How JAPANESE TOYS took over our World | Nintendo, Godzilla, Transformers, Ultraman

Toys from Japan have always been innovative, 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


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Inside a Japanese GYOZA DUMPLING Factory ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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Japanese Armored Racing since 1323 ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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How Hiroshima ATOMIC BOMB TRAINS returned 3 days later ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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Japanese Motorcycle Rental Experience | Hokkaido Summer Adventure ONLY in 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


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Japanese Motorcycling & RV Life Experience | 10-Day Hokkaido Summer Adventure ONLY in 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 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


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How Japanese Hot Food Vending Machines Work ★ ONLY in 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


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Discovering Japan's Breathtaking 1000-Year-Old Tree ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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 00:00 Start #onlyinjapan #三春滝桜


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How the World's Oldest Hotel Survived 1300 Years ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/FpC7CKLtVKjKKcXK8 URL: https://www.keiunkan.co.jp/en/ #onlyinjapan #worldsoldest #keiunkan


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Japanese SPEED WRAPPING Gift Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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 Mitsukoshi Ginza Department Store https://cp.mistore.jp/global/en/ginza.html 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!


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How Japanese GREEN TEA is Made | Farm to Factory ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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Fastest Way to Feed 500 Japanese Monkeys #shorts

Hundreds of monkeys scramble and dash for sweet potatoes! The food cart makes this run at the end of day feeding the monkeys before they return to the mountain for sleep. The park was established to keep them safe and fed so they don’t wander into populated towns looking for food. Takasakiyama Monkey Park is in Oita prefecture, Kyushu island, Japan.


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Super Small Sushi — but Why? #shorts

Does super small sushi make a good meal? It’s 1/300th the size of a normal nigiri sushi — but why? We’ll make it and try to eat it.


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How Japanese Grow & Eat $46,500 Melons | YUBARI KING MELON Farm to Table ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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Japanese Roads Engineered to Play Music | Melody Road Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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 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​ #Hokkaido #melodyroad


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Japanese Wagyu Beef Processing | Yonezawa Farm to Table Story ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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. This time, we are in Yonezawa and the Okitama Region of Yamagata to learn how Wagyu beef is inspected, graded and ranked, cut and distributed. We'll also try some of the social dishes famous in Yonezawa like its Gyu Nabe -- also known as Sukiyaki. 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 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


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Ginzan Onsen Japanese Inn & Winter Village Experience | Notoya Ryokan ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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. 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 yo Oishida Station. If you are staying at a ryokan, they will have a bus to pick you up. ★ 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


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Leave Tokyo & Save the Country | Japanese Regional Revitalization Experiment ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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 Yodogawa, 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


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How Japanese Clean Train Stations & Public Toilets | Tokyo's UENO STATION Team ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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


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Japanese GIANT FIREWORKS Experience | Factory to Launch ★ ONLY in JAPAN

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 ★ 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


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