Famous ANIME Location - 24 HRS IN EHIME, JAPAN

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Are you a Ghibli fan? Would you visit these spots in Japan? Let us know down below!

[@ujjwal8148]

Yes ,Ofc when I can afford a trip to Japan

[@nelsongunabe9741]

@@ujjwal8148 sameeee

[@LilleTotte]

In 1871, during the Meiji Restoration the Yen was introduced to unify all the different currencies with incompatible denominations. At that time there were two smaller denominations where there were 1 yen was the same as 100 sen or 1000 rin. The sen and rin was taken out of circulation at the end of 1953. So a ticket was 1.5 sen or 15 rin.

[@LilleTotte]

Dōgo Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs, mentioned in writing during the 8th century as one of the Three Ancient Springs. The current bathhouse was built in 1894, and it is huge.

[@seebastian5834]

Went to Matsuyama in 2019... my favorite place was the (free) footbath around and up the hill overlooking Dogo Onsen, where I could catch a beautiful view of... all the scaffolding hiding the facade from sight while it was being restored. The obsession with Bocchan in the city is kinda weird when, as a Westerner, you haven't even heard of the novel ever before. But then again, during my 3 days there I only saw a grand total of 4 other Westerners - plenty of Asian tourists, though. Would definitely recommend a visit - Shikoku is a great experience in general, especially as a contrast to metropolises like Osaka or Tokyo.

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

The floating modesty Emma is hilarious, a great way to save the footage lol.

[@Gnomesmusher]

At first I didn't understand what was happening then it became really distracting, haha.

[@bergenswald]

@@Gnomesmusher same hahaha

[@lazyreuvin]

Ooohhh, I was wondering if she was just trying to show the mood of her comment visually like a manga q>_

[@jadedsun619]

When I first saw it, I was looking for the other 2 floating heads.. it took me a minute to work out why it was there 😅

[@rachelcookie321]

@@jadedsun619 I thought it was a head to show what they thought of the dango and I was waiting for the other two when they were giving their thoughts on it

[@TokidokiTraveller]

Thank you modesty emma for protecting my modesty 🥰 also Ehime was beautiful and I’m still thinking about that dang sorbet

[@psilosieni]

@@michaelortiz7804 don't be a weirdo, pls

[@michaelortiz7804]

@@psilosieni sorry...😞😞😞

[@kevinnash9001]

Emma finding creative new versions of self doxxing.

[@foxceles]

At first i was like, whats with the floating head? and then i had a moment of relization and was just OOOOOOHHH Poor emma *Hugs*

[@foxceles]

@@michaelortiz7804 don't be a creep, that's inappropiate.

[@Alexsants02]

Fun fact : The same black cat was also in Abroad in Japan , Cycle across japan when Chris visited Dogo Onsen.

[@pbj7699]

No way

[@NimrodClover]

@@pbj7699 Yes way, and he was there without (before) the scaffolding.

[@tankeryy1566]

wow youre right! in one of the videos of Abroad in Japan (Chris Broad) called "I Made Friends with a Stranger at Japan's Oldest Hot Spring" that cat was there at exactly 12:15 in the said video, nice fun fact!

[@VenoSupport]

Hi there! Just to let some people learn something new when watching this, Clam shells mostly consist of Calcium Carbonate, which is an ingredient in making cement. Therefore I think what the board is trying to say is that they reuse the clams that were made from the onsen’s clam soups etc and turn them into cement that can help reinforce the walls. I could be wrong about the usage thingie, but the composition of clam shells does contain Calcium Carbonate

[@dark_knight109]

Calcium carbonate actually has quite a few uses and yes, clam shells are frequently used for them. I'm a metallurgist and several metallurgy reactions that require calcium carbonate as a reactant or catalyst use clam shells when being carried out on an industrial scale. It sounds weird, but it does work.

[@梨みかん-g8f]

こんにちは！(Hello！) I am a Japanese. I went to the university in Ehime. I ran well in Dogo Park. People of Ehime had many people that personality was splendid. I am glad that you can enjoy the sightseeing in Ehime.☺️✨

[@WanderingNasi]

That's awesome! I did exchange program at Ehime University. I met my wife there! Ehime is a beautiful place!

[@梨みかん-g8f]

@Liam Morrison I have bad English, so I apologize if I say something strange. Thanks for your comment! The encounter with the you and your wife is wonderful! Congratulations on marriage. I pray for your happiness.

[@bakaichigo]

Thank you for sharing! :)

[@CinemaShowFilms]

You should have stayed until after sundown. That’s when the mystical river appears cutting off your way back and the spirits arrive on river boats.

[@ashwhiz]

That dress is so pretty on Aki 🖤

[@lab-at-home]

I love how Aki keeps everything fun

[@sarahgreefable]

Great video as ever! My fave part was cats obviously but also the mikon looked amazing

[@TheCreepypro]

not just a fun video about ehime but also educational I love that fun fact about clams and cement

[@XxHunterlovexX]

These girls are having so much fun and so cute. I need Aki's dress so bad.

[@carriepadgett2743]

The PeacefulPeople clothing site has nearly identical one called Bright Flower Ribbon Sarong Dress

[@SDLoxZ]

'I'm not wrong but I'm not exactly right' Yeah, I'm going to steal that, Emma :)

[@littlegiantshiori1410]

Aki eating dango is sooo cute!!!! haha Kawaiii! Looks fun guys!!

[@renevillaruz]

She choked on it 2:57

[@kellygooding9560]

You ladies work well with each other, hoping and looking forward to seeing more of you three.

[@KW-oi9lz]

Emma I don’t know when you started going hard at the style game, but your definitely killing it. Fashionable Emma is my favorite Emma.

[@Wolfswind003]

I lived in Matsuyama for a year and it's such a lovely and convenient city to live in. It's very peaceful and you can reach everything important within a day. You can see all important sight-seeing spots within a day (by foot) because most things are very close. I remember going on midnight walks with friends all across town, from Dogo Onsen, to Okaido, all the way to Gintengai (two big shopping streets that are connected and lead to the main train station) :) I got quite emotional seeing all these familiar places again in the video. I just love Matsuyama so much and you learn to appreciate the little details about a city when living there. It's sad so many stores seemed to be closed in Dogo shopping street. I hope they didn't have to close for good due to the pandemic. To be fair, Dogo Onsen looks great on the outside, but the inside really isn't anything special. You can easily find nicer Onsen all across Japan. I love the ones with an outside bath and several pools. Dogo Onsen has just one, hot, indoor bath. They also don't provide and soap and shampoo, so be aware to bring your own or buy some outside of the chaning room. The other, newer onsen next to Dogo Onsen actually look nicer from the inside. Dogo looks big on the outside, but that's because part of the building is only accessable via tours (it has the emperors bath and toilet) and it has a place where you can sit in your Yukatta and enjoy some tea and a cookie when you get the pricier ticket. If you go to Matsuyama you can also check out Ishiteji temple with "wonderlandesque" grounds with many things to discover. It is number 51 of the famous 88 temple pilgrimage that leads all around Shikoku. The temple has a small, tunnel you can go through and you might even see a bat or two haning on the walls ;) Matsuyama castle is also beautiful. You can reach it by roapway or walk up in around 15 minutes. Matsuyama has a bunch of footbaths. You can get a map for them at the tourist info right at the Bottchan train entrance to the Dogo shopping street. Some footbaths belong to hotels but you are allowed to use them for free (even without ordering anything). Some are very close to the Onsen. There are many more nice locations one can see, though some I would recommend to exchange students ect. who stay in Matsuyama longer and want to ride their bycicle somewhere to have a bit of a change in scenery. Many of those locations are no world wonders, but they are still lovely little details and certainly more interesting than spending all day indoors.

[@rachelcookie321]

Thank you for the information. Matsuyama seems like a nice city to live in but sadly it’s too small for me. I currently live in a city of 400,000 but I want to live in one with a population of 1 million.

[@Wolfswind003]

​@@rachelcookie321 That's fair. I'm sure it's not something for everyone :) It's a very cozy city. Big cities are fun too, there's always something going on and to discover. I'd love to travel to China and visit some bug cities

[@MethodicaGaming]

I'm moving to Ehime five weeks from today! Super excited!

[@rachelcookie321]

Less than a week left, good luck on your move!

[@MethodicaGaming]

@@rachelcookie321 Thank you! I'm currently quarantining in Tokyo, but so excited to get to Ehime on Monday :)

[@rachelcookie321]

@@MethodicaGaming did you move from another country? I didn’t think Japan was issuing visas right now.

[@MethodicaGaming]

@@rachelcookie321 I moved from Ireland. They are issuing visas, but any visas issued prior to March 2020, and any visa exemptions are cancelled, so you need to reapply. I got mine through the JET Programme.

[@quantumlove7950]

@@MethodicaGaming JET program!? prob…ALT??? When I was a middle school kid in Matsuyama, Ehime, I really liked the one called David from Scotland. I just want you to know an ALT could be such a great inspiration for some kids to learn English! And this is a different topic tho, if you’re into ghibli-like stuffs, I’d strongly recommend you to visit temples of Shikoku pilgrimage. I’d go to 52nd Taisanji temple (太山寺).

[@BertLensch]

Mikan beer? I'm sold... Definitely need to plan a trip now.

[@seasyrenn]

Way Aki was eating was the cutest thing ever 😂!

[@DuelistOfGGs]

I love these videos. As we approach 2022 and Japan hopefully reopens for tourism... It would be nice to make a video for first time visitors after reopening. Like: 1) Apps to download/be familiar with 2) Absolute favorite places to do in a 7 or 14 day span (typical tripl length from what I read) 3) Just generally handy travel tips you guys would have liked to know before a first visit to Japan. Or something like that 😀

[@Zorayas]

I was here on Friday and Saturday! I went to Dogo onsen, Matsuyama castle and visited the temples in Matsuyama that are part of the pilgrimage of the 88 temples

[@ltcinsane]

Emma the carrier of all the things during this adventure! XD

[@ginawilkolak7492]

I was totally expecting a bridge at this onsen!

[@scloh1]

I didn't notice modesty Emma until she ate the mikan sorbet. I thought it was there to describe her reaction to the flavour xD

[@randylahey7933]

same

[@rachelcookie321]

I thought the same and then heads didn’t pop up for the other two and I was confused for a second

[@dustykatt]

I was there at Dogo Onsen in 2016 and it was a magical time. loved walking the shopping street and the old castle grounds on the hill above the onsen.

[@buggy7451]

That construction plan is pretty amazing, the innovation of making cement from the reminance of clam soup is so cool

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

I was there!! What a beautiful view, I love it.❤

[@RenneVangr]

1:54 the panic in Aki's eyes is priceless

[@alexandertirasongkran6224]

i wish you guys showed different views of dogo onsen. there's a big phoenix at the other side of the building along with a free foot bath on top of the hill behind dogo onsen. also, the clock does have a cool show every hour

[@masuuya]

Aki, why u look so cute.. when u try to eat ice cream 1st and the way u look around to see the clock tower when Emma shows to u

[@plushiie_]

The whole sequence of aki eating the dango, love it xD

[@petrsindelar9925]

So the saga of the *Black Cat Guardian* continues, firstly visited by Chris, then TC girls, who will be next?

[@ejderha13]

Yes, we just watched that JAJ episode again because we recognized the name of the place and there was the Cat! 😻

[@alfredovitente6024]

Uwajimaya, a Japanese-American supermarket with stores in Washington State and Oregon, would regularly have Ehime Food Fairs at least once a year. Representatives from Ehime prefecture, including Mikyan, flew down for the week and would run the various booths. Hoping for their return, once the pandemic is over.

[@BitJam]

Great outfits ladies! Looks like the three of you just stepped out of an anime.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I'm going to have to watch Spirited Away again, it's been too long. Also, Emma looking good in that denim overalls dress, cute!

[@SaturoAnni]

This was nice :D

[@jan__q]

I have been to Dogo Onsen and walked through Ehime during my 88-temple trip - its beautiful there! Wanna see it again once travel is possible once more :)

[@lestatg8]

Is that the same cat that showed up in chris journey across japan 1(cycling)? Same color and it’s tail has been cut off too..

[@ReavinBlue]

im like, "why is that emma sticker there?" for a full 2 minutes

[@lopezmeli023]

Lol Aki looks so short when she stands in between Sarah and Emma 😂

[@sandieM27]

@Badhan Barua Emma is about 5'7" , sorry don't know in cm

[@Pilusajaib]

@@sandieM27 170 cm-ish

[@tiki_riot]

I love Sarah’s dress, she looks lovely

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

3 of my FAV people in the world!!!!!! Thanks ladies, I appreciate the video :)

[@winfmaster]

"We are Dango" - what a chill vibe ☺️

[@41tinman41]

I do hope y'all come back to actually get into the onsen so we can see inside!

[@YangSunWoo]

Japan used (Mon)s before Yens during the meiji era. Also, you guys did not watch doctor stone haha, you would've learned about lime making.

[@mr_ozzio5095]

The romans had a version of cement/concrete, which they used sea shells/gravel and jipsom/quicklime. The Colosseum in rome is partly made of it 🏛🏛🏛

[@booksandocha]

The ticket price of 0.015 yen would have meant that it cost 1 sen and 5 rin (both denominations were removed from circulation in 1953).

[@muttonrolls9126]

Can't wait for the Akidearest tries tap Orange Juice video

[@kyril98741]

The only two rl place in anime that I really want to visit is area around karakouen Hall (hajime no ippo) and lake Haruna (initial d). Any Japanese school probably the third thing I want to I visit to look at their school vibe(lot of anime/video games ref)

[@PokeRiderM]

I really wish I could teleport when I see videos like this. I can’t wait to return and live in Japan….say Tokyo Creative, you hiring?

[@rachelcookie321]

I think I remember reading on their website that they don’t sponsor visas

[@subhashthapa909]

They use the clams for making cement, they showed it in the Dr Stone anime.

[@joemorin842]

Emma your something else!

[@Delaney-and-the-Starlight]

Now I’m intrigued by the towels!

[@chessoc7799]

My guess is the thing with the clam shells at the Onsen is probably making quick lime for the cement or plaster. One old way is to burn the shells to do it I think.

[@Tojozomi]

I've wanted to go to 10factory for years it looks so good!

[@Thekowaikaiju]

lmao Emma's wardrobe mishap eating dango balls

[@willjones7132]

Cool place. 11:44 Some people dress really well there, great style.

[@thomasinajefferson9971]

Love it when y’all go out and about! Given the people what we want! ✊🖤

[@HereComesThaBoom]

awww, such nice vibes and beauty ;)

[@SephiMasamune]

Wait, are the old rickety steel trams gone now in Matsuyama? I remember riding them from Matsuyama Castle to Dogo Onsen and they added so much character to the area!

[@brianc9675]

Same black cat as in Chris' journey across Japan visit!

[@becks5867]

I am loving the ‘oops Emma’ modesty cover up!!

[@aidzearceo9768]

Sarah rocking some NMD R2s! Nice!

[@FighterGirlChunLi]

What a fun episode, who doesn't love Ghibli films. 😁

[@travislayes6024]

The spider guys name is Kamaji

[@tankeryy1566]

my favourite TC trio yey!

[@thomasbecker9676]

The onsen bathhouse was built in 1894.

[@sarahthomson878]

Ehime is officially on my Japan Bucket List, as of now!

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Is it true that the Sento main building was inspired by a Taiwanese tea house?

[@pastellikissa]

Cat was just unbothered, vibing

[@turtleburglary1141]

xD one bite champ! she's amazing for the commitment lol

[@lunasmokezim1718]

Any chance we get a video with Alex and Shiori doing their own thing?

[@sherryberryjp]

Yaaaaaay my hometown❤️

[@asunachan9999]

Emma!! ♥️♥️♥️🇵🇭

[@tankeryy1566]

more emma, aki and sarah videos pls!

[@NBP722]

Those two cats had a better love story than Twilight.

[@blarfroer8066]

It took me way too long to discover why they put an awkward Emma floaty face in the footage. I thought it was because she took too big of a bite lmao

[@DrJustininJapan]

SOOOO COOOOOL!!!!! ❤

[@o0Yarrow0o]

My goodness!! Aki's dress is gorgeous!!!! Brand?

[@kamc7683]

Would be nice if you put Google location GPS for stores / places you visit in future so viewers can go if they want to, please?

[@companymen42]

I wonder if bokksu ships dango to the states and if it would survive the trip? Or if there is a dango place in portland.

[@rachelcookie321]

Well I just googled “dango Portland” and I bunch of places showed up. Also, you can make dango at home if you really want to try it. I made mitarashi dango once but I didn’t really like it lol.

[@ghostagent3552]

Funny thing about Spirited away is that the buffet scene at the beginning traumatized me as a child.

[@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg]

There's a Cat in the middle of the street. This is real ghibli movie right there

[@sheamagnus6826]

Aki looks especially pretty here, I love her dress 💖

[@devilovesdevil]

aki for fucks sake with the dango lmao i love her

[@astrowolvez]

When chihiro is sneaking around the side of the building and lets no face in, that’s what the onsen specifically looks like.

[@johnramsbottom4464]

I love spirited away

[@alida1941]

Was this filmed in October? The summer outfits are throwing me off and it just got so cold where I live ^^"" haha

[@TheWeylenCross]

I haven't been to Emma's twitch steams in a hot minute but I hope she is using the modesty Emma as an emote! Very cute and makes me think of George Takeis "oh my", but in Emma's voice lol

[@pendragnx]

the little Emma-face graphic covering her legs was super distracting.. but also kinda funny

[@spencerdokes6056]

If it wasnt there it would be MORE distracting! In a fan service type way

[@rachelcookie321]

@@spencerdokes6056 ew, don’t be gross

[@BobJones-kn6qn]

Jiufen in Taiwan is an influence that looks more like what you see in the movie

[@woo3796]

my hometown...

[@marbleousmel]

Was it Sarah that said “Is that a cat?!” If so, you are a girl after my own heart. As you can tell from my profile photo, I love cats.

[@TheKadato]

So who's this sara? how did she get in tokyo creative?

[@rodrigogodoi4250]

Little animated face hiding the gates of heaven 😁

[@generalgrievuuz]

Man Joey is a lucky guy, Aki looks real good in that dress. Also the giant dango killed me, Sarah and Emma just chatting enthusiastically while Aki is trying to survive being strangled by the 1-bite dango xD

[@Ajlez]

This video was great and really made me want mikan. I have a thing though, like, I find Spirited Away and every other Ghibli movie I can think of to be horribly depressing, so it strikes me as very strange every time people talk cheerfully about loving them. I can't be alone in that, but it feels like I'm alone, because everyone is super pumped about Ghibli. From just an art standpoint I totally get it though.

[@rachelcookie321]

I thought spirited away to be a weird mixture of happiness and sadness. I felt both at the same time when watching it. That’s why i love the movie so much. It made me experience a new emotion I hadn’t felt before.

[@astrowolvez]

Is it the clam shells? Because they make chop sticks out of clams.

[@houndboyjoestar8757]

Spirited away is my favorite ghibli

[@lrblueslowbro5302]

The Mitsurini Pantsu shot