Good morning Arrival Gifu Land of war Gifu Land closely associated with Oda Nobunaga I have studied Gifu is interesting, historically Oda Nobunaga is behind me. Nobunaga! Golden statue of Nobunaga It's right in front of the station. I guess that means he's the warlord of the hearts of the people of Gifu Prefecture (?) First... Gifu Castle Do you want to attack Gifu Castle? Let's go by bus Looks like we can take a bus around here. let's go Sightseeing at Gifu Castle(no war) Gifu station ➝ Gifu Park, in front of the Museum of History Can we take the ropeway from here? I want to take the ropeway If no ropeway ride, 1 hour walk There's suddenly a squirrel village Let's go to see Squirrel first. 'The first squirrel village in Japan' Cute~ Super kawaii ♥ Formosan squirrel? Squirrels found throughout Asia This is heaven Ouch! climbing up. being attacked by a squirrel Everyone is resting. Squirrel Hotel The sleepyheads are still resting. Cute~ I'm still sleepy she is cute with her flabby face Souvenir shop ♥ Squirrel magnets are cute. Look. Sold separately Two-family house Is it quite a walk to Gifu Castle? It takes about 10 minutes to get to Gifu Castle This is Saito Dosan's family crest. I didn't know it was a family crest because it's so modern. It looks like an Olympic logo. Gifu Castle stands on top of a rocky mountain peak Famous as the "impregnable castle." 'He who controls Riband wins the game.' Sorry, It was said, "He who controls Gifu controls Japan." Has this castle been rebuilt in modern times? It’s only the castle tower, right? The mock castle rebuilt in 1956 this stone wall… Stone wall from the Warring States period Stone walls in the Warring States period are different from ordinary stone walls. Stone wall sommelier This stone wall is sucking blood... human blood...? Nobunaga looked down on the city from here. we see the same scenery as him. I'm deeply moved. There's an old town around there. Kawahara town I heard that area used to be prosperous. As a river port The castle town "Kawara‐town" The old town still remains Many old townscapes remain in Japan. I didn't know that at all. Tsumago... Narai... Could that statue be... Japanese No.1 Poemer? Isn't that Matsuo Basho? Funny and sad Ukai fishing This is a haiku by Matsuo Basho Ukai fishing is still practised in Kawara‐town. *advance booking required this is the Nagara River? We can take this houseboat today. Looks like so much fun! And watch Ukai fishing The Nagara River is so beautiful. This time we're going to take a look at this Nagara River... We're going to travel upstream. Nagara River Trip At the embarkation point Cormorant master give an explanation of Ukai fishing Today's master is Shuji Sugiyama. He is Master Sugiyama...? Master Sugiyama's cormorant The feed is given after fishing finished they work so hard when they're hungry Cormorants dive into the river to look for fish, And when they find fish... He doesn't like it... Fish is accumulating in his throat. When spitting out a fish, hold throat Lift it out of the river. Push up a little bit and open its mouth The fish comes out all at once UKAI, comedy show Free to bring in food and drinks.Ukai lunchboxes are very popular *Requires advance booking at least two days in advance. Ayu fish grilled with salt beautiful Bon dance show Fireworks signal UKAI fishing Bonfire Cormorant coming in Traditional fishing method "Ukai" Under the bonfire cormorant master skillfully manoeuvres his cormorant, Catching fish Cormorant boats line up side by side So-gara-mi" is one of the techniques of Ukai fishing. They all drive the fish in perfect combination They catch a lot of fish Ukai fishing with a 1300 year history The powers that be at the time protected Ukai fishing. It became a tradition that continues to the present day We go to Gujo Hachiman Minota station ➝ Gujo-Hachiman station (Nagaragawa railway) This is a water town beautiful It's refreshing, when there's water. exactly It's a water town. I like the willows. Feel the Japanese style Gujo Hachiman, the town of water There is clean water flowing through the town Would someone steal a carp? It's in street drains all over town. About 500,000 yen each?...? Igawa minor road They're looking at something. It's a very big carp amazing. Big! How old? I think it's like 30 years. 100 yen for carp feed Do you want it? Last one! lucky Eat? They don't eat at all! eating! the old town. Photo spot: the artisan town He's fishing. Look, look at it from above. The river is so beautiful What the hell is this? Looks like the sea in Thailand Caught! You're a fisherman. getting wet or... Like not getting wet or... Put those things aside for a moment, you should go into the river. Food samples in Gujo Hachiman No. 1 in the country in terms of market share Number one in Japan means number one in the world Food samples were born in Gujo Hachiman interesting Melted ice cream phone stand I want to keep it on my desk You'll surprise your family. A key ring of oranges Real! Looks delicious! lemon pretty Thank you. This is a food sample I thought they were real I didn't notice it at all As expected of the food samples town I'll take a bite by mistake. Delicious... The most delicious place Ayu fish… It's got a deep taste It tastes like a river This place tastes good It's bitter and tasty here Is it the bitterness of the river? Super tasty Delicious. You know, when I saw that finished eating it… People don't eat fish heads. Can I have all? You'll eat the heads, won't you? ... That's a horror I'm going to eat all I'm going to eat this We eat our lunch I like this restaurant. I feel at home A sense of security, like a family home Me bridge view You the river view Good good good beautiful Good restaurant I'm looking forward to eat. I've had ayu fish,so... Next Hida beef! Nice smell smell of miso Because miso is also famous Smells good This is Hida beef That brand of beef? That's got a lot of miso in it. This miso here is... It burns very easily. Please cook it while stirring You have to put the beef down to cook it. I like the rustic leaves,very natural Smells good, smells sweet Sweet smell of miso Can I eat with rice? Sweet Miso~ Yummy~ Bonfire set meal Hida beef that is a roof tile? Looks really tasty Hida beef is so good! Very soft Sweet! The meat is sweet! The fat is sweet. Yum! Hida beef is so sweet. It has about 80% sugar content Miso is also good with rice It's a great combination with rice It's good Hoba-yaki miso set meal I might recommend this one. Because the miso is so good. Miso is Good Miso soup is so good too It's so deep taste... I love it! Coaster? The colour of the Nagara River... Can I buy one for the my shop? All right. This one and this one NOW ON SALE That sounds very nostalgic. Gujo Yamato station I like the Japanese countryside. very good It's really beautiful Nice. Do you want to listen Yosui Inoue? NO 'Boyhood' Yosui Inoue trouble has occurred A blunder unbecoming of a travel YouTuber we made a mistake. You took the wrong hotel... Fairfield Mino and Fairfield Gujo Two hotels with similar names I made a mistake in my reservation The hotel changed my reservation! I love luxury hotels at times like this! Thank you very much, Marriott Hotel! we avoided homelessness... I'm sorry… We're going to see the Gujo Odori dance Cat... cat... cat... Gujo Odori dance You'll dance, won't you? I don't dance Idiots dancing and idiots watching If the same idiot, it's more fun to dance♪ the sound of this bon dance. I like the nostalgia that every Japanese person feels. Summer festival... It's been five years since we've been here, Japanese summer. Gujo-Hachiman at night, it's so nice. The streets are beautiful I like these big lanterns. It looks like a ghost. Gujo Hachiman has a summer festival every night? Held 32 nights from mid-July to early September I love festivals... There's also yukata rental Really? It would be more fun if wear a yukata Foreigners also wear happi coats too "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" What? It's showtime! A summer tradition since the Edo period Gujo Odori dance Tourists and locals dance together The sound of clapping and clogs We are back in the Japanese summer I feel nostalgic. I'm glad that the old Japanese summer is still there.... Arrival at UMEYAMA station arrival I want to go to the town of Mino I got off at Umeyama station Because it seemed closer than the Mino City station. You are Google Maps Master! I can see Udatsu town. The udatsu townscape What do you mean by "udatsu"? Don't you know? You haven't studied enough. Bummer, I'm sorry to hear that! It's humiliating to have you teach me… There is Udatsu in this Which is the Udatsu? Between the roof and the roof It's a high roof. When a fire breaks out... Udatsu preventing the spread of fire This is the 'Udatsu' In the old days, the houses that made Udastu were rich This is a high class residential area Because this town is full of Udastu This was a town of wealthy merchants Imai family Good, There is a horse connecting stone! What? I can park my horse here. Just as well... You can come here with a horse Residence of a Japanese paper wholesaler What's this? Chimney register! Can I use electronic money in this shop? A mechanism that makes a bell-like sound the people in the old days… This is how they cooled down It's very breezy beautiful. It looks like amber hypersensitive Sweetness of molasses and soybean flour Delicious Shaved ice was delicious. It's gotten cooler It was delicious, shaved ice... Gifu, a city of history and tradition the summer of old Japan It's still here...
