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00:00In the town where the old men gather, there is a building.
00:14That is the Showa-era paradise that dates back to the Reiwa era.
00:21Kajihara-zen, Bilbura, Retro Tango
00:34Hello, this is Kajihara-zen, Bilbura.
00:37As you can see, we are at...
00:41Where are we?
00:43Where are we?
00:46What is Kaminari-mon?
00:50We are in Asakusa.
00:55Why is there such a big lantern at Kaminari-mon?
00:59Does it shine at night?
01:01I wonder if it shines.
01:03Even though it's a lantern.
01:05I'd like to find out about that today.
01:08It's a long day today, so let's go inside the building.
01:15This program always starts from a distance away from the building.
01:20Don't talk nonsense. Let's go inside the building.
01:26This time, we are in Asakusa, Tokyo.
01:31As a tourist attraction that represents Tokyo, many foreign tourists come here.
01:40It's a town full of old-fashioned old-fashioned houses.
01:46The building we are looking for is about 200 meters away from Kaminari-mon,
01:50and is right next to Sumida River.
01:54How is it? Do people come to Asakusa often?
01:58People don't come to Asakusa often.
02:01They don't come if they don't have something to do.
02:05At first, I wanted to buy a Dabo shirt, like the one Tora-san is wearing.
02:10Next, I wanted to buy a Koikuchi shirt, like the one Jinriku-chan's brother is wearing.
02:17Next, I wanted to buy a Setta.
02:20It's a traditional Edo kimono.
02:24It's a footwear.
02:26It's also used in plays.
02:29Other than that, I think it's pretty common.
02:33We can see the building from here.
02:36Is that it?
02:38That's the station building, right?
02:41That's right.
02:42It's the Asakusa station building.
02:45Looking at it again, it's a pretty modern building.
02:51How old is it?
02:54It was built in 1931.
02:57It's almost 100 years old.
03:00It's more than 90 years old.
03:03Have you ever been here?
03:05Not at all.
03:07It's as cool as Wako in Ginza.
03:11It's cool, isn't it?
03:13It's cool.
03:14But why is it so beautiful?
03:17The touch-ups are beautiful.
03:20The exterior, too.
03:22This time, we're visiting the Tobu Asakusa station building,
03:27which was built in the 6th year of Showa, 93 years ago.
03:32There are about 130 stores on the 1st basement floor and 7th floor.
03:38The Tobu line Asakusa station is also inside the building.
03:42By the way, this year, Fujiyama Ichiro's
03:46TAKE WA NAMIDA KA TAMEIKI KA? was released.
03:51Ken-san, how does it look from the side?
03:54It's very stylish.
03:59It's like a Japanese department store.
04:02That's right.
04:03In that sense.
04:04I see.
04:06Ken-san, that's the train station.
04:08Oh, that's right.
04:10Is that Hibiya Line?
04:12That's Isesaki Line.
04:14Where are you going?
04:15Nikko and Kinugawa.
04:17From here?
04:18That's right.
04:19I see.
04:22This second floor was a station from the opening of the building.
04:27Let's take a look at this later, too.
04:34Well, let's go back to the front and go inside the building.
04:40Here?
04:41Yes.
04:42Are you going to enter the department store all of a sudden?
04:52There is a floor map.
04:58There are quite a lot of things inside.
05:00Yes.
05:01The second floor is the train station.
05:04That's right.
05:06The Tobu Skytree.
05:07I'm here now.
05:10Below that is the food section.
05:13That's the department store.
05:14I see.
05:17Except for the second floor of the station, the third floor from the first basement floor is Matsuya Asakusa, a department store.
05:24The Tobu Group's commercial facility, the station shop, is on the fourth floor and above.
05:30There are also new shops, but it seems that there are still some good old stores left.
05:38There are a lot of things.
05:40On the first floor, there are 26 stores of Japanese sweets and Western sweets.
05:46Hato Monaka.
05:49It looks delicious.
05:53It's a big dorayaki again.
05:57This is pretty good.
05:59It's pretty good.
06:01That's right.
06:02It has a sweet taste.
06:05This is a sweet called Osechi.
06:08Osechi?
06:09That's right.
06:12Is it that time of year?
06:13Yes.
06:18Excuse me.
06:20Hello.
06:21Hello.
06:22Are you shopping today?
06:23Yes.
06:24I came to see the situation.
06:25The situation.
06:26Osechi?
06:27Osechi.
06:28Osechi here is delicious.
06:29Is that so?
06:30Is it near here?
06:31Is it Asakusa?
06:32Yes.
06:33It's almost Edo.
06:35Is it your neighborhood?
06:36That's right.
06:37It's right there.
06:38Is it right there?
06:39Yes.
06:40Are you doing business here?
06:41It's a store.
06:42I've been excited here since I was a kid.
06:45That's right.
06:46I came to play.
06:47I came to the amusement park.
06:48Everyone was coming here.
06:49All the rooftops were amusement parks.
06:52That's right.
06:53There was a rotating roller coaster.
06:54There was something like that.
06:56There was also a roller coaster.
06:57What else?
06:58It's a roller coaster that can come back no matter what.
07:01That's right.
07:02That's the kind of ride I rode.
07:04That's a typical rooftop attraction.
07:05That's right.
07:06There was also a ferris wheel.
07:07It's good to have a ferris wheel.
07:08That's right.
07:09It goes outside the building.
07:12Because the scenery is ...
07:13It goes outside the building once.
07:16You can see the circle.
07:18If you do that, you can see the thread.
07:21I didn't do it.
07:36This is the town of Asakusa,
07:38which was written in the late Edo period.
07:41The town was built around the Seisouji period,
07:45and it flourished as a town of commerce and entertainment.
07:51However, in the 12th year of the Taisho era,
07:54the Kanto earthquake struck,
07:56and around the Seisouji period,
07:58about 93% of the town was destroyed.
08:03After that, the plan was to build a station building
08:06as a symbol of the reconstruction of Asakusa.
08:10Shirahano-ya was built
08:12in Kuno-Misao, a famous building in Kin-Tetsu, Uji-Yamada,
08:16and Nankai-Nanba stations.
08:21In the 6th year of the Showa era,
08:23the Tobu Asakusa station building was built
08:26on the outskirts of Sumidagawa.
08:33As the first station building in the Kanto region
08:35to be built in a 100-floor building,
08:37the Asakusa station building on the second floor
08:40was built.
08:42Matsuya Asakusa was built on the other floor.
08:48The design date of the building,
08:50which was built with the latest R-deco architecture,
08:53was also calculated.
08:57And when it opened,
08:59it became a hot topic
09:01because it was Japan's first
09:03permanent rooftop amusement park, Sports Land.
09:07From the 100-meter-long ropeway,
09:14to go-karts, merry-go-rounds,
09:17and carousels,
09:19there were a variety of attractions.
09:26On the roof,
09:28there was a zoo,
09:30which captivated many children.
09:33On the roof,
09:35there was a sightseeing car,
09:37the Sky Cruiser.
09:40The person I was talking to earlier
09:42was saying,
09:44this is where you get out of the building.
09:50The building survived the Showa era
09:52and has a unique atmosphere
09:54in the Asakusa area.
09:56The building survived the Showa era
09:58and has a unique atmosphere
10:00in the Asakusa area.
10:10A lightning strike!
10:12Excuse me!
10:13I'm from BS Fuji.
10:15I'm from the show, Bill Blah.
10:17Welcome to Asakusa.
10:19You've come to the right place.
10:21I'm sorry.
10:22When you make a lightning strike,
10:24you're not supposed to be there.
10:26You're not supposed to be there.
10:28Is this the beginning of the lightning strike?
10:30That's right.
10:31When you make a lightning strike
10:33and pray at the time of the war,
10:35you can make a house and a carousel.
10:37In the end,
10:38it was sold as a lucky candy
10:40for a fortune-teller.
10:42I thought it was a snack
10:44for children.
10:46I think that's where it came from.
10:48It was sold as a lucky candy
10:50for a prayer at the time of the war.
10:52So, when you have something,
10:54you should eat it and cheer up.
10:58This is Tokiwa-do,
11:00which is famous for its Asakusa souvenirs
11:02and lightning strikes.
11:06The main store is
11:08right next to the Kaminari-mon.
11:14The chain of stores that has been around
11:16since the Edo period was inherited
11:18by my grandfather after the war.
11:21Currently, the third generation president,
11:23Mr. Kumekazu Hokari,
11:25is running the company
11:27while standing in the store.
11:32It is said that such a traditional
11:34lightning strike
11:36also changes the taste according to the era.
11:42This is caramel.
11:43This is Bocca.
11:44This is Bocca.
11:46This is soft.
11:48This is Western-style Okoshi.
11:50This is unstoppable.
11:52This is raw Okoshi.
11:54It's beautiful.
11:56It's beautiful, isn't it?
11:58It's beautiful.
12:00Is this milk flavor?
12:02This is different.
12:04It contains white anko.
12:06White anko.
12:08It's delicious.
12:10It's like this.
12:12All of these are unstoppable flavors.
12:14It's a little different from the image
12:16I had in the old days.
12:18It's completely different.
12:20After I became my generation,
12:22the number of Okoshi
12:24that pursued softness increased.
12:26When I was the first generation president,
12:28it was a little colorful.
12:30When I was the first generation president,
12:32it was an era when sweets were expensive,
12:34so I made it very sweet.
12:36Is that so?
12:38What was the most difficult
12:40when you opened the store?
12:42Recently,
12:44my first generation
12:46made stores
12:48in the countryside
12:50and opened a business.
12:52There were 400 employees.
12:56The salary was
12:5880 million yen.
13:00The monthly payment was
13:0220 million yen.
13:04That's right.
13:06I was 36 years old
13:08when I opened the store.
13:10When you opened the store,
13:12did you feel like you had a debt?
13:14Yes, I did.
13:16How much debt did you have?
13:18I was surprised.
13:20It was 7.2 billion yen.
13:22I reduced it by less than half.
13:24Wait a minute.
13:26If you had 7.2 billion yen in debt,
13:28the interest rate would be 8%.
13:30I thought it was a big problem.
13:32I thought it would collapse.
13:40I thought it would collapse.
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15:00I thought it would collapse.
15:02I thought it would collapse.
15:05I worked in the temple for my godfather's funeral.
15:09My godfather's funeral was held by me.
15:13I attended the funeral of my godfather.
15:17I was scared, but I longed to visit it.
15:20I was a representative of Asakusa.
15:22I was attending the funeral of our godfather.
15:25I wasn't doing any bad things.
15:30I wasn't doing any bad things.
15:33I wanted to spread it, and that's what I did.
15:36I think that was a good thing at the time.
15:39Watching that, I was able to fill in my father's hole, which I loved.
15:44It was a big deal.
16:33TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
16:39TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
16:42In three years, I'm going to hand over Takusuki to Raita.
16:45How old is your son now?
16:4636.
16:47You're honest, aren't you?
16:48That's right.
16:49When I got there, I said,
16:50It's a mission.
16:52I see.
16:533, 2, 1.
16:56Thank you for your story.
16:59I'll do my best, too.
17:01TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
17:05TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
17:08TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
17:11TAKESHI MIYAMOTO
17:14This time, we're going to visit the first station building in Kanto,
17:17the Tobu Asakusa station building.
17:22Is this the top of the station building?
17:24That's right.
17:26Shall we go down the stairs or the escalator?
17:28Let's go down the escalator.
17:30Let's go down the stairs.
17:31No, let's go down the escalator.
17:34We don't want to get in the way.
17:36Smooth.
17:38Is this the main stairway of the Tobu Railway?
17:44That's right.
17:46This escalator that Mr. Zen is riding
17:51was actually there since the opening of the building in 1956.
17:56At that time, there was a guide on the rare escalator
18:01and he was helping the passengers.
18:11Oh, the train has stopped.
18:13Of course.
18:14Oh, it looks like a station.
18:17The second floor of the escalator is Asakusa Station.
18:24Asakusa Station is the first station of the Tobu-Ise-Saki line.
18:28The line extends to Saitama, Tochigi, and Gunma,
18:32and the express trains to Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen also depart from here.
18:38I feel like this one is brighter.
18:41It's a little more expensive.
18:44Because it's an express train.
18:45Because it's an express train.
18:49Oh, this is cool.
18:52This is a little classic.
19:01Oh, it's retro.
19:03This is a little retro.
19:06In the past, the Bonnet-type express trains called the Deluxe Romance Car
19:12were connecting Asakusa, Nikko, and Kinugawa Onsen.
19:17Last year, the new express train, the Spacer X, debuted.
19:26It has six seats, including a luxurious cockpit suite,
19:31and is popular for its graceful rail travel.
19:42As we walk towards the back of the platform,
19:45we can see that the platform is getting narrower.
19:47Oh, you're right.
19:54What is this?
19:57It's really wide here.
20:01Is this going to be installed soon?
20:04The platform is curved.
20:07Why is it curved?
20:09Let's ask.
20:12The platform at Asakusa Station continues straight for a while from the ticket gates.
20:22Huh? It's been curved for a while.
20:25Why is that?
20:33Hello.
20:34Hello.
20:35Are you the station manager?
20:36Yes, I am.
20:37What were you handing out?
20:39What were you handing out?
20:41I was handing out cards to the children.
20:43For example, the Spacer X.
20:46What is this?
20:47This is the Spacer.
20:49Oh, it's the same.
20:50This is the Ryomogo.
20:51Oh, it's the Umi-Zen.
20:52Yes.
20:53I'm handing out these cards to the children.
20:56Please give these to the children.
20:59Why is the platform curved?
21:02Originally, when Asakusa Station was built, it was built across the river.
21:12But the platform was curved.
21:14Oh, so you wanted to build it like this.
21:16Yes.
21:17But the platform was curved.
21:19So we had to make it curved.
21:22So it had to be curved.
21:25This is a picture showing the railway tracks between the station building and Sumidagawa.
21:29And this is a picture showing the positional relationship between the tracks during the war.
21:36Oh, that's right.
21:38If you try to build a straight line from Sumidagawa, you'll hit the tracks during the war.
21:45That's why the railway tracks were curved.
21:50Thanks to this, the trains run slowly.
21:55So you can enjoy the scenery of Sumidagawa.
21:58I see.
21:59It's a blessing in disguise.
22:01Well, it's not a blessing.
22:03I'm sorry.
22:04Let's go.
22:05One, two, three.
22:07I can't get enough of the station manager's hat.
22:14Are we going up the stairs?
22:16Oh!
22:18It's quite...
22:21It's not boring.
22:22It's untouchable.
22:24It's untouchable.
22:26Do you know what I mean?
22:28It's like taking a horse-drawn carriage.
22:30You don't know what I mean, do you?
22:32A horse-drawn carriage is falling down.
22:34It's falling down.
22:35It's a famous scene when we have to carry people.
22:42It's a good staircase, isn't it?
22:44It's a good staircase, isn't it?
22:49The interior of the building has been renovated,
22:52but only the stairs are different.
22:55The building remains as it was when it was opened.
23:03On the third floor, there are 18 shops
23:06at the Fujin Fukuriba in Matsue Asakusa.
23:14On the fourth floor and above,
23:16there is the Tobu Group's commercial facility, the station shop.
23:21On the fourth floor, there are bookstores and clothing stores.
23:27This is the thing.
23:29Each floor has a low ceiling.
23:35That's right.
23:36In a good way.
23:37That's why it's so sturdy.
23:39That's right.
23:42Asakusa is famous for its shoes.
23:48That's right.
23:49So it feels big here.
23:52In a place like this.
23:54On the fifth floor, there are 12 shops, including the shoes shop.
23:59I'll go a little further.
24:03Hello.
24:04Relax.
24:05We have the same voice.
24:07We're from BS Fuji.
24:09We came here today.
24:11Welcome.
24:12It's a wonderful train shop.
24:15What do you call it?
24:17If it's a train,
24:19it can accommodate small children to large children.
24:23I see.
24:24It's colorful because it's not just for adults.
24:27That's right.
24:28It's a fun world for small children,
24:31so I want them to know.
24:33I see.
24:35This is Popondetta,
24:37which sells and purchases railway models.
24:43It's a famous shop for railway model fans
24:46who have 49 stores nationwide.
24:52Inside the shop, there are not only cars,
24:56but also small items related to the railway,
24:59including this.
25:02Isn't this amazing?
25:04It's our original.
25:06We made it into a product.
25:08It's the Kinutashika sign on the central expressway.
25:11Yes, Kinutashika.
25:12When you get off at Hachioji,
25:14there are so many Kinutashika signs.
25:16We got permission from the teacher to make it.
25:20Wow, this sign!
25:22You see it a lot on the Chuo Line,
25:24but it's amazing how it's made into a product.
25:27But how do you use this model?
25:31Oh!
25:36Wow!
25:37This is amazing.
25:39I came here all of a sudden,
25:41but it's a great view.
25:50I see.
25:51Wow!
26:00It's a diorama.
26:03The Tobu Asakusa station building
26:05where Mr. Zen is visiting is also completely reproduced.
26:11Of course, you can see it during the war.
26:17Yes, the sign just now
26:19was an item to color the diorama.
26:25In addition, this kind of diorama
26:27can only be seen at the Tobu Asakusa station building.
26:32Here, you can actually run your own model
26:35or the model you rented,
26:37and it's crowded with a lot of people on the weekends.
26:43Let's give it a try, Mr. Zen!
26:48Put it in, and go!
26:50Start!
26:54The model he's running is the Spacia X.
26:57It's amazing how the lights in the guest room
27:00are lit up properly.
27:05Yes, yes.
27:06Lower the speed of the curve.
27:08Lower the speed of the curve.
27:10Lower the speed of the curve.
27:12You have to do this much.
27:14It's coming, it's coming, it's coming.
27:16Yay!
27:20Stop!
27:50What is your main occupation?
27:52This is also your main occupation?
27:54Yes, this is also my main occupation.
27:56Actually, I'm also a tax accountant.
27:58You're a tax accountant?
28:00Yes, I'm a tax accountant.
28:02You became a tax accountant,
28:04and you started this business
28:06because you were a tax accountant?
28:08That's right.
28:09Mr. Ota was a passionate boy who loved railroads.
28:13The most expensive model was the Takane-no-Hana.
28:22The weather was nice in his 20s.
28:28He saw an article in a magazine
28:30about selling hundreds of models of his own.
28:37Among them was the Takane-no-Hana,
28:40which was difficult to get at the time.
28:49The EF-81, the 300th model, in rose pink.
28:58He wanted it, but the price was all 350,000 yen.
29:05He couldn't afford it,
29:07so he asked his parents for help.
29:10He only wanted one model,
29:12but he had no choice but to buy hundreds of them.
29:20After that, he started selling cars he wasn't interested in,
29:24and this was a big success.
29:27He knew that a sales meeting would be held
29:30between his favorite cars.
29:32Mr. Ota decided to open a business while being a tax accountant.
29:40What he valued most was being able to have fun with his family.
29:46There are people who come to sell their cars.
29:49They all have something in common.
29:51They look a little lonely.
29:53When I ask them why they're letting go,
29:55they say,
29:56they have a child.
29:58It's a happy story.
30:00They say,
30:01it's in the way, so throw it away.
30:03No, no, it's expensive.
30:05Then sell it to me.
30:07That's where I'm standing.
30:09If you don't have the understanding of your family,
30:12you won't be able to continue your hobby.
30:14That's what I think.
30:16That's why I want to open a store
30:18where my family can come.
30:20I want them to see it with their own eyes.
30:22That's right.
30:23It's a completely different world.
30:25It's different from just selling products.
30:27It's different from just selling products.
30:29It's a diorama.
30:31Let's go.
30:33What was the name of the station?
30:35It was called Nekkaigyo.
30:37Now that I think about it,
30:39it should have been more related to railways.
30:42That's because you liked it then.
30:49A tour of the Tobu Asakusa station building.
30:57This is a floor map of the building
30:59that was opened 93 years ago.
31:07On the 6th and 7th floors,
31:09there was a theater.
31:11It was a large theater with two floors.
31:18These are photos from back then.
31:22On the stage called
31:24Nekkaigyo,
31:26there was a play
31:28called Gegege no Kitaro.
31:30It was a play about youkai.
31:36Now,
31:40the theater is gone,
31:42and on the 6th floor,
31:44there is an interior retail store called Nitori.
31:49On the 7th floor,
31:51there is a restaurant.
32:00I wonder if we can see this view.
32:07I wanted to ride that Ferris wheel.
32:13It's pretty round.
32:21It's nice, isn't it?
32:23Yes.
32:25You can see the Skytree, too.
32:27Yes.
32:29The rooftop used to be crowded
32:31with a lot of children.
32:33The theater was closed in 2010,
32:36and now it's a observation deck.
32:39It's kind of lonely now.
32:45And then,
32:48on the 1st floor of the building,
32:50there is a store that brings back
32:52the memories of those days.
33:13How long was the store?
33:15How long has it been?
33:17It's been about 80 years.
33:19It's been about 80 years.
33:21It's been about 80 years.
33:25Who started it?
33:27My grandmother.
33:29She was the first one
33:31to start a beauty salon
33:33in this town.
33:45I hope to go back in the future
33:50and share the story with my future kids.
33:54How long have you been here?
33:56I've come here to get married.
33:58It's been 60 years.
34:0060 years?
34:02I take care of Mr. O the whole time.
34:05He's my son now.
34:07Thanks to you?
34:09Yes, I'm very grateful.
34:11I really appreciate it.
34:13I've never been to a beauty salon or any other beauty salon before.
34:16Oh, I see.
34:18Do you have any memories of the beauty salon?
34:20Of course, I've been here since the beginning.
34:22I'm going to stay here until the end.
34:24Oh, I see.
34:33It was before the war.
34:36At that time,
34:38there was a slogan that said
34:41we should be luxurious.
34:43I didn't know about this,
34:45but no matter how much I think,
34:47it was a slogan of a 15 year-old man
34:49who went to a beauty salon
34:51even though his soldiers
34:53were on the front line.
34:55He said it was a luxurious way
34:57to go to a beauty salon.
34:59There were few customers at that time,
35:01so it was said that
35:03he had a hard time.
35:08This is the first time I've been to Asakusa, so I'm a little nervous, but I'm going to do my best.
35:30Zen-san is tired from walking. He's going to the department store to buy some food.
35:35I didn't know there was a department store in Asakusa.
35:42The first floor of the basement is a so-called department store.
35:46Just walking makes you hungry, doesn't it?
35:50I think foreigners would be surprised to see a kama-meshi.
35:54You can eat rice in a real Tōki kama-meshi.
35:59Oh, there's a curry shop in the basement of the department store.
36:05This is also a curry shop.
36:08Hello. Are you from the shop?
36:11Yes, I am.
36:12I'm from BS Fuji's show, Billbra.
36:15I'm just wandering around.
36:17I see.
36:18Curry shop.
36:19That's right.
36:20I'm a spice cook.
36:22Spice cook?
36:23Yes, curry is the main dish.
36:24Oh, I see.
36:26Mr. Ugaya, the spice cook, came to the curry shop.
36:34He opened the shop six years ago when the war was still going on.
36:38The shop he built in the building is the second store.
36:43Mr. Ugamura, the owner of the shop, mixes 30 kinds of spices.
36:48The curry is popular for its delicate and strong impact.
36:53What do you recommend?
36:54I recommend...
36:56I recommend the black horse beef.
36:59And the mackerel.
37:03Do you mix them?
37:04Yes, I do.
37:05I see.
37:06How spicy do you want it to be?
37:08What should I do?
37:09What should I do?
37:10No, no, no.
37:11How spicy do you want it to be?
37:13Is it strong?
37:17I don't hate it, but I don't want it to be too spicy.
37:21Then, I'd like it to be around here.
37:23Around 2?
37:24Yes, around 2.
37:25Then, I'd like it to be around 2.
37:27Mr. Ugaya, how spicy do you usually eat?
37:29I can't eat more than 3.
37:32I'm not good at eating spicy food.
37:33What did you say?
37:35I like spicy food, though.
37:36You can't eat spicy food.
37:37It's hard for me to taste it.
37:40Oh, I see.
37:41Because you do it yourself.
37:43Then, I'd like it to be around 3.
37:45Would you like it to be around 3?
37:46No, I'd like it to be around 2.
37:49I'd like it to be around 2.
37:52The owner of the curry shop is not good at eating spicy food.
37:55He's kind of cute.
37:58Excuse me.
37:59Yes, yes.
38:00This is beef and mackerel.
38:01Wow, that's amazing.
38:05Which one is which?
38:07This is beef tendon.
38:08This is mackerel.
38:11What is this green leaf?
38:13This is a spice called kasurimetei.
38:17It smells sweet.
38:19Does it smell sweet?
38:20Yes.
38:26It seems to be good for your health.
38:28The beef tendon is fluffy.
38:30Yes, it is.
38:31I used Kuroge Wagyu beef to soften it with pressure.
38:35I've never seen such a fluffy beef tendon.
38:40This is mackerel.
38:41Yes, it is.
38:43Yes.
38:44It has a refreshing taste of fish.
38:48Yes, it has a gentle taste.
38:49And it has a strong taste of spices.
38:53Why can you make curry like this?
38:57I like it.
38:58What was your original job?
38:59I used to work at a shoe store in Asakusa.
39:02There are many shoe stores in Asakusa.
39:04That's right.
39:05You're the third generation.
39:06Yes.
39:07I used to work as a CG designer for a TV program.
39:10That's a long story.
39:13I wanted to do what I wanted until I was 30.
39:16So, I had to work at a shoe store.
39:18You wanted to work at a shoe store in your life.
39:22So, you wanted to do what you wanted until then.
39:25I liked design.
39:27So, I quit my job when I was 31.
39:29I came here to make shoes.
40:10I came here to make shoes.
40:15I came here to make shoes.
40:20I came here to make shoes.
40:26What kind of work did you want to do when you were young?
40:36As I came here with a clear situation in my mind,
40:40I wanted to go back to the way it was.
40:43Another hobby.
40:45I really wanted to cook.
40:46I only worked in the food business.
40:48I thought I'd give it a try at a restaurant or a diner.
41:18So I did.
41:47I grew up with Asakusa's shoes and my body is made of shoes, so I owe it to Asakusa.
42:06Here we go.
42:09Did you often go to India?
42:11No, not at all.
42:12Not at all?
42:13I've never been to India.
42:14I've never been to India.
42:21The Tobu Asakusa building was built in the 6th century.
42:28There was a man who saved his life in this building.
42:34Mr. Yoshitaka Kimura, who still runs the Edo Shumi Kogang store in the center of Sensoji.
42:50It was on the 10th of March, 1950.
42:56About 300 B-29s were launched into the city.
43:06It was a major air raid in Tokyo.
43:11Asakusa literally became a sea of fire due to the showers.
43:17At that time, Mr. Kimura was taken away by his aunt and ran away in the fire.
43:25I was taken away by my aunt and was on the run.
43:30The blasts were so powerful.
43:37The blasts were so powerful.
43:42The door was so small that when I passed under the guard of the Tobu Asakusa building,
43:49the shutter of the Matsuya building was about 30 to 50 centimeters open.
43:55Anyway, I was sucked into the building by the blasts.
43:58I didn't enter the building by myself.
44:01I was sucked into the building and was saved in the basement of Matsuya.
44:07This is a photo taken after the air raid.
44:11While most of the buildings were burned down, the Tobu Asakusa building, which was made of concrete, held out.
44:19The building saved the life of a boy.
44:26If it hadn't happened, I would have died.
44:31I think it was thanks to Matsuya.
44:35The station building survived the Tokyo air raid.
44:41The Showa, Heisei, Reiwa, and Asakusa of Gekido continue to watch over the city as a symbol.
44:51Next time, 10 minutes by train from Yokohama Station, we take a tour of Dia Palace Idogaya.
44:58Tsubame made this.
45:01He was surprised by the menu received from his father at a Chinese restaurant.
45:05Is this normal?
45:07It's normal.
45:08You made it for a TV show, right?
45:09No, no.
45:10What was the tragedy that happened to the izakaya angel?
45:13I was deceived by my father and asked him to leave.
45:16He didn't leave?
45:17This is the first time I've heard of the story of my father-in-law who fought.
45:21I didn't say anything at all.
45:31Next time, 10 minutes by train from Yokohama Station, we take a tour of Dia Palace Idogaya.