Tokyo's Endangered Alley Bars | Shimbashi Snack Tour ★ ONLY in JAPAN

Snack Bar Alleys / Yokocho are quickly being replaced with new high rises in the cities with improved earthquake protections. Shimbashi’s West has a planned redevelopment around 2030 so we will see some big changes happen. This may be a last chance to go on a snack tour, a part of Japanese culture that has been around since the 1950s. But it's not just redevelopment that's an issue. The aging customer base isn't being replaces with a younger crowd and owners themselves are often in their 70s or older.

Making the World's FASTEST Elevator & Vertical Speed Limits ★ ONLY in JAPAN

What are the vertical speed limits of elevator travel, in super tall skyscrapers — and beyond to outer space? The World's Fastest Elevator was designed and made by Hitachi in Japan in 2019 — 1260 meters per minute (47 mph) up the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, 95 floors in 43 seconds! The title of World's Fastest Elevator has changed just 8 times in the last 100 years starting with the Empire State Building in 1931. Since 1978, Japanese manufacturers have maintained the fastest title.

Tokyo to Kyoto? Millions Pass this Japanese City and Never Visit

How Japanese Square Watermelons are Made & Eaten ★ ONLY in JAPAN

The Japanese Square Watermelon is rare to find, they only make 200 to 400 a year depending on the harvest. Promising round watermelons are places in metal and glass boxes, bolted in and grow for 2-3 weeks until the corners hit the ends of the box. The success rate for growing square watermelons is low, 10-25% for many farmers. The history of the square watermelon traces back to Zentsuji, Kagawa where Yamashita-san wanted to make a watermelon that was easy to transport and also fit nicely in a refrigerator. He succeeded but the fruit was too expensive and only lasted about a week after harvest. The plan to market them changed in the 1970s when he cut them unripe with low sugar content to keep them from decaying. Now they're ornamental or display fruit, like art!

Shinjuku Restaurant Tour Experience | Sushi, Wagyu, Tempura in Tokyo

How JAPANESE TOYS took over our World | Nintendo, Godzilla, Transformers...

Inside a Japanese GYOZA DUMPLING Factory ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

Gyoza dumplings are a Japanese food I can eat anyway, every day! They're more than a snack, they can be the main meal and in Miyazaki City, it's so popular, they're no.1 in Japan in the Yaki Gyoza Rankings, for 3 straight years.

Japanese Armored Racing since 1323 ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

How Hiroshima ATOMIC BOMB TRAINS returned 3 days later ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

99.9% of Tourists NEVER visit here | Extreme East Hokkaido Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

Discovering Japan's Breathtaking 1000-Year-Old Tree

 

The world's most beautiful tree is a 1,000 year old Japanese Sakura - Cherry Blossom tree. The Benizakura variety or "Pink Weeping" Sakura changes colors in spring from pink to white. This tree is on a hill, easy to see. The town has made a path around it to see every angle. In the fall, resident volunteers ready it for the winter snows so it's not damaged. It's the symbol of the town and of Japan itself, the perfect sakura tree.

Japanese CHICKEN Farm to Table | Miyazaki Chicken Nanban ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

Japanese Jidori Chicken is perhaps the world's best, in Miyazaki some consider it the Kobe Beef of Chicken - but how good is it? We'll visit a Jidori "free range" Chicken Farm and then visit my favorite restaurant in Miyazaki.

How the World's Oldest Hotel Survived 1300 Years ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

Keiunkan is the World's Oldest Hotel, the 2nd oldest business and their secret to surviving so long boils down to a simple explanation - but of course it's more complicated than that. This story will give you much insight into family businesses in Japan and why Japan has 9 of the top 15 oldest businesses in the world.

How Japanese GREEN TEA is Made | Farm to Factory ★ ONLY in JAPAN

 

How Japanese Melons become Luxury Fruits | Yubari King Melon Story

 

Japanese Snow Monkey Hot Spring Experience | Nagano