Japan Hour: Road Trip On Uchibo And Sotobo Line (Part 3)
Local lines. Trains travelling through beautiful places of Japan that make us feel nostalgic. Season by season, we enquire locals to find breathtaking scenery, delicious cuisine, and wonderful accommodations. It's a journey to uncover recommendations only the locals know. All aboard to find the home in our hearts. (Home in our hearts) This time, the journey takes place on the JR Uchibo and the Sotobo Lines in Chiba Prefecture.
(JR Uchibo and Sotobo Lines) Let's travel around the peaceful Boso Peninsula. With flowers in full bloom, this is our spring 3.5-hour special episode! On this three-day journey, two pairs of travellers relay to find 20 entries in the guidebook. Great stores only found by enquiring the locals. It looks great. Thank you for it! Boso is full of great seafood! Our travellers are impressed by exquisite local speciality dishes.
(Local speciality dishes) Amazing. Isn't this great? The chilli oil flavour spreads out, and it keeps coming out. This is awesome.
They also enjoy taking a bath in a 120-million-yen bathtub. They also try a mysterious healing experience. -It's warm. -You look exactly like a Minion! However... Is it closed? Why would you plan a location on the day when places are closed? They face a series of unexpected events! Three minutes left! A former Takarazuka actress is...
I'm so cold that I'm getting a runny nose. Let's get started! All aboard our journey of enquiry and discovery! It's our spring 3.5-hour special episode! -Let's enquire different people. -Let's do that. Our duo looks for a Katsuura tantanmen shop, a local dish they want to try. -Good evening. -Good evening.
Do you know any Katsuura tantanmen shops around here? Great! Here it is. Keyaki. Cross the railroad tracks and turn left, and it'll be on that street. -Really? Thank you very much. -Thank you very much. -They walk for 15 minutes from the hotel. -It's not that far.
-Is that it? -Keyaki. There it is! It looks like a classic place. -There it is. -He recommended us a classy place. -That's so true. -He was a young guy though.
Isn't this a bit too classy? Here it is! They said that we can film. (Keyaki) Thank you for having us. -Thank you. -Sorry for the trouble. -I'm glad. -We did it. Sorry for the commotion. This is a famous Katsuura tantanmen shop popular among young people.
(Keyaki) -Let's order. We're hungry. -Sure. We'll take tantanmen and fried tantanmen. -Please. -Please.
Katsuura tantanmen is different from the regular tantanmen with sesame soup. The soup is soy sauce-based with chilli oil floating on the surface, making it red. It's a local food that is now popular all over Japan.
In the city, there are 42 Katsuura tantanmen shops, and they are competing against each other. Lots of minced pork and onions fried in chilli oil are also added. At this store, they also add garlic. This is their original fried tantanmen that was born from a customer's request.
On top of crispy noodles, they pour thick tantanmen soup. Here it is. -Thank you for waiting. Here's tantanmen. -Here it is.
-This is it. -That's a lot of onions. -It's soy sauce base with chilli oil. -Right. Tantanmen usually has sesame soup. -That's true. -Here's fried tantanmen. It looks great. It has thick sauce.
(Fried tantanmen, 750 yen) It's unique to this store. Thank you for it. It looks hot. How is it? -It's quite... -It has a lot of chilli oil! -Very good. -I see. The onions...
I feel like they put an entire onion in this. -Sweetness of the onions... -Yes, onion's sweetness and there's the chilli oil's flavour that keeps spreading out. It's quite spicy. Very good. I'll start with the soup first.
Do you like spicy food? Yes, I like spicy food. Let's try it. It's incredible. Isn't it? Really. It's soy sauce-based soup with chilli oil.
It's not exactly tantanmen. -It's incredible. -It's their original dish. Thank you for it. -Great. -So good! -It's good, isn't it? -Right? The 14th entry in the guidebook is Keyaki, a Katsuura tantanmen shop with their addicting spicy noodles.
-It was amazing. -Thank you. Thank you very much. -Thank you very much. -Thank you. Really. Our duo is very happy with how the second day turned out. -I'm glad we can stay here tonight. -Me too.
I'm very thankful. Exactly. See? You understand that when you're 43. You get it eventually.
Today, they'll start the morning with a refreshing hot spring. They actually have a speciality bath. (Spring quality: Sodium, chlorides, hydrogen carbonate) Is this it? The good luck bath! This is amazing! It's a bath made of pure gold! Incredible! Costing 120 million yen at the time of installation, this gorgeous bath is made of 18 karat gold! This is amazing! It's surprisingly big. I can stretch my legs. The water feels nice too.
It's thick water and it coats my body. Very nice. Hotel Mikazuki, where guests can soak in a bath made of gold, will be the 15th entry in the guidebook! -Here we go again. -That's right.
Mr Suzuki came up with a plan for the third day in advance. Next, we'll go to... The place I want to go to... ...is Onjuku. -Onjuku? -Yes. I'll tell you why I want to go there.
I met a comedian in my class when I was in training school. The comedian was from Chiba Prefecture. -Onjuku? -He and I would fight whether Chiba was better or Kanagawa was better. I see.
He was from Chiba Prefecture. -Two prefectures around Tokyo. -Right. Back then, he told me that Chiba was better than Kanagawa because they had Onjuku. We've got to check it out. -I've been wondering what it's like. -I see.
-We should definitely go. -Yeah. -Let's go to Onjuku. -Yes. -What's next? -Next is... Tokyo bound.
-11.32 am. -11.32 am. -If not...it's 9.37 am now, so... -Yes. We have about two hours.
About two hours. We need to first find someone. That's right. That man is... -he's been living here since he was a kid. -He's from this area.
He's a local. Kota. Kota! -Good morning, sorry for the trouble. -Kota. -Kota. -Kota. I'm glad to meet you. It's either the Kurhaus, -or the monument. -The monument.
Maybe something else? -Other recommendations? -Just the beach. -The beach? -Why is that? Does it have a nice view? It's a white sand beach. -I see. -It's a small beach.
-It's small. -Small beach. What is the bay called? -Ajiro Bay. -Ajiro Bay. There are the Tsuki-no-Sabaku statues. From there, a sandy beach spreads out. -Let's go to the Kurhaus. -I'll go with you. I know it well. -Is that so? -Really? -Thank you. -Sorry for the trouble.
Okay, let's go to the Kurhaus, then. Bye, thank you very much. -I'm glad. -Kurhaus. It's very nice of you to take us there. -Did you move from Tokyo? -Yes, we did.
Do you like living in Onjuku? Yes, it's more relaxing here. -I thought so. -It's a good place for the elderly. -It the weather nice too? -Yes, it's warm.
It's warm? I see. I've lived in Tokyo my entire life. -Us too. We're from Asakusa. -I see. -Asakusa. -We were born in Asakusa.
-Is that so? -So you are true Tokyoites. Is this it? Yes, and you can go in from the back. If the guy is not there, we can call him. It says Kurhaus.
We'll go in from the front. -You usually do that? -Are you really close? As they know someone here, they offered to ask for permission for our duo. What will they say? -Thank you. -Thank you. -Sorry, they said no. -Sorry. -Sorry for the trouble. -They're doing maintenance work.
-Thank you for the invitation though. -Sorry about that. -They're doing maintenance work. -Yes. -Sorry. -In that case... -No problem. -No problem at all. In that case... -Let's go to Ajiro Bay instead. -Ajiro Bay.
They were recommended another place which was the white sand beach with the Tsuki-no-Sabaku statues. I can already see the statues. Yes, they look great! It's pretty. I mean it. -Let's go see it. -Let's do that. There are many young surfers.
Wow, amazing! Usually, there are more people. -More people? -More people? Is that so? It's a small beach. (Tsuki-no-Sabaku Memorial Park) Let's take a look. It's pretty. Look at the sand.
-The sand... -It looks like a desert. -But it's actually... -It looks like desert dunes. Wow, look. It's pretty.
-Impressive. -They're quite something. How should I describe it? It looks magical. It's romantic. -Look at that. -So cool! It's impressive! These statues were installed on Onjuku Beach in 1969. They are the camel prince and princess from the children song Tsuki-no-Sabaku.
This beach is believed to have inspired the song. The poet Masao Kato often visited the area to recuperate from his illness. He thought that the white sandy beach of Onjuku looked like a vast desert, and came up with the song. The 16th entry in the guidebook is Tsuki-no-Sabaku Memorial Park on the white sand beach. -Bye, thank you very much. -Thank you very much. -See you later. -Take care.
-It's nice that they're still so close. -That's true. I'm jealous of them. Next, they head to the Mexican Monument that they were recommended first. (1 hour 10 minutes until the 11.32 am train) -It's a Mexican... -Hello.
Hello. Is she your grandchild? Thank you for visiting Onjuku. It's my pleasure. -It's very nice. -Everyone is so nice here. In the old times when I was young, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Onjuku were the three must-go spots in the summer.
-Is that so? -Yes, I mean it. Shinjuku, Harajuku, Onjuku? -I see. -On the beach, there were so many people that we couldn't find a spot. About 50 years ago, swimming in the sea became a trend. Onjuku was a very popular spot among young people. Sometimes they even had more than a million tourists a year.
This reminded me of how great Onjuku is. -Once again. -Yes. Thank you. -Thank you very much. -I'm glad you came.
We'll go to the monument now. -Please do. It has a long history. -It's pretty. -Is it pretty? -Yes. -Thank you very much. -Did you just say -they have historical facts? -Bye. Historical facts are written on it? Yes, more than 400 years ago, when a Mexican... I mean a Spanish ship got stranded,
Ama divers went into the water and saved them. It's not official, but I consider this place the birthplace of rescue. -Incredible. -We'll go look. -Thank you very much. -It's all written there.
-Thank you very much. -See you later. -This is quite impressive. -Wow, really. When they saved foreigners from the stranded ship, they warmed them with their body warmth, and revived them. Ama divers. It was Ama divers who did it. -Wonderful. -This is very moving.
-Is this it? What a great monument. -Incredible. Mami! (Birthplace Monument of Traffic and Friendship) (Between Japan, Spain and Mexico) (Known as Mexican Monument) -Incredible. -Wow, I'm so glad we came here. Me too.
-This is a wonderful place. -Isn't it? -They're holding each other. To warm up? -Oh yeah. It must be! -It must be. -This makes me cry. They did it to warm them up. With their body warmth. Look.
In honour of those who devoted part of their lives to the friendship between Japan and Mexico -Wonderful. -With body warmth... Wait a minute. I'm touched. It's touching, isn't it? In the early Edo period, a Spanish ship sailing from the Philippines to Mexico was stranded on Onjuku Beach after a typhoon.
Ama divers, along with other locals worked together and rescued over 300 people. To pass on their achievement for many years to come, in 1928, a monument was built here. Everyone was saved here. -That's impressive. -What a great view.
We wouldn't have found this place if we didn't walk around. -It's good to get off the train and walk. -Yes. The 17th entry in the guidebook is the Mexican Monument, which the people of Onjuku are proud of. They successfully found two entries and came back to the station.
The next station that I thought we should go is... -...Mikado over there. -Mikado? It's called Mikado which means the third corner, so I thought there would also be the first and second corners. So I randomly picked this station. -Mikado. -Yes. That looks like the exit.
What is that? An exit? Here? It's a toilet. -It's a toilet. -It's a toilet. There's a toilet and a ticket gate. Here is the ticket gate. This is a disaster. Let's see the next train.
-We can't take the one at noon. -No. -So let's take the one at 1.46 pm. -1.46 pm. -Okay. -Six train cars. This station might be a bit tough. Forty minutes have passed and they haven't talked to anyone.
Then... They're looking at us! -They're calling out to us! -They're calling out to us! They're calling out to us! -We'd like to ask you a question. -Sure. Around here, -are there any good restaurants? -Yes. -Or any places that we should visit? -Places we should go to? -It can be a spot. -Or a cafe. There's a place called Misaki Ramen. It's a ramen shop.
The chef used to be specialized in Japanese cuisine. -The owner. -I see. Now he makes ramen.
So in miso ramen, he puts Japanese peppers -and ginger. -That sounds great. -It takes about 15 minutes to walk. -I see. -I'm so glad. -Thank you for inviting us in. It was also nice to be in a warm room. -We should buy later. -Can we get acupuncture treatments?
Sure. Would you like to do that? Isn't your body exhausted? Yes, I'm honestly exhausted. -If you have time. -Shall we do it if we have time? What do you think? -We could also do a massage with moxa. -Massage with moxa? That would be great.
Let's do it quickly. I'll take off my clothes. It already looks comfortable. -Look at that. -You're right. -What should we do? -I'll just go for it. We need to talk about entries.
-What should we do? -Please wait. Are you going to do it? Can I get a massage? Thank you very much. We don't have a lot of time.
-Well... -So you'll do it? Where in your body do you feel the most tired today? My feet. Let's do the calves and down. -You know you're still working. -It's fine as is.
What is that? -It has moxa inside. -Okay. -Moxa is inside and it's burning. -It looks like an umbrella handle. -It's moxa mixture. -Moxa mixture. It's mixture of moxa similar to incense. -Do you feel the warmth? -Yes, I do. Does it feel nice? It has a strange warmth to it.
We don't have a lot of time though. Will we be all right? It's fine. Just wait. Does this spot hurt? Do you like sweets? -Do you like sweets? -I do! It hurts below. Are you all right? -Sorry. -You know...
It's impressive. We did it for a short time. -Is it better now? -It should be a bit longer.
-It is better! -Really? This foot feels like it's made of iron. You mean the foot that wasn't treated? You should do it too. It feels incredible. We don't have time though. We're going to the ramen shop. -But we only have 40 minutes left. -Yes. -Just let it go. -What? Are you sure? Until now, you were working so hard to find entries.
Let's take a break here. I'm not sure why, but it's very convincing. It feels great.
Really? This really feels incredible. This is funny. It's so warm.
-It's so warm. -You look exactly like a Minion. Mr Suzuki tries moxa in bamboo tubes, which is good for relieving eye fatigue. (Moxa in bamboo tubes, 3,240 yen for 30 minutes) -Does it feel nice? What do you think? -It's warm. It has a nice warmth to it. -Gentle warmth? -Yes.
Gentle warmth. It feels nice. Please don't forget the goal of the trip! I feel much sharper now. Incredible. -My feet feel much lighter now. -I feel refreshed.
-Really. -Very light. -I wasn't expecting this. -I didn't know there was moxa for eyes. We can't make this an entry though. This can't be an entry.
No, it can't. -It was just a break. -Yes, just a break. Here's 5,500 yen. -Thank you. -Thank you.
Thank you. We ended up spending some time here. Yes, we did. But don't worry about it. We wanted to eat. But we feel much better now.
We didn't find an entry. I feel very good, so I don't really care anymore. -I don't care today. -Your steps are lighter now.
In the second half... Our duo comes back to the station, feeling completely refreshed. It's the interval. Okay, the next station is...
Where do we go next? The next is... Oami. We'll go that far? -Yes, we'll go all the way to Oami. -Okay. The name means a big net. -So maybe they have good fish. -Aren't you hungry? -Yes, I am. -Me too.
-It's about time we got lunch. -Yes, we should eat. -4.21 pm. -4.21 pm. -Okay. -We'll have two hours here. -Let's have a proper meal. -Let's do that.
Excuse me. Hello, I'm Mami Kumagai. This is Ms Kumagai. Is there a restaurant... -...do you often go to? -Nothing fancy.
-It doesn't have to be fancy. -What about Kurataya? -Kurataya? -Kurataya? -It reminds us of the Showa era. -Showa-like restaurant. -That sounds great. -Showa-like? -It looks like a place from Showa. -Yes, very much so. -That sounds great. -It's run by an old couple. It's great.
I see. It makes me cry. -It makes you cry? -It makes you cry? -Yes, it does. -It makes her cry. -Let's see here. -Let's see where it is. (Oami Station) On the journey to travel around the Boso Peninsula, our duo gets off at Oami Station of the JR Sotobo Line, and heads to a restaurant so wonderful that makes people cry.
Excuse me. Are you open? Yes, we are open! -I'm glad. -They're open! It says that it's not open yet. It says so, but we can still go.
Sorry for the trouble. Welcome. -Sorry for the trouble. -This looks great.
It really feels like a place from the Showa era. The restaurant opened in 1953 and has been here ever since. (Opened in 1953) They used to run a small inn, but they switched to a restaurant as the number of guests decreased. Currently, the owner, his son, and the son's wife run the restaurant to keep the dishes that they've been making since the Showa era. Their speciality ramen has a light soy sauce-based soup. Their Chinese noodles make people feel nostalgic.
Here it is! -Is that the grilled meat set meal? -Is that the meal? -Wow, amazing! -Amazing. Thank you very much. I see some garlic. This is grilled meat? It's almost like steak.
-It's loin meat. -Exactly. -It's loin steak. -Thank you for waiting. -This makes me feel nostalgic. -It looks great. It makes me feel nostalgic too. This ramen looks like a food sample.
That's true. Wonderful. I'll eat it quickly. -I don't want the noodles to be soggy. -True. The ramen has a sweet soup made with simmered pork belly, onions and carrots. The roasted pork is also homemade.
-Thank you for it. -It really has a Showa feel to it. Amazing. -I should start with the soup. -That's true. -They have a great base. -Just eat noodles as much as you can. Try to just eat the noodles.
How is it? -Now I can see why it makes people cry. -Can you? It reminds me of my mother and father. -I see. -Very good.
It looks great! Their grilled meat set meal is served with thick pork loin. They use a special sauce made with soy sauce, sake, and a lot of garlic which enhances the flavour of the meat. This is loin steak. -Look at this. -Also... you've got a mountain of cabbage.
Thank you for it. It looks amazing. Doesn't it? Thank you for it. Incredible! Each bite I take, the flavour spreads out in my mouth. In the end, I taste the garlic. It's very appetizing, and I want more right away.
-Hello. -Sir! My name is Mami Kumagai. My name is Suzuki.
Can we ask you a few questions? -Sure. -The food is very good. Have you been using the same recipes since the old times? That's right. -Please don't change anything. -Sure. -Right? -Keep what you have. People often tell us that our ramen is old school. That's true.
It really was like ramen I tasted during the Showa era. Please stay healthy -and keep working hard. -Thank you. -Please don't retire yet. -Thank you.
-Sure. -No matter how great your son is. That's right. The 18th entry in the guidebook is Kurataya Shokudo and their Showa-style dishes. Their wonderful food would make you cry. -Bye, see you again. -Thank you very much.
-Your son looks exactly like you. -Yes, exactly like his father. He looks like his mother too. -Right? -Thank you. -Thank you very much. -Bye.
-Thank you very much. -Sorry for the trouble. When you enquire people to find great restaurants or nice spots, -you can never go wrong. -That's so true! Next, I thought we should go to Honchiba. -Honchiba? -Yes.
Then we will go to Chiba. -I see. -I want to go to Honchiba. I'll tell you why I want to go to Honchiba.
In Kanagawa Prefecture, where I am from, there are places called Atsugi and Honatsugi. -That's true. -And Atsugi has fewer places to see. There are not many people there.
-Honatsugi has more things to see. -I see. So in Chiba Prefecture... Maybe Honchiba has... -It might have more places to see. -I see.
-I want to check it out. -Okay. We'll have about an hour. -5.58 pm. -5.58 pm. Our time limit is set at seven o'clock.
That's right. What do you think? Should we ask the lady there? -Hello, excuse me. -Hello. Around here, are there any places where we can go hang out, or any places where we can see something cool? -Around here? -Yes. Chiba Castle.
-Chiba Castle? -Really? There's a castle? -Chiba Castle. -Are there ruins of the castle? No, it's a castle. -Chiba Castle? -Did you know about this? Do you mean a castle? Not a lady? Is it not a lady whose name is Chiba? No, there is a castle. There's a castle? -Really? In Chiba? -Yes, there's a castle. -Can we walk there? -Did you know? -Can we walk to the castle? -Yes. -It takes about 10 minutes on foot. -Really?
Chiba Castle? Cherry blossoms are blooming, and you can go see them. -Is that so? -We can go see them? Yes, it's very pretty. -Okay, let's go to Chiba Castle. -Chiba Castle. I had no idea. Did you know about it? When did you find out about it? I know because I live here. Has it always been there? Yes, it has.
For a long time? -You'll see the prefecture hall. -Okay. -Walk past the prefecture hall. -Okay. -See you later. -You two are pretty. Bye, everyone. Thank you. I'd definitely date them.
I had no idea that there was a castle in Chiba! I didn't know about it until now. I'm glad we asked people. Honchiba is a district where the government offices are located. Look! It's true! It's impressive. -Over there... -But they need to check something. -Yes, we need permission to film. -That's right. Look, I can already see the cherry blossoms.
Oh yeah. It's pretty. Wow, it's so pretty! Yes, it really is. It's incredibly beautiful. Yes, it is. Seriously.
-Hello. -Hello. They ask for permission to film right away. -What did they say? -That's true. Oh, sorry. -Thank you very much. -They said okay.
-Thank you, it's fine now. -Okay, let's go. -Thank you very much. -There are great cherry trees that way. Wow, impressive. Isn't it? This is amazing.
I had no idea. Me either. -Wow, look at the cherry blossoms. -Yeah.
There are a lot of food stalls too. That's true. Very nice. -Look! -It's so pretty! Incredible.
Everyone is here to see the flowers. (Chiba City Folk Museum) The official name of this building is Chiba City Folk Museum. It's commonly known as Chiba Castle.
The castle is in the style of the Odawara Castle of the Hojo clan, who were closely connected to Chiba Tsuneshige, the lord who ruled the area. It was built in 1967. In the museum, armours, swords, firearms are displayed which are important objects to learn the history from.
(Armours, swords, firearms are displayed) -Very nice. It's really pretty. -Yes. It's a flower viewing party! Yes, it's a flower viewing party. -Amazing. -Amazing. Every year in the spring, Chiba Castle Cherry Blossom Festival is held where many people visit and have cherry blossom viewing parties. The 19th entry in the guidebook is Chiba Castle, where people come and relax. They're on track to reach their goal! We only have one entry left to find.
That's right. Next, they'll finally go to the goal of this journey, Chiba Station. Here it is.
-The train is here. -Yes. -This is the last time. -It's the last time. It's the last time.
It's the last time we're taking the Sotobo Line. It's crowded this time. Sorry, excuse me. Sorry. Sorry. Excuse us. Sorry.
I didn't know it gets packed like this. It's the same line but it's completely different. That's true. Please transfer to the train on Platform Two.
-I didn't expect it to be this packed. -Me either. It's my first time getting filmed in a packed train. Me too. For the three-day journey where two pairs of travellers relayed, let's find a great place perfect for the end of the journey. Please make sure to take all your belongings when you get off. Wow, awesome! Really? Finding an entry here might be tricky.
That's true. This looks like Shinjuku. Isn't this great? It was a trip around the Boso Peninsula. After traveling for more than 200 kilometres, our travellers are back to the terminal, Chiba Station. All right, here comes the last part. Yes.
-This is the end of our Sotobo Line trip. -That's right. -Now we just need to find the last entry. -Okay. (57 minutes left until the time limit at 7.00 pm) They only need to find one entry to achieve the goal.
They have less than an hour before the time limit. Because the era is soon changing, -maybe something that'd bring good luck. -That would work. Or something that changes. Something that changes.
Chiba City is a big city, and will surely have many great spots, so they'll enquire one last time focusing on particular things. Excuse me, good evening. -Any place for good luck? -I'm Mami Kumagai. -We're looking for a place for good luck. -Yes.
Any place that'd bring us good luck? In Chiba? Yes, in Chiba. Do you know anything? -I'm not sure. -It's hard, isn't it? -I see. -I don't know. -Thank you very much. -Sorry to bother you on your way home. -Isn't it a bit too challenging? -Places that'd bring good luck...
-Shall we ask them? -Hello. Excuse me. Around here, is there anything new or a building that was just built? A place where everyone gathers to have fun? -Sorry, I came to Chiba two days ago. -I just moved here. -Where are you from? -Nagasaki.
From Nagasaki? She entered university. And you came with your daughter? Yes, I'm helping her move. -You were born in Heisei, right? -Yes. -Really? -The Heisei era is ending. We're the last high school graduates of the Heisei era.
Congratulations! Congratulations. You'll be a new student in the new era, right? That's incredible. -Congratulations. -Thank you very much. -I'm happy for you. -This should be an entry. Yes, this should be an entry.
Okay, thank you. -Thank you very much. -Bye. I'm glad to meet someone who seems to have good luck.
Yes, that's true. I'm glad. This isn't good. It's the very end. It was going so smoothly until now.
-So I felt relaxed. -Yeah, I wasn't expecting this. We only have 30 minutes left. (30 minutes left until the time limit at 7.00 pm)
-I knew it. -There are less people on this side. I don't want to have any regrets. -Excuse me, hello. -They have no choice but to not get so specific about what they're looking for.
-Around here. -Yes? -Are you in a hurry? -I am, but... -Is there any place you'd recommend here? -A place I'd recommend? They might close soon, but Chiba City Museum of Science is that way. -Chiba City Museum of Science. -Chiba City Museum of Science. Is it fun to visit? They have a planetarium.
Shall we go to the science museum? Will we make it in time? What time do they close? I wonder when they close? -What's there? -A planetarium? -A planetarium, and... -They close at 7.00 pm. They close at 7.00 pm? But we could still go in if we go now. -I'm not sure, it takes 10 to 15 minutes. -On foot? -Where is it? -Where is it? If you go to the main street there, there is a high-rise condominium.
-High-rise condominium. -Turn left there. If you go a bit farther, you'll see a building with a sphere, which is the planetarium. -It looks like it's floating in the air. -Okay. Let's go check it out. -Thank you very much. -Sorry for the trouble.
We ended up running until the end. That's true. Time is running out. Let's hurry! Oh no, we have 15 minutes left. It's 6.45 pm. Oh no.
-Is he a local? -Can I ask you a question? -Maritime Science? That's not it. -Can I ask for directions? -We heard that there's a science museum. -Is it close? -Science museum? -Yes.
-Turn left at the light, and keep going. -Turn left? -Science museum, right? -Yes. There's a planetarium. Planetarium? That's Qiball. -Qiball? -Qiball is...
-Is it not near here? -No, it's not. It's the science museum though. We can go and learn about science.
-It's Qiball. -Qiball? It's on the other side of the railway tracks. Really? We heard that it's on this side. -I thought we'd turn right. -Qiball? But is the science museum you mentioned this way? Not that way. That's a life-learning centre.
So is it the place called Qiball? Qiball is on that way. So is that a different thing? They might be closed by now. -I see. -Because it's late.
Oh no, the last entry... -You see the road going down? -Yes. Cross the pedestrian crossing and go down. There's a big intersection there. Then you'll need to keep going straight. -I understand, thank you. -Good luck.
The science museum is actually inside of a building called Qiball. The two were running on a wrong street. -We ended up running the whole time. -Yeah. The time limit is approaching quickly. We have nine minutes left.
(9 minutes left until the time limit at 7.00 pm) This is... All right, let's go. Let's go! Is that the condominium? Is that what he mentioned? Maybe it's behind that building.
I see. Where is the science museum? Qiball. Qiball Qiball.
Wait, we're running out of time. Three minutes left. Oh no. Do you know where Qiball is? It's that way. Qiball? That way? That side? Turn there, and go straight. -Post office? -How long will it take? About five minutes.
Five minutes? -Let's go. Thank you. -Okay. Do we turn right at the light there? -Yes, turn right. -Okay. Where is it? Is it behind that building? I want to get there.
I'm out of breath. Where is it? -Qiball... -Do you see it? Qiball... no.
I can't find it. Is this it? It must be this. Time is up! -Time is up! -Where is it? My guess is that it's that one.
You're right. Let's go anyway. That's Qiball. -That's Qiball? Thank you. -That one.
This is it. Look. I see it. Qiball. Look, it's impressive. Time is up.
Time is up. Look at this. It looks like a globe made of building blocks. Qiball is a commercial complex that opened in 2007. The museum has a large, state-of-the-art planetarium.
Visitors can gaze at more than 10 million stars. It was actually my first time taking the Sotobo Line. I didn't know it was a line with so many different places.
That's true. I had a lot of fun. It was great, wasn't it? It's too bad we couldn't count this place as an entry. But we've got 19 entries, which is so close to 20. -It was so close. -I think we could say...
...that we just needed 19 entries. -No, we needed 20 entries. -20. Right, 20 entries. Finding new places through new meetings. With those many meetings, warm memories were made.
To everyone who helped us on this heart-warming journey, thank you very much! In the guidebook that they created, they have a bridge with a breathtaking view, extra-large steak that fills up our hearts, a bell that brings happiness, loquat jelly for snack, fancy sushi, a relaxing hot spring inn by the sea, a shrine to pray for better cooking skills, a flower field to feel the spring, a conveyer belt sushi shop with fresh local fish, Baumkuchen which is the town's new speciality, a great speciality seafood meal, a white torii on the beach, and magnificent beauty of the great nature, local gourmet food, an inn with a bath made of gold, an exciting white sand beach, a heart-warming story, a restaurant with Showa-style dishes, and a castle that not many people know about. They made many wonderful memories on their journey on the JR Uchibo and Sotobo Lines. They discovered 19 wonderful places by enquiring the locals. Subtitles: Iyuno-SDI Group
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