1 00:00:07,890 --> 00:00:09,460 Japan 2 00:00:09,490 --> 00:00:11,660 a bastion of some the world's most long-standing 3 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:14,160 ancient traditions, 4 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:18,140 home to shrines and temples that have survived through millennia. 5 00:00:20,570 --> 00:00:25,810 But here also exists a collision between old world and new, 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:27,840 and on this journey into Japan, 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,210 hopefully the only collision I'll see. 8 00:00:30,250 --> 00:00:33,280 Aah! 9 00:00:35,390 --> 00:00:37,450 Alright, hit it! 10 00:00:38,490 --> 00:00:39,820 Here we go! 11 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:41,230 Yeah, baby. 12 00:00:42,590 --> 00:00:44,590 That was crazy! 13 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,040 Japan holds a special place in my life. 14 00:00:56,070 --> 00:00:58,140 At 17, I followed my mom to Chiba. 15 00:00:58,180 --> 00:01:02,510 It was my first time living in another country, 16 00:01:02,550 --> 00:01:04,980 and even for a kid who spent his youth on the move, 17 00:01:05,010 --> 00:01:07,480 I might as well have been in a different universe. 18 00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:16,490 I soon found myself taking the train to Tokyo, 19 00:01:16,530 --> 00:01:18,730 drawn in by its fast pace. 20 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:19,960 Whoo! 21 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,570 I fell in with some local street kids 22 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,970 and soon felt right at home under the city's neon glow. 23 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,870 Hello. Konnichiwa. 24 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:30,570 Japan led me to London, then to Spain. 25 00:01:30,610 --> 00:01:33,010 Well, you know the rest, 26 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,310 but Tokyo, with its blending and borrowing of cultures, 27 00:01:36,350 --> 00:01:38,880 it's where my desire to travel began. 28 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,890 Yum. What are these, little pastries? 29 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,120 Yeah? Can I try one? 30 00:01:44,150 --> 00:01:48,060 Yeah. Yeah. Is that alright? 31 00:01:48,090 --> 00:01:49,860 Yes. And it's custard? 32 00:01:52,230 --> 00:01:54,130 This is so good. 33 00:02:18,860 --> 00:02:20,190 Oh, yeah. This is me. 34 00:02:20,220 --> 00:02:21,860 That's... Hello Kitty. 35 00:02:21,890 --> 00:02:24,430 Yeah, of course. 36 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:28,870 Yeah. Yeah! 37 00:02:28,900 --> 00:02:31,240 Good to see you, man. Good to see you. 38 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:33,670 Yeah. Nice, nice. 39 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:36,440 How are you? Good, man, been doing good. 40 00:02:36,470 --> 00:02:38,380 Ryan Hurst may play one of "The Walking Dead's" 41 00:02:38,410 --> 00:02:42,880 newest villains, the towering zombie-face-wearing Beta, 42 00:02:42,910 --> 00:02:45,280 but off-screen, he's a gentle giant. 43 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,950 You might also recognize him from one of my favorite shows, 44 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:49,290 "Sons of Anarchy." 45 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,060 Dude, it was 75 degrees here yesterday and sunny. 46 00:02:52,090 --> 00:02:53,836 I brought the rain. You brought the rain with you. 47 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:55,036 I brought the rain. It's good to see you, man. 48 00:02:55,060 --> 00:02:56,160 Good to see you, man. 49 00:02:56,190 --> 00:02:57,506 Let's get some seafood or something. 50 00:02:57,530 --> 00:03:01,130 Alright. Let's do it. 51 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,770 Ryan was headed back to LA after a pilgrimage in India, 52 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,440 so I invited him to pull a layover 53 00:03:06,470 --> 00:03:08,340 and join me on this adventure. 54 00:03:08,370 --> 00:03:10,586 So, tell me, you just came back from India, is that right? 55 00:03:10,610 --> 00:03:13,780 Yeah, yeah, from Amritsar, right near the Pakistani border. 56 00:03:13,810 --> 00:03:15,180 Oh, wow. Really? Yeah, yeah. 57 00:03:15,210 --> 00:03:17,086 Changed my whole life. Yeah. Amritsar is like this... 58 00:03:17,110 --> 00:03:19,120 Sort of the Mecca for Sikhs. 59 00:03:19,150 --> 00:03:21,820 Wow, and so you've been practicing Sikhism for a while? 60 00:03:21,850 --> 00:03:23,350 I'm Sikh-ish. I'm Sikh... 61 00:03:23,390 --> 00:03:24,750 Yeah. You're Sikh-ing. 62 00:03:24,790 --> 00:03:26,290 I'm Sikh-ing. 63 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:27,736 Well, that's what, you know, in... in Sikhism, that means... 64 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,066 It means student. It means discipline. 65 00:03:29,090 --> 00:03:30,630 Wow. You're a very interesting dude. 66 00:03:30,660 --> 00:03:31,830 Okay. You have this. 67 00:03:31,860 --> 00:03:33,760 You've got the "Sons of Anarchy," 68 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,630 "Walking Dead" crazy characters. 69 00:03:35,670 --> 00:03:36,900 Okay. Yeah. 70 00:03:36,930 --> 00:03:38,106 Do you like being on "The Walking Dead"? 71 00:03:38,130 --> 00:03:39,640 Are you enjoying it? I love it, dude. 72 00:03:39,670 --> 00:03:41,200 I love being on the show. Yeah, man. 73 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,010 Again, I say, it's really wild seeing you like this... 74 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,510 Yeah... and then seeing you at work wearing a dead face. 75 00:03:46,540 --> 00:03:47,580 Yeah. It... It's much... 76 00:03:47,610 --> 00:03:49,150 It's all the same effect. 77 00:03:49,180 --> 00:03:50,510 - Thanks. - Tomato. 78 00:03:52,450 --> 00:03:54,720 Oh, thank you. 79 00:03:54,750 --> 00:03:56,090 Okay. Let's go. Let's do this. 80 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,560 This one on this one? 81 00:03:59,590 --> 00:04:00,820 Alright. 82 00:04:00,860 --> 00:04:02,530 There's a lot of props with this meal. 83 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:03,790 Yeah. 84 00:04:03,830 --> 00:04:04,966 Now that I've brought you here, Ryan... 85 00:04:04,990 --> 00:04:06,260 I know, right? 86 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:09,370 Is that an oyster? 87 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,800 Oyster and scallop. 88 00:04:10,830 --> 00:04:12,146 You cut the poop off? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 89 00:04:12,170 --> 00:04:13,900 Oh, that's... 90 00:04:13,940 --> 00:04:15,270 Are you sure you don't want any? 91 00:04:15,310 --> 00:04:16,910 Oh, sorry. 92 00:04:16,940 --> 00:04:19,010 Um, so you've never been to Japan before? 93 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,180 Never been to Japan before, but you lived here. 94 00:04:21,210 --> 00:04:23,450 I did, yeah. When I was, like, 17, 95 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,150 my mom married a geochemist for an oil company. 96 00:04:26,180 --> 00:04:27,596 When you first got here, when you were, 97 00:04:27,620 --> 00:04:28,890 like, a kid, like, what did... 98 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,096 What did you like about it? I don't know. 99 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:31,560 It, just... It was very fascinating. 100 00:04:31,590 --> 00:04:33,166 You know, I mean, you know, Manhattan looks like 101 00:04:33,190 --> 00:04:36,130 Provo, Utah compared to Tokyo. 102 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,130 It was just a whole brand-new world out here. 103 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,800 Mm. I love... I love Japan. 104 00:04:39,830 --> 00:04:44,530 My wife and I have wanted to come here for 15 years, 105 00:04:44,570 --> 00:04:47,340 planned trips three or four times, 106 00:04:47,370 --> 00:04:51,440 and either, like, I got a job, or, um, just something. 107 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,880 And so when you were like, "Want to come to Japan?" 108 00:04:53,910 --> 00:04:55,256 I was like, "Do I want to come to Japan?!" 109 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:58,180 Yeah, yeah. You jumped right on it, yeah. 110 00:04:59,350 --> 00:05:01,096 I'm going to change out of this because I can't... 111 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,620 I can't put a helmet on. You don't need a giant helmet? 112 00:05:03,650 --> 00:05:04,790 Alright. Cool. 113 00:05:04,820 --> 00:05:06,160 Thank you so much. 114 00:05:06,190 --> 00:05:07,950 - Thank you. Thank you. - That was delicious. 115 00:05:11,830 --> 00:05:13,830 We're riding motorcycles in Japan, dude. 116 00:05:13,860 --> 00:05:16,130 How rad is this? I know, right? 117 00:05:16,170 --> 00:05:17,330 I love it. 118 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,610 So when was the last time that you were here? 119 00:05:29,650 --> 00:05:31,680 Last time I was here was with Andy Lincoln. 120 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,220 We did a whole press junket. Right. 121 00:05:33,250 --> 00:05:36,420 The best part is, we get on live television, and Andy goes, 122 00:05:36,450 --> 00:05:38,720 "How do I say thank you for having me in my country?" 123 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,290 And I go Uh-huh. 124 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,890 And he stands up, and he goes, 125 00:05:44,930 --> 00:05:47,800 and, like, a room full of reporters were like, "What?" 126 00:05:47,830 --> 00:05:49,800 And I said, "You asked them where the toilet was 127 00:05:49,830 --> 00:05:52,670 on live television," right? 128 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:54,800 And you just see him, just, like, "Ugh." 129 00:05:58,440 --> 00:05:59,910 Tokyo is a sprawling city. 130 00:05:59,940 --> 00:06:03,180 With its 47 neighborhoods and nearly 1,000 train stations, 131 00:06:03,210 --> 00:06:05,580 you can lose yourself in its enormity. 132 00:06:05,620 --> 00:06:08,050 For the next 3 days, I'll show Ryan around the city, 133 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,696 and we're going to meet up with one of my oldest 134 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,350 partners in crime. 135 00:06:11,390 --> 00:06:12,520 Then we'll hit the road, 136 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,960 fueling up on some local flavors in Hakone 137 00:06:14,990 --> 00:06:18,030 before finishing our 160-kilometer ride 138 00:06:18,060 --> 00:06:20,030 into the foothills of Mount Fuji. 139 00:06:20,060 --> 00:06:22,400 It's where a spring tradition is in full bloom... 140 00:06:22,430 --> 00:06:24,130 The annual Cherry Blossom Festival 141 00:06:24,170 --> 00:06:26,900 on the shores of Lake Kawaguchiko. 142 00:06:26,940 --> 00:06:28,016 Love these cherry blossoms, man. 143 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,740 Yeah, so pretty. My God. 144 00:06:29,770 --> 00:06:32,840 Yeah, we caught the tail end of them. 145 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,210 But now, a quick ride over 146 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,650 to the business district of Shinagawa 147 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,450 for a visit to the video game studio 148 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,790 Kojima Productions, birthplace of the new science fiction epic 149 00:06:42,820 --> 00:06:46,120 "Death Stranding," starring yours truly. 150 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,190 So Hideo Kojima, who is designing the game, 151 00:06:49,230 --> 00:06:51,560 like, people geek out on this guy. 152 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,930 Yeah. 153 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,006 Yeah, I remember going to the E3 awards with him. 154 00:06:54,030 --> 00:06:55,430 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 155 00:06:55,470 --> 00:06:57,246 And he walked down the steps, and he goes, "I'm back," 156 00:06:57,270 --> 00:07:02,640 and 10,000 screaming adult males with tears in their eyes, 157 00:07:02,670 --> 00:07:04,010 you know, like, "Ahh!" 158 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,880 And I'm like, "Who is this guy?" 159 00:07:05,910 --> 00:07:07,410 You know what I mean? 160 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,810 I've been working closely with the game's creator, 161 00:07:09,850 --> 00:07:12,620 and was cast as the main character, Sam Porter. 162 00:07:12,650 --> 00:07:14,020 Come meet Hideo. Alright, dude. 163 00:07:14,050 --> 00:07:15,466 You're going... You're going to love Hideo. 164 00:07:15,490 --> 00:07:17,950 But this is my first chance to see the studio 165 00:07:17,990 --> 00:07:19,560 and thank the staff. 166 00:07:19,590 --> 00:07:21,830 Hi. - Hi. 167 00:07:21,860 --> 00:07:24,230 Hi. Good to see you. Good to see you. 168 00:07:24,260 --> 00:07:26,430 What a cool spot. This is Ryan. 169 00:07:26,460 --> 00:07:27,430 - Hi. - Hi. 170 00:07:27,460 --> 00:07:29,230 Hey, how are you, man? 171 00:07:29,270 --> 00:07:31,900 - Hello. Nice to meet you. - Hello, Ryan. 172 00:07:31,940 --> 00:07:33,100 Beta, yes, right. 173 00:07:33,140 --> 00:07:34,440 Ahh! 174 00:07:34,470 --> 00:07:36,040 Right. 175 00:07:43,580 --> 00:07:47,250 One of the prodigies of modern gaming, Hideo Kojima, 176 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,820 created the "Metal Gear Solid" series. 177 00:07:49,850 --> 00:07:51,250 It's not every day I meet an artist 178 00:07:51,290 --> 00:07:53,720 whose vision is as profound as Hideo's, 179 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,730 and from our very first conversation, 180 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,530 I knew I had to be a part of whatever it was 181 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:58,800 he was making next. 182 00:07:58,830 --> 00:08:00,760 - You ready? You ready? - Yes. 183 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:01,770 Am I going to, like, Star Trek? Am I going... 184 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,930 - Yeah. - Yeah. 185 00:08:02,970 --> 00:08:05,070 We're going to open right now. 186 00:08:07,970 --> 00:08:12,080 Whoa. Oh, my God. 187 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:21,750 This is amazing. 188 00:08:21,790 --> 00:08:24,620 Oh, my God. Wow. 189 00:08:24,650 --> 00:08:28,590 What?! It's just like my apartment. 190 00:08:28,630 --> 00:08:30,790 Very Stanley Kubrick. 191 00:08:30,830 --> 00:08:32,430 Hi. 192 00:08:34,060 --> 00:08:35,630 Oh, wow. 193 00:08:35,670 --> 00:08:37,930 Hi. Thank you, guys. 194 00:08:37,970 --> 00:08:39,300 Hi. Nice to meet you. 195 00:08:39,340 --> 00:08:40,800 Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you. 196 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,840 Hi. What an entrance. 197 00:08:42,870 --> 00:08:44,840 Thank you guys so much. 198 00:08:44,870 --> 00:08:47,980 Thanks, yeah, yeah! 199 00:08:48,010 --> 00:08:50,280 Thank you for that warm introduction. 200 00:08:51,820 --> 00:08:54,280 Yeah, and for working so hard on this game, 201 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,190 and I've... Please forgive me 202 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:58,990 for having to look at my face for this long. 203 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,306 I had such a great experience working on this video game. 204 00:09:03,330 --> 00:09:05,930 I've never done anything like this, so it's a first. 205 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:06,960 Yeah. Thank you. 206 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,170 - So this is Hideo's room. - Wow. This is so cool. 207 00:09:16,210 --> 00:09:18,410 This is the first time that we met. 208 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:19,610 He got an autograph. 209 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,810 Yeah, "Let's make stuff." That's right. 210 00:09:21,850 --> 00:09:23,310 Comic Con. Comic Con. 211 00:09:23,350 --> 00:09:24,380 Yeah, San Diego. 212 00:09:24,410 --> 00:09:26,090 There's so much stuff to play with in here. 213 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,226 You see all these things. They're all dedicated to him. 214 00:09:28,250 --> 00:09:32,460 All these top artists in movies and music. 215 00:09:32,490 --> 00:09:33,860 Yeah, yeah. 216 00:09:33,890 --> 00:09:36,330 They all love him, geniuses recognizing geniuses. 217 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:37,560 There you go. 218 00:09:37,590 --> 00:09:39,006 It's pretty awesome, and then somehow, I got in there. 219 00:09:39,030 --> 00:09:42,030 I don't know how that works. 220 00:09:42,070 --> 00:09:44,800 Hideo wants to show you the ride part 221 00:09:44,830 --> 00:09:46,700 where we put in the ride element in there, 222 00:09:46,740 --> 00:09:49,510 so we'll put some shades on. 223 00:09:49,540 --> 00:09:51,510 Yep. 224 00:09:51,540 --> 00:09:54,180 And the users can kind of do what they want, you know. 225 00:09:54,210 --> 00:09:55,610 So good. 226 00:09:55,650 --> 00:09:57,310 - Open world -This is an open-world game 227 00:09:57,350 --> 00:10:00,120 where you try to connect from east to west by delivering 228 00:10:00,150 --> 00:10:02,320 and connecting the cities together, 229 00:10:02,350 --> 00:10:03,350 so here's the ride bike. 230 00:10:03,390 --> 00:10:04,750 Yeah, the ride bike! 231 00:10:04,790 --> 00:10:06,360 Can I take a picture of the bike? 232 00:10:06,390 --> 00:10:09,130 Can you turn the bike sideways? 233 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,700 Oh, yeah. Thank you. 234 00:10:11,730 --> 00:10:15,530 Yeah. So look at this. 235 00:10:15,560 --> 00:10:17,700 Here, in the private room, 236 00:10:17,730 --> 00:10:20,900 this is like, "Let's have fun with Norman" area. 237 00:10:20,940 --> 00:10:23,510 The player is just using a camera. 238 00:10:23,540 --> 00:10:24,740 Uh-oh. Oh, yeah. 239 00:10:24,770 --> 00:10:26,410 So, like, some people might just look 240 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:30,250 at your crotch all the time, but... 241 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,120 And if you do that a number of times, 242 00:10:33,150 --> 00:10:34,850 oh, yeah, you're going to get pissed off. 243 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,350 You're going to be so... 244 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,920 And we have Easter eggs like this all around 245 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,330 in this private area. 246 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,030 Okay, but, again, where did this idea come from? 247 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,570 He said, "It's all in my mind." 248 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,070 When this project began, 249 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:53,100 I didn't really know what I was signing up for, 250 00:10:53,140 --> 00:10:56,170 but I knew I could put my trust in Hideo's abstract vision 251 00:10:56,210 --> 00:10:58,880 because the power to surprise and captivate, 252 00:10:58,910 --> 00:11:00,310 it's all part of his genius. 253 00:11:00,340 --> 00:11:02,080 Thank you so much for having us. 254 00:11:02,110 --> 00:11:04,256 You're the coolest. You're the coolest. Thank you, man. 255 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,250 You must be going through some crazy culture shock right now. 256 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,520 No, I'm good. 257 00:11:09,550 --> 00:11:11,290 Is this dangerous? 258 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,860 No, you drive like a normal human being. 259 00:11:14,890 --> 00:11:17,160 This is so dangerous. 260 00:11:18,860 --> 00:11:22,400 I'm so happy I'm here, bro. 261 00:11:22,430 --> 00:11:25,430 Yeah! Thanks for doing this, bro, yeah. 262 00:11:25,470 --> 00:11:27,870 I will say, I've gone to a lot of different countries. 263 00:11:27,900 --> 00:11:31,210 My cellphone has never worked better than here. 264 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,380 In Japan, technology is king. 265 00:11:37,410 --> 00:11:39,680 It's not unusual to replace your phone, 266 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,290 your TV, even your car every year. 267 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,490 The result, high-tech trash so prevalent it has a name, 268 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,990 the Gomi Pile. 269 00:11:50,030 --> 00:11:51,960 But today, there's an emerging subculture 270 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,630 dedicated to the appreciation of the antiquated. 271 00:11:55,660 --> 00:11:58,600 That's why we're in the quiet suburb of Kohoku, 272 00:11:58,630 --> 00:12:00,040 headed to a shop specializing 273 00:12:00,070 --> 00:12:02,370 in restoring rare and classic vehicles 274 00:12:02,410 --> 00:12:04,770 to meet up with a guy I clear my schedule 275 00:12:04,810 --> 00:12:06,910 to see every time I'm in Tokyo. 276 00:12:06,940 --> 00:12:08,410 Where are you taking us now? 277 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,310 Right here, bro. 278 00:12:10,350 --> 00:12:11,580 Stop. 279 00:12:11,610 --> 00:12:13,420 What's up, buddy? 280 00:12:13,450 --> 00:12:15,450 Kun. Come here. 281 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,690 Hey. 282 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,390 Kunichi Nomura, designer, 283 00:12:19,420 --> 00:12:23,260 architect, writer, radio host and magazine editor, 284 00:12:23,290 --> 00:12:24,890 friend and muse to filmmakers 285 00:12:24,930 --> 00:12:28,000 like Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson. 286 00:12:28,030 --> 00:12:30,270 Kun is like an ambassador to the city. 287 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:33,070 If you're looking to have a good time, he's your man. 288 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:36,140 Looking to stay out of trouble, well, not so much. 289 00:12:36,170 --> 00:12:37,770 Me and Kun go way back. 290 00:12:37,810 --> 00:12:39,010 Tell me. Tell me. 291 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,780 Almost... almost, what, 15, 16 years? 292 00:12:41,810 --> 00:12:42,780 Yeah, something like that. 293 00:12:42,810 --> 00:12:44,010 Right? Yeah. 294 00:12:44,050 --> 00:12:45,286 When you were young and beautiful. 295 00:12:45,310 --> 00:12:46,826 When I was... We were both young and... 296 00:12:46,850 --> 00:12:48,026 We were both young and pretty back then. 297 00:12:48,050 --> 00:12:49,850 That's my friend, Takuro. 298 00:12:49,890 --> 00:12:51,266 He owns this. - Hi, nice to meet you. 299 00:12:51,290 --> 00:12:52,696 Oh, right on. I'm Norman. Nice to meet you, man. 300 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,060 - Nice to meet you. - I'm Ryan. 301 00:12:54,090 --> 00:12:55,810 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too. 302 00:13:02,070 --> 00:13:03,470 Oh, wow. Have a look. 303 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:04,770 I know this car. 304 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,770 This is not the same one that I gave you a ride last time. 305 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,040 Oh, this is new? 306 00:13:10,070 --> 00:13:11,040 Because last time was a five-window. 307 00:13:11,070 --> 00:13:12,380 Oh, yeah, yeah. 308 00:13:12,410 --> 00:13:14,780 This one is a three-window, same year, 1932. 309 00:13:14,810 --> 00:13:16,210 Yeah, this is where you stick 310 00:13:16,250 --> 00:13:17,656 your Tommy gun out here and below people away. 311 00:13:17,680 --> 00:13:19,480 How do you know? 312 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,590 You don't see these anywhere. 313 00:13:24,620 --> 00:13:25,820 Of course you do. 314 00:13:25,860 --> 00:13:28,790 I don't see these in America ever. 315 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:31,530 This is V-8. 316 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:32,930 Wow. 317 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,830 What year is this? '34. 318 00:13:34,860 --> 00:13:38,900 The engine is original, too, so look how old it is. 319 00:13:38,940 --> 00:13:42,540 Yeah, that's... that's crazy. 320 00:13:42,570 --> 00:13:44,970 I love the old engine, the sound and the smell. 321 00:13:45,010 --> 00:13:47,280 Yeah, the sounds, yeah. 322 00:13:47,310 --> 00:13:50,610 Are there emission standards for cars like this in Japan or no? 323 00:13:50,650 --> 00:13:52,280 No. 324 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,056 See, in America, you would have to have an emissions test, like, 325 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,050 if you drove this, like, every 3 hours. 326 00:13:56,090 --> 00:13:58,350 - Yeah. - You know, it would be a nightmare. 327 00:13:58,390 --> 00:14:01,020 Does it piss you off that so many cars are plastic now? 328 00:14:01,060 --> 00:14:02,630 Mm-hmm, yeah. It does, right? 329 00:14:02,660 --> 00:14:03,760 Yeah. Yeah. 330 00:14:03,790 --> 00:14:05,860 Old cars got so much character. 331 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:08,160 - I agree. I agree. - Yeah. 332 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,770 They may be old and rusty, but they're still running. 333 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,840 Yeah, this is badass. 334 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,316 Dude, thank you for showing us around. 335 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:18,310 You're awesome. Nice to meet you, man. 336 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:19,180 You too. 337 00:14:19,210 --> 00:14:21,080 I close my eyes 338 00:14:21,110 --> 00:14:23,910 I float away 339 00:14:23,950 --> 00:14:26,780 I'm free 340 00:14:26,820 --> 00:14:30,150 I'm free 341 00:14:30,190 --> 00:14:32,190 How cool is Kun? He's such a character. 342 00:14:32,220 --> 00:14:35,360 Yeah, man, like half you, 343 00:14:35,390 --> 00:14:37,730 half James Dean in a Japanese man. 344 00:14:41,030 --> 00:14:43,270 That car is so dope. I mean, come on. 345 00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:44,506 Look in... Look in your... Look in your mirror. 346 00:14:44,530 --> 00:14:45,900 I know. 347 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:47,476 I know, I was just thinking that looking in the mirror. 348 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:49,640 I was like, "That's pretty dope." 349 00:14:49,670 --> 00:14:52,810 In Tokyo, there's a nostalgia for vintage America, 350 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,080 a juxtaposition against 351 00:14:54,110 --> 00:14:57,210 the city's technological march forward. 352 00:14:57,250 --> 00:15:00,650 That explains Kun's latest venture, the Breakfast Club, 353 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,150 a joint modeled after the classic American diners 354 00:15:03,190 --> 00:15:05,390 of the '50s which he opened 355 00:15:05,420 --> 00:15:07,760 in the residential district of Meguro. 356 00:15:07,790 --> 00:15:12,530 Smells like pancakes. We're stopping here. 357 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,360 I'm free 358 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,100 This place is cool. 359 00:15:18,130 --> 00:15:20,370 It... It's all, like, American breakfast food? 360 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,570 Yeah, like all-day breakfast. 361 00:15:22,610 --> 00:15:24,610 So what made you think about this place, to... 362 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:25,940 To make this place? 363 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:29,050 I always have a idea of the Breakfast Club, 364 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:30,810 the name, so I was like, "Okay. Let's... 365 00:15:30,850 --> 00:15:32,780 Let's make a breakfast club," right? 366 00:15:32,820 --> 00:15:34,280 Yeah, breakfast club. Right. 367 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:35,780 Yeah, after an all-nighter, 368 00:15:35,820 --> 00:15:38,320 you have a breakfast club meeting. 369 00:15:38,350 --> 00:15:40,190 And I like the movie, too. Yeah. 370 00:15:40,220 --> 00:15:41,720 I love the movie. You remember? 371 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,390 - Yeah. - Oh, yeah. 372 00:15:43,430 --> 00:15:44,860 Oh, thank you. 373 00:15:44,890 --> 00:15:45,960 This is awesome. 374 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,530 Thank you. 375 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,070 Yeah, I can't even remember when I met you first time. 376 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:51,330 I can't either. 377 00:15:51,370 --> 00:15:53,340 I was trying to put my finger on it. 378 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:55,040 If I remember, we went to the bar, 379 00:15:55,070 --> 00:15:57,510 and I had a really good time. 380 00:15:58,540 --> 00:16:00,010 Probably. 381 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,480 We had fun. 382 00:16:02,510 --> 00:16:05,480 There's such danger in your voice when you say, "Fun." 383 00:16:05,510 --> 00:16:06,850 We had... 384 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:07,980 Fun. Fun. 385 00:16:08,020 --> 00:16:09,450 That was when Mingus was like... 386 00:16:09,490 --> 00:16:11,420 Little kid, yeah, and my cat was, like, this big. 387 00:16:11,450 --> 00:16:13,960 Like... - Yeah, then I remember that, 388 00:16:13,990 --> 00:16:18,030 "Oh, Kun, I got a job in Georgia." 389 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:20,530 Like, I was like, "What?" 390 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:21,800 Yeah. 391 00:16:21,830 --> 00:16:24,100 Then, like, a year later, my friend told me that 392 00:16:24,130 --> 00:16:27,970 "Kun, there's a really good American drama started. 393 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,310 It's about zombie," so one day, 394 00:16:30,340 --> 00:16:33,510 I went home early and watch it. 395 00:16:33,540 --> 00:16:34,640 It's like... 396 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,950 "Norman." 397 00:16:38,980 --> 00:16:41,580 "I know that weirdo." 398 00:16:41,620 --> 00:16:44,850 Now I know why you're not in Tokyo anymore. 399 00:16:44,890 --> 00:16:46,220 Yeah. 400 00:16:59,170 --> 00:17:02,510 It's pouring now. I already can't see. 401 00:17:04,310 --> 00:17:06,280 Hanging with Kun has allowed me to experience 402 00:17:06,310 --> 00:17:08,740 Tokyo like a local, but tonight, 403 00:17:08,780 --> 00:17:11,880 I'm turning the tables and taking him to a tourist trap 404 00:17:11,910 --> 00:17:14,420 he'd probably never be caught dead at. 405 00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:18,050 Oh, this should be fun. 406 00:17:18,090 --> 00:17:21,460 MariCAR, a video-game inspired racing experience 407 00:17:21,490 --> 00:17:23,430 through Tokyo's adjacent neighborhoods 408 00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:25,490 of Shibuya and Harajuku, 409 00:17:25,530 --> 00:17:27,630 a futuristic Mecca of art and fashion, 410 00:17:27,660 --> 00:17:31,700 restaurants and nightlife the Tokyo westerners see on TV. 411 00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:33,070 This is it. 412 00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:34,500 Look at this tiny little lane. 413 00:17:34,540 --> 00:17:36,840 - Yeah, man. - This is Mario Kart territory. 414 00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:41,740 Here we go. 415 00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:42,750 - Hi, guys. - Hi. 416 00:17:42,780 --> 00:17:44,150 - How are you? - Hi. 417 00:17:44,180 --> 00:17:45,850 - Hi. - Welcome to MariCAR. 418 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,050 - Hey. - Nice to meet you. 419 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:48,456 Nice to meet you. Is this dangerous? 420 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,920 No, if you drive like a normal human being, 421 00:17:51,950 --> 00:17:53,360 that's totally safe. 422 00:17:53,390 --> 00:17:56,590 - Oh. Bye. - See you later, man. 423 00:17:56,630 --> 00:17:59,760 These are our costumes, so you can choose whatever you want. 424 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:01,660 Can I be a zebra? Yes. 425 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:02,930 I'll be a zebra. 426 00:18:02,970 --> 00:18:04,300 Yeah. Here we go. 427 00:18:04,330 --> 00:18:05,930 Is this... Is it all one size? 428 00:18:05,970 --> 00:18:07,140 One size fit all. 429 00:18:07,170 --> 00:18:08,770 - Oh. Yeah, right. - Okay. 430 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,710 This is going to fit me? 431 00:18:10,740 --> 00:18:13,410 I think so. 432 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,610 If you guys are having trouble. 433 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,550 I'm not... 434 00:18:17,580 --> 00:18:20,550 Oh, you're an elephant. 435 00:18:20,580 --> 00:18:22,290 Alright. Let's party. 436 00:18:24,390 --> 00:18:27,220 This is definitely a first. 437 00:18:27,260 --> 00:18:28,420 Yeah, not what I had in mind. 438 00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:30,960 "Let's go to Japan to do 'Ride'." 439 00:18:30,990 --> 00:18:32,660 This is not what... 440 00:18:37,530 --> 00:18:39,800 Rolling down the road as a zebra. 441 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,970 Excuse me, coming through. Excuse me. 442 00:18:43,010 --> 00:18:44,670 Excuse me, coming through. 443 00:18:44,710 --> 00:18:46,410 There's a car. 444 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:47,480 Hello. 445 00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:50,010 This is fricking... Oh, hi, big bus. 446 00:18:57,150 --> 00:18:59,860 Oh, my God. Are we on acid right now? 447 00:18:59,890 --> 00:19:02,260 What's happening? 448 00:19:02,290 --> 00:19:04,260 This is so dangerous. 449 00:19:04,290 --> 00:19:06,330 I don't care what anyone says. 450 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:09,100 This is super dangerous. 451 00:19:09,130 --> 00:19:11,500 I don't want to die as a zebra. 452 00:19:21,710 --> 00:19:23,750 Kun, you want to get in front? 453 00:19:23,780 --> 00:19:25,280 Go for it. 454 00:19:25,310 --> 00:19:27,750 Pass me. 455 00:19:27,780 --> 00:19:29,120 Go, Kun. Go, Kun. 456 00:19:29,150 --> 00:19:31,420 Follow the squirrel! 457 00:19:36,260 --> 00:19:38,230 Where are we right now, what part of town? 458 00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:40,500 This is still Shibuya. Oh, it is? Okay. 459 00:19:40,530 --> 00:19:41,600 Yes. 460 00:19:41,630 --> 00:19:44,100 This street is pretty well-known to local. 461 00:19:44,130 --> 00:19:47,000 It's a beautiful spot to see cherry blossom. 462 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,140 Oh, right here? 463 00:19:48,170 --> 00:19:49,510 Yeah, because it's all cherry. 464 00:19:49,540 --> 00:19:51,010 Yeah, this is... This is fantastic. 465 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,240 It's almost gone by this week, I think. 466 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,980 Oh, wow. This is the end of cherry time. 467 00:19:57,010 --> 00:19:58,450 Going off-roading. 468 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,380 Oh, hit that thing. 469 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:03,220 Kun, are these all love hotels right here? 470 00:20:03,250 --> 00:20:05,390 Yeah. You want to go inside? 471 00:20:05,420 --> 00:20:07,020 Yeah, let's take a little nap. 472 00:20:07,060 --> 00:20:10,130 It's kind of dirty, dirty area, all the hotels 473 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,500 and happy-ending massage. 474 00:20:12,530 --> 00:20:13,660 Whoa. Good to know. 475 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:15,630 Swank. 476 00:20:15,660 --> 00:20:17,000 Swank. Swank. 477 00:20:17,030 --> 00:20:19,740 Kun, would you have ever done this before? 478 00:20:19,770 --> 00:20:22,810 No. 479 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:23,970 This is crazy. 480 00:20:24,010 --> 00:20:25,870 It's actually quite a view. 481 00:20:25,910 --> 00:20:27,610 Let's go straight to the bar. 482 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,280 It's cool getting to show an old friend 483 00:20:29,310 --> 00:20:31,050 a new view of his hometown. 484 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,620 Thank you for that, my fellow animals. 485 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,950 But now it's time to ditch the go-karts... 486 00:20:37,990 --> 00:20:39,990 It smells really good. Hi, hey. 487 00:20:40,020 --> 00:20:41,420 Hit a bar or three 488 00:20:41,460 --> 00:20:45,190 and maybe turn the cameras off for a little bit. 489 00:20:45,230 --> 00:20:47,960 That's even better. 490 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,970 I spilt on the table. 491 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,300 Ah, it. 492 00:20:53,740 --> 00:20:55,270 She knows me well. 493 00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:57,840 Oh.! 494 00:20:57,870 --> 00:21:00,110 Are you kidding me? 495 00:21:02,310 --> 00:21:05,250 It's freezing out here. 496 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,550 I'm all right, actually, sucking up as much cold as I can 497 00:21:08,580 --> 00:21:12,150 before I have to be in a leather jacket and a mask in Atlanta. 498 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:14,160 Dude, is it hot in that mask? 499 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,530 Yes. I like it, though. 500 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,230 At the end of the day, I like it. 501 00:21:18,260 --> 00:21:20,260 Today, we begin our journey to Mount Fuji, 502 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:22,400 but before leaving Tokyo, we're swinging back through 503 00:21:22,430 --> 00:21:26,540 Shibuya to meet with Kun and his friend, Shinsuke Takizawa. 504 00:21:26,570 --> 00:21:28,416 This guy, Shin, that we're going to go visit right now, 505 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,410 he's literally friends with everybody I know. 506 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,040 Yeah. 507 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:37,010 - Hey. - I'm Norman. 508 00:21:37,050 --> 00:21:39,180 Nice to meet you. What a pleasure. 509 00:21:39,210 --> 00:21:40,850 - Nice to meet you. - What a pleasure. 510 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,180 What's up? 511 00:21:42,220 --> 00:21:43,726 It's nice to meet you. Everybody says... 512 00:21:43,750 --> 00:21:45,126 - Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. - The best things about you. 513 00:21:45,150 --> 00:21:46,620 Yeah. Yeah. 514 00:21:46,660 --> 00:21:49,460 Shin is a revered figure in the Tokyo underground. 515 00:21:49,490 --> 00:21:52,260 His vintage label Neighborhood, founded in '94, 516 00:21:52,290 --> 00:21:54,530 was at the forefront of Urahara, 517 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,670 The Japanese movement started a few blocks away 518 00:21:56,700 --> 00:22:00,040 in Harajuku combining aesthetics of faraway culture 519 00:22:00,070 --> 00:22:02,810 with the essence of Tokyo's streets. 520 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,870 I like your shop. - Oh, thank you. 521 00:22:04,910 --> 00:22:07,680 Old bike stuff, the dogs. 522 00:22:07,710 --> 00:22:08,840 He love dogs. Yeah. 523 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:09,980 Oh, yeah? Mm-hmm. 524 00:22:10,010 --> 00:22:11,080 Yeah, same here. Yep. 525 00:22:11,110 --> 00:22:12,520 - Yeah. - Seven-headed cobra. 526 00:22:12,550 --> 00:22:15,250 Dude, I want to get... I want to get one of those, bro. 527 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,250 Dude, such cool stuff. 528 00:22:17,290 --> 00:22:18,850 Did you grow up right here in this area? 529 00:22:18,890 --> 00:22:19,990 Is that... Oh, no. 530 00:22:21,190 --> 00:22:23,236 Oh, that's where you grew up, over there? Yeah, yeah. 531 00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:24,790 What's it like growing up in Harajuku? 532 00:22:24,830 --> 00:22:25,930 Very crazy, very strange. 533 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:27,130 It changed so much. 534 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:28,630 Did it? Yeah. 535 00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:31,970 To crazy. 536 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,440 - It's a party. - Yeah, right. 537 00:22:33,470 --> 00:22:36,540 What made Harajuku the town where it became a party? 538 00:22:41,010 --> 00:22:42,280 Oh, yeah. 539 00:22:42,310 --> 00:22:45,580 So in front of the Yoyogi Park is Harajuku. 540 00:22:45,610 --> 00:22:49,490 People started to sell some American clothes for GIs and... 541 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,490 - Oh. Oh. - That was the reason. 542 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,290 There used to be many, like, lunch place 543 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:55,990 or some small restaurant, 544 00:22:56,020 --> 00:22:58,960 but now it's all gone, like, become a store. 545 00:22:58,990 --> 00:23:00,330 - Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah. 546 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:01,960 There's a cultural give and take, 547 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,830 an appreciation for foreign style competing with a desire 548 00:23:04,870 --> 00:23:07,800 to hold onto what makes this place so special. 549 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,910 It's seeming I'm going to miss as Kun and Shin 550 00:23:09,940 --> 00:23:11,170 ride us out of town. 551 00:23:11,210 --> 00:23:12,810 So where are we going right now? 552 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,040 Uh, the... 553 00:23:14,940 --> 00:23:17,910 Kawasaki is suburb of Tokyo, like, 554 00:23:17,950 --> 00:23:19,620 20, 30 minutes' ride from here. 555 00:23:19,650 --> 00:23:24,090 Okay, cool. Let's go and check it out. 556 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:25,950 Shin, I like your bike, cool bike. 557 00:23:25,990 --> 00:23:27,920 Yeah. Thank you. 558 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:30,060 I left the horse 559 00:23:30,090 --> 00:23:34,700 In the dust so many miles ago ♪ 560 00:23:34,730 --> 00:23:35,960 Shin? Yeah. 561 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,330 This is Hara... Harajuku. Yeah. 562 00:23:37,370 --> 00:23:39,200 Yeah. 563 00:23:39,230 --> 00:23:40,346 And Yoyogi Park is right here. 564 00:23:40,370 --> 00:23:43,410 Yeah. I'm getting my bearings. 565 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,140 Playing a character in one of the most anticipated games 566 00:23:46,170 --> 00:23:49,410 in years, the importance of gaming culture here in Japan 567 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,510 takes on a whole new meaning. 568 00:23:51,550 --> 00:23:54,320 In the early '90s, the Japanese made household names 569 00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:57,320 out of brands like Nintendo, Sega and Playstation, 570 00:23:57,350 --> 00:23:59,490 and people of all ages stood in insane lines 571 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,990 for the chance to buy the latest releases. 572 00:24:03,030 --> 00:24:06,090 I am the skull upon the hill ♪ 573 00:24:06,130 --> 00:24:07,506 What was your first, like, gaming system? 574 00:24:07,530 --> 00:24:09,360 Did you have any, like... Like Atari, or... 575 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,370 No, I just... I just got one when I had a son, 576 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,170 but I used to, like, dump quarters 577 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,710 into a "Defender" machine all the time. 578 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,710 And as we roll into Kawasaki, we're going to 579 00:24:21,740 --> 00:24:26,310 Anata no warehouse, a five-story testament 580 00:24:26,350 --> 00:24:28,580 to Japan's love affair with science fiction... 581 00:24:28,620 --> 00:24:31,620 - What? - Video games and arcades. 582 00:24:31,650 --> 00:24:33,120 - Whoa. - After you. 583 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:34,296 Just in case anything bad happens. 584 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:35,790 Oh, this is going to be fun. 585 00:24:43,370 --> 00:24:45,630 -This is nuts. Yeah, I know, right? 586 00:24:49,100 --> 00:24:51,270 This is the craziest thing I've ever seen. 587 00:24:51,310 --> 00:24:52,640 Look at the bras hanging up here. 588 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,380 It's big. It goes on forever. 589 00:24:54,410 --> 00:24:55,740 Yes. It's, like, there's got to be 590 00:24:55,780 --> 00:24:58,080 a red-light district in here somewhere, right? 591 00:24:58,110 --> 00:24:59,410 There. 592 00:25:09,890 --> 00:25:12,800 "Ride." Yes! That is "Ride." 593 00:25:12,830 --> 00:25:15,100 How... How does this work. 594 00:25:15,130 --> 00:25:18,000 What do you do? 595 00:25:31,810 --> 00:25:33,580 - I won. - Whoo! 596 00:25:39,550 --> 00:25:41,120 Which one do you want to have? 597 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:42,766 - This looks fun. - I want to find easy, easy one. 598 00:25:42,790 --> 00:25:44,930 - Is this easy? - This is. 599 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,090 I'm going to watch this guy. 600 00:25:46,130 --> 00:25:47,306 Alright. This is going to be great. 601 00:25:47,330 --> 00:25:49,670 Watch him just kick ass at this. 602 00:25:49,700 --> 00:25:52,670 Boom, boom, boom! 603 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:54,340 Go! 604 00:26:05,980 --> 00:26:10,250 It may be a universal truth, but in Japan, it's unmistakable... 605 00:26:10,290 --> 00:26:13,660 Video games are absolute escapism... 606 00:26:13,690 --> 00:26:15,360 Wow, that's amazing. 607 00:26:15,390 --> 00:26:18,630 Giving you the chance to reshape your reality... 608 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:26,370 and become a hero of your own universe. 609 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:30,040 No matter how beautifully simple or immersive and complex, 610 00:26:30,070 --> 00:26:32,440 gaming gives you, at least for a moment, 611 00:26:32,470 --> 00:26:36,240 a sense of control in an otherwise unpredictable world. 612 00:26:38,150 --> 00:26:40,050 Did my tongue make it? Oh, yeah. 613 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,020 It's a fact that people of Japan 614 00:26:42,050 --> 00:26:44,150 seem to understand better than most, 615 00:26:44,190 --> 00:26:46,020 but something any kid with a few quarters 616 00:26:46,050 --> 00:26:48,960 or yen in his pocket can appreciate. 617 00:26:48,990 --> 00:26:52,330 - Bye, Norman. - Bye-bye. 618 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:54,806 Shin, it was a pleasure meeting you. 619 00:26:54,830 --> 00:26:55,800 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 620 00:26:55,830 --> 00:26:57,200 Yeah. Thank you. 621 00:26:57,230 --> 00:26:58,406 I'm so happy I met you, man. Yeah. Thank you. 622 00:26:58,430 --> 00:26:59,970 You have to take me to Georgia. 623 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,170 Yeah, for sure. 624 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:02,316 I'd love to have you in Georgia. 625 00:27:02,340 --> 00:27:03,540 - Alright. - Yeah. 626 00:27:03,570 --> 00:27:04,846 Come see both of us. We're both there. 627 00:27:04,870 --> 00:27:05,970 Yeah, man. 628 00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:08,480 I'll call you in, like, an hour. 629 00:27:13,650 --> 00:27:18,090 Uh, we're out in the country, it looks like, or getting there. 630 00:27:18,120 --> 00:27:21,760 Step outside the city, and the specter of big tech melts away 631 00:27:21,790 --> 00:27:24,360 replaced by architecture and traditions drawn 632 00:27:24,390 --> 00:27:26,460 from Japan's proud Edo period. 633 00:27:26,490 --> 00:27:29,230 The 250-year era most imagine 634 00:27:29,260 --> 00:27:31,470 when you think of ancient Japanese society, 635 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:33,640 and now that I'm done catching up with old friends, 636 00:27:33,670 --> 00:27:36,500 it's time to show Ryan a spiritual side of this place 637 00:27:36,540 --> 00:27:38,710 that I know he's going to appreciate. 638 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:41,080 Wow, look how violent that ocean is, too. 639 00:27:41,110 --> 00:27:42,310 Wow. It's really weird. 640 00:27:42,340 --> 00:27:43,656 Whenever I ride next to the ocean, 641 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,750 I get really emotional, really... 642 00:27:45,780 --> 00:27:47,320 Yeah, you can feel it. 643 00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:50,120 Leaving Kawasaki, it's a 75-kilometer ride 644 00:27:50,150 --> 00:27:52,190 along the coastline of Sagami Bay 645 00:27:52,220 --> 00:27:54,120 to the town of Hakone. 646 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:55,420 Where are we going? 647 00:27:55,460 --> 00:27:57,790 Is this a tofu joint, supposed to be amazing? 648 00:27:57,830 --> 00:27:58,930 Yeah. 649 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,560 Hakone is the destination for tofu, 650 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,460 and here, the volcanic mineral water 651 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:06,200 gives this soy-based Japanese cuisine its distinctive flavor, 652 00:28:06,230 --> 00:28:07,800 all served in a traditional style 653 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:10,640 that's less restaurant and more like you've been invited 654 00:28:10,670 --> 00:28:12,740 into someone's home for a meal. 655 00:28:12,780 --> 00:28:15,510 You must be going through some crazy culture shock right now. 656 00:28:15,540 --> 00:28:16,440 No, I'm good. 657 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:17,686 You know, I thought that I was, 658 00:28:17,710 --> 00:28:20,550 but I'm actually feeling very at home. 659 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,770 Gorgeous, beautiful. 660 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,030 Yeah, this is beautiful here. 661 00:28:39,070 --> 00:28:42,670 You're right. 662 00:28:42,700 --> 00:28:44,470 Wow, listen to that river. 663 00:28:53,750 --> 00:28:54,820 This is old-school. 664 00:28:54,850 --> 00:28:56,680 Mm-hmm. 665 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:59,620 Hi. 666 00:28:59,650 --> 00:29:00,996 Nice to meet you, hi. I'm Norman. Nice to meet you. 667 00:29:01,020 --> 00:29:02,860 Nice to meet you. Thanks. 668 00:29:08,030 --> 00:29:10,330 Ah, thank you. Thank you, thank you. 669 00:29:10,370 --> 00:29:15,770 Wow, this is really good. 670 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,110 Mm, the Japanese yam. 671 00:29:19,140 --> 00:29:21,310 Yeah. Oh, okay. 672 00:29:22,580 --> 00:29:24,550 She's just coming at us. 673 00:29:37,290 --> 00:29:38,660 Just 674 00:29:38,690 --> 00:29:39,530 Yes, yes, into soy sauce. 675 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,600 Ow, that's hot. Ow, ow. 676 00:29:41,630 --> 00:29:43,070 Oh, it's a baby. 677 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:44,830 Am I doing this wrong? 678 00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:47,100 Do I... What? - Yes, do it with the ginger. 679 00:29:47,140 --> 00:29:48,740 Like this, and this too? 680 00:29:48,770 --> 00:29:51,670 Just a moment, butter melt. 681 00:29:51,710 --> 00:29:52,980 Okay, let the butter melt. 682 00:29:53,010 --> 00:29:54,240 Okay. So now... 683 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:55,980 - Okay. - Almost. 684 00:29:56,010 --> 00:29:57,280 We're good. 685 00:29:57,310 --> 00:29:58,786 I just broke this. I broke all of it.. 686 00:29:58,810 --> 00:30:00,250 You're in so much trouble. 687 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:02,380 She's going to come back with a paddle. 688 00:30:02,420 --> 00:30:04,290 I think I spilt on the table. 689 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,120 - Yeah. - Oh, it. 690 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:08,160 I... I... 691 00:30:12,260 --> 00:30:14,130 You are. You are a baby. 692 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:15,800 She knows me well. You're a baby. 693 00:30:15,830 --> 00:30:17,030 You know me well. 694 00:30:17,070 --> 00:30:18,300 Yeah. I spilled. 695 00:30:18,330 --> 00:30:21,170 I couldn't help it. It's really hot. 696 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,210 Our inner vegetarians happy, 697 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,540 we end day 2 steeped in another time 698 00:30:25,570 --> 00:30:28,610 with a journey to Mount Fuji on the horizon. 699 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:29,740 Here we go. 700 00:30:29,780 --> 00:30:31,256 I definitely think they're killing me off 701 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:32,580 on "Walking Dead." 702 00:30:32,610 --> 00:30:34,420 - Ahh! - Very, very danger! 703 00:30:34,450 --> 00:30:35,450 Mommy! 704 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,160 I just love, like, this yakitori stick. 705 00:30:40,190 --> 00:30:42,290 Like, I feel like Barbara Walters, 706 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:43,760 or like Geraldo Rivera. 707 00:30:43,790 --> 00:30:45,830 You should have a interview show. 708 00:30:45,860 --> 00:30:47,200 We do. It's right here. 709 00:30:47,230 --> 00:30:48,360 - Yeah. - Okay, so... 710 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:49,406 - Don't hold it up. - No, no, no. 711 00:30:49,430 --> 00:30:50,830 It'll be great. Yeah. 712 00:30:50,870 --> 00:30:52,130 Hey, wait. 713 00:30:52,170 --> 00:30:53,176 Are you... Hey, are you... Are you filming? 714 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:54,370 Yeah.. 715 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,510 It's been so hard to keep our cameramen 716 00:30:57,540 --> 00:30:59,740 interested in our conversation. 717 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:00,910 You know what I mean? 718 00:31:00,940 --> 00:31:02,280 He's down there. He's up there. 719 00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:03,656 He's, like, all over the place. You know what? 720 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,750 You know what's great about this interview is that 721 00:31:05,780 --> 00:31:07,050 with this Yakitori stake, 722 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,580 is if I don't like your answer... Mm. 723 00:31:08,620 --> 00:31:11,420 Stab, stab, stab, you know what I'm saying? 724 00:31:11,450 --> 00:31:12,620 Nope. 725 00:31:12,650 --> 00:31:14,220 Yo, this has been Yaki Talky-Talk... 726 00:31:14,260 --> 00:31:16,060 Yaki Talky-Talky. 727 00:31:16,090 --> 00:31:18,130 With Ryan and Norman. 728 00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:19,790 Peace out, Tokyo! 729 00:31:25,930 --> 00:31:28,270 We woke up with plans to visit Mount Fuji, 730 00:31:28,300 --> 00:31:30,010 but the weather shut us down, 731 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:31,470 so with the bikes out of commission, 732 00:31:31,510 --> 00:31:33,180 we're out to make our own fun. 733 00:31:33,210 --> 00:31:35,010 Is this dangerous, what we're about to do? 734 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:36,540 I don't think so. 735 00:31:36,580 --> 00:31:38,850 I'm feeling like this might be a little dangey-dang. 736 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,020 Yeah! 737 00:31:44,050 --> 00:31:48,060 Made famous worldwide by the 2006 film "Tokyo Drift," 738 00:31:48,090 --> 00:31:50,760 drifting has been one of Japan's favorite extreme sports 739 00:31:50,790 --> 00:31:52,130 since the '70s. 740 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,360 Oh.. 741 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,360 Are you kidding me? 742 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,430 It's since been elevated to its own high-octane art form, 743 00:31:58,470 --> 00:32:01,540 so we came to Fuji Speedway for a crash course 744 00:32:01,570 --> 00:32:03,210 with some Grand Prix professionals. 745 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,910 Whoa, Nelly! 746 00:32:07,380 --> 00:32:08,310 This looks crazy. 747 00:32:08,340 --> 00:32:10,280 Yeah, dude. 748 00:32:10,310 --> 00:32:13,720 It was nice knowing all of you. 749 00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:16,050 Hi. 750 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:17,250 How are you? 751 00:32:17,290 --> 00:32:18,990 Welcome to... to the speedway... 752 00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:22,560 Oh, thank you. Yeah... to experience the Japanese drift. 753 00:32:22,590 --> 00:32:24,490 This looks really dangerous. 754 00:32:25,590 --> 00:32:27,730 Yeah, right! Very, very danger. 755 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:29,660 Very, very danger. 756 00:32:29,700 --> 00:32:31,230 But it's good with the weather today. 757 00:32:31,270 --> 00:32:32,306 This is good weather for this? 758 00:32:32,330 --> 00:32:33,440 - Yep. - Really? 759 00:32:33,470 --> 00:32:35,540 Oh. Well, there you go. 760 00:32:37,470 --> 00:32:42,510 So first, we drive, and you guys next to seat. 761 00:32:42,540 --> 00:32:43,710 Okay. 762 00:32:43,750 --> 00:32:47,420 And next, you go through the course and please try... 763 00:32:47,450 --> 00:32:48,450 Okay. Try to drift. 764 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,290 Try, try. Yeah. Try, yeah. 765 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,060 Try is the operative word, yeah. 766 00:32:58,330 --> 00:33:00,500 Okay. Do you have a seat belt? 767 00:33:00,530 --> 00:33:01,760 Seat belt. 768 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,870 What do I hold on to, this little plastic thing? 769 00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:06,200 Here we go. 770 00:33:06,230 --> 00:33:07,616 I definitely think they're killing me off 771 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,300 on "Walking Dead." 772 00:33:09,340 --> 00:33:13,810 They must. They're letting me do this. 773 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,380 Wa-pa-pa! Ah! 774 00:33:15,410 --> 00:33:17,950 Oh, okay. I have my neck right here. 775 00:33:17,980 --> 00:33:19,480 I'm going to throw up. 776 00:33:19,510 --> 00:33:21,780 Oh, I love this. I love this. 777 00:33:21,820 --> 00:33:24,620 Ahh! 778 00:33:24,650 --> 00:33:26,390 Mommy! 779 00:33:26,420 --> 00:33:29,490 Where's the barf bag in this case? 780 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:34,660 Oh! 781 00:33:34,700 --> 00:33:36,530 You feel bad? I feel a little sick. 782 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,530 Yeah, same here. Oh, my God. 783 00:33:38,570 --> 00:33:41,540 How do you guys do this for a living? 784 00:33:42,900 --> 00:33:45,210 Yes! - Are you okay? 785 00:33:47,140 --> 00:33:48,740 How are you? 786 00:33:48,780 --> 00:33:52,310 I notice that you didn't hit the brake, the emergency brake. 787 00:33:52,350 --> 00:33:53,496 You don't need to because it's so slick, right? 788 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,520 Yes, it's Japanese drift style. 789 00:33:57,550 --> 00:33:59,750 Very cool. Who's going to go first? 790 00:33:59,790 --> 00:34:01,290 One, two, three. Fire. 791 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:02,560 I'm going first. 792 00:34:04,690 --> 00:34:07,030 - Start your engine. - Start my engine. Alright. 793 00:34:10,060 --> 00:34:11,600 - Whoa. - Alright. 794 00:34:11,630 --> 00:34:14,640 I'm standing way over here just in case. 795 00:34:14,670 --> 00:34:17,610 God. Alright. 796 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,480 It'll probably take him a second 797 00:34:23,510 --> 00:34:26,750 just to figure out the gears on the left hand. 798 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:30,390 Yeah. 799 00:34:30,420 --> 00:34:31,920 Okay, so steering the other way. 800 00:34:31,950 --> 00:34:35,790 Yes. 801 00:34:35,820 --> 00:34:38,430 Okay. 802 00:34:38,460 --> 00:34:41,660 - There we go. There we go. - Oh! 803 00:34:41,700 --> 00:34:46,070 All the way to the right. Yeah. Keep circle. Keep circle. 804 00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,070 - Whoa! - Oh, yes! 805 00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:49,400 Good, good, good. That's good? 806 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:50,510 Good, good. That was good? 807 00:34:50,540 --> 00:34:52,240 Yeah. It's... It's nice turn. 808 00:34:52,270 --> 00:34:53,380 Okay. Yeah. 809 00:34:53,410 --> 00:34:55,940 How was it? - Oh, yeah. 810 00:34:55,980 --> 00:34:57,250 - Yeah! - It's hard. 811 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:58,756 It's hard. - You were kicking ass out there. 812 00:34:58,780 --> 00:35:00,520 - Nice one. - I saw you spinning around. 813 00:35:00,550 --> 00:35:01,926 Well, your turn. Yeah, I'm going to try it. 814 00:35:01,950 --> 00:35:03,120 I'm excited. Go for it. 815 00:35:06,050 --> 00:35:09,020 Go get them! Go get them! 816 00:35:09,060 --> 00:35:10,730 I'm going to drive it like I stole it, 817 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,030 you know what I'm saying? 818 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:17,270 Oh. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 819 00:35:17,300 --> 00:35:18,970 I'm sorry if I break your car. 820 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:20,770 You seem like a really nice guy. 821 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,440 Hang on, bro. 822 00:35:22,470 --> 00:35:25,040 Yeah, let's do the whole course. 823 00:35:25,070 --> 00:35:26,910 Wha! 824 00:35:26,940 --> 00:35:29,540 Oh, yeah! 825 00:35:29,580 --> 00:35:32,380 Yeah! Ooh! 826 00:35:32,410 --> 00:35:33,880 And he's in the wall. 827 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,820 Oh-ho! I'm trying to tell where the track starts and ends. 828 00:35:40,690 --> 00:35:43,760 What? What? 829 00:35:46,090 --> 00:35:49,530 Stop! Stop! Stop! 830 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:51,230 Stop! 831 00:35:51,270 --> 00:35:52,330 My bad. We need practice. 832 00:35:52,370 --> 00:35:56,040 - We need practice. - Oh. 833 00:35:56,070 --> 00:35:57,640 I don't want to... I don't want to die. 834 00:35:57,670 --> 00:35:59,046 Come on. I'm not going to kill you, bro. 835 00:35:59,070 --> 00:36:00,640 Oh, come on, man. 836 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,140 You just got your teacher to say, "I don't want to die." 837 00:36:03,180 --> 00:36:05,210 I feel like something is dragging 838 00:36:05,250 --> 00:36:07,220 on the back of this car. - I know. 839 00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:08,496 As you pulled it in, it was like, 840 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:09,920 ka-clank, clank, clank. 841 00:36:09,950 --> 00:36:11,520 What'd you do? 842 00:36:11,550 --> 00:36:16,560 We made it. We're alive. 843 00:36:16,590 --> 00:36:19,730 You smell the clutch. It's just gone. 844 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,260 Yay! 845 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:23,830 I'm probably not about to turn pro. 846 00:36:23,870 --> 00:36:27,000 Come here. I apologize. I didn't mean to scare you. 847 00:36:27,030 --> 00:36:28,570 Sorry. 848 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,246 But like they say, you got to run before you can walk. 849 00:36:30,270 --> 00:36:31,570 Thank you. - Very, very danger. 850 00:36:31,610 --> 00:36:33,340 - Very, very danger. - Very, very danger. 851 00:36:33,380 --> 00:36:35,580 Or maybe it's the other way around. 852 00:36:35,610 --> 00:36:40,280 Look at Fuji right here. Oh, my God! Yo! 853 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,480 Yeah, that's a sacred mountain, alright. 854 00:36:44,350 --> 00:36:46,690 That's was a lot of snow. It was beautiful. 855 00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:51,290 Well, it sure did make drifting more nauseating. 856 00:36:51,330 --> 00:36:52,790 Today, Mount Fuji awaits, 857 00:36:52,830 --> 00:36:56,200 and only one step remains before we arrive... 858 00:36:56,230 --> 00:36:59,200 Blessing our bikes at Sengen Jinja, 859 00:36:59,230 --> 00:37:03,440 a 2,000-year-old shrine where travelers ask for safe passage 860 00:37:03,470 --> 00:37:07,040 before approaching the once-active volcano, Mount Fuji. 861 00:37:07,070 --> 00:37:08,340 I'm always so interested about, 862 00:37:08,380 --> 00:37:09,980 like, the nature-based sort of religions, 863 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:13,250 or, you know, Shintoism, like, all the world's religions. 864 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,680 It's just so fascinating to me, always been. 865 00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:18,420 My friend Kun put us in touch with a local biker 866 00:37:18,450 --> 00:37:20,990 who's going to help guide us through. 867 00:37:21,020 --> 00:37:22,066 Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. 868 00:37:22,090 --> 00:37:23,190 Ryan. Nice to meet you, too. 869 00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:24,560 Nice to meet you, too. 870 00:37:24,590 --> 00:37:26,106 How long have you been riding motorcycles? 871 00:37:26,130 --> 00:37:27,660 20 years. Wow. 872 00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:28,900 20 years. 873 00:37:28,930 --> 00:37:30,930 Does anyone else in your family ride motorcycles? 874 00:37:30,970 --> 00:37:34,840 Yeah, every children and my husband ride a bike. 875 00:37:34,870 --> 00:37:35,840 Everybody does. 876 00:37:35,870 --> 00:37:37,140 Oh, wow. Yeah, everybody. 877 00:37:37,170 --> 00:37:38,516 Does Mount Fuji, like, have a personality, 878 00:37:38,540 --> 00:37:40,510 or is it just, like, sort of a... just, like, God? 879 00:37:40,540 --> 00:37:43,350 You know, Mount Fuji was volcano, 880 00:37:43,380 --> 00:37:46,580 and so there are many Sengen Jinja, 881 00:37:46,610 --> 00:37:49,680 and to pray about Mount Fuji. 882 00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:52,190 So to calm it down, people came and prayed to it? 883 00:37:52,220 --> 00:37:54,190 - Yeah. - That makes sense. 884 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:26,120 Wow. This is amazing. 885 00:38:26,150 --> 00:38:27,760 - Yeah. - Hi. 886 00:38:27,790 --> 00:38:29,960 Hi. Norman. Hey, nice to meet you. 887 00:38:29,990 --> 00:38:31,230 Nice to meet you. 888 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:43,840 Wow, these trees are huge. 889 00:39:07,660 --> 00:39:10,770 - Wash my hands, and wash my mouth. - Yeah. Thank you. 890 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:13,870 That's all. 891 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,920 So do people get their motorcycles blessed a lot? 892 00:40:00,950 --> 00:40:03,120 Akimoto: Yeah. You know, bike has a spirit, too. 893 00:40:03,150 --> 00:40:04,350 - Spirits, too? - Yeah. 894 00:40:04,390 --> 00:40:06,090 - Of the motorcycle. - Like a human. 895 00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:07,220 - Mm-hmm. - Yes. 896 00:40:18,830 --> 00:40:21,640 With our souls purified and our bikes cleansed, 897 00:40:21,670 --> 00:40:24,170 we're finally prepared to partake in a sacred journey 898 00:40:24,210 --> 00:40:28,040 that has brought Ryan and countless others to Japan. 899 00:40:32,810 --> 00:40:34,380 Does your bike feel blessed? 900 00:40:34,420 --> 00:40:37,080 Little bit. It's so pretty now. 901 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,720 The sun's out. Yeah. 902 00:40:39,750 --> 00:40:41,560 Really nice in here. Oh, my God. 903 00:40:41,590 --> 00:40:42,990 Look at Fuji right here. 904 00:40:43,020 --> 00:40:45,960 Oh, my God! Yo. 905 00:40:45,990 --> 00:40:47,500 Wow. That's Mount Fuji. 906 00:40:47,530 --> 00:40:49,560 Yo! 907 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:59,370 Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 908 00:40:59,410 --> 00:41:03,480 Oh, man. Yeah, that's a sacred mountain, alright. 909 00:41:03,510 --> 00:41:05,350 Look at that thing. 910 00:41:05,380 --> 00:41:07,156 When we first moved to Japan, my mom dragged me 911 00:41:07,180 --> 00:41:08,550 out here from the city, 912 00:41:08,580 --> 00:41:10,056 so somewhere in her attic, there's a Polaroid 913 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:13,920 of a 17-year-old Norman standing on Mount Fuji 914 00:41:13,960 --> 00:41:17,090 looking thoroughly bored, but half a lifetime later, 915 00:41:17,120 --> 00:41:18,406 it's hard not to see this mountain 916 00:41:18,430 --> 00:41:19,890 through a different lens 917 00:41:19,930 --> 00:41:22,860 and appreciate this place in the way I couldn't back then, 918 00:41:22,900 --> 00:41:24,800 and what a great end to this trip, 919 00:41:24,830 --> 00:41:27,370 taking it all in beneath cherry blossoms... 920 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:29,370 Japan's symbol of rebirth. 921 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:33,540 This is a magical corner of the world right here. 922 00:41:33,580 --> 00:41:35,510 Look at that, bro. 923 00:41:37,550 --> 00:41:41,350 Wow. Look at that, breathtaking. 924 00:41:41,380 --> 00:41:43,820 Cherry blossoms in the foreground. 925 00:41:47,590 --> 00:41:49,020 Oh, this is pretty, super peaceful. 926 00:41:49,060 --> 00:41:50,320 Should we get a selfie, yeah? 927 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:51,430 Huh? Get a selfie together? 928 00:41:51,460 --> 00:41:53,160 Yeah, let's do it. 929 00:41:53,190 --> 00:41:55,260 Okay. 930 00:41:56,860 --> 00:41:59,370 It's only been a few days, but I'm reminded of why 931 00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:02,000 I fell in love with Japan in the first place. 932 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:03,710 It's here I realize that there's something 933 00:42:03,740 --> 00:42:07,040 fulfilling about immersing yourself in other worlds, 934 00:42:07,070 --> 00:42:09,680 and that thrill of stepping into another life 935 00:42:09,710 --> 00:42:12,350 is what led me to travel and years later to act. 936 00:42:12,380 --> 00:42:14,320 Look at that, man. Yeah. 937 00:42:14,350 --> 00:42:15,720 I can see you living in Tokyo 938 00:42:15,750 --> 00:42:17,380 and then having a house out here, 939 00:42:17,420 --> 00:42:19,850 you know, just to come out for the cherry blossoms, 940 00:42:19,890 --> 00:42:21,520 like a get out of town place, you know? 941 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:23,760 Of course, man. That's the spot right there. 942 00:42:23,790 --> 00:42:26,130 And in Japan, the contrast of culture 943 00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:28,460 and its coalescence of old and new 944 00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:29,860 continues to draw me back. 945 00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:31,770 Thank you so much. Oh, it's my pleasure. 946 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:33,130 Thank you for doing it, man. 947 00:42:33,170 --> 00:42:34,670 Was this what you expected, or... 948 00:42:34,700 --> 00:42:37,670 It blew me away to be here, to ride along the coast. 949 00:42:37,710 --> 00:42:40,010 Every little bit was just morsels. 950 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:41,210 It's just beautiful. Yeah. 951 00:42:41,240 --> 00:42:42,410 Yeah. What a trip. 952 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,180 What a spiritual transformation, bro. 953 00:42:44,210 --> 00:42:46,410 Yeah, for sure. Good time. 954 00:42:46,450 --> 00:42:48,120 That's why when circumstance allows me 955 00:42:48,150 --> 00:42:50,820 to acquaint a new friend with this place, 956 00:42:50,850 --> 00:42:55,420 it's an opportunity I'll take time and time again.