The emperors of Japan are said to be her direct descendants.

Because of her importance the chief priest or priestess of Ise Jingu must come from the Imperial House of Japan

I thought it was going to be cold today so I wore pants and long sleeves and a coat

but it's really nice and it makes me really happy!

This is such a lovely place.

I love bridges.

It's beautiful.

The good and the bad thing about all these beautiful rivers here in Japan

is they come from the mountains because Japan is mostly mountains

so they're crystal clear and beautiful

but THEY'RE FREEZING. THEY'RE ALL FREEZING.

This is so rare for me! I never see them flying a Japanese flag in Japan.

Really? Yeah.

Japan just never seems very nationalistic like that.

In America we're super patriotic.

They're at really formal places.

Yeah, formal places.

They have flags like that, but not at normal houses.

No, no.

That's one of the things I got surprised by when I first went to America.

In America everyone has an American flag.

My grandparents have an actual pole.

Like a flag pole.

That I once backed into with my car and I knocked it over

and we had to burn the flag because it's not supposed to touch the ground.

They had to get a new flag and we had to put it up.

I ruined it.

This one looks like he has a Japanese flag on his head.

It really looks like the sunrise.

Ise Jingu is also supposedly the home of the Yata no Kagami or Sacred Mirror,

one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan.

Although the public isn’t allowed to see it, so no one knows for sure.

Momiji! Here's momiji!

~GORGEOUS~

This is the sacred Isuzu River. You can wash your hands here and drink it to purify yourself.

This is the entrance to the main portion of the Ise Jingu shrine here

but we're not allowed to film up past that gate

so THIS IS WHERE WE STOP.

Kim wat r u doing

It's huge.

It's nice that they have these signs because I'm lost already.

This place is really big.

Going home, this way!

[Droppin the little Google maps man]

This is... an old village?

NO

This is Okage Yokocho, an old-timey street in Ise, Mie prefecture.

Very cute,

Sugidama!

Omgomgomg~~~~

Look at the little koi fish purse!

It smells really good, too.

It's a little koi fish! This is so adorable!

That little koi fish purse is the cutest thing ever.

It looks like a little fishy.

Oh, we came back again.

Jun losing interest...

CAT

Watch Jun follow the cat on our other channel!

Golfish pouch?

Yeah, isn't it cute?

Here you go!

Thank you!

Jun look at how cute these are! These little bunnies!

MY SEAL DAIFUKU'S BETTER.

Do I look really cool? Double umbrella?

Kim: No.

It looks very unique.

Thank you, Chris.

HOW COOL IS THAT?!

That's actually kinda cool.

How cool is that?!

Look at this umbrella!

So when it rains, patterns appear.

Craft beer and oysters.

That looks good!

Woah. Oh god!

Look at all the freaky fish!

Creepy!

If it wasn't raining, they would have a lot of fish like right here.

I need to come here to interview these craftsmen.

Omg yes.

These are incredible. Look, that one's a dragon!

That one's a dragon BREATHING FIRE.

That's amazing! I want that one!

I can't afford that.

How long does it take to make something like this?

Probably years, right?

Dunno.

You what? I kinda wanna get it.

Isn't it pretty?

Yeah.

Hey, this one's cat.

Omg kitty!

Can you explain it again?

When it gets wet a pattern appears on it.

Aughhh I'm getting hungry.

It's very, very sweet.

I like this sauce.

That man really loves his dog.

He's so cute!

I think it's a she.

Chris, Kim! I got samples for us.

What is it? It's the candy.

I got excited and I dropped one and she gave me another one.

We got sample candies.

Take your sample candy before I drop it.

Kampai to candies?

Kampai candy!

Candy kampai! Mmm yum yum

Look at these koi fish!

Duuuude

This is amazing.

He makes all these candies in these shapes. That's so cool.

And he can make your face!

I just found the one that I dropped.

Oh no! It's stuck on your bag.

Chris is gonna get his face immortalized in candy.

Shokunin: Candy FACE.

Candy face??

He called it candy face.

Candy face!

I am second generation.

My father taught me.

Holy moly.

Daaaaaang

I love this guy.

What do you call this?

Bekko ame.

Benko ame?

Bekko ame

Bekko ame.

Wow

Eyes are candy, too.

So you can eat all.

It's becoming more like Kim.

More like Kim.

Thank you!

It's so cool!

What are you eating, Chris?

Ice cream in the rain.

It's raining

you have no umbrella...

I do have an umbrella

but I don't wanna use it because

I got no hands.

Okay so I really like this green umbrella.

So I bought one!

And now we're waiting for the designs to show up.

You can see them a little bit.

This is so crazy!

~window into the future~

Rachel's pissed because she-

I bought mine for 1700! What is this MEOW

She's so mad

MEOW

It's cheaper here. I think this one's Rachel's, right here.

This is how I carry stuff when I have an umbrella so I don't have to put it in my hand.

This is a honey store, and...

they have bees!! Right here!

They're so cool!

This is his second ice cream of the day.

What'dya get, Chris?

Hey

Heeeeey

So this place, called Matsujiru no mise, right here in Okage Yokocho

and all of the ice cream has honey mixed into it.

They wanted to show you guys...

How cute is this, by the way?

That is really adorable.

It's like a shell of ice cream.

Cool, right? Yeah, that's actually really cute.

They have 4 different flavors. No, 5 different flavors.

Oh, kinako...

Oh wow, they have- These are the Japanese flavors.

Kim's getting matcha.

Oh, they have spoons?

I didn't see that.

I can taste the honey in here.

It's like green tea but sweeter than usual because of the honey.

It's really good.

I wanna try them all.

Get another one!

Oh, the most popular is milk.

Black sesame!

You should get it.

One more, please

She gave me Chris's ice cream

so I'm gonna eat it.

Dude, this is good.

She gave me your black sesame and I took a bite.

Is it good? Yeah, it's really good.

I'm kind of a sesame kinda guy. Yeah, right?!

Whenever I have salad I get the sesame dressing.

Goma! Yeah.

Whenever I have shabu shabu I always have the sesame dressing.

Whenever I have ice cream I get the... sesame...?

When are you ever going to come back and try another flavor?

You've only had three ice creams today.

Why not make it four?

The 3rd most popular?

You should

You should get it

Kinako, please.

I think I'm high on ice cream right now, honestly.

It's good.

WORLD RECORD

Thank you!

This place is actually really good for shopping.

You know Okage Yokocho, right?

Okage means thankful, right?

And that's why they made it. People here are thankful for this street.

Ahhhh

It used to be a pilgrimage street.

Ahh, cool.