all right guys it's time to take off one of the major items on our Japan travel
bucket list tonight we're going to be staying at a ryokan we want to do this
the whole time you've been here yeah so the name of this place is ryokan
Serio and Takayama yeah and basically a ryokan is a type of japanese traditional
and you come here you sleep on tatami floors on a futon you enjoy the bath
you have wonderful meals yeah and usually these places are set in
very scenic areas either by a lake or by sea or by the mountains we are by the
mountains it's been very relaxing except for the traffic no just drove by aside
from that it's been lovely so we're gonna take you inside and give you a
proper tour
so right now we're in the reception and this is where you have access to the
public bath we've got ladies gentlemen segregated
I'm naked reasons good reason yeah but let's just give you a tour of
this ground floor area so I've got a little coffee station all complimentary
water here in case you get thirsty it's kind of like a cool little waiting area
so if you get here a bit too early before check-in time which is at 3 p.m.
you just chill out here yes so if you want to buy some breakfast you can do so
here yeah witnesses selection yeah it's not cool
pretty cool yeah yeah we're gonna be heading upstairs next I'll show you the
room
guys this is a pretty big deal I'm about to get naked potentially in front of
strangers I don't do this like I never went to the
public baths in Korea but used to do it all the time all the time but I mean
when in Japan we're paying to stay at a ryokan they have a public bath so I've
read through the instructions I think I know how to behave
no shoes I'm gonna have to get naked put my clothes in a locker I'm gonna have to
take a shower and then I can enjoy the baths and we've just checked in at three
a lot of the trains and buses have been cancelled into town because of a
rainstorm so I feel like maybe there won't be a lot of people down in the
public value let me be I'll be the only naked lady oh yeah when in Japan I
probably can't film this because you know a naked people but this should be
interesting I'll let you know how it goes a little
buggies ready for a shower
so here it is ladies and gentlemen this is where we split up you almost went the
wrong way
now we get any good
I survived and I have the Goths all to myself I think that worked out really
well for a newbie so when in a ryokan you where you've gotta that's right
which is kind of nicknamed a summer kimono you've already got yours on I do
have mine on me made out of linen fabric very breezy yeah it looks like it's
gonna be the right size yes no no really everything is way too short for me we've
got like giant sized stuff for foreigners like even the flippers they
have a special size that we had to use just for your feet all right you have
the same size feet as me get ready for the transformation yeah where is your
fat I don't know oh man we don't really know
how to put this on like I watched the tutorial but it's not as easy as it
seems there's this lot oh yeah maybe you can stop recording do you want to see a
Japanese a Ryokan make sure you because you what a room looks like so as
soon as you walk in you've got this area where you take your shoes off yeah and
actually it's just slippers because we left our real shoes at the reception yes
there's a nice shelf for that so yeah we've been wearing slippers around you
leave them here and then you set foot into what is both our bedroom and our
living slash a dining area so right now it's set up for dinner we've got a table
and two little chairs this is where we're going to be having our dinner
tonight and it's also where we had tea right after we checked in they made us
some green tea we have some little Japanese sweets yeah this is super nice
welcome it was I really was like the very first thing and our bags had
already been brought up here our bags it's all taken care of we just came in
and like would you like some tea and we have some nice sweets to go at the - yes
please and we also had an attendant who
basically showed us around like how everything works they explained the bats
they checked at what time you want to have our dinner
and then once we were happy and settled in they did like a little bow and they
left and we were left to our own devices devices so yeah after we finished having
our dinner this area is going to be transformed yes they're they're planning
to do that for us so I'm hoping we can film it I'm not sure but it looks like
yeah so yeah let's do a little tour of this room we'll start here so we have
very space efficient isn't it was--it thing those are our towels we've already
gone to the same yeah went to the baths but basically here this is where they
left or you've got to us and you know fresh towels yeah we have some hangers
then there's another little storage area in here you are deep packs and
electronic yeah so yeah and then over here I think that's a heater isn't it
yeah well thanks that's a cool looking heater it looks a bit it looks a little
retro right you're here yeah and then this over here is water water and then
we have telephone safety safety box deposit and then some artwork and
continuing further down here what what's beyond you know this beats I'm not
entirely sure go mm-hmm we haven't gone in here yet okay first over here it's
not air-conditioned yeah we have a little fridge let's see if anything's in
it no this is a beer bottle a beer bottle of wine openers some extra chairs
some chairs I think these are these is it would be
for guests who can't handle some on the ground maybe fortunately we can yeah
yeah my underwear I'm drawing my underwear
that I washed you don't need to see that anyways um let's talk about the windows
I think the windows are so cool wheels are awesome I don't like this
paper that still allows light yeah can't really see what shoes we have
great views and my goodness we've been here what's the surface of your fifth
night yes yeah finally stopped we've seen the mount it's the first time we've
actually had somewhat clear skies yeah and you can see the forest off in the
distance yeah there's some really nice if I if you see my finger right here you
can do some hiking over there it's pretty awesome
yep you have to show the bathroom some storage space here yes so this is where
they keep the food tongs and the blankets and the pillows yeah I'm to
make our bed at night so yeah everything looks very fluffy I have a feeling we're
going to be very very comfortable yes I look super comfy
this looks like the duvets and then let us show you I've been actually oh so
again you have you slippers slippers and then you have Oh neat so there's a
shower and oh that's where the soap comes out right from here that says soap
rinse and shampoo and rinse in in Japan and Korea means conditioner in case
you're wondering and then over here I think oh it's one of those sinks that
you use for the sink but you also use for the shower yeah just turn the knob
it's right here cool we have some hand soap we have some
cups extra TP dryer hair dryer give me of course we have a futuristic toilets
awesome grade-a water pressure it's in English too you guys yeah easy to
understand so yeah that that's our little bathroom has everything you need
so another thing to mention is that a lot of REO cons don't necessarily have a
private bathroom because you have the public baths where you like communally
shower and then you bathe a lot of them don't have a bathtub or a shower they
may just have a toilet yeah or they may have shared toilet on the floor yeah so
we were pretty lucky to be able to find one with a private bathroom because it
obviously has a bath in a shower and you know your own toilet in the room but
then if you want to you can go downstairs to the first floor yeah you
can just use that public bath as well
well we gave you guys a room tour in the afternoon
yes it'll set up for dining picking things up
we've just had her dinner so they came and made our beds for us
they sure did and what yeah synchronized bed making yeah and they weren't even
speaking to each other they were just like doing the motions and like making
it happen they were good yeah it was very
impressive yeah and yeah look at that you want a chair you want to test it out
yeah you know what I think you have some pajamas in the closet actually here I'm
gonna pull out okay I believe they're pajamas
what should be a more bed sheets yeah I noticed these earlier these blue things
I think they're pajamas there I think oh this is a shirt yeah is it pajamas here
no I don't think that's a pajama I think maybe this is like if you're cold
oh you additional additional moving yeah okay never mind these aren't pajamas
it does look it does look good naked you wear your regular pajamas how does this
work you know we're not entirely sure
today okay and this is a perfect chance to show you guys um like a Japanese
duvet covers yep they're like this so it's like so easy they just shove the
corners in yeah and yeah you can still enjoy the design yeah so yeah I'm just
gonna crawl in it I'm not gonna sleep in my you've gotta like all tied up
oh hell that blink it looks nice through the air conditioning on it's like the
best of both worlds oh that's a nice is it comfortable yeah
we're on to tommy floors but we have a mat that's maybe like an inch two inches
we hadn't made a really uncomfortable bed in our last Airbnb I could feel the
wires poking me four nights in a row this isn't this should be a nice upgrade
yeah normally sleep on my belly but yeah sleep on my back looks nice so that's
where we say goodbye to everyone and good night I think so yeah good bye for
now guys we hope you enjoy the first time you've done an outro in the bed
good night