visiting an ice village supposedly built out on a frozen lake in the mountains.

Here we are! Shikaribetsu Lake Kotan!

It IS on the lake. Wow.

It's an ice brick.

It really is ice.

Woah, isn't this-- can you see?

The dust?

Woah.

Jun, this is awesome!

What!

"Ice bar" in the ice!

It's an ice building!!

Jun, look! There's hallways and stuff!

Yeah.

You can sit here and watch a show.

This whole place is free.

They just spend their time building all this and they don't get much, I guess.

So yeah.

YEAH!

It's nice to donate. They did a really good job here.

Wowwwww

This building is made entirely of ice

and includes a café, a small second floor for seating, and stage for performances!

You can even get drinks in glasses made of ice, which was really cool to drink out of.

They let you take the glass home as well, but good luck getting it back to your fridge!

It's an ice bridge.

You can see through it.

I can see your hat.

Hi

Hi!

Hiiii

This is really cool. You should come down here and look!

Sure.

Actual chairs.

What!

This is so adorable!

This is so cool!

You can see the ice bubbles.

Yeah.

I don't even know how you make something like that.

That is so cool!

I want a lamp like this in our house.

Keep your room temperature below freezing!

Can you see?

Aren't you cold?

I'm used to it.

Today's a little warmer.

Usually it's -10°C in here. (14°F)

The INSIDE is -10?!

Today it's only -6°C (21°F).

It's only -6°...

ONLY.

Is this ice all from this lake?

From this lake, yes.

The most blue and beautiful drinks are China Blue or Koy-sum.

I think Rachel would like Koy-sum better.

Do you want an ice glass?

Yes, please!

How about yours?

I'll take the pink flamingo.

You don't want alcohol?

I'm a lightweight.

Cheers!

It's good!

Master barkeep, can you slide the ice glass right up to the camera?

OH THAT WAS PERFECT!!

Thank you!

Lake Shikaribetsu Kotan

Let's go!

I can't believe we are walking on the lake.

Oh I know. I don't even want to think about it.

There are snowmobiles you can ride!

I do not want any wind on my face right now.

I'M GONNA DO THE MAZE

Goal!

You made it!

Hi snowman

Apparently you can get married here.

They have an ice CHAPEL.

Sounds amazing.

Sounds COLD!

I don't want to come here in a wedding dress!

Over there they have a hot spring.

Outdoors. On the ice.

This is the only place in the world you can do that on a lake.

That's kind of scary.

Look, Jun! You can see someone in the tub!

I don't want to zoom in on him!

So this place was super cool.

This ice cafe is definitely the coolest part.

I'm impressed that they could make something this big out of ice.

But anyway: IT IS COLD.

Remember this is all ice and snow.

So I'm ready to go inside. Let's go inside!!

Thank you guys for watching! I'll see you later! Bye!