Station to the Onsen Town for about 200 yen. Taxi are also available and it's about 15 minutes from Noboribetsu Station to the Onsen / Spa town, 20 minutes to Jigokudani. 　 ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ Thank you to Arthell, Henry and team! ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #Hokkaido #Japan

My name is John Daub, a YouTube creator and reporter in Japan living here for over 23 years. Welcome to the new ONLY in JAPAN (John Daub) Channel which is a continuation of a series I created after the Great Tohoku Earthquake om March 11th, 2011. It was from this disaster which impacted the lives of so many people in Japan that I felt a strong desire to create a show full of positivity and stories about the country I've called home since 1998. It's not easy to start a new channel and I know it will be a real challenge but I feel it's the right thing to do. This particular channel was created in September 2011which traces back to my roots and desires to make this the no.1 show about Japan on YouTube. Thanks for joining this community! Leave me a comment to say hi, share a story or send me your ideas. My other channel in the ONLY in JAPAN series is ONLY in JAPAN * GO: https://www.youtube.com/c/onlyinjapango ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #johndaub #japan

Welcome to a new channel full of adventure. A new format, opening and home but the same John as always right here on YouTube: http://youtube.com/johndaub Leave me a comment below with ideas and your wishes for the new format. Mata ne~ ★ The ONLY in JAPAN Animated Opening was created for John by D'ART Shtajio https://dartshtajio.com/ ◉ Media Inquiries & Questions: Please contact me through http://onlyinjapan.tv ONLY in JAPAN ® is a registered trademark - All rights reserved. John Daub has been a reporter for NHK World TV since 2008 and YouTube creator & producer of the ONLY in JAPAN ® series building a community of over 1.6M. Thanks for watching! #onlyinjapan #johndaub