We spent 24 hours on a Japanese island
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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- We spent three days traveling Niigata thanks to the Niigata prefectural government! Our first 24 hours were on Sado Island. The taraibune area with the red bridge is 矢島経島 (Yajima/Kyojima; the name of the two tiny islands connected by the red bridge), and the gold smelting facility ruins are 北沢浮遊選鉱場跡... There's no official English translation for that, but I guess it technically translates to the Kitazawa Froth Flotation Ruins?? That's a very unsexy name, so you could call it the Kitazawa Gold Flotation Ruins, maybe.
More beautiful locations in Niigata from Chris:
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Niigata Prefecture: goo.gl/m1JHmY
Taraibune: goo.gl/CtfBYA
Taraibune Experience (Yajima Taiken Koryukan): goo.gl/u37rjZ
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Jun: *is seasick*
Rachel: "I'M EXCITED!"
Jun: *about to throw up*
Rachel: "WOOOO LET'S GO!"
two types of energy
@@jessicachuon6689 Just like when they did that jellybean roulette and Rachel kept getting disgusting beans.
The red flowers are called Spider Lilies. Someone brought them to Louisiana and they grow wild there now too. I absolutely love them.
Jun pointed out that we actually have them all over here, haha. Apparently I just never noticed them before! I agree--they're quite lovely!
oh I love those higanbana! so pretty! hope to see some myself one day
I have some in my yard in Louisiana
I was hoping to be the first to point out what those red flowers were so instead I'll include some extra information about them. They are known by many other names including corpse flower, resurrection flower, equinox flower, red magic lily, hurricane lily, and its scientific name, lycoris radiata. Buddhist monks would plant them in cemeteries to honor the dead hence their more ominous names. They flower in late summer or autumn particularly after heavy rains hence the hurricane lily moniker. They are also associated with signifying the coming of autumn.
Because of their association with death, they're not given as gifts. One urban legend says that if they grow along the path after a loved one, you will never see them again. The bulbs of the flowers are poisonous so they are planted around rice fields or Buddhist temples to keep pests and mice out. I first came across them a year and a half ago in South Korea. They are still beautiful flowers and definitely unique.
@@Mr2Reviews Higabanas are very enchanting. They're seen in some anime(the only one I know in which they're seen is Inuyasha's ending credits). There was even a song written about them; Anju's Higabana, which was featured in Fatal Frame 5: Maiden of Black Water. Just some cultural uses of them. ^^
A Spirited Away boat ride and some Tomb Raider style ruins on the same island. Looks like a place worth visiting.
PapaQ yes. That’s a great way of describing it and I totally agree
PapaQ You mean Shadow of Collosus looking tomb
Can you imagine those ladies upper body strength after doing all that rowing? Im like you; the fist time I had ever see a barrel boat was "Spirited Away".
haha yeah, they're tough!!
@@RachelandJunAdventures I know im late. i was just bored and saw your old videos. and i clicked one which is this one. I was just wondering if you can answer this one question. Are you really military trained Rachel? I'm sorry if my grammar is bad if there is any. English isn't my native language.
I like how you both cut in and out of the languages depending on which is the easiest way to say something like 'the sun is jama' instead of ' the sun is in the way'
haha eventually maybe we'll all just have one universal, highly efficient language.
kempyboi123 trust me; when you're multilingual, it happens like a whole lot
Yes, it does. My Japanese is far from a conversational level yet but even I often cut to Japanese that way when I'm only talking to myself or my fiancee.
It especially happens a lot when you internally pick up the nuance of various words and that nuance is different from similar words in your native language. So sometimes using a foreign word will also feel more correct to what you actually mean.
I find plenty of use out of 擬声語 due to being able to express various complicated concepts in simple mimetic words.
You've heard of spanglesh, now try this! Nihonglesh
"Apparently this place did inspire Chihiro" AND YOU GO AND VISIT ABANDONED FACILITIES ?? I'm glad you didn't get stuck in the spirit world :D
Les Carnets de Zoé well, they didn’t eat the spirit food or stay out at night, so I’m sure they’re safe.
WHY IS EVERYTHING IN JAPAN SO PRETTY? JUN, RACHEL AND THEIR CATS INCLUDED.
In all seriousness, we film pretty stuff because that's what makes us happy. There's a lot of not very pretty grey concrete cities, too, though.
Even the rain is pretty
Yessssss
So true
You don’t know the country, don’t assume everything’s pretty
“We spent 24 hours on a Japanese island”
Japan: _an island country_
In Japan you dont spend 24 hours on a island you spend your *whole life on an island*
We spent 2,400 hours on a Japanese island.
everything is an island if you think about it
Technically, every land is an island.
When watching your videos, I often forget that Jun IS NOT a native English speaker, since he is so good at it, but then you get a stumbling block like "cone". lol Great video!
yes! the mistake seemed odd to me at first 😂
He's one of those lucky people thats wired for languages.
I think he was reaching for "pylon" -- another name for traffic cone.
timestamp?
dehydratedcactus 22:13 probs tool we though!
Rachel: *whispers in gremlin voice* THIS IS NICE... JUN THIS IS REALLY NICE 😏
Jun: Yep.🙂
Where the audio is a bit hard to hear and where Japanese is being spoken we have English subtitles under "CC"! Should be automatically turned on for everyone!
love u guys
Thanks!
That was really pretty! The gold mines reminded me of the movie Castle in the Sky.
Rachel & Jun's Adventures! Poki looks like a lynx or bobcat
Thanx for the subtitles!! I improve my english with your videos and I always try to listen carefully 😍😉😄
"I hate english"
Literally me, a native english speaker.
English can be drunk sometimes to like
Rough
Cough
Through
ENGLISH YOUR DRUNK GO HOME!
Vanti lover THATS FROM A TUMBLR VIDEO/ TUMBLR
@@linkinlog8543 yep
Vanti lover their, there and they’re. Too, to, and two. And pair and pear. I can name a bunch more...
@@vantilover8180 you're*
The Niigata prefectural government brought us to Niigata for three days to vlog whatever we wanted, and we decided to spend our first day on Sato Island so we could ride in the giant tub boats from Spirited Away. :D And then we found what I believe are probably the coolest ruins in all of Japan. There isn't really much info on it in English, unfortunately, but here's the spot on google maps!! goo.gl/87Gwgy
More beautiful locations in Niigata from Chris:
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Where we went/More info!
Niigata Prefecture: goo.gl/m1JHmY
Taraibune: goo.gl/CtfBYA
Taraibune Experience (Yajima Taiken Koryukan): goo.gl/u37rjZ
Tub look quite cozy
This island looks beautiful! 😲👌🏼❤️
I also see for the first time the tub boats in Spirited Away, but I've never imagined that it would be that hard to control them. 😳
You can explore really close in google maps... I thought Google only took their cameras down streets, but apparently they'll take you along tourist destinations too. How neat.
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Rachel & Jun's Adventures! The boat you guys went on is called a hydrofoil. The way it works is, the engines are attached to these v shaped fins (called hydrofoils) that are on the bottom side of the boat. As the boad gains speed the fins, because of their shape and angle, will lift the boat out of the water reducing drag and that allows faster speeds. Boats with the fins are also called hydrofoils.
Jun's journey with pine cones starts here, two years before, "I'm very sad. He threw at me a pinecone."
In Jun's defense, pine corn is definitely a better name.
Shelby C They’re Witches’ Hats
Anything is better than pylon
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he threw at me a pinecone
Trainzguy2472 i see what you did there
lol... the whole "Pinecorn" thing made me smile! My husband is Dutch and even though he speaks fluent English and lives in Canada, there are still things he doesn't know the words for and we have conversations like that all the time. And then he will tell me that English is a stupid language xD
We feel you Jun, even people are born in English speaking countries sometimes hate English lol.
WantingNot Like seriously! 9 years of learning English and I still don't know what a predicate nominative is XD
English is probably the most convoluted language ever. And I’m sure I’m grammatically incorrect right now and I _don’t care_ .
@@tinalin2894 when the subject of the sentence is after the verb. Convoluted as hell.
I hate English, even though I was born in Freedomland(tm). Latin has also really shed insight into the fancy words we use to describe convoluted things.
I much prefer Cantonese, even if I can't speak it as well.
Ya I actually stopped taking English in college (end of high school for US people, not university because I found it so difficult and I'm a native speaker
Futsan Flier I agree
I’m trying to learn other languages because I hate English so much and it sucks
Hi Rachel and Jun! The flowers Rachel at 15:55saw were Lycoris Radiata AKA red spider Lilies. It’s a plant related to onions. The flower and stem are the only parts of the plant visible. When it’s not flowering the plant is dormant. Most species are red, however, I have seem yellow and white varieties. There’s a beautiful Chinese legend surrounding this interesting looking flower. Legend goes that this flower entered our realm of the living from the barrier of the Chinese afterlife Huang Quan. It’s lack of leaves symbolizes the things we leave behind in this life as the flowering stem guides the departed onwards.
My daughter love you she watches you everyday in the hospital because she is very ill she love you and your cats 😸❤️
Please tell her I hope she gets better soon!! We'll have a lot more animal and cat videos coming out soon! :D
I hope she gets better soon
Awwh I watch these videos when I'm feeling horrible as well. I've been struggling with severe depression for years and these videos remind me that one of the few things I actually still feel something about and want in my life. It's enough to keep me living :) I hope she gets well soon and continues to find joy in these videos.
I hope for the best ❤️ the cats are so cute! 😊
I wish her all the best (:
Jun: “i hate english” don’t we all lol
i feel your pain, Jun, lol, even as a native speaker,,,, just same xD
wow this abandoned mine is everything, love it when natures takes over buildings again, there's a strange feeling of peace to it, so eerie. thanks for sharing, hugs to you both !
So you would love it if your home was engulfed in trees, vines, and weeds?
He isn't saying people's homes that they still love in, he is saying things about ancient/very very old buildings.
Live*
@@Conklin03 yes i would
@@Conklin03 i want that for my house I wish to live in a FOREST
Comment for Jun. I also get boat sick. There are some special acupuncture wrist bands you can buy for this. They are commonly advertised for pregnant women, but they work well for many types of nausea, including motion sickness. They are quite affordable, about 10 dollars US. As much as ya'll travel, it may be worth your time.
Ginger pills, or ginger in general also works just as well
@@margauxwarren3613 I was just going to say the same thing. Works better for me than medicines designed for it, oddly enough.
what about car sickness and diesel fumes nausea?
Batty The Fruit Bat he said motion sickness, so any kind of travel form boats to cars to airplanes. I’m not sure about the second one though!
Lassie Sandiego - might be because beingsea sick makes you nauseous..? And ginger known to be really good for nausea
Those tub boats are real!?! Wow! And the suspense of every "two way street" you went down was killing me.
Trust me, it was very suspenseful for us, too. lol
I remember roads like that in Peru, only much steeper in an older truck with squeaky brakes, and a fellow traveler in the back seat telling us how a road like that suddenly turned into a staircase on him on a trip to Italy.
We have that kind of roads in my neighborhood so all of us just play scissors paper stone to determine who passes first.
Technically aren't you always spending 24 hours on a Japanese island?
But legit this was all gorgeous.
I mean if we're being technical than Australia and Antarctica would both be islands as well, in fact so would every contenent. Are we going off if size or what?
@@lukejposadas Greenland is the biggest island
Living my Japanese travel dreams through you guys once again. Ah, the poor college student life.
sAME
i'm not even a college student and i agree with you
11:11 Good that you told us that the little kid was making the noises and not the drone. Who would have known ?!!? Thanks Rachel ;)
Is it just me that thought he sounded super distorted and weird?! The first playback I didn't realize what the sound was until a few seconds in when he started talking.
It did sound kind of like a whale singing yeah ^^
einfach nur Leo whale singing 😂👍
I laughed so hard when i read it haha 'thats a kid, not our drone'
In the drone shots with Rachel in the boat, it looks like those old Japanese paintings.
This place is absolutely gorgeous!! I love places like this, and I REALLY want to explore that abandoned mining facility! There are some places like that here in Seattle. In Tacoma, there's an abandoned brewery and it's amazing to explore!
Jun, I hate English too. You are not alone.
I love how they came at the perfect time of day with the sun at the right angle to set it off. :)
Seattle Fam!
was this before the cat toys video or does jun have a super power of growing hair at 20x normal human rate?
No, he's just a superhuman. His one weakness is Rs vs Ls.
ikr I saw the vid were you gave him english words with R's and L's in and he had to spell them correctly from you just saying it, it was magical just like all the vids you two make, especially loved the drone footage in this one it was very beautiful!
pathetic I wouldn’t be surprised if Jun does had super human powers
Rachel & Jun's Adventures! Im dying the ls vs rs lol
That's what I thought. I'm like "Eyy I thought Jun's hair was short." XD
for some reason when I saw the title I thought this would be like a 24hr survival experience
Oh, thank god you’re here Jun! There was a strange guy with a visible forehead with Rachel opening gashapon items for cats!
XD
I just love you both so freaking much. I only recently discovered your channels and I am so happy that I have still have years to catch up on. Watching you guys grow through all of your channels has been a real gift. Love you both. I sincerely hope to continue watching your journey for many years to come. Rachel, you are younger than me but our personalities are so similar. I am so very happy you found your Jun. You two are really good together.
yep I'mma call traffic cones pinecorns from now on 😂😂😂😂👍🏽🙌🏽
RedDragon Smaug 😂= 👎
I will literally buy you guys new suitcases.
But seriously, I've been watching your videos for.. forever to be honest and I'm so glad you guys post frequently! You guys are actually my favourite youtubers.
haha it's fine!! I'm planning on replacing our luggage with decent quality stuff as they die off this time around. If you have any suggestions on good quality suitcases though, please let us know!!
And thank you so much!! :D
When I saw the thumbnail I thought you were floating on that boat for 24 hours
As long as it's not out in open water and I had a lot of sunscreen I'd be up for it.
9:01
Rachel: Jun, Jun, let me put this in there
Jun: Silently laughs in gentleman
Rachel's enthuasiasm about everything just makes me smile :D 私もたらい舟乗ってみたい！！楽しそう！
Pine cone and traffic cone sounds like a reasonable thing to get mixed up, lol.
Jun looks really good in glasses! They suit him
Rachel has the same reactions as i do when i go somewhere new. "Oh that's cute! That's cute too! So pretty! Wow look at that!" Lol
What is the fortune-telling thing associated with breaking the chopsticks? Like if they break unevenly it's bad luck?
This could be a topic for a video--Jun explaining traditional Japanese religion/practices, how modern Japanese people adhere (or don't) to these, and how he feels about all of it.
ArgusStrav :f
Yesssss I really want to hear it from a natives pov.
I don't think Jun knows a lot about religion. He's an atheist.
For the chopsticks thing:
Uneven= bad luck
Even= good luck
Many asian countries have this tradition/game
Literally the only couple on earth that is completely perfect together on camera AND don't make us cringe or feel weird.
This is a compliment. Awesome videos.
My boyfriend and I went to Japan for a month in August past explored 5 cities and we miss Japan so much 😧😢😢
Life of Kate
125 likes without any comment..!!
Well I the 126th and the first to comment
😭😭😭
These videos always fill me with calm and a weird, almost nostalgia like emotion.
Jun's hair grows super quick.
ss4torankusu oh i thought this was pre recorded ?
Lol this was before haircut
Derp Derp drive.google.com/open?id=0B-DLTcmwBhSgR3B2dXBxUk5Ic1k
Didn't know just going in the order of videos posted.
its a Hydrofoil Boat - it works basicly like a plane, you got "wings" (hydrofoils) under the ship and when you go fast enough it generates enough lift to push the ship out of the water
that way the drag is greatly reduces making the ship quicker and reducing fuel needs at high speed, but at low speed you have more draft as the "wings" are not completly submurged under the normal draft of the ship.
also they hav ehte engines (or at least screws) realy low so htey are still fully submerged while "flying".
Wow, we really got our money's worth on this one. Beautiful water!
Jun’s “I hate English” at the end is honestly such a mood
Jun regrew his hair pretty fast though... it's like a magic
Nana K Is this sarcastic ?
... I see what you did there.
Its a reference to Abroad in Japan's channel
I have never heard anyone be so excited about the trees casting shadows on the roads lol, so nice to see Rachels exuberance in general ^^
'pine corn' 'cone' corne' 'cone.' the pinecone conversation reminded me of me and my boyfriend when he corrects my Dutch. 😂
xPeroxysm
Same except English is my first language but I can’t pronounce words right. And if I do pronounce them i have a very weird accent that makes the words sound wrong. He laughs and then says it syllable by syllable to help me.
Everywhere is so clean and I love Rachel’s enthusiasm with everything
*sigh* “I hate English”. Oh Jun I feel your pain...even for native English speakers (like me)it can be difficult. I homeschool my kids and explaining English to them can be confusing! I love your channel and I love learning about Japan! What a beautiful country! 💕
I was homeschooled too and I also hate English xD
I love how nice the fan community is ❤
9:27 "while he's doing じゅんび" oooh the puns
Oh whoops I forgot to translate that word
PREPARATION for anyone confused lol
Jun doing junbi :D
heheh yup, I lol'd :D
I loved the movie Spirited away, it’s what got me into anime. This boat ride reminds me so much of it.
That place looks absolutely gorgeous!!! almost made me cry
those last moments were from a dystopian world !!! loved it!!!🖤
Such a beautiful area. Seems like all of Japan is beautiful. Love the historical and cultural stuff and enjoy watching your vlogs as I'm traveling vicariously through your videos and the other youtubers traveling and living abroad. Ciao
Pine corn was SO ENDEARING!! Jun's English is so good, so the occasional blip like that is adorable! Such amazing views there... I'd love to go to Japan and just spend a year traveling...
24:49
Me too Jun, me too. And it's my first language.
Same here. I say that everyday.
Rachel you're beautiful. You look like Vanille from Final Fantasy 13 and Jun looks like Noctis from Final Fantasy 15 lol
They kinda do. lol good one
Righteous1 i feel she looks a lot Molly Quin from Castle.
They also remind me of Asuna and that main character guy from SAO.
Jesmin Manna That's an insult.
Jesmin Manna Stop it, sao is trash
So sweet.you two always seem to be on honeymoon :)
This is the reason why I want a Drone!
I just love your humor, Rachel! 😂😊
My favourite channel. Nothing better than watching beautiful people exploring a beautiful country. I just wish you guys upload more often :P
Great video!
I have a speech impediment with Rs. I spent several years in speech therapy as a kid, but even as an adult I still have trouble with words with R sounds. I hate English too, Jun. lol. 😅
Those are the jet ferries we had in Hawaii and were bought and moved. Love the rain!
Love the frequent upload! Keep it up. Hope we see JunsKitchen video soon too. :) :)
Working on it! :D I watched some of the edited footage today and I was smiling so much it was ridiculous. I can't wait for the final video either ;)
Ikr? We had our Rachel&Jun drought so it's great! :D
Rachel & Jun's Adventures! Oooooo cant wait to see that! :)
This channel is about simplicity and beauties of life
That's the coolest boat ever! I guess the jet thing underneath kinda balances the body so it doesn't bob up and down so much at that speed. I've tried riding a fast passenger boat under high wave condition and at 24 knots it feels like half the time the boat is speeding under water (super cool). Boats are so awesome XD!
I love the drone shots. That looks like a beautiful place to visit. Those tub boats are so cute!
Pine corn!*^^* Rachel, I know you help him with English but pine corn is too cute to correct! Just let him keep saying it. My boyfriend is Taiwanese and there are some things I want him to keep saying his own way because I love it. :)
So cool to see you two continuing your videos and travels. Being allowed to share your excitement over everything warms my heart. I hope to someday visit Japan, specifically the countrysides.
Sado island's accommodations are expensive as hell! I tried to make a trip there passing through Niigata last year and jfc it was expensive. Then again I was traveling on a whim sooo... I would love to try and go there again some time!
Also, tbf as a native speaker I accidentially called those traffic cones "pine cones" before too hahaha
This was lovely! The leafy vines growing on the sides of the abandoned gold mine's buildings struck me as especially beautiful for some reason.
June seriously reminds me of fun anime character I don't know which one he's got one of those handsome intimidating faces and then Rachel they're just so cute together they're just the perfect couple
When ever I´ve been having a hard time from all the negative stuff happening around the world, I come back to old videos from you guys. Your videos are so relaxing and just wholesome, it really soothes my mind. Thank you both for being so wonderfull human beings and sharing all these moments from your life with the world! Also your wooden earrings look stunning on you Rachel : )
I need to sleep because I have school tomorrow and a test but you guys uploaded a new video 😭😭😂😂😍😍😍
Japan is so beautiful!!! Even the old buildings are beautiful!
I laughed and cried when I saw the first drone footage of you guys in the tub I thought it was Jun dressed up in the straw hat. Funny. I would love to visit this place it seems so peaceful and lots of water ,, my two basic requirements.
The drone shots are amazing! Love the vlog, thank you for uploading!!! Everything is so beautiful! :')
jun calling a traffic cone a “pine corn” was the highlight of this video
Loved your energy in this vlog! Its so beautiful there.
21:45 it looks like those buildings on Laputa-
makes me feel like some ancient magical treasure could be buried inside >
8:15 That rain reminds of Swedish summer rain, short and really intensive that comes often without warning. It's quite crazy how it can go from sunny to low-tier monsoon rain in just 5-10 minutes.
We love bingewatching Rachel and Jun videos because of quarantine ✌🏻😗✌🏻 Ah, who am I kidding, I do this all the time😂❤️
Such fluffy animals. Alpaca wool makes impressively fluffy and soft scarves and hats!
The alpaca at 3:50 was adorable. Great video, thank you for sharing your adventures with us random internet friends!
レイチェルさん日本語上手くなりましたね!
This is by far one of the most gorgeous places youve shown us on film. From the landscape to the streets and houses to the shop where you stopped to eat. I had to stop cooking just to stare in awe - it's so pretty it's like a fairy tale!!! So nice :3
What a beautiful place thanks so much for sharing! June at the end I hate English lol
I’m sorry, but I gotta nerd out over the weird boat you went on!!
The boats are called hydrofoils, and they have a flat bottom and a curved top. The general way they work is the water gets separated into two paths: one part goes over the wing on the curved side, and the other part goes under the under the wing, on the flat side. The physics behind this next part are a little weird, and even I don’t have a solid grasp on it yet, but the general idea is that the water particles want to meet up in the same place at the same time, on the other side of the wing. The water on the bottom can go at a normal pace, but the water on top has to move faster in order to make it on time because I has a longer distance to travel. The faster moving water then becomes lighter than the slower moving water, and it rises up. Sorry for the stupid long comment, just something I find cool :D
I'm very early...
How are you not verified?
From the brief glimpse of the red weed you saw/mentioned...it looks like what we call, in Arkansas, a ‘Surprise Lilly’. The stem with red flower comes up first, and the the long leaves later after flower goes away. BTW: love you guys and your cats. Thanks for all the great vids from Japan!
Jun in most videos " I'm starving." Lol
Fun video, thanks! I was in Niigata a few months ago, but didn't have time for Sado. Maybe next time.
That 'rolling' suitcase was pretty sad looking, but its great you've been able to use it enough to get it to that point. Looking forward to Alpacas !
Jun reminds me of my dad. They both have a resting ._. face and almost never smile.
this place looks like a dream! i absolutely ADORE port towns and any small town near water, it reminds me of visiting cape cod and martha’s vineyard when i was younger.. but this place looks so lovely and simplistic, and reminds me of one of my favorite anime (nagi no asukara) so idk this place is definitely on my bucket list!
I've just discovered this channel, my first impression. These two remind me of Ren and Nora from RWBY.
They really do
Oh my god they do lmao
(Btw hello fellow RWBY fans)
The weather was otherworldly... holy crap. I was so stunned by the views.. but those blue skies and storm clouds made everything seem so magical! Did you guys take any photos? I'd love to see them