Exploring Japan's Countryside: Fukui Prefecture | Snacks, Hiking, an Eclipse & More!

Here is day two of our visit to Fukui! Don't go into this one hungry, haha.
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[@kydeanderic]

Thanks for watching our video. Here is the full Fukui Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLrvJJu2Pt1jh0E6CzL351GlqZxPO30HZb Subscribe so you don't miss the videos on the way: goo.gl/mkAwyy

[@gdore15]

Jomon is a period of Japanese history, like BCE time, and the little hut where you went is an example or Jomon period house, that explain why there was a fireplace.

[@pascallefevre1148]

the statue represents a space pirate, Queen Emeraldas, she's a popular manga and anime character created by Matsumoto Leiji

[@TheBaldr]

For my study abroad at Ritsumeikan, at the international house, the pillow they gave us were the small beaded pillows. I came to love it, it is weird at first, but then you really get use to it. Saba always reminds of joke from Nichijou, where they are always trolling each other... One girl asks her friends to get her Soba and they come back with Saba. I know the Jomon period was a large period of Japanese history- basically the pre-historic part of Japanese history.

[@raffaelae1020]

Fukui city art museum had an exhibition about matsumoto leiji and maybe the statutes around the city are related to that. He created Captain Harlock! That is a classic

[@TheDunadan01]

Great stuff!! Sometimes Eric 'gets' Kyde and sometimes Kyde goes right over Eric's 6'7" head. Loved this installment a lot.

[@dayla8634]

I was recommended your Fukui video and watched because I live here. I've been watching a lot of your older videos too. Love them! There is nothing out here, so thanks for coming. Tourism ??? Buwahahahahaha!

[@kydeanderic]

You got the dino museum!

[@dayla8634]

@@kydeanderic Yeah, even if you're not into dinosaurs, it's pretty cool.

[@donellemiller6680]

What a great video :-), such variety - my favorite were the villages with the beautiful old buildings. My dad had been to Japan in the 1950s And fell in love with the old buildings gardens and japan. His health got bad and when we could of enjoyed going to Japan he couldn't travel. Wish he could have shared in your videos. Thank you for sharing your travels - your giving me visuals to fit my dad's descriptions! And although Eric feels the videos don't do the beauty justice I have to say you sure help warm my heart and show me what a wonderful place you are living and exploring. Thank you again, and Kyde please don't loose your Kyde - isms!

[@smallhitchfarm9090]

I love this kind of video of traveling/wandering around in Japan...we used to come upon the most amazing experiences too - and like you, purely by accident! So cool that you are able to do this kind of travel, I'm reliving my youth through these videos! Thanks!

[@anielrivera7977]

wow the birds sure blessed that bench you guys are sitting in.......

[@martenlundin]

Jomon is the name of Japanese prehistory between 14000-300 BCE. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jōmon_period

[@pozzo6828]

History, geography and free breakfasts. This has it all! Had a great time watching this, this put a smile (and a laugh) on my face.

[@collectivelight]

I like how they have an honor system vending machine. That's the kind of world I want to live in where something like that can exist.

[@kydeanderic]

Yea, it's incredibly charming. Love living in a place where such a thing can exist. -E

[@Zach64612]

I got to see a total solar eclipse a few years ago and it was by far one of the coolest things I've ever seen

[@Psychphuq]

Opening of this was like an edu-ma-cated Beavis & Butthead skit... :) What IS cooking... :/ I'm thinking there's more to add to "Kyde says the darndest things" eg. caked in flavour dust... 35:40 Kismet - When you encounter something by chance that seems like it was meant to be... ;)

[@andrewakenson9873]

Thanks for another video! This is the best part of my Thursday!

[@tokanite]

Nothing like an hour long kyde & eric video :) Appreciate the work as always

[@llAdriennell]

This was such a funny video couldn’t stop laughing! You guys are awesome! Oh and for now on I’m totally calling seasoning flavor dust. Now excuse me while I go cook me a salad 😂

[@aomoon81]

This is such fun videos and I laugh and smile along the way whoohooo!

[@robinwolfe8969]

I saw the total solar eclipse here in the states in 2017 and it was the single most amazing thing I have ever seen. A partial is very cool but a total is worth driving hundreds of miles to see in my opinion. I still get giddy thinking about it now four years later. My family and went to see it in a national park and we all got horrible cases of chiggers that I still have some scars from, and I'd still do it again in a heartbeat. Absolutely amazing. I'm glad it worked out for you two to see this, even if it was just a partial!

[@kydeanderic]

Wow, sounds amazing. On the list if possible! -E

[@bananaiguana60]

This video was hilarious! Vv glad to see yall oot & aboot, having a good time. Thanks for sharing!

[@kydeanderic]

Glad you enjoyed! -E

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Always watch the full video gang!

[@persianOUTKAST]

@46:15 ... the "dude" is crazy famous. his name is *Leiji Matsumoto* : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiji_Matsumoto - besides *Galaxy Express 999* , he's known for some very iconic anime/manga that everyone has heard of, including *Space Battleship Yamato* & *Pirate Captain Harlock* - he also designed one (maybe more?) of those "Space Boats* that tourists take in *Tokyo* , specifically this one : www.suijobus.co.jp/ship/himiko/ - on top of that, he was the "Visual Supervisor" for the music videos (mini-movie?) used for the iconic *Daft Punk* album, *Discovery* you guys must have seen at least one of the videos. if not, i can guarantee that you've at least heard the 1st song : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHilmYSYorWqfpo

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, I can see those boats from my window. Had no idea they were designed by a manga artist. Neat!

[@videowalkjapan3769]

Loved it!

[@michaeluk1838]

thanks for the video , cant wait for the next one :-)

[@squidble]

Arrowroot is made into a starchy powder (like cornstarch), so I think the outside of the "mochi" is the Kuzu (kudzu?) part (in case you guys were still wondering) :) Great video as always!

[@erczk]

Yes exactly :) Kuzu is the Japanese name of arrowroot and kuzu-mochi is made from its starchy powder

[@namanziu4211]

I love the last two videos. Thumbs up guys.

[@kydeanderic]

Glad you are digging them! -E

[@sammiibb]

So good !! ... Great video guys ! .... cant wait to get back to Japan !!! ... keep up the videos !!! ..:)

[@rlund651]

You two are always nerdy fun to watch.

[@Japan_Changed_My_Life]

The Jomon period is the oldest historical era of Japan. I visited a Jomon museum in Tama Center town.

[@itsachickenwiththing]

You sold me on Fukui with the mackeral. Love me some saba.

[@martenlundin]

That café au lait dorayaki :O I'm eating them regular maple ones like there's no tomorrow when I'm in Japan, this looks superior.

[@Womberto]

When there's a partial solar eclipse like that you can go into a woodland and everywhere that light hits the ground you can see the shape of the eclipse, it's pretty surreal.

[@kydeanderic]

Oh, awesome idea!

[@Salfordian]

Some of those old places just reminded me of the old Monkey tv series in the 70s, BBC 2 used to show it everyday (dubbed)

[@nikolairge]

Hey! I needed this so much! Had a double dinner and a munch while watching it. Now, the only problem is, I don't know how to take off the smile on my face... Cheers!

[@AshrakAhmed]

we are doing the same for loose bakery item in supermarket baked goods section in UK now. They are all individually wrapped after baking before being displayed. Spend more time packing then baking now lol

[@marcod1600]

I like the countryside of Japan! Also as always a amazing video! We want more?

[@kydeanderic]

More to come!

[@shirobuta_]

I love the pancake sandwiches

[@vincentmiller420]

"I don't care if there's no toothbrush, it's not like we brush our teeth anyway!" Lol

[@daveadriffield7296]

Thanks for the as ever entertaining video. 'babbling brook', 'fork tines'.

[@stan1036]

man, those Red Fang videos are GREAT! Thanks for wearing the shirt :-)

[@kydeanderic]

They have some great albums too! -E

[@hinapuhaalele528]

I think this is part of the town has several Akiya Bank owned structures. Several people have moved into the older buildings and renovated to revive the area.

[@Indygt3]

Toyoko Inn has an app. if you become a member, you can have a room a couple dollar off every time. If you spent 10 nights, the next 1 night (single room fare) is free (& Toyoko in has many hotels allover Japan. some in Korea, Mongolia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Germany, and France.). If you book a twin or double by using 10 points, you need to pay the difference between single room and twin/double. tho.

[@kobutorimom]

A shell in a shell?! How lucky you are!!! BTW, that thing is called ‘sazae’ . Big hermit crab kinda thing. Blue-cheesy flavor you got is it’s guts. Yummy huh? Love how you guys trying out all these stuff most tourists won’t even touch. Yay.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, Kyde will eat anything. -E

[@kobutorimom]

kyde & eric Why not😆😆?? Go girl!

[@graemesmith2140]

Eric’s right all the way. “Cooking” = making food hotter.

[@gasperkosmac7672]

mmmm get me some beef air asap!

[@ikaruseijin01]

6:24 I love onions. Maybe they thought I was on the loose in the area. I have never heard of any animal beyond humans that enjoy onions.

[@kurtsoderberg]

My cat ate springonions! but she was weired!

[@brvl20121]

6 minutes in to this video and i have tell you thank you and i love you guys you make awsome video's

[@kydeanderic]

Thanks!! -E

[@vincentmiller420]

Musta got them chips from special Japanese wasabi air cows. A very special breed in Obama. Very rare. It comes with its own flavor dust.

[@momsonthenet394]

It would be cool if Kyde could do a video where she discusses how she plans the trips y'all take. I know you guys use guidebooks, but it seems like you go out with a loose plan. I love your style of traveling, and it is perfect right now with travel restrictions to think about taking fun trips closer to home.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, I have no idea if her madness would translate to a video but we will talk about it. -E

[@amies2370]

>23:10 Kuzu in English is Kudzu. It was imported to US about 150 years ago. It wide spread in the southern US and considered the invasive species. But the part of reason why it was wide spread was partly US government promotions. They thought it is a easy solution to cover land. Kudzu has beautiful flowers and ivy like leaves so they are good for gardening. You can eat roots. The ivy like stems are good for making baskets. One problem. They are extremely strong and easy to spread. So Kudzu has it own history in southern US. Many people in south they already had history living together with Kudzu. --- Kudzu History: The Vine That Ate The South I researched about this plant about 10 years ago.

[@tooldtovlogwelch7221]

Grew up in Missippi it's everywhere

[@kydeanderic]

Ah, you know, I feel like I have heard this story before. Thanks! -E

[@davidice101artistdavideric7]

Perfect timing THANKS 🐓🐥🐓🐥🐓

[@kydeanderic]

Enjoy!

[@makaihime]

The shell thing kyde ate looks like escargot. The "cheese" bit is the end and the other parts is the head which has a bit of a chewy texture. That little shell inside that shell is actually the piece that's attached to the "head". In japan, they usually include all the parts of the shellfish on the plate (shells and all) once they break it down which is why you found it inside lol

[@bluegoose7832]

45:50 that statue COULD be Queen Emeraldas, which seems to be popular in Japan from what I've read but I only recognise her from an old english release DVD that the high school I went to had in it's library. Not sure why my high school had an obscure 80s/90s anime in it's library... but yeah. The DVD had about 2 or 3 episodes so I dont know if more exist or that's all they made 🤷‍♂️ Edit: you said where these statues are from like 10 seconds later and I've just checked it out online. She briefly appeared in Galaxy Express 999 but also had her own short series.

[@pepo67]

Yeah Eric,why didn't you think of the giant,who has to pick up the "small" bowling ball !?! 😉🤣🤣!!!

[@Bradsroad]

Ragging brook 👌 lol

[@Dauwis]

Long episode..Be well you two !

[@slhart]

I find myself doing weird math things with license plates a lot, so that game sounds like a lot of fun to me.

[@mennodolstra4152]

20 seconds in and i already don't know what i am looking at ;-)

[@pauld2810]

25:59 "You know what snot is... Everybody nose." BTW, A fork has to have more than one tine. Otherwise it would be a chopstick.

[@Salfordian]

Lots of different names for two pronged folks

[@rikkaonline]

toyoko inn is great when i dont want to have to think about finding a decent place. they have their own website, and if you get a membership you get a Y500 discount and every 10th night is free. the breakfast is always great too

[@dovardross7336]

Jomon period is a time in Japanese prehistory.

[@PeterNancarrow]

25:19 - it is two - Think of the saying 'fork in the road' it means you have 2 choices. Also look up pitch forks - many have two prongs.

[@TimeyWimeyLimey]

In Britain, fish and chip shops give out wooden two pronged chip forks.

[@RATATATATA78]

Lots of bird poop in the gazebo. Anyway, love these countryside Japan videos.

[@suk6323]

You guys mighta been doin' this stuff for a well long time. Although it's more food than travel.. W'all still adore ya.. x

[@kydeanderic]

Sometimes travel is food, haha. -E

[@nerdie_pickle1411]

Awsome Manga statues!! Galaxy Express is super old school and famous in the Otaku world! So that's super cool to see outside of major well know Otaku areas. If they just did it for tourists...it probably works. I'd like to see them 😂🤣 I just need like 6 months in Japan to be honest lol.

[@ChicagoTurtle1]

Are you guys high?!?! LOL

[@gdore15]

Things called mochi are not always made of rice. For example warabi mochi is made from bracken starch or as you found out, kuzu mochi that is made with the root of kuzu (or japanese arrowroot).

[@stevecriddle]

"Flavour Dust" :)

[@HawaiiJapan808]

is that a stand up paddle board at 12:52? they surf there? keep up the videos, thx from Kauai.

[@kydeanderic]

Looks like it to me. -T

[@caitandrews533]

I've seen a hawk dive bomb a person while in Kanazawa xD that sign is legit, hold on to your sammiches people (though now I guess I have learned it was a tonbi)

[@TT-zd6nr]

Seagulls in Plymouth, England will have your Macburger in a flash if you sit outside :). And a three foot wingspan means they get respect!

[@nobreyner60]

You have to have four to be a fork. Three is eating with a trident.

[@Aobokeh]

I want to say that the shell creature Kyde was eating at 18:17 was sazae, which I think is also called turbot... my personal food nemesis. I hope it was actually escargot though, more edible in my opinion...

[@SindreBreil]

I want that bear warning sign on a shirt.

[@wdburt91]

YO! Around 44 minutes in, regarding your license plate game, and since you brought math into the equation, then 9 was right in front of your eyes! and somewhat blatantly so, too.. lol. Depending on how far you wish to stretch the possibilities in playing your version of the game, you could simply look at that particular plate literally: 40-31 is an equation itself, whose answer is :::drumroll::: 9! Lol, I was actually thinking of this before you mentioned you couldn't find a 9. Now, all that said, I'm not the brightest crayon in the box and y'all certainly know more than I do in many regards, but I kinda wish I was with y'all then so that I could point that out lol. Anyway, I'm gonna get back to the video now. Thank y'all for y'all's content and I look forward to the next video!

[@wdburt91]

@@CorneliusRandom Huh. Well, to that end, my entire life's been lateral lol. and thanks!

[@kydeanderic]

Hahahah, I mentioned to her she should be doing subtraction, multiplication, etc, but she said it was already too much to keep track of while driving. I didn't push it for safety's sake. Hahaha. -E

[@wdburt91]

@@kydeanderic Fair enough lol. Btw, what number did she end up getting to?

[@kydeanderic]

@@wdburt91 Hahaha, we don't remember.

[@Ranerdar]

Gotta have 4 tines for a fork. 3 is a trident.

[@kydeanderic]

What about a pitch fork? Or a fork in the road? Hahaha. -E

[@mrjoejon6882]

"Raw-dog yogurt" haha

[@FluffyNoble]

It's a long way from Gargrave haha

[@SnowmanSpeaks]

guano gazebo for breakfast...

[@newqer]

❤ Toyoko Inn!

[@kydeanderic]

❤

[@nolisarmiento1719]

Unizo Inn!

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

Also that hotel situation was bizarre.. "We can't give you the room because it doesn't have toothbrushe." Lol what.. I wouldn't care either. Just give me the room. Also, do you normally speak Japanese to staff in the hotel or wherever you go?

[@kydeanderic]

Yea, unless someone speaks decent English to us first we just use Japanese. -E

[@InfamousCrimeLocations]

@@kydeanderic ok cool, that's awesome.

[@stan1036]

maybe those hawk statues are meant to keep away the pigeons?

[@ProfSaxby]

Seriously? You don't recognize a statue of Emeraldas from Captain Harlock/ Galaxy Express 999. By the immortal Leiji Matsumoto?!

[@kydeanderic]

Lol. Nope. -E

[@jryn007]

I though the cheapest booking option for Toyoko Inn is its website. However, Toyoko Inn always includes free breakfast and coffee... So you can save around 1000 yen for that... Is it because of covid they serve breakfast in bento? it used to be buffet style.

[@kydeanderic]

Yea, I think it's a covid thing. -E

[@vincentmiller420]

Ole Guess Master Klein strikes again!

[@nikku13]

44:30 Real Talk; which one is Kyde?

[@JHN7r]

「たまご」で急に流暢な日本語しゃべってて笑った 若狭縄文博物館はMIT出た方が設計された建物ですね

[@theendtimesmarketpredictio4940]

Bit disappointed with the ruins definitely ...

[@ethanmandel2413]

I would say that in your traveling, you are both incredibly lucky and incredibly flexible. You always have backups and different things to do in an area. After watching every single video on your channel, you only seem disappointed when you have been cheated (money) or the price/value ratio of something is wrong. I aspire to find a travel partner who is as flexible as you two are.

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, becoming flexible is a skill that takes effort to sharpen, as odd as it sounds. Don't avoid exploring on your own by the way, it'd be a good way to meet people. -E

[@kathleenflaherty8408]

Hey...did you hear people call Fukui "Hoo-koo-ee"? That's how my Kobe-jin BF pronounces it. Also said that area is know for it glasses (frames) production. Foo knew?

[@kydeanderic]

I didn't notice it being said that way, but I didn't hear people talking about the prefecture much either, haha. I can see that being a pronunciation that would get used, though.

[@dayla8634]

"Fu" In Japanese is actually closer sound to "hoo". It's kinda of in the middle of the two.

[@gleaseriviera6722]

octopus muscle is also kinda brain too

[@gleaseriviera6722]

Kudzu is an invasive vine in many countries, it spreads rapidly and can take over entire forest areas by its aggressive vining. As you've experienced, it's an interesting ingredient to use as a thickener/gelling agent and can have interesting planty "stuffs" to offer the ritualistic consumer

[@gleaseriviera6722]

if you wanna hire me to be your pokede-Travel ..dex.. on Stand by.

[@Offensive_Username]

Next activity: go bowling in Tokyo.

[@kydeanderic]

I think Kyde has been bowling in Tokyo. -E

[@kathleenflaherty8408]

鼻水 = snot (now that's a kanji that makes sense!)

[@kydeanderic]

Haha, Yea, there we go, I actually did know the right word. Stupid brain. -E

[@brayingdonkey5972]

どうも

[@merlinsiervo]

Beef air hahaha you mean methane farts?

[@bluesunflower1698]

It looks like aliens summoned place but I still like it 👽👽👽

[@stevecriddle]

"It tastes like I'm licking a cow."

[@urbenyesurben]

eric you look great with that freshly shaved head!

[@Will3zr4]

Eric looks like Steve Jobs lately

[@tylerkuite]

please listen to photoshop by kid trash, thanks -Pharrell