Theywerehopingtocatch a glimpseofitjustonemoretimebeforethedayisout.
OndaysixofourjourneyacrossJapanandthefinallegofourjourneywillheadacrosstheIzupeninsulatowardsMountcommodore, oneofJapan's smallestvolcanoestoweringoverthecityof a totalof 580 m andit's herefromthesummitofthestrikinglookingvolcanothatwe'rehopingtograbonelastglimpseofMountFujibeforeweheadbackintoTokyo.
Firstthingsfirstthough, weneedsomeinspirationandideasforour 1000 yenincargadgets I mustsay.
I'm pleasantlysurprisedbytheziplinecitizens.
Absolutelystunning.
Maybeit's theweather.
I haveforgottenwhatthesunlookslikeafterthelastfourorfivedaysofdrivingfromnothingbutrainandtyphoons.
It's definitelybeenupanddownintermsoftheweather.
Sothisisglorious.
Thisiswhat I thoughtjourneyacrossJapanwouldlooklike.
Yeah, sadlyyesterdaywearrivedinis a peninsulaandwewentto a britishthemepark.
Seriously, we'resupposedto, we'vecomeheretolookforideastocreate a gadgetandincargadgetandthishasnothingtodowithit.
Thisisjustsomesortoftrippygreenhouse.
Justlike a lotofideasforlike a dystopianscifinormal.
It's perfect.
Itcouldbethenext, thenextseries.
What's inthecavewewanttofindout.
Godknowsfor.
I'm notreallysurewhattheconceptisyet.
Weneedtodo.
I thinkwe'llprobablyleaveherewithoutworkingoutwhatitis.
I meanwhatthefuckyisthat?
Lookatthat, That's kindofcool.
A topholidaydestinationfortheTokyoeliteIzuPeninsulaishugelypopularwithdomesticjapanesetouristsandtheinfluxofmoneyhasledtotheregionhavingsomethingof a reputationforitsquirky, magnificentandoftenbizarreattractionsandexhibits.
Thethingswesawinthat I don't knowwhatitwas, thethingswesawandthatwillhauntmeforever.
Thatwaslike a feverdreamtobehonestwithyou.
I mean I don't knowif I foundanyinspirationforourincargadgetthatwe'vegottomake, but I certainlyleavetheplacefeelingeversoslightlytraumadefinitelyfoundinspirationfornightmaresthat I'm goingtohaveinthefuture.
Ithas a reputationforsellingjustaboutanythingsweets, snacks, screwdriverssocksthansickbags, prettymuchanythingbeginningwiththeletter S andthatisbecausedie.
Sohasaround 100,000 productsonsaleinstorethough.
Itsbiggestsellingitem, a batteriesofwhichitsells 147 yearcloselyfollowedbyfakeeyelashes.
Mypersonalfavoritewith a pairsoldevery 1.3 secondsandsomeonepickingup a discountnecktieonceevery 15 secondscheapdoesn't necessarilymeanpoorqualitythatJapaneseconsumersaremoreconsciousofqualityandreliabilitywhenbuyingitemsanddie.
Soisabletodelivergoodqualityitemsatsuch a lowpricebypurchasinginbulkforits 5000 stores.
Thisisstartingtosoundlikesomesortofproductplacementfordie, soit's not, butifyoudoliveinJapanprettymucheveryweekyou'llfindanexcusetopopintothestoreandgrabsomehouseholditems, especiallythefakeeyelashesthough I suspecttoday's purchasesarelikelytobeslightlymoreunconventional.
I foreverythingaboutdoingsoisgreatenglish.
Thisis a hat, a woolyhatthatsaysgoodhumor, thatartgalleryplace, nightmare.
WelcometoPinkPink I thinkMichael, welcometopimpmycartoday, we'reshowingoffthethree K's.
Sowegotsomecomfortrightherewiththebacksupporter.
Only 100 years.
Goodvalue.
Overherewehave a littleclassandkoa e combowiththecatpillowand I plastered a bunchofKobestickersonitbecause I personallyloveKobeAndoverherewehave a littlemascotholder, right?
I used, I used a bottleholder, put a littlepandainthere.
Ifyoudon't wantthepandaintherechuckthepandaout.
Youcanevenputthismoney?
Everythinginhereaswell?
Youcanevenput a bottleinhere.
Itworksthreeways.
Allright.
Sonowyou'vegotyourthreekeys, you'vegotyourclass, yougotyourcomfortandyougotyourcoward E That's myconceptinmycard.
Ianistheprojectcoordinatorandthat's keywhereverhemayberightnow, probablysmokingsomethinghere, butit's been a hellof a ridehellof a 1500 km, butit's atanend.