So every one goes "yeah" naked?
From young to old
There is a festival like that
You can be a mermaid and take pictures
It's better to do it?
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Today I'm going to go and ask Japanese people
What kind of fun places and fun activites
they recommend you
when you come to Japan so let's go Ask Japanese
My hometown is Gifu
There is a festival called the naked festival
Everybody wears a red fundoshi pants
Everyone goes into the cold river in the middle of winter
They shout "Washoi" all together and run from far away
That is the festival
Fundoshi pants means...all men?
Yes, only guys
-So they get naked and go "Yeah!"? -From young to old
Everybody
That kind of festival is held there
Which month?
October or November
It must be really cold
There is a river called Nagara Gawa, a big one
Tons of naked men will go and get into that river
Don't they catch a cold?
I don't think so. They just purify their body in that festival
Wow, Japan is fun
What is famous about Nagano?
The temple of Zenkouji?
When the season comes, they will light up the temple
It becomes beautiful and fun
There is one called Okaidan-Meguri
You walk through a totally dark place by touching the wall
There is a key in the darkness
If you touch it, something good will happen
There is a place like that in the temple and it's fun
Nice
For me, Miyakojima-Island
-Miyakojima? -Yes, do you know the Okinawa islands?
There is an island in Okinawa
It's called Miyakojima, and the sea is so beautiful
-You can take a picture with a mermaid outfit -Really?
In the sea
-Mermaid? -Yes, yes
It's really popular now, a lot of people go there and do it
I really want to do it
I want to be a mermaid
-Have you done it? -No
You haven't!
-Let's go together, then -Ok
There is a festival of Fireworks
A lot of couple go there to see fireworks
Do you do it yourself ?
You don't
The local people pay money, and do the fireworks
That kind of activity
So the local guys save money to shoot fireworks for their darling?
Yes
I wonder how much?
Many people pay for it, so it's around 100 yen
It's like a donation, so that's pretty much enough to do it
Around the end of the year in Kobe, they have something called the Luminarie
It started after the disasterous earthquake in Kobe as a recovery
It's and illumination
-Is it famous? -Yes
If you go to Nikko, you can wear Kimono
-Where? -Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture
Wear a kimono and go to Toshogu Temple for a visit
-People from abroad ok? -Of course ok
They will do the makeup as well?
They will do the makeup, and the hair as well
That's nice. Let's try that next time
Snowboard and Ski. The winter sports
Do some winter sports and get into the hot springs
It's better to do it, no?
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I see so many people doing skateboard here in Japan
I have the impression of 1990
It's increasing now, becoming an Olympic sport
There are many to do around here
There were many over there in Yoyogi park
-Not snowboard, but skateboard is in? -Oh yes
-It's fun riding the train -Train
Just continue riding the train
Oh, that is for sure
Japanese trains are pretty amazing
Get on casually, get off casually
-And discover the place? -Yes
Sounds fun
Festival? Nebuta?
Nebuta for sure
Nebuta?
Nebuta festival in Aomori
Nebuta festival
What is there?
Huge doll looking thing of Samurai
A huge doll like thing made out of paper parade
And around it people jump around
Really exciting
You should definitely see it
I went yesterday and the day before, but
-Disneyland and Disney Sea
That's really nice
Which was the most fun?
For me, the ride "center of the earth"
or Winnie the Pooh "Hunny Hunt"
You get into a honey bowl and look for honey with Winny the Pooh
So cute
Which had the longest waiting line?
Space mountan
in Universal Studios Japan?
in USJ was...Flying Dinosaur
How long?
2 hours and a half
Was the Pooh ride long as well?
around 40 minutes
Well, you could get through it if you chat
somehow
Fuji Q Highland
Pretty dynamic place
There are super exciting rides there,
My favorite is the roller coaster called Fujiyama
It's a great attraction which you can enjoy long and scary at the same time
It's long?
It lasts 3 minutes
The riding time
How long did you line up?
around 90 minutes
I like match making lucky draws
In Chichibu, there is the no.1 shrine in Kanto called the Mitsumine shrine
They say the match making lucky draw in that shrine works well
There is such a rumor
Hanyu City in Saitama, in the countryside
Japanese country side?
Country side. Rice patty and fields
I really like those
Tell me what's good about country side
It's really quiet, and the frogs are really cute
Frogs?
In this much size
They are so cute
Hot springs
Any recommendation?
Maybe Hakone....but never been there
You want to go kind of thing?
I'm going there tomorrow
Hot spring trip?
For hot springs, come to Tohoku area
It's famous?
There are many in Tohoku. For example...
Yuze Onsen in Akita
Nyuto Onsen
If Iwate, Hanamaki- Onsen
It's a hot spring town
For Hanamaki, it's famous for Otani
hometown of Otani from baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters
So Otani gets into the Hanamaki-Onsen, and does splendid plays on the field
He's going to the majors soon. Major League
So everyone, please come to Hanamaki-Onsen
The USJ
Univerasal Studios of Japan
-Been there? -Yes
I'm a local there
What's the most unique or most fun there?
The Harry Potter area
You see the castle. Hogwarts castle
The roller coaster
meiji jingu shrine
You can do the lucky draw, and very Japanese like shrine
It's fun
-The forest is great. You can feel the nature -and feel the power
If in my home town, it will be in Nagano
It's full of nature. The river
and going to the mountains is fun
-The nature? -Yes, the nature itself is fun
Hometown is Saitama. Kawagoe is really nice and fun
The street of snacks is really fun
I went to Kawagoe at the beginning of the year
Went to Hikawa shrine and did the lucky draw
Walked around that snack alley
and ate around
Many Taiyaki or rice crackers there
Kyoto
Which temple to visit?
Kiyomizu Temple. Never been there yet, though
-Have you? -Yes, I have
That was all the questions. Thank you very much
As you know Christmas is very different from western countries and Japan,
If you want the best of two worlds,
celebrate Christmas back home and come to Japan for new years
There are so many traditions around new year
Lovely foods you can buy,
special things on TV,
but also there are going to shrine to do your prayers
again different type of food you eat in the season
lots of things and the sales that come out
in new years as well
and lucky bags. Everyone loves Japanese lucky bags
I have unboxed around 7 or 8 to 10 lucky bags
on my channel
and they are fun because they contain loads of item
double the value that you paid for
You never know what's inside, and
you get loads of fun things and you sometimes get weird things
out of those lucky bags
If you're curious about that, come over to my channel and check it out
and also another place I'd like to recommend you to visit is,
Kyoto, it's my favorite place in the whole wide world
Beautiful, it really brings you back to the old Japan spirit
and my very favorite place in the whole wide world is Kiyo-Mizu-Dera
It's a temple or a shrine
It's dera, so it's a temple
which is up, leaning against the mountain.
And you have a whole view of Kyoto. It's absolutely beautiful
It's one of the most calm and beautiful places I have ever seen.
So that would be my fun place to recommend to you.
Have you been to Japan? Are there any fun things you can recommend?
Or any fun places you would like to recommend to us as well?!
Looking forward to your comments. Thank you always for commenting
I catch you soon for another video on Ask Japanese! Bye!