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00:00When you enlarge the satellite image, you can see it.
00:06It's a house in the mountains far away from people.
00:11What kind of people live in such a place for what reason?
00:17Wow, amazing flow!
00:19Wow, it's cold!
00:21It's cold, isn't it?
00:23It feels really good!
00:26Wow, the lights are cool!
00:29Wow, amazing!
00:31It's big!
00:33Is this local tofu?
00:35I think it's stone tofu.
00:37Wow, it goes in easily because it's tofu.
00:39It's beautiful!
00:41This is kintoki beans.
00:43Do you eat it like that?
00:45I put it in Tokushima Chirashi Sushi.
00:47You put it in?
00:48Yes.
00:49I've never seen it before!
00:51Tonight, they'll try to find a mysterious object in the satellite image.
00:58Japan's Greatest Creation
01:03The Hotsunto Ikenya
01:08Last time, we had the locals introduce us to the Hotsunto Ikenya in Tokushima Prefecture.
01:17On top of a field where the steep slope of Mt. One has been cleared,
01:22a number of hirayas have been built so that the top of the hill can be easily accessed.
01:30The 87-year-old Mitsuko Fushihira and her family live in this house.
01:36Hello!
01:37To leave her family behind and take care of her mother who lives alone,
01:44Mitsuko Fushihira returned to her parents' house four years ago.
01:49There are a lot of buildings.
01:51Yes, they're connected.
01:53This is Omoya.
01:55How many years has this house been here?
01:57This house was here when Hiba was here, so it's been about 150 years.
02:02Wow, that's amazing!
02:04Wow, that's amazing!
02:08Can I come in?
02:09Yes, of course.
02:10Please come in.
02:12Thank you very much.
02:13Excuse me.
02:14Please come in.
02:15Wow!
02:17It's so spacious.
02:19Excuse me.
02:23Wow, the porch is so long.
02:26No, it's not.
02:27It's just spacious.
02:29Excuse me.
02:30Excuse me.
02:33This is the living room, isn't it?
02:34Yes, it is.
02:35Can I come in?
02:36Please come in.
02:37Wow, it's cool.
02:38Please take a rest.
02:39Excuse me.
02:40Wow, it's so spacious.
02:42San Matsuzuki.
02:43What kind of room is this?
02:45It's called Nakanoma.
02:47Oh, Nakanoma.
02:48How many rooms are there?
02:49Six rooms.
02:50Six rooms?
02:51There are 12 rooms over there.
02:52Oh, there are 12 rooms over there?
02:53Yes.
02:55Wow, it's spacious.
02:56Wow, it's a great fireplace.
02:58It's a fireplace and a fireplace.
03:01Wow, that's amazing.
03:02The table is big, too.
03:04When everyone gathers here,
03:07I remove the table and put it here.
03:09Oh, you remove the table?
03:11Yes.
03:12When everyone gathers here.
03:14It's spacious.
03:15Yes, it is.
03:17Recently, my father-in-law built this place in 3 years.
03:21About 30 people gathered here.
03:23Oh, more than 30 people came here in 3 years?
03:25Yes.
03:26Wow, it's lively.
03:28It's like a inn.
03:29Yes.
03:30It used to be like that in the New Year.
03:33People who went to the town came back.
03:35Then, everyone got together and had a party.
03:38Oh, I see.
03:39Where did you hold the wedding ceremony?
03:40At home.
03:41Oh, did you hold it here?
03:42Yes.
03:43Oh, I see.
03:44It's over there.
03:45Oh, in the back?
03:46Yes.
03:47You two sat here.
03:49That was about 64 years ago.
03:5164 years ago.
03:52There was no road, so we walked all the way here.
03:55Oh, really?
03:56Oh, from down there?
03:57Yes.
03:58It was a path like a mouse's tooth.
04:03It was built recently.
04:06Oh, really?
04:07It was like a mountain road.
04:10There was no bridge down there.
04:13There was no bridge?
04:14There was no bridge in the valley over there?
04:16No, there wasn't.
04:17Then, you got off the mountain?
04:18Yes, I got off the mountain and walked.
04:20There was a fishing bridge.
04:22In the old days.
04:23Oh, I see.
04:24When I got up there, it was shaking.
04:28Oh, this is the wedding ceremony?
04:29Yes.
04:30It's a powerful wedding ceremony.
04:32The fishing boat was shaking so much that I thought it was going to fall.
04:35Now, I can walk on the bridge and it's convenient.
04:40It was difficult in the old days, wasn't it?
04:41Yes.
04:42When the children went to school, they all walked.
04:47It takes 30 to 40 minutes from here to the elementary school.
04:5030 to 40 minutes?
04:51Oh, 30 to 40 minutes.
04:52It takes an hour by bicycle from here to the elementary school.
04:56By bicycle?
04:57It's a gravel road.
04:58Now, it's like an asphalt road.
05:00It's a gravel road.
05:02You can walk on it, though.
05:04Now, it's pushed up.
05:06Oh, really?
05:07It must be hard.
05:09Where were you born, Mitsuko?
05:11I was born in this village.
05:14So, there was a house around the mountain?
05:17Yes.
05:18I see.
05:20Mitsuko was born as the youngest daughter of seven farmers in the village.
05:28She married Takashige, who was one year younger than her and went to the same elementary school.
05:34They got married 65 years ago.
05:38They were blessed with three children and built a lively family.
05:44What kind of person was Takashige?
05:47He was just a normal person.
05:50What did you do for a living?
05:52I cut trees in the mountains.
05:54So, you were a carpenter.
05:55Yes, I was a carpenter.
05:57I made mud.
05:58You made mud.
05:59Yes, I did.
06:00So, you were a carpenter and a carpenter.
06:02Yes, I was.
06:03What did you do, Mitsuko?
06:04I was working all the time when my son was in school.
06:09Oh, Mitsuko?
06:10Yes.
06:11What did you do?
06:12I worked with my father.
06:14What did you do?
06:15I didn't have a job in the mountains.
06:17But I had a job in a inn.
06:19I helped women fix their shoes.
06:23I helped them take off their clothes.
06:26I did a lot of women's work.
06:28Did you?
06:29Yes.
06:32How long did you stay at home?
06:34I stayed at home until I was in middle school.
06:36I had to go to Miyoshi City for high school.
06:40After I graduated, I went to Osaka for a job.
06:42What did you do in Osaka?
06:43I was a cook in Osaka.
06:44Oh, you were a cook.
06:46I worked at a restaurant.
06:48It's a very famous restaurant.
06:49Yes, I worked there for about five years.
06:51It's famous.
06:52Isn't this the main street?
06:54I've seen it somewhere.
06:57I moved to Tokushima.
06:58I worked at a hotel in Tokushima.
07:00Did you cook?
07:01Yes, I did.
07:02I worked at a private hotel.
07:05After that, I worked at a restaurant until my father passed away.
07:08By yourself?
07:09Yes, by myself.
07:10Was it a restaurant?
07:11No, it was a cafe restaurant.
07:12Oh, I see.
07:13You were a cook.
07:14Yes, I was.
07:15When my father got sick, I quit my job.
07:18Then I moved to Tokushima.
07:19I happened to have a restaurant there.
07:21The owner of the restaurant said he would come to Tokushima.
07:23So I took care of the restaurant.
07:25So you worked at a hotel.
07:27Minoru returned to his hometown four months before his father passed away four years ago.
07:34He is good at cooking.
07:37Now he goes to his father's hotel from Potsunto Ikenya in the mountains.
07:43He takes advantage of his experience and works as a cook.
07:48He takes care of his mother, Mitsuko.
07:51It's not a busy place, is it?
07:53No.
07:54That's good.
07:56Fushihira's parents live in Potsunto Ikenya in the mountains of Tokushima.
08:03His eldest son, Minoru, sleeps in the back of the house, which was built about 70 years ago.
08:16There is another room over there.
08:18There is another room over there?
08:19Minoru sleeps in that room.
08:21Oh, I see.
08:22Please come in.
08:23Oh, I'm sorry.
08:24Please take a look.
08:25If you open that door, you can see Minoru's room.
08:29This is the kitchen.
08:31Can I take a look?
08:33Yes, you can.
08:34Oh, can I?
08:35It's spacious.
08:37It's spacious.
08:38My late grandmother used to live here.
08:42After I came back, I fixed all the bad parts.
08:45When I came back, there was a tatami mat here.
08:50I pulled it all up and replaced the flooring.
08:54And I made my own place.
08:56There are a lot of things.
08:57This was a stove.
08:58Oh, was this a stove?
09:00I made a stove and made a stove.
09:01I made all these things myself.
09:03Oh, you made them yourself?
09:04I made a window and a window.
09:07I brought a window and made a window.
09:09You can sit down and watch Minoru.
09:11I can sit down and watch Minoru.
09:12It's a great view.
09:13It's a great view.
09:14It's a great view.
09:16It's a picture of the Fuku-do.
09:18Oh, the scenery is nice.
09:20It's a nice view.
09:22Yes, it is.
09:23Is that a river?
09:25This person is flowing the river.
09:27What is this?
09:28Is this a playroom?
09:29This is a playroom.
09:30There's a record room.
09:31It's cool.
09:32Is this your hobby?
09:34It's not a hobby.
09:35I put the records I put on the record.
09:37Can you record now?
09:39I can, but I'm recording in Minamoto, Tokushima.
09:42Who is this?
09:43Agnes Lam.
09:44Agnes Lam.
09:45Do you know this?
09:46I don't know.
09:47It's a class.
09:49Which one is this?
09:50Agnes Lam.
09:51Agnes Lam.
09:52I took this picture when I was in high school.
09:55It's beautiful.
09:57It's nostalgic.
09:59I knew it when I saw it for the first time.
10:01It was so cute.
10:03Is there a bathroom and a toilet here?
10:06Yes, this is the bathroom.
10:08Excuse me.
10:09This is the toilet.
10:11This is the bathroom.
10:13This is the bathroom.
10:15Is this the bathroom?
10:16Yes.
10:17Excuse me.
10:18It's spacious and beautiful.
10:20Is this the bathroom you use?
10:22Yes.
10:23It's beautiful.
10:24It's big.
10:26After Mr. Minoru came back, he renovated it.
10:29On the other side of the building where the black roof was built,
10:35there is a blue roof.
10:39It's spacious.
10:43There used to be a tailor shop over there.
10:47A tailor shop?
10:49It's like a warehouse.
10:53It's like a warehouse.
10:55It's a nice room.
10:57What did you do?
10:59I made a shelf here.
11:01I put a leaf of a flower there.
11:03Did you grow it?
11:04Yes.
11:05It's called Mayu.
11:07You took a thread from a tailor and made a thread.
11:10Did you sell it?
11:11Yes, I did.
11:14There is a small hut between the building that used to be a tailor shop
11:20and a tailor shop.
11:23Mr. Minoru's valuables are here.
11:28Can I see it?
11:29Yes, please.
11:30It's a big door.
11:34It's amazing.
11:41It's a big door.
11:45I put my motorcycle in here.
11:48It's amazing.
11:50It's big.
11:52It's cool.
11:55What's on the right side?
11:56Harley-Davidson.
11:59It's big. How many cc is it?
12:011450 cc.
12:031450 cc?
12:05I want to blow up the engine.
12:08What's on the left side?
12:09It's a Monkey.
12:11I'm drilling a borehole.
12:13What is a borehole?
12:15It's usually 49 cc, so I changed it to 88 cc.
12:19I changed the piston and cylinder.
12:23I also scraped the crank.
12:26Did you power it up?
12:28Yes, I did.
12:29Do you have two motorcycles?
12:31I have over 100,000 motorcycles in Tokushima.
12:33Over 100,000?
12:35You brought them from Tokushima.
12:38I'm stupid.
12:40It's my hobby.
12:42When did you start riding a motorcycle?
12:44When I was a high school student.
12:45Did you ride a motorcycle when you were a kid?
12:47Yes, I did.
12:49It's already completed.
12:51It's a good picture.
12:52I collected them.
12:56It's cool.
12:58What do you like about motorcycles?
13:01It's fun to ride a big one.
13:03I like to modify a small Monkey.
13:07I see.
13:09You're very skillful.
13:11How long ago did you buy this?
13:1320 years ago.
13:1420 years ago?
13:15I used to like American motorcycles.
13:19After I became a member of society,
13:21I wanted a Harley-Davidson.
13:23So I bought a big one.
13:25This is my second Harley-Davidson.
13:30It sounds good.
13:31It's a cool light.
13:36I was surprised.
13:38It sounds great.
13:401450 cc.
13:42It's amazing.
13:44I've never seen such a powerful engine.
13:51It looks heavy.
13:53It's amazing.
13:57It's amazing.
13:59It's cool.
14:01Is it expensive?
14:02It depends on the car.
14:04How much is it?
14:06It depends on the car.
14:07The first Harley-Davidson was like this.
14:10It was called Ultra.
14:12Everyone called it Harley-Davidson.
14:14I wanted it.
14:16Is this your final Harley-Davidson?
14:19No.
14:20It's just what I thought.
14:22This is from 1947.
14:24It's cute.
14:26Is that so?
14:27When I bought this,
14:29I didn't ride it anymore.
14:31It was just a shape.
14:33So I bought it for 10,000 yen.
14:35I disassembled it.
14:37I changed all the tires.
14:40Did you polish all the parts and assemble them?
14:44Yes.
14:45Did you work at a motorcycle shop?
14:48It's my hobby.
14:49You've been doing it for a long time, so you know.
14:56Is that how you start the engine?
15:00It's cute.
15:02It's quiet.
15:05It's small.
15:13When you have a day off,
15:15do you go for a run to refresh yourself?
15:18Yes.
15:21I used to run a lot in Shikoku.
15:23With this?
15:24Yes, with Takamatsu.
15:25I'm getting old now,
15:27but in my 30s and 40s,
15:29I used to run with about 30 people.
15:33You're touring with a big bike.
15:35Wow.
15:36Isn't it hard to go downhill with this?
15:39Is it okay?
15:40No, it's fine.
15:41I only need to worry about gasoline.
15:44I only need 4 liters.
15:46If I have a gas station,
15:47I fill it up with gasoline and run.
15:50Your face is the most lively right now.
15:52That's right.
15:53That's true.
15:55When I talk about motorcycles.
15:58When I ride what I like.
16:01And another one.
16:03In front of Omoya,
16:05there is a hut with three aluminum doors.
16:11This is a bath and a toilet.
16:13A bath and a toilet?
16:14Yes.
16:15This is a bath,
16:16but now I use the inside.
16:18How long have you been using this?
16:20Until recently.
16:21I still use it.
16:22You can use it as a firewood and a boiler.
16:24You can cook outside.
16:26In the old days, it was a Goemon bath.
16:28Goemon bath.
16:29Yes.
16:30Here.
16:31That's true.
16:32In the old days.
16:33Yes.
16:34You put firewood here.
16:35That's right.
16:36You heat it up.
16:37Yes.
16:39Are there two bathrooms here?
16:40That's for farm work.
16:42You can't go inside.
16:44For that time.
16:45Bathroom.
16:48The field spreads out on the slope in front of the Fushihira family.
16:53Mr. Minoru is taking care of this field alone now.
16:58Mr. Minoru has a lot of vitality.
17:01Is this all paid by yourself?
17:03That's right.
17:04I do it myself.
17:05You eat it yourself?
17:06Yes.
17:07Mr. Minoru, have you been farming for a long time?
17:10No, it's been a few years.
17:12I've seen my mother and father do it,
17:17but I've been doing it myself for three or four years.
17:21After my father passed away,
17:23I asked my mother,
17:25what kind of flower will you plant when it blooms?
17:28She said, azuki beans.
17:30I said, soba noodles before August.
17:32I learned it by body.
17:34Did you learn it by body?
17:37Yes.
17:39The slope is quite steep.
17:40It's amazing, isn't it?
17:42I cut this mountain.
17:44I see.
17:46It's hard, isn't it?
17:48Yes.
17:49There are few places where it's hard.
17:50Soba noodles and rice.
17:53You don't need a lot of water.
17:56It snows in winter, right?
17:58This is the slope.
18:00You can go all the way down there.
18:01I see.
18:02It looks fun.
18:03You can go all the way down there.
18:04My son can come here and make kamakura.
18:08It's about 30 to 40 centimeters.
18:10Does it grow that much?
18:11Yes.
18:12The children will be happy.
18:15How many types do you grow per year?
18:17About 15 to 20.
18:19I see.
18:20What is this?
18:22This is a potato.
18:24Is this a potato?
18:25Yes.
18:26Do you have potatoes?
18:27Yes, I do.
18:28Do you want to dig potatoes?
18:29Can I dig potatoes?
18:30I'm sorry.
18:31He is kind.
18:32Is this for digging potatoes?
18:33This is a tool called Futatsugo.
18:35Futatsugo?
18:36Yes.
18:37It's a tool called Futatsugo, isn't it?
18:38Yes.
18:39Most of the leaves are withered.
18:40I see.
18:41I dig potatoes after the leaves wither.
18:44Is that the tool?
18:45Yes.
18:46It's true.
18:47It came out.
18:48It looks like this.
18:49It looks delicious.
18:51This is called Goushimo.
18:52Goushimo?
18:53Yes.
18:54It's a potato, though.
18:55It's called Goushimo.
18:56Goushimo.
18:57This is a small leaf.
19:00This is soba.
19:02Is this soba?
19:04Yes.
19:05That's a lot.
19:06How much can you get with this?
19:09I got 18 liters of soba last year.
19:13I got two of them.
19:14Only soba?
19:15Only soba.
19:16That's 36 kilograms.
19:18Yes.
19:19How do you eat it?
19:20I make it into powder and eat it.
19:23I give it to my relatives and acquaintances.
19:27They say,
19:28Here you are.
19:30Who sells it?
19:31I sell it.
19:32Is that so?
19:33Mr. Minoru is amazing.
19:36Have you been selling soba for a long time?
19:39Originally, I didn't sell it.
19:41All men and women sell soba.
19:44I used to make soba when I was popular.
19:49The most popular one is Toshikoshi soba.
19:52What's that little thing over there?
19:54That's konnyaku.
19:56Konnyaku?
19:57Yes.
19:58Did you make konnyaku?
20:00I did.
20:01How did you make it?
20:02I washed konnyaku, boiled it, mixed it, crushed it, and put it in a bowl.
20:07Then I made it into a ball.
20:08It's a unique shape.
20:10It's like the shape of local konnyaku.
20:14What's that high purple thing?
20:16Is that it?
20:17Yes.
20:18This is garlic.
20:20Is garlic such a beautiful flower?
20:22It's a little big.
20:24I didn't know such a beautiful flower could bloom.
20:26Garlic?
20:27It's beautiful.
20:28What's this?
20:30This is tea.
20:31Is this tea?
20:32Yes.
20:33Do you drink it yourself?
20:34Yes.
20:35I drink tea in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
20:39The tea I make in the morning is called Obutsudan.
20:44I go to a tea shop, put it on the market, and make it.
20:47I make it like this.
20:50You're good at it.
20:51Like this.
20:54I've been doing this for about four years.
20:56You're good at it.
20:58Is there any special way to make tea leaves?
21:00No.
21:01I just steam it.
21:05Do you make it yourself?
21:07Yes.
21:08Really?
21:09I dry it in the sun.
21:11You make it yourself.
21:13You're good at it.
21:14I've been making it since the end of May.
21:16This year, I've been making it since the end of May.
21:19You've been making it?
21:20Yes.
21:21It's not something I can show you.
21:24There are a lot of tea leaves.
21:27Did you make this tea yourself?
21:29Yes.
21:30It's like Chinese tea.
21:33It's a little rougher than ordinary tea.
21:37That's right.
21:38Can I smell it?
21:40Yes.
21:42It smells really good.
21:45I put this on the gas.
21:48Is that how you drink it?
21:51I'll give you a tip.
21:54Put it until the stem turns white.
21:57Does the stem turn white?
21:58Yes.
21:59The leaves stay the same, but they turn white.
22:03You shouldn't burn them.
22:05If you burn them, you'll smell the smoke.
22:10Only people who burn tea leaves know this information.
22:13It smells better than before.
22:17I can smell the tea even from here.
22:21It's almost dry.
22:23I opened the lid.
22:25I'll put this in.
22:28I'll put it on the fire.
22:30It must be delicious.
22:32It's freshly brewed.
22:33It smells good.
22:34It smells like hot tea.
22:37It's full of tea.
22:38It's full of tea.
22:39You don't put it in the teapot, do you?
22:41No.
22:42You put it in the teapot.
22:43If you put it in the teapot, the tea leaves will open.
22:45You'll get rid of them.
22:47You're right.
22:48It's back to normal.
22:49It's back to normal.
22:50It's like reducing the taste and boiling it again.
22:54Yes.
22:55I'll boil it in the morning.
22:58It's this color.
23:00In winter, I put it in a pot and keep it warm.
23:04In summer, I leave it as it is.
23:06Can I have it?
23:07Yes, please.
23:08Thank you for it.
23:14It tastes stronger than tea.
23:19The smell of green tea lingers in my mouth.
23:21It's delicious.
23:24The tea that Minoru grew is delicious.
23:29There was a secret in the water.
23:32The water is beautiful.
23:34Is this spring water from the mountains?
23:36It's spring water from the mountains.
23:37It's spring water from the mountains.
23:38Spring water from the mountains.
23:39So, you don't use tap water?
23:41We don't use tap water.
23:43Is that so?
23:44We use tap water to get money.
23:48Where is the spring water from?
23:51It's over there.
23:52Isn't it quite expensive?
23:54Yes.
23:55Is there a spring water there?
23:56Yes.
23:57Has it been there for a long time?
23:58Yes.
23:59Shall we go there?
24:00Can we?
24:03I'm going to the spring water.
24:05It's hard.
24:10The new drama, My Diary, will start tonight.
24:13It's a warm drama that depicts the small happiness of five college students.
24:19It starts at 10.15 pm.
24:21Please watch it.
24:24A village where 17 generations lived in the past.
24:29There was no public water pipe.
24:32The only one left, Fushihirake, is still relying on spring water from the mountains.
24:39The water source is near the summit, which is about 600 meters above the house.
24:46It's hard.
24:48We're going to a road without a road.
24:51We're going to the water source above the mountain.
24:57Let's follow them.
24:59It's above the mountain, isn't it?
25:00It's quite far.
25:02Is it separated from the mountain?
25:05It's going up at once.
25:07It's high.
25:08It's going up at a glance.
25:11It's amazing.
25:13It's thin.
25:16Be careful not to fall.
25:17It stopped.
25:19Can we walk from here?
25:20I don't know.
25:22Can we walk from here?
25:24Yes.
25:25This road leads to the water source.
25:28That's right.
25:29I feel like I'm in a deep forest.
25:34I can hear the sound of water.
25:38It's amazing.
25:40This is the entrance to the water source.
25:44It's amazing.
25:45It's from the top.
25:49It's amazing.
25:50It's very cool.
25:51Is this the middle of the road?
25:53Yes, it is.
25:54This is the end of the road.
25:55This is the beginning of the river.
25:58We're going to climb the river here, too.
26:01Can we go there?
26:02Are you going there?
26:03Do you always go there?
26:04I go there.
26:05Do you always go there?
26:08When we go up the mountain, we take this off.
26:11Why?
26:12This is wet.
26:14This is wet.
26:16This is dry.
26:17That means there's no water.
26:19There's no water?
26:20Do you always check that?
26:22I think this will disappear.
26:26It will stop.
26:27That's right.
26:28If it comes out, we don't have to go up.
26:31Do you come to check the water source like this?
26:33Do you clean it up?
26:34That's right.
26:35This is the work.
26:36It's a lot of work.
26:37It's a lot of work.
26:40Let's go.
26:41I'll follow you.
26:42I'll follow you.
26:44It's a great slope.
26:45It's scary.
26:46It's a great slope.
26:48There's a rope.
26:49A rope?
26:51Can I use this rope?
26:52You can use this rope.
26:53I thought it was dangerous, so I hung it.
26:55Can we go there?
26:56We can't go there on a rainy day.
26:57We can go there.
26:58That's great.
26:59If there wasn't a rope,
27:02we'd be on a cliff to the left.
27:03Oh, no.
27:04We don't have a rope.
27:05It's a narrow road.
27:06I'm really scared.
27:07This is dangerous.
27:08This is dangerous.
27:09This is scary.
27:10How do we get there?
27:11How do we get there?
27:12You said you wanted to go there.
27:16Be careful, it's slippery.
27:18Is this normal?
27:20Oh, no.
27:22Oh, no.
27:23Hang in there.
27:24He's telling us not to go to Karuhazumi.
27:25Hang in there.
27:26There's no place to step on.
27:31I'm scared.
27:32The cameraman has a camera.
27:33That's right.
27:34That's great.
27:35It's slippery.
27:36It's slippery.
27:38I'm scared.
27:41It's slanted.
27:42It's really slanted.
27:43I'm scared.
27:45It's really slippery.
27:47It's OK.
27:49We don't have time for that.
27:50We don't have time for that.
27:55That's funny.
27:57It's really scary that it's slanted.
28:00We can't go any further.
28:01That's right.
28:02You said you wanted to go there.
28:03That's right.
28:04It's really slanted.
28:05I'm scared.
28:06I'm scared.
28:09It's a very beautiful waterfall.
28:12We can go there if we bring the hose.
28:13Yes, the hose.
28:14It's fun, but it's really scary.
28:16It's slanted.
28:17It's slanted.
28:19Are we almost there?
28:20It's here.
28:21That's great.
28:22It's beautiful.
28:23It's amazing.
28:24It's the water source.
28:26Can we go closer?
28:27Yes, you can.
28:28It's beautiful.
28:29It looks good.
28:30It's amazing.
28:32It's like a water slide.
28:33That's right.
28:35We can go there if we bring the hose.
28:37It might hurt a little.
28:40It's really beautiful.
28:43It feels good in the summer.
28:45That's right.
28:46It's slanted over there.
28:48It's amazing.
28:51Can I wash my face?
28:52Are you okay?
28:54Are you okay?
28:55Yes.
28:56No way.
28:57Excuse me.
28:58Is it okay?
28:59It's cold.
29:01It feels good.
29:03It's the best.
29:04It feels good.
29:07It feels really good.
29:11It's cold.
29:13It's amazing.
29:15The water is coming from above.
29:17You're taking the water from the root.
29:19That's right.
29:20From the root to the bottom.
29:22There are four holes.
29:25If one or two come out, it won't be empty.
29:29This is Minoru's water turtle.
29:32There's a lot of mud.
29:34Do you always clean up like this?
29:36Yes.
29:37There's a lot of gravel here.
29:39That's right.
29:40There's a lot of gravel here.
29:41I see.
29:42I come to clean it several times a month.
29:46It's hard.
29:47It's hard.
29:48It's hard.
29:51The water that comes out near the summit flows down.
29:54Fushihirake draws water from the current of the river.
30:00This is how water is drawn.
30:03Minoru comes to the steep slope several times a month to secure important water sources.
30:14It's the water of life.
30:16This is a relief.
30:17Yes.
30:18This is a relief.
30:21Minoru removes the gravel from the main waterway.
30:25He goes down the steep slope using a hose.
30:30It's amazing.
30:31Does it come out well?
30:32Yes.
30:33It's completely different from before.
30:35It's completely different from before.
30:37The water source has been secured again.
30:40That's right.
30:42Minoru removes the gravel from the main waterway.
30:46I see.
30:48It's done.
30:49Thank you very much.
30:50It's amazing.
30:53After cleaning the water source, he returns to Fushihirake.
30:58There was a car parked at the entrance of the house.
31:04I wonder who it is.
31:06I wonder who it is.
31:08Someone is coming.
31:09Is it your mother-in-law?
31:11Nice to meet you.
31:13My name is Motokashi.
31:15He is my husband.
31:16Is he your husband?
31:17Yes.
31:18He is my great-grandson.
31:19He is also my great-grandson.
31:21Is that so?
31:22He is my husband.
31:26He is my son.
31:28Is he your daughter?
31:30He is my mother.
31:31Is he your mother?
31:32He is my mother.
31:33He is Rui.
31:34He is Rui.
31:35Nice to meet you.
31:38I'm embarrassed.
31:39I'm embarrassed.
31:41On this day, the family of Mitsuko and Misato, who live in Anan City,
31:45which is about three hours away by car, came to visit the house on the mountain.
31:55Misato couldn't come because of work.
31:59However, her husband, Takashi, came to visit the grave of her daughter, Mami,
32:05and her grandson, Rui, who passed away four years ago.
32:14How do you like your grandson?
32:16He is cute.
32:17Is that so?
32:18My great-grandson is even cuter.
32:20I see.
32:21He is your great-grandson.
32:22I see.
32:23How often does he come to visit you?
32:25Once a month?
32:26No, he doesn't come often.
32:29I want him to come to visit me.
32:33Mami, how often does he come to visit you?
32:35Since he was little.
32:36Did he bring you here?
32:37Yes, he did.
32:38Did he bring you here?
32:39Yes, he did.
32:40Every time something happens.
32:41How do you like this place?
32:42It's a place where I can relax.
32:45What is good about this place?
32:46Nature.
32:48Nature.
32:49Nature.
32:50That's right.
32:51I think it's good for children to spend time in nature.
32:54I think it's good for children to spend time in nature.
32:55It's better than playing games.
32:56It's better than playing games.
32:57It's really good.
32:58It's really good.
32:59I hope you will stay here forever.
33:01I hope my grandmother stays here forever.
33:06I'm a Beige.
33:08I'm a Beige.
33:09I'm a Beige.
33:10I'm a Beige.
33:11I'm a Beige.
33:12Then, Minoru-san entered the building that was a nursery school next to the house.
33:20He took out a machine from the back.
33:24Thank you very much.
33:26This is for making soba.
33:27I see.
33:29If you put soba in here, it becomes powder.
33:33You make soba, too?
33:34Yes.
33:35How long have you been using this?
33:36I've been using it for 10 or 15 years.
33:38I see.
33:39You put this in here.
33:43I see.
33:44Did you get it from that field?
33:46That's right.
33:47You make soba powder like this.
33:49You put this in here.
33:53The powder is coming out.
33:54It comes out like this.
33:55I see.
33:59This is the powder.
34:00The inside and the outside are separated.
34:02That's right.
34:03It's almost empty.
34:05I see.
34:06It's ready to make powder.
34:09I see.
34:10It's almost empty.
34:12You put this in here.
34:16It's old.
34:20This is a beautiful soba powder.
34:22I see.
34:23This is soba powder.
34:26This is soba powder.
34:27What are you going to do with this?
34:28I used to use it as a pillow.
34:30I see.
34:32It's good for your head.
34:34I'm sleeping on a soba pillow now.
34:36Is that so?
34:37It's very good.
34:38Everyone in this house is sleeping on it.
34:42That's great.
34:43In my case, I'm not used to it yet.
34:45It's called Soba No. 28.
34:46No. 28.
34:47This is a toilet.
34:48If I use this, my soba will break.
34:52Have you been making soba for a long time?
34:55Yes, I have.
34:56It's been 4 years since I came back.
34:58I'm getting used to it.
34:59I'm getting used to it.
35:02That's mountain water, isn't it?
35:03That's right.
35:04That beautiful water looks delicious.
35:07Do you have any tips for making soba?
35:09I do.
35:11It's like kneading.
35:15You can do anything.
35:17He's very good at it.
35:19It's beautiful.
35:22That's great.
35:23It's done.
35:25I'm going to stretch it.
35:26You're going to stretch it.
35:28Is this a table for making soba?
35:30That's right.
35:31It's already prepared.
35:33It's called UCHIBAN.
35:34UCHIBAN?
35:35It's a cutting board for making soba.
35:37It's a cutting board for making soba.
35:40How long have you been making soba?
35:42It's been 4 years.
35:444 years.
35:45I make soba once or twice a year.
35:49When do you make soba once or twice a year?
35:51I make soba at the end of the year.
35:54I see.
35:59I'm going to put matsuki on this.
36:02He's going to put matsuki on the soba.
36:05I'm going to do this.
36:07I'm going to do this once.
36:09I'm going to do this twice.
36:11I'm going to do this three times.
36:12I'm going to put matsuki on this.
36:15I'm going to put matsuki on this.
36:18When you spread the dough to a certain extent,
36:21When you spread the dough to a certain extent,
36:23You can stretch it even thinner.
36:25You can stretch it even thinner.
36:28It's getting bigger and bigger.
36:31It looks fun.
36:33Are you done stretching?
36:35I'm done stretching.
36:36I have to cut it next time.
36:38You're going to cut the soba.
36:43Wow.
36:46It's even.
36:50This is one serving.
36:52It's a beautiful soba.
36:54I usually cut it with this.
36:56I usually cut it with this.
36:58If you fry this, it'll come over here.
37:00If you fry this, it'll come over here.
37:01It's a very convenient tool.
37:02It's a very convenient tool.
37:03It's a very convenient tool.
37:06It feels good to watch.
37:07It feels good to watch.
37:09It's amazing.
37:13I'll leave the rest to you.
37:16It's a division.
37:17It's a division.
37:18I'll cut it with a saw.
37:20I'll cut it with a saw.
37:22It's made of mountain spring water.
37:24It's made of mountain spring water.
37:25It looks delicious.
37:26It looks delicious.
37:29It's the best.
37:34Do you split it one by one?
37:36Do you split it one by one?
37:37To make it easier to eat.
37:38To make it easier to eat.
37:39It looks delicious.
37:40It's beautiful.
37:42It's almost done.
37:43It's done.
37:45It looks delicious.
37:52It's about 2 meters wide.
37:54It's about 2 meters wide.
37:55It's very big.
37:57It's delicious.
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38:10Today's lunch is homemade soba and another dish.
38:16Today's lunch is homemade soba and another dish.
38:20Is this normal rice?
38:22I mixed rice with rice cake.
38:26I mixed rice with rice cake.
38:28This is salt.
38:30This is salt.
38:32This is sugar.
38:34This is sugar.
38:35Isn't that too much?
38:37This is not too much.
38:40It's sweet.
38:42It's really sweet.
38:44What kind of rice is this?
38:45It's Koshihikari.
38:47It's Koshihikari and rice cake.
38:49How many do you have?
38:50I have three of rice cake and one of rice cake.
38:54You have four of them.
38:56Do you want me to put all of them in?
38:58Yes.
38:59I should put all of them in.
39:01I see.
39:03Then I'll put sugar in.
39:05Did you buy this?
39:06No, I've been making it until recently.
39:09Oh, I see.
39:10I don't add tea leaves.
39:11She's adding it again.
39:12I think that's enough.
39:17She's adding quite a lot.
39:18It's like a snack.
39:20Oh, I see.
39:25She's rolling it up.
39:29It's almost like ohagi.
39:30It's like ohagi.
39:32What kind of dish is this?
39:34It's called obota.
39:36It's also called onigiri.
39:38Obota?
39:39Obota.
39:40You've been eating it for a long time?
39:42Yes, for a long time.
39:44When I was a kid, I used to eat it at sports day.
39:47I couldn't bring my lunch box.
39:49So this is what you used to bring to sports day.
39:51Do you remember this?
39:52Yes, I do.
39:53You used to eat this at sports day.
39:55This was a snack back in the day.
39:58When people would gather.
39:59Oh, I see.
40:00Where did you learn how to make this?
40:03My husband's mother, Minoru.
40:05So you've been making this for a long time.
40:08Yes, yes.
40:09So this is a snack.
40:10This is the end.
40:12Wow.
40:13You made a lot.
40:14Yes, I did.
40:16It looks delicious.
40:17Here it is.
40:18Obota.
40:20Minoru, who has 43 years of cooking experience,
40:24is even more skillful.
40:28You're good at handling it.
40:29That's what I'm talking about.
40:31I was just cooking.
40:34So Minoru, you're basically in charge of the cooking.
40:37Yes, I am.
40:39How do you like it, Mitsuko?
40:42It's easy to make and delicious.
40:48That's true.
40:49It's the taste of a professional.
40:51I don't say that.
40:52You don't say that.
40:55This is tofu.
40:58Is this local tofu?
40:59Yes, it is.
41:00It's huge.
41:01What kind of tofu is this?
41:03It's called stone tofu.
41:04Stone tofu?
41:05It's very hard.
41:07Is it hard?
41:08It's still a little soft, but it used to be so hard that you could carry it home with a straw.
41:14Have you been eating this for a long time, Mitsuko?
41:16Yes, for a long time.
41:18It's easy to eat because it's tofu.
41:21It's like this.
41:22It's beautiful.
41:24Stone tofu has been eaten for a long time in this area.
41:29Because it has less moisture than ordinary tofu, it is hard enough to be tied with a rope and carried around.
41:37It's hard to look at, and it's said to last a long time.
41:41And the one I bought with the tofu is the round konjac made with local konjac potatoes.
41:50This is the one I made this morning.
41:52It's sashimi.
41:53Sashimi konjac.
41:55It looks delicious.
41:59It looks like this.
42:00It's beautiful.
42:02I eat it with wasabi soy sauce.
42:04Do you eat it with wasabi soy sauce?
42:05Yes.
42:07It's gorgeous.
42:09Please eat it, too.
42:11Thank you very much.
42:13It's like a gathering of relatives.
42:16Excuse me, I'll eat it.
42:18Please eat it.
42:19Thank you for the food.
42:20How can I eat it?
42:21Anything.
42:22You can eat it with soba or anything.
42:24Thank you very much.
42:25I'll eat it with soba.
42:26Please eat it.
42:28It looks delicious.
42:30Excuse me, I'll eat it.
42:31Please eat it.
42:32It's freshly made soba.
42:38It looks good.
42:40It's delicious.
42:41It's delicious.
42:44It's really delicious because it's freshly made.
42:46The flavor of soba is strong.
42:49It has a strong taste.
42:51I'm glad.
42:53I'm glad.
42:54Excuse me, I'll eat it.
42:58Minoru has been eating this for a long time.
43:00It's a little sweet.
43:03That's right.
43:04Minoru is right.
43:05He put a lot of sugar in it.
43:06I think it's good to have a lot of sugar in it.
43:08Mitsuko, I'll eat it.
43:13It's delicious.
43:14The soybean flour is delicious.
43:15It's chewy because it has white rice and mochi rice.
43:19It's really delicious.
43:21It's a local tofu.
43:23I'll try it.
43:25I'll put Sudachi on it.
43:28It's a Sudachi made by Tokushima.
43:31I'll eat it.
43:32It's good to eat tofu with Sudachi.
43:36The tofu has a soft texture like cheese.
43:40It's delicious.
43:41It goes well with Sudachi.
43:43It's delicious.
43:44What is the konjac?
43:45It's a mixture of soy sauce and Sudachi.
43:47Can I eat it now?
43:48It's a chaos now.
43:50It will come out in a little while.
43:53I'll eat it.
43:56The konjac doesn't smell like sweet potatoes at all.
43:59It's a refreshing taste.
44:01It's really delicious.
44:02What kind of food is this?
44:05This is rose sushi.
44:08Rose sushi?
44:09This is Kintoki beans.
44:12Do you eat it like that?
44:13Tokushima puts Kintoki beans in sushi.
44:19I've never seen it before.
44:21It's delicious.
44:22Okonomiyaki has bean balls in it.
44:25Does Okonomiyaki have bean balls in it?
44:29It's a little sweet.
44:32I'll eat it.
44:41It's the first time I've eaten it.
44:43I'll put it in here.
44:45All of Tokushima has bean balls in it.
44:48The texture is interesting.
44:50Sweet and salty go well together.
44:53When families and relatives gather,
44:56they eat homemade soba noodles and local food.
45:01It's an old tradition of the Fushihira family to eat together.
45:06It's a fun time.
45:08This is a happy space.
45:11It's hard because it's at the top of the mountain.
45:14Thank you for the food.
45:17It was delicious.
45:20We say goodbye to the Chojo family who came to visit the grave.
45:25I want to go back to the grave.
45:27I'm going to go back to the grave.
45:29I'm not going to go back to the grave.
45:30I'm not going to go back to the grave.
45:32I want to eat soba noodles again.
45:34I want to eat soba noodles again.
45:37The child was a sweet child.
45:39See you again.
45:41Take care.
45:43The grandmother of the three-year-old son looks so happy.
45:47I'm looking forward to the day when I can see my grandchildren again.
45:53Mitsuko, do you have any goals or dreams?
45:57I don't have any dreams.
46:02My biggest dream is to go to that world.
46:05No, no, no.
46:06Please take a picture of this.
46:08It's a souvenir from the grave.
46:12Minoru, you've been taking care of the field all the time.
46:15I've been working on the field as much as I can.
46:20I've been following the field since I was a child.
46:24I watch the field, and I go back to Fukushima once or twice a month.
46:29I watch the field, and I go back to Fukushima once or twice a month.
46:31I watch the field, and I go back to Fukushima once or twice a month.
46:32Your mother still works on the field.
46:34That's right.
46:35She's 88 years old.
46:37You're going to keep it clean, right?
46:40That's right.
46:41I'll do my best.
46:45Minoru lost his father four years ago.
46:48Minoru decided to protect the house and the field that he inherited from his ancestors.
46:56Minoru is 88 years old this year.
46:59His mother, Mitsuko, is still in good health.
47:04Mitsuko is proud of her son, who is a hard-working high school student who cares about her.
47:12They look forward to the day when their grandchildren and great-grandchildren come to visit.
47:17They live happily with their son in a small house on the mountain,
47:20where they remember their dead husband.
47:29That was amazing.
47:32Your mother said,
47:34I want you to take a picture of me.
47:36I can't help but say that.
47:37We're going to visit you.
47:39Thank you for taking a picture of me.
47:42It's a happy thing to have grandchildren in this era.
47:45Only a few people have grandchildren.
47:48That's right.
47:49I thought I was invited to a difficult meeting.
47:54I was wondering what to talk about.
47:56It was a nightmare.
47:58All the events.
48:00When I actually visited the land,
48:03I wondered if there was anything that would change my life.
48:07You've been doing this for four years, right?
48:09That's right.
48:10I'm the same age as Mr. Minoru.
48:12I'm 61 years old.
48:14I was impressed with Mr. Minoru's energy.
48:17I had a little self-doubt.