We Explored +5 Hidden Depths Inside Japan’s Lost City

We Explored +5 Hidden Depths Inside Japan’s Lost City

[Music] [Music] Now we are in Hakodate. We are heading to a mountain. [Music] It’s very cool here. 25°. Yay. And and uh where are we going now? What mountain? That mountain. I can’t see by the building. Ah, that mountain. That mountain. And we’re going to take a roadway. But I’m not sure where I Oh, this one. The sign is completely different compared to other parts. So this is the map. We are going to the ropeway. Today is Monday. Monday. And it’s very quiet. And the temperature is so good. So feel good. Temperature. Yeah. It’s like 25°. Let me check. 25. Oh, exactly. 25°. 25° C. The best temperature now. And very good freezing. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. There’s a nice breeze. Breeze. Oh, breeze. Yeah. Nice breeze and and nice view. Oh. Oh, that’s a ropeway. Ro. Oh, we’re going to use that one. Oh, can’t wait. So, I’ve been reading on that roadway last time I came here. Last time. 25 years ago. 25 years ago. So, it’s been a long time. Long time ago. Do you remember? I came here on a school trip. School trip. So, elementary school. Ah. How far is from Hachino? [Music] with chinkansen. You came with chinkansen or what? I didn’t remember but we we took ride road on a boat. Boat. Oh, by the way, that type of house is too many is a is covered by hairy house. Hairy house. And that one also hairy takoyaki. Hairy house. Too many of them in Hakodate. Hairy. It’s so cool house. We don’t see the wall at all. typical type of house in Hakodate. And this house is so cool. So yeah, you you said you can’t go with Shinkansen directly from Hino. Yeah, we can. We can by Shinkansen now. But when I was a kid, there’s no Shinkansen. So we used to boat. Oh. No, I forgot. How long time does it take? Maybe it takes like at least six six seven hours. Yeah. No, no, no, no. Less. Two hours. Two hours three hours. Oh, it’s so cool over there. Oh, another one. Another one. Hairy house. It’s pancake vending machine with pancake pancake. Pancake. This one. It’s like a coffee. Yeah, maybe. All right. Hairy house in Hakodate. You have to wear a special costume. What? Cosplay naked tree. Oh, that’s detective. That’s the stride over there in the back. I I think that’s temple. The temple. Yeah. Last night I was my son Andrea. Oh. Which is my favorite. So yeah, I’m wearing a cap, but it’s not enough. Yeah. And This is very slippery climbing. We arrived at how could a ropeway. Yeah. To see $100 of view. $100 view from top of the mountain. It’s a $100 view. It’s a Japanese saying means a really majestic view. Yeah. Okay. And then also the title of the latest con movie. Uh can you see? Yes. Oh, that one. Can you see that sign? The title of that movie is $100 of view. Not a view. The main stage of this movie is here. All right. Let’s go and get ticket. So the rope is moving now to the top of that car. Oh, the other car is coming. Oh, the other car is coming down. Yeah, let’s wave for the other car. Wave a hand. You too. Okay, I will do with the camera. So, we decided not to go up now because it’s cloudy cuz I want to fly a drone. So, later around here many spots. So, we’re going to check them all first on food. Yeah. So, we are going to some landmark spots around here. Yeah. Huh? is not so big. So we can just see a lot of places by walking. It’s really nice without taking any honey uh any transportation. So Oh, it it takes 3 minutes to reach up. Yes. who are above me. Notice me. Oh, notice they are noticing you. Notice they’re waving at you now. Let’s go. Mission accomplished. Yes, accomplished. You could make them wave at you. I did, but I’m shy, so I left immediately. You left the scene. You left the crime scene. You can see the Helenia is still blooming. Almost last time, but still blooming. M so the timing of is also much later than Tokyo. Yeah. Still exist. The temperature now is like a fall in Tokyo. Huh? The temperature fall. Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Then that charge I visited that’s charge. Oh that one. So last time and then I still after go back to my hometown. I drew that church at school. Oh [Music] view from the lower in the middle place maybe. Oh, you can see the ocean from there. We can see sea. Oh, it’s so cool. Hak is the most bottom part of Hokkaido, the southeast. It’s closest to Almur. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Closest. Oh, w the map is not big enough. Yeah. But anyway, this so it’s easy to get here from Almuri, my hometown, right? the first. Uh we arrived at the church near the mountain and it’s so cool the building I always make mistake ah for calling people so Japanese but it means come come come not to go away come Right. So this is a church which I drew when I was a kid. Oh, it’s so nostalgic. Yeah. Yeah. I took photo from here by instant camera. Oh, the design of the building is so cool. Awesome. And the sky is beautiful today. Really beautiful here. like sky. Yeah. Still I think maybe one two hours later if the sky is clear we can go on the top the church and the mountain so beautiful here is a chacha nobody slope and that’s the church. And we’re going to check the slope going down to see the city view. Very beautiful view. It’s so cool. Kawaii. And that flowers behind you. What was it again? Hydroia. Hydrangeia. And it’s so beautiful. Aisai. Aisai. Yeah, you say you did. Yeah. And now here you’re going to get a good view of the town, but under construction. It’s under construction. Ah, that one. That’s a church, I think. Yeah, it seems it’s like a church. Yeah. Very huge. And Interestingly, there is a temple just near the church. Two rival to rival. On the right side is a temple and the left side is a church. Unique view. Unique view. Yes. We can see inside inside the Oh. It’s kindergarten. Oh, that one is a kinderg. [Music] Oh, I can’t take video. Photography is not okay. [Music] That buildings are very colorful. Cute. Very colorful. Yeah. Green, pink, blue. just temple street. This is the information about the Now we are in front of this church. The name of this church is it looks so cute. Blue roof with white wall kawaii. It’s so beautiful. So beautiful. Amazing nature. Mhm. And amazing garden. Amazing garden. And nice sky. Blue sky. Blue sky. Yeah. And the back side of the church. Yeah. I like the color of the church is so Tiffany blue. Tiffany blue. Yeah. It’s amazing. It seems there are many church in Hakodate because about 160 years ago uh there are a lot of priests they came to Japan to turn Japanese to Christianity this way they made a lot of church in Hakodate and after this which let’s see is a nice beautiful church and walk us here. We can see a really nice view of the the most famous slope in Hakodate. The maze. Oh, the slope. Yeah. Yeah. The most famous view. The most famous view of Hakodate is here. That’s why there are a lot of people. Yeah. People are lining up to take photo of this special view. Let’s see the view. Yeah, it’s amazing. If you go straight down, it’s the ocean. It’s the port. Check that. That’s the ropeway on the top of the mountain. 100 view. 100 $100 view. $100 roadway. Yeah. But we decided to go later. So maybe the sky will be more clear. And now we’re going to go and have lunch. And Hakoda is really interesting. The streets are wide and not too many people and clean. So clean. And the buildings are so welld designed. So it’s different at the flower level. Yeah. Beautiful flowers. Soft screen shop. Oh, that one. It’s a cop. Oh, I like this one. No. Yeah. The design is unique design. Yeah. Like a mix mixing church and Japanese taste. Yeah. Yeah. It’s like a church stone here. And like I said earlier, it seems like about 160 years ago, uh, a lot of priests came to Japan to turn Japanese to Christianity. So this way they made a lot of church here. I don’t know they got successful or not. We have to check it out here. Maybe there are many Christianity in here in Japan in Hakod is moving. It’s so cool. We can actually ride a boat too, right? You want to ride a boat? Boat? Yeah. Okay. How could that port? Uh, it’s very beautiful. And we’re going to go and grab some food now at that brown restaurant. Okay, let’s get some food here. We are looking at each other. Who? Ah, that that statue. Who is her? I don’t know. Okay. This is K Rice. And this one. Interesting. The building design are very similar to church. Church. So is like a another building. Which one? Oh, do I eat you? Oh, European building. European building. smell like. Okay. [Music] Which one is it? Oh, with the view. Okay, we just came into the restaurant. Yeah. And we’re going to order this special menu. Just came outside because view of outside is much better. And also it’s not hot here. So I know almost the same temperature as inside as inside and the park is so beautiful. And this what? Rick show. Which company? Which company? I don’t know. Like it’s [Music] okay. is Abisua Ginria in Hakodate with a beautiful view and we are here and we got written very beautiful view of ocean and our food is ready yes organic curry rice organic car very gorgeous looks very delicious So yeah, try it. Try it. Yes. Okay. So we just got the food and Okay. Try it. [Music] How is it? Many kinds of spices taste. Very best matching. Best matching. Yeah. Very tasty. All right. It’s so good. Got a another kind kind of curry. Yeah. Potato curry. Coconut juice. Coconut. Okay. Enjoy your food. Tender. Now we are at Hakod here, right? Minami Minato Minato. So, and there is a ginria. There’s a rickshaw here. So, his skin color is the same as the walls. Yeah, his skin color is same as the color of building. And here’s a beautiful view of the port. And I’m going to And that’s the mountain view on the top. That’s the slope that we just came down from there. Okay. And the ocean is beautiful. I’m going to try to fly a drone here if I can. Let’s see. What is written here? Japan in 1864. The time Japan still closed Japan gate right still closed and then so but the this guy oh this guy with the boat to learn from other countries. Ah so even it was prohibited to go to abroad right went to America by ship by ship secretly. Oh that’s the ship. secret. Oh, there he opened the new gate. So he has met brave. Yeah, he’s a brave guy. So hero. He imported the American culture into Japan somehow. Yes. That’s why this town became like this, right? All right. I want to check that flag. Oh, okay. [Music] That’s the port. Oh, that’s the port, right? That’s the port. And let’s go to a different location then. Yeah, cuz it’s too hot. K restaurant. Oh, only specialy. The restaurant. The restaurant. That restaurant has hamburger curry rice. Okay. serves the creams and yeah many kinds of meals they have and only hakate only. Oh that’s why very popular right and now we are in ah so uh I’ve come here you you have come here before so cool 25 years ago what’s the building name so I remembered I still remembered that mark ah I purchased souvenirs here, right? So beautiful here. It’s a lively area. There is a Starbucks here. Yeah, Starbucks. That’s Starbucks. Fashionable Starbucks. Yeah, fashionable Starbucks. The top like this. [Music] sty. So, we’re going to go and try some dessert here. Actually, he just wants to eat ice cream. Yes. I’m looking for ice cream here because Oh, that’s that’s cool. Inside they have ice cream. Okay, let’s go here. Oh, P. Pier Lucky Pier. Oh, what is that? Lucky happy fine. If you drink this, right? Oh, you will be lucky. Lucky. If you drink this, you will get mini power energy drink, right? So, you also like energy drink. Yeah. Let’s get Let’s get energy drink. The price is different. 270 apartment 270. It’s coffee. It’s coffee. Energy drink. It’s better. Oh, this one also is different. Lucky drink. It’s like energy drink. Lucky drink. Okay. Specialty of big hit. Big hit in. Very popular. Okay. Let’s get the big hit. Yeah. Yeah. 16. It doesn’t go like drink. That’s a So is it some sort of energy drink? Yeah. I don’t know, but they say it’s really popular. Try $100 of view. $100 view. It’s very it’s like a saying in it’s like a staying amazing view of the from the top of the mountain. How is it? $100 of taste. Really? Yeah. Okay. So refreshing taste. It’s so good. [Music] $100 of night view. Take me here. Take me to see the night view. And let’s get married. Let’s get married. And we see the night view. It’s written there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Written here. Very interesting. Yeah. Propose. This is propose point. So if you have if you have plan to propose someone, please use this place. They are saying about that. with $100 of night view. You get hypnotized by $100 night view and you propose. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I now I know $100 is not so much expensive. Yeah. In Japan it seems [Music] It’s It’s like a big money. Then they use that one to make $100,000 [Music] view. That’s really funny. them all. I know the reason why people say $100 of you because if it’s a thousand,000 of you in Japanese sounds not good. Okay. That’s why 100 recording. Now we are at the port. [Music] So that’s the aqueduct blue moon boat and a view of the port and those historical buildings. [Music] Wow. Wow. Let’s check the this historical building. Let’s see what is inside. [Music] Oh, is that a restaurant? And my jelly. My favorite ice cream. H. Oh, so it’s like a shopping and this one. Okay. 100 of you. $100 view magnet. $100 view. Seven years old shop. Yes. Inside of the left house. Oh, the roof is Wooden wooden roof. Okay. [Music] I want this one. Oh, so beautiful. So beautiful. But I have no confidence to carry it safely to my house. Maybe I will break it until reach to my house. [Music] Okay, this buildings actually are very large. So they are actually like very old buildings. Yes, these building were rebuilt in 1909. 1909. So 2 years before that the big fire accidents happened here, right? And almost everything were burned, right? stand and they rebuilt by bricks. That’s why we are in hot bay bay. And this one also is a hy building the concept. Yeah, that has many hairy building. Oh, here is so cool. Actually, it’s very nice. [Music] There’s a nice view of the opening of the port. [Music] Okay. Very nice view, right? The view is good. So big. Yeah, really big. Go take a photo with Co. Go take a photo. Take a video. [Music] He preferred his friends. Yeah, this is view one of those historical buildings. We are inside of a house. So, let’s go and check it out. Where in this? Oh, actually you can see the the mountain behind you. Mountain. Yeah, the mountain is visible. Mountain and here is the China relaxing. Yeah, it’s really good here. And the buildings. Very nice area. It’s really good for relaxing. Okay, let’s go inside another one. Oh, this is like they have everything. Shoes, food and decoration item, jewelry. Wine. No, he’s wine. He’s wine. [Music] Okay. We have steak. Now we are heading to that yellow building over there. And behind that yellow building, it’s the mountain. It’s very cool. So, we are waiting for the train to pass. Oh, it’s not coming. Now we are heading to old public hakodate hall old public. Okay. Do you know this is also and also we are waiting for Trump. Oh for trauma to pass because it’s cool if we can hunt that moment. It would be nice. a flame. Oh, what the Oh, remains of the Institute of Western Studios. Okay. in 160. Spider. Spider. Oh, your flower. You gave the spider a flower for the hard work. So, yeah, for the hard work, spider spider. Give them glo. Okay. Now the spider is going to be surprised when when he’s back from work. Yeah. So that guy is what was his name? Perry American. Perry, American guide who visited Hakurate in 1854. And here is the story of the visit. Oh, and this why Hakuet was greatly influenced by western culture. This why you can see a lot of church and lot of western element in Hakodate. Perry is a square. How Perry is going to come to life. How that’s P. So yes, Perry negotiated like this. Oh people. There are many movies about him in Japan or no some movies. Really? No. Okay. It’s headed on the internet 20 years ago, right? Okay. Just everyone knows there. Okay. Perry’s real voice. Oh, P’s real voice. I didn’t know that we are inside this park. What? What? That’s what was the building name? What was that? Hakodate public. Hakodate public hall. Old Hakodate Public Hall. And it’s very colorful and so beautiful. And it seems there are some events going on here. and this side. Let’s go and check it out. Oh, some cool stuff here. Oh, sorry. We are closed. It’s a restaurant. Restaurant. So, It’s like a little castle. Very beautiful. Okay, this building is old Hakoda the city hall. [Music] We can enter inside of this building for free. Oh, yeah. Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go check it out. Yeah. [Music] It’s not for free. 300 yen. Okay. So the ticket is 300 per person. So we are inside the building. Yeah. How could that see? Oh, we need to get sleeper here. Oh, so cool. The decoration is simple and made of video. Oh, this one is video. My house also has video room. Oh yeah, I played video when I was a kid. At home? At home. Oh, nice. Very nice. Oh, it’s very good here. [Music] is good for taking photo. Lighting is so awesome on the green. Ah, there are two type of toilet. It’s made of wood. Interesting. [Music] Oh, nice. Lot of meeting room. [Music] It’s pretty cold. This is so cool here. And we’re going to see a nice view of the city here. Let’s take the view. [Music] And there’s no [Music] four [Music] That’s the stage over there. Now we are in Hakodmachi. It’s a beautiful little street. And that’s the shrine. And again the mountain [Music] and also they they are doing that event summer event that is coming from Asaka shrine. Ah he made you also you met him. Yeah. Yeah. So he made and sped all over Japan. So this shrine also followed that event. Right. I’m so glad to see that flag is coming from Osakus. Yes. This ceremony. And that’s a hy house again. Oh. Looks like you know. Yeah, that’s a normal antenna. Look that’s just antenna that looks like looks like church because of the hair because of the grass. This this tree is also hairy. This tree. Oh, this tree. Yeah, everything is hairy. That tree also is hairy. Not so hairy though. Let’s get closer to the building. Look at that. Oh, actually is ice cream shop. Oh. Oh, got to see the [Music] fish. This a big ropeway. The car is big. [Music] This way. Oh, this way. Which way? Which way? Let’s see. Very nice. famous no the shape of round is also shape of round. [Music] Oh, the ship just came back. Hello. Welcome back. Welcome back. So, you made them wave again to you. Maybe Japanese people do this. Oh, they wave. Yes. It’s so cool, right? Okay. Hold on. Yeah. All right. Byebye. Bye-bye. Just one more view to go to the next top. Okay. I can’t find you. Oh, you Oh, that’s that’s that’s you. That’s the mountain. This is a different size of the city. But from here, same size looks like same size as now I’m like about 100 m high. Okay, let’s come back. Right, let’s see. Come back. Come back. That’s cool. [Music] Let’s go back. Yeah, it’s really good temperature. It’s not too hot. Just one more view to go to the next top. I can’t find you. Oh, you can’t. Oh, that’s that’s that’s you. That’s awesome. Now I can see you. Now it’s a top view of how. Now we can see like the whole town like Now it’s like 130 m high. 140. Very high. 150. Max altitude reached max. Okay, we got it. Let’s go. Go down. 160 m. Going down. Now I can see far more. Let’s record this one too. How is it the school? Yeah. And the school. Yeah. And then going that’s the world park again. This is the highest view I can reach. It’s very Hakodate view, right? Yeah. Hakod. This is Hakodate. This is Hakodate. Yeah. And that that’s the mountain. We’re going to go to the top of that mountain later. Top of the mountain has been clouding. Has been clouded, right? As you see, this is okay. Let’s go. Come back. Let’s go. Hey, come back. Let’s come back. No, I lost the way. Yeah. Where are you now? We are We are We are going in a Okay, I’m going to It’s good. It’s too bright right now. You found Oh, yeah. We’re on top near Let’s go. [Music] Too light. Too bright to open eyes.

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