Fun fact - mugwort (also called sweet wormwood or artemisia) saves thousands of lives a year. It's the key treatment for malaria here in Africa - the really bad type (p.falciparum). Amazing stuff.
@@AYK894 No, it's one of the two active ingredients in a drug called Coartem. It's a three-day course of medication you take when you get malaria falciparum, which is particularly nasty and quinine resistant. The huge benefit is that it kills the virus dead, so once you're better, you're fully better - it won't recur. I think it went into production around 1997 or something like that. Before then, it was known in China but not internationally, and if you got malaria you had it for life. Now you don't. There's a good book by Sonia Shah called The Fever which goes into it. I think she also did a TED talk. It really is incredible stuff.
@@AYK894l dont know, but l would think steeping it as a tea would be easier to take . In Australia ,before WW11 everyone had an outside toilet at their home and artemesia was grown next to it. We called it toilet bush.
Every time I watch one of these, I am so pleasantly receptive of the way municipalities around Japan go about promoting their region, their specialities, their particular produce, their various little spots of interest. These videos are fairly light on history. (I have noticed the group of you, lovely people, we watch, you, Chris, and the others of the.... extended gang, rarely go into extensive detail about what was going on here or there during the Sengoku era, or the Edo era, or the early Meiji years.) And yet, there is nothing either boring or cryptic in these videos about Japan. It is almost like you bite into a beautiful delicacy, and you know you like it, but there is more tasty moments to come once you reach the filling. Thank you, Emma and Kanako! Both towns are added to the list, and moved to fairly high up on it, as they give amazing vibes of tranquillity, beauty, and harmony.
Thank you so much! I get the opportunity to visit so many beautiful areas that are so rich with history, but for my channel I just focus on the things that interest me a lot 😅 I’m not too great with history details and names, BUT I love local produce, people, and small details, and hope to capture the things that I enjoy on camera. Then I hope if people have a big interest in history, then they can visit and learn for themselves, or find other content that has more of a focus on history! I appreciate you still enjoying the videos for what they are and seeing the towns through my lens :)
I love seeing these less visited areas, love seeing the promotion of what they have to offer. I hope these kinds of videos keep these regions thriving so they don’t disappear and we can continue to enjoy them, either in person or over the internet!!
Love the kind of "peace and calm" there is to this vlog. Can´t put my finger on exactly what does it. But it really showcased the area well - I wanna go 🙂
I legit shouted "holy sh** that's beautiful" at that shot of the bakery display. Everything looks so lovely there and the new hair is soooo cute, Emma!
Ooh, that bakery! How beautiful. Walking with a lantern! How romantic. The plum tree and its squash! French/ japanese fusion food. The scenery. Wooden flowers. Emma, what a heavenly little sojourn. Maybe, when you want to change jobs, you could lead groups of Aussie tourists to the most beautiful places. Another superb travelblog. 🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷❤️
Hi you're back...Yay! Oh its like you've woken in a studio Ghibli movie, such a stunning location. Take care Emma and thank you for sharing another adventure.
everything is so freaking pretty I watched it twice lol! what a beautifully done video. those were some top tier gutters, not only with the fish but also bonus flower boxes oooo! and it's kind of cool in it's own way to see the bridge construction and drained lake... how interesting. also oh man as a fellow dried plant and decorative branch enjoyer I'd want to grab up all those branches too. 😤🌿🍊✨ thank you as always for the lovely work!!
Nice seeing you again, Emma! That place with the plum tree, and the mountain view at the start were the best. Also, I would've wanted to buy all the produce too! Thanks for another fun adventure!
Beautiful views!!! Adorable mascot too ahhh 🥺💕. The koi in the canal!! Always such a neat thing to see!! 1:30 is stunning!!!!!!!!! Also the close up of the clouds just before that, so pretty!! The couple you stayed with is soooo nice!!!! And then a cute doggy too?? Beautiful town? Nice people? Delicious food? I'm not even halfway through the video and I'm already sold; I'm pretty sure I want to live here. The hotel in Ozu in so beautiful. Also YESSS thank you for showing the kitties!!! All the kitties~~~ They're sooo pretty and cute!! Gorgeous tea ceremony area ♡. That is my type of woodworking kit, also the coaster is adorable! Lovely video, thank you~~♡ ♡ ♡
Wow what a wonderful video, absolutely breathtaking views and lovely locations! Thank you for showing us more of the countryside gems and I hope you’re doing well!!!
So many beauuuutiful produce!! I would have love to see your suitcase after these two towns, lol. Very relaxed places , so beautiful, thanks for taking the time to show us some less known places!
Oh my gosht that looked like SUCH a relaxing and pretty place!! I hope all the produce fit into your suitcase home because it looked too good not to keep
6:36 I love thinking that the casual small talk about how was their snack was aimed at a random stranger and was just extremely cute-voiced as a side effect of currently petting the doggo :D Also, how cute are those koi fish streams?! And I know it's a tiny and simple thing, but that bamboo planter placed across the stream just makes me want to dig a stream of my own so I could place something like it there!
So jealous, the places you get to visit are so magical. Your videos make me want to visit Japan, a country I never really thought of traveling to. Thanks for opening me up to another country to add to my wish list. ❤
I'm delighted that I stumbled upon your beautiful channel. I thoroughly enjoy the videos you've created, and I'm eagerly looking forward to watching your upcoming content!
Ehime prefecture has been on my list of places to visit for a while. It’s definitely climbing the list on priority for my next trip to Japan. It will be several years before I go again. But still planning for the future 😅 This was really a lovely video❤
2:30 holy moly, that view. I feel if I could stand there and take in that view, I would find inner peace. All my stress and worries in the world would disappear. T.T I'm so jelly that you got to try all that yummy food!
13:12 Gorgeous! Take care of yourself. You shouldn’t be out of breath climbing stairs. Love your face, an everything else attached to it. You make wonderful travel videos for those of us with cabin fever.
Hello! Thank you! Actually I’ve always gotten a bit winded with stairs even when I was going to the gym frequently, I used to worry about it but after looking it up a bunch it’s pretty normal and not a sign of being unfit or anything sinister! Thanks for watching and hope you can travel again soon :)
That granny taking the talking role of the dog is the cutest thing ever.
Also the couple arguing about the proper persimmon peeling technique in the beginning was very funny
"got to see lots of nature, farmland, and a bunch of cute grandmas" - Cute grandmas, always in season.
That made me laugh. 😂
Fun fact - mugwort (also called sweet wormwood or artemisia) saves thousands of lives a year. It's the key treatment for malaria here in Africa - the really bad type (p.falciparum). Amazing stuff.
Whaaat I had no idea!
is it taken as a supplement? That's incredible
@@AYK894 No, it's one of the two active ingredients in a drug called Coartem. It's a three-day course of medication you take when you get malaria falciparum, which is particularly nasty and quinine resistant. The huge benefit is that it kills the virus dead, so once you're better, you're fully better - it won't recur. I think it went into production around 1997 or something like that. Before then, it was known in China but not internationally, and if you got malaria you had it for life. Now you don't. There's a good book by Sonia Shah called The Fever which goes into it. I think she also did a TED talk. It really is incredible stuff.
@@AYK894l dont know, but l would think steeping it as a tea would be easier to take . In Australia ,before WW11 everyone had an outside toilet at their home and artemesia was grown next to it. We called it toilet bush.
Quinine is also in some trees of the Amazon. Nature nerd here. Fancy this sort of stuff
We've missed you Emma!!!!
Thanks for sticking around!!! ❤️
I love that making a silly voice and talking on behalf of your dog is a world wide experience, no matter what language you speak 🥹
Every time I watch one of these, I am so pleasantly receptive of the way municipalities around Japan go about promoting their region, their specialities, their particular produce, their various little spots of interest. These videos are fairly light on history. (I have noticed the group of you, lovely people, we watch, you, Chris, and the others of the.... extended gang, rarely go into extensive detail about what was going on here or there during the Sengoku era, or the Edo era, or the early Meiji years.) And yet, there is nothing either boring or cryptic in these videos about Japan. It is almost like you bite into a beautiful delicacy, and you know you like it, but there is more tasty moments to come once you reach the filling.
Thank you, Emma and Kanako!
Both towns are added to the list, and moved to fairly high up on it, as they give amazing vibes of tranquillity, beauty, and harmony.
Thank you so much! I get the opportunity to visit so many beautiful areas that are so rich with history, but for my channel I just focus on the things that interest me a lot 😅 I’m not too great with history details and names, BUT I love local produce, people, and small details, and hope to capture the things that I enjoy on camera. Then I hope if people have a big interest in history, then they can visit and learn for themselves, or find other content that has more of a focus on history!
I appreciate you still enjoying the videos for what they are and seeing the towns through my lens :)
I love seeing these less visited areas, love seeing the promotion of what they have to offer. I hope these kinds of videos keep these regions thriving so they don’t disappear and we can continue to enjoy them, either in person or over the internet!!
These locations are absolutely jaw-dropping.
SUCH beautiful places, the breakfast place with the view was definitely a highlight
Love the kind of "peace and calm" there is to this vlog. Can´t put my finger on exactly what does it. But it really showcased the area well - I wanna go 🙂
Thank you so much!
a pleasure to explore these beautiful japanese towns with ema and kanako!
Those places both looked awesome! The wood carving people were so talented!
Do a separate video of the food descriptions, please. I will watch it like 10 times.
I legit shouted "holy sh** that's beautiful" at that shot of the bakery display. Everything looks so lovely there and the new hair is soooo cute, Emma!
Ooh, that bakery! How beautiful. Walking with a lantern! How romantic. The plum tree and its squash! French/ japanese fusion food. The scenery. Wooden flowers. Emma, what a heavenly little sojourn. Maybe, when you want to change jobs, you could lead groups of Aussie tourists to the most beautiful places. Another superb travelblog. 🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷❤️
Hi you're back...Yay! Oh its like you've woken in a studio Ghibli movie, such a stunning location.
Take care Emma and thank you for sharing another adventure.
Everywhere looked so beautiful ❤
Emmaaaa is baaack, the sweetieee!! 💜
The whole trip just looked wonderful.
It was such a good one! So happy to be shown around an area I hadn’t heard about before, and everyone was lovely
So glad your back dropping content on your channel. It's just not the same on TC. Happy you seem your happy self
What a lovely place, thanks for sharing.
everything is so freaking pretty I watched it twice lol! what a beautifully done video. those were some top tier gutters, not only with the fish but also bonus flower boxes oooo! and it's kind of cool in it's own way to see the bridge construction and drained lake... how interesting. also oh man as a fellow dried plant and decorative branch enjoyer I'd want to grab up all those branches too. 😤🌿🍊✨ thank you as always for the lovely work!!
This was outrageously wholesome.
Thank you for showing us! 🥰I hope you thoroughly got to enjoy it off-camera as well 🤗
豊かで優しく、温かい土地柄ですね❤
Oh my another tokidoki traveller banger video?! I love to watch these so much, I got so excited seeing it pop up on my subscription page~
😭😭 thank you so much!
I can't resist a Japanese castle when I see one. I adore them. Great video thank you for an idea of where to go.
So cute! I loved all the chill country vibes and how uncrowded it looked.
Super cozy video, I wanna go there!!
This was such a good one, I'm going to watch it again..right now!
Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring us all such chill content.
Man, what amazing scenery!
Such a nice vlog!! I hope more prefectures invite you
So happy to see this video in another beautiful area of Japan! Glad to see you back :))
We need the 3 hour long video of Emma describing the food 🍛
This was so nice, pleasant and casual. Great job, Emma!
Really artistic Dinner! Nice woodworking training session! Thanks for Ozu and Uchiko tour!
Two thumbs up! There was a lot packed into this vid. Good stuff Emma.
Your channel will always be the one to make my whole day the moment I see it in my notifications!
old houses are so cool
So serene! 🤩
Ehime is on my list for the next time I'm in Japan, so this vlog gave me so many places to check out ❤
The hair is so good!!
Great little tour and hotel view, thank you
This was such an excellent video, I really want to go to these peaceful places now!
Nice seeing you again, Emma! That place with the plum tree, and the mountain view at the start were the best. Also, I would've wanted to buy all the produce too! Thanks for another fun adventure!
Beautiful views!!! Adorable mascot too ahhh 🥺💕. The koi in the canal!! Always such a neat thing to see!! 1:30 is stunning!!!!!!!!! Also the close up of the clouds just before that, so pretty!! The couple you stayed with is soooo nice!!!! And then a cute doggy too?? Beautiful town? Nice people? Delicious food? I'm not even halfway through the video and I'm already sold; I'm pretty sure I want to live here. The hotel in Ozu in so beautiful. Also YESSS thank you for showing the kitties!!! All the kitties~~~ They're sooo pretty and cute!! Gorgeous tea ceremony area ♡. That is my type of woodworking kit, also the coaster is adorable! Lovely video, thank you~~♡ ♡ ♡
welp guess i need to update my itinerary for my Japan trip these places look soooo amazing!
So freaking gorgeous 😍would love to see these places someday. Thank you for sharing with us, Emma!!
enjoyable to watch nice area to take a glimpse at
Emma, you are the best and chillest guide ever!
Emma!!! Such a pleasure to wake up to one of your wonderful videos this morning!
Wow what a wonderful video, absolutely breathtaking views and lovely locations! Thank you for showing us more of the countryside gems and I hope you’re doing well!!!
That looked so lovely and peaceful! That couple in the first part of your video were so cute!
You did a great job with this video. That's just the kind of vacation we are looking for. Thanks!
Thank you so much! Hope life is treating you well!
Your in persimmon heaven! I'm so jealous! I want to eat them all, great video Emma!
Thanks Highwind! So lucky to get so much fruit!
its always nice seeing a new video from Emma on a chill saturday :)
So many beauuuutiful produce!! I would have love to see your suitcase after these two towns, lol. Very relaxed places , so beautiful, thanks for taking the time to show us some less known places!
The food, the views, the friendly folks, the DOGGO... This is a truly wonderful video.
Thanks Emma & Kanako!
Thank you for watching!!
Glad to see u back , Emma!! I want to eat what u ate in this video in the future, so scrumptious
Oh my gosht that looked like SUCH a relaxing and pretty place!! I hope all the produce fit into your suitcase home because it looked too good not to keep
Good to see you back 😊 👋🏻
Thank you! Thanks for sticking around after sparse uploads!
@@TokidokiTraveller no problem, it's content worth waiting for 😋 ♥
Wow, i absolutely loved every second of this. It's so pretty out there.
Love your videos, always make me feel happy and excited about visiting Japan
Loved it, Emma. Every bit of it was fascinating. ❤
Always love the vibe of your videos
Love your vlogs Emma. Always love a quiet Sunday with one of your vlogs. Ty!
Love starting the weekend with a new video from Emma! The whole area looks so beautiful. I bet it smelled wonderful in that wood shop!
YES the smell was soooo good 😭 hinoki is such a great scent
I loved everything about this
Love your calico hair! ❤
Your videos and twitch streams are such a breathe of fresh air. I love the down to earth and informative nature of it all.
Thank you so much!
6:36 I love thinking that the casual small talk about how was their snack was aimed at a random stranger and was just extremely cute-voiced as a side effect of currently petting the doggo :D
Also, how cute are those koi fish streams?! And I know it's a tiny and simple thing, but that bamboo planter placed across the stream just makes me want to dig a stream of my own so I could place something like it there!
Loved this video! Keep them coming.😊
Part of me giggled at you sounding steps like my 3 year old niece would 😅
Lovely video, thanks for sharing 🥰👍
Great video Emma! Them towns are beautiful, and the timelapses at 1:24 are stunning! 🤩
So jealous, the places you get to visit are so magical. Your videos make me want to visit Japan, a country I never really thought of traveling to. Thanks for opening me up to another country to add to my wish list. ❤
Another banger from Emma! 💟
Love watching your comfy videos ♥♥ Also your hair looks so cool!!
I'm delighted that I stumbled upon your beautiful channel. I thoroughly enjoy the videos you've created, and I'm eagerly looking forward to watching your upcoming content!
I was so happy to get that notification! Thanks for the cool video Emma :D
Thank you for such an informative and entertaining video.
0:52 😂 superb editing skillz🎉
Hontoni Samusou! (Looks really cold)
had the yomogi mochi with red bean in Nara (from THAT mochi shop) so nice!!
Ehime prefecture has been on my list of places to visit for a while. It’s definitely climbing the list on priority for my next trip to Japan. It will be several years before I go again. But still planning for the future 😅 This was really a lovely video❤
2:30 holy moly, that view. I feel if I could stand there and take in that view, I would find inner peace. All my stress and worries in the world would disappear. T.T
I'm so jelly that you got to try all that yummy food!
Hair, both cut n color look amazing! Thank you for all your content!!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Your videos are great, always a pleasure when one is released x
Sweetness is my weakness! Awesome vid Emma!
I gotta sweet toof myself!
@@TokidokiTraveller me 2 lol
13:12
Gorgeous!
Take care of yourself. You shouldn’t be out of breath climbing stairs.
Love your face, an everything else attached to it.
You make wonderful travel videos for those of us with cabin fever.
Hello! Thank you! Actually I’ve always gotten a bit winded with stairs even when I was going to the gym frequently, I used to worry about it but after looking it up a bunch it’s pretty normal and not a sign of being unfit or anything sinister! Thanks for watching and hope you can travel again soon :)
@@TokidokiTraveller
That’s good.
I hope to get out soon.
Love traveling with you.
Your nap skills are excellent, no notes 10/10.
I hope much more people from your country live in countryside of Japan 🔵🇯🇵🥸
more countryside video please!
I LOVE the countryside of Japan. The tea ceremony and woodwork are awesome. Are they available for those who don't speak Japanese?
She blesses us again!!! 🎉
Happy B-day Emma! ❤ Did not know where to write something nice so I am doing it here.
What a beautiful video. I can't wait to go back to Japan. Love from Scotland.
Thanks so much! Hope you can visit again soon!
It's 9AM where I am! Good morning Emma! What a cool update from you!
Thanks for coming to watch the video! 🙏🏻
Beautiful! But made me motion sick🥲🤢
Amazing atmosphere and the fruit ❤ im beginning to also think a separate food luggage is not a bad idea. 😅
Wow! Everything about this journey that you've just shown us is amazing. This is absolutely my favourite way of traveling the world. Love it! : )