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ポツンと一軒家 240929
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00:00Made in ABC
00:30What? You were raised by a kamoshika?
00:32Yes, yes.
00:33If you say meh, it comes out from somewhere.
00:36It's in!
00:38It's big!
00:39Wow!
00:40I've never heard of Iwana sashimi before.
00:43Wow, you're so good!
00:46Cheers!
00:49Welcome!
00:51Thank you!
00:54Tonight, we're going to look for a mysterious house in Heisei Photography.
01:01Japan's Greatest Adventure
01:05Potunto's House
01:12A small mountain village in Yamagata Prefecture,
01:15where about 20 families live together.
01:20It's the only house in the 150-year-old area that still has a stone roof.
01:27The Okita family runs a soba restaurant in this house, where their family once lived.
01:36The fourth generation of the 133-year-old Genzo Soba, founded in 1924,
01:46Okita Katsuo is 67 years old.
01:51The Potunto's House that we found in Heisei Photography
01:56was a mountain hut built in the mountains 4 km away,
02:01where Katsuo grows vegetables for tempura.
02:07Those who heard of the road in Kumoto saw this place in Heisei Photography.
02:13It's Katsuo Land.
02:15That's right, it's Katsuo Land.
02:18What's Katsuo Land?
02:19That's the name.
02:22There's a place called Kiso Tengai.
02:24It'd be good if you could see it.
02:26What kind of place is Kiso Tengai, where the locals call it Katsuo Land?
02:38It's opening up.
02:40There's something like a curved mirror.
02:42I wonder what it is.
02:44Have we arrived?
02:48There's something like a gate.
02:50There is.
02:52There's a flag, too.
02:56It's huge.
02:58Is this the mountain hut?
03:00Is this the place?
03:01I think we've arrived at Katsuo Land.
03:05Wow.
03:06This is it.
03:09We've finally arrived at the famous mountain hut in Yamagata Prefecture.
03:19The greenery of the mountains and the gentle breeze of the river.
03:24Inside the beautiful fields,
03:28there are several buildings with brown ceilings,
03:32and several buildings that look like black vinyl houses.
03:39Compared to the satellite images,
03:42some buildings have a different color of the roof,
03:46but the location of the fields and roads are all the same.
03:51There's no doubt about it.
04:01Is this the place?
04:02Yes, it is.
04:03So this is the mountain hut.
04:05It's huge.
04:07Yes, it is.
04:09Is this land owned by your ancestors?
04:12There are about two areas of land owned by my ancestors,
04:15but this is the field of my ancestors.
04:18How big is this field?
04:21It's about 20 hectares.
04:2320 hectares?
04:24In the old days, this was a tobacco field.
04:26Tobacco?
04:27Tobacco leaves.
04:29Tobacco?
04:30Yes.
04:31Did you grow them?
04:32Yes, I did.
04:33In the old days.
04:34There are a lot of cedar trees here,
04:36but only about 10 people used to grow them.
04:39It was still a large area.
04:41After I quit my job,
04:43I started growing cedar trees,
04:45but it was already a large area.
04:47So the people in this area
04:49used to grow tobacco here?
04:51Yes, they did.
04:52They were farmers.
04:53Yes, they were farmers.
04:55What kind of tobacco did you grow?
04:57I used to grow black tobacco.
04:59In Yamagata.
05:00At that time,
05:01a softball game was held at a local public museum.
05:04Black tobacco.
05:05I thought I didn't need it anymore,
05:07so I said,
05:08I'll take it.
05:09When I came up,
05:10there was something.
05:12The mark on the back?
05:14Yes, the black tobacco mark.
05:16Oh, it's black tobacco.
05:18What kind of sign is this?
05:21This is...
05:22After the shooting.
05:24In 2015,
05:26I shot a movie here.
05:28Did you shoot a movie here?
05:30This is just one scene,
05:32but I shot the rice field as the main scene.
05:35Oh, I see.
05:36I also appeared in the movie.
05:38Did you appear in the movie?
05:40I was embarrassed, but I watched the movie.
05:43Did you appear in the movie?
05:45Yes, I did.
05:48The movie, Onigiri,
05:50was released in 2004.
05:53The story is about a young man and a young woman
05:56who came to Yamagata from Tokyo
05:59and grew up by making rice.
06:02It's a youthful story.
06:07The location of the movie
06:09used the rice field on the mountain
06:11owned by the Okita family.
06:15Mr. Katsuo himself
06:17also appeared as a villager.
06:20That's right.
06:21It's weird for me to say this,
06:23but it's rare to find a place with such good nature.
06:27That's true.
06:29It's rare.
06:31I made this sign
06:33when I shot the movie
06:35at the city hall.
06:37I thought it would be a waste
06:39if I didn't make this sign,
06:41so I gave it up.
06:43I put it up here
06:45and left it clean.
06:47It's a real sign for a movie.
06:49It's a good memory.
06:51What is this place?
06:53This is the biggest hut I showed you earlier.
06:55At first, I built it
06:57to put a tractor here.
06:59It was a tractor shed.
07:01I gradually remodeled the hut
07:03and made it a place to eat and sleep.
07:06Can you sleep here?
07:08Yes, you can.
07:10So this is the first building
07:12you built, right?
07:14Yes, this is the first building I built.
07:16Did you build this yourself?
07:18Yes, I asked a carpenter to build it.
07:20I see.
07:22What is this Seido-juku?
07:24This is karate.
07:26Oh, it's a karate sign.
07:28I thought I'd get a sign
07:30because I'd destroy the hall.
07:32I thought I'd write
07:34Yamagoya on the back,
07:36but I just hung it up.
07:38You're not doing karate, are you?
07:40No, I'm not.
07:42You get a lot of things.
07:44Don't you think it's a waste?
07:46It says,
07:48Be careful of bears.
07:50Yes, there are bears,
07:52so I put a sign here.
07:54Wow, there are bears.
07:56Yes, there are.
07:58Would you like to open it?
08:00Can I?
08:02Normally,
08:04you'd go in through here.
08:06Normally, you'd go in through here,
08:08but in the summer,
08:10you open this door.
08:12You open that door?
08:14Karakuri door.
08:16Wow,
08:18the whole wall moves.
08:20It's so spacious.
08:22Please come in.
08:26Wow,
08:28this is amazing.
08:30This is how it looks.
08:32The pillars are amazing.
08:34These are electric poles.
08:36I built it with electric poles.
08:38The snow here
08:40falls about 2 meters.
08:42I made it sturdy
08:44so that it wouldn't collapse.
08:46I see.
08:48Are the pillars made of electric poles?
08:50Yes, they are.
08:52Electric poles are coated with
08:54coal tar, so they don't rot.
08:56The coal tar makes it black?
08:58Yes, the coal tar makes it black.
09:00That's why it's durable.
09:02Coal tar.
09:04Electric poles have the same length,
09:06so it's easier to work with.
09:08I see.
09:10Did you buy the electric poles?
09:12Yes, I did.
09:14I don't think we have them anymore.
09:16We don't have wooden poles anymore.
09:18That's right.
09:20I've never seen them.
09:22The snow here is amazing.
09:24You said it's 2 meters deep.
09:26Yes, it's 2 meters deep.
09:28When it snows,
09:30I have to go down
09:32about 4 times.
09:344 times in one day?
09:36I have to go down
09:38like this?
09:40Yes, like this.
09:42You have to go up the roof?
09:44Yes.
09:46It takes a lot of time.
09:48Isn't it dangerous?
09:50It's not slippery, so it's not dangerous.
09:52Isn't it dangerous?
09:54No, it's not.
09:56You have to push it with your hands.
09:58Yes, I have to push it with my hands.
10:00Wow.
10:02It takes a lot of time.
10:04There's electricity,
10:06but it's self-generated.
10:08How do you generate electricity?
10:10It's a generator.
10:12With gasoline?
10:14I see.
10:16What's this at the entrance?
10:18This is where you put the rocks
10:20and burn them.
10:22You burn the rocks here?
10:24It's like an irori.
10:26Yes, it's a mountain irori.
10:28You made this yourself?
10:30Yes.
10:32I was curious about this.
10:34What's that picture?
10:36This is a Kamoshika I raised.
10:38What?
10:40You raised a Kamoshika?
10:42Yes, I did.
10:44I wonder if he was lost.
10:46Is it okay to raise a Kamoshika?
10:48Why?
10:50A dog I had found
10:52found a baby Kamoshika.
10:54It's rare to have two Kamoshikas,
10:56but one of them
10:58was abandoned by its mother.
11:00It was abandoned by its mother.
11:02I felt sorry for the Kamoshika,
11:04so I fed it milk
11:06and raised it.
11:08Is it okay to raise a Kamoshika?
11:10Yes.
11:12You have to apply for permission
11:14to raise a Kamoshika.
11:16If you don't, you can't raise a Kamoshika.
11:18I see.
11:20Under certain conditions,
11:22you can raise a Kamoshika
11:24and let it go
11:26if you can feed it.
11:28I see.
11:30How long did you raise a Kamoshika?
11:32The Kamoshika grew up
11:34to its horns.
11:36The Kamoshika was about
11:38the same size as me.
11:40Was it that big?
11:42When I called its name,
11:44a Kamoshika came out of nowhere.
11:46When you called its name?
11:48It was really cute.
11:50It was a small Kamoshika.
11:52You raised a Kamoshika.
11:54That's amazing.
11:56It's like an anime.
11:58Here it comes.
12:00It's big.
12:02It's amazing.
12:04It's really big.
12:10The Okita family,
12:12who run a soba restaurant in Fumoto,
12:14raise vegetables for tempura
12:16at their restaurant.
12:18This is a mountain hut
12:20built in the mountains.
12:22Is this a Japanese-style room?
12:24Yes, it is.
12:26What do you do here?
12:28We have a barbecue here.
12:30A barbecue?
12:32There's a place where you make charcoal.
12:34You melt this
12:36and remove this board.
12:42You make charcoal in here
12:44and grill meat.
12:46It's a barbecue.
12:48Do people sit here?
12:50Yes.
12:52They sit around the table
12:54and grill meat.
12:56Like this?
12:58Yes.
13:00You grill seafood, too?
13:02Yes.
13:06This is a fan heater.
13:08You remove this
13:10and install it here.
13:12Did you install it yourself?
13:14Yes.
13:16You blow air in here
13:18and blow air out there.
13:20You put a lid here
13:22and blow air out.
13:24You smoke in here.
13:26When you have a barbecue,
13:28you put a board here.
13:30Yes.
13:32You make charcoal here
13:34to make charcoal.
13:36Yes.
13:38I like to drink,
13:40so I want to have a barbecue
13:42in here.
13:44I also use
13:46an oil lamp.
13:48An oil lamp?
13:50You don't usually use an oil lamp
13:52in a place like this.
13:54It's an interesting idea.
13:56I came up with it.
13:58How many people
14:00do you have for a barbecue?
14:02About 15 to 16 people.
14:04You have a barbecue
14:06with 15 to 16 people?
14:08It's a big party.
14:10Yes, it is.
14:12Is this a tent?
14:14Yes, it is.
14:16Why is there a tent in the room?
14:18Because there are mosquitoes.
14:20This is for women.
14:22It's a tent.
14:24Men put a board here
14:26and lie down here.
14:28They lie down here?
14:30Yes.
14:32Men don't have to be bitten.
14:34They drink alcohol,
14:36so they don't have to be bitten.
14:38It warms up nicely
14:40in this corner.
14:42There is a step here.
14:44You put a board here
14:46and leave it here.
14:48Isn't it hot in here?
14:50It gets cold at night.
14:52Is that so?
14:54There is a big difference
14:56between daytime and nighttime.
14:58It gets cold at night,
15:00so it's like a different world here.
15:04What is this space?
15:06It's bright and beautiful.
15:08I added this space.
15:10You added it later?
15:12Yes, I added it later.
15:14I thought it was too small,
15:16so I added more space here.
15:18You added more space here?
15:20Yes, it's easier to see.
15:22There is grass growing here.
15:24I think I can put my feet
15:26in there.
15:28Just like the door over there,
15:30you can close this door.
15:32Oh, I see.
15:34This is it.
15:36There is a window.
15:38I got this from a magazine.
15:40You got this, too?
15:42You are smart.
15:44There is a bamboo in the room.
15:46The bamboo came out naturally.
15:48It came out.
15:50It's nice.
15:52At first, I thought
15:54it was a big house,
15:56but now,
15:58I can see the leaves.
16:00That's true.
16:02I thought I had to cut it.
16:04Bamboo comes out from everywhere.
16:06Bamboo comes out
16:08from every gap.
16:10It's luxurious.
16:12What is that?
16:14The water is flowing.
16:16I made this.
16:18I pulled the water
16:20from above.
16:22Mountain water is flowing.
16:24Yes, it's natural water.
16:26That's great.
16:28What about the stones?
16:30I got them from over there.
16:32I put them side by side.
16:34It's like a garden.
16:36Why do you get stones?
16:38I work at a company.
16:40I'm a gardener.
16:42When I like something,
16:44I get stones.
16:46I see.
16:48It's big.
16:50Can I see the whole thing?
16:52I'll show you around.
16:56The field is wide.
16:58What is this?
17:00This is a radish field.
17:02This is a field, too.
17:04There are many flowers.
17:06This is a food field.
17:08It's a mountainous field.
17:10I see.
17:12They grow chrysanthemums, too.
17:14I like chrysanthemums.
17:16It's similar to what we eat in Niigata.
17:18That's right.
17:20This is a chrysanthemum.
17:22What is this for?
17:24This is a service for a restaurant.
17:26I see.
17:28It's not for sale, is it?
17:30No, it's not.
17:32When it grows bigger,
17:34we cut it off.
17:36What does that mean?
17:38We fold the branches of the chrysanthemum,
17:40put them in the sand,
17:42dig the roots,
17:44and then plant them.
17:46If you cut it off,
17:48it won't grow any taller.
17:50So we make it look cool
17:52so that it won't fall down.
17:54You don't have to make it look cool.
17:56You have a lot of wisdom.
17:58That's what makes it cool.
18:00It's a joke.
18:02Why did you say that?
18:04All of a sudden.
18:06These are chrysanthemum leaves.
18:08Chrysanthemum is very good for you.
18:10Which one is it?
18:12It's the one you eat.
18:14Chrysanthemum?
18:16Yes, chrysanthemum.
18:18Chrysanthemum is very good for you.
18:20It's also good for your body.
18:22It's a kind of berry.
18:24It's a whole berry.
18:26This is tempura.
18:28It's the soft part of the chrysanthemum.
18:30It's tempura of chrysanthemum.
18:32Tempura of chrysanthemum.
18:34But it doesn't have much flavor.
18:36I see.
18:38There's also udon.
18:40There's udon?
18:42There's also chrysanthemum.
18:44There's everything.
18:46We make tempura of natural ingredients.
18:48What do you have over there?
18:50Over there, we have shiitake mushrooms.
18:52You grow shiitake mushrooms?
18:54Wow.
18:56This is a staple.
18:58There's a lot of trees.
19:00We're almost out of shiitake mushrooms.
19:02This is the leftover shiitake mushroom.
19:04It's called jumbo shiitake mushroom.
19:06Wow, it's huge.
19:08It's a jumbo shiitake mushroom.
19:10It's really huge.
19:12It's as big as my palm.
19:14We're going to fry it with butter.
19:16It looks delicious.
19:18Do you buy wood?
19:20No, I cut it myself.
19:22You cut it yourself?
19:24I cut it with a chainsaw.
19:26I cut it with a chainsaw.
19:28You cut it yourself from the beginning to the end?
19:30Yes.
19:32This is a shiitake mushroom.
19:34Wow.
19:36It's a shiitake mushroom?
19:38We don't grow shiitake mushrooms now,
19:40but it's because it's cold this year.
19:42This is the first shiitake mushroom
19:44that has grown this season.
19:46It's a little bigger.
19:48It's a real shiitake mushroom.
19:50It's rare to find shiitake mushrooms
19:52in this season.
19:54Shiitake mushrooms are usually grown in the fall.
19:56It's the temperature.
19:58Shiitake mushrooms have been around for a long time,
20:00so when it rains, they grow.
20:02Isn't it huge?
20:04It's huge.
20:06It's five or six times bigger than
20:08what you see in supermarkets.
20:10It's completely different.
20:12It doesn't look like a shiitake mushroom, does it?
20:14But it's slimy.
20:16Is this a big one?
20:18It's a little big.
20:20Shiitake mushrooms taste better when they're big.
20:22What kind of mushrooms do you grow?
20:24I grow shabu-shabu.
20:26Shabu-shabu?
20:28Shabu-shabu is really good.
20:30I also grow kikurage.
20:32Do you have kikurage?
20:34It's still small, but it's a kikurage.
20:36If it's a little more moist,
20:38it'll be a little bigger.
20:40There's kikurage, too.
20:42There's everything.
20:44You're growing kikurage.
20:46It's still a baby.
20:48How many mushroom-related trees
20:50do you have in your garden?
20:52I wonder how many there are.
20:54There's one up there,
20:56and there's one over there.
20:58I wonder how many there are.
21:00I've never counted them, so I don't know.
21:02I see.
21:04There are about 20 hectares
21:06of vast land in the mountains.
21:08There are not only fields
21:10around the mountain,
21:12but also large fields
21:14on both sides
21:16of the forest
21:18in the mountains.
21:20Mr. Katsuo grows
21:22various vegetables here, too.
21:28This is our field.
21:30Is that so?
21:32Is this also your field?
21:34Yes, it is.
21:36We grow pumpkins, eggplant,
21:38bell peppers, and green beans.
21:40I see.
21:42These are eggplant vines.
21:44These are eggplant vines.
21:46There are about 170 of them.
21:48There are 170 of them?
21:50Yes.
21:52It must be hard to grow them all by yourself.
21:54Yes.
21:56That's amazing.
21:58These are green beans.
22:00Green beans?
22:02Yes.
22:04There are three kinds of green beans.
22:06Do you grow them at a soba restaurant?
22:08Yes, as a service.
22:10You grow three kinds of green beans
22:12as a service?
22:14Yes, as a service.
22:16For example,
22:18when a guest comes,
22:20we serve them as a service.
22:22It must be hard to grow them all by yourself.
22:24It must be hard to grow them all by yourself.
22:26Yes, it is.
22:28But it's the best if
22:30you grow them
22:32as a service.
22:34He has a strong back.
22:36It's worth doing it.
22:38It's worth it.
22:40That's why
22:42I try to wake up early.
22:44That's amazing.
22:46I'm old, but I have a strong back.
23:12In the middle of a large field
23:14where only one person
23:16takes care of,
23:18there is a building
23:20covered with black sheets.
23:22What is this?
23:24What is this building?
23:26What is this building?
23:28This is
23:30Kacchan Garden.
23:32Kacchan Garden?
23:34Yes.
23:36It says Kacchan Garden.
23:38I don't really like gardens,
23:40but my friend made it for me.
23:42Kacchan Garden?
23:44Yes.
23:46Kacchan Garden.
23:48Can I take a look inside?
23:50Yes, please.
23:54There is a curtain.
23:56There is a curtain.
24:00Wow, it's amazing.
24:02What?
24:04It's made of stone.
24:06It's made of stone.
24:08There is a table.
24:10It's a table.
24:12It's made of grapes.
24:14It's made of grapes.
24:16It's made of grapes.
24:18Can I eat grapes?
24:20It's made of grapes for the first time this year.
24:22Is that so?
24:24I think you can eat it in the fall.
24:26I see.
24:28What is this desk?
24:30Did you make this?
24:32I can make a hole here.
24:34I see.
24:36Alright.
24:38You make a hole in the stone?
24:40Yes, you can put a comb in here.
24:42Can you put a comb in here?
24:44You can make a hole everywhere.
24:46You can put a comb in here.
24:48You can put charcoal here
24:50and make it.
24:52If I can, I want to make a barbecue here.
24:54I want to do it everywhere.
24:56How did you make the interior of this store?
24:58What is the interior of this store?
25:00We made the inside of this store.
25:02We made the interior of this store.
25:04I got this from a no-kidding shop and put it here.
25:08Is this a no-kidding item?
25:10It's a no-kidding item.
25:11That's a great idea.
25:13I'm still curious about something.
25:16What is this?
25:17This is a lion made of wood.
25:19I didn't make it.
25:20I got this from someone.
25:22You got it from someone?
25:23I used the roots of this tree to make a chaise.
25:28That's amazing.
25:29Is your friend an artist?
25:31Yes, he's an artist. He's very skillful.
25:34I got this from him.
25:37If you make this in a normal house,
25:40it won't snow, so I made it into a house.
25:44You don't put this sheet on in winter?
25:45No, I don't.
25:46If it's a vinyl house, you don't have to pay a fixed price.
25:50Is that so?
25:51In the mountains,
25:53you can't afford to spend money,
25:55so I thought about that as much as possible.
25:58I see.
26:00But it's hard to take it off and put it back on.
26:05On the other side of Kacchan Garden,
26:10there's a pond where the locals say there are a lot of fish.
26:15Next to it is a mysterious hut with a colorful hexagonal roof.
26:22That's a hut.
26:23It's a hut.
26:24A hut.
26:25It's not a parasol.
26:26Wow, that's amazing.
26:29There's not much water left.
26:32What is this?
26:33There's a big fish here.
26:35It's a rockfish.
26:36A rockfish.
26:36It's a fixed time.
26:37If you feed it early in the morning, it'll come out.
26:40It's coming out.
26:42It's huge.
26:43There's a lot.
26:44Can a rockfish get this big?
26:45Yes, it can.
26:47It's not the size of a normal rockfish.
26:49It's a small rockfish.
26:51Why do you buy rockfish?
26:53When I have a barbecue here,
26:56I catch a rockfish and grill it.
26:59You fish and eat it here?
27:00Yes.
27:01That's amazing.
27:02Was there a pond here before?
27:05It used to be a rice paddy.
27:07Oh, it was a rice paddy.
27:08A rice paddy.
27:09If you leave it here,
27:11a lot of trees will grow.
27:13So I dug a pond.
27:15When I dug a pond,
27:16the water was cold.
27:17I thought I might not be able to buy a rockfish.
27:21So I started buying rockfish.
27:23That's the water source.
27:25Is that the water source?
27:27The water flows from there.
27:29This is the water source.
27:32Put your hand in here.
27:34Put your hand in.
27:35I'll put my hand in.
27:37How is it?
27:38Wow, it's cold.
27:40It's very cold.
27:40The water is clean.
27:42It's so cold that I can't feel it.
27:44Wow, it's cold.
27:46It's amazing.
27:47It's beautiful.
27:49Wow.
27:52There's a place that looks like a parasol.
27:54That's Azumaya.
27:56It looks like a parasol from above.
27:58That's Azumaya.
28:00That's Azumaya.
28:02So you can sleep over there and have a barbecue.
28:06If you want to sleep early, you can sleep over there.
28:10If you want to sleep late, you can sleep here.
28:12It's a two-bedroom house.
28:14It's a two-bedroom house in Azumaya.
28:17How many years has this been here?
28:18It's been here for over 20 years.
28:22I see.
28:23It was a total mess.
28:24I couldn't see it. I didn't know.
28:26The next house is a house with a roof and a roof.
28:30It's made of clay.
28:32It's made of clay.
28:34It's made of clay.
28:37Did you make it yourself?
28:38I made it myself.
28:40It's handmade.
28:42It's made of clay.
28:44It's made of clay.
28:45It's made of clay.
28:48It's made of clay.
28:49I thought it was nice.
28:52You're making a fancy thing.
28:53It's a costco house.
28:55Have a good night.
28:57Have a good night. Thank you.
28:59I'll see you later. Thank you.
29:00You guys can take a break.
29:02Can I? Thank you.
29:07Wow.
29:08There's a table here, too.
29:10It's Azumaya.
29:11Azumaya.
29:13Sit down.
29:14Excuse me.
29:15Sit down.
29:16It's a power pole.
29:18A power pole?
29:19It's a power pole.
29:22It's a drum.
29:24I got this, cut the bottom, and made a table.
29:28Wow.
29:30What did you do with this kitchen?
29:32I got this, too.
29:34You got this?
29:35I got this.
29:36I got this, too.
29:37I got this, too.
29:38I got this gas table, too.
29:46I got this chair, too.
29:49You got this chair, too?
29:51It's like that.
29:53I got a caster.
29:55You got a caster.
29:57You got a caster.
29:58I got a caster.
29:59It's a bean.
30:01You got everything.
30:02I got everything.
30:04If you spend a lot of money, you can buy good things.
30:08I see.
30:09But it doesn't taste good.
30:10How long have you been doing this?
30:15It's been about 20 years.
30:1720 years?
30:18Little by little.
30:19I can't make everything at once.
30:21So I do it in between my work.
30:25You run a soba restaurant.
30:26Yes.
30:27You run a tofu shop.
30:28Yes.
30:29You have a lot of surprises.
30:31Do you like to surprise people?
30:34No, I don't.
30:36When I like something, I make it.
30:41I don't mean to surprise people.
30:44But don't people get surprised?
30:46Most people get surprised.
30:49Why did you make a place for people to gather?
30:53Because I like it.
30:56I like to gather people and have a party.
31:01That's why I made this place little by little.
31:08Next is the bathroom.
31:11You have a bathroom?
31:12Yes.
31:13There's more?
31:14Yes.
31:15I haven't seen the long part yet.
31:17I see.
31:18It's not a big bathroom.
31:21This is it.
31:23This is for sunbathing.
31:25What?
31:27I put a net here.
31:30There's a picture.
31:32Is this a drawing of a dragon?
31:34Yes, it's a drawing of a dragon.
31:36This is a drawing of a high school student.
31:38A high school student?
31:39Yes, it's a drawing of a high school student.
31:40Why is it a drawing of a high school student?
31:42He said it was too artistic.
31:45So I asked him to draw it for me.
31:48And he drew it for me.
31:49That's amazing.
31:50It's very artistic.
31:52His name is Ryuho.
31:53He joined the Yamagata Gekodai this spring.
31:57He was with his mother.
31:59He had a barbecue here.
32:01He wanted a drawing of a dragon.
32:03I asked him if he could draw it for me.
32:05He said he would try.
32:08He drew this last year.
32:10That's amazing.
32:11It's very impressive.
32:14Do you like dragons?
32:15I don't like them.
32:18This is the bathroom.
32:20Dragons are common in hot springs.
32:23Can I come in?
32:24Yes, please.
32:26This is a drain.
32:30What is this?
32:31This is a drum can bath.
32:33A drum can bath?
32:34Yes.
32:35Can I see what's inside?
32:38It's a little rusty.
32:40It's a drum can bath.
32:43You boil it with firewood.
32:46You boil it with firewood.
32:48It's like a stove.
32:51You boil the firewood here.
32:53You let the smoke out.
32:55I've never seen a drum can bath.
32:58It's pretty cool.
33:00Who made this?
33:01I made it.
33:03You made it yourself?
33:05My classmates made it for me.
33:10They made it into a stove.
33:12Isn't the drum can bath hot?
33:14It's not hot around here.
33:16It's hot only because of the hot water.
33:20You sink the firewood.
33:22It's the same as a drum can bath.
33:23Yes.
33:24You sink the firewood.
33:29You put the firewood under the drum can bath.
33:34You put the firewood under the drum can bath.
33:36Is it a concrete block?
33:38Normally, it's a board.
33:40If it's a board, it'll slip and the board will float.
33:44If it's hot, your feet will get burned.
33:48I've heard of that.
33:50If it's a board, it'll slip and the board will float.
33:52If it's a board, it'll slip and the board will float.
33:54I see.
33:56You put two boards.
33:58What's this?
34:00This is a drain.
34:03There's a drain.
34:05You take your clothes off here.
34:07There are stairs.
34:09You climb the stairs and enter the drum can.
34:14That's interesting.
34:16Kids will love it.
34:18It's very imaginative.
34:20You can imagine what's going to happen.
34:23What's this?
34:25You put the firewood under the drum can.
34:27You put the firewood under the drum can.
34:29You put the firewood under the drum can.
34:31This is a firewood bath.
34:33Is there a firewood bath?
34:34Yes, there is.
34:36If you don't put water in it, it'll crack when it dries.
34:41So you put water in it.
34:43It smells good.
34:45It smells like firewood.
34:47Yes, it does.
34:49How do you boil water?
34:51You use oil.
34:53You use oil.
34:55There's a timer here.
34:57Oh, there's a timer.
34:59When you're farming,
35:01you put the switch on and boil the water.
35:04You let the sweat out on your way home.
35:06You let the sweat out on your way home.
35:08You let the sweat out on your way home.
35:10That's great.
35:12What's this?
35:14I got this from Hinoki.
35:16You get this Hinoki bath?
35:18I got this one from Hinoki.
35:21They said they'd give it to me, but I paid for it.
35:24They said they'd give it to me, but I paid for it.
35:26It's one of a kind.
35:28It costs hundreds of thousands yen.
35:30Right.
35:32They said they'd give it to you?
35:34Yeah, but I was a little sad until then,
35:36Yeah, but I was a little sad until then,
35:38so I got about 20,000 yen.
35:40You got it for 20,000 yen?
35:42So you just felt good?
35:44It was so narrow that we all fell to our deaths.
35:47Fell to our deaths?
35:48You got a really good deal on the Hinoki bath, didn't you?
35:51If you buy this, it's really worth it.
35:54It's really big, isn't it?
35:55It's big, it's big.
35:56I think two people can fit in here.
35:57Two people can fit in here.
35:58You can take a bath and put a bottle of beer in here.
36:02That's what it's for.
36:07For those who want to see Pocun and Ikkenya again,
36:11it's even more convenient if you register as a favorite.
36:15It's really spacious inside.
36:19After visiting Pocun and Ikkenya in Yamagata Prefecture for a month,
36:24the search party once again heads to Katsuo Land.
36:29They're probably having a party.
36:30They've already gone to Katsuo Land.
36:33Mr. Katsuo invited us to come here because he was going to have a barbecue.
36:38I'm looking forward to it.
36:40Oh, I see.
36:42He's inviting his friends.
36:44Mr. Katsuo Okita grew vegetables at a soba restaurant in Fumoto Prefecture.
36:50The playground he built in the mountains is called Katsuo Land.
36:57The search party invited us because they were going to have a barbecue with their friends.
37:05Hello.
37:07Hello.
37:09Hello.
37:10Thank you for inviting us, Mr. Katsuo.
37:13Hello.
37:14It's been a while.
37:15Are you scooping up the rocks?
37:16Yes, I am.
37:18There are a lot of people here.
37:21That's right.
37:22I just scooped up the rocks, but they ran away.
37:26We're looking for a rock right now.
37:30You're looking for a rock?
37:32There's a rock in here.
37:36Wow, it's big.
37:38Wow, that's amazing.
37:41What's this for?
37:42This is to catch the fish in the pond in advance.
37:47Oh, I see.
37:48I'm going to grill it and eat it.
37:50You're going to catch it in advance.
37:52That's right.
37:53It's hard to catch it right away.
37:54That's right.
37:55There are a lot of people coming.
37:56I'm going to hold it in front of me.
37:57Did you catch it?
37:58Yes.
37:59Okay, put it in here.
38:01Hello.
38:03Ryuho, are you here?
38:05Mr. Kato, can you introduce me to someone?
38:08This is the craftsman who wipes the tiles in our store.
38:12This is Mr. Takarashi.
38:14Mr. Takarashi, a tile-wiping craftsman.
38:16That's right.
38:17He's young.
38:18This is Ryuho.
38:21He drew a dragon in the bath.
38:24Is that Ryuho?
38:26That must have been hard.
38:28That's right.
38:30It took about a month or two.
38:33It took that long?
38:35Two months?
38:37This is my son.
38:39Me, too.
38:42Is that your son?
38:43Yes.
38:44What does your son do?
38:46He goes to a cooking school.
38:48A cooking school?
38:49Yes.
38:51Is he studying cooking?
38:53Yes, he is.
38:56What kind of cooking?
38:58He wants to learn Japanese cuisine.
39:00Japanese cuisine?
39:02Is he going to open a soba restaurant?
39:04Did your father influence you?
39:07Yes, he helped me a lot.
39:10That's amazing.
39:12In addition,
39:13Mr. Suzuki and his wife help with the tiles on the roof of Genzo Soba.
39:20Mr. Sasada of Wadaiko Soba,
39:23and Mr. Kato's close friends have gathered.
39:28I'm going to catch some sardines for sashimi.
39:32Sardines for sashimi.
39:34Sardines?
39:35Can you eat sardines for sashimi?
39:36Sardines are delicious.
39:38They're from the river, right?
39:40Yes, but they're delicious.
39:42Really?
39:44The sardines he caught earlier are for grilled fish.
39:49In addition to that,
39:51he's going to catch a bigger sardine for sashimi.
39:58Oh, I see.
40:00Mr. Kato, what are you going to do with this?
40:02I'm going to take the fish out of the hole.
40:07Are you going to catch a sardine with three people?
40:10Where are you going to put it?
40:12I'm going to put it in this hole.
40:13You're going to put it in the hole?
40:15He's going to catch a sardine hidden in the hole with a long rod
40:20and scoop it out with a net.
40:24Sardines are fast.
40:27I found something.
40:30I caught it.
40:32It's a sardine.
40:34It's big.
40:35It's big.
40:36This is big.
40:37It's big.
40:38Can you catch it?
40:40Wow.
40:41It's a sardine.
40:43I've never seen a sardine like that before.
40:45I'm going to make sashimi.
40:47I've never heard of sardine sashimi before.
40:49Mr. Takahashi used to be a cook.
40:52He's very good at it.
40:53Is that so?
40:54I'm not a good cook, though.
40:56Mr. Takahashi, you were a cook.
40:58Originally.
41:00Do you always cook?
41:01I'm in charge of sardine sashimi.
41:03You're in charge of sardine sashimi.
41:07He caught a huge sardine.
41:10Mr. Takahashi, who used to be a cook,
41:15cut the sardine with a kitchen knife.
41:19You're good at it.
41:20Of course it's delicious.
41:22In no time at all, he made a great sashimi.
41:26It's a professional technique.
41:28That's amazing.
41:30On the other hand, Mr. Katsuo skewered the other sardines and sprinkled them with salt.
41:36I love this.
41:39He grilled the sardines on a charcoal fire.
41:45It must be delicious.
41:48What kind of person is Mr. Katsuo?
41:50He doesn't slack off at work.
41:53He doesn't slack off when he plays.
41:56He's a big brother.
41:58He's a big brother.
41:59He does his best to make everyone happy.
42:03That's true.
42:05He's amazing.
42:08He's amazing.
42:09That's true.
42:11Have you two ever been to a barbecue?
42:13No.
42:14It's my first time.
42:15It's your first time to have a barbecue?
42:16It's my first time.
42:17I was told there was something I wanted to show.
42:19I was shown this.
42:20I heard that it was all made by Mr. Naruki's father.
42:24I was surprised.
42:26It's a man's romance.
42:29Mr. Peter, an Englishman who loves mountains, also joined us after work.
42:36I saw a picture of a foreigner in that picture.
42:39Are you Mr. Peter?
42:40Yes, I'm Mr. Peter.
42:41There are foreigners, too.
42:42Yes, foreigners.
42:43Where did you meet?
42:44I went to a soba restaurant because I like soba.
42:47There was a lady there.
42:49She said, please come to my mountain.
42:52She said she was busy.
42:54So you went to a soba restaurant and came here because you were told to come to the mountain?
42:57That's right.
42:58Really?
43:00Mr. Peter is kind and a great person.
43:04He graduated from Oxford University.
43:07It's great that such a smart person can drink together in the middle of the mountain.
43:14Let's have a toast, Mr. Peter.
43:17Cheers, everyone!
43:21Cheers!
43:23Cheers!
43:27Welcome!
43:31Kana-chan, let's try it.
43:34Let's eat.
43:35Do you eat it with your hands?
43:36Yes.
43:39It must be delicious.
43:40How is it?
43:44It's really good.
43:45Is it good?
43:46The meat is soft.
43:48It doesn't smell at all.
43:52Let's eat sashimi.
43:57Is this garlic?
43:58Yes, it's garlic.
43:59If you cool it down with ice, the meat will be soft.
44:05It's soft.
44:08It tastes like a refined white fish.
44:11The meat is also soft.
44:14It's delicious.
44:16I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
44:19It's the best.
44:20Let's have a toast.
44:21Cheers.
44:22Kana-chan, thank you for coming.
44:24Thank you for welcoming me warmly even though I came all of a sudden.
44:31She's very hospitable.
44:33And she just made her debut.
44:35That's right.
44:36That's right.
44:37That's a good thing.
44:38The barbecue of Katsuo Land, where people of all ages and nationalities gather, was very popular on this day.
44:49The banquet in the mountains continued until late at night.
44:57Mr. Katsuo, this is a really nice place.
44:59The people in the city also said that Katsuo Land was full of your world view.
45:07What do you want to do with this place in the future?
45:10I'm not thinking about what to do in the future.
45:16I just want to take this situation with me.
45:21I want to celebrate, drink, and have fun with everyone.
45:25And I want to gain the strength to work hard again.
45:33I'm glad that everyone is here.
45:35The land in the mountains that has been inherited from the ancestors.
45:40The one-room house in the field where only one person takes care of it.
45:45It wasn't just Mr. Katsuo's place.
45:49Mr. Katsuo was also attracted to the personality of the people.
45:52People of all ages and nationalities gathered, drank, ate, and talked.
45:58The fun time here is the strength of everyone's tomorrow.
46:04Mr. Katsuo's hand-made place, Katsuo Land.
46:08I can hear the lively laughter again today.
46:13That's great.
46:16It was a video that made me feel like a friend.
46:20I was moved by the meaning of what he was doing.
46:26He doesn't have a goal in the future.
46:28He will do his best to do what is in front of him.
46:31I know he's doing it for fun.
46:35But I don't know when he'll do it.
46:37That's right. He's been working all the time.
46:39Did you think he was busy?
46:42I thought so. I wondered when he was sleeping.
46:44It's not the time for us to complain.
46:46Busy, busy.
46:47He has a good way of living.
46:49There are great people like that.
46:50He is a good person to say that he is busy.
46:53What else is there?
46:55Kamushika.
46:56Kamushika?
46:57Kamushika is amazing.
47:00Isn't he amazing?
47:01He's a Nausicaa.
47:03No, no, no.
47:04No.
47:05There are a lot of dishes.
47:07I don't know what to do.
47:09This is a magic.
47:11It's delicious.