Good morning, guys, welcome back to the vlogs from our journey across Japan

We're currently on our way to Himeji yesterday was kind of our day off

We rented a log cabin on top of mount Rokko in Kobe

And it was just really really cool. We had a really nice time. We kind of just be relaxed

We got some editing done. We lots of really good food. We went to a cafe on top of the mountain and

Enjoyed one of the top three night views in all of Japan, apparently. It was it was really nice, but it started to pour rain

Unfortunately, and now we're on our way to Himeji. We're gonna go to Himeji castle today. We're currently stopped in front of Akashi

Kaikyo Ohashi. It's one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. I think it's 3.991 meters

or something ridiculous. The view is epic. But it's so windy - that's why I'm inside vlogging in the car

The boys are having some bike trouble at the moment, unfortunately, but I think they might have figured out what the problem is

Behind the scenes of Ryotaro's Instagram.

Yeah like with this angle

Is that your angle? Yeah? - No, no I don't think so

We already had, like one person

Who's like so sticky to the angle and it we don't need anymore - Ryotaro is good from all angles, right?

Yeah, 360 degrees proof.

I have the all important job of waiting with the bicycles while the boys go film. I was down there

filming some shots of the bridge and this kid was fishing and he flung a bunch of bait onto my arm

and I don't have any way to wash it off. I feel really disgusting, right?

Oh my god

It's a shame, it's such such a gorgeous view

but the fish bait on my arm smells really bad

He's stressing, I'm stretching

You're not stretching at all, - I'm filming you stretching. Well just go ahead

I want the people to see this

We're back in the car

I'm wiping the fish guts off my arms, and we're off to meet Chris and Ryotaro at their next biking point

Well first we need to go to the bike shop and try and fix Chris's bike because it looks like it's properly

Messed up, but I don't think he's gonna be able to use it anymore

He actually had to rent a road bike and that's what he is cycling on today

Everyone wanted him to get a road bike. It's finally happening. So I guess we'll see if that one's actually better

We stopped by the Asahi soft drink factory to film a clip for Chris's video and I found some shirts for my dad

my dad actually brews beer. So I got him some Asahi beer shirts. I think he's gotta like them

I'm gonna have to find a post office to send them to him. Hopefully we can do that soon.

I was lucky

We've made it to Himeji castle. I've never been here before. It looks very underwhelming with this lens, but it's quite beautiful

We just missed the sunset

unfortunately, that would have made for some really nice photos, but

it's really, really pretty here. Nice area not too many people either

So many cats here

1...2...3...4...5...6...7

8...8 cats

9...10...11

Right guys, we're all heading back to the hotel now for the night

Not much happened spent most of the day trying to fix the bike

which ultimately

was unfixable.

Tomorrow we're going to start back at the castle and then cycle to...

...forget the name of the city

It will be a surprise for both of us. I'll see you guys again soon.

Good morning guys day two of our Himeji adventure

We went out last night and we walked around town. It's a really nice little town

It's actually not that little I think Chris looked up the population. It was like half a million

500.000

It's quite a large town

But the area we were in was kind of...it felt really chill like Nakano Broadway

Actually, there was an under like a roofed arcade with lots of really nice

We had old-school Japanese food for dinner like really cheap.

Yakisoba - Yeah like soba, everything was like under 500 yen What else did everyone pick

Takoyaki

Omurice, although like basic Japanese foods for really cheap Okonomiyaki was $3

Can't believe that - We couldn't believe it

Himeji is really cool I wish we had more time to walk around town

The boys are gonna be doing their cycle and they're gonna be going to see some things

But I'll be in the car today going ahead of you guys. How are your legs?

What? Oh, yeah a bit, yes

yesterday like we had some troubles right like, you know your butt

Yesterday was a disaster! - Disaster, like you know

Chris's bike was half destroyed. Yeah my bike...like the chain came off

Chris's bike is total they can't even use it anymore

We needed to get him a replacement - Exactly now he's on a road bike instead of the mountain bike. - I like having suspension because I don't know

I've always ridden a mountain bike. So I like suspension. I just think it's fun. I think I go for bumps and stuff

I think today we're gonna have a serious cycling. - Oh oh here comes the orange helmet

No! No! - It's challange time

He's wearing it, I'm not wearing it

Ryotaro brought his own helmet because he reall didn't wanted the orange one - Just to avoid it, I knew

I knew Chris was going to like it to force me to wear that

I really like that

I like... - do you guys like the orange helmet? I think it's cool.

Wait wait - I don't see the problem

Did you see it on Joey? It looked really good on Joey. - Seriously? Yeah

So it chooses people - Yeah, it hates Chris, I think

So I'll show you around. - This is our new friend Hide

Hello! - Hi

He comes to Himeji twice a month to meet foreigners and practice his English, which is wonderful. He's not confident, but it's perfect

After I...I did...

I retiered my job...five years ago

Aww so you just come here and find foreigners and

So I say hello to international tourists

Especially Canadian. And especially... especially beautys

Where do you recommend that we go if we don't have much time here where would be the best place?

To visit. - Here... This is the fish monument

Take a picture here

Thank you so much it's lovely

They are raspberry, green tea, soda... - oh raspberry and green tea I get those too.

Raspberry and green tea? - Oh, is that sakura?

No, peach

Okay I'll just get raspberry and green tea

Everything's so well presented. That's what I really like about Wagashi. They're gorgeous. They're like their own little individual works of art. - Look at these

And they're only a couple dollars each you feel like they should charge more. Cause it looks like so much effort was put into making them

Alright guys, we will try these later maybe in the car we're gonna head back. We're off to our next location

The guys are gonna start cycling again

And I'm lazy and the car needs some sweets

With Meg

Okay, let's try some of these sweets what shall we start with

I actually want to show you guys Karintou because it's not the most visually appealing Wagashi

But it's actually one of my favorites. It kind of looks like cat poop

Sorry, if that's offensive

To anyone

But it's really really delicious and I don't want the appearance of it to put you guys off from ever buying it

This is a maple flavored one. And so it's a little lighter and this is the dark

I believe this is just black sugar flavor. So it's probably a stronger flavor

These are basically just made out of flour and sugar and they're like a hard...

...cookie, I guess you could say. They're meant to be eaten with green tea, because the bitterness of the green tea offsets the sweetness of

these. They're quite sweet. They're very very sweet, but they're delicious

Wow, the maple smell is amazing and you know what? It smells like Aunt Jemima doesn't smell like real maple. So that's even better.

I wish you guys could eat this.

It's really bright...

It's really hard to compare this to any kind of sweet

that you can get in the West so

really, I just recommend that you buy it and try it if you come to Japan or if you have a Japanese grocery store that

sells Karintou usually they come in big bags, but if you get them out a proper Wagashi Ya-San, they'll taste even better

The team's all back together. How was your cycle Ryotaro?

Oh! Doing great. There's some breeze and it's not too hot like yesterday

And also the the the road we've been you know biking has not been like this not too steep

So it's been really well done acutally - We've stopped now to get some drone shots

We're in a really beautiful rural area. The colors are gorgeous. I was just saying it's too bad

The leaves haven't changed color down here in the southern part. Up north all the leaves have changed color already... it's so nice

Yeah, but it hasn't caught up to the area. We're in yet. It's just starting

Maybe in about... a month?

When we're gone

It's too bad, but it's still really beautiful here. I'm gonna get some cool drone shots

I think we stopped to get some seafood barbecue now

Nice views again

This whole area is really beautiful

So we are now at the the place called... I don't know the name

but anyway

so we have a seafood barbecue place so you can get to choose the fish and

Shellfish, whatever that is and then and do the BBQ

What is this

Something's being dried, that's for sure

That looks like something out of a horror movie

And then to the people to the people watching this

to all of you watching this, how do you feel abut this? Is it weird, is it brilliant? You can sum up in one word

I should do this so I can get Chris. Are there you go

Look at his bad side

Right guys, we're gonna check into our hotel for the night

It's a really cool street full of traditional style hotels excited to see what our... our rooms look like

Guess I will say goodbye here. Thanks for watching and I'll see you guys again very soon. Bye

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