Japan’s Best Summer Holiday Destination - HOKKAIDO!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Our final video from the Hokkaido trip! Which spot was your favourite in Kutchan? PS - We’ll be back in winter so stay tuned ❄️

[@jimmy75256]

These 2 need a world tour, love Emma & Sarah's energy

[@chisol3508]

Yes this is such a good idea! Emma, Sarah do it!

[@KOTDM1988]

I love the Japan content, but I'd watch them anywhere 👍

[@tootles444]

Completely agree!!

[@andrewgee241]

All the ladies in the extended TC family need to have a USA tour like the Trash Taste guys.

[@ms.birdnerd]

I agree with Emma! I was MOVED when I had the carrot in the soup curry in Hokkaido! It just tastes like a whole new level!🤤

[@flamoma8600]

HELLO 2 U BOTH ❤ UR BOTH ENJOYING URSELF THANK U TAKING US ALONG

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Thank you for watching! 😁

[@kinjogirl]

Firstly I love Emma and Sarah content. You make me miss living in Japan so much and I want your lives. But also okura is here in the UK too, I think we import it from India where they use it a lot. It’s often called “ladies fingers” in the supermarkets here! 😅

[@USMCOrdy6541]

Okra is also served in the southern states of the United States. It is usually fried or pickled!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

I really love your Hokkaido series, and I hope Emma feels better soon.

[@L8BLUUMR]

My favorite thing is anything you two do. What a team.

[@dodiatkins4515]

Emma and Sarah best duo ever. ❤😊

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

We agree 😁

[@igbatious]

Okra originates from Africa and is very present in west African food, and is very present in creole food, and a lot of African influenced foods in the south of US.

[@lyndylou752]

Thanks when they stated not seen outside of Japan all I could fo was laugh

[@DeltaEntropy]

The entire state of Louisiana is up in arms

[@fleciashreve2313]

Yes, I live in Tennessee & we eat a ton of fried okra.😊

[@bladedsentiment]

I was hella confused hearing that, it’s all over the place over here lol.

[@mikanhana]

I looked it up and apparently a lot of Japanese folks think that okra is a Japanese vegetable, so it's a common misconception. But yea, most grocery stores in the US have okra.

[@WeeClanTorrance]

Watch Hamilton! 😁Thanks for another great video 💖💖

[@noeinroad7294]

Okra is really popular in Southern cooking in the US and many African and Caribbean countries

[@aaaaaalison]

Yep, I came here to say this! We had fried okra at holidays growing up in the south :)

[@ItsBAndBees]

I’ll have to check out Japanese okra recipes! It’s pretty popular in the southern US, most people like it fried in cornmeal or in gumbo. I’m not crazy about it because of the slimy texture, but my husband loves it lol

[@TheCreepypro]

very nice to see that hokkaido is just as beautiful in the summer, so glad the ladies could show us!

[@seerasan]

From all the comments, I learnt that okra is not Japanese!! 🌱I've often heard locals here say it's a Japanese veggie.. 😂 In down under, I've never seen or eaten it before (I swear!)

[@tankeryy1566]

more adventure videos with emma and sarah pls!

[@mikekun155]

Damn I missed out.. We were supposed to do this but scrapped it due to an injury. I regret not staying in Sapporo /Hokkaido for longer. I was there early August and it was 15 degrees cooler than Tokyo. Food was immaculate and it had the perfect balance of city and nature. Will definitely stay longer next time!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Hokkaido is truly great - hope you get more time on your next trip!

[@silverian]

Thanks for Hokkaido tour! I have been once kayaking and it was actually easy route compared to yours. Always nice to see different eating options and places to visit! Lovely night light show!

[@stephanieok5365]

So glad the kayaking fell toward the end of Emma's bronchitis journey. 😅

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Us too!

[@jacobrael6565]

Absolutely loving all this Hokkaido content! Making me want to center my trip to Japan here!!! Thanks Emma, Sarah, and TC for being the best!

[@MissiBoo]

I lo❤ved the mountain lights ⛰️. Did you get to kiss Fujis brother Emma? 😘😂. Brilliant video ladies. I can't wait to visit Japan 🇯🇵

[@barryvercueil2346]

Awesome video. You should really come White Water Rafting in South. It's INCREDIBLE. Cheers.

[@Twisted_Rose96]

I absolutely love all of the videos you guys make, you have so much fun and it just makes me feel so happy inside 🥰

[@ziagrace5317]

as a Jamaican, i find okra being seen as a "Japanese veggie" so funny! I know it's used a lot there (in part because of the migration to Japan from Nigeria), but since okra is an African fruit/veggie (technically a pepper), I was so shocked to find it in restaurants in Japan! We use it a lot in predominantly black cuisine, particularly in stew, and I love that my own culture melded so deeply with my favorite place on earth!

[@Alex-vj1tj]

Looks so fun!! I'd love to go kayaking like that and get that gelato!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

You should next time you’re in Hokkaido 👀😁

[@GrettaBoBetta]

I've got okra growing on my back porch, my favorite veggie. It always surprises me when I'm reminded that outside of Africa and the southern US states it's uncommon or unheard of.

[@geminidawn7315]

Okra is from Africa and eaten pretty commonly in the United States especially pickled or fried

[@libraryofalexandria849]

okura is big in the in the US south. Any bbq place or chicken place prolly has fried okura and its delicious

[@digit6445]

We have pickled okra in jars on shelves, I love it. Oh and battered, fried okra.

[@-DirtyShoes]

Ohh! I dunno how well I'd fare with the light rapids but I'd be all over just floating down the river. The Endless Rivers are my favorite bit of water parks. Emma's kayaking skills looked pro getting around that one big rock. Love that Sarah was sporting the TokiDokiTraveller Doge Hat! That Mountain Light display, though! SO BEAUTIFUL! What a great and fun looking trip. Thank youuu! ....soccer ball! 😆

[@xnonsuchx]

I like how the menu said “No Rice” = 0 grams

[@janusu]

Okra is an African vegetable. I think a few others have commented this, as well. It's popular in American souther cuisine, in addition to what a few others have mentioned. But, to be honest, I first became aware of it while living in Japan, myself. I quite like it!

[@timstankdon]

The episodes this year have been great. Y'all killin it.

[@Highwind2013]

I would love to go canoeing again someday especially with that nice Hokkaido weather!

[@timothyhoran2291]

ty chris for finding these great rappers.

[@RocotacoPerposterown]

We definitely often see Okura (spelled Okra) in the US, especially in the south. Some local branches of fast food places will often sell deep fried okra. I think Captain D's has it as a constant menu item.

[@hal90001]

Hokkaidoauurrr

[@gracekim1998]

Yay 😁

[@fleciashreve2313]

In the South of the United States, we call that veggie "okra". We cut it up & fry it in cornmeal. Yummy & it loses the slimy feeling.😊

[@stephanieok5365]

Yeah, we destroy the neba neba quality 😂

[@svenp.8378]

Next do some Skydiving ❤ I like to see such activities.

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

My wife and I want to spend a few weeks in Hokkaido instead of going to the main land or visiting my distant family in Okinawa when we first travel that way.

[@kampearson]

we have okra in the US! (mainly in the south)

[@ObsidianSouls]

FYI Okura, is Okra in the US. Very common vegetable in Gumbo and other southern dishes.

[@Spirit451]

Must have one extreme sport for every tour.

[@eathenalexander2836]

We have okura in lots of Caribbean islands, including my home land Grenada .

[@Vanamonde]

We have okra in the U.S. too. Pretty common in southern food and some BBQ. Especially sliced in circles and deep fried.

[@genchan1224able]

北海道のスープカレーは美味しいですよね。外国の方が不慣れで苦手なオクラなど、ネバネバ系の野菜を食べてくれるのはうれしい。次は納豆以外にも山芋も試してみてね✨

[@kaylazomboid]

There is a really nice soup curry place above the Candye Syrup Cafe in Harajuku! My friend who used to live in Hokkaido said it's on par!

[@chibip6]

We definitely have okra (spelled without the u) here in the States. I love it deep fried or in a stew

[@TakaD20]

I assume from 3:58 is the most replayed part of the video because people want to find out how the bike does fit in the back of the car.

[@pottedcat8269]

Sarah, there's okra or okura in the Philippines and other Asian countries.

[@gewglesux]

Great job ladies.... that looks like so much fun!! Where's Brotha man been lately??

[@coralinebcn_]

Curry soup....🤤

[@shimi_raikkonen]

Spin-off series ideas: Croatia Creative or Bavaria Creative or New Zealand Creative…

[@SamH73973]

We have Okra in the states, I love it fried I can't have it not fried not a fan of slimy things.

[@tiffanygriffin]

They deep-fried okra around where I live, but seeing as handling it rawl gives me hives I've never tried eating it.

[@WatashiWannabe]

Hey, I actually caught one of these not long after upload :) . The ducky bit looked fun, even for someone like me (who swims like an actual rock, but can paddle a boat with the best of 'em)...but I'm curious as to how deep the water was there...I know clear water can be tricky to judge, as what looks like one meter's depth may actually be 10. Water depth, as well as the severity of the rapids, is one of the reasons I don't go kayaking here (the river for kayaking nearest me just happens to have been the site of the whitewater event in the 1996 Olympics). The open-air bus tour looked awesome, and also the soup curry...but anything involving meat and broth usually wins me over in a hurry. Job well done!

[@gradyshmalady8284]

Interesting, I had no idea the Japanese cultivated okra too. Man I love me some deep fried okra here in the US.

[@susangerwien1290]

We have okura in the states. It’s called okra.

[@OccasionalVlogger]

Wait is that Okra? If so they have that in North America also. They use it in Southern food. Gumbo and fried Okra are the 2 thay cime to mind.

[@KinrOrion]

Wow......Emma!.....WOW

[@leopeepoo]

lets gooo

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Yesssss!!

[@leopeepoo]

@@TokyoCreativePlay you guys are great! Thanks for a new vid

[@tobynmanthorpe]

Emma’s the best! But Sarah’s a very close second.

[@jacobhoward5939]

So okura is kinda like okra?

[@MENTOKz]

so okrua is common in US in the south and in Africa

[@sennennodokusouka]

カレースープを直接食べるのも良いですが メインの食べ方は ご飯にカレースープをかけて食べるのですよー😂

[@arceus54321]

we have okura here in canada (you can find it at asian supermarkets) and i absolutely hate it lol

[@Oosran]

I've personally always thought of Hokkaido as the perfect place in summer, the rest of Japan seems more or less unbearable in summer but maybe just me.

[@littleleafy]

Is okura what we Americans know as okra, or are those two different things?

[@Potbelly76]

I junk up my Japanese curry by shaving a whole red apple and throwing in dark chocolate and sometimes beer

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Nice recommendation! Beer is an interesting touch!

[@Potbelly76]

@@TokyoCreativePlay Thanks a very dark ale can accentuate that chocolatey undertone! I'd love to see you guys check out more kissaten, and in particular, Japanese siphon-brewed coffee. I've been making it that way for the past decade after first experiencing it at a nondescript cafe in the Sendai airport

[@ashleyzeleznik5388]

Alex. Ander. Hamilton, I never seen the musical 🎵 🎶

[@Krispi-Kat]

So is Okura different from Okra?

[@SamH73973]

I was thinking the same thing? I think it's the same as Okra they just spell it differently over there. I don't know but it looks like the same thing.

[@lyndylou752]

No its not

[@margaret-mure]

Is Okura Okra?

[@SparklingWineSocialist]

What happened to Jordan? I miss that dude.

[@halcyondraconis7437]

Okra is not exclusive to Japan and is often eaten in the Southern USA.

[@tinathetangerine3413]

It’s so strange to see people have to explain okra when it’s so commonplace in southern American cuisine. You can buy okra prepared in so many different ways here.

[@shannongallagher3670]

Okra is used in South American cooking. They normally have it fried. I’m not a fan of it cause of the texture. Unfortunately.

[@salade99]

This might be just me, but Hokkaido kinda feels like Canada.

[@drive6816]

This video is 10X better than Chris Borex video i just watched.

[@James-mi5hi]

Woah

[@hollygoodwin2965]

Okra isn’t Japanese, it’s African and it’s commonplace outside of Japan I see it all the time in the UK 😂

[@HailHydra27]

Rotus loot

[@flashkills]

First!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

🔥🔥🔥

[@ShiroiTengu]

Would you like a gold star?

[@flashkills]

@@ShiroiTengu No I want a cookie .

[@michellehowerton5719]

Okra is African and widely grown and eaten in the United States. Nothing Japanese about it.

[@JakeSmith-b4q]

Smells like what?

[@J4M13pants]

okra seeds get slimier when they're exposed to moisture, so i can't even imagine what they're like in a soupy setting! highly recommend roasting okra on a sheet pan if you're not a fan of the slimy seeds.