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-Travellers? Adventurers, that's us. -Lucky we know our stuff. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
-My large bag was too full, so I -bought this cheap one in Hong Kong. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:13 | |
-The zips and handle have fallen off! -And what's just fallen off? | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
-The wheel. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:20 | |
-We know what we're doing. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
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-CONVERSATION | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
-We've come here in April, -for an important reason. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:04 | |
-It's time for the hanami. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:06 | |
-That's the season when the cherry -trees blossom and look their best. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:12 | |
-The Japanese flock to sit under -these beautiful trees... | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
-..to eat, drink and socialise. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
-As if anyone needed -an excuse to do that! | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
-Everyone has their own image -of Japan and its people. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
-Not a visual idea, but what goes on -up here, and their interests. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
-Look at this place! | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
-The Japanese love playing games. -Look at these. Strewth! | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
-Some play them all day, -so I've heard. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
-Look at him. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-DRUM PLAYING | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
-'Pachinko' is a very popular -game in Japan. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:17 | |
-It's a gambling game, similar -to the bagatelle I played as a boy. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
-You win small metal balls, and at -the end, you exchange them for cash. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
-The Japanese are mad -about technical games. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
-Of course, style -is important to the young. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
-This is Tsukiji Fish Market at -4.00am. You don't want to be here. | 0:02:55 | 0:03:01 | |
-They say this fish -is called the Sinatra fish. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
-# Crevettes, I've had a few | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
-# But then again, -too few to mention... # | 0:03:16 | 0:03:21 | |
-This is laver bread! | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-Ah, good. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
-Domo. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:27 | |
-Arigato. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
-Japan heads the list of the world's -environmental offenders... | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
-...because the Japanese will pay -more than anyone for fish like tuna. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:38 | |
-Life's strange. I've flown -half way around the world... | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
-..to meet a fish from Ireland. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
-The highest price paid this year -for one tuna, is 150,000. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
-That's 20 a bite. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
-JAPANESE | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
-Here's the unfrozen fish section. -They're delivered by air, mostly. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:07 | |
-That says it comes from France. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
-When it's cut, they look to see how -much fat there is in the stomach. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:16 | |
-This costs about 10,000, -which is 7,000. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:26 | |
-Just for that. It's like gold! | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
-Just as in markets back home, they -walk around, look, take samples. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
-They know which fish they want, -they make notes. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
-Then they put a bid in -at the auction. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
-This is how they count in auctions. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
-One, two, three, four, five. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
-Six, seven, eight. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
-Nine? Yes. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:03 | |
-Q, oh, yes. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
-Yes, OK. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:10 | |
-JAPANESE | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
-Oh, thirty five. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
-Forty five, thirty five. They have -their own style, or language... | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-..when they bid at auction. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
-Off we go. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:34 | |
-BIDDING IN JAPANESE | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-This happens every day of the week. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
-Thousands of fish are sold, -for millions of pounds. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:29 | |
-It makes you think, will there -be any fish left one day? | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
-If not, these blokes -will have had their chips. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
-This fish was bought -for over 20,000. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
-But the demand for tuna in Japanese -sushi restaurants is so high... | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
-..that prices increase sky-high, -before the fish reaches your plate. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
-In one day, fish, and seafood, -worth more than 100 million... | 0:07:13 | 0:07:18 | |
-..goes through this market. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-Good God, Al, look at the size -of what he's given us! | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
-Arigato! | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
-That's it, a morning's work. -It's 7.00am and we've worked hard. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
-I was looking forward to breakfast, -bacon and eggs, some laver bread. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
-What do I get? | 0:08:55 | 0:08:56 | |
-Sushi. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:58 | |
-Young people all over the world -like fashion. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-The Japanese take it seriously. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-Western influence is evident. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:09 | |
-Ah, Kawasaki, good bikes. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:12 | |
-It's odd, I was thinking -about the Japanese names. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:17 | |
-We think of these as modern, but the -names resemble Welsh place names. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
-For example, Suzuki means pear tree. -Mazda, a field of pine. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:28 | |
-Yamaha, a mountain leaf. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
-Kawasaki means a river estuary. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
-But never buy a bike -called Kawasickie. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-We're going to Kyoto today. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
-It's Japan's ancient capital and -completely different from Tokyo. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:50 | |
-We're going on the Shinkansen, -one of the world's fastest trains. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:55 | |
-The 'Silver Bullet' train. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
-We're travelling on carriage 14. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
-They told me carriage 14... | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
-..would stop right here. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
-They were right. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
-This train is so long, the driver -stopped at the next station... | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
-..and had his lunch, -before we arrived. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-Isn't it odd? -The toilet is always at the back. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
-Damn! There was someone in it too. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
-Over there in the clouds -is Mount Fuji. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
-This train can travel -at 300km per hour. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
-They get 'Pobol y Cwm' here too! | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
-"Hello, Reg. Fancy a cabbage?" | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
-Just joking! | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
-The train goes from east to west. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
-I was amazed at how much concrete -there was and how little greenery. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
-At last, Kyoto, centre -of Japan's ancient culture... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
-..and a haven of quietness, -so different from Tokyo. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
-Kyoto also has -one of Japan's largest studios... | 0:11:42 | 0:11:45 | |
-..where the best samurai -and ninja films are produced. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
-Ho! | 0:12:17 | 0:12:18 | |
-Ooh! | 0:12:23 | 0:12:24 | |
-Haaah! | 0:12:24 | 0:12:25 | |
-Hoooh!! | 0:12:26 | 0:12:27 | |
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-We're staying here. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
-It's called Rikiya. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
-He calls it Rioja. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-Look down here, slippers. -We take our shoes off here. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-Take your shoes off, Hughes. -Here's our room. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
-Right, wait while I put on -the light. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
-Here we are. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
-Look, small chairs. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
-Morning tea. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:12 | |
-Look at these - they set these -out for us at night. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
-Futons. That's what -the Japanese sleep on. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
-He calls them croutons. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
-Here's another small room, -with lovely windows. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
-Look over there, Hughes. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
-It's a sort of shrine, -which we mustn't touch. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
-Here, another small room. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
-Outside, there's a huge temple. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
-Chairs, which we mustn't put -on the mats, no, no! | 0:13:42 | 0:13:46 | |
-This is where we sit at night -to sip beer... tea! | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
-Right, I must stop now, -because we have an important job. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:56 | |
-They close in 30 minutes. -Come on, Hughes. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
-It's odd how these journeys -can go up and down. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
-Yesterday, in Tokyo, -I was on top of the world. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
-Music, lights, -young people having fun. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
-Then we came to Kyoto on the train. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
-And everyone wants money here. -A lot of money! | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-We asked a geisha girl... | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
-..if we could film a short -interview. She wanted 1,000! | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
-Even Jonsi doesn't get that much. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
-Only geishas can perform -the tea ceremony. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
-You've got to see it in Japan. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
-We've decided to give you -the alternative version. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
-Here it is. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:48 | |
-The coffee ceremony. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:57 | |
-Arigato. | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
-Old traditions are very important. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
-Aesthetic pleasures are a vital -part of life in Japan. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
-Here, in a Zen garden, -they come to meditate... | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
-..and ponder on the meaning of life. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:18 | |
-And the purpose of 'cynghanedd'. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
-The shape, texture and colour -of the garden all help... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
-..to concentrate the mind -and relax the body. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-Bruce Lee, the famous karate bloke, -went to a dating agency. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
-He said, "Have you got a woman with -one large, and one small, boob?" | 0:15:44 | 0:15:48 | |
-"No," they replied. "Find one!" -He came back in a month. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
-"Have you got a woman with one -large and one small boob?" | 0:15:53 | 0:15:57 | |
-They did, so off he went. | 0:15:57 | 0:15:59 | |
-"Are you the woman with one large, -and one small boob?" he asked. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
-"Yes." "Take your clothes off!" -he said. She did so. Then he went... | 0:16:04 | 0:16:08 | |
-I liked that one! | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
-Outside Kyoto, in the country, -remote places have been created... | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
-..as a haven for pilgrims looking -for a respite from the busy towns. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-Religion in Japan emphasises -the importance of nature. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:33 | |
-Water, trees and silence have great -significance for the Buddhist. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
-It's a chance to escape from -the noise and smoke for a while. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
-Last night, it was empty here. -Look at it tonight! | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
-It's because it's the first day -of spring, apparently. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
-They're here to see -the flowers, the hanami. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
-It's like an enormous party! | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
-Look at it. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:20 | |
-Japan is famous all over -the world for the geishas. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-Maybe it's our main image of Japan. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
-These girls are meiko, -that is, trainee geishas. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
-Rich men pay 2,000 for a geisha's -company, for one evening... | 0:17:34 | 0:17:39 | |
-..in tea houses, or restaurants, -in the Gion region. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
-The girls learn to dance, play -instruments, serve drinks... | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
-..offer cigarettes -and to converse in a diverting way. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
-But, amid the fun, -there's time for prayer too. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
-Today, we're on our way to meet... | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
-..one of Japan's leading exponents -of shodo, traditional calligraphy. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:15 | |
-It's the style of writing developed -by gentlemen, priests and samurai. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
-First, we must find a hotel. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
-Hey, this looks nice, Al. -We'll go here. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
-I don't want to. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
-Oh, yes. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:29 | |
-I see what you mean. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
-These aren't ordinary hotels -but 'love hotels'. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
-Young married couples, who live -in small houses with thin walls... | 0:18:40 | 0:18:45 | |
-..can come here to escape from -their in-laws, for an hour or two. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-But, as the old Japanese proverb -says, "calligraphy calls". | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
-Here is Sosai Inada, in his home, -which is also his workshop... | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
-..full of beautiful objects and -marvellous examples of his craft. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
-Which is that? -Oh, of course, they go down. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
-What's that? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:23 | |
-Oh, right, OK. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:26 | |
-This is a complicated one. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:31 | |
-For me, at least. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
-Ah, very good. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:40 | |
-Heavens. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:45 | |
-May I see? | 0:19:46 | 0:19:47 | |
-I'll show you this. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
-They're beautiful in themselves. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
-Aren't they? | 0:19:54 | 0:19:55 | |
-Ooh! | 0:20:07 | 0:20:08 | |
-That's heavy, with the ink too. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
-And that's 'sakura'? | 0:20:19 | 0:20:20 | |
-And that's 'sakura'? - -Sakura. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:21 | |
-'Sakura' is the flower -of the cherry. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:24 | |
-The ink is very thick. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:26 | |
-Sosai's work is seen -all over the country. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
-He sells his work as an artist -at home would sell pictures. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:37 | |
-And, like all artists, he signs -every picture with his own stamp. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:43 | |
-Traditional music -is still important. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
-No, this isn't Lyn Ebenezer, -but Professor Homei Matsumura... | 0:20:53 | 0:20:57 | |
-..and his pupil, Takeshi Lida. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
-They specialise in playing -traditional bamboo instruments. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
-What's the...? | 0:21:04 | 0:21:05 | |
-Hashu? No, Kash... um, what is it? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
-What was it? | 0:21:11 | 0:21:11 | |
-What was it? - -Shakuhachi. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:12 | |
-Shakuhachi. They're masters -of these instruments. Can we hear? | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
-Bamboo. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:17 | |
-Bamboo. - -Yes, bamboo. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:18 | |
-TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
-Very good. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:04 | |
-Thank you. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:06 | |
-That melody was about deer -calling to each other. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:11 | |
-Very good, marvellous, thank you. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
-Okini. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:15 | |
-Japanese traditions differ so much -from other parts of the world. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
-They emphasise elegance, the beauty -of the dance, music and art. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
-The influence of the samurai -is still strong in their culture. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
-TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
-WOOD STRIKES WOOD | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
-All the disciplines seem to -interweave and overlap each other. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:57 | |
-From the geisha's dance, -to the kendo fighter's movements... | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
-..and the innate style... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:04 | |
-..of the sumo wrestlers. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
-But things are changing in Japan. | 0:23:24 | 0:23:26 | |
-Young people on the street develop -their own style and fashion. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
-Gothic is in today. -Tomorrow, who knows? | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
-But is this fashion -all that different? | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
-Is the wheel turning full circle? | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
-Only time can tell -if the old has disappeared... | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
-..and what the future holds. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
-The people we met were very kind, -welcoming and always laughing. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
-But we've also seen another side. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:55 | |
-They don't want to lose face -and that's very important to them. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
-People tell us, even if you've lived -here over 50 years... | 0:24:00 | 0:24:04 | |
-..you're still considered -to be a 'gai-jin' by the people. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
-'Gai-jin'? A stranger. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:11 | |
-Remind you of somewhere? | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
-Sayonara. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
-S4C Subtitles by: -GWEAD | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 |