We Became Japanese Mountain Monks for a Day in Iiyama Japan【Japanese Vlog】
This might be our last video. This might be our last video, she says! We're heading to the mountains today, too. There might be bears.
Today, we're becoming "Yamabushi" in the Kosuge area. Yamabushi?! (mountain monks) So this villiage has a history of 1400 years. 150 years ago, the Meiji period began. At that time, the "Ban on Shugendō" was put out by the government.
It was at that time that our culture was cut off. Us Shugendō practitioners, we pray to both God and the Buddha, without distinguishing between them. The reason being, we have a faith or belief in Nature, first.
That's something I'd like you to understand. During this training, there is just one word you can use. That is, "U Ke Ta Mo" (I humbly accept) "Nyudo!" (Entering the path!) UKETAMO! This is a boundary line in this mountain.
From this point on, is the world after death. The word "Love" in Buddhism has various meanings, I think, but... those undertaking the training usually do not have a wife or children. Because they become monks, right? The reason for that is...
There are various types of "Love". The emotions that emerge from that "Love"... Those kinds of things exist, right? Things like jealousy and envy. Thus, the monks from long ago And the Jedi in Star Wars, they "restricted" Love, or... threw it away intentionally.
And then, that's how they entered into training. We practitioners, when in training, do not carry unnecessary things. Because it is believed that becoming "simple" is important. The thing called "love" is abandoned, and entering into the world of enlightenment is... One path. Perhaps the original path, but...
there is not just one path to enlightenment. Clap The thing that this building is hiding is, in the back, a cave. In that cave, even now, there is a pond called "Pond of Nectar". It's a small pond.
This is the original form that lead to Kosuge Mountain becoming a mountain of prayer. Oh! I heard it! Ah! I see. Ah. I heard it.
Apparently, we're about to go to a secret area, but... we can't show it on YouTube, so... Yup. We're going to go secretly.
Yup. It's a secret. If you want to see it, come here, okay. From here on... The Kosuge Yamabushi say, due to being a secret destination, tell and show no one! U Ke Ta Mo! The Yamabushi experience was... an interesting experience.
As in "interesting", not "funny" Ah, yeah yeah. Interesting, right? Yeah, "interesting". Japanese people... about Shrine Shinto, and Buddhism, we don't know very much, so...
Yeah... Um... It was enlightening. Yeah, yeah.
Also, for the first time, the, like, song-like thing... The things like Buddhist scriptures. I did. You chanted, eh. For the first time. There were no bears! There were no bears, eh! Yup.
Yup Right. Understood. Alright, see you later. Yup Women's ba〜th How was it? The bath? The bath was pretty good, actually. Um... The outside bath was spacious. Yeah, for sure.
Uh... t.. tea... First of all, non-alcoholic beer. I'll go for one. Me too.
Two Alright, for starters let's "cheers". Yup! Cheers! Yeah! Yup, cheeeers! Cin cin! Itadakimasu! Go for it! Yeah What？ Delicious, yeah! Nice Mmm! Mmm, yum. Yum! We're in H.
Here they are. Home sweet home. "Hydrangea" house is where we are. Go straight in, and there is a place like a living room.
The most important point is... This sunken kotatsu. Not just a regular kotatsu, but underneath you can put your feet in. Like this..
So... Even people who can't sit in a normal kotatsu can sit here like in a chair. And then...
Over here, there is the kitchen. Right now Lianne and Yuki are in here. We're making tea! Nice! There's even a fridge, Right now this is all that is in it, but... There's also a freezer.
In the freezer... This! A rice cooker, and microwave. a toaster, and And a regular gas stove. There's still more! Look above. If you climb up these steps...
There's a space like a loft... being used as a bedroom. Everyone's futons are placed up here. One person Two people. Third person.
Fourth person. Fifth person. Sixth person.
It's possible that 6 people can sleep (here)... How is it? It's very good! Nice Lianne too It's good! is saying "It's good!" Oh! There's someone trying to break it. You DO NOT want that to fall off a tree on your head. What's this? Kiwano? Kiwano! That would not feel good. If that, like, fell with any sort of.
Oh no. You do not want that to fall on your head. No, you don't want that to fall on your head.
You really don't. For starters, is this a natural thing? I don't know, man. Is this artificial? Put it on your hand. Ah! Not good! It's not good ですよ！ It... This is no good.
This is no goodですよ So like, to cut this, like... You have to sacrifice your hand, man. Cucumber? It's a cucumber! You're right! Ah! It smells like a cucumber! Wha?! That's gonna be a bit disappointing If it's just a hard to eat cucumber. Ah! Wow! That face! So? So? So? Is it tasty?! Slightly like a cucumber, but texture is not.
By the way "Texture" is "Shokkan". There's no poison right? Poison. Yeah, there's no poison. There's nowhere to hold it.
A place to grab it. Please don't say that kind of thing in the video. (Laughing) I think it's fine to say that.
(Laughing) OUCH!! You should do the tv-like... A curious... A curious...
It's a curious flavor... It's a little bit sour. Oh, he went for it... WOW! It's bitter. It is a little bitter, isn't it. It's bitter.
It's not ripe! Possibly. I wonder. The ripe fruit has orange skin. Oops!! Okay, so we're too early. Well how would we know that? Yeah, we were about a month or two early, eh? Hmmm Ah! You haven't finished eating it at all! Good morning! Good morning! The weather has gotten better, eh? It's morning at Mori no iie! It's, like, A 2000m high morning.
That kind of feeling. Right? It's a refreshing feeling. It feels like a break. It feels like we were able to take a little break. For real.
But we actually slept less than we usually do... Yeah, a bit short. I'm a little sleepy. There are trails and other things around here, so... Yeah so we're gonna walk around a bit, and... after that...
We'll eat breakfast. Yup, there might be bears. There's bears everywhere, aren't there. Seriously, riddled with bears. It's really bad... We haven't run into one yet, but...
Ah, yeah... Yeah, we haven't seen one yet. (laughing) Not even once.（Laughing）
I wonder if we're worrying too much. I made this. Yay! For starters, There are no bears playing on the swing. That's good That's good. Really. That's good. It's a cute trail. I wonder if we'll slip...
Be careful. I wanna go back, already! Persevere a bit... I'm scared of the bears! Well, it's something like this. This trail feels really great. Like, it's a trail that has been made with moss, and it's like, soft. It's like a trail that would show up in The Lord of the Rings, eh? In The Lord of The Rings There are no bears.
Yes! That! Well then... It's about time for breakfast, so... Yeah! Um, House of the Forest? Yeah! We'll go back to... and eat breakfast. Okay! Ohh, hey, it's a pond! Oh, we'll take a look at this! I guess we should check this out. There's something here.
Huh It's a beautiful pond. I bet there are fish. Yeah. I think there are. Ah, it was "CAFE of the Forest". Yay! Oh... Good morning.
Good morning! Please use slippers. Yup, go ahead. Itadakimasu. Yup, itadakimasu. Itadakimasu. The burned bean soup was delicious, eh? Right? I want to order a second. Don't you?
Yeah, I was conflicted about whether to buy a second cup or not. Right? I guess we'll go ahead and buy one! Yeah, why not. Yeah! Um, cause we're going back there again Yeah From now... After getting our luggage together... and putting it in the car, we'll check out, And what are we doing again? Today, from now, we're doing "straw craft".
I wonder if here is okay? It's fine I guess. Well then, getting started, I'll be your instructor for today. My name is Tamaki Satou.
I'm looking forward to working with you. I'm looking forward to working with you. ... this is an example (of what we'll make) Ooo! Apparently this is what we'll make. Ooo! It's cute. Today, I'll have you make these, and in the end we'll put them together and make it into this turtle.
Got it! I'll do my best! As you might expect, in the winter it snows (a lot), and there isn't much to do, so... from long ago, as a handcraft, Straw hand... Well, it wasn't "straw craft", I guess, was it. They made daily necessities, and stuff... Ah... I see, I see.
But, you're doing it very beautifully. （Laughing）… No way. Thank you.
You mentioned daily necessities... but like, what kind of things did they make, those people in the past. Back then...
Ummm... Things like "straw raincoats", Boots, and things. Really, things you'd use every day. Alright.
How long have you been making things like this for? Ummm... Since I was taught... it's been quite a few years...
about 10 years, I guess. So then the gifts being sold here, you made? Miss Satou. There are things that I've made, and things that others have made. Ah...
This here, Is the turtle I caught today. （chuckling） That's a long tail... It's finished, isn't it! Yay! How was it? It was difficult. Nice. But, did you enjoy it?
Yeah. I enjoyed it. So, things like that.. fine detailed work...
I don't dislike it, so... yeah... Before, you were also making "mizuhiki"... At this "Mori-No-Ie" (Forest House) there are quite a few hands-on experiences like that.
You make a reservation, and can do them. So, now we're gonna drink some coffee, and... go eat lunch somewhere Yup! We're now going to go eat "baked curry". It's a cute restaurant, isn't it. Yeah. You're right!
Pickled Chinese onion Ah Onion chips This here, it's sakura shrimp. Got it. Garlic chips.
Okay. Raisins. Right. Raisins! You add these as toppings, to your liking... Itadakimasu! This... Eggplant. Can I eat the eggplant right off the bat? Here I go.
Mm! Yeah! Mm! It's spicy. It's spicy? Yeah. But it tastes good. Hmm Itadakimasu.
Hm? It's egg, no? Eggs! Wonderful! Ah, OK, OK. Mm! You're right, it is a bit spicy. But it's not THAT spicy. The eggs are great! Ah, that's not easy Japanese, is it. It's delicious. （Laughing） Yup.
Like this? I don't know, man. That's fine, no? Yup. Put it on (the rice) Itadakimasu (I'll eat it) Yeah.
It's gonna take a minute. （Laughing） Um, it's savory. Savory Yup We're now going to ride e-bikes. What are... e-bikes, again? "Good bikes"! Oh, "Good bikes"! E-bikes are "good bikes". Yeah! We're going to ride "GOOD bikes".
I wonder... Probably... Electric, yeah? ELECTRIC We'll be riding "good bicycles". Right, here we go! Hello! "Please treat us well." And we're off! Ooo! 11 km... Woooow! We're going 10km per hour! （Laughter） Yay! They have one? Of these in England? Yup This feels...
Yeah? pretty good, doesn't it. Like, it's not difficult, and... Yeah You can ride it carefree. Ooo! There's a lovely garden! Wooow! Shounen Temple? But these are cute, aren't they? Yeah Cute~! Just looking at moss, and not the maple trees is crazy... （Laughter） Why are there nothing but maple trees planted in this temple, like this? Taste? It just might be taste! This bike is amazing!! It's amazing, right?! Yeah! Lianne: You can go anywhere! Yuki: This bike is truly...
Yuki: amazing! Yup! There is no burden on my legs. So this is Iiyama Castle... Iiyama's Ruins （Laughter） 110ish years ago... Is that so?! Huh! Interesting! Nagano Prefecture's first skiing location...
That's... what again? Birthplace The birthplace of skiing. Huh! In Nagano Prefecture, that is. Huh! Yeah, yeah. That's interesting, isn't it? Isn't it? Okay, I've found Iiyama Castle.
In a place like this! This is also interesting, actually. Look, look. They're skiing. Ah! They're skiing! Yup You're right! Back then that's the type of outfit they wore. What's it called? Straw...
Right, yeah yeah! What is this called? The umbrella, or hat-like thing, right? Ah, "Zukin"! Right, right! And also the shoes... the boots, were also made from straw. So cool! It's cool, right? They were seriously tough, weren't they? People back in the day! For real! I wonder if they even wore gloves? （Laughter） Hmmm, I wonder! I dunno! Shall we go with 4 each? How many are there of these? （Laughter） I'll go with "Ariba". Quantro? Then, I too will go with Quantro. Ah! It's written over here! Ah, it's here! Ah, it's huge!（Laughter） Sorry for bothering you! We had a little mishap, but... I chose...
Roasted green tea chocolate. Right here. （Laughter） I'm going to eat it one more time. （Laughter） Yeah.
The cream... It has a roasted green tea flavor. It's not overly sweet. It's delicious! "Yamecha" Show us the ”Yamecha" please. It's lovely, isn't it.
The green color is beautiful... It's rich, and... Uh-huh? It's really delicious.
Nice... True happiness. It's hazelnut (chocolate) I'm going to eat it in one bite, I think.
I left a little b... Ooo! The hazelnut is delicious. It tastes like Christmas. Right, right. It makes me think of Christmas.
I'm also truly happy. （Laughter） We've returned to Iiyama station! Good job! You worked hard! Various... We did all kinds of things, didn't we. Yeah, we got to hear many interesting stories/things, and And skiing... The birthplace of skiing... I learned that well! You did! To the Iiyama Tourism Bureau We express our appreciation. Yup! Thank you very much.
There is an impressive Shinkansen station here, so... Yeah At any time, from Tokyo, or even Nagano, Yeah！ You can come! Please come check it out! If you think you'd like to go to Iiyama, please comment "I want to go to Iiyama!" Lets hang out in in the next video, okay! Yup Bye bye!
2024-12-19 08:00
