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00:00Oh
00:30Yamaguchi is so big!
00:34The biggest shopping district in Japan, with a history of more than 50 million years.
00:39New developments in the mysteries of nature.
00:43Not only to see, but also to visit.
00:45There are so many attractive things to do.
00:52The brand, Nishinokaze, is looking for a new value to change the city.
00:56This time, we have information about a brand in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
01:03The Japanese-style Shonyu-do Repeat Strategy.
01:06The secret is...
01:11Mine City, located in the western part of Yamaguchi Prefecture.
01:14This place covers about 30% of the city.
01:18What is it?
01:20Oh?
01:23The largest karst land in Japan, Akiyoshidai.
01:27Its area is about 130 square kilometers.
01:33The special terrain where rocks such as limestones are eroded by rainwater and groundwater
01:38is a popular spot in the city of Kusshi.
01:42Wow!
01:45Everyone in the studio!
01:47I'm running through Akiyoshidai on Segway!
01:51Awesome!
01:53Wow!
01:57A tour of running through the vast Akiyoshidai on Segway.
02:02Wow!
02:04It looks fun.
02:06For about 90 minutes,
02:08you can enjoy a refreshing feeling that you can't experience on foot.
02:14The altitude of Akiyoshidai is about 300 meters.
02:17The gentle land is spreading out.
02:21Actually, it used to be a sea.
02:26Its name is the Akiyoshidai Stone Coast.
02:30In fact, the coral reefs have changed over many years.
02:37The coral reefs that changed to the Stone Coast
02:39moved on the ocean plate.
02:42They collided with the continental plate,
02:44settled at the bottom of the sea,
02:46and were pushed up to the surface.
02:48That's what Akiyoshidai is.
02:51It took 35 million years to become what it is today.
02:57Wow!
02:58The place where I sat was also a place with a lot of mountains.
03:04When I see a place with a lot of nature,
03:07I want to go there.
03:09I didn't play games,
03:12so I always caught insects outside.
03:16Insects?
03:20Akiyoshidai in Kokutei Park
03:22is designated as a National Special Natural Monument,
03:25but what does it have to do with Shonyu-do?
03:31Actually, there is Akiyoshidou,
03:34which Yamaguchi is proud of, down here.
03:39Yes, 100 meters below Akiyoshidai,
03:42there is a Shonyu-do called Akiyoshidou.
03:47Five minutes' drive from Akiyoshidai,
03:49at the entrance of Akiyoshidou,
03:51along the way...
03:53This is the street leading to Akiyoshidou,
03:57and there are many shops along the way.
04:01Akiyoshidou Shopping Street
04:03is lined with souvenir shops and restaurants
04:05about 1 km from Akiyoshidou.
04:08This is the Earl's Cafe, where you can enjoy Japanese sweets.
04:12The signboard menu is a set of dango.
04:16If you grill it to your liking in a clay pot,
04:20you can enjoy it by changing the flavor with three types of toppings.
04:27In addition, the popular menu of Yasutomiya,
04:29which was established in 1925, is...
04:33Here you are.
04:34This is burdock noodles.
04:36Thank you very much.
04:38It's quite a lot.
04:42This is Yasutomiya's specialty udon.
04:44It's called burdock noodles.
04:47The noodles are made with burdock powder from Mito, a specialty of Mine City.
04:52It's a burdock-flavored local dish
04:55with burdock on top of deep-fried burdock.
04:59Let's eat.
05:04The more I chew, the more I can smell the burdock.
05:08The noodles are chewy and delicious.
05:17It's a lot of burdock.
05:19I was surprised.
05:21I've been chewing burdock for a long time.
05:25It's as fragrant as when I put a lot of burdock in my mouth.
05:28The burdock is crunchy.
05:31The noodles are chewy, so it's fun to eat.
05:37Burdock chips are delicious.
05:40Of course it's delicious.
05:44And after passing through the shopping street...
05:48I can see it.
05:50It says Akiyoshido.
05:55After passing through the front gate,
05:57walk for about two minutes on the road surrounded by trees.
06:06Look at this.
06:07It's a big entrance.
06:10Wow.
06:13Wow, there are rocks.
06:15It's amazing.
06:16It's started.
06:18Wow.
06:20The entrance is big.
06:23It's high.
06:26It's pitch black inside.
06:30It's a different world.
06:33Look at this.
06:35Isn't this scenery amazing?
06:37It's like a big adventure.
06:39It's a mysterious atmosphere.
06:46When you enter the cave from the huge crack,
06:48you will find Akiyoshido.
06:53This cave was created by the melting of the stone coast
06:56by rainwater and groundwater.
07:00It is located 100 meters below Akiyoshidai.
07:03It is over 10 kilometers long.
07:0610 kilometers.
07:07It is said to be the largest small entrance in Japan.
07:12And there is a spectacular spot
07:14that makes you want to take a picture
07:16in the 1-kilometer tour course in the cave.
07:21Wow.
07:23Everyone, look at this.
07:26It's amazing.
07:28It's a mysterious atmosphere here.
07:31It's like a field.
07:34It's beautiful.
07:37This place is called the Hundred Plates
07:40because it looks like a lot of plates are lined up.
07:43It looks like a shelf.
07:48How did it take this shape?
07:51The characteristic of the stone coast
07:53is that it melts in water containing carbon dioxide.
07:56There is a slope,
07:58and water flows from above.
08:00As it flows,
08:02the carbon dioxide can't melt,
08:04and it becomes a rock again.
08:06It's bumpy,
08:07so it is said that the stone coast developed
08:09on the stairs.
08:13The stone coast is made up of
08:15the ingredients of the melted stone coast,
08:18but in the cave,
08:20there are also stone coasts
08:22called Kogane Bashira
08:24and Omatsutake,
08:26which are characteristic of the stone coast.
08:30Among them,
08:32there is a name of an animal
08:34on this stone coast.
08:36Misha, do you know what it is?
08:40It looks like a long-haired dog.
08:43What do you call a long-haired dog?
08:46There are a lot, but...
08:48A long-haired dog.
08:51The name is related to the sea creature.
08:55It's a jellyfish.
08:57The correct answer is...
09:00Yes!
09:01It's a jellyfish.
09:03Because it looks like a jellyfish is floating,
09:06it is called a jellyfish floating.
09:12The groundwater from the rock wall
09:14melts the stone coast
09:16and becomes like a jellyfish,
09:18which looks like a jellyfish.
09:20It takes about 100 years
09:22for a small stone jellyfish
09:24to grow 1 cm,
09:26and then it changes its shape.
09:29I feel like I'm in a cave.
09:32I feel like I'm in a novel.
09:35I wonder how long it took
09:37for it to grow like a jellyfish.
09:40I'm really curious,
09:42and I want to see it up close.
09:44The mysterious world
09:46where nature lives
09:48has fascinated many people,
09:50but it actually had a problem.
09:53Akiyoshidō is designated
09:55as a National Special Natural Monument,
09:59and because of that,
10:01this great nature
10:03is preserved without any changes.
10:06However, the fact that there are no changes
10:09is a dilemma
10:11that cannot be repeated.
10:15Akiyoshidō, designated as
10:17a National Special Natural Monument,
10:19is obliged to preserve
10:21its natural beauty.
10:23Because of that,
10:25there are no changes
10:27and there are fewer repeaters.
10:31In fact, tourists who visit Akiyoshidō
10:33are in a state of extreme depression
10:35at the peak of the 1975,
10:37when the Shinkansen opened
10:39in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
10:42To increase the number of repeaters,
10:44a new charm is needed.
10:46So instead of directly
10:48touching Akiyoshidō,
10:50we decided to change the way
10:52people visit Akiyoshidō.
10:56Here is the question.
10:59To increase the number of repeaters,
11:01a new experience will begin
11:03at Akiyoshidō this month.
11:05What will that experience be?
11:09If I say I'm excited about nature,
11:11it's going to be...
11:13Could you please stop
11:15making that sound?
11:20A new experience will begin
11:22at Akiyoshidō this month.
11:24What will that experience be?
11:27Today's song is
11:29Rosie Chronicle's
11:31Hey! Welcome! Let's meet in Japan.
11:34It's a new group.
11:36Please play the clip.
11:41It's a new experience.
11:46Can I get a hint?
11:48It's going to be exciting.
11:50It's going to be an adventure.
11:53Exciting.
11:57A new discovery.
11:59New?
12:02I'll leave it at that.
12:05Is that okay?
12:08Let's open the clip.
12:10Ta-da!
12:13We're going to go around the ship.
12:16We're going to go around the ship.
12:18We're going to go around the ship.
12:21It's going to be a steep road,
12:23but it's not fixed.
12:25It's going to be hard to walk.
12:27But we're going to keep going.
12:31What about you, Inoue?
12:33We're going to look for insects.
12:36If I say I'm excited about nature,
12:38it's going to be looking for insects.
12:40We're going to look for animals
12:42in the cave.
12:45What kind of insects do you like?
12:48I like shiny insects.
12:50I like shiny insects.
12:52What kind of things make you excited?
12:54I like shiny insects.
12:57I see.
12:59I see.
13:01I see.
13:09Where will the experiment take place?
13:11Where will the experiment take place?
13:14Please come down.
13:16I'm scared of heights.
13:18Where's the height?
13:20One step at a time.
13:22One step at a time.
13:24They're going down a cliff.
13:26They're going down a cliff.
13:28This is not a traditional tourist attraction.
13:30This is not a traditional tourist attraction.
13:32This is a new experience
13:34that starts after you've passed the fence.
13:36that starts after you've passed the fence.
13:38that starts after you've passed the fence.
13:40That's right.
13:42The correct answer is
13:44the unexplored area
13:46beyond the fence.
13:48That's correct.
13:50That's correct.
13:52This month's Caving Tour
13:54This month's Caving Tour
13:56will be guided by a guide
13:58in the area that was previously
14:00not allowed to enter.
14:02The cave exploration
14:04will take place on a new side of Akiyoshi-do.
14:06The cave exploration
14:08will take place on a new side of Akiyoshi-do.
14:10The cave exploration
14:12will take place on a new side of Akiyoshi-do.
14:14It's not just a sightseeing tour.
14:16It's a tour of the cave.
14:18It's a tour of the cave.
14:20It's a tour of the cave.
14:22It's exciting to go all the way down.
14:24I want to try it.
14:26I want to try it.
14:28Please take me with you.
14:30Please take me with you.
14:32There are other fantastic light-ups
14:34and plans to rent a cave.
14:36and plans to rent a cave.
14:38I can't help it.
14:40I can't help it.
14:42We are looking for more visitors
14:44with new facilities
14:46using the cave,
14:48but there is another big problem
14:50in Akiyoshi-do.
14:52There aren't many accommodations
14:54around here.
14:56There aren't many accommodations
14:58around here.
15:00There aren't many people
15:02living in the nearby town.
15:04There aren't many accommodations
15:06around here.
15:08Even the only hotel was closed
15:10due to COVID-19.
15:12It's a big problem
15:14that people can't stay here.
15:16It's a big problem
15:18that people can't stay here.
15:20A camping facility
15:22was created to solve this problem.
15:24It's five minutes' drive
15:26from Akiyoshi-do.
15:28It's five minutes' drive from Akiyoshi-do.
15:30Look!
15:32It's here!
15:34This is Akiyoshi-do,
15:36which was opened in 2022.
15:38This is Akiyoshi-do,
15:40which was opened in 2022.
15:42There are six domed tents
15:44in the basement.
15:46There are six domed tents in the basement.
15:52It's spacious.
15:54The ceiling is quite high.
15:56The ceiling is quite high.
15:58It's stylish.
16:00There are three double beds
16:02in the spacious tent.
16:04Of course, there is a fireplace.
16:06Of course, there is a fireplace.
16:08But there is more.
16:10There is a shower room.
16:12There is a shower room.
16:14It's a calm atmosphere
16:16and stylish.
16:20Each tent has
16:22a private shower room.
16:24Each tent has a private shower room.
16:26In addition, you can enjoy
16:28a barbecue here.
16:30A barbecue here.
16:34There is a lot of food.
16:36But what other
16:38secrets are there?
16:40But what other
16:42secrets are there?
16:44But what other
16:46Akiyoshi-do
16:48Akiyoshi-do
16:52Naoki Kutani was
16:54working in Kansai.
16:56Yamaguchi Prefecture.
16:57He was impressed by the magnificent scenery of Akiyoshi-dai and moved to Mine City last year.
17:04Before I came to Yamaguchi Prefecture, I always wondered what Yamaguchi had to offer.
17:10I learned that there were so many tourist attractions.
17:14I wanted people outside the prefecture to know more about it.
17:19Yamaguchi Prefecture was full of great people.
17:22I wanted to spread the word to the whole world.
17:29Yamaguchi Prefecture's charm can only be seen from the outside.
17:32He wants more people to know about it.
17:35Mr. Kutani, who used to run a hotel,
17:38used his own experience to start a fire to revive the Akiyoshi area.
17:45I had no experience of staying at a hotel,
17:48so I wanted to use that experience to get more people to come to Mine City.
17:51I wanted people to come to Akiyoshi-dai and be moved.
17:54I wanted them to stay overnight.
17:57There are a lot of research sites for staying overnight.
18:01Gramping was one of the top three search words.
18:07It was in the top three for about a year.
18:10Gramping has attracted a lot of attention due to COVID-19.
18:13Mr. Kutani noticed something.
18:16Here's the question.
18:19Mr. Kutani thought that people wouldn't pay attention to just gramping,
18:24so he came up with a trick.
18:27What is it?
18:30The hint is that you can enjoy it at night.
18:34Akiyoshi-dai
18:39Mr. Kutani came up with a trick to enjoy it at night.
18:44What is it?
18:49The point is that you can enjoy it at night.
18:54Let's do our best.
18:57Welcome to, welcome to my hometown.
19:00It's stylish and romantic.
19:05Romantic.
19:08She reacted to the word romantic.
19:11You have five seconds left.
19:14What should I do?
19:17Let's open Flip!
19:19Ta-da!
19:22The starry sky is beautiful.
19:25You can see it from the inside of the tent.
19:28If you go outside, you can see the beautiful view.
19:31When you lie down on the bed, you can see the sky.
19:35I thought it would be nice to see the starry sky.
19:38You can enjoy it even in the rain.
19:41I expressed the night sky with projection mapping.
19:45Inoue-san.
19:48I thought it was a star.
19:51It was a dome-shaped facility.
19:54I thought it was a planetarium.
19:57It looks good.
20:02After sunset, she went outside the tent.
20:09It's shining.
20:12Let's go.
20:15It's shining.
20:18It's amazing.
20:21It's beautiful.
20:24This is what Futani-san came up with.
20:27It's a light-up tent.
20:30A light-up tent.
20:33The surrounding trees light up and create a fantastic atmosphere.
20:38If you look from the inside of the tent,
20:41you can see the beautiful view.
20:44When you go camping, you eat barbecue and stay up all night.
20:48I wanted you to experience something that will stay in your memory.
20:52It's not just a camp.
20:55I wanted to keep the light and sound in my heart.
21:03The light-up tent is worth the price.
21:06It's a must-see when you enjoy an unusual experience.
21:11There are a lot of repeaters.
21:14There are a lot of repeaters.
21:17This is our fourth visit.
21:20More than 50% of the visitors are from outside Japan.
21:23We have a lot of visitors from Tokyo and Osaka.
21:28There are also a lot of visitors who use it for a specific purpose.
21:33It's a place that is often used for proposals.
21:39We had about eight groups of people propose to us.
21:43So far, the success rate is 100%.
21:48It's been three years since it opened.
21:50There are more than 5,000 visitors from all over the country.
21:54Along with Akiyoshi-do, it is trying to become a new attraction that attracts people to Mine City.
21:59It wasn't a popular place.
22:04The fact that we were able to build such a unique and wonderful accommodation
22:09is a big change.
22:12I think it was an attractive exchange for the entire tourist area.
22:19First of all, I think it's important for the residents to work together and liven up the atmosphere.
22:27I think it's very important for immigrants like us to bring new knowledge,
22:32create new things, and create a new Akiyoshi-do.
22:39Natural heritage is difficult to change in itself.
22:42It may be the key to sustainable tourism to come up with new ways to enjoy experiences and accommodations.
22:51Akiyoshi-do, Mine City
22:53Please give us a word of encouragement.
22:57Akiyoshi-do, go to Mine!
23:00Mine City, Mine!
23:03Uemura-san, why don't you start with a round of applause?
23:06I've decided to go to Mine!
23:10I'm glad I came here today.
23:13You said it yourself.
23:17Next time, we'll explore Hagi, a city of the Edo period.
23:21A new experience that draws attention from all over the world,
23:24regardless of whether it's Hagi or Higi.
23:31Popular secrets are hidden in Hagi's great nature and old houses.