What Living on Japan's MOST ACTIVE Volcano is Like | These People Are...
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2021
- In the south of Japan lies the country's most active volcano. With hundreds, if not thousands of eruptions per year, it is a place often covered in volcanic ash, and smoke. But amazingly people choose to live there. But why would someone choose to live on an active volcano? This, is their story. Welcome to Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan.
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Thank you so much to the notification squad, and to the supporters that made this project possible. I have wanted to share this story for some time.
Want to see more of the area? Go check out the first Ep. of Journey Across Japan 3 by @AbroadinJapan ua-cam.com/video/T-rIWP1icf4/v-deo.html
*But the real question is... would YOU live on an active volcano? Let me know in the comments below! Let's get some discussions going!*
Next week we are looking at what it was like to live on an active volcano for a week! Shot a behind the scenes of the entire thing....
ps... don't forget about the new channel! *Tokyo Lens Explore!!*
See you all again, real soon~
No active volcanoes for me. I move too slowly; can't run away!
I mean if the rent was cheap and the internet good why not XD although I can't imagine the ash being good for your health
That's a hard no from me, the prospect of losing everything I have when that bad boy erupts is too much (see also: flood plains, tornado alley, or anywhere that experiences hurricanes). I have a crazy amount of respect for the people that do, and I'm lucky to have a choice otherwise, but no thank you!
Well they did mention the lava moved slow, I think it would be interesting living there for a week or so. Curious were there any teens around or just elementary?
Can not wait for the next vid seeing your experience and thoughts.
I am honestly surprised how peaceful are all the people living on this island. They just taking care of the ashes and carrying with their lives. And surprisingly, despite being constantly polluted with the volcano ashes they are still living up to their 80, 90 or even more?!
Seriously mate, this was an incredible tv worthy documentary. The people, the scenery, the story - none of this is a normal situation but the locals make it work surprisingly well. Glad the flight over Sakurajima led you to go back and produce this amazing documentary!
It's nice to see that both of your channels influence and affect each other in what can only be described in positive and great ways! Your videos and documentary style videos (like the one about Fukushima) are also truly wonderful and interesting to watch. I'm also a great fan of your other channel with the more short-form, experimental videos. Keep up the great work!
@@Watashiwapitadesu Not sure if the funny captions was directly influenced by Abroad in Japan but the moment I saw those, I thought of Dave first.
Thank you for taking the time to share what daily life is like here. I was lucky enough to explore this amazing place just before the pandemic turned the world upside down, and was left in awe by the volcanic landscape and activity. It’s strange, but I felt safe there too ... even watching an eruption from the observatory a few km away from the crater. And the cats ... I’ve never quite got over the sight of the stray cats sitting in the volcanic ash by the side of the road there. Happy to know they are cared for
love you man!(no homo)
@@AD-kv9kj Im alien :)
"They even have feelings" then a little meow from the cat, well said cat lady, well said. She is doing the job that no one wants but I am glad someone does it.
Hee. I guess there's a lotta kitties to feed there, but I befriend strays a lot, too. My girl here just decided to stay so she's no longer a stray. :)
what makes me sad, when she said people only come to the island to dump their pets there... thank god there's this lady and her late husband to take care of them...
@@hilman94 well said brother.. in todays time its rare to care for another person let alone stray animals.. this lady surely has a beautiful soul.. god bless her..
I love her!! ❤️🐈⬛❤️
The Soul of that woman who takes care of the animals every day is so precious
she takes care of the animals, as much as the animals take care of her. ❣
Just finding this channel now. When she talked about how the island used to be a place where people would often abandon their dogs, I just about cried. She and her husband are beautiful souls.
That cat lady has a heart of gold to be taking care of all those abandoned animals.
Man you are massively underrated...
Too kind
I’m insanely grateful to have you here
Thank you
Agreed
100%
Totally agree. Consistent phenomenal content.
Agreed.
My husband is from the Kagoshima area (small town called Ichiki-Kushikino) and went to elementary school in Kagoshima city. He said walking to and from school his all white school uniform would turn grey. He also said that rain was the worst because everything would get so messy.
Next time you go back to Sakurajima, you should go to an onsen there. The water is usually a cloudy grey because there is so much sulfur and minerals in the water from the volcano. If you have any acne it clears up within a couple of days due to the sulfur. Also, there’s an awesome pottery shop (村山陶芸) there that uses the ash in the clay, called yougan yaki (溶岩焼). They make some really beautiful pieces.
I was wondering how the smell would be there... Because of the ash, etc. This comment was so cool! Thank you for sharing, Lesley Hogg. Much Love to you!
I would really enjoy seeing that. I bought some lava art in France.
Once again thanks for bringing forward the stories of the locals. I feel this is what separates your videos from normal vlogs, the human element.
Thank you~
I don't think I could've said it any better than this comment. Getting to know the locals for their unique selves was an amazing experience.
I love the lady taking care of the animals. And you can tell she married a good man because he did it too. Wonderful couple!
Beautiful place. And much love to the woman that cares for the abandoned animals 💕
I don’t know what I enjoyed more - the documentary or that everyone had cool labels haha. I’m only at “Local Mom: Different Hair Holder of Helmet” but the labels prior have been amazing!
Label; cool dude…😂😂😂
My favorite was "Literally took a team to translate his dialect"
The descriptions of the people you interview are killing me 🤣🤣🤣
That cat lady is such a hero - amazing lady. she's like a philosopher.
she was an absolute pleasure
glad I got to meet her~
❤️🐈⬛❤️
I lived in Kagoshima for 3.5 years and experienced Sakurajima’s activity daily - yeesh! Ash and pumice stones on your balcony. Weirdly, your ears would pop before the eruptions, which were sometimes accompanied by earth tremors.
Quite honestly these are some of my favourite types of comments
I absolutely love hearing from people who have lived there and their experiences
I’m so glad that you took the time to swing by
If you ever have anything else that you’d like to share about the area, do not hesitate to write it out
I would love to hear it!!
So the volcano changes air pressure before erupting? Interesting
I love the lady that take care of the cats, she's a hero and i'm thankful to her
Very cool!
Refreshing to see a japanese speaking youtuber actually interacting with japanese people. Most channels live in their own bubles.
The production quality, documentary and journalism is on par to Vox and other top tier channels. You deserves much more attention!
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Norm!! You are becoming a one-man National Geographic!!! so awesome content, keep it up!!!
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@@TokyoLens You are my inspiration to go back to Japan and give it a second chance, your videos really make me see Japan with new eyes!!
Not gonna lie, when the "Cool Dude" Popped up, i thought it was gonna be a outside historian.... nah it was just a random cool dude XD. As always bud Love the videos and the work you do!
😂 thanks eh~
Honestly wouldn't be able to do videos like this if it wasnt for you and the rest of the Patreon crew
you are quite literally helping me make these videos and it means the world to me
Thank you~
I live near Mt. Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano and is considered one of the most dangerous volcano along with Mt. Sakurajima.
I still remember clearly how terrifying the 2010's eruption was, it was said to be the largest since 1870. It was almost comical.
Jogja gang?
I love all the little comments/facts about the people you added XD "Holder of Helmet" got me and "Owns a broom" :D
😂
🤣🤣😂🤣😂
Interviewing locals in a place they see no different than anyone else sees their own home despite how wildly bizarre it is, is my favourite part of this channel. You should call this series "The Norm".
lol I laughed a little harder than I should have at this
I just don’t get why your channel doesn’t have a million subscribers already.
Because you, me and figuratively everybody are more inclined to sub to super humourous (even if its dumb) content, and come to UA-cam regularly for it.
Because the UA-cam algorithm is shit
That's just crazy when you hear about it, but seeing how they live and talk about it...it doesn't seem so scary anymore. Though that ash could be annoying from time to time.
lol that ash... all up in your teeth lol
But I want to give a special thank you to you and the "P" crew for making these documentaries possible~ You have honestly changed what I can do as a creator and it means the world to me~ Thank you
I had the chance to visit Sakurajima, its very lovely 💓
I've lived in Kagoshima City for a while. The ash was so damn annoying and you cant dry any clothes outside cause they will smell like sulfur. Also, when eating outside you're basically garantued to ingest some amount of ash
Maybe the scoops of ash could have some health benefits? maybe?
@@kaltask1 While ash generally makes soil fertile, I'd rather not have something growing inside of me ;)
@@kaltask1 depending on the chemical composition of the molten rocks the ashes might contain some healthy minerals. But I would not want to eat volcanic ash, because the ash particles often have pretty sharp edges. They could hurt your digestive tract or, when inhaled, your lungs.
@@Felis877 I was joking, but thx for the facts 😁 I would not try to eat that volcanic sand or any sand for that matter 😅
I've driven across the island on my way from kagoshima to miyazaki to find some geocaches in 2019 and you are correct.
When driving towards it, you can see smoke pluming out of it and along side the road to the observatory, there were a lot of concrete shelters.
Great interviews, nice to hear the natives' perspectives
Fun to see you here!
That old guy with the heaviest accent ever… I’m Japanese but I could understand only about 10% of what he said lol
The joy of Kagoshima ben… I’ve lived here over 11 years… I could understand 70% of what he said lol. My own Japanese is slowly converting to Kagoshima dialect.
Kagom'ma Ben 😂
Loved the little note that said a team of translators was necessary. Learning Japanese... and then hearing that guy speak and not being able to understand... at least I'm not the only one.
Do you mean the guy from 1:35? I thought he's speaking Korean lol
@@lokylong28 I thought he was speaking Korean too! Interesting, I wasn’t the only one!
Absolutely beautiful, the inhabitants were so open.
Cat lady really moved me.
More wonderful work, Norm.
It’s volcanic and that’s hot!
I really like the lady feeding the cats. She is saying lots of good, true things.
you've chosen a great quote to close the video
"Because I'm used to it"
feels like it summarizes the video perfectly
*Norm*: I am not a huge fan of this bug.
*Local bug*: Hey, it's Norm from Tokyo Lens! I'm a huge fan! Can I be in your video? Please, can I be in your video? Hello UA-cam! Hi mom!
*Local bug again (after watching this video)*: Awwww : (
😂
Now I feel terrible hahha
I was actually very amused by some of the descriptions you put next to those who I assume wanted to remain anonymous. It's a sort of serious documentary with your tone and music but then there's just... "Local Resident. Owns a broom." 😆
"Took a literal team to translate" 😆 I'm working on my Japanese listening skills and for sure was understanding one to four words out of every 20 at my current level.The island is so beautiful, lush, and peaceful but I don't know that I could live with dealing with the ash on a daily basis. Do the islanders develop breathing related issues and diseases due to proximity? The adaptability of human nature where people do get used to living with familiar danger. Here in the US it's Tornado alley, earthquakes, south coast flooding, avalanches/landslides, etc. When disaster strikes you deal, pick yourself up, dust off, and move on either where you were or in a new location. Will be watching this a few more times to take in all the fantastic information and stories. 💜✌🐦
I lived as a student on an island called Cyprus. It also had its own difficulties. I can understand a little bit about the people living on the peninsula in the video. Despite everything, living on the island/peninsula is a wonderful feeling.
3:30 😂 "Just cuz it seemed fun. What a legend"
It's a small detail, but I really like how you add a person's profile, such as "Local Owner" and a fun little trait such as "Cool Guy". It helps us to connect more deeply with the people living there! It builds a stronger bond between viewer and interviewee (is that the right word...)
I was lucky enough to spend a whole month in Japan back in the early '80's when I was in elementary school. My mom is a Japanese national and she was born and raised in Kagoshima. Spent a day on Sakurajima and only remember playing at some amusement park on the island. I think I have some ash in a jar at my mom's place that we scooped up off of the sidewalk in Kagoshima City where my aunt and uncle had a shop. Great Video!
I love those secondary person Introduction like, "Fireworks"/ "Awesome t-shirt"
They were using those Witches Brooms! Wonder if they paid for the premium broom with the red twine
5:51 I’m impressed by translator of this video. Even as a Japanese I cannot understand what this uncle is saying 😂
haha thanks
took a lot of help to get his words right!
He sounds Korean!
🤣
What amazing funny accent that cool cow guy had.. couldn't stop laughing at his turn.
It was amazing to go to Sakurajima last year, I can't believe how many bags of ash are collected up on the sides of roads all throughout Kagoshima - Good to take photos of Sakurajima on a sunny day in Sengan-en too!
These people were remarkably candid. Amazing work!
Norm's documentary level is so good and professional.
Finally off on a Sunday and I'm able to catch your video right away!!
Also... where can i get that awesome dinosaur shirt?!
Lol riiiight???
Norm interviewing Japanese people has to be my absolute favourite content on the channel. Such unique insights in unusual lives... this is the stuff that motivates me to want to photograph Japan and helps me understand how so many Japanese photographers get their shots.
Absolutely brilliant. The faces, the voices, how you found locals born and bred, as well as outsiders, the captions, the visuals. Those sprinting kids in yellow helmets. That moment at 20:10 when the dappled specks of sunlight on the ground (is this what is called komorebi?) became tiny cars or other reflective objects down below in a drone shot, literally gave me goosebumps. This channel is gold. Thank you, Norm.
Thank you~ I am genuinely very happy that you enjoyed it that much. means a lot~
👀 This right here is an "Explore Always" moment. Sakura-jima story time! #NotificationSquad
Lol I definitely wore the sarong sweater this time lol
This is a side of Japan we don't normally get to see and thank you for showing it to us.
Love how each mini documentary has its own vibe so they really stand apart from each other. Great work dude.
Thanks, mate!!
hope to see you in Japan again~
I really like your documentations. Always a pleasure to watch.
Thank you so much for that~
The cat lady and her late husband are the true MVPs. Can't believe people would be so heartless and have the guts to tame their pets across a ferry to abandon them. I'm so glad she does what she does, and I hope more people will join her.
Every time a (mini) documentary is released by you, I drop whatever I'm doing, grab a coffee and just take it all in. You capture the country and the people spectacularly and the videos are just an absolute joy to watch.
One question I had while watching this was: "how are the breathing conditions?" Since I have asthma and I already feel a major difference whenever I'm in- or outside the city, or up in the mountains. As beautiful as Sakurajima is, it seems like it is not the right place for people with breathing conditions due to all the ash. Did it affect you in any kind of way?
Yay! It's finally here
Yeaaahhhh
Ah that opening 3 secs already took my heart away..... 😖
LETS GOOO!!!! NOTIFICATION SQUAD!!!!! Excited for the new vid :D
YeaAhhhhhh!!
Love this kind of content. Keep up the great work!
Thank you~
Coming here after Sakurajima recently erupted. Hoping that everyone is safe.
What a great video, that lady feeding the cats was so caring and pleasant.
Really enjoyed this. It was so interesting to hear everyone's stories and also the range of accents/dialects amongst the residents. I was particularly touched by the cat woman and her husband's legacy. I live near three pretty large volcanoes that are supposed to erupt soon in the US so I've always been pretty freaked out by them personally.
Can we take a minute to appreciate the AMAZING cinematography in this! You killed it!
That’s insanely kind and I really appreciate it
Thank you~
My gosh, the residents there are fearless! If the wind blows strong enough to shake my house I freak out! Just a little I mean.... The island is beautiful and I can understand why the residents stay. I would love to visit and see all it has to offer.
Thank you! You really deserve an award!
Aww that’s super nice
Thank you
Lovely video, great work!
Thanks so much~
I wonder if there's a higher incidence of respiratory problems due to the ash. On the plus side, I bet everyone there is a pro at playing "the floor is lava".
seems like there isnt~
went back to do a bit of a follow-up for the @Tokyo Lens Explore channel!
I miss Kagoshima!
The humor in this otherwise educational video is underrated. The labels? The sneaky adding of “d” after the ‘close’ sign of the cafe? I am loving this!
15:06 that's kind of sad coming cuz I can relate
My grandfather is too old to work on mango farms right now and dad now pays out people to take care of the farms
Once I get a job (prob in 2 years) hopefully I can at least go work in holidays
Living in Kagoshima whole my life and still cant get used to Sakurajima's volcanic ash.
it's so suck. ruins a day.
Kagoshima ppl always caring about wind direction subconsciously.
Bless the woman who takes care of the animals.
I love the editing on this, the little profiles you gave everyone made me laugh! Always a joy to watch your content, informative AND fun ✨
i can only imagine going in school and getting to see Sakurajima explode every single day
and just casually watching it explode the people on Sakurajima are
absolute madlads
Omg I love your videos ❤️
Thanks so much~
What an amazing story! Norm, love the content you put out, it really puts us in the shoes of the locals and brings us to where ever your filming. Keep up the good work!
your videos are always so wholesome, and i'm so grateful for you putting out these works. Always gives me something to look forward to!
volcano! (now must run.)
Lol there’s a pattern here
The mom at 3:30
-I thought it would be cool to live in a volcano-
~wears dinosaur T-shirt~
Is she looking for a prehistoric adventure? Or to become extinct?
Both
there isn't a single person on youtube that makes videos as relaxing and entertaining as the way you do it, this is truly a masterpiece and more people need to see this. simply stunning!
Lovin' these doco videos you're doing these days Norm. I like your casual style and just letting the locals tell the story. Keep 'em coming!
Give me one of those empty houses and I'd move there tomorrow, I'd even bring my own cat food. Beautiful place
I'm down with you!!
Why does the owner of cows seem like he has the “Midwestern” of Japanese accents???
The captions for the people you interviewed are great, thank you for putting this amazing video together!
I love how well done the subs are. You can still get a sense of each person's way of speaking and speech mannerisms. I've always found chatting to locals to be the best way to get a feel for a place - especially in Japan
People still calls the woman living there for 13 years a outsider ?! That's sad shit
My goodness. Im always amazed seeing your videos. So well done. Keep up the great work. Truly one of the most underrated youtubers today!
My grandmother lives near here. It always amazed me driving to her house and seeing this volcano in the distance, often with smoke coming out of it. Living in a country with no volcanos, it was always a memorable thing to see.
Another beautiful video ❤
Awesome to see how the locals feel and think in these small communities and you really have to respect them, from the old guy in the sunglasses that gave zero f***'s to the humble cat lady that made me both happy and slightly sad.
Really awesome work Norm!
The effort is apparent in this video. Amazing job. Especially the talks with the locals, it really made the video genuine. And that view at the end where you finish the video....man, "breath taking".
Notification squad! Can't watch at the moment but will be sure to check it out later!
Love itttrr!!!!
No I can'ttt, the description for the people were so creative and funny. Documentary was amazing, the quality is *chef's kiss* 👌
Such great production quality on this one Norm! From pre 50k to now, you are always outdoing yourself. Keep it up.
I've seen other videos on the this place before but, none have connected you with the people actually living there. It's cool to hear their stories and the perspectives on living there. This probably won't cause an influx of new residents but, it does give you an appreciation for the reasons those that do live there have for staying! Well done Norm👍
Norm, whilst I've only found out about your UA-cam content a few months ago, I gotta say I do love your videos! It's been enjoyable seeing the parts of Japan that you have showcased in your videos. Keep up the good work mister!
Thanks so much!!
Glad to have you here~
Havent been able to watch a lotta youtube due to a very stressful exam phase but i found the time to treat myself with this video to day. The production quality is just spectacular and your voice is so nice to listen to :) I loved hearing the stories and thoughts of so many different people living there! They all seemed lovely. Also never thought about the ash and how they constantly have to clean it up, seems like a lotta work!
I absolutely fricking love your work, thank you for showing us not only incredible places but also the story of the people who live there, it feels a lot more like knowing a place when you also get to hear its history from the very people who've experienced it for years, sometimes their whole lives
Dude, how did I never get recommended this vid before now?
It's so well-done, and funny, and informative, and easy to watch. I think this is my favorite TL video. And that place looks awesome. And the lady's dinosaur shirt is badass.
That lady taking care of the animals is a national treasure.
Such an awesome documentary! Love how you capture the personalities of the people living in the areas you film. I've visited Sakurajima a couple years ago and it was quite something - it was just after a minor eruption, so Kagoshima was covered in a small amount of ash that I didn't realize WAS ash at first. The volcano itself had tendrils of smoke coming out still. But that ash is REALLY pervasive! Gets into everything!
I've just now managed to watch this video and omg it's amazing. You always manage to connect with the locals and bringing us some closeness with them and the area. I feel so much towards the lady feeding the cats and dogs, she's awesome. Thank you so much for making this video. 💗