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Forward!

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- Yes!
- No no.

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While in my bold documentary
 film about Japanese culture...

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What are you doing?

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...I successfully disgraced
 northern islands...

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This is terrible.

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...was included in the list of questionable persons
 on the big island...

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I feel like a pervert.

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And he took a dip with the monk, about which
 we will never speak again.

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Yes, we are completely naked.

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And this time - here's what.

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Touch me now

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Train trackers.

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Train trackers.

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Did you end up meeting girls?

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Our man in JAPAN

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I've finally arrived in a busy city,

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which comes to mind for most of us,
 when it comes to Japan. Tokyo.

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Well, where to start?

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From a terribly funny photo where I -
 tallest elevator passenger?

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Or maybe we should aim higher?

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Oddly enough,

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everything we see
from the window of this helicopter,

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first appeared more than 900 years ago

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in the form of a fishing village
called Edo.

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This is the biggest
urban agglomeration on the planet.

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Thirty-eight million people.

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This city was almost destroyed by the American
bombing during World War II.

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Most of what we see today
was apparently built after the war.

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And then, of course, let's not forget
that Godzilla, by my calculations,

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destroyed Tokyo at least 15 times.

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Oh god, here he comes again. No, it's not him.

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As usual, I made an appointment
 with a local guide,

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so I land my helicopter on one
from quieter streets and go to the meeting.

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Apparently suitable for this
 legendary place.

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Which of these means "cats"?

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"DEODORANT"

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Hello Kitty.

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I said, "Hello, Kitty." Kill me.

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Wash your hands please. Thank you.

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“Do not use flash. Don't take cats
in your arms. Do not give cats food or drinks.

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In case of injuries it turns out
First aid only." Fine.

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Hello.

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Cat cafes like this are already popping up.

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somewhere in the West,

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but as usual
with flights of fancy,

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Japan is ahead of the rest.

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You can find themed cafes in Tokyo

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for dogs, rabbits, snakes,
 owls, hedgehogs, rodents...

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This place is for crazy cat lovers.

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It's not that simple.

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I guess I'll take this
with fries and vegetables.

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I think you're supposed to choose
what kind of cat do you want to meet?

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"Yukino Jou, Ragdoll breed."

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This is probably...

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This one? Number seven.

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Are you Mr James May?

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Yes.

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Hello sir, it's an honor.

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My name is Samurai Yujiro.

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-You are Yujiro.
- Yes.

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Sorry, I accepted you
for a crazy cat lover.

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Your Japanese is already better than mine.

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That's great. Are you really a samurai?

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I decided to dress up as a samurai...

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- Yes.
- Because

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literally "samurai" going on
from the word "saburau", which means

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"serve the master"

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that's why I want
so that you become my master,

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and I will be your samurai. I will be a servant.

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So can I call you master?
Master James.

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Well, it sounds weird, but...

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so be it, I will call you Senzai.

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- Sensei.
- Sensei. Sorry.

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"Senzai" means "deodorant".

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- Okay, well, I'll call you that.
- OK. Sensei.

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Master James, you know
What does the word "sakura" mean?

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This... Wait a minute...
"Sakura" are cherry blossoms.

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Exactly, sir.

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You arrived on a very lucky day.

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Sakura is very beautiful today.

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It would be a great honor for me
take you away

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to where the cherry blossoms are so magnificent.

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Do you like this idea, sir?
Can I take you?

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Yes, we can go straight to the metro,
if you want. No problem.

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Just a few days a year
 cherry trees are blooming,

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littering Japanese parks amazingly
 beautiful pink petals.

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But I can't do it right
 enjoy these views.

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I'm overwhelmed by my new
 "samurai deodorant"

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Here.

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After the tranquility of rural Japan
 Yujiro embodies Tokyo.

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He's bigger, crazier
 and much louder.

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Master James...

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Yeah, you don't have to
call me master.

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OK. Okay sir.

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Master James,
Are you a big fan of sausages?

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No.

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Why are you taking me somewhere?
on a pink duck swan?

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We're sailing on a pink duck
because cherry blossoms are pink too.

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- Yes, that's logical.
- Yeah.

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I finally managed to redirect
 Yujiro's enthusiasm for the cherry blossoms.

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This is Sakura.

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In Japan this short flowering period
 revered as a symbol of life -

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beautiful, but tragically short.
 Just like Richard Hammond.

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Tokyo residents take time off from work
 to sit under the sakura.

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And Yujiro tells me that some
 his friends did just that today.

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These are my guys, these are my friends.

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- Your friends.
- Well, yes.

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- Shoes.
- Oh yes, shoes.

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I take off my shoes.

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That's it. Exactly.

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For your health.

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No, not “for your health.”
It needs to be in Japanese.

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- Do you want to eat? Are you hungry?
- Not especially.

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- Yes.
- Oh yes.

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- Okay, yes. I'm hungry.
- You need to say yes.

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-You need to say yes.
- OK. Yes.

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Japanese bento.

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- Yes.
- Japanese bento.

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No, it looks great.

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Yes, yes.

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Who prepared this?

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My wife.

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His wife prepared this for you!
My God!

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Quiet, calm cherry blossoms.

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- So, master James.
- Yes?

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The Japanese love the so-called...
transience of life.

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Yes, that's what puzzles me.

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Yes.

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- Are you celebrating...
- Yes.

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- ...that life is short...
- Yes.

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...and it will end soon.

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- That's right, sir.
- Is this true?

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Japan is a country of conformism.

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At first glance, we are a homogeneous people...

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Yes.

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...because the cherry trees
growing all over the country

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this is what unites the hearts of our people.

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Yes.

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Why did everyone suddenly leave?
Is it because I came?

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- Because it's starting to rain.
- Yeah.

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Turns out it's a Japanese picnic
 much more fleeting than cherry blossoms,

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if it starts to rain.

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Meeting friends in Tokyo is very different from
 cozy gatherings in a yatai shack in Obihiro

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on my very first day,

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but I feel
 just as welcome a guest.

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- So, Master James?
- Yes.

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Will you let me
end this event in Japanese?

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We will close with three hand claps.

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So. At the beginning you have to say: "Yo".

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This is your task, okay? So, are you ready?

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How great.

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Well I've been warned
that he's a little eccentric

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and that's putting it mildly,

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but, you know, I don't mind that.

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And, frankly speaking,
his English is impeccable,

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his knowledge of local realities is impeccable,
and he's quite funny.

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Seems a little ambiguous to me
his idea about master and servant,

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but there is no particular problem with this either,
if he doesn’t count on anything later.

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"TOUCH"

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As the sun sets lower,
 more and more are appearing on the streets

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representatives of a very peculiar part
 Japanese culture.

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This is "salarimen"
 They're like the werewolves of Tokyo.

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Their lifestyle is fixated on two
 very Japanese concepts of behavior -

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"honne" and "tatemae".

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My antiperspirant advisor
 will explain in more detail.

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"Salariman" are men,

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which, literally speaking,
receive a salary from the company.

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- We call them “salariman”.
- Salariman?

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Okay, I read something about "honne" and...

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Not tatami, it's a type of mat.

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Yes, the rug has nothing to do with it,
owner James.

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- No.
- Yes, very similar.

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On the one hand, this is...

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diplomatic line of behavior,
which they adhere to at work.

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Like devotion.
Some call it self-sacrifice.

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In a way.

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Japan is a country of conformism.

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Even if you hate your boss,
you obey.

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Excessive subordination
which is exhausting.

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But there is an unwritten rule that says
that when you say, for example,

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"Hey Kanpai" in the company
your colleagues, then...

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- This is “honne”.
-Then you can be sincere.

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- Yes.
- Really sincere.

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Be sincere, your real feelings -
it's "honne", yes.

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The Japanese work very hard and hard.
work long hours

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drink too much, fall down,

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get up and go back to work.

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- And they vomit.
- And they vomit.

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I decided to search with Yujiro
 some "salarimen"

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at least so that he
 practiced "honne" a little

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and started calling me a moron,
 not the damn owner.

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Good evening!

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Where do you work?

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At the bank.

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- In the bank?
- In the bank.

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M&P. Mergers and acquisitions.

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You know, like in big investments.

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- In the same company.
- Together?

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Is it very hard work?
Very tense?

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Are you feeling the pressure?

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Very.

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- Very strong.
- Very strong?

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In Japan it is not allowed to say things
what do you think.

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And mostly
you have to say "tatemae"

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it's like respect for another person,

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need to say something
what is good for the other person,

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and you kind of have to suppress
own opinion and respect others,

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especially if this person is older than you,
so...

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What if you drank, suppose
eight glasses of Asahi beer?

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Eight glasses of Asahi?
Then it's a different matter.

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In the UK after intense drinking
 you suddenly find yourself outside the kebab shop door,

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scattering shawarma scraps
 and sidewalk salad.

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00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:11,960
But not in Japan.

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00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,120
Maybe we can go to karaoke?

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00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:17,760
Let's go!

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00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,000
In the West, karaoke has recently experienced
 something like a renaissance era

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especially with video games like
 “SingStar”, allowing you to rage at home.

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00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,160
But here in Tokyo, karaoke has always been around.

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Our impromptu karaoke session
 suddenly turns into chaos,

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because half of Tokyo decides
cram into our box,

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so we can feel the spirit,
 or rather, many “honne” perfumes.

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00:11:49,560 --> 00:11:52,160
At least
 Yujiro is already completely out of control.

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Touch me now

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Touch me now

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So, let's go.

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Yes. Like this.

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00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:06,480
Oh!

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00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:08,600
Yes!

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Due to complex international laws
in music licensing

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we were only allowed to show
a very short clip from the following song.

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I can solve all problems

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After all, I solve them at the same time

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And if your man bothers you

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Leave him immediately
And don't let it bother you

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And all troubles will go away

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Believe me, it was enough.

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Touch me...

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00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:41,680
I don't...

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I don’t really know how to understand all this,

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because it's Friday night
I don't usually do this -

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in a small hot room
with some other dudes

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singing songs
which I've never heard

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but really
it was quite funny.

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I have no idea
How do we mount it all?

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00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,560
But we'll probably mix everything up smoothly
at the installation stage.

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Let's mix.

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"PLATFORM"

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After persistent assertion
 all night long,

250
00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:13,320
what I really built
 this city is on rock and roll,

251
00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,200
this morning I feel
 somewhat broken.

252
00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,920
But we must give credit to the Japanese.

253
00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,240
Culture really works.

254
00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,200
They kept their production,

255
00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,800
despite ten years
economic stagnation.

256
00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,960
And if that means you have to sing
"Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"

257
00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,040
after drinking eight large glasses of beer,

258
00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,080
Well, that means that’s how it should be.

259
00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,720
Today I will go to the festival

260
00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:42,640
if I can continue to speak clearly
and I will survive the rest of the journey safely.

261
00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,680
Yujiro told me
 that a traditional spiritual holiday

262
00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,840
takes place in nearby Kawasaki,

263
00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,640
where it seems quite calm,
 so I can bear it for now.

264
00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,400
We are at the Kanayama Shrine,

265
00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,320
Kanayama-jinja, in Kawasaki city.

266
00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:02,600
Kawasaki City is located
20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo.

267
00:14:02,680 --> 00:14:03,520
Yes.

268
00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,600
And today we have a penis festival here.

269
00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,120
This is apparently
 annual Kanamara Matsuri...

270
00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,200
PENIS

271
00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,480
...Festival of the steel phallus -

272
00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:20,640
religious celebration of fertility,
 to which people come from far away,

273
00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,920
to look at all this and say:
 “What the hell.”

274
00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,400
In England you don't have
penis festivals?

275
00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,040
I haven't heard of anything like this.

276
00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,440
Well, welcome
to the “land of the ascending penis.”

277
00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,240
Where's the queue?

278
00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:34,440
- This line?
- Yes.

279
00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,880
Well, this is Kanayama-jinja,
Kanayama Shrine -

280
00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,880
god of sexuality and fertility.

281
00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,000
I think they want big families.

282
00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:46,800
- Yes.
- Yes, sir.

283
00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,640
An erect penis is just as beautiful
like cherry blossoms?

284
00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,000
After all, sometimes an erection can be
just as fleeting.

285
00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,960
People are happy to watch
how beautiful flowers bloom,

286
00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,120
but that doesn't mean it's an ugly flower
cannot bloom.

287
00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,840
The Japanese still respect the fact

288
00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:14,560
that he tried to disband.

289
00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:17,960
Does it make anyone feel uncomfortable?
the idea of huge phalluses,

290
00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,080
on display all over the city?

291
00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,240
Near the kindergarten, as it turns out.

292
00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,960
Walking around with a huge penis is awkward
but necessary.

293
00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,880
The problem I'm facing
 every day.

294
00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,880
So it turns out that it makes sense
 to look like a dickhead.

295
00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,600
This is an opportunity to become a supporter.
 healthy sex education

296
00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,240
in a rather reserved society.

297
00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,160
In the sanctuary a young beginner
 clergyman

298
00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,400
performs a symbolic ritual
 lighting a candle,

299
00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,160
which marks the beginning of the procession.

300
00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:56,840
The spark of life from the stone symbolizes
 you guessed it, penis.

301
00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,520
Alas. Even the best of us
 they are not immune to this.

302
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,440
Yujiro volunteered for me
 to participate in the procession.

303
00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,360
Maybe because I have
 I already have experience supporting weirdos.

304
00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,480
We'll carry this giant penis...

305
00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,760
Platform. Yes, it's like a carnival
parade platform.

306
00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:34,680
Yes, probably. Yes.

307
00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,720
And we'll walk all over this city,

308
00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,480
praising the god of sexuality,

309
00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,880
penis and female hair.

310
00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:45,840
So.

311
00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,080
He says don't move yet.

312
00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,320
Unfortunately,
 because I'm the tallest here,

313
00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:17,160
the entire weight of the platform
 falls on my shoulder.

314
00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,040
- Maybe we’ve already filmed enough?
- Be strong, James. You can handle it.

315
00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:22,400
I'm too tall.

316
00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:28,000
- Yujiro?
- Yes.

317
00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,240
I'm dying.

318
00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,080
But you're a British samurai. You are strong.

319
00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,760
How's your leg?

320
00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,640
Badly. But it's not the leg. And in the face.

321
00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,800
-Are you running out of energy?
- Yes.

322
00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,400
I'm 10,000 kilometers from home, I'm suffering,

323
00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:48,240
I'm carrying a huge penis,
 and I have no idea what "ace" means.

324
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,680
I passed the baton to the video director.

325
00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,280
He's too tall too.

326
00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:01,320
James, you made history today.

327
00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:05,440
I think you're the first Briton
who took part

328
00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,280
- in this Canamara festival.
- Really?

329
00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,720
Yes, in the front row. You are a leader.

330
00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,080
- And the last one.
- Yes, but...

331
00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:13,240
- Don't do this. Hurt.
- But... Does this hurt?

332
00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,400
Yes. I think something snapped there.

333
00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:17,320
- What about your thighs?
- Don't touch them either.

334
00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,200
For people known for their reserve,

335
00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,320
Canamara Festival is both
 shocking and pleasing to the soul.

336
00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:29,560
Today they are openly glorified
 all types of sexuality.

337
00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,280
Along with people
who sincerely want a child,

338
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,320
there are people of all kinds of orientations here.

339
00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,440
There are lesbians, gays, bisexuals,
transgender, queer and other groups,

340
00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,160
Yujiro. Everything, everything, everything.

341
00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,760
Many viewers may consider
this sight is unpleasant,

342
00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,640
but at the end of the day, it's just a penis.

343
00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,560
Statistically, per person
accounts for half of the penis.

344
00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,440
What a penis
what's your favorite, James?

345
00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:02,280
My.

346
00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,520
"CROTCH"

347
00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,320
Japan is famous

348
00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,560
not only with their huge phalluses,

349
00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,160
but also inventive gadgets
and technical devices.

350
00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,200
I recommend this super gadget store.

351
00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,960
We are in Akihabara -

352
00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:29,560
Tokyo Problem Solution Center,
 which have never been identified by anyone,

353
00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:35,560
and where do I meet directly
 with Yujiro's shopping channel.

354
00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,280
This is a backpack

355
00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,320
to carry pets,
dog or cat.

356
00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:42,640
What is this?

357
00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,640
This is a mask. It blocks tiny particles
from coniferous trees.

358
00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,320
- Like hay fever?
- Well, yes.

359
00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,480
It also makes the wearer look idiotic.

360
00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:51,400
Yes.

361
00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,280
This is an ear cleaning device.

362
00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,960
But if I clean your ears,

363
00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:01,520
video from inside your ears
will be broadcast on your iPhone.

364
00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,160
Isn't this fantastic?

365
00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:04,400
No.

366
00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,240
-What do you think it is?
- I have no idea.

367
00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,400
- This is a device for cleaning plates.
- What?

368
00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:11,560
Like this.

369
00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,080
What's the point?

370
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,880
- But you won't buy it?
- No, I won’t.

371
00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,400
Along with the small caves of Aladdin
 in Akihabara

372
00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,000
there are high-rise sanctuaries of technology.

373
00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,000
When I first came to Tokyo
25 years ago

374
00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,040
you could buy things like this
which you have never seen anywhere.

375
00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,240
For example, a small credit card
for storing phone numbers and addresses.

376
00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,480
This was before smartphones
and other things. But these days -

377
00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,920
the matter is completely different, because everywhere
the same electronics.

378
00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,480
However, there is one area
 ultra-modern technology,

379
00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,480
where Japan definitely sits on the throne.

380
00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,160
This is what we need to do, Yujiro.

381
00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:51,200
Toilets.

382
00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,040
Japanese toilet.

383
00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:54,320
This is "oshiri".

384
00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,080
This very clear illustration means

385
00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,560
- “backside washing.”
- Yes, butt.

386
00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,960
And some of them
They also play a melody, right?

387
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,800
So that if you fart loudly,
It wasn't awkward. Right?

388
00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,280
In England people just sing

389
00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,560
upbeat songs to drown out the sound.

390
00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:13,880
The latest models are equipped
this automatic self-cleaning,

391
00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,320
so to speak, a program.

392
00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,240
They clean themselves.
Latest model.

393
00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,480
Okay, okay. That's why she's so expensive.

394
00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,320
Exactly. But if...

395
00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:29,080
You can adjust the water pressure
at will...

396
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,800
well, to clean your butt...

397
00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,920
I see.

398
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,440
...your bidet,
your sensitive crotch.

399
00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,720
So. Clear.

400
00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,960
You can even wash your face with this, you know.

401
00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,760
It is possible, I mean, theoretically.

402
00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,560
When you press on the side, water flows.

403
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,920
Can. Theoretically, you can wash your face.

404
00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,000
But you don't have to do this.

405
00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:52,640
- Yes indeed.
- Yeah.

406
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,640
- Maybe we can finish this?
- Perhaps.

407
00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,200
Akihabara is not just a center
 for gadgets.

408
00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,400
This is ground zero
 all eccentric interests -

409
00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,680
from manga to video games.

410
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:10,560
That's why this is my favorite place
 for an important sector of Japanese society.

411
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,640
"Otaku", which roughly translates
as a "crazy fan".

412
00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,920
The difference between crazy fans
here and in the UK for example

413
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,480
is that here
they are not bullied. They are cared for and cherished.

414
00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,120
They are always welcome as needed
component of social matter.

415
00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,440
And the greatest of all crazy fans -
this is of course...

416
00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,880
"Tetsudou mania"
or "train trackers".

417
00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,200
Train trackers.

418
00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:35,920
Japanese trains are so punctual

419
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,200
what if there is a delay

420
00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,000
their administration is forced to issue
certificates for all passengers,

421
00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,080
because otherwise they have to work
 They won’t believe that this happened.

422
00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:46,400
This means that Tokyo is
 a paradise for train trackers.

423
00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,040
Yujiro arranged a meeting for me
 with two train-tracking "otakus"

424
00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:54,400
in a themed cafe around the corner,
 dedicated to model railways.

425
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,000
Because this is a cafe
 of course it exists.

426
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:01,640
Hello.

427
00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,000
Great.

428
00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,320
You have to hide
your obsession with trains?

429
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,840
High school students
high school students...

430
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:21,480
How can I say this? Women...

431
00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,480
I think I understand what you mean.

432
00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,280
He didn't have... how should I say?

433
00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:28,600
He couldn't attract interest
girls in class.

434
00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,200
- Because he likes trains.
- Yeah.

435
00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,120
- Train...
- When you start to like trains...

436
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,600
Train, train. Photography is...

437
00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:38,440
Fan!

438
00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:39,560
Fan!

439
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,320
Fan!

440
00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,320
Did you end up meeting girls?

441
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:55,480
No.

442
00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,600
Takahiro-san is so obsessed with trains...

443
00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,080
The Ueno Ikebukuro train arrives.

444
00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,160
...he even deserved it
 15 minutes of fame in Japan...

445
00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:10,880
Please do not go beyond the yellow line.

446
00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:14,000
...with a top twenty single,
 where he depicted advertisements on the platform.

447
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,160
No, really.

448
00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:24,560
The train doors are closing.

449
00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,840
Still better than Coldplay.

450
00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,000
Please don't run
and get on board the train.

451
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,560
The train is leaving.

452
00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:38,680
And that's not all.

453
00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:42,920
I heard you imitate train sounds
using beatboxing.

454
00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,080
- Yes.
-Can you imitate the Shinkansen?

455
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,040
This is a Japanese high speed train.

456
00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:54,120
Great, right?

457
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,680
- Yes.
- Bravo!

458
00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:00,480
And you can... I don't know if you can see him.

459
00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,600
There's a small...
Looks like a German steam locomotive...

460
00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:04,840
Made in Japan.

461
00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:08,360
This is a Japanese steam locomotive. Fine.
Can you reproduce its sound?

462
00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,560
- Wow! Bravo!
- Great.

463
00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,840
Very realistic chugging sound.

464
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,120
Closing door.

465
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,080
End of interview.

466
00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:45,040
My new otaku friends guide me
 to Shibuya Station

467
00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:47,800
so that I can
 watch them in action.

468
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,440
And so it happened

469
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,640
that I just arrived
 incredibly rare train.

470
00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,400
This is too much for Menamita-san.

471
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:56,960
How cool!

472
00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:58,480
Here he arrives.

473
00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:00,120
Yeah.

474
00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:03,080
Since he is so exceptional,
maybe I should bow to him?

475
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,640
It's in the old style.

476
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,880
James, it said
that this is an anniversary model

477
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,760
in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Tokyo line.

478
00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:20,000
If you don't quite understand,

479
00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:24,600
it was a livery model "Tokyo-5122"
 on the occasion of the 90th anniversary.

480
00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:25,800
I will not play sounds.

481
00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,400
I noticed
 that every station in Tokyo,

482
00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,000
seems to have its own
 catchy jingle.

483
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,600
And here's another one... Yes, here it is.

484
00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,640
- So, you dance to jingles?
- Yeah.

485
00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,120
Mister Minoru Mukaya

486
00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,000
composed this melody.

487
00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,360
He is a jingle composer.

488
00:26:58,440 --> 00:26:59,600
Yes, that's what he said.

489
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,240
You definitely need
meet Mr. Mukaya,

490
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,160
the composer of this jingle.

491
00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,560
I would love to meet Mr. Mukaya.
Professional jingle composer?

492
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,040
Domo arigato gozaimas for
that they showed us your train.

493
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,840
We need to go. Let's wait for the jingle

494
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,720
then we'll go out of frame dancing
to the jingle, towards the exit.

495
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,800
I think it's about to sound.

496
00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,400
So following this
 very timely recommendations,

497
00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,840
I decided to try to find

498
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,960
this Mr. Mukaiya,
 station composer.

499
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,640
Yujiro asked for the rest of the day off,
 but I'm sure I can handle it myself.

500
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,880
Well I thought Mr. James May
will be a typical gaijin,

501
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,120
what does "foreigner" mean in Japanese,

502
00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,480
but he turned out to be

503
00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,120
in a sense, a real samurai.

504
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,880
What have I done?

505
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,200
Driver's license, please.

506
00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:12,680
Yes.

507
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:19,000
He knows so much about this country.

508
00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:23,440
Driver, did you know there is a yellow line?

509
00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,560
Yes.

510
00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,520
James understands the rationale

511
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,280
of this mythical world of Japan.

512
00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:35,840
You've crossed the yellow line, okay?

513
00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,000
Clear.

514
00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:43,080
He is a blue-eyed British samurai.

515
00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,160
- Camera.
- Yes.

516
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:46,960
Are you a YouTuber?

517
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,160
"YouTube"?

518
00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,280
No no.

519
00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:54,600
Not YouTube.
Well, maybe this scene will end up on YouTube.

520
00:28:56,080 --> 00:29:00,720
Having gotten away from the police, I finally
 found Mr. Mukaiya's headquarters.

521
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,480
This is paradise for train freaks,

522
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:07,560
there's even one here
 current simulator of the Tokyo subway.

523
00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,520
Ah, there. On the red triangle. OK.

524
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,440
Right there.

525
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,240
Oh no!

526
00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:19,280
More than two hundred
 jingles written by Mr. Mukaya

527
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,280
are constantly playing
 at Japanese stations,

528
00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:26,080
which, in principle, makes it one of the most
 played musicians in the world.

529
00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,720
You have seven seconds
and you need to capture the character of the station.

530
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,480
Does the station name serve as inspiration?

531
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:38,480
Let's say the station bears my name.
It's called James May Station.

532
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,720
James May?

533
00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:41,760
"Mei" - there is such a word in Japanese, right?

534
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,600
James, James... James May.

535
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,320
And she is
in the nearest suburb of Tokyo...

536
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,720
James May... In the suburbs of Tokyo.
So, for example...

537
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,200
Like "James May".

538
00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:55,640
James May

539
00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:56,560
Yes.

540
00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,840
Does this keyboard work? So. I thought...

541
00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,920
James May, sumimasen

542
00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:03,240
Because I...

543
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,400
Because at the end it's kind of like a bow.
A little bow is needed.

544
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:10,920
- Because I say “sumimasen”.
- Right.

545
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,240
James May

546
00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,120
James May

547
00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,480
Or even maybe...

548
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:23,840
No. Too bluesy.

549
00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:31,280
This is cool. Yes.

550
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,360
It's more elegant this way.

551
00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,000
It's more elegant this way. Yes.

552
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,320
That sounds more like you, doesn't it?

553
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,120
- So, we succeeded.
- You succeeded.

554
00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,120
- I think it's amazing. Congratulations.
- Thank you very much.

555
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:55,680
All that remains is to build the station
"James May Sumimasen"

556
00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,200
in the Tokyo subway.

557
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,200
James May, sumimasen

558
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:07,320
James May, sumimasen

559
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,560
"POOP"

560
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,920
I would never have thought that the meeting
 with subway jingle composer

561
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,680
will inspire me to be creative.

562
00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:22,240
But I decided to make myself a day
 dedicated exclusively to art.

563
00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:26,320
First I'm heading to the small
an oasis of tranquility in the Wakamiya area,

564
00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,800
to work on yours
 rapidly withering haiku skills.

565
00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,560
And I took Yujiro with me,
 so that I won't be detained anymore.

566
00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,680
James-san. Yujiro-san.

567
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:45,800
Hana Fujimoto and Toru Kiuchi -
 revered haiku maestros.

568
00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:48,880
Fujimoto-san writes
 for the popular haiku magazine,

569
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:54,160
and Kiuchi-san is the vice president
 International Haiku Association.

570
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,640
If you were to evaluate a haiku,
What would you pay attention to?

571
00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,080
Or what would you recommend?

572
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,560
When I write haiku

573
00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:04,000
I try to seize the moment.

574
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,600
A clear picture.

575
00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,920
Just like a photograph.
Snapshot.

576
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:12,560
Moment.

577
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,240
At the end of my journey,
in about four weeks,

578
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:19,200
I want to write a haiku that reflects

579
00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,880
everything I feel about
my trip to Japan.

580
00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,280
Can I send this haiku to you?

581
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,880
for an honest critique,
and then you will send it to me again?

582
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:30,240
Yes, sure.

583
00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,560
Can I read it to you
some of your haiku?

584
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:38,440
And maybe you could appreciate me
on a ten-point or five-point scale?

585
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,600
Or on a five-, seven- and five-point scale.

586
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,320
This was written as we spent the day
with the katana manufacturer.

587
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,560
Blacksmith of Japanese swords.

588
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:51,720
"The fire roars

589
00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,600
The snow is melting near the forge

590
00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:56,480
Demanding peace"

591
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,120
- Do you like it?
- Yes, yes.

592
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:08,160
This is when I got a pimple
on the chin at the beginning of the trip.

593
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,720
"Land of Volcanoes"

594
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,680
And now the breakthrough is coming

595
00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:16,520
On my face?

596
00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,200
"Ah, Matsushima

597
00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,520
Windy morning in spring

598
00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,360
I blame the noodles"

599
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:35,840
"I'm going to poop

600
00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:38,600
Down with the boots, better

601
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,280
I’ll go blind”

602
00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,200
I didn't understand the third line.

603
00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:45,640
"Blind people."

604
00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:46,920
Blind people?

605
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,480
- Beach sandals.
- Slippers are...

606
00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:49,400
Slap-slap.

607
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:50,360
Beach sandals?

608
00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,480
Yes, beach sandals, but in Japanese style
I thought it would be “blind”.

609
00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,160
I can cancel the boat departure.

610
00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,080
- This is good.
- I'm afraid that's all.

611
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,120
- The last one is very good.
- Thank you.

612
00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,520
I learned a lot.

613
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:09,120
Like a haiku, you said a lot
literally a few words.

614
00:34:09,240 --> 00:34:10,600
Great.

615
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:12,200
Always welcome.

616
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,160
My talent for haiku
 Clearly a lot was lost in translation.

617
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,120
I must say, however,
that even though we're still in Tokyo,

618
00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:25,640
the fact that I broke out
 from the seething center for a while,

619
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,040
made me think about
 what exactly am I looking for,

620
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,920
trying to understand Japan?

621
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,400
Here I am struggling with some kind of
internal conflict,

622
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:39,560
because I always loved Japan because
that she is so Japanese,

623
00:34:39,640 --> 00:34:41,960
and everything connected with it,
completely Japanese.

624
00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:43,440
Normal daily activities such as

625
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,400
breakfast, shopping trip -

626
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:49,920
that's what makes her
so intriguing and delightful.

627
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,200
But this is what I really am
I praise monoculture,

628
00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,440
and this is proof that
that I am one of those who declare:

629
00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:59,120
"Britain must remain
British." But I don't think so.

630
00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,600
I like it
multicultural Britain.

631
00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,160
Because obviously it improves the kitchen.

632
00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:06,960
So, what is the conclusion from all this?

633
00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,280
I'm very close to those

634
00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,360
who goes to see
at the Maasai warriors and says:

635
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:15,320
"Isn't it great,
that they still live in mud huts?

636
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:18,120
I hope tourism won’t affect this.”

637
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:22,200
Likewise
 The East has seeped into Western culture.

638
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,280
Therefore, speaking of improved cuisine,
 and also to prove my point,

639
00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,640
Yujiro and I decided to have lunch
 at a sushi place.

640
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:33,120
What once seemed
 completely alien

641
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,080
is now represented everywhere in the West.

642
00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,320
Hello viewers, are you joining us?
over a delicious lunch.

643
00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,640
This is kaiten sushi -

644
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,400
this means the sushi is moving in a circle
on a conveyor belt.

645
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,120
“In a circle” is “kaiten”.

646
00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:46,360
There are two ways to take food.

647
00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:48,360
You can take it off the assembly line. Dishes...

648
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:49,560
- Sorry, James.
- Yes?

649
00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:53,080
- That's the damn gaijin way.
- What's happened?

650
00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:56,680
- Never put your chopsticks down like that.
- Sorry.

651
00:35:56,800 --> 00:35:58,160
- Okay, so.
- Like this.

652
00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:00,840
This is very impolite. You are complete nonsense.

653
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,840
- Yes.
- The phrase “complete nonsense” is not used that way.

654
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,360
- OK.
- I’ll explain later about “complete nonsense.”

655
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:08,320
Fine.

656
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,160
There are several ways to take food.

657
00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,800
But first, let's say you want this.

658
00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:18,680
Damn, too slow.

659
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,640
Complete nonsense, as you would say.

660
00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,600
And then you eat the dish with chopsticks.

661
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,680
- And wasabi.
- And wasabi.

662
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:28,280
Then you say...

663
00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:31,600
Exactly. That's right.

664
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:35,640
And then you eat with chopsticks
and push it into your mouth like this.

665
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,760
- Right?
- Yes.

666
00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:38,360
Great.

667
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,640
- Maybe we can order something?
- Perhaps.

668
00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:44,760
I would like red caviar, ikura.

669
00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:45,840
Yeah.

670
00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:47,360
Order.

671
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:53,560
I see something coming.
How exciting. Ready?

672
00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:56,480
- Oh yes!
- And here is our order.

673
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,680
However, even if you
 regulars at sushi bars,

674
00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:03,520
As usual, Tokyo is one step ahead.

675
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,560
More than 50% of sushi is made by robots.

676
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,320
For example, this is rice, right?

677
00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:12,320
A robot did it

678
00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,640
and the person simply puts the ingredient on top.
Like this.

679
00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:19,080
And they say that these robots

680
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:23,080
can cook in one second
one dish. In just one second.

681
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:24,880
- Is it true?
- Yes.

682
00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:26,680
I didn't know.

683
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:29,640
It was an egg.

684
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,120
It was an egg. And moreover,

685
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,400
here in Kurayosi,

686
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,160
if you put five saucers
in this little...

687
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:38,400
What should I call it?

688
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:39,640
- Container.
- Container.

689
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:40,920
You participate in the lottery.

690
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:42,400
- Do you want to try?
- Yeah.

691
00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:43,880
Let's.

692
00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:46,360
I'll have to borrow a couple...
So I just put them there, right?

693
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,080
One, two,

694
00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,880
three, four...

695
00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,600
Five. Here. So, let's see.

696
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,360
So, now, here!

697
00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,200
Just a second! Yes! You won!

698
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,600
- So I'll get...
- You...

699
00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:04,640
Look.

700
00:38:05,080 --> 00:38:06,320
Yes!

701
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:09,480
Oh my God! Fools are lucky.

702
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,800
Usually on the first try
they don't win that kind of thing.

703
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:13,960
Do you like it?

704
00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,400
I'm delighted. Here you go. This is for you.

705
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,080
And also, James,
we put the plates here, right?

706
00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:21,920
In fact, there is a river flowing there.

707
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:26,080
And the plates we put down
automatically sent to the kitchen.

708
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:29,880
In short, complete automation.
Artificial intelligence, robots.

709
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,040
Rationalization of production,
I guess. Yes.

710
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,560
Soon we too will become robots,

711
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,760
and there will be no need for TV presenters.

712
00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,360
And it will be great. Goodbye.

713
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,360
"DOG"

714
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:46,880
My next story is about

715
00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,360
which has become incredibly popular in the West.

716
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:50,800
Anime.

717
00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:54,760
Japan is a world leader
 in the field of animation for over a hundred years.

718
00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:58,120
And run fast enough
 on modern streaming services,

719
00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,800
such as... and... and Amazon,

720
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,600
to understand what scale it took
this cultural phenomenon.

721
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,840
From family programs,
 offered by Studio Ghibli,

722
00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,080
to more adult stories.

723
00:39:13,960 --> 00:39:17,400
Yujiro brought me
 to Yoyogi Animation Academy -

724
00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:21,000
oldest and largest
 anime and manga school in Japan.

725
00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:22,680
Of course I can't read manga,

726
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,640
because my Japanese is limited
the ability to order beer and sashimi,

727
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:30,960
but those who know Japanese
translated something for me...

728
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,040
DYKI HASHIMOTO
DIRECTOR

729
00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:35,640
...and some of the stories are quite touching
dark corners of human consciousness,

730
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,840
such as loneliness, depression, violence,

731
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:42,320
difficult relationships
difficult problems at work -

732
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:43,920
covers it all, right?

733
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,920
Everything you'd expect from a full-on drama
in the film, there is in the manga.

734
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,000
It's just part of literature.

735
00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,760
In Japan there is a manga for every situation.

736
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,960
Joy, sadness, anger.

737
00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:58,480
In Japan the expression
anything with the help of a drawing

738
00:39:58,560 --> 00:40:01,760
is part of our culture
for several hundred years.

739
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,200
It's probably because in your language
Kanji are used.

740
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,800
It is based on a visual image.

741
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,680
Yes, and it's easy to imagine
for example certain characters...

742
00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:16,640
If you write it in kanji,
It's easier to imagine what the word means.

743
00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:24,080
Yoyogi Academy students
 They don’t just draw while slouching at the table.

744
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:28,040
Here's a voice acting class
 starts with a warm-up -

745
00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,640
you need to say your name in anime style.

746
00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:37,600
James-san.

747
00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:38,800
James-san.

748
00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:42,760
To help study movement -
 visit of the sword master.

749
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,920
Of course, the blue-eyed British samurai
 managed to stand up for himself.

750
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:00,160
He is looking.

751
00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:03,160
The school is currently preparing
 full length film,

752
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,280
and I was invited to audition.

753
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:09,560
Apparently there is potential for me
 a role for which I am perfectly suited.

754
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,600
Improvisation is very important in voice acting.

755
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,640
So, news from Japan. Theme is anime.

756
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,800
I got the role thanks to
my excellent knowledge of Japanese.

757
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,000
I'm a dog.

758
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:49,600
Looks like I somehow got through
 listening stage.

759
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:53,840
Glad to work with you.

760
00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:57,880
It's time for the real recording.

761
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:02,520
Faster! Let's go!

762
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,280
I'm first!

763
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:07,480
You're too fast.

764
00:42:07,560 --> 00:42:09,200
The plot is an exciting story...

765
00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:10,160
Thank you!

766
00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:14,480
...about three boys going
 in search of a wonderful flower of happiness.

767
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:15,760
Wait for me!

768
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:17,640
But the audience will clearly flock in droves...

769
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:18,560
No problem!

770
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,640
for incredible acting
 Barbosa number two.

771
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:47,640
Analysis of today's footage,
 seems to have gone well.

772
00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:58,400
So, with an alluring career in the field
 dog voice acting on the horizon

773
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:01,080
It's time to graduate from Yoyogi Academy.

774
00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,000
Thanks for today!

775
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,120
And it's time to leave Tokyo.

776
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:11,600
But before leaving you should visit
another artistic point,

777
00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:13,800
which cannot be ignored.

778
00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:17,800
"MOOSE"

779
00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:20,400
Yujiro, as usual,
 downplays its importance.

780
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:25,960
I have the honor to bring you to this
breathtaking Japanese action!

781
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:29,560
This is something unreal, you will be amazed.

782
00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:33,760
- This is something incredible.
- What a relief.

783
00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:35,120
-Are you ready for this?
- Yes.

784
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:37,920
MORI MUSEUM OF DIGITAL ART
"EPSON teamLab Borderless"

785
00:44:12,520 --> 00:44:17,640
This time Yujiro's unbridled enthusiasm
 actually turned out to be justified.

786
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:22,760
This is something stunning.

787
00:44:31,040 --> 00:44:32,720
This is "Borderless" -

788
00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:35,240
ultra-modern installation
 digital art

789
00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,600
from the Japanese group "teamLab",

790
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:43,200
which was successfully reproduced,
 what it's like to be in Brian Eno's head.

791
00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:46,400
If I lie down, will I disappear into the flowers?

792
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:52,920
All this is done using a huge network.
 from hundreds of computers and projectors.

793
00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:55,000
So how?

794
00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:58,640
And everything works together to recreate
 the most modern impression,

795
00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:02,480
which in the 60s was obtained by drinking
 from the wrong pile at a party.

796
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:08,040
I hope this is how you feel
after death. It will be great.

797
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:15,280
The exhibition occupies an amazing area
 10,000 square meters,

798
00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:18,200
or half the size of the conceptual
 album of the group "Genesis".

799
00:45:21,320 --> 00:45:22,320
Look at this.

800
00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:25,320
To top it all off

801
00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:28,600
projections even react
 to your own movement.

802
00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:31,960
At least that's what I thought.

803
00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:37,240
Here are the birds.

804
00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:43,080
50 digital works are on display,

805
00:45:43,160 --> 00:45:46,880
but they are constantly changing,
 mix and merge with each other

806
00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:49,160
and even move to different rooms.

807
00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:52,200
Look, there's a moose there. Look.

808
00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,440
Of course, since this is modern Japan,

809
00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:00,240
the installation quickly became

810
00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:03,120
one of the most popular
 on Instagram of places in the country.

811
00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:05,680
Amazing, right?

812
00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:09,600
But put down your smartphone and just revel in
 surreal atmosphere -

813
00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:12,040
it's just something supernatural.

814
00:46:12,920 --> 00:46:14,720
It's disorienting.

815
00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:17,320
Can I go here?

816
00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:24,920
Have you looked up?

817
00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,080
- Look up.
- Wow.

818
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,440
Among the exhibits -
 Room "Glass World"...

819
00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:38,560
I'm completely lost, but I don't care.

820
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:44,920
Forest of resonating lamps

821
00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:57,680
and even more entertaining
 "A Topographical Adventure of Memory."

822
00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:13,560
Where do I meet again
 with the equally lost Yujiro.

823
00:47:14,440 --> 00:47:15,440
Well, do you like it?

824
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:16,920
Welcome to the afterlife.

825
00:47:18,080 --> 00:47:19,520
- Thank you.
- Fantastic, isn't it?

826
00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:23,040
Yes, it's a great honor -
meet you in the afterlife.

827
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:27,360
It's so real, isn't it?

828
00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:28,440
Yes.

829
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:31,320
It's a digital effect, but so real.

830
00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:35,080
If we take three steps here,
everything will change.

831
00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:36,120
- Look.
- Is it true?

832
00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:37,200
It seems so to me.

833
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:42,800
While I walk through the drowning fields
in digital lilies and cherry blossoms,

834
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:45,600
with my trusty samurai deodorant,

835
00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:48,200
watching the unity of antiquity
 with modernity around us,

836
00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:50,960
I think about the time I spent in Tokyo.

837
00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:55,320
Japan is moving
 as between your past and future,

838
00:47:55,400 --> 00:47:57,280
and between East and West,

839
00:47:57,360 --> 00:47:59,600
and this is where it is especially noticeable.

840
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:03,480
As in most major capitals,
 there is a mixture of cultures in Tokyo,

841
00:48:03,560 --> 00:48:07,600
and this is its noticeable difference
 from my adventures in the countryside.

842
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:09,880
Yeah, a lot of it still baffles me

843
00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:14,920
but technology, anime, karaoke, sushi,
 even themed cafes -

844
00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:18,840
we are getting bigger every day
 getting used to all this in the West,

845
00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:22,960
and the penetration of the West into the East
 It's very noticeable here too.

846
00:48:24,720 --> 00:48:27,760
I really think it's worth a visit
Tokyo just to see it.

847
00:48:27,840 --> 00:48:29,200
- Is it true?
- Wherever you live. Yes.

848
00:48:29,280 --> 00:48:30,920
- Did you like it?
- This is amazing.

849
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:32,600
Would you like a cheeseburger?

850
00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:35,120
Cheeseburger? Yes, everything here is American.

851
00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:36,800
Yes. "Big Mac."

852
00:48:46,120 --> 00:48:48,160
Regarding Tokyo, you know,

853
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:51,400
there are a lot of old stereotypes.

854
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:54,960
I'm sure we've heard it all
about beer at 10 pounds a pint,

855
00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:57,400
on a diet exclusively of raw fish,

856
00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,040
traffic jams,

857
00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:01,280
insurmountable language barrier
on road signs.

858
00:49:01,360 --> 00:49:05,160
And this was the case when I first
came here about a quarter of a century ago,

859
00:49:05,240 --> 00:49:07,280
but now this is no longer the case here.

860
00:49:07,360 --> 00:49:09,440
I want to tell you how I found it.

861
00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:10,960
Tokyo has changed a lot.

862
00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:14,320
Tokyo is not such a Japanese city

863
00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:15,920
what he once was.

864
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:18,520
Still, if you are a lover of traditions,

865
00:49:18,600 --> 00:49:21,760
join me
in the next episode when I'm in Kyoto,

866
00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:25,920
where everything is made from real wood
and the geisha will occupy me.

867
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:28,720
See you, sumimasen.

868
00:49:32,760 --> 00:49:34,000
I go out to the right.

869
00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:35,240
No, to the left.

870
00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:19,520
James May, sumimasen


