Japan's Hidden (and weird) Paradise | Amakusa, JP

This time I traveled all the way to the mysterious island of Amakusa, to look at a rock and learn about the Hidden Christians in Japan, but the epiphany I had was more that of ice cream than faith.
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🍜 Restaurants:
Amakusa Blue Garden (天草ブルーガーデン)
〒863-2803 2256 Amakusamachi Shimodakita, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
〒863-2803 熊本県天草市天草町下田北2256-1
Amakusa City Dolphin Center Roadside Station (道の駅 天草市イルカセンター)
〒863-2421 4689-20 Itsuwamachi Futae, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
〒863-2421 熊本県天草市五和町二江4689-20
Ikesu Yamamoto (天草地魚料理 いけすやまもと)
〒863-0031 10-11 Minamishinmachi, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
〒863-0031 熊本県天草市南新町10-11
🌴 Sights Visited
Mogushi Beach (茂串海水浴場)
〒863-1901 Amakusa, Ushibukamachi, Kumamoto, Japan
Sakitsu Church (カトリック﨑津教会)
〒863-1204 539 Kawauramachi Sakitsu, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
Oppai Rock (おっぱい岩)
〒863-2501 Amakusa District, Reihoku, Sakasegawa, Kumamoto, Japan
Meitokuji (明徳寺)
〒863-0002 1148 Hondomachi Hontobaba, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
Amakusa Christian Museum (天草市立天草キリシタン館)
〒863-0017 19-52 Funenoomachi, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
Miyajidake Kakashi no Sato Roadside Station (道の駅 宮地岳かかしの里)
〒863-1161 5516-1 Miyajidakemachi, Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
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There's a famous 'Nagoro Scarecrow Village' that was all but abandoned due to the aging population and children moving away so one woman brought the village back to life with scarecrow dolls. I think this roadside attraction is inspired by that since even the doll designs look similar in construction.

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the scarecrows’ faces are so detailed!!! i’m fascinated, whoever made them put so much love into making them. they do lean a little into the uncanny valley, but overall i’m softened by the labor of love. their little town, frozen in time.

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I moved to Japan this year and I live in a rural town. I was exploring the mountainous hinterland of the otherwise dense coastal town and I stumbled on a sign that said ‘Maria, goddess of light’ and new that it would either take me to Kan’on Maria statue or I would be abducted by some syncretic cult. It turns out it was a Kan’on Maria statue, which surprised me because I always thought that they were limited to Kyushu but I guess I am not that far away and there were hidden Christians all throughout Japan

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[@SongofStorms413]

i googled the scarecrow thing cause i was so curious. apparently amakusa holds an annual spring scarecrow festival which i think is really cute. i also learned that there’s another scarecrow village in nagoro in the tokushina prefecture

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Japan has literally the most unique cultural festivals and it's so amazing to me

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Hello, please, please make more long videos like this where you talk not just about food but about Japanese history, it's just brilliant!

[@setyonugroho8706]

If the history behind the scarecrow village is true, then it is very sad. I grew up in a small town and even to these days, many of my relatives are still in our village.

[@upg5147]

From what I researched, it was made by a singular lady because of the depopulation of the village and wanted to make it seem full of life like it used to be. There are approximately only 30 people in the village and scarecrows are about 10 to 1. It's a bittersweet story.

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[@upg5147]

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Really love this! Your commentary is fun and the narration is relaxing. If u do more long videos, i would love to see more moments of silence with light background audio! The locations are really beautiful i’d love to look at them for just a little longer The scarecrow village bit was fun but also a nice opportunity to just admire what a weird and interesting place it was

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[@hotohori69]

For the Anime Fans out there, Amakusa was featured in the 3rd Arc of the Ruroni Kenshin TV show back from 1996. The actual Jinchu arc wasnt written yet so they did filler story and it featured Amakusa Shogo (a supposed alternate inheritor of Kenshin's sword style) and the hidden Christians he protected which was based on this island and its inhabitants.

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Looks like in addition to being a foodie you're also a bit of a history buff? That's cool! I'd be way down for more videos or shoets about Japanese History!

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I love your narration style. It's very engaging, because while you give trivia about whatever food you're eating or location you're visiting you pepper it with video game references. As a video game nut myself I found myself hard pressed to catch every reference. I want to say your monologue was an Ocean Hunter one but I might be wrong. Still, superb video, extremely relaxing, and I enjoyed eating my lunch while watchhing it. Kudos!

[@Minohorse]

I have seen that doll village before (think it was up in the mountains somewhere), but didn't expected there to be more like it, now I wonder if there's even more.

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Probably is. The original is well known and it does bring life back to them even if it's just tourists.

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I’ve been subscribed for ages but I guess no notifications???? I’ve only just seen this after 1 month of it being released. Also may I ask what time this was recorded (If that’s not too personal) as the scenery looks great and wondering what time you’d advise visiting Japan in the future

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[@Elonquin]

Enjoyed the unexpected history lesson. If you ever decide to go island hopping again, try the Goto island chain, especially Fukue, it's a bit further north-west from Amakusa. They have a crazy amount of christian churches there as well. Most of them built by the Portuguese.

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Really can't wait to see more JP content from you, whether it be food or not I adore the way you conduct your videos.

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I followed your shorts but I gotta say : this run length also works to perfection with your content ! 😊 definitely putting it in my "Listen at work" playlist

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I love your longer format vids Theyre almost too short lol Youve definitely sold me on a trip to Japan at SOME point in life lol

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This was a great video! I really enjoy learning about Japan and their culture/cuisine! If you did start making more videos about the history of Japan, I’d definitely be interested!

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[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

I've lived in Kansai for half a year and the strangest thing I've ever seen was not in Osaka, surprisingly. One day I wanted to just hike and stroll in the countryside, so I went to Kato City, Hyogo. The hike I searched with a common hiking trail app led me through the northeastern part of the city across a few hills. Normally, when I went on hikes like this, I'd check google maps for interesting places along the way and unsurprisingly, there was nothing along my way that day. However, after hiking for maybe 2 hours, I came across this GIANT roman looking architecture, in the middle of the forested hill really. As I didn't have any service there, I couldn't check for more information or satellite images, I was just stunned. It was probably more than a kilometer long and had absolutely enormous structures within it. Even more strangely, there was literally noone. It was completely empty, but there was also no construction site. And one thing about Japan you have to remember: as soon as there is the smallest thing to see, you'll see people visiting it and you'll see a small restaurant or souvenir shop. Here, nothing. No shop, maybe a handful of houses along the road leading towards it. Cicada time was over, so it was almost completely silent. So eerie. If you thought this was it, then I gotta tell you there was ANOTHER huge structure (seemed related to buddhism) just 10 minutes away from it further down the same road. Maybe this one was even larger. Still, noone there except this guard looking person in front of the senmon (entrance gate of a temple). Naturally, I was curious and left the street to cross the parking lot/square in front of the gate to take a picture of what might be behind this massive gate. But as soon as my foot entered the grounds of what was now temple and not street anymore, I heard an alarm and the guard was gesturing to f off. Safe to say, I fd off. The end of the story would be that at the end of the (only) road I was on, a hiking trail should have led me for half an hour across this hill/mountain range. There was no trail. Not even a trailhead. There was nothing. I still went and I wouldn't recommend doing what I did. If you're interested, try to search Kato City on google maps and switch to satellite and check the northeast area of the city. You'll not believe your eyes.

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I've looked everywhere on Google and can't find what you're talking about

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[@aohige]

@@offroad5798 I know exactly where he's talking about. It's actually not Roman, it's an Indian temple but with oddly Roman column side buildings. Look up "ナーランダ僧院 Hyogo Kato" in google maps. That whole area is full of cultural exchange buildings like a Cambodian Royal palace and the Indian temple, so it's not odd at all to come across these things.

[@aohige]

@Flexx The "Roman" building is a replica of the Nalanda University from India, and for whatever reason has Roman columns on the side buildings. The Buddhist structure you saw is the Royal Grand Hall of Buddhism. Next to that is the Cambodian Royal tribute park. Basically that whole mountain side are cultural exchange palaces.

[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

@@aohige Thanks for the information! It was eerie for me to say that it just suddenly appeared. No sign or map pointing it out, nothing to be seen on the city's website..

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A long Japaneats video? What a blessing

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This was so cool to watch. Fyi, if you're doing more long videos, I'd be interested in hearing more about the town with lots of demon statues in it. I tried to tell my family about it, but couldn't remember the town name, and couldn't find your short on it. I think you went there to get a special kind of noodle made with local rice, and you said it was not really all too different from the regular kind.

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That's Fukusaki, which has yokai everywhere because it's the birthplace of famous yokai folklorist Kunio Yamagata. Their town mascot is a kappa named Gajiro. He's a cute guy if you ask me. As for the food you're thinking of it's mochimugi, a special type of soba. He mochimuga soba and mochimuga ice cream IIRC.

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@@ShouAlias-io7ud thanks for the info! I'll have to remember so I can visit there one day.

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Man we need more of these long videos🥺

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you said in the video you were going to be focusing on long form videos now..> but... that was 7 months ago? /cry I love your longer videos and travels!!!

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I wish you did more full videos like this

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I love that you are doing more long form content and this video was great! I only wished you gave some more time for things to breath (like yourself) there is honestly almost too many references (sometimes less is more) though I can tell you put a lot of effort into making this video and many other people seem to like this style even if its a little too much for me so don't take my criticism harshly I love what you do and hope to see more!

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Thank you so much for the feedback and for watching!

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There's nothing better than eating, while watching Japaneat talk about eating, eating at a restaurant. It truly makes me eat.

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I've been playing a lot of Zelda recently and I thought that was the Temple of Time on the thumbnail while I was scrolling 😂

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I love that I understand all your references. I will be here, waiting for the next video drop.

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@Japaneat please make another video! I love the shorts but consistent videos would be awesome.

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You had me laughing non stop until the creepy scarecrows. Love your videos

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that scarecrow village is not creepy at all, it actually makes me sad and nostalgic for something i never experienced.

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I can’t wait to see more from you! I know that long form content is so much more work for you, so I know I can’t expect you to hop on trains and planes all the time, but personally I would also love to see you roaming around places that are more easy for you to explore too, like you also do with your short contents, I wouldn’t be mad at all. Overall, I just love so much what you do, you’re one of the few creators that posts about food that I really enjoy and watch, and everything you’ll be willing to share with us it’s gonna be a huge pleasure to watch.

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Hope you keep posting more long form content on here. Big fan!

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FUNNY, and INSPIRING and getting us to actually go to the hidden parts of Japan!.... MANY channels dealing with Japanese foods and the Japanese culture should learn from @Japan Eat! now KEEP IT UP xD

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Great to see sober different places in Japan. Hope to see you upload more often!

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Chills voice got me rolling 😂

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Anymore of these in the works? I love your shorts but this was one of the most refreshing videos I've seen in awhile. I learned quite a lot and your humor is always welcoming. Thank you for the video!

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Sorry...just catching up. This video is FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much for bringing us along!!

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That ‘Chills’ impression… 10/10

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I need more long form content these videos are some of my favorite on KZbin.

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4:19 just unlocked a memory I forgot I had. Literally tried to get to that painting over and over again. Happy 1 million! 🎉

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Yay to longer videos! Though the shorts are always amazing. Always cheers me up when I see a new one pop up on my feed

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These videos always radiate such a wholesome and pleasant aura :D

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I loved this so much😂, the voice over was everything!

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Bring on the longer format!!

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i want more of these long style videos 🥲

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Please make more of these, the only way I can get long form you is by watching these or binging all of your videos. I guess I just want more of one of my favorite KZbinrs

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... I can't believe you left us all alone with all those scarecrows !!! 🫣🤭😆

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I love Japan Eat long form videos too! can't wait to see more