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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.
00:11What kind of people live in such a place for what reason?
00:17Handmade bridge.
00:20It's made of logs, isn't it?
00:22It's like a normal road.
00:24It's a great break.
00:26It's amazing.
00:28If it falls, there's not a single one.
00:30What's this red thing?
00:32It's still in the experimental stage.
00:34Experimental stage?
00:35It's ugly.
00:38Oh, it's true.
00:39Flowers bloom and grow in the ground.
00:43I didn't know that.
00:46Please come in.
00:48Thank you for the meal.
00:51It's delicious.
00:52It's good.
00:55Tonight, we're going to look for a mysterious house in the satellite image.
01:02A great creation all over Japan.
01:06Potunto Ikkenya
01:12Jim, what do you think of living in a house like Potunto Ikkenya?
01:16I'd like to live there.
01:18But I'm used to living in Tokyo.
01:20It's convenient.
01:22I'm not from the city.
01:26What about you?
01:27I grew up surrounded by forests and rivers.
01:30What about you?
01:32I'm used to living in Tokyo, so I don't like insects.
01:35I don't like insects.
01:37You don't like them, do you?
01:39And you don't like the cold, do you?
01:41But I'm from Russia.
01:43The cold is stronger than I thought.
01:45I wonder if I can handle the cold.
01:48This is today's Potunto Ikkenya.
01:51This is Wakayama in the Kii Peninsula.
01:54Wakayama is a large area.
01:56It's very large.
02:01It looks like different kinds of trees are planted here.
02:06This is the center of the building.
02:09And there's a big river flowing here.
02:14If you cross the bridge, you can get here.
02:17What is a fruit garden?
02:19What is a fruit garden?
02:21Speaking of Wakayama...
02:24Do you mean plums?
02:25Plums?
02:26Or mandarin oranges?
02:27Plums and mandarins.
02:28I think that's why the trees are different.
02:30It's not just a family.
02:32I feel like it's a big family.
02:34That's right.
02:35It's hard to say it's just a family.
02:39It's so large.
02:41I wonder if they grow rice.
02:43I don't think so.
02:44There's no rice paddies.
02:46No one in the country grows rice.
02:51They are looking for a Potunto Ikkenya in Wakayama.
02:56They start searching from the neighboring village.
03:03It's in the mountains.
03:06The road is beautiful.
03:08The road is beautiful.
03:10There's a river flowing next to it.
03:14There's not much water.
03:16I want to swim in a river like this in summer.
03:19I think there's a big village ahead.
03:23I'm going to look for people there.
03:29There's a building.
03:31There's a house.
03:32There's a house.
03:33It's around here.
03:35There's a house on the right side of the road.
03:38There are many people.
03:40I wonder if there are people.
03:42I don't see anyone.
03:44I don't see anyone.
03:47There's a person.
03:49There's a person.
03:50There's a person.
03:52There's a person.
03:54There's no one.
03:56Let's ask.
03:59Hello.
04:02I'm sorry to bother you.
04:04I'm sorry to bother you.
04:06I'm sorry to bother you.
04:08Can I ask you for directions?
04:10Sure.
04:13I'm sorry.
04:15I brought a satellite photo.
04:17Can I see it?
04:19Sure.
04:21Can I ask you for directions?
04:22Sure.
04:25I'd like to ask you for directions to the yellow mark.
04:30I don't know where the south is.
04:35Is there a place you know?
04:42You might know that person over there.
04:46You're amazing.
04:47You can tell by the light.
04:48Is that so?
04:50He's a member of the green truck.
04:52I stopped.
04:53Ask that person.
04:56I'll go there.
05:00It's a long way to go.
05:03Hello.
05:05Hello.
05:06I'm sorry for the sudden visit.
05:08I'm from a TV show called Potsun to Ikkenya.
05:14Thank you for coming.
05:17I'd like to ask you for directions.
05:20May I?
05:22I'd like to go to the sign over there.
05:28I got it.
05:29Did you get it?
05:30Yes.
05:31Is there any further up?
05:32Yes, there is.
05:35This way.
05:37That's it.
05:38That's fast.
05:39That's where Matsudaira is.
05:40Matsudaira?
05:41Matsudaira.
05:42Matsudaira.
05:44That's where they make blueberries.
05:46That's where they make blueberries?
05:48Blueberries?
05:49I see.
05:50It's a secret.
05:52I'm 100% sure.
05:53Really?
05:54I'm 100% sure.
05:55Are you sure?
05:56Are you Matsudaira, who makes blueberries?
06:00You always say that blueberries are easy to grow.
06:03I didn't say that.
06:05Do you live alone?
06:08I live with my wife.
06:10You live with your wife?
06:11How old is she?
06:13She's 85.
06:14She's 85?
06:15She's quite old.
06:18She's married to my son.
06:21I see.
06:22Does your son live somewhere else?
06:25No, he doesn't.
06:26He lives nearby.
06:28I see.
06:30Mr. Yamanaka is 100% sure.
06:35Mr. Matsudaira, who is 85 years old,
06:37runs a blueberry farm.
06:43He lives with his wife,
06:46but his son, who lives nearby, follows him.
06:52Do I just go straight?
06:53Yes.
06:54I'm going to turn left.
06:55If you go straight, you'll reach the national highway.
06:58So, turn left.
06:59I see.
07:00Go straight and turn left.
07:01Go down this main road.
07:04There's a bridge here.
07:06Go straight.
07:07There's a tunnel here.
07:10There's another tunnel.
07:11Go over this tunnel and turn right.
07:15Right.
07:16Go along the river.
07:17There's a place to go down.
07:19I see.
07:20It looks like it's open.
07:22Really?
07:23Thank you very much.
07:24Please go in.
07:25I'll go in.
07:26Thank you very much.
07:27Excuse me.
07:28Thank you very much.
07:29Excuse me.
07:30Excuse me.
07:31Excuse me.
07:34Thank goodness.
07:35Go straight.
07:37Turn left when you reach the national highway.
07:39Okay.
07:40Mr. Matsudaira,
07:42your wife is 85 years old.
07:44Yes.
07:45I think that's about it.
07:47He runs a blueberry farm.
07:49I see.
07:50Turn left when you reach the national highway.
07:52Okay.
07:54Turn left.
07:55There's a lot of greenery.
07:57Go over the bridge.
07:58Go through the first tunnel and turn right.
08:02There's a way to go down on the left.
08:05I'm going to go down that way.
08:10Isn't that a bridge?
08:12Can you see it?
08:13Yes, I can see it.
08:15It's a bridge.
08:16This is it.
08:17It's higher than I thought.
08:20I can see the river down there.
08:22That's right.
08:23This is also a bridge.
08:25You're right.
08:26He said there were two bridges.
08:30This is the third bridge.
08:32It's amazing.
08:33Does that mean the river is overflowing?
08:35I think so.
08:37There's a tunnel.
08:39Go through the first tunnel and turn right.
08:45It's a pretty big tunnel.
08:50There's another tunnel.
08:52I have to go to the right in front of it.
08:55The second tunnel is right in front of us.
08:57That means there are a lot of tunnels.
09:01I see.
09:02Turn right.
09:05I see it.
09:06This is it.
09:07Turn right.
09:12I turned right.
09:16It suddenly became a mountain road.
09:20I can only go through one tunnel.
09:23I think the river is flowing under the cliff on the left.
09:29It's a river.
09:30It's a river.
09:31It's beautiful.
09:32It's pretty high.
09:36That's a dead end.
09:37It's a dead end.
09:38This is it.
09:39Turn left.
09:41It says Matsudaira Farm.
09:43That's right.
09:44A farm is a place where blueberries can be harvested.
09:50It says it's okay to use a large car.
09:52Can we use a large car on this road?
09:54Really?
09:55It says it's okay.
09:57It says it's okay.
09:58Turn left.
10:00It's pretty steep.
10:02I can't see it.
10:03I'm a little scared.
10:05I can't see it at all.
10:06Is it okay on the left?
10:08It's okay.
10:10Can we use a large car?
10:12It's amazing.
10:14This is impossible.
10:17I can see the river.
10:19I can see the river and the bridge.
10:21There it is.
10:22Up there.
10:23That house.
10:24Isn't that it?
10:26This is it.
10:27It's amazing.
10:28It's standing on a hill.
10:29It's high.
10:30It's in an amazing place.
10:32There is a difference in height.
10:34That's right.
10:35I didn't know there was such a difference in height.
10:37I didn't know there was such a difference in height.
10:39It's a bridge.
10:41It says we can cross it.
10:43A few days later.
10:46Finally, we arrived at a house in Wakayama Prefecture that we found in a satellite photo.
10:55It's one of the valleys that has been cut off by several bones.
10:59It's amazing.
11:00After crossing the bridge over the flowing river,
11:03there was a building with a western style with a brown slate roof and a Japanese-style house facing the river.
11:16I didn't know there was such a place.
11:18I didn't know there was such a place.
11:21If you compare it with a satellite photo, the color and shape of the roof, the location of the building and the field, the bridge over the river, and the road that goes across the bridge to the field are all the same.
11:36There is no mistake here.
11:38You can't tell from a satellite photo.
11:40That's right. You can't tell from above.
11:43It's a bridge.
11:45It's quite narrow.
11:48A large car is impossible.
11:50It's impossible.
11:53It's beeping.
11:55It's beeping.
11:57Can a large car really go?
11:59It's beeping. It's dangerous.
12:01All right.
12:03We crossed the river.
12:05Now we can't see the building.
12:09It's a road.
12:11It's going up again.
12:13It's going up.
12:19What's going on?
12:21I don't know.
12:24It's on the left.
12:26It looks like a blueberry.
12:27It's a low plant.
12:29Is this a blueberry?
12:32Is this the entrance?
12:34It says P.
12:36That's right.
12:38Is it here?
12:39Let's park the car here.
12:41The car is behind us.
12:45Hello.
12:47A car is coming.
12:49It's a woman.
12:51Where does that car go?
12:53Is it a family?
12:56It's a great place.
12:58It's much higher than what I saw in the satellite photo.
13:04It's buzzing.
13:07It's hunting grass.
13:09Is it a tree?
13:10Is it a tree?
13:13Saya-san.
13:15It's calling someone over there.
13:17Saya-san.
13:19Saya-san.
13:21It's nice to hear the call.
13:23I can see a shadow.
13:25Saya-san.
13:26Can you see it?
13:27Let's go over there.
13:29It's steep.
13:32It's amazing.
13:34It's great.
13:36It's made of stone.
13:39It's been developed a lot.
13:41It's amazing.
13:44Hello.
13:47Excuse me.
13:48Hello.
13:50Excuse me.
13:52I saw you on a TV show called Totsunto Ikkenya.
13:56I heard that you are a fan of Era Matsuda.
14:02I just got a call.
14:05That's fast.
14:07She's polite.
14:08That's fast.
14:09She's kind.
14:10Are you from Yamanaka?
14:11Yes, I'm from Yamanaka.
14:12Really?
14:13My father told me to come here.
14:18Did your father tell you?
14:20I'm sorry for coming all of a sudden.
14:23I finally found you.
14:25Is that so?
14:27Yes.
14:28It's an amazing place.
14:31Can I talk to you?
14:34I'm hunting grass with my husband.
14:37You're hunting grass.
14:39She's over there.
14:41Hello.
14:42You were talking to her, weren't you?
14:44Yes.
14:45I didn't expect to see you on TV.
14:48That's right.
14:50Is that your son's wife?
14:53Yes.
14:54Do your husband and wife live here?
14:57My mother passed away.
14:59My father has been taking care of the facility for two years.
15:04I see.
15:05So you don't live here anymore?
15:08No, I don't.
15:09So you live with your husband and wife?
15:11Yes.
15:12Every day?
15:14Yes, almost every day.
15:16I see.
15:18Can I talk to you?
15:19Can I?
15:20I'm sorry.
15:22You're welcome.
15:23I heard that you grow blueberries here.
15:29Yes, but I don't have any right now.
15:32These are blueberries.
15:34That's right.
15:35Can I go this way?
15:37Okay.
15:38My feet hurt.
15:39I see.
15:40It's a handmade bridge.
15:43It's made of wood, right?
15:46It's amazing.
15:47It's like a normal road.
15:49It's covered in dirt.
15:51Wow.
15:52This is a great rest area.
15:56It's amazing.
15:57That's true.
15:58It's a great road.
16:00It's not a road.
16:02It's dangerous.
16:03You're walking on the slope.
16:06If I fall, I'll be in trouble.
16:08I have to be careful.
16:12Are you making something else here?
16:15I'm making plums.
16:17I see.
16:18Plums.
16:19Plums are correct.
16:21Are these plums?
16:23Yes, they are.
16:24There he is.
16:26He's working in a great place.
16:28It's so close.
16:30Yes.
16:31Mr. Katsuyama.
16:32Mr. Katsuyama.
16:33Yes.
16:34I'm from the TV show, Hotsunto Ikkenya.
16:36Hello.
16:38Hello.
16:39I'm sorry. I'm working.
16:40Is it okay?
16:41It's okay.
16:42I'm sorry to bother you.
16:44No problem.
16:45I'm sorry. Nice to meet you.
16:46Hello.
16:47Hello.
16:48I'm from the TV show, Hotsunto Ikkenya.
16:51I'm sorry to bother you.
16:52No problem.
16:53Can I have a flower?
16:56Sure.
16:57Thank you very much.
16:59Two years ago, after his father joined the nursing home,
17:04he and his wife, Ms. Hiroyo,
17:07went to his parents' house in the mountains every day
17:12to do farm work.
17:15This is Mr. Matsudaira Hisaya, the owner of Hotsunto Ikkenya.
17:20He's 47 years old.
17:23I just asked about plums.
17:25Are these all plums growing on this slope?
17:28That's right.
17:29Wow.
17:30These are plums.
17:31They're famous in Wakayama.
17:33That's right.
17:34How many plums are there?
17:36Less than 30.
17:38About 30?
17:39Is it good to grow plums on this slope?
17:42The terrain of Wakayama is mountainous.
17:45It's better to grow plums on the slope
17:48to make it easier for them to fall naturally
17:50instead of picking them up by hand.
17:52I see.
17:54Plums fall naturally.
17:57Yes, they fall naturally.
18:00If you soak them in umeboshi,
18:02they become soft plums with a unique texture.
18:06I see.
18:07But we don't do that.
18:10You don't?
18:11No.
18:12We pick blue plums by hand.
18:15Like shochu?
18:16No, plum liqueur or syrup.
18:18We call them blue plums,
18:20but we ship them as fruits.
18:22You ship them?
18:23Yes.
18:24Isn't it hard to harvest them?
18:26Yes, it is.
18:27It's fun, isn't it?
18:28I'm not good at picking plums.
18:31You're not good at it.
18:32I have a lot of work to do.
18:35It's hard work.
18:37It's delicate work.
18:39I have to peel the skin of the plums.
18:43How do you pick them?
18:45I use a pickaxe.
18:47I see.
18:48Can I go there?
18:50Yes.
18:51Wow, that's amazing.
18:53There are a lot of stones.
18:55There are a lot of stones.
18:57Be careful not to slip.
18:58There are a lot of stones.
19:00That was close.
19:01It's a long break.
19:03It must be hard.
19:04It's hard to pick plums by hand.
19:08I pick them like this.
19:12You pick them by hand?
19:13Yes, like this.
19:15I see.
19:16Can you pick them easily?
19:18Yes, I can.
19:20I don't need scissors.
19:22I see.
19:24How many plums can you pick with one pickaxe?
19:27About 40 plums.
19:29That's a lot.
19:30I have 30 pickaxes.
19:32I have to be good at it.
19:34I see.
19:35Depending on the season, I can't pick plums this year.
19:40It depends on the season.
19:42I see.
19:43The flowers are beautiful.
19:46Plum flowers.
19:47I want to see them.
19:49Can I go there?
19:50Can I?
19:51I'm sorry.
19:52Thank you very much.
19:53I'm sorry.
19:54I'm in the middle of work.
19:57It looks fun.
19:58Yes, it is.
19:59It's nice.
20:01It's a nice place.
20:04It's amazing.
20:07There are two houses, right?
20:09This is the front house.
20:10This is the back house.
20:12Oh, the back house.
20:14This is the house where my grandfather lived.
20:16I see.
20:18To put it simply, is this a blueberry farm?
20:23It's a tourist farm.
20:25A tourist farm?
20:26I see.
20:27You can pick blueberries.
20:28I see.
20:29In the summer, we have a blueberry farm.
20:33We also have an orchard.
20:35Do you have an orchard?
20:36Yes, we do.
20:37We get blueberries from the mountains.
20:40You get blueberries from the mountains.
20:43The main thing is to get blueberries.
20:45Are there any other tourist attractions?
20:48As you can see, the orchard is on the slope.
20:51I see.
20:52It's a little dangerous.
20:54It's a tourist attraction.
20:55We pick the blueberries ourselves.
20:57You harvest them.
20:58Do you ship them?
20:59Yes, we do.
21:00I didn't know that.
21:02I feel like I'm on the slope more than half of the day.
21:04I agree.
21:05What kind of agricultural products do you have?
21:07I've been eating them since spring.
21:09I see.
21:10Sun-dried radish.
21:11Bok choy.
21:12Carrot.
21:13Udon.
21:14Kogomi.
21:15Wasabi.
21:16Sun-dried radish from spring.
21:18I see.
21:19Ume.
21:20Nanko-ume.
21:21San-shou.
21:22San-shou?
21:23Blueberries.
21:24Chestnuts.
21:25Shiitake mushrooms.
21:26Shiitake mushrooms.
21:27Shiitake mushrooms.
21:28Oranges.
21:29Oranges.
21:30Oranges.
21:31Oranges.
21:32Oranges.
21:33Oranges.
21:34That's right.
21:35Oranges.
21:36I see.
21:37And in my field, I've been growing leaves and potatoes.
21:42When I have time, I go to the hillside.
21:47You're completely a farmer.
21:49Yes.
21:50And you're being projected.
21:51Right.
21:52The story will continue.
21:53The story will continue.
21:54Episode 5
21:57Hey, there.
21:59From now on, at 10.15 p.m.,
22:01I heard about him.
22:03I wonder if someone is after the president.
22:06Was everything up until now a lie?
22:09Yes.
22:12Matsudaira Prefecture is located in the Kanko Farmland, which is located on the mountainside.
22:19Two years ago, Ms. Kusaya's father, Mr. Tsueo, entered a nursing home.
22:25Now, Ms. Kusaya and Mr. Hiroyo visit a house where no one lives every day.
22:34Would you like to sit down?
22:35Oh, is it okay? I'm sorry.
22:39Is it okay if I come in?
22:40Please come in.
22:41Oh, I'm sorry.
22:42Well, there's another one over there.
22:44Oh, I'm sorry.
22:46By the way, this is a shipping station, isn't it?
22:49Yes, it's a shipping station and a reception area.
22:55So, when customers come, the waiting room and the shipping station are managed?
23:04Is this a round chair?
23:05Yes, it's a chair.
23:09Who cut this?
23:10Some people cut it, but some people didn't.
23:12Oh, that's cool.
23:14I'm really sorry.
23:17You two are very considerate people.
23:20No, no, no.
23:21If I had known, I wouldn't have cut it.
23:23That's right.
23:24That's right. I'm sorry.
23:29What do you do in the winter?
23:31We only prune the plants that are in bloom.
23:34Oh, I see.
23:35We prune them.
23:36Oh, I see.
23:37So, you stay here all year round?
23:40Yes, we do.
23:41So, you don't have a job?
23:43No, we don't.
23:45So, you two are the only ones who work here?
23:48Yes, I'm the only one who works here.
23:51Oh, you're the only one who works here.
23:53I'm in charge of accounting and logistics.
23:56Oh, I see.
23:57I'm also in charge of office work.
23:59How many children do you have?
24:01We have three children.
24:03Three?
24:04We have a sixth-year student, a second-year student, and a three-year-old.
24:07Oh, a three-year-old.
24:08It must be tough for you to have three children.
24:11But we can manage our own business.
24:13We can decide what kind of work we want to do.
24:16So, we take a break on Sundays to make time for our children.
24:22Oh, I see.
24:23How long ago did your mother pass away?
24:25Six years ago.
24:26Seven years ago.
24:27She passed away seven years ago.
24:29When did your father start working at the facility?
24:32Last January.
24:34How old was your father?
24:36He was 93 years old.
24:38He was 93 years old?
24:39Yes.
24:40He was very energetic and worked hard.
24:45He worked until he was 91 years old?
24:48Yes.
24:49That's amazing.
24:52He had a brain hemorrhage.
24:56He couldn't move.
24:58So, he went to the hospital.
25:00He was paralyzed.
25:03We have small children.
25:06So, we couldn't take care of them.
25:09I see.
25:11So, we took care of the facility.
25:14Your father used to live here.
25:17Were you born and raised here?
25:19I moved here when I was in junior high school.
25:22You moved here when you were in junior high school?
25:24Yes.
25:25My father moved here before me.
25:28Did he live in a different place?
25:30Yes.
25:31He lived in a village next to mine.
25:35He changed his job from a repairman to a farmer.
25:40He lived in a village.
25:42Did he suddenly become a farmer?
25:44He wanted to change his job.
25:49He didn't have a job.
25:51So, he quit his job.
25:53Do you have any siblings?
25:55I have four siblings.
25:58I have an older sister, an older brother, and an older sister.
26:01All of them are different from me.
26:04They are all social people.
26:07I was the only child at that time.
26:11I see.
26:12Did your father find this land for you?
26:15This land was owned by my relatives.
26:19So, I bought it.
26:21And I built a house here.
26:23At first, I lived in a mountainous area.
26:27But, my father and I got married.
26:31That's great.
26:33Did you live alone?
26:34He built a house for me.
26:37But, we didn't have a bridge here.
26:39So, we had to carry materials home.
26:43It was like a river.
26:45At first, I was a farmer.
26:47I see.
26:49But, I quit my job.
26:51I couldn't meet my wife.
26:54At that time, plums were popular.
26:56So, I planted plums.
26:58After that, plums were in good condition.
27:01But, the price of plums dropped.
27:05So, I planted blueberries 15 years ago.
27:08I see.
27:10He is good at finding such things.
27:13I see.
27:14He is a genius.
27:16I see.
27:18He is very active.
27:20He has to be.
27:22When you were told that you were going to live here,
27:26did you feel okay?
27:28Yes.
27:29I decided to climb a mountain.
27:31You decided to climb a mountain.
27:33Did you have a bridge when you came here?
27:36No, I didn't have a bridge when I came here.
27:38But, I had two round bridges.
27:40So, I had a bridge when I came here.
27:44It's like a fairy tale.
27:47When did you have a bridge?
27:49I had a bridge when I came here in 2000.
27:51You had a bridge when you came here in 2000.
27:53So, it's been only 20 years.
27:55Yes.
27:56I didn't have a road for cars.
27:58How did you have a bridge?
27:59I think I crossed a bridge.
28:01You crossed a bridge.
28:02I think I crossed a bridge.
28:04We are close to each other.
28:06When I was a junior high school student,
28:08I didn't know such a thing happened.
28:10It's rare.
28:11It's amazing.
28:12It's rare.
28:13It's rare.
28:14It's rare.
28:15It's rare.
28:16It's rare.
28:18How long did you ride your bike here?
28:22I went here for about 20 minutes.
28:24I went here for about 20 minutes.
28:26I often played soccer.
28:28You've been riding the bicycle for a while.
28:30I've been riding the bicycle for a while.
28:32I often climbed a mountain when I came back to Japan.
28:34I often climbed a mountain when I came back to Japan.
28:36I've been well trained.
28:38What about high school?
28:40I went to a bike repair shop from here.
28:42I went to a bike repair shop from here.
28:43I took a bus to go home.
28:45I went to a woodshop in Funawa.
28:47I got a job and came back here when I was 20 years old, and I've been living here ever since.
28:51Is it better for you to come back here?
28:53Well, I was born and raised in the countryside, so I thought it would be better to live in the city.
28:59Wow, that's amazing.
29:02Can I ask you something that I can't help but want to hear?
29:05Where did you meet?
29:08I'm from Kobe.
29:11I used to deliver food by truck in Kobe, and I used to do fishing in the shop.
29:19My friend was living here, so I came here to hang out.
29:24I thought it would be nice to have a lot of nature like this.
29:28I was wondering if there was a good place to graduate from high school.
29:32I heard that there was a single man in Blueberry Farms, so I thought I'd go see him.
29:38I see.
29:40When I came here, I thought,
29:42Oh, this is where I'm going to live.
29:44That's why I came here.
29:47Wow.
29:49Your husband is handsome.
29:52How long have you known each other?
29:56We met 14 years ago.
29:59We've been married for 13 years.
30:03Were you interested in living in the countryside?
30:06Yes, I was.
30:08I've been an NGO since I was a student.
30:12I went to an Asian country.
30:15I got a homestay at a Korean family's house.
30:20I've always wanted to live in a country like that.
30:27I really admire you.
30:29By the way, when you actually lived in Japan,
30:31was there a gap between your ideal and reality?
30:34Not really.
30:36I thought this is what country life is like.
30:39There's food in the field.
30:42As long as there's food, I think I'm strong.
30:47Hearing that, I thought you were strong.
30:49No, no.
30:53When did you move to the house where you live now after getting married?
30:59I graduated from high school and got a job.
31:01After two years, I moved to the house where my father lives now.
31:05I think your father moved there to talk to his friends.
31:10I lived there.
31:12So you live in the house your father built.
31:16Your parents live here.
31:19You didn't buy a house here, did you?
31:22No, I didn't.
31:23I moved here 30 years ago.
31:26I haven't lived here for a long time, so I don't know.
31:31Are you okay?
31:33By the way, I'm really curious about this red thing.
31:37What is this?
31:39I'm really curious.
31:40What is this?
31:41It's still in the experimental stage.
31:43It's still in the experimental stage.
31:45This is a high-density bacteria.
31:47High-density bacteria.
31:49It's a bacteria that cleans the water in the Medaka aquarium.
31:52Is it a bacteria?
31:53It's a bacteria that cleans the water in the Medaka aquarium.
31:56It's a bacteria that cleans the water in the Medaka aquarium.
31:59It's also good for your health.
32:01It's also good for your health.
32:03I see.
32:05It hasn't rained at all since July and August.
32:10The trees are getting weaker.
32:14I was wondering what to do.
32:16I was reading a magazine.
32:17High-density bacteria strengthens the trees and makes them thick.
32:23It nurtures the roots.
32:27It's a fertilizer.
32:29Ten percent of the original bacteria is added to water.
32:32There is also a nutrient for human consumption.
32:34A few pieces of this are added.
32:36It's okay to eat?
32:37Yes, it increases it.
32:38I see.
32:41The color is amazing.
32:43By the way, what is the ingredient of this red pigment?
32:46It's the color of the gold.
32:48Does the gold get redder as it ages?
32:51That's right.
32:52It gets redder as it ages.
32:53The gold is colored, so it gets darker as it ages.
32:58Oh, I see.
33:02Humans stink, so we can't drink it.
33:06There are people who can drink it.
33:08There are?
33:09Can I just smell it?
33:11It stinks.
33:13It's the strongest.
33:14It's the strongest.
33:20I see.
33:24It stinks.
33:26It's the strongest.
33:29That's right.
33:32This means the gold is good, right?
33:34We just started.
33:36What happens when we age it?
33:39We'll have to wait and see.
33:42I see.
33:44Can I come in?
33:45Can I come in?
33:47Excuse me.
33:48May I come in?
33:50This is the dormitory.
33:52Right now?
33:55That's right.
33:56We eat lunch here in the summer.
33:59I see.
34:00There are about 10 rooms.
34:03There's a room in the back.
34:05Where did your father sleep?
34:07Here?
34:08He slept here.
34:11Do your children come here?
34:13Sometimes, on weekends.
34:16To play?
34:17To play.
34:18Do they stay here?
34:19No, they don't.
34:20This is a small room.
34:22That's right.
34:23It's not a two-person room.
34:25Oh, it's a three-person room.
34:27That's right.
34:29What's over there?
34:31This is the kitchen.
34:32The kitchen.
34:34My father eats here.
34:36It's clean.
34:37It's like a dining room.
34:39This is the kitchen.
34:41It's been reformed.
34:43My grandfather passed away.
34:45When he came back,
34:47I thought it would be better for me to take care of him.
34:52The floor was damp,
34:55so my husband cleaned it up.
34:57I see.
34:59But he couldn't come back.
35:03Now, we make jam.
35:05We process it.
35:06Blueberry jam?
35:08That's right.
35:09I see.
35:10Do you use gas?
35:11We use propane gas.
35:13What about tap water?
35:15We use mountain water.
35:17But we can't get permission from the insurance company.
35:21You can't get permission from the insurance company?
35:23We make jam and sell it.
35:25We have a tank where we store the jam.
35:29Is it a water tank?
35:31That's right.
35:33It's very clean.
35:39Is the skin handmade?
35:40That's right.
35:41It's amazing.
35:42It's chewy.
35:43It feels good.
35:44It's delicious.
35:47If you want to see it again,
35:49you can watch it on TVer.
35:50There are a lot of stones.
35:51That's right.
35:52If you subscribe to your favorite channel,
35:54it will be more convenient.
35:58Hisaya's father, Sueo,
36:01built this construction site 37 years ago.
36:06At first, he started farming in Tanada,
36:09but soon he stopped.
36:11The next year, he planted plum trees and turned them into plum fields.
36:1715 years ago, he replanted most of the plum trees with blueberries.
36:23That's amazing.
36:24It's fast to switch.
36:27Are there any types of this?
36:29There are 12 types of Rabbit Eye.
36:32Rabbit Eye.
36:33Blueberry.
36:35In general, there are Hi-Bush and Rabbit Eye.
36:41We grow 12 types of Rabbit Eye.
36:46What's the difference?
36:48The harvest time is different.
36:50Hi-Bush is a little earlier,
36:53so it can't be harvested if it overlaps with plums or plums.
36:58There are 12 types?
36:59That's right.
37:00The taste is different?
37:01That's right. The shape and size are different.
37:03I see.
37:05Can you name 12 types of Rabbit Eye?
37:0712 types...
37:10Oregon Blue, Homebell, Teef Blue, Powder Blue, Austin, Baldwin, T100, Gloria, Woodard, and...
37:25Montgomery.
37:26Yes, Montgomery.
37:27Chandra.
37:28Columbus.
37:29Yes, Columbus. I just remembered that.
37:32Brightwell.
37:33There are 13 types.
37:34That's amazing.
37:3513 types.
37:41The creative team visited in November.
37:45They finished harvesting blueberries in the summer,
37:49but they still have a lot to do.
37:51They don't break the ground.
37:53What is this?
37:54It's a bamboo shoot.
37:55Oh, bamboo shoot.
37:57I cut it and left it for a while.
37:59I see.
38:00Bamboo shoots grow in it, so I'm suppressing it.
38:03I see.
38:04Blueberries have shallow roots, so I'm protecting them.
38:09I'm going to change it naturally, so I'm going to add more soil.
38:13Do you do this kind of work now?
38:16Yes, if I have time, I'll do it.
38:19Is Blueberry famous in Wakayama Prefecture?
38:22It's not that famous.
38:24It's not?
38:25No.
38:26I see.
38:28There are many varieties.
38:30I think you can make it anywhere except Okinawa.
38:33I see.
38:34But it's hard without winter.
38:37In the summer, the leaves are still bubbling.
38:40I think it's bad for the leaves to fall off in the autumn.
38:44I see.
38:45So it's okay if the blueberries are not in the best area and it gets cold?
38:51That's right.
38:52By the way, how do you run the tourist farm?
38:56We open from 8 p.m. and close at 12 p.m.
39:00From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., we get 1 kg of blueberries from here.
39:07We get as many as we can.
39:09You can eat them on the spot or take them home?
39:12That's right.
39:13They say there's no ceiling, so we put as many as we can.
39:17How much is it?
39:19It's 1,500 yen.
39:211,500 yen?
39:22That's right.
39:24You can eat them, take them home, and it's fun.
39:28Is it 1,500 yen?
39:30I hope you enjoy it.
39:34That's nice.
39:35It's here.
39:36It's here?
39:37It's here.
39:38It's Mr. Hiroyuki's car.
39:43Hello.
39:44Hello.
39:49Are they your children?
39:50That's right.
39:52Hello.
39:53How cute.
39:54Hello.
39:55Say hello.
39:56Hello.
39:57Hello.
39:59Can I ask your name?
40:02I'm Suzu.
40:03Suzu?
40:04I'm Suzu Matsudaira.
40:06What about you?
40:07I'm Asaru.
40:08Asaru?
40:09What's your name?
40:10Can you say your name?
40:12Matsudaira.
40:13Chikage.
40:14Chikage.
40:15How old are you?
40:17I'm 5 years old.
40:18Nice to meet you.
40:20What are you going to do now?
40:21My children are here, so I'm going to make chagayu.
40:27Chagayu?
40:28If you'd like, please eat it with me.
40:32She's clapping.
40:36Suzu, the eldest daughter, and Asaru, the eldest son, help with lunch with their mother.
40:44Are you going to take something?
40:46The three of them went to the vegetable field where Ms. Hiroyo grew up.
40:55Are the vegetables here delicious?
40:57Yes, they are.
41:00Do you often help out?
41:01Yes, I do.
41:03You sound like you're trying to show off.
41:07What are you going to harvest today?
41:09Today, I'm going to harvest some rakkasei.
41:13Is this rakkasei?
41:15Yes, it is.
41:16The leaves have withered, so I think it's growing in the ground.
41:24Oh, you're right.
41:26So this is how rakkasei grows.
41:28That's right.
41:29The roots?
41:31The flower blooms, and it grows in the ground.
41:36That's how it's grown.
41:38It's just like a tree. The flower falls and grows.
41:42I didn't know that.
41:44The flower falls and grows.
41:49I see.
41:50That's a good lesson.
41:53Ms. Suzu and Asaru help harvest rakkasei in the mountainous field where no one is around.
42:01It looks fun.
42:02It's like a natural classroom every day.
42:09They seem to be having a lot of fun.
42:13Do you like this place?
42:15Yes, I do.
42:17What do you like about this place?
42:19I like that there's nothing here.
42:21She likes that there's nothing here.
42:24What about you, Asaru?
42:26I like that it's a place to relax.
42:29A place to relax?
42:30You don't usually relax, do you?
42:33What do you want to be in the future?
42:35I want to be a baker.
42:36You want to be a baker?
42:40Your parents run a farm, right?
42:42Do you want to run a farm in the future?
42:44Yes, I do.
42:46You do?
42:47Yes.
42:48Do you want to be a baker?
42:50I want to be both.
42:51I see.
42:52I think I can do both.
42:53You can use the blueberries here to run a bakery.
43:02What's that?
43:03It's called hojicha.
43:04We make hojicha, add rice to it, mix it, and eat it.
43:10It's a local dish from the Kinan region.
43:14It's called okai-san.
43:16Okai-san?
43:17Is it okai-yu from hojicha?
43:19Yes, it is.
43:20I see.
43:23Asaru was baking okai-san, a local dish from the Kinan region.
43:28Asaru was baking okai-san, a local dish from the Kinan region.
43:36It's so beautiful.
43:37You can't make it anywhere else.
43:39Asaru, do you like yakiniku?
43:41Yes, I love it.
43:42You love it?
43:44As he was baking okai-san, a big pot of okai-san came to a boil.
43:51Please try it.
43:56It looks good.
43:57Hojicha-no-chagayu.
43:59Itadakimasu.
44:01It's my first time to try okai-san chagayu.
44:05Itadakimasu.
44:11It's good.
44:13It tastes like hojicha.
44:15It's easy to eat.
44:17This is umeboshi.
44:19I'll have it here.
44:21Itadakimasu.
44:22Umeboshi is good.
44:29She is so stupid.
44:31She should chew it a little.
44:35Why did you put it in your mouth?
44:38It's salty.
44:42It's good.
44:43It's sour.
44:45It's so sour.
44:47You can't eat it alone.
44:50You're right.
44:52This is freshly cooked rakkasei.
44:56Rakkasei must be good when it's boiled.
44:59I'll have rakkasei.
45:04It looks good.
45:05It smells good.
45:07Itadakimasu.
45:11It goes well with alcohol.
45:12It's really good.
45:15It's freshly cooked.
45:17It's well-boiled.
45:18It's good.
45:23It looks good.
45:24It's perfect.
45:26I like the burnt part.
45:28It's good.
45:31It's good.
45:32It goes well with the skin.
45:34It's good.
45:37It's really good.
45:39I hope you like it.
45:43It's quite hot.
45:45You held it well.
45:46You held it well.
45:48It's the best time to eat roasted sweet potatoes.
45:51It looks good.
45:52It's amazing.
45:53It's well-cooked.
45:56Itadakimasu.
46:01It's good.
46:02It's fluffy.
46:04It's just the right sweetness.
46:06It's cool and good.
46:07The roasted sweet potatoes.
46:08Roasted sweet potatoes are good.
46:11Thank you for the meal.
46:13You're welcome.
46:14Thank you for the meal.
46:15Thank you for the meal.
46:17You said that you live in a different place.
46:20And you came here.
46:22Is there anything you want to live in here?
46:26There are a lot of bugs.
46:27There are a lot of bugs.
46:29There are only monkeys and wild boars.
46:31Monkeys come here when it's in season.
46:35I see.
46:36So, my husband can't live here anymore.
46:39He has to move to another place.
46:42I've been thinking about moving to another place.
46:45I see.
46:46I've been thinking about moving to another place.
46:49The kids are still young.
46:52Don't they come to school bus?
46:54They do.
46:56It's a school.
46:58I'll do it.
46:59I'll do it.
47:00I'll do it.
47:01I'll do it.
47:02I'll do it.
47:03I'll do it.
47:04I'll do it.
47:07I think it's okay for kids to live in a middle school.
47:10His father, Sueo, built this house.
47:13His mother, Hisae, moved here when she was a junior high school student.
47:20She has a house now.
47:22She goes to her parents' house every day.
47:25When the kids grow up,
47:28they will live in this house in the mountains.
47:34The couple is taking care of the farm today.
47:45It's good.
47:46I'm happy.
47:47It's like a new day.
47:50It's a good day for the kids.
47:52I think so, too.
47:53It's like a bright farm.
47:55I want to live like that.
47:57Young people can choose a good farm.
48:03His wife likes nature.
48:06She pushed him to live in a middle school.
48:08It's a unique experience.
48:10I thought there was nothing to complain about.
48:12It says he was 26 years old.
48:14He was the same age as me.
48:16I thought he was a cool kid.
48:20His father has to be a hard worker.
48:22That's right.
48:23Murashige has to be a hard worker.
48:25Murashige is a hard worker, but is he a hard worker than Murashige?
48:28Murashige is a hard worker?
48:29Murashige is a hard worker.
48:30Shut up, Murashige!