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03:04.466 --> 03:07.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Hop the nearest subway and take it to the next neighborhood. 03:07.233 --> 03:10.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% I can't get enough of this city. 03:10.266 --> 03:13.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% It's exciting, edgy, full of life, 03:13.300 --> 03:15.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% and at the same time, 03:15.433 --> 03:17.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% safe, spotless, and unfailingly polite. 03:17.600 --> 03:20.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% The Japanese strive for perfection in all things, 03:20.766 --> 03:24.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% so everything from food to fashion is done with 03:24.366 --> 03:26.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% elegance, grace, and precision. 03:26.000 --> 03:29.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% The obsession for the perfect translates into a craze 03:29.266 --> 03:31.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% for the latest and greatest. 03:31.066 --> 03:33.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Shopping is simply huge here. 03:33.200 --> 03:36.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Every neighborhood offers a different way to shop, 03:36.733 --> 03:39.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% from boutiques to mega shopping malls, 03:39.333 --> 03:41.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% to downtown department stores. 03:41.300 --> 03:43.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 03:43.433 --> 03:47.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Ten floors of teen fashion at the store called Shibuya 109 03:47.666 --> 03:49.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% draw young women in droves. 03:49.633 --> 03:52.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% They're here seeking the latest bag or bangle 03:52.733 --> 03:55.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% or fashion advice from trendsetting salespeople. 03:55.066 --> 03:58.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 03:58.700 --> 04:02.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% New malls open constantly to great fanfare. 04:02.366 --> 04:07.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% This one rated live full on TV coverage. 04:09.233 --> 04:11.866 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% [woman speaks Japanese] 04:11.866 --> 04:14.400 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:30% [applause] 04:14.400 --> 04:16.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I just happen to be in town for the opening 04:16.700 --> 04:18.333 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% of the Akasaka Sacas shopping center. 04:18.333 --> 04:19.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% It's the mall of the moment. 04:19.966 --> 04:22.700 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% What else is hot in town? 04:22.700 --> 04:25.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% Well, tennis shoes encrusted with jewels, 04:25.400 --> 04:29.000 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:40% hot tub karaoke, and oxygen bars for dogs. 04:29.000 --> 04:32.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% And fads and crazes aren't limited to fashion. 04:32.833 --> 04:36.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Combining their desire for the latest and greatest 04:36.733 --> 04:39.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% and their age-old appreciation for nature, 04:39.566 --> 04:43.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% the Japanese make much of the first food of the season-- 04:43.200 --> 04:45.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% the first melon, the first buckwheat for noodles, 04:45.733 --> 04:47.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% the freshest fish. 04:47.600 --> 04:49.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Isetan is one of Tokyo's 04:49.733 --> 04:51.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% huge department stores with 04:51.433 --> 04:54.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% floors of beautifully crafted and displayed foods. 04:54.400 --> 04:56.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% Shinji Nohara, a food writer 04:56.800 --> 04:58.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% in Tokyo, introduced me 04:58.833 --> 05:01.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% to some very special fruit. 05:01.333 --> 05:04.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% All right, now why does 05:04.166 --> 05:08.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% this one single muskmelon cost 105 U.S. dollars? 05:08.800 --> 05:11.866 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% Okay, you see, these are perfect 05:11.866 --> 05:15.466 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% so you don't see any single scratches. 05:15.466 --> 05:19.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% And then they have special light 05:19.866 --> 05:22.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% that senses how much sugar they contain. 05:22.566 --> 05:25.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% So you mean they have a light that can tell them 05:25.700 --> 05:27.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% the sugar content of this fruit? 05:27.400 --> 05:29.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% So it's the perfect sugar content. 05:29.100 --> 05:31.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% It has not one mark on it. 05:31.933 --> 05:34.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% It's the most perfect muskmelon in the world right now. 05:34.533 --> 05:35.866 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% That's true. 05:35.866 --> 05:38.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Here are about 10 strawberries for $31. 05:38.800 --> 05:41.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Again, are these, the perfect strawberries? 05:41.200 --> 05:44.933 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% Yes, perfect color, perfect shape, 05:44.933 --> 05:47.800 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% and perfectly, ah, taste. 05:47.800 --> 05:49.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:25% $84 mango? 05:49.500 --> 05:51.400 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% And this is a $250 mango. 05:51.400 --> 05:53.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% A $250! Let's just look at the 84. 05:53.600 --> 05:55.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% I can't afford the $250 mango. Yeah, okay. 05:55.766 --> 05:59.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% From all the avid shopping in Tokyo, it's hard to tell 05:59.433 --> 06:02.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% that the Japanese economy has been depressed for years. 06:02.533 --> 06:04.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% After World War II, the country 06:04.566 --> 06:07.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% pulled itself up by the bootstraps and turned Japan 06:07.133 --> 06:09.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% into one of the wealthiest countries in the world. 06:09.666 --> 06:13.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% But in the 1990s the real estate bubble burst. 06:13.400 --> 06:16.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Japan suffered a decade of recession and deflation. 06:20.333 --> 06:22.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:22.600 --> 06:26.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Tokyo by day is the warm-up act for Tokyo by night. 06:26.766 --> 06:29.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% The city is lit up like a carnival. 06:29.766 --> 06:32.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Commuters stream home, and restaurants are hopping. 06:32.433 --> 06:35.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% At night, Tokyo gets all dressed up in neon 06:35.800 --> 06:37.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% and simply knocks you over. 06:37.700 --> 06:44.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:44.433 --> 06:47.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% The Shinjuku area is a 06:47.133 --> 06:49.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% mad combination of peep shows, 06:49.766 --> 06:51.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% pachinko parlors, and arcades. 06:54.733 --> 06:57.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Tucked alongside the skyscrapers are alleys 06:57.733 --> 07:01.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% with some of the world's smallest restaurants. 07:04.666 --> 07:07.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Jammed with salary men after work, 07:07.733 --> 07:10.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% these tiny establishments serve up yakitori, 07:10.400 --> 07:13.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% grilled meat on skewers, or offer set menus 07:13.933 --> 07:16.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% cooked all day by the proprietress. 07:16.533 --> 07:18.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 07:18.500 --> 07:20.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Just south, Shibuya is home to the world's 07:20.966 --> 07:23.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% most exciting intersection. 07:23.133 --> 07:24.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% It's nonstop action. 07:24.966 --> 07:26.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% The people never stop coming. 07:26.800 --> 07:29.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% But it's orderly and never crushing. 07:29.466 --> 07:33.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% This is one of the city's best neon and jumbotron shows 07:33.333 --> 07:36.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% made even more dazzling if you can't read the advertisements. 07:40.766 --> 07:44.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Night or day, Tokyo's pachinko parlors are humming. 07:44.766 --> 07:49.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% The game is a cross between pinball and a slot machine, 07:49.066 --> 07:50.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% and I'm feeling lucky. 07:50.733 --> 07:54.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% I'm gonna put 1000 yen up here and see how this puppy starts. 07:55.633 --> 07:57.200 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:30% All right! 07:57.200 --> 08:01.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% The idea is you get all these little ball bearing things, 08:01.133 --> 08:04.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and you wanna get them right into this little slot here 08:04.933 --> 08:07.666 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% so that they collect in this pan here. 08:07.666 --> 08:10.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Need another one in there. Come on baby! 08:10.333 --> 08:12.266 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% Come on baby! There we go. 08:12.266 --> 08:15.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% No. Come on, right in there, right in there. 08:15.233 --> 08:18.166 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:32.5% Ah! Come on, here's one right here. 08:18.166 --> 08:19.866 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Drop in there! No! 08:19.866 --> 08:22.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% So, here's all I got down here. 08:22.866 --> 08:26.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% This is not very impressive, I can tell you. 08:26.966 --> 08:29.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% Not very impressive at all! 08:29.266 --> 08:31.066 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% We'll go one more time. 08:31.066 --> 08:33.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% I think this is the idea. 08:33.200 --> 08:35.366 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:40% I'm gonna make these turtles swim. 08:35.366 --> 08:37.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% These little puppies are gonna swim 08:37.566 --> 08:39.266 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:35% like they've never swum before. 08:39.266 --> 08:41.966 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% Okay. Told ya I'd have 'em swimmin'. 08:41.966 --> 08:43.933 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:57.5% Look at those guys go! 08:43.933 --> 08:46.266 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:32.5% Need one in. Come on baby! 08:46.266 --> 08:48.066 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:32.5% Oh! Something good's happening. 08:48.066 --> 08:51.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Okay, I did much better this time. 08:51.333 --> 08:54.100 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% Here we go. Look at this! 08:54.100 --> 08:55.766 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Now we're talkin'! 08:55.766 --> 08:58.466 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% All right, one more time. 08:58.466 --> 09:01.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:30% I promise, just one more time. 09:01.833 --> 09:03.500 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:55% Now they're goin' in. 09:03.500 --> 09:05.166 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% Now I got it. All right. 09:05.166 --> 09:06.800 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% All right, we're in the money now. 09:06.800 --> 09:09.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I don't know what happened, but look at these lights! 09:09.133 --> 09:10.766 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:57.5% We're going nuts here! 09:10.766 --> 09:12.800 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% She's waving at me. She's waving at me. 09:12.800 --> 09:14.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% (female electronic voice) Lucky! 09:14.500 --> 09:16.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Lucky! Lucky! I can understand "lucky" in any language. 09:16.300 --> 09:17.966 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% We're cookin'! Look at this! 09:17.966 --> 09:19.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:35% Look at this! We're cookin' here now. 09:19.700 --> 09:21.300 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% I may never go home. 09:21.300 --> 09:23.000 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 09:23.000 --> 09:32.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 09:32.100 --> 09:34.033 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% [speaks Japanese] 09:34.033 --> 09:37.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% I'm getting little plastic sticks. 09:37.233 --> 09:41.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% This is it, huh? They're little plastic things. 09:44.833 --> 09:48.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Turns out it's illegal to win money in the parlor, 09:48.466 --> 09:52.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% so you can take your plastic things next door for hard cash. 09:52.600 --> 09:56.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% After a long night on the town, morning comes fast. 09:56.333 --> 09:58.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% Hours before dawn arrives, 09:58.033 --> 09:59.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% workers at the enormous 09:59.700 --> 10:01.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% Tsukiji Fish Market are up 10:01.566 --> 10:03.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% hauling around fish from 10:03.233 --> 10:04.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% all over the world. 10:04.900 --> 10:08.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% This isn't a fish market, it's a fish city. 10:08.466 --> 10:12.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% 2000 tons of seafood pass through here each day, 10:12.000 --> 10:14.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% much of it headed for Tokyo's restaurants. 10:14.766 --> 10:17.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% More than $5 billion worth of fish 10:17.133 --> 10:21.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% from all over the world is sold at Tsukiji market each year. 10:21.100 --> 10:23.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Shinji introduced me to a blowfish. 10:23.633 --> 10:27.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Does anybody ever really die from eating a blowfish? 10:27.233 --> 10:31.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% Actually yes, there's some people dying, 10:31.233 --> 10:36.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% but just because--they're not eating at the nicest restaurant. 10:36.400 --> 10:38.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% They go to the ocean, they fish by themselves. 10:38.833 --> 10:40.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% And they don't know what they've caught. 10:40.766 --> 10:42.700 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:35% Exactly. Yes. 10:42.700 --> 10:46.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Wow. I'm taking a good look at these fellas. 10:46.100 --> 10:49.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% If you ever come across this in the ocean, 10:49.433 --> 10:51.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% throw it back in... fast! 10:51.266 --> 10:54.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Tunas are the stars at Tuskiji. 10:54.100 --> 10:57.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Japan consumes 1/4 of the world's tuna. 10:57.300 --> 11:01.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% One 600-pound giant recently sold for $55,000. 11:01.000 --> 11:03.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Before the tuna auction, buyers with flashlights 11:03.900 --> 11:07.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% and picks examine the fat content of the tuna. 11:07.600 --> 11:10.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% The more fat, the more expensive the fish. 11:10.933 --> 11:15.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% $13,000 for this one tuna right here? 11:15.100 --> 11:16.800 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% That one tuna, yes. 11:16.800 --> 11:19.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% And that's why a piece of fatty tuna 11:19.700 --> 11:22.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% on a piece of rice costs $4? 11:22.166 --> 11:24.033 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:35% Exactly. Yes. 11:24.033 --> 11:27.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% So, if one of those is $13,000, and there are 11:27.300 --> 11:30.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% hundreds of these here, there's a lot of money represented 11:30.600 --> 11:33.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% in these frozen nuclear warhead- looking things here, right? 11:33.566 --> 11:35.033 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% Um-hum. 11:35.033 --> 11:38.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) The tuna auction kicks off at 5:30 in the morning. 11:38.833 --> 11:40.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% While visitors are allowed, 11:40.566 --> 11:42.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% new rules limit access for tourists. 11:42.666 --> 11:44.100 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% [bell rings] 11:46.833 --> 11:52.666 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% [speaking Japanese] 11:52.666 --> 12:01.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% [calling the auction in Japanese] 12:01.066 --> 12:05.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Now, the auction seems sort of confusing to my eyes. 12:05.100 --> 12:07.500 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:22.5% They do a finger language. 12:07.500 --> 12:09.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Oh, it's with fingers. 12:09.400 --> 12:11.233 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:37.5% Yeah, fingers. 12:11.233 --> 12:14.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Be careful-- you just bought a 300-pound tuna. 12:14.000 --> 12:15.333 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% Exactly! 12:15.333 --> 12:18.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) After the auction, the tuna fly out of the market 12:18.566 --> 12:20.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% on their way to sushi bars 12:20.266 --> 12:22.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% all over town to be cut up and served. 12:22.633 --> 12:24.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% The freshest of the fresh 12:24.900 --> 12:26.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% get served here at little 12:26.766 --> 12:28.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% sushi restaurants alongside 12:28.133 --> 12:29.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% the Tsukiji market complex. 12:29.766 --> 12:33.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Hour and a half in line so far. 12:33.833 --> 12:39.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% This is like trying to get in Studio 54 in the '70s. 12:39.733 --> 12:47.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 12:49.700 --> 12:53.133 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% [speaking Japanese] 12:53.133 --> 12:54.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) Sushi began centuries ago 12:54.900 --> 12:58.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% as a way to preserve fish using vinegar and rice. 12:58.533 --> 13:00.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% It was traditionally a working-class food. 13:00.833 --> 13:04.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Here in the early hours at Dai Sushi, I devour 13:04.600 --> 13:07.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% a succession of the freshest tuna, mackerel, eel, 13:07.600 --> 13:09.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% and shellfish I've ever tasted. 13:09.466 --> 13:12.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% Oh, that's beautiful! 13:14.800 --> 13:16.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% This is proper way. 13:16.833 --> 13:18.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% And he put a special sauce on it, 13:18.900 --> 13:21.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% so you don't have to dip in the soy sauce. 13:21.533 --> 13:25.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% So, take this and just turn like 90°. 13:25.800 --> 13:27.966 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% So that the fish is on your tongue? 13:27.966 --> 13:29.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% Yes, fish is on the tongue. Right. 13:34.133 --> 13:36.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:25% It's like filet mignon of tuna. 13:36.900 --> 13:39.066 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:30% Beautiful! 13:39.066 --> 13:41.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% Beautiful! Umm! 13:43.966 --> 13:46.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:55% Can we do that again? 13:46.200 --> 13:48.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% We can do that. 13:48.000 --> 13:49.400 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:35% We'll take 2. 13:49.400 --> 13:51.866 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% This was worth the wait. 13:55.733 --> 13:57.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% It's spring in Tokyo, 13:57.366 --> 14:01.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% and when the first cherry trees blossom, it's blossom mania. 14:01.200 --> 14:04.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 14:04.866 --> 14:08.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Photographers are out in force either shooting the flowers 14:08.566 --> 14:10.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% or setting up wedding pictures. 14:10.600 --> 14:13.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 14:13.500 --> 14:16.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% And the real estate under the trees 14:16.233 --> 14:18.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% is in high demand for hanami, 14:18.600 --> 14:21.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% the spring ritual of picnicking under cherry blossoms, 14:21.800 --> 14:24.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% drinking saké, and singing songs. 14:24.266 --> 14:27.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% At night the trees go electric. 14:27.333 --> 14:30.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% They are Tokyo's "stars of the moment." 14:30.566 --> 14:40.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 14:40.166 --> 14:43.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Spring is also wedding season, and the city's 14:43.966 --> 14:46.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% peaceable Shinto shrines host numerous ceremonies. 14:46.800 --> 14:50.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 14:50.800 --> 14:53.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% The couple dresses in traditional kimonos 14:53.833 --> 14:57.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% and drink saké to confirm their union. 14:57.466 --> 15:00.466 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% [loud, but muted sustained bass tone] 15:04.600 --> 15:12.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:12.500 --> 15:14.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Shinto, an animist religion 15:14.233 --> 15:16.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% that worships the spirit in things, 15:16.766 --> 15:18.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% was the native religion 15:18.433 --> 15:21.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% before Buddhism arrived in the 6th century. 15:23.166 --> 15:26.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Tokyoites mix and match their religions, 15:26.400 --> 15:30.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% fanning the healing incense at a Buddhist temple, 15:30.066 --> 15:32.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% hanging prayer plaques at Shinto shrines, 15:32.833 --> 15:35.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% and even celebrating some Christian holidays. 15:35.533 --> 15:40.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:40.966 --> 15:43.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% [clickety-clack of wheels on a track] 15:46.800 --> 15:50.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:47.5% Tokyo subway is one of the best in the world. 15:50.033 --> 15:53.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Once you get the hang of it, the city is yours. 15:53.533 --> 15:56.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Day and night, it's quick, safe, and very clean. 15:58.600 --> 16:02.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% The subway makes the city's diverse and 16:02.000 --> 16:04.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% somewhat distant neighborhoods quickly accessible. 16:06.533 --> 16:11.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% One of the surprises of Tokyo is that amidst the urban sprawl, 16:11.166 --> 16:12.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% there are lovely, peaceful 16:12.766 --> 16:14.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% neighborhoods like Kagurasaka. 16:14.166 --> 16:16.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% That's where I met Weston Konishi, 16:16.833 --> 16:19.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% a Japanese American living in Tokyo. 16:19.200 --> 16:21.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% Really, like all great cities 16:21.633 --> 16:23.633 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% in the world, Tokyo 16:23.633 --> 16:26.133 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% seems to be a collection 16:26.133 --> 16:28.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% of villages-- very distinct. 16:28.066 --> 16:31.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% That's right, but I think even more so 16:31.233 --> 16:33.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% than other cities in the world. 16:33.633 --> 16:37.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% I mean, it's such a large, sprawling city with 16:37.233 --> 16:40.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% numerous neighborhoods, each one having its own characteristic, 16:40.400 --> 16:43.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% its own flavor, different kind of population. 16:43.966 --> 16:47.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) What's the characteristic and flavor of your neighborhood? 16:47.066 --> 16:50.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Weston) It's very traditional; at the same time very international. 16:50.200 --> 16:52.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Is this a very fashionable place to live? 16:52.933 --> 16:56.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Weston) It is, yeah. It hasn't been a very famous part of town. 16:56.900 --> 17:00.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% There are a lot of other more chic and trendy neighborhoods, 17:00.700 --> 17:03.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% but this one is becoming more and more trendy. 17:03.800 --> 17:06.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) A wedding party in one of Kagurasaka restaurants 17:06.933 --> 17:11.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% invites us in to watch a dance in honor of the newlyweds. 17:11.000 --> 17:13.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% [drums & koto play] 17:13.666 --> 17:23.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:28.733 --> 17:32.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Kagurasaka is small-town Tokyo, a quaint lively 17:32.066 --> 17:35.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% little gem in the swirl of Tokyo satellites. 17:35.833 --> 17:38.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:38.466 --> 17:42.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Food, food, more food-- this svelte population 17:42.933 --> 17:46.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% is utterly, rapturously obsessed with food. 17:46.766 --> 17:49.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Ask some Tokyoites about their favorite hobby, 17:49.333 --> 17:52.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and they'll tell you it's tae ba ra oki(ph), which means 17:52.300 --> 17:54.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% wandering the streets to find new restaurants. 17:54.866 --> 17:57.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Mine brought me to Honmura An 17:57.766 --> 18:00.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% in search of the perfect soba noodle. 18:00.733 --> 18:03.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Soba are buckwheat noodles served hot in broth 18:03.600 --> 18:05.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% or cold with a dipping sauce. 18:05.800 --> 18:08.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Koichi Kobari carries on a family noodle tradition 18:08.700 --> 18:10.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% begun by his grandfather, 18:10.333 --> 18:14.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and clients from all over the world come to taste his soba. 18:14.733 --> 18:17.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% We use a very coarse grind 18:17.433 --> 18:19.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% of flour, and then we 18:19.733 --> 18:22.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% only add water to it. 18:22.033 --> 18:26.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% And then by hand, it's mixed and made into dough. 18:26.166 --> 18:28.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% It takes about 10 minutes. 18:28.233 --> 18:31.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% And thereafter, the dough is placed on the table, 18:31.866 --> 18:33.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% and using a roller pin, 18:33.866 --> 18:35.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% it's spread thinner, thinner, thinner, 18:35.966 --> 18:40.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and fold it, and finally cut by a huge cleaver by hand. 18:40.900 --> 18:43.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) No machines are involved in the process. 18:43.700 --> 18:45.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% (Koichi) No machinery is involved. 18:45.500 --> 18:49.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Our principle is freshly ground, freshly made, and quickly eaten. 18:49.000 --> 18:51.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) So you make the noodles every day? 18:51.666 --> 18:54.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Koichi) We grind and make the noodles every day. 18:54.733 --> 18:57.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Well, I think one of the major characters 18:57.400 --> 19:00.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% of Japanese cuisine is its emphasis on seasonalities. 19:00.500 --> 19:03.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% I think there is a perfect word in Japanese. 19:03.533 --> 19:04.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% It's called hatsumono. 19:04.900 --> 19:06.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% It's the "first in season." 19:06.533 --> 19:08.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% (Rudy) "Hatsumono." (Koichi) Hatsumono yes. 19:08.266 --> 19:12.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% For instance, we get first batch of new harvest of buckwheat, 19:12.066 --> 19:15.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% we put a sign says "New harvest has arrived." 19:15.500 --> 19:18.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% And also consequently, we have a special tasting menu 19:18.833 --> 19:20.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% New Harvest Dinner. 19:20.333 --> 19:22.666 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:37.5% In the front of your menu you say there's 19:22.666 --> 19:24.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% no problem with slurping. In fact, you encourage it. 19:24.966 --> 19:28.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Yes, we very much encourage our customers to slurp it. 19:28.333 --> 19:31.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Because in order for the texture and the flavor 19:31.200 --> 19:34.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% of soba to be appreciated, you need to eat it quickly, 19:34.833 --> 19:37.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and quickly eating noodles is slurping, 19:37.266 --> 19:40.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and slurping naturally comes with a sound, a noise. 19:40.933 --> 19:44.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:70% I'll try it. It goes against what my mother taught me. 19:44.233 --> 19:46.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Absolutely! That's why we make a special notation 19:46.966 --> 19:50.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% on the back of our menu, it's okay to slurp it. 19:50.800 --> 19:54.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:54.000 --> 19:57.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% The same quest for perfection is true for saké. 19:57.766 --> 20:00.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% My friend Haruko Satoh takes me 20:00.266 --> 20:03.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% to a traditional saké bar called an izakaya. 20:03.600 --> 20:06.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% This is a major bottle of saké. 20:06.066 --> 20:08.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% Is this a traditional size bottle? 20:08.166 --> 20:13.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% Yes. This is how-- it's so big. 20:13.400 --> 20:16.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% It's the traditional size. 20:16.400 --> 20:19.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% It's a beautiful label, and it's cold. 20:19.866 --> 20:21.700 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:37.5% It's cold, yes 20:21.700 --> 20:24.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% The best saké is served cold, I've learned. 20:26.900 --> 20:28.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% That's a generous pour! 20:28.500 --> 20:30.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:15% Hello! 20:30.166 --> 20:32.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% Is that a traditional pour? Yes. 20:32.600 --> 20:35.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% That's an enormous amount of saké. 20:35.433 --> 20:38.200 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% Well, saké's like wine so it's... 20:38.200 --> 20:41.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Yeah, now it seems to have spilled over to the side. 20:41.466 --> 20:42.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% Is that traditional? 20:42.833 --> 20:44.500 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:30% This is also the generosity... 20:44.500 --> 20:47.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% The generosity of the saké bar that we're in. 20:47.166 --> 20:49.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% That's right. Japanese food is all about, 20:49.866 --> 20:52.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% part of it has to do with the... 20:52.933 --> 20:54.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% Display? Presentation? 20:54.266 --> 20:55.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:22.5% Enjoyment of the eyes, yes. 20:55.933 --> 20:57.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% That's part of everything in Japan, 20:57.733 --> 20:59.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% isn't it, whether it's flowers or gardens... 20:59.900 --> 21:01.333 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:35% That's right. 21:01.333 --> 21:02.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% ...or food? 21:02.733 --> 21:04.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:35% That's right. Even politics. 21:04.333 --> 21:06.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Even politics? Form is important? 21:06.233 --> 21:07.633 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Form is important. 21:07.633 --> 21:09.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% The birth rate's very low, isn't it? 21:09.366 --> 21:11.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% (Haruko) It's very low. 21:11.066 --> 21:13.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Does that suggest problems down the road? 21:13.233 --> 21:16.333 align:start position:20% line:74% size:22.5% (Haruko) I think it's got to do with women working, 21:16.333 --> 21:19.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and it's very hard for women to bring up children 21:19.400 --> 21:23.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% as well as work because the Japanese men traditionally 21:23.933 --> 21:27.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% tended to not bear any responsibility with children. 21:29.700 --> 21:33.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Careers for women in Japan are typically low-level jobs. 21:33.066 --> 21:35.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Fewer than 10% of corporate managers are women, 21:35.800 --> 21:38.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and the majority of working women are 21:38.200 --> 21:40.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% effectively forced to resign when they get pregnant. 21:40.933 --> 21:42.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Today's youth is a contrast 21:42.833 --> 21:44.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% to the hard-working older generation. 21:44.866 --> 21:48.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% The weak economy and the decline of the corporate culture 21:48.766 --> 21:51.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% have more and more young people unemployed 21:51.500 --> 21:53.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% and living with their parents. 21:53.466 --> 21:57.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Some of these unemployed kids become comic book addicts. 21:57.266 --> 22:00.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% They're known as otaku, young geeks who obsessively 22:00.666 --> 22:03.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% collect manga, the ubiquitous Japanese comic books. 22:03.633 --> 22:05.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% They also worship anime, 22:05.300 --> 22:07.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% the animated movies born from manga. 22:07.400 --> 22:10.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Manga isn't just for kids, and the topics can run 22:10.733 --> 22:12.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% from the innocent to the prurient. 22:12.933 --> 22:16.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Manga grew out of the American cartoons introduced 22:16.266 --> 22:19.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% by American GIs after World War II. 22:21.200 --> 22:23.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Despite the glitz and the hyper modernity, 22:23.966 --> 22:27.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% old Japan is never far from the surface. 22:27.100 --> 22:31.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Behind rice paper screens, the rituals of a tea ceremony 22:31.000 --> 22:33.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% are enacted with absolute perfection. 22:33.000 --> 22:36.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Here at the Imperial Hotel, visitors can indulge 22:36.766 --> 22:39.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% in traditional tea or a modern cocktail. 22:39.733 --> 22:41.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% The Imperial dates from 22:41.433 --> 22:43.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% the 1890s and was one of 22:43.966 --> 22:46.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% the first European style hotels in Japan. 22:46.933 --> 22:49.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% In 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a new building 22:49.533 --> 22:52.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% for the hotel, and for more than 40 years, 22:52.100 --> 22:55.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% it was a magnet for visitors from around the world. 22:55.000 --> 22:58.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% The stunning Frank Lloyd Wright suite preserves that era. 22:58.666 --> 23:01.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Floods and earthquakes damaged the Imperial, 23:01.233 --> 23:04.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and it was rebuilt again in 1970. 23:04.033 --> 23:06.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% I'm not normally fascinated with toilets, 23:06.500 --> 23:10.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% but again, Japan makes art out of all things. 23:10.100 --> 23:11.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% The Japanese have brought 23:11.833 --> 23:13.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% technology to many parts of life 23:13.666 --> 23:15.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% including the bathroom and I'm 23:15.300 --> 23:17.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% here at the Toto showroom 23:17.000 --> 23:18.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% where we have this wireless unit 23:18.866 --> 23:20.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% that controls this very fancy toilet. 23:20.733 --> 23:24.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Now, the ability to press a button and put up the seats 23:24.433 --> 23:26.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% or down the seats, that's just the beginning. 23:26.833 --> 23:28.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% This control over here 23:28.500 --> 23:30.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% controls a bidet function, 23:30.166 --> 23:33.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and you can set the force of the water, 23:33.466 --> 23:36.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% the temperature of the water, the angle of the water. 23:36.066 --> 23:37.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% And not only that, 23:37.866 --> 23:40.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% they've brought entertainment technology to this unit. 23:40.966 --> 23:42.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% [piano plays softly] 23:42.600 --> 23:44.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% And, of course, the seat is heated, 23:44.700 --> 23:46.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and you can control that temperature too. 23:46.733 --> 23:49.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% [electronic dance music plays] 23:49.300 --> 23:56.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:56.433 --> 24:00.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% 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