Hello world!
This is what a sweet potato farm is like.
And where is this farm located?
In Ibaraki.
And the sweet potato museum and factory is actually in side an old converted school.
-Aiko, where are we right now? -We at the tent right now.
We slept in these beds.
So was it cold inside?
-Inside here? -Yeah.
Ohhh it wasn't that cold.
Because we hat the heater.
What's the temperature outside right now?
Ummm it's like 0 degrees.
So what did we do for dinner?
We did barbecue outside and...
we sit on... we went in the kotatsu.
So we brought some meat from the grocery store and some local veges from the farmers market.
and had a little barbecue beside our Glamping tent that night.
When we woke up, everything was white.
Oh it's snowing right now.
The snow is actually quite a rare occurrence,
so while I was mostly staying warm inside,
the kids were playing outside.
On the downside, we weren't able to go strawberry picking as planned.
Look I made this thing.
-What is it? -Oh it's just a snow ball.
Can I ___ at you?
NO NO NO NO NO, not with the camera in my hands.
So what we are going to do right now?
We're gonna go to the museum
What kind of museum?
It's a sweet potato museum.
We are gonna see lots of stuff.
And what are you doing with those booklets in the classroom?
I'm finding the hints for the quiz.
We have these thing and if we....
And then if we scored perfect we get something.
So why Shin hitting all those bums and play music with them?
Because if you eat Yakiimo you fart.
And I heard that Yakiimo farts don't smell
so they think that's cool
So do you think that a real research laboratory?
Yes.
So do you know where is the Satsumaimo came from?
Ibaraki
Right, but before ibaraki.
America.
The Americas, yeah.
It was introduced to the Satsuma area 300 years ago.
And that's why it's called Satsuma-imo.
And even though it has a single name.
There are many varieties.
What do the factory workers have to do to get clean?
Wash their hands.
And then get blown by air.
So this is the freezer area where they store all the Satsumaimo.
How cold is it?
minus 30 degrees.
and what were you guys doing with these towels?
It was wet towels and if we spin it around
it will be like ice.
I would like to pause this video for a tiny bit
and point out that I think the coolest part of the tour was seeing the factory.
However, it's something that's secret.
So I wasn't able to film and show all of you.
But it's really high-tech
and you can see a tiny image of it on this floor map guide.
And what's more impressive is that it's in an old school.
Okay, back to your regular programming.
What do you guys wearing all this stuff for?
We are making dry Satsumaimo.
Which in Japanese is called hoshiimo.
And what's the first step?
Wash your hands.
And then?
Eat.
Eat.. XD
-No you don't eat them, did you? -En.
-No, you're peeling them with the knife. -Oh.
And is it hard to peeling them with the knife?
Kind of.
So what are you doing right?
I'm slicing the Satsumaimo.
Was it hard to do?
Yes.
Really? why?
Because sometimes it's breaks
Ohhh.
I think, what don't... aren't you supposed to cut the end so it's easier to push through?
Yes.
Did you forget to do that?
Kind of.
Ah-Oh
But I think Syoko did it right.
Me too.
We had to laid the slices down on the rack
so that they could dry.
We then got chance to eat some dried Satsumaimo.
Why are you drawing on the envelops? I don't get it.
Well, for fun.
I think it's because they are going to use these envelops to mail the dry Satsumaimo to you.
Because it takes around two weeks to dry.
So where are you now?
I'm on top of the roof.
And what you doing there?
I'm drying my Satsumaimo.
-You're drawing your Satsumaimo? -I said I'm...
-What were you doing? -I didn't say I'm drawing.
-What do you say? -I said I'm drying.
You're drying it not drawing it.
-Yes, I... -Okay, I see.
Thanks for watching, see you next time, bye!
What's a farmers village like where you're from?
It's like a farm.