A normal day, lost in the life of Kyoto. 大好きな京都を見つけた。

A normal day, lost in the life of Kyoto. 大好きな京都を見つけた。

(English Subtitles by KemushiChan) There you are. There you are, guys! Let me tell you, it feels good to be back! It’s great to be back in Kyoto! Japan has been full-blown, reopened for a little over a year now It has been pop-pop-POPping off!

Today I am in a special place I want to share with you: KAMEOKA For those of you who just took the JLPT a few days ago you know it is some “turtle” deep goodness! We are ENSHELLED in beauty. ENSHELLED in mountains! Today we are NOT doing the overcrowded you already know.

No ones interested in that anymore so I’m getting a little bit of help today we’re going more deep into Kyoto. We’re going on an adventure…and you’re coming with me! But first I need to go met my guide. Today I am dropping in on the local shops of Kyoto to ask if Japan is ready for the unhuddled masses. Do they really want us here? “English is pretty standard now…” “Only Japanese for me.” “Sorry! It’s no joke.” “I have no idea what they’re saying.”

“I even found a Japanese garden in the states” “to showcase Japanese bamboo.” Is there really a better way to see Japan? The hot button word this year is “sustainable” so let’s see what that means here in Kameoka, the city next to Arashiyama. I’ve never seen reserved seats that look like this this is so retro! You didn’t tell me the seats look like this. Wow! Long tunnel up ahead! We made it. Welcome to Kameoka! It is a VIBE down there! Look at all this great big nature! Are those some FRESH sweet potatoes?!

I’ve got to get some of that! ♪～yakiimo～♪ If all goes well, you’ll get to pick your own vegetables today! I’m putting it on the docket. A goal: I want to eat sweet potatoes. We’re eating a sweet potato today! We are ready to go. It is BRIGHT out here! Bright shining and sunny!

I’m trusting you. You’re my guide on this trip. Deep Experience Guide (Juraj): Oh no, pressure! That means like… they did the JLPT Japanese test a few days ago you totally passed JLPT N1 million right? Correct. I didn’t even need to take it. They took one look at me and I passed.

Granted it just like that. Amazing. Slow down! Wait for me! So what do we have here? This is the small little bridge in Kameoka Specially designed for floods. It has no railing which is unnerving. As a bonus, you get to see the Hozugawa Kudari boat just right below the bridge!

Watch your head!!!! Look, who’s idea was that?! Engineering! Urban planning at its best! （ KAIHOUKAN !!! ) The great outdoors! I love this big nature. HELLO!!! I have a question for you, Loretta. Yeah? How would you translate “kaihoukan” in English? Wide open space! A sense of freedom!

Kameoka in history was the last resort that protected the western entrance to Kyoto. But being home to so many delicious farms its also nicknamed the “breadbasket of Kyoto”. For lunch we’ll pop into a cafe that’s taking sustainable beyond bread and baskets and into something that looks a little more like a bag.

[ THE SEAMSTRESS ] So let me explain the HOZUBAG concept. We make bags out of paraglider fabric. There’s a rule in paragliding that you have to replace the fabric regularly These are all used here. These would just be thrown away typically so we take the fabric here at the studio

And turn them into handbags. We had some really flashy designs before but paraglider trends have changed with time. So pick a color and let’s get to designing! You get to make your own bag with you’re preferred fabric design. Any you like, from those available! Nice! Do the viewers know about conbini bags?

For those of you griping about how much plastic is used in Japan Not here, here are some conbini sized bags to use and in Kameoka theres a…paper bag movement? Yes! They stopped using plastic bags in the convenience stores the ubiquitous plastic bags! Tell us how you REALLY feel!

Paper is the way to go! Paper and hozubag. Amazing. Show me the way, sensei. OK, let’s do this. Look this one’s all white. Oo… a fave… Kinda cool, right? This design is straight up from the paraglider OH, this one!! That was fast. Yep, that mark is as is, from the paraglider.

Yeah, we want this mark to stand out. Right in the middle. Japanese practice alert!!! For everyone who just took the JLPT, can you read that? “Select the correct kanji reading below…!” What is that from?! The JLPT test. Wow is that how it goes?! 0 out of 10. Do not recommend.

A lot of hobbyists usually try this workshop. When foreign people come here do you ever worry about English or how to communicate? Oh yes! I only speak Japanese so it really helps if you come with a guide. Keeps it easy. One specific question from a viewer (thanks to Lady_of_the_bed on Discord!)

So Japan’s been open for about a year now how are things here in Kyoto? In Kameoka? Do things seem different? Many tourists ride the torokko train or river boat some are also really into the hozubags. Oh really? Non-Japanese people seem to really like it. Why is that?

I can tell they care more about upcycling. I want more tourists to know about the area The torokko and riverboat end at the station so they don’t really get to explore more. There is so much to see in Kameoka so I want people to step out a little further. I recommend cycling!

The bike’s great, and there’s a guide. Thank you! Our illustrious guide. We’ll enjoy a nice meal while we wait for the finishing touches. I heard the food is amazing. Can’t wait to try! We use organic veggies from Kameoka farmers. Vegetable curry with local, organic goodies.

My mom told me to always share a bite with you viewers. The first bite is yours! It’s like a homecoming of spice. Yum. Very earthy!!! The final product! The mark is a nice touch. Thank you. Your final touches really make it pro. [ THE FARMER ] So this is a farm

But I think of it as an amusement farm. It’s a place to play while enjoying farming. This whole area was all bush but we cleared it all. Did you make that? All handmade! The jungle gym, too. I looked up how to do it online. Really? Like on YouTube? Er, yeah… YouTube, I guess.

That swing, for example. See we even made flooring here. A floor. This bamboo house is always a hit. This new one will be a bamboo house. In Kyoto you may look up and wonder, what to do with all that bamboo? We have so much bamboo in the grove

So we decided to turn this resource into something Kyoto City University of the Arts and professors from Kyoto University came We made this together We sat here and enjoyed the view over tea and coffee. This is this year’s progress next year we’ll start the walls and roof.

Wow! I’ll tell ya’ it’s great out here! No highways out here, no car gas emissions no factories! No big power lines, ya’ know. It’s just great, big nature. People come here and it’s pure freedom. Do people come from abroad, too? Yeah, we just string words together

But some of my staff speak English So English isn’t really a problem What about you? I uh… hehe… I uh… I just kind of gesture. My pride is our organic farming. (Question from JAY on discord!) We grow rice without pesticides. This year our rice received recognition

For school lunches in Kameoka. You have to have top class quality to get that. We got that. Top class rice. What are easy veggies to plant? Like potatoes and such. We plant a little of everything so people can experience farming. Both hands slowly. Pull straight up. Girl poweeerrrr!!! SUsSsTainAbLLE ～♪！

Amazing! Great job. There you go. Dinner is served! [ THE WOODSMAN ] Ahh man, it’s cold! Let’s warm things up! So I’m going to have you make some chopsticks but first a rundown on bamboo. So, the basics. What IS bamboo?

Bamboo is an extremely fast growing, natural resource here in Kyoto. For dinner I asked the 3rd generation owner of Nagaoka Meichiku to explain how his bamboo solutions are changing Kyoto and the world. Bamboo grows ridiculously fast. So people are starting to look at it as a sustainable resource.

For all the petroleum products, plastics etc are there ways we can use bamboo instead? That’s the big question. This is a Japanese garden over in the states. I went there and shared some demonstrations so more people can hear about Japan and bamboo Where was this? Missouri Botanical Garden

Hmm… Next time you have to come to Virginia! Where? Where is it? Virginia. Its a state on the east coast. There’s a Japanese garden there, too. What’s the name? It’s in Richmond but I forgot the name. I’m off to Florida, next year! Nice! East Coast!

Let’s make some plateware for the BBQ! I’m a little nervous… You did it. You cut it! Nice… Thank you. Ooo, danger. Now to split it open! Here you go, a plate! You got it! What do you think? Very good! Thank you so much! Enjoy the feast!

Wow! It’s really going! Wow! Excuse me, young lad. What’s that you’ve brought into the world? Hopefully a baked sweet potato! It maybe liquified potato at this point… Ta-daaa! Sweet potato! This one’s mine! It’s still really hot, but here’s sweet potato! We did it! We got sweet potatoes! Cheers!

Fun fact: we have some beef as well This is Kameoka-gyu, Kameoka beef. Oo, you can’t even see me. Apparently this beef just won an award It’s the number 1 beef in the Kinki region which includes Kobe beef and other brands you know. I see why it is number one.

I forgot to share a bite with you…sorry! I am eating with chopsticks I made! Insanity! Good morning, bright and early! We’re back! I was told there’s a good view at the top of the mountains. Maybe even a surprise… Kameoka is a big basin shape So supposedly If I turn around right now…

There should be something beautiful behind me. Should we take a peek? Let’s go a little higher! I know what to do! It is a bright and CRISP morning! Welcome to Senjuji the home of magnificent views. Look at the leaves! That’s beautiful! Let’s check out this view in 3…2…1…. Ohhh-!!!

Look at this VIEW. Look at these views! The back of this gate is kind of like a photo frame a perfectly framed moment of beauty! But there is still more… We made it to the top! Look, the top of the temple is here.

I can’t believe I came ALL the way up the stairs and brought all y’all in this lens. Welcome to the beauty of Kameoka! Enshelled in mountains and beautiful naturescapes. Breathe it all in! OK, I have a special view just for you. We’re back. I hope you enjoyed this trip.

About the torokko, the train I took at the beginning you can use that to get to Kameoka easily so I hope you’ll stop off maybe grab a bike and bike around the tour I did is on the Deep Experience website so check it out if you want to do what I did.

This is the Japan we were promised! I hope you get to enjoy it for yourself soon. Let me know what you want to do in a comment below. Thanks for watching, please like and subscribe for more!

We are BACK in Kyoto, Japan.
What does Japan look like without overtourism? Follow me to KAMEOKA along with Deep Experience as we find out.

Thank you so much to Deep Experience for showing me this side of Kyoto!
Details of how to do what I did here:
https://x.deep-exp.com/en/kyoto/activity/399

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