It’s not everyday the local police see a UK van driving along the back streets of Japan, so we shouldn’t be surprised that we got stopped again!
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Want to see the other time we got stopped by the police in Japan then check out this video https://youtu.be/19E2K5C3QJA. Never a dull day LOL !!
23 min garbage trucks are small bc Japanese do REcycle almost everything ๐ Paolo from Tokyo has vids on many Japan services
Water is blue from some minerals in rocks
Magical content. Thanks guys.
Wish you could make it to China,the infrastructure and cities are amazing,Chongquing for example has 14 thousand bridges
Sorry to say this but you guys need to upgrade Trudie and invest in a newer model van for your next adventure!
I'm sorry you didn't see the Hiroshima bomb memorial park and museum. The museum is underground and is one of the most impactful museum experiences I've seen in the world.
That does look like Wales. Manchester looks like where I live in the US. Very strange.โคโค
The bomb was three miles above the city when it exploded in 1945. This is the most hideous weapon devised so far.
3:47 Those are not water lilies. Those are fuki no to. They are thick-stalked broad leaved plant. They are kind of like a butterbur and the locals call it "sweet coltsfoot." The stalks are considered highly nutritious, packed with vitamins, calcium and fiber. They are grown in many places in Japan. From a distance they can be confused with Lotus or waterlilies.
40:21 those are Japanese Dianthus. In Japan, this flower is used in the term Yamato nadeshiko (from a variety called Dianthus Nadeshiko) to describe the archetype of a traditional ideal Japanese woman.
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We got two lovely people, beautiful Views of JAPAN And free.
Thank you for bring it to us.
The blue color of the water in the cave is due to the dissolved limestone CaCO3 when the sunlight passes through it it refracts and the dominant color is blue.
In the cave the rocks are stacked like stairs: these are TRAVERTINES,: EXACTLY THE ONES WE HAVE IN PAMUKKALE TURKIYE. They are harvested to use to beautify the buildings ( facades!?). Also the rocks forming from the top towards the ground are called STALAGTITES ( MANY Ts IN THIS WORD Helps us how these rocks are formed; many Ts means from the TOP towards the ground.
The ones growing from the ground towards the top are called STALAGMITES
( Like MICES are walking on the floor )๐๐๐.
The last bridge to the island reminds me the bridges for the KEYS IN Florida. Unfortunately, you had a lot of traffic jam due to the accident! and could not complete that trip. Very Sorry ๐ข๐ข
On the island the rocks that I see at the 40 the minute: as if standing in upright position-look, these are BASALTIC rocks and always in BLACK color. Hint: BASALT- BLACK
Northern Ireland 40.000 of them makes the CAUSEWAY and Iceland has its LOVELY CANYONS formed by these rocks .
Thank you. Many loves from FLORIDA TO YOU BOTH!๐น๐ท๐น๐ท๐น๐ท๐๐๐๐
Enjoying your travels. Very well done channel!!!! Thank you.
She was right about them being Lotus plants. They harvest the roots to eat. They are delicious and look cool!
I love caves! Thank you so much for showing this one. And that blue water was so beautifully blue!
What a sad tragic moment back in 1945. So many men, women, and children were killed or died later from radiation poisoning. I'm sure many of them didn't support the war, but were still the cannon fodder! You say you hope they learned a lesson? Unfortunately no. Look at the Fukashima power plant! Now they release the poisonous water into the Ocean so now all the innocent sea life, and the rest of the world have to suffer from Human's creating such a horrible substance. We will all have to answer for this. Mother nature will cleanse this planet from Human's and it wont be pretty!
Lotus root is very popular vegetable in Japan.
Just like Texas we had 38 to 40 with high humidity. When was the last time you had the freon pressure checked? If it is low your Aircon will cool but not get cold. If you get a thermometer put it in a vent and see what the temp is after is been running for awhile. It should be at least in the lower 4 C.
hahah this is what I alluded to in my comment on a previous video when you were still in the rainy season. Yup! Japan summer is insanely hot. I know you're long gone by now but the video has been great to watch. By coincidence I was in Kyushu at around the same time as you. Can't wait to catch up on your travels. PS yes lotus root is a very commonly eaten root vegetable in Japan. Hence all the lotus fields. You will have seen it, maybe in your Coco Ichiban curry! Slices of it look like wagon wheels.
They arent water lillys. Theyre lotus for lotus root
I'm Japanese, thank you for sharing the beautiful and peaceful countryside landscapes!
Iโm glad you can go to Vietnam , enjoy your trip .
As my experience saying in countryside of Niigata , people donโt walk ,they get into their cars as they walk out of their house , thatโs why the countryside is so quiet .
Yay! You could go underground to get cooled down. !
If you are wondering why the person in the booth at the tolls ask you every time whether Trudy is a 'camping car' (motorhome), well that is because in Japan motorhomes and caravans have an '800' (modified vehicle) designation on their number plates. You will see that the police patrol cars also are an '800' (or '8 series') number. This means, that they are making it cheaper for you on the motorways. You are being charged the same as a regular car. Alas, when I tow my caravan, a regular car & caravan (or any trailer) means I go up one rank to a light commercial vehicle making the tolls more expensive. If you use the 'nighttime discount' and travel overnight (there are time conditions), then you will get 30% off. This applies to all vehicles, regardless of configuration or category.
KUDZA is the name of that green Ivy you see growing all over the trees in Japan. At one time someone tried to import that through United States to relieve some erosion problem but it grew all over the trees and created havoc. It grows so thick that it blocks the light for the trees beneath and the trees die
I still laugh hard when you get stopped!!! I mean, how else would you have gotten that van into this countryโฝ blows my mind!!!
Pin a sheet behind you seperating the cab from the rest of trudy, it will concentrate the air con in a smaller space, it helps a bit.
Tsunoshima Island: That's funny, we parked with our campervan at the exact same spot 3 weeks ago ๐
You like shade, me too!
I'm in Maine, they want to lease minimum 10 Acres of my lands to put up a solar farm. Does clear cutting a forest to put up a solar farm make any sense?
I don't recommend a trip to China due to too many censorship issues & political unstable current situation.
The The fires are for crops.
There's really no rush hour in Japan unless you're on the freeway in a big time city. Most people take trains or bicycle to work here in Japan
Trash guys have to run along the streets in Japan to collect trash
In riceville there's a little frogs that live there. They come out every summer and hide every winter. I used to love sleeping with them with the rice field behind me in the summer but they built an apartment so I don't hear him anymore
Caves are awesome in Japan. I just went to one for the first time this summer in Nara.
When will come to the Philippines? Godbless
I may have missed something but the circumference of the Earth is 25000 miles so it you have over 24000 miles to drive to the UK then you will end up roughly where you started, near Japan. That is as the proverbial crow flies however. Great video.
I never knew the traffic in Japan is the same as in the UK
There is a similar bridge in Taiwan.
Yamaguchi prefecture is famous for puffy fish dishes. Challenge it.
Thank you Chris , to walk down to the river and show us the Koi โค
About that melon. i read – "The reason why Japanese melons are so expensive is that aristocratic warriors (samurais) would offer melons or tangerines to their leader or mentor as a sign of deep appreciation and loyalty. This practice with time became ingrained in Japanโs culture of exchanging gifts." it could be that melon was symbolic of friendship, the same way sharing cherries, and falling cherry blossoms are symbolic of friendships.
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Another fab video guys โค
Merhaba, ฤฐyi gezmeler.
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From a humanitarian perspective, you're actually better off going to Viet Nam.
Maybe I missed a episode but why arenโt you coming to Australia?
Awesome video as always Chris and Marianne. Japanese people are some of the most friendly people you'll ever meet.
All tunnels except the one in Whittier