Northern Hokkaido Ainu Village | Lake Akan 阿寒湖 北海道
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Northern Hokkaido is brutally cold and today was no exceptions! We’ll visit Lake Akan’s Ainu Kotan, the onsen town Main Street and some ice fishing on a super frozen lake! Of course I freeze and run to avoid the wind chill -40℃
Where is this? Lake Akan Ainu Kotan, Hokkaido
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#Hokkaido #Ainu #ONLYinJAPAN
*TABLE of CONTENTS*
0:25 - Intro
2:34 - About Ainu
6:30 - Corn soup from the vending machine
7:06 - Restaurant
9:10 - Ghibli shop
14:29 - Convenient store
18:24 - MAP!
20:55 - MANHOLE!
21:35 - Ducks and ice fishing!
23:47 - MAP!
30:13 - Convenient store #2
31:15 - MANHOLE! #2
34:40 - Ainu art
37:41 - MAP!
42:50 - Resting stop (hollowed out log) :D
49:05 - Car navigation
🎶Hana’s Notes 🎶
Ainu culture - such an interesting aspect of Japanese history and identity that I am so happy John is sharing with us so we can learn more about it!! :) But please John take care and stay safe and stay warm!!!
Hi Hana! Thanks Hana! 😊
Hana Victoria you should leave that as a surprise for us to figure out
Thanks for the table of contents, Hana.😉
thanks so much Hana! you rock!
@@anasibndawood6696 hi Anas!! Which part did you want me to leave out??
John, if no one has said it already. YOU’RE THE MAN. Sacrificing yourself to bring us an exciting live stream.
Branden I after warming up for 5 minutes, in hindsight - it was fun! Didn’t know what to expect but thought I should shine our light on this area since it was about an hour away. I’ll return one summer!!
Thanks a lot for bringing Out ,this kind Very Special Places in Japan . About 125- 130 years ago ,Ainu People were the Only Community Lived in the Entire Hokkaido Island .And at that time ,. It was just a thick Forest ,But Now Like a Miracle ,It has Converted to a Excellent Productive Land with so many Attractions , all over the Island .Thanks for the Excellent Job .John .
Hope ,One day You Could Visit the *Historical Village * in Hokkaido which will Help to understand Different types of Life styles of the Ancient day People of Japan ., Good Luck ,John .
Ha Ha...... It’s been a while since we’ve heard John scream like a little girl from the cold.... Way back from the naked man sea festival.
What you do for us...
Don’t lose any fingers from Frost bite....
Love the frozen man hole covers.
Cheers. Mark🇦🇺
😂 I love John's imagination running riot about the adventure of his one tear 😢 down the hill! 👍 Levi 😀
The most adorable snow bears!
😂 John says "I don't think anyone's done a Livestream from here, ahh, ohh" 😉 Thank you John 🙏. I vote ❎ John is the first to Livestream from Mars! 👍 Levi 😀
The Ainu village, Ainu singing and Ainu shops at the beginning of your live stream looks extremely familiar. I recall walking towards it from our Onsen hotel one night last Mar 2013 when it was my first time in Hokkaido. Back then I don't know what the Ainu is and was just introduced to them during that visit. If that Ainu village is near Hotel New Akan where we stayed for one night, then that is the area I was in.
This channel made my day so much better
I believe that native Alaskans crossed the land bridge and found their way to Hokkaido. Their dress chants and totems are very Alaskan!
I think your saying it the other way around. Ainu related people migrated to North America.
Omg that Ghibli shop is like heaven!! One of the most magical shops I've ever seen!
29:35 to 30:36 is exactly why he's so naturally funny. That pained dash to somewhere--anywhere--that's warm yet he still interrupts his laboured breathing just to point the camera down and say 'manhole' randomly. LOL. Love it.
I'm bummed I missed this livestream -- I love Lake Akan and the Ainu Village, which is a little corny and a bit touristy. Most people focus only on Sapporo when they visit Hokkaido, so John, thanks so much for exploring other parts like the northern coast, interior towns, and now, Akan Park (Japan's Yellowstone). That's actually not far from Kushiro where you can see the amazing crane of winter... and Kushiro is just a coupla hours drive from my mom's hometown of Nemuro on the eastern tip of Hokkaido. But, I bet it's pretty scary driving with all the snow. Thanks again for your diligence and willingness to showcase the unseen parts of Japan!
Thank you so much, I was looking for great ideas. Thank you for braving the cold!
"I didn't do it, it was a foreigner" I laughed so hard! That wasn't the altar, the area behind it was the altar so you were actually fine. The Ainu are interesting people. Cool manhole cover! I heard they have Pokémon manhole covers all over Hokkaido, not sure if you've seen any
Avery the Cuban-American I have always met super friendly people of Ainu decent. One even picked me up when I was hitchhiking in 2017! The snow has covered up so many of the manhole covers ... hard to see but I’m always looking down!
The range of emotions shown here were incredible. Thanks John for your continued efforts to provide incredible content
I could never stay outside as long as you did in below zero weather and I live in Maine. You were brave to stay out that long to video tape this for all of us....Thanks
Thanks John, for putting up with the freezing conditions to show us around these interesting places in Hokkaido. 😎👍
John you look tired. You need some rest. Warm up🔥
I missed another live stream, bummer. The Ainu sounds very interesting. I would love you to come back in Summer and show us around without you getting hypothermia! Still thank you so much for braving the elements and take care of your self. Drive safe!!!
16:20 SNOW MIKU ❄️
Wonderful to see all the snow. Looking like a winter wonderland! You're actually more fortunate than you think with that cold weather....we're sitting here in 31'C heat in Cape Town South Africa, wishing we could get cooler right now. Beautiful videos. Thanks for sharing
Ainu kotan It's so nostalgic. I was there 1 years ago at akan lake for doing a job at hotel
Thanks for the video. I was here on a bus tour and I spent all my time standing on the frozen lake. I didn't know about this area so it's nice to see stuff that missed and probably will not return.
-15 Celsius (if anyone was wondering). also, there’s a blizzard warning from 3 hours ago.
it's funny how it was -25 degrees in his previous video and he was not as cold as he was in this video..probably the wind
@@lyhthegreat i was there 1 years ago for doing a job at new akan hotel. -25° right there. It was insane!
anyone visiting Lake Akan head into Coffee Shop Poronno 3:37 is the entrance. the owner is a really lovely couple. the husband is a big James Gunn fan (i was wearing a Groot shirt and he noticed it immediately). the Ainu food here is really delicious, especially if you like venison and herbal teas.
I was there in 2017 winter with my family! Thank you for showing the place. Bring back nice memories
We went to Akan Lake in 1997 and learned about the marimo that only grow in that lake.
Doing a winter month in Hokkaido is on my bucket list , this series is fantastic, so much more on my to do list with each video 😊
Thank you for outing your body through that for us. That’s beautiful town.
john, I have been wanting to go to eastern hokkaido for awhile, but just couldnt solve the logistics of bus travel in northern and eastern hokkaido with kids and elderly tow in deep winter. It is equally tough to drive in winter across northern and eastern hokkaido into the heart of the wild. thanks for taking us on this trip I wanted badly but couldnt have on my own. Bringing us to the japan less travelled. You r so much cooler than u think u r.
some random info, Lake Akan is a very popular onsen town in Eastern Hokkaido. normally in other years, even with these temperatures, this place should have over a hundred tourists wandering around the streets during the day, some staying at the onsen ryokans, some passing by heading to or from the area between Lake Kussharo and Lake Mashu area (Kawayu onsen up north, Teshikaga/Mashu onsen down south). the lake is known for these moss balls that grows spherical called Marimo. that big ryokan at 11:45 is the original resort of the popular Tsuruga resort chain in Hokkaido. there's 3 ryokans along that street. 11:45 is the main one called Yukunosato, next to it to the east is Wings (13:58 and 34:21), then there's Besso Hinanoza further down the block. (you can see all of them at tsurugagroup dot com, some of them are quite exclusive and luxurious). the people in ice fishing tents are fishing for wakasagi, these tiny little smelt-like fish are great to fry up in oil and are really tasty.
The building you are parked by is a theater with a live Ainu music and dance show.
Adorable town.....seems like it has much charm....love it!!
Lol. -11C is a warm winter day in Canada. You need a trapper winter hat and snow pants and you’ll be much happier doing winter live streams :)
“Simple things make one happy”.......so true😁
How nice of them to name a lake after me. It is too bad that it was so cold. It would have been nice for you to have a good time while filming. Thanks for enduring.
Thank for showing the indigenous culture of Japan.
Summer maybe for me!
I lived in Hokkaido for a couple of years but I never knew about this place, I need to visit
Totoro!!! Way cool. Lawson's !! Egg sandwich please;) Snowbear...way too cool. Thanks for the video...the visuals of the Ainu village was amazing.
This place looks perfect for escaping coronavirus
i think it could survive in this weather too
Yes, but he's going to catch a cold. :-)
@Rodimus Prime but are they gonna thrive at really low temperature like in this video?
hahaha your scene from 13:46 and trying to shelter from the freezing wind reminds me of the attack scene on hue city in full metal jacket. love the Sapporo no yuki matsuri videos. this one as well! keep em coming!
Lake Akan is a beautiful and amazing site when it isn't covered with snow and ice....
first snowman i have seen brilliant
One of your best streams :)
John, this was a really awesome video about something that I never knew about until tonight. Once again, somewhere new to add to my To Visit List.
John you seem drained with all this super cold weather there don't get sick!!!
Way too cold for me!!!! 😨
It's a very unique and beautiful town. The site at the beginning of the live stream looks like the one in the Christmas card. Keep warm though!
John you're so funny! You've made it feel like a video game for us viewers
It’s like Michigan in January.....welcome to my World buddy😁😁😁
That was a painful experience..really appreciate you filming this.
One ideea after the other. (Duck's have Dounfether) and the Fisch's?
A Fisch-Skin Jacket. 👍😜
visit spring and summer only..would luv to come there and fish on the lake and picnic
Those big owls are amazing!! When I first saw them I actually thought of Totoro and then you went to that amazing Totoro-filled shop! :0)
Wow beautiful location!!! Please be safe and healthy! Blessings!
Found this very funny made me lol
Thank you for teaching me some about the Ainu peoples
Hi John . Liked watching your videos As usual I always miss the live stream .I watch the recording though
The Ainu people's culture is strikingly similar to the peoples of the West coast of North America - the Haida people *as example. Very cool, thanks for sharing John. Say hi to Kanae from both of us.
Probably better to see the Ainu Village in the summer! Thanks for braving that freezing cold! From this point forward ALL Only in Japan Go Livestreams will be in Okinawa! 🤣👍🏖 Have a safe drive back.
LOL... I missed this! 🙁 .... Will have to watch later... walking around so long in that cold is crazy.... (unless you're Canadian, then it's a walk in the park! 😂 😉 )
@@MartyDittmar Hey Dit Man! 😁 Yes we Canadians have developed an extra layer of Maple bacon that acts much like the down layer in ducks. 😜
Jason Bourgeois LOL... I’m up to 27min where he’s just walked out to the group of people. John you’re nuts! (As he runs away not feeling his hands... 🥺🥶) ....
@@MartyDittmar LOL I know! A livestream he probably regretted doing! 😁🤦♂️
@@jason_from_canada I reckon.. Hope he doesn't lose any bits!
Japanese guarana. I lived to see this. They need to import the fruit syrup, because they only grow in Brazil.
Beautiful place
You need to learn some warm ways to keep warm from the native Ainu . John and happy belated birthday.
It was decently cold, it seems, but was surprised to find it's pretty comparable to the northern half of the US in temperature. It's always surprising to hear how mild the winters are in other places compared to a lot of North America.
Hey, nice village there. BTW You shouldn't run because the dropplets of sweat turns into ice in your body because of the same cold clima and also try the Guaraná beverage it's a fruit very popular here in Latin America.
The hollowed out log reminded me of The Swiss family Robinson.
35:03 that snow bear is so kawaii!!!
You sacrificed in this weather 👍👍👍🤔🤔🤔
You don’t want to spend any money shocker.
I thought the Japanese workers in the shop were ultra efficient at keeping the shelves stocked. That was until you picked an item up and the rest shuffled forward to fill the space.
I can feel your pain regarding the cold+wind. Visited the Abashiri Drift Ice Festival yesterday and eating the street food was only half as much fun cause your hands turn to icicles while you'eating. Tonight in Asahikawa the same temperature (-14) feels so much warmer without the wind.
Ah, they have that nice street food festival in Abashiri again!! Loved that!! Yes, it’s painful to be out for more than 15 minutes. It wasn’t so bad in 2018 when I filmed that in Abashiri. This COLD is different this year.
Aloha from Hawaii!
13:50 寒いいい
I know the Aino from a Anime I Believe it
is lousily Baste one a true story (:
NAME: Golden Kamuy
its Pretty Good :D
Maybe Totoro is a Aino Spirit ???
and Git Gloves whit Finger holes hun ;D
Village is so cute. I'm surprised they don't do some kind of Winter Lights Festival to attract tourists like they do in Europe
Hi John, are you part Native American? I’m from an indigenous Churu tribe of south Vietnam (former CHAMPA KINGDOM). I visited an Ainu village in Hokkaido in 1972. It was interesting.
This reminded me of golden kamuy lol pretty cool. Chitatap!
John it's Lake Akan! Haha I think you're too exhausted to notice the autocorrect.
Oh, you should enter the store and talk to Ainu people. Ainu woman are tall and beautiful.Ainu are indigenous people oh Hokkaido. Almost of place of Hokkaido, sapporo,niseko names from Ainu. You can see the mark of Snow-Owl everywhere. Snow-Owl, for Ainu, is the angel of God and the king of forest. Do you know ANIME "Golden Kamuy(Deity)" ? In Tokyo, Shibuya,Ikebukuro,Nippori,etc many places names from Ainu. It's said, Origin from northern Europe, more than 2,000~3,000 years ago, all the way to Hokkaido.
I wonder why there's Ghibli store in Ainu village ? My guess is that for tourists visiting just only Hokkaido at this time not on their plans to vist other parts of Japan such as Tokyo or Osaka or Kyoto or Nara.Maybe it's for souvenir of Japan.But as a Hokkaido citizen I do recommend traditional wooden sculpture of Higuma,the Hokkaido bear,catching salmon by mouth.
Nose chiseled off because of Everest? Are you talking about Beck Weathers? I know he lost his hands and nose due to frostbite
Amazing place, we went here, me and my wife, last year in May, visited Hokkaido for 2 weeks by car. We regularly encountered deer on the road at night. Where are you going next?
Mark Robert I just drove 300km to Shirogane Onsen to shoot the Blue Pond at night in winter 🥶 driving back to Chitose tomorrow and filming the onsen area.
Be careful John with froze bite. 🤦😱☕
Heating electric gloves (with batteries) big and small are good....
With a face cover....
Note to john 😂 Do not go back to Hokkaido or any other winter place in the cold. Best regards from a Viking in Icy Norway 😉❄
Didn't expect to see a Ghibli store there.
Poor John! Hope you're cosy now!
Wow. Thats why the vilage was so quietly. You were at the wrong party.
yeah the wind makes it worst
wind makes its 100x's colder! i woulda died....wasnt cold in hokkaido until i went to hakodate and it was windy AF and it just made it so COLD
I live in the Ainu village.
In addition, please come here.
41:45 haha You are funny John. I hope you are warmed up now.
Nice area
John, please....I am worried you will come down with Hypothermia. Happy belated birthday. Get to a warm place. You are turning blue.....seriously I appreciate your streams but this is insane. Poor Kanae hope she is not watching.....
please be safe
Mittens are better than gloves because the blood circulating in your fingers together keep you warmer
It’s surprising how the Ainu have similarities with the indigenous people of the Americas.
Did you glean what was happening on the ice in the blue tent or was the pain too much?
I am sorry John, you have me in stitches.......haven’t laughed so much.....sorry sorry. Premature arthritis and a scratchy hat........I can’t stop laughing. One moment you are this mature sophisticated man, next you are a 3 year old.
Sounds super cold. Are there architectural differences that the Ainu add to insulate from the cold?