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00:00Nikioten Seikatsu is a new lifestyle that is not bound to one place.
00:07If you have two places where you can shine like yourself,
00:11happiness will double your life.
00:17The stage of Nikioten Seikatsu this time is Shikama-cho, Miyagi Prefecture.
00:25What is this statue? Isn't it a human?
00:31Wow, there are a lot of people.
00:35I'm buried in the snow, but what is this?
00:41Wow, even a strange person in green came.
00:44Hmm? This outfit. Could this be?
00:49This is the stone statue of Kappa.
00:55Kappa?
00:56Yes, it was a stone statue made of resin.
01:03It was a Kappa.
01:06By the way, Mr. Kappa's guide.
01:08Could you show me your face?
01:10Oh, yes.
01:17The identity of the Kappa is Nikioten this time.
01:20Mr. Kazusugi Sugawara.
01:25That's the face.
01:26Oh, yes. Thank you.
01:31Mr. Kazusugi is the representative of NPO in Shikama-cho, a town with a troubled past.
01:40Sometimes, he doesn't care about the PR of the town until he transforms into a Kappa.
01:46Shikama-cho is a town with a bad atmosphere.
01:49For some reason, the residents are warm.
01:51It's a town with a strange phenomenon.
01:54Please come and visit once.
01:56We are waiting for you.
01:58Do you like urban legends?
02:02In addition to Shikama-cho in Miyagi Prefecture, Mr. Kazusugi has another place to live.
02:08However, it is about 330 km south of Shikama-cho.
02:23It's Asakusa Bridge in Taito Ward, Tokyo.
02:30I'm going to my part-time job.
02:33Nice to meet you.
02:36He is Mr. Nikioten, who earns money from his part-time job.
02:46Mr. Kazusugi, why did you start living in Nikioten?
02:50The Great East Japan Earthquake shook my sense of values.
03:01He came to Nikioten because there was nothing to do in the town.
03:05Human tourism has made the charm of the people the center of the town.
03:11Wow, it's amazing.
03:12This is a stone-grilled potato shop developed by an ex-yakuza.
03:16It's always sold out.
03:20Shikama-cho gourmet food made by a local tofu shop appears one after another.
03:26What is this?
03:27I've never seen it before.
03:28It looks delicious.
03:31This time, it's human-first.
03:33Nikioten life, which excites the town with appropriate materials.
03:41Let's take a look at it right away.
03:46Sun life presents.
03:48Double happiness, Nikioten life.
03:51Double happiness, Nikioten life.
03:53Wonderful my way.
04:11Mr. Kazusugi Sugawara is 48 years old.
04:16He has been living in Nikioten for 8 years.
04:20He has been living in Nikioten for 8 years.
04:28Mr. Kazusugi's base in Tokyo is located in Asakusa Bridge.
04:38Good morning.
04:39Good morning.
04:40What is this?
04:42This is my guest house in Tokyo.
04:48I have a few dormitory rooms.
04:51I sleep there.
04:56This is his dormitory.
04:58He usually spends 3,300 yen per night.
05:01He wants to reduce the cost of staying in Tokyo, where his property is expensive.
05:05He saves money.
05:08I used to live in an apartment with a rent of 15,000 yen.
05:15I work part-time to make a living.
05:23A part-time job?
05:24Yes.
05:26The hourly wage in Tokyo is higher than that in the local area.
05:31I make a living here for a certain period of time.
05:35I spend the rest of the day working as an NPO.
05:45I'm going to work now.
05:50Oh, I see the word SHIKAMA on his back.
05:53It's love.
05:57Half of the month, he works at SHIKAMACHO.
06:01The other half of the month, he works part-time at a convenience store in Tokyo.
06:04He lives in two big apartments.
06:16The first floor of the guest house is a restaurant.
06:24What is this?
06:26I'm arranging today's materials and goods.
06:33What are you doing?
06:35It's a drinking party called SHIKAMA FANZINKAI.
06:38It's a casual meeting.
06:44This SHIKAMA FANZINKAI is hosted by Mr. Kazusugi.
06:48It's an event for Tokyo residents to fall in love with SHIKAMACHO.
06:54Cheers.
06:58He said it was a normal drinking party, but the participants are all different.
07:03I'm going to sell my products to Burkina Faso in Africa.
07:11I went to the house of the Japanese Burkina Faso ambassador the other day.
07:17I'm in a state of internal strife right now.
07:20I was asked to play the role of food for the government.
07:25I was wondering what to do, so I left only 2,000 yen.
07:30Who is this person?
07:32I'm going to make a game with Mr. Sugawara as a character.
07:37It's cute.
07:44He is the creator of the game.
07:46He is making a game for foreigners based on the theme of the Japanese region.
07:51He came to Japan a lot.
07:54SHIKAMA is a common word.
07:58People from various fields come together and get along with each other.
08:04For example, if I was asked to introduce a person to the city,
08:08I would say, this is the person.
08:12I would introduce the person to the city.
08:18It's like a bank.
08:21I'm being asked to introduce a person to the city.
08:29Mr. Kazusugi's goal is not to increase the number of immigrants.
08:35He wants people to get involved with SHIKAMA.
08:40He wants people to cooperate with him.
08:43He values such people.
08:48SHIKAMA is a city in Japan.
08:53Let's go.
08:54SHIKAMA-no-ma.
08:56One more time.
08:57SHIKAMA-no-ma.
09:07Good evening.
09:08Good evening.
09:10What are you going to do today?
09:11I'm going to go back to my hometown, SHIKAMA.
09:15How will you go back?
09:17I'm going to take a night bus.
09:27Night buses are convenient because you can move around and sleep at the same time.
09:36It takes about six hours to travel from Tokyo to Sendai on the Tohoku Motorway.
09:48From Sendai, I will take a bus to a nearby town.
09:55At the end, I will change to a light truck and head to SHIKAMA.
09:59This is very difficult.
10:07By the way, Mr. Kazusugi, why did you start living in two homes?
10:12I've been in Tokyo since I started college.
10:18I lived in Tokyo until I was 29 years old.
10:21I went back to SHIKAMA when I was 29 years old because of my family's circumstances.
10:30Mr. Kazusugi, who did not get a job after graduating from college, was doing his part-time job freely.
10:39After returning to SHIKAMA due to family circumstances, he was doing a part-time job at a high school.
10:47However,
10:49I wanted to do various activities by myself.
10:57I thought I was just teaching.
11:04At that time, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, and my values were shaken.
11:19I wanted to do something that would be good for my hometown.
11:25So, I started an NPO to build a town in SHIKAMA.
11:36Thus, in 2017, he established the NPO Houjin, a renaissance factory.
11:47He started living in two homes, going to SHIKAMA and Tokyo.
11:55After crossing the bridge, he moved to SHIKAMA.
12:25He moved from SHIKAMA to Tokyo in 2017.
12:32He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
12:39He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
12:46He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
12:51He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
12:58He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
13:05He started a new life in SHIKAMA.
13:15We have arrived.
13:19Mr. Kazusugi, this is...
13:21This is my home and office.
13:26It's nice.
13:29This is Mr. Kazusugi's home.
13:31How is it around here?
13:37Wow, there's a winter view, but there's nothing here!
13:42It's different from other famous sightseeing spots.
13:48I personally think that all countryside towns are the same.
13:53The only difference is whether it's hot or cold.
13:57If you ask me why I chose this town, I think it's because of the people.
14:03That's right. His goal is human tourism, where you can feel the charm of the people.
14:10What is he up to in this town, where there's nothing around?
14:18It's a great opportunity to see the temple.
14:24Nice to meet you.
14:28Nice to meet you.
14:33She was also a part of the SHIKAMA fan meeting the other day.
14:37I'm from Tokyo.
14:39She's doing an inbound class with Mr. Michigoe and Mr. Akita.
14:44Nice to meet you. I'm here for the first time today.
14:47What brings you here today?
14:50Mr. Sugawara is doing a tour, so I'm here with my husband.
14:58Kazusugi's SHIKAMA tour starts now!
15:02The two are doing an inbound class.
15:04Let's show them the charm of SHIKAMA!
15:11I hope more tourists will come here in the future.
15:16Isn't this a regular house?
15:25It's a normal house, but is this the right place?
15:29Hello.
15:31Welcome.
15:33I'm glad I didn't have to come.
15:36I'm Mr. Sasaki from SHIKAMA.
15:39Nice to meet you.
15:42He used to be a pharmacist.
15:45Is there a local hospital?
15:48Yes.
15:50He's a pharmacist.
15:52He's a pharmacist now.
15:55He's a pharmacist in Shibuya.
15:59He's a pharmacist who's been sent on a second life.
16:05Grilled sweet potatoes!
16:08Excuse me, but isn't this a little plain?
16:13This is a grilled sweet potato tree.
16:15My sweet potatoes are lined with stones.
16:19Grilled sweet potatoes are a special kind of stone.
16:23It's not just a stone, but a special kind of stone.
16:28Mr. Sasaki, a former pharmacist.
16:31Mr. Sasaki grew sweet potatoes.
16:33He studied them and grilled them.
16:35Then he sold them on the market.
16:40This is very popular.
16:42It's always sold out.
16:45200 yen is a good deal.
16:47It sells out quickly.
16:49It sells out quickly.
16:51200 yen for one?
16:53There are stones that cost 500 yen in Tokyo.
16:57It's too cheap.
16:59I'll make you something you want.
17:01Mr. Sasaki's special grilled sweet potato that you can only eat here.
17:05I wonder if he'll like it.
17:07It looks good.
17:08It's amazing.
17:10It's better to eat it with the skin.
17:12It's very nutritious.
17:14Everything has a good skin.
17:17It's good.
17:20It's sweet.
17:23200 yen is a good deal.
17:25That's right.
17:27I gave him 200 yen.
17:29That's why it's a good deal.
17:33I see.
17:34Human tourism is about meeting people like this.
17:41It's a blizzard.
17:43Kazusui's Shikkamasho Tour.
17:45What will happen next?
17:49Next Episode
17:52Living in two homes.
17:55Mr. Kazusugi Sugawara lives in two homes in Miyagi Prefecture and Shikkamasho, Tokyo.
18:04He's touring Shikkamasho in the blizzard.
18:08It's a normal house again.
18:13This is a ship-shaped shop.
18:16It's a goro from the northern country.
18:20Shikkamasho, Miyagi Prefecture
18:22This is a shop that makes and sells tofu.
18:26It's a house for a couple who run a ship-shaped shop.
18:31Naoko, who is good at cooking,
18:33is going to make Shikkamasho, which is made with only the ingredients from this area.
18:42First, he's going to make Shikkamasho from homemade tofu made with soybeans.
18:48What is this?
18:49This is Zaru-tofu.
18:50It's not good to eat cold tofu in the refrigerator.
18:54It's not good to heat it up a little.
18:57It's not good to heat it up too much.
19:00It's a little warm.
19:03It's great that he's heating it up on a firewood stove.
19:06The shape of the tofu is also good.
19:14It's sweet.
19:15It's sweet, isn't it?
19:16Yes, it is.
19:20If you add a little soy sauce, it will be sweeter.
19:26It's impossible to make this color.
19:29I can't think of anything.
19:31I'm making fried tofu now, so I'm going to eat it with it.
19:34It's called Koshin Daikon.
19:37It's a beautiful color, isn't it?
19:38Yes, it is.
19:40I heard that this tofu was harvested in the field at home.
19:43I've never seen it before.
19:44I want to eat it.
19:55It's delicious.
19:57Is it delicious?
19:58Yes, it is.
20:01I'm curious about something else.
20:04I found it.
20:08This is Koshin Daikon.
20:10I heard that the bacon is from the neighboring town.
20:13The seasoning is simple, only salt and pepper.
20:16It looks delicious.
20:23I met a couple full of local love.
20:28Kazusugi's Shikamacho tour.
20:30Did you harvest anything?
20:32I wanted to let foreigners experience what we experienced today.
20:37Not only Japanese people, but we were also impressed.
20:41I'm sure foreigners will be very happy.
20:44I thought that I could go abroad as it is.
20:50You did it, Kazusugi.
20:52It's a great success.
20:54Kazusugi's Shikamacho tour.
21:09I don't think there is anyone who chases two birds with one stone.
21:12And I've been on the stone for three years.
21:19I think it's good to meet someone who lives like that.
21:23There are some people I haven't met yet.
21:26I think I've been able to live with it, even though it's hard to live.
21:53Kazusugi's Shikamacho tour.
22:03Why did you want to ask Mr. Subaru?
22:06He's the only one.
22:13Kazusugi's new challenge.
22:23Mr. Kazusugi Sugawara is working hard to revitalize the city with human tourism.
22:32Recently, he has been working hard to regain what was lost in the area.
22:43This is called boccia, right?
22:45He's good at it.
22:58What kind of bar is this?
23:00This is a bar where various generations of people from the 50s to the 80s meet through simple sports.
23:16The mother of the nice shot is 88 years old.
23:21There used to be a place for interaction between various generations, but now it's lonely.
23:30Mr. Kazusugi revived it.
23:36How about this gathering?
23:38It's fun.
23:40It's fun, isn't it?
23:42Thanks to Mr. Kazusugi, I've been able to come here for a week and get energy from young people.
23:55I've been able to be energetic for a week.
23:58It's really fun, and I've been waiting for a week.
24:02It's not fun if you don't get together.
24:05Even if you live next door, you won't see each other.
24:08Come to my house.
24:20Mr. Kazusugi thinks that not only PR for the outside world, but also facing local issues one by one will lead to the revitalization of the city.
24:30Thank you very much.
24:37Mr. Kazusugi, what does living in a two-story house mean to you?
24:40It's one of the ways I can choose the way I want to live.
24:50What did you find by living in a two-story house?
24:55First of all, I met people.
25:01Meeting people gives me a different perspective.
25:10I was able to see people from various perspectives.
25:15I think that's the biggest thing.
25:18Live in a two-story house to live like yourself.
25:21Keep up the good work.