3 Days Winter Camping in Japan - Japan Van Life is Different!

Last time on Let's Turn It Up World in Japan. Our new home looks great. I'm excited. I am. You're excited? I'm very. We are going to be cutting it close. We should be on the road right now. Right now. It's a three hour drive. That was great. Isn't that fun? It's like fun size. It's fun size. I'll jump in the snow. I like it. Just be careful because the snow may not be the most powdery at this point. Yeah, I think I'll just... I'll just sit down and fly around. Exactly. There you go. Enjoying it? Looks like pure bliss. Okay. Alright, here we go. It's really warm. Oh, it's good. Oh, get in there. Oh, yeah. There you go. A little classic. What's up, y'all? We are back again for another fun episode here in Hokkaido, Japan. Last week's episode was a lot of fun. So, Dave and I, we stayed in Japan in this beautiful deep snow for the very first time in an RV. So, that was a lot of fun and adventure in itself. But not only that, we got to experience our very first wild onsen in Japan. A little sketchy at times to get there. And if you have not seen that episode, you guys, you definitely have to check it out. We met an awesome local. He calls himself Crazy. Crazy Kobasan. That is his name. Private tour was a lot of fun. Great experience. Now, we could have done a little bit more dangerous ways and hikes to get to different onsens. But I think for starters, that was good enough. But right now, we are heading to... I guess... I don't know. I don't even know where we're heading. You know, Dave's the one that always does the planning. So, he says he's got something really cool planned. So, like in Dave and Tanya fashion, with us, it's always an adventure. So, he's over there. Right over there. He's right over there. Come on down. But look how deep this snow is, you guys. Driving through. Seriously, driving through has been crazy. Better yet, y'all. See, he's coming to pick up his wife. He's coming to pick me up. Normally, I would run to this side because in the U.S., that's where I would be in the passenger seat. But on this side, that's the driver's side. So, I'm going to be entering from this side. Here he comes. Look at him. Look at him driving that little beast. I don't even have a name for him yet. What's her name? What should we name her? Oh, all right. Lady Bug-a-son. Hey. Oh, thank you for picking me up in Lady Bug-a-son. Exactly. Fun size. Oh, how do you feel after that onsen? The first time in Japan. How are you feeling? I thought it was a lot of fun. I had a good time. I definitely smell, like, kind of eggs. It smells like arse. Yeah, we smell like eggs. Woo! Yes, but, you know, yeah, we're going to dinner now, right? I think we're going to have the restaurant to ourselves. Everyone's going to run home. All to ourselves. Kind of windy today. It is windy. There's a gale warning going on, yeah. It's fortunate we don't have to drive too far today, which is good. Oh, look at these significant planks. They're, like, sliding. Yeah, dig in there a little bit. Whoa, David. Here's our camp. Okay. Oh, boy. Careful. Slowly. Don't. Oh. Oh, boy. It's perfect. Stop. All right. Perfect. It's our camp. Oh, my goodness. Let's take a peek. Take a peek. Takebisa. Yeah, it's a kimi camp. Woo! Oh, boy. All right. This is going to be fun. Let's go check it out. Just getting things fresh and tidy. You guys, this is super cool. Like, we could not believe what was waiting for us here in Japan. We got an invitation to stay here at this campground called Takebi Camp, and it's in Hokkaido, Japan, just next to Niseko. And let me tell you, where we're staying tonight is their log cabin. Really a treat for us to be able to kind of, you know, step outside of the RV into a little bit more of a mini luxury place, if you will. But this is not the real treat. The next place that we're staying in tomorrow, I have never seen this. Dave, have you ever seen a place like that? Definitely not. So we figured tonight, we're just going to give you guys a really quick tour of this place. We're actually going to be heading to dinner with the CEO of this place and staff, and we're going to go over to check out a really neat, small Japanese restaurant that's nearby. But we got to get ready. So before we do that, I'm going to give you guys a quick tour. So let me show you. I have to point this out because this is in every... We probably talk over this a lot. If we don't, we probably should have. Every place we've gone to has this toilet. It's a toto. And it's a heated seat. It's got all kinds of goodies in here. It can wash your bum. As you can see, it can wash all kinds of good stuff in there. And every place we've been to, including some, like, auto shops, those bathrooms have these. Just saying. And when it's cold outside... I know this is not a toilet video, but that's just amazing. Just saying. Here, you got to come over and check this out. Get over here. Come on, check this out. And there's even one for an extra guest. So come on over. The water's warm. Well, not at least until summertime. Okay, we have dinner at 6, so don't take too long. Come on. What are you doing down there? Oh, napping time. And out here, y'all. Seriously, this is our own private balcony. And this looks really cool during the summer times. You can kind of see off in the distance. Those beautiful mountains, he says. But the winter is just really nice and serene, too. It's like private. You got... One thing I really like about the cabin is that there's a certain kind of minimalist vibe. Don't you think, babe? Yeah, there's definitely like a minimalistic vibe. Right, it's not fancy, kind of simple, but actually really cozy feeling, too. Yeah, I'm already feeling like I could just relax right here. Just stretch my feet. With those views right out the window, that's like... Right, look at those things. It's perfect. That's beautiful. All right, ready for dinner? I am so ready. Are you... Turn around and look at how nice you look. Are you ready for dinner? Fancy dancy? I'm wearing the same thing I had earlier today. All right. So before we actually head to dinner, so introduce yourself. You are... My name is Shinya Abe. Shiyan Abe. Yes. Shiyan-san. Yes. Okay, yeah. And of course, this is a gift for us. Wow. This is amazing. Thank you so much for this. This is... Japanese traditional wine. Japanese traditional... Do you know Seiko Mart? Convenience store Seiko Mart? Yes. So this is Seiko Mart. Oh, so we can find a Seiko Mart. We'll be heading there tomorrow, so if we like this, we'll have to get more. So, but very reasonable. Very reasonable. But very tasty. Very tasty. Reasonable and tasty. Excellent. Two of my favorite words. And do you know Jagaboko? Oh, no. I've never heard of that. What is that? This is Japanese... So, a snack. Japanese snack. Oh, that's... Thank you. It's a Japanese snack. Famous. Made of... Oh. Wow. Oh. I'm gonna like that. Does it go good with the wine? Yes, sir. Well, thank you. We're looking forward to dinner. Oh, thank you. Hey. Hey, this is great. Perfect. All right, we have arrived. We have arrived. With our new friends. This is so much fun. This is amazing. Loving to try out a local spot. This is kind of one of our favorite things to do, right? Yeah. Watch your step. It's a little icy still. Yeah. Although it did warm up a lot today. It did. Small hot river. Small hot, yes. Oh, so like, like onsen. Ah, yes, yes. Small river and small house. Ogawa is a favorite Japanese family name. Oh, wow, okay. Ogawa. Ogawa-san. Do they own this, the family? Maybe Ogawa-san. Ogawa-san, okay. Yeah. Oh, cool. That's very cool. Smells good. We'll see how it works. We'll see if it gets it correct. Okay, so I speak English. Yes. It translates. You hold that. You speak Japanese. It translates English to me. So let's see. Okay. And I hope it doesn't say something wrong. Hope it doesn't say something bad. Sometimes it makes some big mistakes. Yes. Mistakes? Sometimes it makes big mistakes. Okay, we're going to see how this works now. This is a true test. They own the RV park. You have only one RV park? Yes. You only have one RV park? Wow, okay. How many years have you owned that one? Eight years. How many years? Eight years. I love this. So far, so good. It's working. Does your family enjoy RV life? RV life. Yeah. What's that? I didn't hear it. It says, no, I only bought candy. He doesn't always give advice. Yeah. So this is like the modern conversation here. We don't speak Japanese. New friends. Yes. It's a lot of fun. New friends. I'm excited about that. Kanpai! I'm not usually a beer drinker, but here I love it. Oh, cool. Very good. I can drink this every night. The grocery store here. So we did grocery shopping in the RV. And the Hokkaido beef. So good. The same pieces we bought. I mean, I cooked on the grill. Hokkaido beef was amazing. The same pieces in America. 30 times the price. We bought so much. So let's say, for instance, Hokkaido beef here was in dollars, $8. Oh, yeah. That same Hokkaido beef in America, $80. $80. A lot of money. That same size. Beer, huh? The Hokkaido beef. Big, big. Beer. Yeah, kind of Wagyu. Wagyu. A beef then, beef. Wow. I am pretty excited. Soup. Oh. Yes, curry. Spicy curry. I am definitely excited. Lily root. Oh, lily root. So that's lily root. Oh, okay. Oh, buried in there with onions. I love onions. Okay. Is that me? I got you. Amazing. So in Japanese culture, you're not allowed to guess the woman's age. Oh, yeah. You're not allowed to. So you can never guess my age. Yes. Because men are not allowed to guess. Yes. Yeah. Oh, you hear that? Well, let's pretend you're in the United States culture. No, we don't want that. Much more respect for ladies. Kanpai. All right. Itadakimasu. Pretty good. Very good food. Are you enjoying your food? Excellent. Why are you talking a minute? It should be quiet. All right. Go. Up. Pencil. Where's the pencil? Pencil. I held a pencil wrong. Pencil. I can't hold a pencil. Wow. I'm very impressed. I don't know why you're impressed. Let me see some rice. Let me see you get some rice. I can't get rice. I can't get any rice. Homeless. Like a spoon. Exactly. Like a spoon. Yes. Good job. So how did he do? Did he do okay? Okay, good. Did he do okay? Yes. Okay. Dave, you passed. You passed. Like a spoon. I'm so funny tonight. You are. You're always funny, but you're even funnier here in Japan. Yes. You just have a, you know, that, you have it. Chopstick. Chopstick master. I love food. What does that mean? This is why I can't hang around, folks. Because I always bring out the worst in people. Look at that. Chopstick. Oh, gosh. You busted out the American chopstick. Terrible. How do you say it? Good. I'm learning. Right? This is fantastic. Good morning from our beautiful, snowy campground. Takibi camp here in Hokkaido, Japan. It's a beautiful, crisp, cool air morning. And I have to tell you, we slept very well in that log cabin. And I didn't point this out before, but I believe there's two igloos off into the back over there. We have one log cabin. And over here, I can't show you that just yet. That's where we're staying this evening. It's a pleasant surprise. I've never seen anything like this, but we're going to enjoy that and share it with you this evening. But right now, like anything, we need to get ourselves a lovely cup of coffee. So, I'm going into the... You'll see right here. We're going into this Takibi camp kitchen here. Which you saw yesterday when we met Yama-san and Kaza-san. So, I'm coming in here right now to grab a cup of coffee. So, the plan this morning, we are going cross-country skiing. So, we're going to be picked up here by... I don't know the person's name. Dave does. But we'll introduce you to him or her later. But we're going to have some coffee right now. Enjoy a little bit of this beautiful scene on our little deck off the backside. Which will be amazing. And I think it's just going to be a really lovely day. We're supposed to get a little bit of snow. Cumulation of one to two, three inches right now. I believe. So, we shall see if that happens. It rained yesterday, as you saw. We had a little dusting this morning. So, coffee awaits us right here. Yes, I know that is coffee. Because they told us that yesterday. So, got a cup of coffee right here. Some cream. So, I'm not quite sure how to make this instant cup of coffee. But I believe I might be doing it right. It's very interesting. So, it looks like there's two little tongs here. That hold the coffee above. And I'm assuming I'll pour the hot water on top of that. Almost like it's making coffee. Like a drip coffee. So, you have that there as well. So, we'll see how that goes. And then, of course, a couple of creamers. Cafe Plus. And a creamer here as well. See how that goes. While Dave is in there taking a nice shower. I am going to attempt this coffee. He usually makes the coffee for us in the morning. But I want to try and make it for him. So, I don't know what I'm doing. So, I'll try mine first. So, if I mess it up, he'll still have a fresh cup. Alright, here we go. I'm pouring it over. I'm not sure what's going on here. Okay. Yeah. It doesn't look like I'm making coffee at the moment. Looks like I'm just... Maybe it's like tea. The coffee is like tea. I'm trying to follow the pictures. Oh. Wait a second. Okay. I did it wrong. Take two. Alright. I believe I got it this time. So, you just rip open the top of this. Alright. So, you got to get the top open here. Ah. See? It just comes off like that. And you're going to pour the hot water into the coffee container. So that the coffee brews. It's almost like brewing coffee. Ah. Got it. Figured it out. I hope I did a good job on this coffee. Usually, you're the coffee master in the morning. You did an amazing job. Ah. How amazing is it right now to be breathing in the fresh air here in the snow in Hokkaido, Japan? I know. It's incredible. I kind of like almost forget sometimes. Then you kind of... I wake up like, wow, we're in Japan. Yeah. I know. Just that feeling of being in Japan. I mean, it's... I can't believe we have never been here. That's what I'm thinking. It took us this long to get here. Well, I have a feeling we may be back. Yes. Many times. Yes. Well, I kind of briefed everyone. I was heading over to get coffee and I, you know, almost failed miserably at making it. It was a very unique set of skills required to make coffee here in Japan. But I think I mastered it on his cup. This is a great cup of coffee. Cheers. I told him partially. I knew the plans were. We're going to be doing some snowshoeing here in Hokkaido. I mean, cross-country skiing here in Hokkaido, Japan. One or the other. I'm not entirely... No. I'm not entirely sure which one it is. No. Are you serious? I thought it was cross-country skiing, but it might be snowshoeing. We'll find out. Really? Okay. Oh, we do. Okay. More snowshoeing. We'll see. I'm hoping it's cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing. I am hoping it's cross-country skiing, too, to mix it up a little bit here. So I was under the assumption today was going to be a little different, but I guess plans change like the wind and the weather, and you just have to go right along with it. It's cross-country skiing. Here's to cross-country skiing. It's cross-country skiing. Oh, it's so nice. I thought it was going to actually be a really snowy day, but it looks like the sun is coming out right now. Right. But it's absolutely amazing just to be here, having a cup of coffee with you on the deck. At some point, the beautiful mountain that's behind us. Yeah, there's a beautiful mountain back there. Beautiful mountain. Beautiful. It'll be out, but I guess we better finish these coffees because our guide will be here soon. Be here soon. So, cheers. Nice. So, I guess this is the attire that we're going to be in. Yeah, a little cross-country skiing. So, what is cross-country skiing? It's cross-country skiing. They call it snow hiking. That's what I wasn't sure, right? Yeah. Snow hiking. Look, we get a boot. Ready to rock. It's like we're wearing snowboard boots. Yeah. These are snowboard boots. Right? So, this is the goofy foot. Right? You got one foot this way, one foot this way. A little goofy foot action. Yeah. That's what I'm talking about. Snowboarding. But I have to tell you, I'm excited to meet Chihiro-san. He is going to be our guide, and I'm excited. I'm really excited. Oh, I see Chihiro-san over there. We're ready to rock. All right. So, you ready? I am so ready for this. Next adventure, right? Right. We're just covering all the bases here. Snow shoeing. Snow hiking. Right. Hot springs. Onsens. Yeah. It's really great. And snowing. And we have the perfect guy with us. That is Chihiro-san. I love it. We got our boots on. We got our boots. Ready to rock. It took you a minute to get those on, but now you're probably nice and hot. Oh, yeah. Nice and cozy, huh? Absolutely. Oh, yeah. They're cozy. All right. You ready? I'm ready. All right. A little snow coming down. I can see that. I like it. They're nice and wide. Not too long. It should be very maneuverable. This ski has a skin on the ground, so this will help not to slide back. Yeah, go uphill. Oh, just like backwards. Yes. Okay. Oh, that's perfect. Yeah. This should be inside. So, this is right ski, left ski. Okay. So, please put your feet over here. Okay. This is no good. This should be like this. And you push this through under this thing. Yeah. And ratchet. Oh, that's a ratchet. Yes. Tighten it. Make it tight. And this one, do the same. Push. Okay. Oh, okay. So, try this one by yourself, please. Okay. You got it. Like that? Slide it through. Yeah, you got it. And then the ratchet. The ratchet. There it goes. That's nice and tight. Yeah. Nice ratchet. Oh, boy. That's nice and tight. Right. Do the same thing with the back. Let me help you. I just can't reach it. Is that good? That's good. Nice and tight. All right. Woo. I'm perfect. That's tight. No, that's perfect. And I got to put this away because I'm not going to be able to hold this the whole time, right? Not a smart idea to do this with camera, right? It's a bit hot. So, in other words, not a good idea. How do you feel on the skis? Oh, good. Yeah, really good. We have to find a level. Easy slopes. Okay. This slope is too steep. Okay. Yes. But we have longer slopes later. This is just like an introduction. Okay. Natural. Okay. Much better. Thank you. That one looks much better. Good job. Much recovery. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Okay, your turn. Yes. Coming at you. Yeah. Okay. Lesson here. We're getting a bit of a lesson. You ready, Tanya? Oh, boy. We shall find out if I'm ready. All right. Our first little lesson. We're learning in steps. It's like skiing. It's official. Right, it's a little different. A little different. You got it. Okay. All right. You're doing a great job. We have a great guide. It's actually our first time on these types of skis. And we're pretty pleased with them. They're shorter, wider. But the great thing is when you go uphill, they actually have almost like a cloth underneath that prevents you from sliding back. It's very cool. Our biggest downhill yet. We're kind of graduating. You got this, baby. No problem. You've done it back in the States plenty of times. Supposed to get really cold later today. I feel like it's getting a little colder. All right. Go, Tanya. Oh, no. You got it. What do you think? Getting more confident? I am getting more confident. That was ugly. Very ugly performance there. I give that one to you. It's like a little ballet. It's like ballet on ice. Oh, that was drunken ballet. It was a little kind of sideways there. But, you know, practice makes perfect. Absolutely. Practice makes perfect. All right. Here we go. I will wait at the bottom and take some pictures. Okay. All right. Here we go. Going to the bottom. Ready? Here we go. All right. That was fun. That was a lot of fun. All right. Okay. Your turn. You got it, Tanya. Nice and easy. Just stay relaxed in the knees. Here comes Tanya. The biggest downhill slope yet. Getting our training here. You got it. Nice. Okay. Now hold your balance. Come down. You got it. Yes. Nice. All right. Woo-hoo. Nice job. Much better. Thank you very much. Come on. High stick. Here you go. Woo-hoo. Nice job, babe. So cool. Thank you. I think it helped watching you go first. You made it look so easy. I breathed into it. So great teacher, son, right there. David's son is a great teacher. You are a great teacher. Thank you. Thank you, baby. We're going to the downhill slope. The thing is, he digs out the path for me, which helps. It makes it faster. I know. It would help. If we had, like, fresh powder, it would be easier. Yeah, it would be. This is a little trickier because it's a little bit icier. All right. You got it, Tanya. Good job. That's your hero sign. Can I help you? If you want to. Okay. I'll help a little. I'll take some. I'm fine. Okay. So that's a seat. Seat and table. Yeah, that's great. Table here. Oh, wow. That's awesome. It's our tea break here. Getting our seat and table ready. I love it. It's kind of beautiful. We got a little sun poking through the snow, but the snow's coming out pretty good. For me, extra cushion because it's packed nicely because I have a big bum. Oh, come on. It's for all of us. It's perfect, but it's extra. It's my favorite. Extra hard. I love it. All right. We're going to sit. That's great. So we kind of dug out a little spot. Oh, wow. We're going to have tables, little placemats. Oh, wow. This is great. Come on in, Dave. Coming in. Tea break. Hojicha and this is homemade granola bar. Help yourself. Hojicha and a homemade granola bar. Excellent. I love that. We're sitting up here on the top, part of our adventure here while it's snowing. Beautiful. You can't really see much of the scenery, but we have some lovely tea and some homemade granola. Love it. Kampai. Now, would you say a tea break when you're snow hiking, is that traditional or is that your tradition? For me, I think. Love it. It's great. We're really at one with the elements here. You are. We have to get some of these. This is great. Right? Okay. Yay. Yes. Nice. Yes. Nice. Wow. You did it. Nice. Oh my gosh. Too much. I'm about to fall. You're doing great. So this here, around the springtime, he's saying, is very popular to make tempura. Wow. That's what they make tempura out of, so they pick them and make tempura. That's amazing. So the rest of this is mostly downhill, so it's going to be fun. Here we go. Wow. That was awesome. Yeah. And everyone, can we give Tanya a big thumbs up? Hey. Doing a great job. Right? Give everybody a round of applause. Yes. Thumbs up for everybody, because that was fun. Thank you. Okay. Photo and then a photo. Thank you. That was great. A lot of fun. Good exercise. Oh my gosh. Very good exercise. Thank you so much. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you so much again. We had a wonderful time. Thank you. Oh wow, Dave. So that was quite the treat. It was great. Oh my gosh. Tito-san was wonderful. He was. Just another layer of our enjoyment here. Now I feel like I just could use a nice big bowl of ramen. Bye. See you later. Now I feel like a nice big bowl of ramen, huh? Yes. Love it. All right. Let's see what we can do. Sayonara. Excited for a little ramen? I'm very excited for some ramen. Oto-san. Oto-san is taking us. Oto-san is taking us to a fun little ramen spot. It's actually inside of an onsen, right? Exactly. So it's a, I forget the name of it. Kutari. Kutari Onsen. So this is actually a, I forget the name of this one. We had it before. This is a makari. A makari onsen. Yeah, makari onsen. Makari. Yeah, and it has some really good miso ramen, which is kind of what we need right now, don't you think? Oh yeah, I am, it's always a good time for miso ramen in my book. Some instructions to put your shoes in cupboards. In English too. And of course, there. That's where we're headed. There it is. Alright, so we're trying to place the order here through the machine. How are we doing? We are doing great. So let's pay off. I guess just finish it. Press. Oh, what did I just do? I put 5,000 in. Oh, you put cash in. Oh. There you go. I figured it out. Yay. Alright. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Always fun. Waiting for it to load. Waiting for our translator to load. It's got to initialize. Alright. Okay, so I can speak English into this. You can speak Japanese into this. So, this is the book button. So, this is our translator. So, you can speak in Japanese and I can speak in English. You just push this one. Push that one. Hold. I asked for a date today because I wanted to see two people. Close enough. I understand. You can come in. It almost feels like you're at home. You come in and everyone takes their shoes off. Yes. It gets cozy with it. It's nice. It keeps the floor so clean. Yeah, definitely. Spotless. Now, you have to keep your ticket. Okay. Because what you do is when they call you, they'll take it up there. When your order is ready. Which is ready. Ready. Yeah, it's ready. Wow, that looks amazing, Gabe. For me. Yeah. Gabe, okay. Alright. That's nice. Are you ready to dive into this? I'm ready. This is just what we're talking about. It's perfect. I can recommend it. Oh, yeah. Oh, that looks wonderful, too. It's really good. Itadakimasu. Let me see. Let me see you work it. It's all in the slurp. It's hot. It's really hot. Get a blow on it. No. He's the master. Master, yeah. That's funny. Perfect. It's perfect. Right. Now, I must say, it is time for us to eat and relax while it's nice and hot. Are you great? Absolutely. I think it's good. Let's hear that slurp. There you go. Nice chashu. You know what happens after a nice bowl of ramen? I'm for nap. Yeah. What do you got in there now? So, I actually ordered it with a raw egg in it. I asked how to some. What am I supposed to do with that? He says, crack it and you put it right inside. And so, that's what I did. And it actually just adds a little depth of dimension of flavor to it. Now, back in the States, I probably was terrified. Right. It seems to be a common thing and they live a long time. So, I guess it's something. They're doing something right. Exactly. So, this is okay. I asked if there was. I saw some folks kind of picking up the bowl and drinking the broth. Well, this is okay to drink the broth. So, I'm just going to drink the broth. At home, I think you get in trouble for this as a kid. Yeah, drink out of your bowl. Right, right. You will. Slurping and drinking out of the bowl is perfect. Gochisousama deshita. Gochisousama. Deshita. Gochisousama deshita. Thank you. Gochisousama deshita. Yes. Perfect. Okay. Yes, we just realized there's actually an English menu right here. Oh, boy. So, all of our work with the Translate program. Practice. Practice makes perfect. Hold on a second. Look, here we are. So, I'm going to give you a little grand tour. So, Dave's taking a little rest. But I really love what they've done with this place to really make it sort of a little oasis and its own little adventure. So, I'm just going to walk you around and give you a little sense of what they're doing here. So, you saw the cabin that we're in right over here, which was in yesterday. Tonight, we have something special. We talked about that a little earlier. Oh, man. I'll tell you. It was so great. Hazu-san is, wow. Hazu-san's amazing. Good energy. Another one of the owners of this spot here for sure. This is sort of the containers. So, these are the container cottages. They don't have bathrooms in them. But very simple. They do have decks. If you kind of look off in the back here, they do have their own sort of decks. On a really nice clear day, you will get some beautiful views of those mountains over there. Absolutely beautiful. But right now, not so much the case. It's kind of a mix between snow and rain. Cloudy skies. Oh, watch your step, girl. And then kind of like way off in the distance in the back. You might have seen a little brief of that yesterday. But there's domes. We'll show you a little more of those in a little bit. But there's two of them. That one's been around for about five years. That's one of their newer ones. And they're super cool on the inside. I'll definitely share some of those over on Instagram. A little shameless self-promotion. Let's turn it over. We'll also check it out. But here's something I'm really excited to share with you. Since we're kind of making our way around over here. Look at this. It's like your own little maze. Seriously, your own little maze. Kind of wraps around. Usually this is packed with snow. But they've made these huts. No joke. You ready for this? They made the perfect hut. This is insane. We can go inside and have some tea, shall we? Welcome to Waiyaglu. This is awesome. And then you can have like six people. Two, four, five people in here. Maybe six with another chair. Have some hot green tea right here. It's unbelievable. And it blocks the wind. It blocks the wind. Come on inside. Let me show you. Come on in here. Come inside. Check it out. That's crazy. We're sitting in our own little igloo. It seats six. And then right outside here. Look, check that out. Boom. Got a big fire you can have there. So you might be able to cook something on top of that. Put a little campfire for everyone. But it's not just on this side. It's on the other side. I'll meet you over there. Now what kind of a fun day would this not be without a little sledding. And right behind you is a really cool little hill. So Dave's taking a little nappy poo relaxing. So I figured why not get in a little bit of trouble out here myself. I didn't realize this was a snow kind of mound here. I don't know how far it can go or how deep it can go. But we're about to go for a little sledding. I don't know how this is going to turn out. But it should be fun. I found the perfect sled here. I really don't know how this is going to go. I mean if you look over there. That looks pretty steep. And it kind of just dips all the way down here. And it kind of just dips from there all the way down here. And up. And if you keep going you'll end up in the house. This could be a very interesting Robin Williams moment. National Lampoon's Christmas coming up. Alright here we go. Oh my god. Let's try that from another angle. Come on. Yeah you see that. There it is. That's where I'm going to end up. So how many of you right now think I'm going to stay on this the whole time. Or how many of you think I'm going to fall off right at the bottom. Just throw it in the comments right now. I want to see what you think. Because I think I'm going to stay on. As a matter of fact I think I'm going to scale that wall. We're going to scale that wall this time. See over there that wall. That's what we're going for. So hopefully this camera picks up everything. Because this might be the last time ever. One more. So you can see what this is like. You're going to come with me this time. You see how smooth that is. That's going to be crazy. Oh my god. That was the ugliest face I've ever made. I was like ahhh. If only David could see me right now. This is before the hot sake. I had honestly. If you would have told me a million years I'd be sledding. I don't care where it is. Sledding. In Japan. And you were right there with me. Awesome. It's our chefs. It's our master chefs for the evening. Thank you. I love these. So we're getting a lesson. Because tonight we're making our own dinner. This evening. And my son is going to give us an introduction. That looks almost like bacon. That's pork. Pork. I think it's going to smell really good. Put it into the boiling water. Swimming. Just a little bit of a swimming lesson. Very quick. Yes. It's okay. Wow. It's very quick. Japanese sauce. Soy sauce. Yes. I love soy sauce. And just eat. And just eat it. Yes. That's it. Okay. And this is? Soy sauce and garlic. Oh, soy sauce and garlic. And that's soy sauce. And soy sauce and like a lemon. Oh, soy sauce and lemon. Excellent. Okay, this is going to be fun. Oh, fun. That's it. Very simple. And we do that with each one? Yes, it's each one. Okay, each one. And the vegetables you just put it in the plate? Yes. First, vegetables. Oh, so first vegetables. Cook the vegetables. Yes. So vegetables first, then meat? Yes. Vegetables, meat. I'm getting a lesson. Okay, meat, vegetables, meat, vegetables. Okay. How long do you cook vegetables for? About five minutes. Five minutes. Okay. So five minutes for vegetables, and then meat's pretty quick. Just kind of flop around a couple minutes. Okay. And pork. Pork. Beef, lamb. And lamb. A little low. Okay. A little low on these guys. Okay. But pork, no. Okay. So longer on these guys. How long? How much time? About 30 minutes. No, no, no. 30 minutes. Okay. 30 minutes. Three minutes? No, no, no. Seconds. I was thinking. 30 seconds. One minute. Okay, one minute. And 30 seconds. So less for that. Yes. So less for this, more for pork. Okay. Great. Okay. Thank you. Arigatou. Arigatou gozaimasu. Excellent. He's laughing. Always laughing at me. Hazu-san is always laughing. Yeah, we're so great at Japanese, they're laughing with us. They're laughing with us. Exactly. We're just, we're not, we're funny. Right. That's it. You're very impressed with our skills, clearly. Arigatou. If you need to put more water in, just put more water in and boil. Yeah. Okay. Excellent. Alright. Alright, so do you trust me tonight? Always. Okay. Well, I'm going to flip-flam that pork in there. I agree, let's do it up. Start the pork up. I don't mind cooking the veggies in some of the little, you know, kind of fatty juices. The fatty juices. That'd be good. So 30 seconds for the vegetables. He said, um, I think he said five minutes for the vegetables, a minute for the lamb, No, 30 seconds he said for the, these ones, a minute for this, and then five minutes he said for that. Five minutes. Unless he meant five seconds. That's interesting. He might have meant five seconds. Well, we shall see. We'll find out. I mean, listen, vegetables, it's either going to be al dente, like you can figure it out. So this is soy sauce with garlic. This is probably the one I'm going to use mostly. This is the soy sauce with lemon. I'll use the garlic, I think. With some rice. See, he's got his rice right there. And we get our beef going. And you know what? Hey, when in Rome, grab a fork. When in Japan. That's right. When in Japan, you grab a fork. Fork-a. At least I do. Fork-a. I'm one of the few, the proud. Fork-a. Maybe not proud. Fork-a. Yeah. All right. So I'm going to go for a. And if you want to have the hotness, it's like protects you from grabbing. Oh, picking up the bowl. It's like hot, yeah. You need to kind of, you need to grab the bowl or anything. Got it. So I'm going to take a piece of pork here. I think you can put it right on the rice frame. On the rice frame. And you have a. A piece of pork-a. Pork-a. Now, this is the. That is the. Now, this is the one with garlic. Yeah, I'm going to try the garlic one. Yeah, yeah. Soy sauce with garlic. Kind of mix it up. We have our pork-a. Pork-a. Ah. Oh, wait. Ah. Oh, wait. Thank you very much. I think we need to. Open. Can you get a pipe? Pull it. Brand new. Brand spanking new. We're the first to use it. Uh-oh. And Dave should not be the one in charge of it. Hold on. I think you broke it. Oh, that's sad. He broke-a. Broke-a. The opening. Ah. You going to try the garlic? I'm going to just put mine right on top. I actually, yeah, I poured the garlic in. Soy. Soy sauce with garlic. Arigato. Tomo arigato. All right. Let's give it a shot. That's good. Not as much flavor as my thing. Might need a little of that soy sauce in there. Oh. I like it. It's good, though. It's good. Wow. Look at Dave taking charge of the dinner tonight here. Right. The pot of water is throwing in that. What's in there now? A little lamb going in. Ooh. A little lamb. That's my specialty. Boiled lamb. That's right. Boiled lamb. Yeah. That's right. Forget the grill. We're going to boil it up. We're going to boil some lamb. Look at all that juicy fattiness coming off that thing. Woo. Man. Oh, okay. He's getting bigger with the pieces. So I put the vegetables on, which means we're on our last set of meat, which is the deer meat. Dave's digging in. So what do you think of the deer meat? It's good. It does taste very lean. Right. It tastes like a really lean cut, but it's very good. Very good. Yeah. You put the soy sauce with garlic? I did. A little bit. Nice. I think you'll like it. I think I'll like it. Let's eat. Welcome to our very own sauna lodge here at Takibi Cabin. Now, they have three of these type of cabins, which has your own personal sauna. I'm not kidding. Really quaint in terms of a container style vibe here. Really amazing views of the mountains on a good day. And one of the best features, in our opinion, is that sauna. And especially after a day like today with that extreme amount of incline and decline when it comes to cross-country skiing, or as they call it here, snow hiking. Well, I think it's a really great time for us to just sit and soak in our own personal sauna. So, you know, for the video, I'm going to be in bathing suit. When I'm done, I'm going to my birthday suit. Let's go. Oh, look at you getting that thing set up for us, huh? Well, yeah. It's really nice. I love how there's a natural wood fire down at the base. I'm trying to get that thing going again. Nice. The wood kind of burned out, but it's hot. I mean, these coals are already nice. You can definitely get water here. Oh, not yet. Not yet. Ready to pour on it. Yeah. I love that. All right. I'm going to change and get ready then. Okay. Sounds good. Looks good in there. Doing a good job. High five us. All right. How was the bed? Oh, it feels so good in here. You can see the snow outside. Right? And there's like a really beautiful view of the mountains when there's a clear shot of the sky during the day, but right now, this just feels so therapeutic after like a long day. I'm going to sit in here for like 30 minutes and just meditate. I'm going to put on some spa music. I'm going to steam the heck out of this place up here and just relax because I'm exhausted. And that fire looks amazing. You did a great job starting that. Nice smell of wood outside. It does. Yeah, that kind of wood fire smell. I really wish there was smell-o-vision so everybody could smell what we're smelling. Exactly. But it's amazing. Oh, goodnight everybody.