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00:00It's 8.25pm. What will Yu do in Japan tonight?
00:03Kando! Yakudo! Nakasendo!
00:05If you remember it, act right away!
00:07Yu's one-stop, one-way, surprise tour special!
00:11Go!
00:13Here you go!
00:14Go!
00:16Nakasendo Trail is actually the main reason we're hiking the Nakasendo Trail.
00:22Walk with your best friend on the Nakasendo Trail, full of history and romance.
00:25A big journey is about to start!
00:29Oh, ho, ho, ho!
00:32The emerald-like scenery ahead of us on Samurai Road is so good!
00:43Oh, no!
00:44Did you lose something?
00:46Kelly, did you lose your glasses?
00:48A new incident makes everyone laugh!
00:53There's one thing left on my list, and it's beef tendon soup.
00:57I really want to try it.
00:59Oh, beef tendon stew?
01:02He's going to eat all the beef tendon stew in America!
01:11Sorry to keep you waiting.
01:13Amazing.
01:15Ta-da!
01:17Wow, it's here!
01:21It's so good!
01:24This is so good.
01:26It's so good just by looking at it.
01:28Yu is so funny when he's cold.
01:30A warm happy ending!
01:35Yu is going to Japan.
01:37Sein's specialty is kendo!
01:47What do you think about going to Haneda Airport?
01:49No, let's go somewhere else.
01:51No, no, no.
01:52Let's go to Haneda Airport first.
01:54Let's go!
01:55One, two, three!
01:56Yu is going to Japan!
02:00A report from Japan!
02:02When he thinks of Haneda Airport, he immediately goes there!
02:06He's moved by Yu's humor!
02:08He's going to stick to his role!
02:11Excuse me, sorry.
02:13Hi, I'm Japanese TV.
02:15How are you?
02:18Can I interview you?
02:20Can I?
02:21Yes, you can.
02:23Where are you from?
02:25America, but I'm Latino.
02:29I'm from Colombia.
02:33Why did you come to Japan?
02:34I'm a fashion designer.
02:38I'm also here to go to Osaka to buy fabrics and textiles for my clothing.
02:47What kind of clothes do you make?
02:48I like Hanten.
02:50Hanten?
02:52I fell in love with Hanten when I arrived here for the first time.
02:56Hanten love!
03:02Hanten used to be a popular clothing brand in the Edo period.
03:09It was an outerwear.
03:12The hat and boots that he was wearing were different,
03:15but now they are exactly the same!
03:34Let's see.
03:35This is Hanten.
03:41It's cool.
03:42It's famous.
03:44It says Julian.
03:46My name is Julian.
03:50Did you make it by yourself?
03:52Did you make it by yourself?
03:54I've seen videos.
03:57It's unique.
03:59So, Hanten, I take the yukata obi,
04:04and then I make it for the sleeves.
04:06And I thought, how can I make this something unique?
04:10In fact, fashion designer Yu is the founder of the Hanten brand.
04:16I want to sell it in America,
04:19because I want to continue the tradition of Hanten.
04:25It's a very beautiful piece of clothing.
04:33I've never seen a factory actually make them.
04:36There is a great manufacturing of traditional Hanten company
04:40that is kind enough to show me.
04:49You want to buy a lot, don't you?
04:51Yes!
04:55But ultimately I want to establish a business relationship
04:59with a fabric house
05:02and also a yukata obi traditional maker.
05:12So, our TV program?
05:15What do I need to do? Sure!
05:25The journey of Hanten is about to begin!
05:28Let's meet in Osaka!
05:34He's here!
05:38Will he come?
05:45He's here!
05:47Good morning!
05:49The first one is more fabric.
05:51So, fabric for whether it's Japanese cotton,
05:55for the Hanten.
05:57Let's go!
06:02Yes.
06:03A wide variety of fabrics,
06:06different textiles.
06:12Otsukaya.
06:16Kijiya-san.
06:19I've checked in advance.
06:25Wow.
06:29So much.
06:31So many things.
06:35What is this?
06:37From cheap to high quality imports,
06:39everything is here.
06:41The biggest fabric shop in Kansai.
06:51This is beautiful.
06:55Oh, my God. These are amazing.
07:02I can use something like this
07:04to make the interior lining of the Hanten.
07:07This would be really nice.
07:10The designer's blood is boiling!
07:12The waves look different.
07:18Oh, my God.
07:20I'm in heaven.
07:22I'm in heaven.
07:24The gold detail here
07:26is really nice.
07:28Look at the clouds.
07:30It's just very nicely added.
07:32This is amazing.
07:34And the most important part.
07:36Made in Japan.
07:40That's what we want.
07:44Japan quality!
07:47Japan quality!
07:51Oh, that's, of course.
07:53The quality is why
07:55I choose to come here.
07:57I mean...
07:59All right.
08:01I'm going to start with these three
08:03because I can make
08:05this one for a man,
08:07this one for a woman.
08:09All right.
08:28That's amazing.
08:30That's what I came here for.
08:32Eventually, I want to find
08:34the actual wholesale.
08:36Who sells it to them?
08:39We are now going to
08:41Senba, another
08:43fabric store.
08:45Okay.
08:47Let's go.
08:49Fabric
08:51slash textile
08:53store.
08:55And eventually, I want to find
08:57the wholesaler.
08:59Who sells it to them?
09:01I'm here.
09:05I'm going to the back.
09:07He's going to the back.
09:09Suddenly, he's at the store.
09:11Hello.
09:15It's broken.
09:21Oh, it's broken.
09:23It's broken.
09:25It's broken.
09:27It's broken.
09:30Oh, it's nice.
09:32It's cool.
09:36It's cool.
09:38Look.
09:40Do you have this fabric?
09:42It's made of cotton.
09:47It's made in Japan.
09:51It's good, isn't it?
09:53It's good, isn't it?
09:55See how it kind of
09:57makes your skin
09:59glow?
10:01It makes your skin glow.
10:03It's a new fabric store.
10:05It's a new fabric store.
10:07It's a new fabric store.
10:09I could spend hours in here
10:11just looking, touching.
10:13You like it.
10:15I'm looking for a bright color.
10:17I'm looking for a bright color.
10:19A bright color.
10:21I'm looking for a bright color.
10:24Oh, it's cool.
10:26Oh, it's cool.
10:36Please make it
10:384.5 meters.
10:40Please make it
10:424.5 meters.
10:46A special offer!
10:48A special offer!
10:50I do. I really love it.
10:55I really like your fabrics. They're very good quality.
11:00Thank you very much.
11:05I've been working with you for a long time, and I've been able to do business with you.
11:10That's why the fabric is turning.
11:14Yeah, this is some of the best fabric I've ever seen.
11:20Thank you very much.
11:21No, this isn't retail. This is more of what I wanted to find than Otsukaya.
11:29Otsukaya is where I sell my fabrics.
11:31You sell to Otsukaya?
11:33I sell to Otsukaya twice a month.
11:43One moment, please.
11:47I am a fashion designer who has been influenced by Japanese culture and fashion.
11:56A designer?
11:57Yes.
11:59I like Hanten.
12:05I want to make this.
12:11How much is all this?
12:14If you provide me your address, will you send it to me?
12:21Of course, I'll send it to you.
12:24Even overseas?
12:27Wow.
12:31Is it possible to negotiate the price if I buy more in the future?
12:39Of course, it's possible.
12:42This is all I have.
12:46Okay, thank you.
12:50Thank you very much.
12:52I found it.
12:55Thank you very much.
12:58I found a lot of things.
13:01Nice to meet you, I'm Julian.
13:03Nice to meet you.
13:07Thank you very much.
13:12Wow.
13:16That's what I'm here for.
13:17I know Otsukaya is a retail place,
13:20but to me, there's much more story and passion when I find people who have dedicated their life to this.
13:31He moved to America from Colombia when he was a kid.
13:36I was in a class where none of the kids spoke English.
13:40It was me, a little Colombian boy, and two Japanese boys.
13:46And we didn't speak any English.
13:49And I didn't speak any Japanese, and they couldn't speak Spanish.
13:53So we started drawing to each other, and that's how we would talk to each other.
13:57So that's when I became interested in Japanese culture.
14:02Julian met his destiny.
14:06And it was during a Japan fest.
14:09And they were wearing the han-ten, and I've never seen anything like it.
14:16I saw the print, the kanji on the han-ten, and I thought, wow, those are so cool.
14:20So I never forgot about it. I'll always remember it.
14:24He decided on a path to follow.
14:28He became an avant-garde designer.
14:31Very formal.
14:33You can just have a t-shirt.
14:35It's very versatile.
14:36Just to me, it's an expression of being very chill.
14:47He collaborates with Japanese artisans
14:51in the creation of modern takes on timeless pieces.
14:58This is my dream.
15:06Kyoto
15:10What are you doing in Kyoto?
15:14I'm in Kyoto.
15:25Why are we in Kyoto?
15:28Manufacturing of traditional han-ten company that is kind enough to show me their process.
15:35Do you have an appointment?
15:37Yes, I have an appointment.
15:39They were kind enough to show me around.
15:41I want their opinion.
15:43I'm really excited to see what their opinion of a foreign-made han-ten is going to be.
15:49Let's go!
16:00It's over there.
16:02Mr. Sugihisa.
16:04Han-ten manufacturer.
16:06Please forgive the camera.
16:10Hello.
16:23Nice to meet you, I'm Julian.
16:26Hello.
16:28I'd like to show him my han-ten.
16:30I'd like to show him what I make, if it's okay.
16:36And what I do is, I take the obis.
16:40I like to put the obis on the sleeves.
16:50He thinks it's good?
16:52It's beautiful.
16:54It's really beautiful.
16:59In Kyoto, they continue to protect the traditional craftsmanship from the Muromachi period.
17:04This is a mark-painting workshop for craftsmen.
17:09When it comes to han-ten, Mr. Sugihisa is the best.
17:14How or what is his recommendation for me to add the branding of my name, my brand?
17:23What would be his recommendation?
17:26It's difficult.
17:28It's difficult.
17:30In Japan, han-ten has a gate on the back.
17:37The gate has a big meaning for han-ten.
17:42It's called a mark-painting.
17:45It's a mark-painting that paints a mark or a name.
17:50Marks are the feelings of each region, festival, company, and shop.
17:59It's a han-ten that shapes those feelings.
18:04When I give a han-ten to my predecessor,
18:08or when I give a han-ten to my predecessor,
18:12I change my job.
18:14So, I think it would be cooler if I put a mark here on Julian's han-ten.
18:38So, the connection with the traditional artisan,
18:42with the modern take on fashion is my goal.
18:57Do they color it here?
18:59Do they add the color here?
19:08I got it.
19:12This is a kimono han-ten.
19:18Silk.
19:20This is a han-ten that the lord of Edo-tobi wears.
19:24So, it's made of the same material?
19:26Yes, it's the same as kimono.
19:30So, the silk arrives untreated, and then they basically add everything to it here.
19:37Yes, we process everything here.
19:40This is the back,
19:45and this is the front.
19:48We connect these two parts to make one piece.
19:54First, they dye the long fabric by hand.
20:00It's purple.
20:02They dye it like that.
20:05The amount of dye is decided by the amount of fabric you can hold.
20:09The amount of dye is decided by the amount of fabric you can hold.
20:12Even if it's not enough, the amount of dye is too much.
20:15So, they dye it evenly.
20:18It looks like they've dyed it once.
20:21It's been about 20 years, so it's been 35 years.
20:29I can't do it even if I dye it 10 times.
20:32It's still white on the edges.
20:40The glue.
20:42If you soak it in water, the glue will melt.
20:46It's a mask.
20:50If you soak it in water, the glue will melt, and it's clear that you want to leave it white.
20:57The next step is to steam it.
21:00Steam it over there.
21:03If you don't steam it, the color won't stick to the fabric.
21:07It won't color.
21:09Then we wash it with water.
21:11We remove all the excess dye.
21:13It's a well water.
21:15The reason we do dyeing is because there are good dye shops where good water comes out.
21:26If it's natural water, it's already purified.
21:32It's really hard to imitate this.
21:36It's sustainable and clean.
21:39There's no extra part, right?
21:43Pattern.
21:48The most important thing for me is the tradition.
21:52Because fashion to me is about a story.
21:57Being able to say that this piece was made in a third-generation manufacturer is worth building that relationship.
22:10Thank you very much.
22:14Excuse me.
22:16You're going to put it all up here, right?
22:18That's right.
22:22The pattern is sewn together with a sewing machine.
22:27This is beautiful. This is really beautiful.
22:30I can really feel the stitching.
22:33To me, I pay attention to the stitching.
22:37The stitching here is really, really well done.
22:40When they hide the stitching underneath here, it's really nice.
22:47I'm moved!
22:48It's the other way around to dye with all your heart.
22:53I think it would be nice if you could make it with all your heart.
22:58I think it would be nice if you could make it while thinking about where you want it to come from.
23:04Thank you very much.
23:06Thank you. Thank you so much.
23:08Bye-bye.
23:13Japanese culture more than ever.
23:15Because he was so kind.
23:17And that kindness is very unique to Japanese culture that I don't know if I can find again.
23:26But I really appreciate just him welcoming me.
23:33Bye-bye.
23:35If you can make a new dream come true, please let us know!
23:39Actually, a year ago, Yuu launched his own brand, Julian Yume.
23:49Julian Yume.
23:51This is the design. This is a stone.
23:55Isn't it really nice?
23:56It's really nice.
23:58This is like a dream come true.
24:00But I wonder if it won't come true.
24:05It won't come true.
24:08It's already a wild feeling.
24:10You've already said a lot.