Hey guys!
Welcome to another video from the Japanese countryside.
I really hope that you are enjoying these.
My goal is to show you there are so many more amazing places to visit in Japan,
and not just Tokyo, because it would be such a shame
if you came to Japan and only saw Tokyo.
So, in today's video we're going to be exploring Matsuyama
and the Dogo Onsen area, so I hope you enjoy! :)
Good morning. It's 7:30 in the morning.
Yeah, we're sleepy. But, it's time for breakfast
and breakfast looks really good. So, I am excited.
"You can tell Sharla is sleepy because Sharla can't say 'breakfast'"
What did I say?
*mutters*
I was kinda worried it was going to really heavy.
But, it looks like a very nice selection of vegetables.
Some fruit...
Radish salad...
These are the cutest vegetables ever.
"They're adorable"
They're so cute.
Tofu...
Some kind of leaf?
This one looks the best, they gave me fried eggplant.
That looks so delicious.
And sweet beans
Here we've got a beautiful picture of a landscape,
a beautiful Japanese woman,
And an ANA plane! :O
"Which is also beautiful"
Very beautiful!
This is the first time I've seen a painting of a plane in this style.
We can't leave the hotel without using the footbaths.
This will be the only footbath I've tried
other than that one with the fish in it.
*speaking Japanese*
We're doing some omiyage shopping now.
Can't decide what to get. There are so many nice things here.
I don't know what everyone would like.
I definitely wanna get some of the Mikan juice, in the...
What? What is this? How are these godzilla-themed?
Mikan... I want the giant Mikan...
Doesn't it look like a Scottish Fold?
It's a dog, but we can pretend, right?
*Laughs*
Love at first sight!
Hmmm... What to get...
These are Mikan vinegars that you can drink.
Oh, that looks so good, actually.
Ehime gatcha? They light up!
Oh, I want Mikan!
Oh, they're so cute!
*speaking Japanese*
Guess what we're riding...
*speaking Japanese*
It's such a nice day today.
iPhone told me it was going to be a thunderstorm for my whole trip.
That was a complete lie!
Can you see the dragonflies in the air?
There's one!
Alright! So, me and Sherry are going to be the first two to get on.
It's sturdier than I expected!
So in English this is called a "rickshaw"
and that comes from the Japanese word "jinrikisha"
which means "human-powered vehicle".
So, that's pretty cool.
I was pretty excited when I learned that.
But the jinrikisha in Matsuyama are pretty affordable.
This one was $15 each for a 10-minute ride,
and if you wanted a longer ride,
you could do an hour for $60.
Considering the heat and all the effort
that goes into pulling two people on one of these things,
I think that's a very reasonable price.
I can't believe this guy is carrying us in this heat.
Just walking around is hot enough!
Crazy!
It's so nice.
Haha, Norm, running a marathon beside us.
And this is... Dogo Onsen station.
A train station? Oh!
"Yeah, over there is the train station..." Oh yeah!
"And then we're going to take botchan ressha from here later."
Yaaay!
I'm so excited for the train.
*speaking Japanese*
That's the train we're going to ride on!
The cute little green train over there.
We're just going to buy tickets for the little train.
*speaking Japanese*
We got our tickets! They cost 500 yen for about a 10 minute ride.
Here it comes!
It's so cute!
So they're boarding the train in order of numbers,
and we're numbers 28!
So...
We're probably going to have to stand,
because I think the train is going to fill up,
but it's only a 10 minute ride!
*speaking Japanese*
Riding on the replica train was a really cool way to see the city,
and a very nice end to our day!
I hope you guys enjoyed this vlog,
and there will be a few more Shikoku videos coming out
next week, so look forward to those,
and I'll see you again soon! Bye! :)
Luna, you want to say hi? You want to say hi?
Yeah... Good girl... You want to go down?