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I've been traveling Japan from south to north
on a journey of personal and professional development.
Now, after paying my respects, I'm setting out on the final leg,
leaving Tokyo for the icy north.
But first I'll need a hearty meal. And this truck-stop ramen joint looks like the perfect place.
- Konban wa. - Lrasshaimase!
Osusume wa...? Osusume wa Japanese miso ramen.
Oh yes. Yes, number one.
Let's do it. OK.
Hai, omatase shimashita. Ahh! Arigato gozaimasu.
Hai, dozo. Arigato gozaimasu.
Konban wa. Konban wa.
Oishi. Oishi yo.
Miso ramen?
Oishi. Oishi.
What are these trucks up on the wall there?
Ah. Very cool.
Mitai? I'd love to see them, yeah.
Miyo. Aruku na. OK.
Wow!
Whoo! What is this thing?
Oh, look at that!
Would you give me a ride north, mate?
Notte ike.
All right! Let's go!
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Ever been pulled over for having a broken tail light?
What made you want to get into this?
I first became interested in dekotora
when I saw the Torakku Yaro movie lchibanboshi.
Torakku Yaro is a series of films from the '70s
that follows the madcap adventures of two rapscallion truckers.
They get up to all sorts of hijinks whilst meeting their delivery deadfines
in their fabulously decorated trucks.
How long did it take you to put this truck together?
I started decorating this truck about six or seven years ago.
It was slow in the beginning, so I didn't think I'd want to do it forever.
But once you've started, it's never-ending.
A lot of people and children look at it, so I want to do it more and more.
I want to have the brightest dekotora truck there is.
What I like most about dekotora is I get a lot of attention from everybody.
So the more attention you get, the more money you get. Which is good or my tow truck business.
Well, I'm starting to get a little light-headed,
so if you can, let me out at the next stop.
Amazing!
Oh, there's more of them.
Look at this!
Smaller trucks but no less decadent in their lighting and extravagant add-ons.
Beautiful airbrushed polar bear here with the snow leopards, of course.
And here, beautiful seals and penguins.
And as you see, you know, your snow-leopard cubs
and your Arctic rabbits and ducks -
hanging out together in their natural setting...
on the side of a beautiful truck.
I don't know, it's like some sort of crazy dream.
Nagaya-san has dropped me in Utsunomiya,
famous for its gyoza dumplings.
And I'm pleased to report they have this human-gyoza hybrid statue
celebrating the city's culinary pride and joy.
After World War ll, Japanese soldiers returned from China with gyoza recipes
and opened restaurants, like this unassuming establishment Minmin,
famous throughout Japan.
Arigato gozaimasu!
I intend to sample as many as I can and, of course, give my professional opinion.
Oishi.
Such a subtle softness.
Arigato gozaimasu.
Oishi! Arigato gozaimasu.
It's great to be able to come to this 1950s gyoza joint
and enjoy some solitude and just take some time to reflect on my own.
A news crew has caught wind that I'm in town.
We have a well-known celebrity visiting Utsunomiya
to see what it's most famous for.
His name is Rhys Darby, actor and comedian,
originally from New Zealand.
He said he's had gyoza many times before. But what does he think of these ones
from the home of gyoza?
Oishi! Arigato gozaimasu.
So good.
He's also been drawing about the recent experience he's had with yuru-chara culture.
Pabu-chan's fame is clearly spreading throughout Japan.
And this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to broadcast an important message.
It's a he. ls it a he? It's a he.
She's a he. He's a she.
It's a they.
It's up to you to decide. There's no labels here
in yuru-chara Pabu-chan world,
where you can be whatever you wanna be.
# Just be you.
# and I'll be you too.
# and the two of us
# can be together as one, two, three, four.
# Let's grow the gang.
# And do it all again.
# Yuru-chara is the way of the world. #
Yeah!
It was so much fun being Pabu-chan. I had these moves that just came out of nowhere.
They were Pabu-chan's moves.
# Pabu, Pabu-chan. Rooty-dooty-doo. #
Pabu-chan's big move is the power up.
Boo! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
And it's quite a high leap for such a small, stout,
Pavvy pav.
'The public, they showed so much joy.
Konnichi wa!
'It felt great being inside this tank of love.'
Pabu-chan.
It was weird getting hugged as Pabu-chan, cos I couldn't feel it.
I saw in the photos later that a lot more people than I thought
were hugging me. Because there's the outer shell, Pabu-chan's body.
I'm not attached to it; I can't feel it. So when a hug happens I'm like, 'What's going on here?
'Oh, there's someone right there.'
I am Pabu-chan.
Rhys Darby saying Utsunomiya and gyoza, A-OK!
Now with mascot in tow, I'm traveling north.
My destination is the famous Sapporo Snow Festival.
And I want Pabu-chan to take part alongside the other mascots,
hopefully catapulting her popularity.
But first we'll stop on the Oga Peninsula
to investigate some mythical creatures who are the complete opposite of Pabu-chan.
These creatures are designed to terrify children.
Watch out for the demons!
Oh!
Like a mythic voyage into the underworld, travel into the dark and snow of the Oga Peninsula
to find a demon-like being called the namahage.
According to legend, the namahage roam this region in winter,
hunting the lazy or disobedient, especially young wives and children.
It's said that they would notice slightly burned skin of those
who have lazed around the fire too long,
and the namahage would then slice off the skin with a knife.
This folklore is celebrated here at the Namahage Sedo Festival.
It's intense.
You can hear them in the forest, coming down to skin anyone that is lazy,
and no doubt scaring the bejesus out of small children.
It's quite an exhilarating scene - the sounds, the snow, these demons.
Classic percussion.
Never leave a drummer on stage too long.
They will never end.
They just love drumming.
Wow. An amazing walking stance.
It's quite frightening.
Red demon heads, green demon heads, long hair, clothing made out of wheat, straw boots.
Here they are, flames in hand!
The namahage yell, 'Are there any cry-babies round?'
And, 'Are there any naughty kids around?'
Oh! It's great how demons are, kind of, praised, and people are excited by the spirit world.
It's not always good over evil. Sometimes it's evil over... useless.
Which, in this case, is what's happening.
Anyone who's lazy will be skinned by these... these demon warriors.
That's a good thing. japan needs to keep its unity and its strength, and everyone
working at the same time. The power of one. No time for laziness!
It's the drumming here!
Here's the demons!
Oh, they're scaring people!
Oh! Watch out for the demons!
Here's one! Here's a demon! Oh!
The demon!
Oh, there's another one!
Demon!
Hey!
I touched a demon!
The namahage! I feel the energy!
Ooh! Demon! A demon's got a child!
He's got a child!
A demon's taken a... child!
Watch out- Oh, he's got the child back.
You've gotta watch out. The kids get taken quite easily here,
so you've gotta watch out for these demons.
They grab naughty or lazy children, setting them straight forever.
It's like being in an Indiana Jones movie.
It's such a juxtaposition to the rest of Japan.
Been dealing with a lot of the quiet, very calm people.
But here it's all about energy.
Ohhh!
It's a real outlet for noise,
vocalisation,
drumming. It's the opposite of what I'm used to here.
So it's just great to see this energy and this excitement.
No wonder so many people come to this festival.
They're heading back up into the forest now.
The demons have done their dash.
I would love to bring my kids here to scare the bejesus out of them about being lazy.
Particularly Finn, who's very smart but very lazy. He needs... He needs this kind of...
namahage kind of energy.
From a festival that terrifies people, I travel to one that is the complete opposite -
the Sapporo Snow festival...
I'm back! I'm back, baby!
...where Pabu-chan wants to grow New Zealand's mascot fame...
Hi!
...and show some friends...
Oh yeah.
...how to party.
*
I'm at the Sapporo Snow Festival. And it's just what it says it is -
a celebration of snow and the winter wonderland of Hokkaido.
This is the place to be seen for any up-and-coming yuru-chara, or Japanese mascots.
So I'm here to network with the who's who of mascots before Pabu-chan arrives.
But before I begin, something irresistible catches my eye.
Oh, heaven!
A chocolate banana, hot sake,
how's your father - Sapporo!
Feeling like I've truly arrived...
All right, mate.
I'm keen to meet as many yuru-chara as I can.
Well, if you can't afford to bring your yuru-chara to the festival,
next best thing, just bring a life-sized picture of it.
This is On-chan.
On.
And, yeah, it's pretty much having the same effect.
But the snow festival isn't just a mascot hotspot, oh no.
In its 70-plus years, the festival has now grown
to include an international snow sculpture competition.
It's hard to imagine that, when you look at this sculpture, the entirety of it is, of course, actual snow.
So inside it, completely, 100% packed. It is snow - ice with water made solid.
It's not hollow. There isn't anything on the inside that's of wooden nature and they've just
put a bit of snow around the outside.
This is fully - and I can't stress it enough - fully packed snow.
Is it?
I think it is.
I'm going off what I've been told here.
Sapporo!
I'm not coming home, Rosie! I'm never coming home.
Like mascots, new music acts come here in the hopes of a big break.
Like this band,
recording a very important performance on their phone here.
Oh! Nice.
This is our group. Oh wow!
Shadow!
For bands like these, every photo op matters enormously.
Oh!
I knocked over their camera.
Sorry!
Oh, wrong way!
Oh! Oh!
Oh, it's... It's turned off.
We'll there'll be other performances, I suppose.
We should probably head off before they work out that their camera's not recording their
big festival performance.
Ooh, look at that.
Oishi! Oishi!
Oh, yuru-chara.
Happy Ningels.
Originally a video game, Happy Ningels diversified into TV,
toys and cookies, among other things...
Happy Ningels!
...meaning Happy Ningels' popularity skyrocketed with the very young.
Let me shake your hand.
Oh, you've got lots of them. So many hands to shake.
Now, this is what I came for, to spread the word.
Pabu-chan's a new mascot but he's pretty popular. He's getting out there.
Oh, here's a new customer.
Come on!
So much joy.
I hope Pabu-chan can reach this kind of success - or even greater.
Festivals like this are so important for the yuru-chara to get the mascots out there,
so I'm hoping that Pabu-chan will be able to strut her stuff and try to draw in the crowds,
because the competition is stiff.
Catch you soon!
All right, let's do it.
Let's get it ooon!
Pabu-chan, hoping to make a big impact, confidently hits the snow -
her first time on this terrain.
Who's fruity? Who's fruity?
Aahh!
Pabu-chan down! Pabu-chan down!
Help!
Help meg
weather's picked up.
All right, emergency.
I got a bit stuck in the snow.
Bye-bye!
Pabu-chan!
With all the fuss, children come running like kids to a dessert table.
Yay!
Hi! Pabu-chan!
On my first day in japan, I saw master mascot Kumamon have this joyous effect on children.
Po-po-po!
And now it's wonderful to see Pabu-chan spreading the same sort of cheer.
Hey! Pabu-chan!
Hello.
Kia ora.
Hello.
Hey.
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!
Oh, look at that guy!
Hi!
Sheep.
Oh! I like your hat.
This is the self-defence force's local Sapporo mascot, Moko-chan -
a militaristic sheep.
Watch what I can do. Watch this. Check it out.
Whoop!
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa whoa, pow!
Now you try.
Ta-da!
Yeah, good try. Good try.
Ahh!
HWY'-!
'I can tell there's gonna be some stiff competition today
'when Marimokkori turns up.'
Hi!
Ohm
Pabu-chan.
Oh, you look so excited to see me.
Oh!
'His... reputation precedes him.
Marimokkori's name is a mixture of two words -
marimo, which is a very rare algae ball, and mokkori, which means 'something rising under the cloth'.
I realise that it's kind of a celebration of the absurd,
and this is the key to understanding Japanese mascot culture.
I do my song.
# Pabu, Pabu, Pabu-chan.
# Look at me, I'm the one.
# Pabu, Pabu, Pabu-chan.
# I'm your friend. Yum, yum, yum! #
Pabu-chan!
And now Pabu-chan reckons it's time to show these big guns how to party.
Oh yeah.
Oh, let's go.
After all his bravado, when its business time...
It's gone floppy. Stop.
...Marimokkori can't perform.
Worried that it's something to do with her, Pabu-chan averts her eyes and slips away.
But she's determined to finish off the party herself.
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!
Pabu-chan!
Oh, an intense hug.
That was nice.
It was really awesome seeing the reaction from all the winter fans at the Snow Festival as Pabu-chan.
Kia ora!
What I love about it is that humans crave happiness and joy,
and they quite often don't get it from other humans.
And so that's something that I, kind of, thought of today whilst being Pabu-chan,
that I wasn't human and there was no inhibitions, there was no negative connotations
to being human, because I was a creature of happiness, a different type of being,
and that's, I think, what mascots are about here in japan. That's how they've nailed it.
Because they really have a good imagination to believe that these things are not just people in suits.
And that's what it really felt like today.
Pa bu-chan, gambatte!
I felt Pabu-chan really stood out.
Pabu-chan kawai desu.
You could hear other people say, 'He looked beautiful.' 'She's beautiful!'
'She's good enough to eat!'
Hi! Pabu-chan!
It was, uh... It was joyful.
Pabu-chan! Ohhhh!
Pabu-chan!
Pabu-chan mission accomplished!
Rhys out.
Pabu-chan succeeded. And therefore I'm thinking New Zealand can succeed with Pabu-chan as a mascot.
Back at my igloo accommodation,
I've just found out Pabu-chan might get the shot at fame I've been hoping for.
I'm excited to report that after weeks of hounding Tourism New Zealand,
they've agreed to meet me. Although I haven't actually told them what it's about.
I think it could work, you know? And I just hope they do something with it.
Look, I'm just trying to get the word out there to Asia and beyond
that we invented the pavlova. We did.
So it's time for some well-deserved shut-eye
before pitching Pabu-chan to some seriously connected people.
Sapporo has been a great success for Pabu-chan,
and I've been summoned to Tourism New Zealand in Tokyo for the big pitch.
What a pleasure.
This is Pabu-chan's big chance to become New Zealand's mascot.
So, I'm Joanne, and am the PR manager here. And this is Setsuko.
Yeah. Marketing manager, japan. Wonderful. Good to meet you both.
Every time I travel, my heart is always with New Zealand
and how can we promote New Zealand in other places.
And I've kind of come up with some ideas. Ooh!
My method might just revolutionise the tourism promotion industry
here for us. So... Wow.
'I can't help but wonder I may have come on a bit strong.'
*
I'm in Tokyo at Tourism New Zealand for Pabu-chan's big pitch.
Every time I travel, my heart is always with New Zealand
and how can we promote New Zealand in other places. Mm-hm.
And I've kind of come up with some ideas. Ooh!
My method might just revolutionise the tourism promotion industry here for us.
Wow. Uh-huh.
So if you don't mind, please, give me a minute. Talk amongst yourselves,
and I'm just going to show you what I've got. Wow, OK.
Hold fire.
Um, OK.
Tourism industry, he said? Yeah, it was a big promise. It was a big promise.
Mm, yeah.
Though if it's good... Mm-hm.
Actually, just thinking about this, would you be able to disappear for about five minutes?
Yeah. In fact, give me 10. Give me 10.
Good luck.
Right. Quick, quick.
Oh my God! Huh?
What?Oh! Hello!
Um...
You've gotta give that a hug.
Yeah! Me too.
Konnichi wa! Konnichi wa.
Konnichi wa. Who are you?
What is it?
He's a pavlova. A pavlova dessert, you know.
Pavlova!
What do you think?
You know, I think this could really spread the word, connect New Zealand with japan,
spread the love... I don't know where to look.
...the happiness.
# Pabu, Pabu, Pabu-chan.
# I'm the one.
# Pabu, Pabu, Pabu-chan. Pabu? Pabu? Pabu?
# I'm your friend. Yum, yum, yum! Pabu-chan?
# Hangin' out with Pabu-chan!
# Pabu-chan! # Pabu-chan.
Pabu-chan. She has a song already. Pabu-chan. Yeah.
I ...Yes, Pabu-chan.
So what do you think? Comments? I ... I'm speechless.
It's next level. I think you've definitely nailed the Japanese-mess.
So I'm hearing from you, um, positive thoughts. - Yeah.
This could be a tourism industry promotion device? Oh yeah.
You're pretty good. We could put you outside right now and...
This could be something worked out, you know, 'Welcome to New Zealand.'
Pabu-chan!
Right, well, thank you very much. Oh, thank you, Pabu-chan.
Thank you both. Thank you, Pabu-chan.
Do you want me to see you out? Yep, good, yep.
Come on.
Uh, yeah. Um...
I can't quite... I can't quite get out. Urn...
I tell you what, I might just, uh... You guys go about your business
and I'll... I've got some work to do here anyway.
Bye! Bye-bye.
The sky's the limit for Pabu-chan now.
Whoa-hoe'. Pabu-chan'.!
Japan, for me, was always about professional development.
And I feel successful in that.
I nailed it.
But Japan was always about personal development too.
So on this final leg of my expedition, I'm heading to the southernmost Japanese prefecture -
the Okinawa islands,
where I want to experience a custom with over 1000 years of history
called hanami.
Literally meaning 'blossom watching', hanami is a celebration
of the cherry blossom, or sakura.
Which is, I believe, if I've timed it right, blossoming any minute now
on this island. Normally starts here and blossoms throughout the rest of japan as time goes on.
And only blossoms for a week.
I want to find out why the sakura holds such deep meaning for the Japanese.
Konnichi wa!
I've come to see the blossoms.
Why are you packing up?
Are they down here?
OK.
Where's the blossoms.
What can I find in the market? ls there any pictures of blossoms?
Any blossom memorabilia?
You've seen Jumanji? jumanji. Oh!
That's me. Wakarimasu, wakarimasu.
- Welcome to Jumanji. - Oh!
All right. Catch you guys later.
Number one film in the world!
Where are the blossoms?
Am I too late for the blossoms?
Too early. Yeah.
Too early for the blossoms? If you go north,
it's more cherry blossom.
All right. I'll head north.
I'm determined to find these blossoms. I've come all the way.
And then, through the trees, a distant song.
I've found a festival celebrating the sakura.
# Hanashimi. #
The branches they dance with are a taste of what I'm searching for.
Arigato gozaimasu!
They are coming up now? Oh, excellent.
Highly recommended the next act.
Looks like a supergroup.
I've just been directed to a local hot favourite.
Hey!
# Kami ga kureta kono bibou.
# Muda ni shite wa tsumi ni naru.
# Sekai ichi no otoko dake.
# Kono te ni furete mo kamawanai. #
Hey!
Domo arigato!
Hello!
Kore. Kore. Oh!
She's, like, a rapper. You rap?
Hai. She's a rapper. Really?!
# Yo, yo, yo, yo'. #
I'll do some beatboxing and you do some rapping. You ready?
Amazing!
I'm looking for the blossoms, but I think I really found the actual blossoms are you.
That being said, I won't let myself be led astray by a rapper and her crew.
This has only deepened my resolve.
So I've enlisted a professional sakura hunter - Natsuki-san.
You are my designated blossom hunter.
Sagashi ni iko. Let's go. Yeah.
So if we do see some more major sakura, what kind of things can we do to celebrate?
Kyo wa...
Today we'll have a party. Let's drink, eat and sing together.
That's what we do for hanami.
Well, that sounds great. I love a good song, a good knees-up.
Have you heard of 'Roll Out The Barrel'?
# Roll out the barrel!
# We'll have a barrel of fun.
Whoo-hoo! Go, go, go!
Let's go!
Whoo!
Go, go, go, go. Sakura!
Sakura! Go, go, go, go!
Sakura! Yeah!
Sakura! Yeah!
Go, go, go, go!
# When you gonna bloom? Bloom real soon.
Hoo!
# I'm only here till midday noon.
Yeah!
# Hurry up and bloom soon, soon. #
Hoo!
- Sakura! - Sakura!
Go, go, go! Bloom, bloom, bloom!
Kakko ii.
Happy.-
All we need now is the blossoms.
Sakura? No.
Oh.
Sakura! Chigau.
Sakura! Nai!
Sakura. Nai.
Blossom?
Kore wa... chigau. No.
Very similar.
*
I'm searching Okinawa for the fleeting cherry blossom, or sakura,
to help me understand the ancient custom of hanami.
Kore sakura. Kore, kore, kore.
Oh, blossoms! Yes, yes, yes. This one is sakura.
Cherry blossoms. Oh, some nice ones there.
Blossoms at 12 o'clock.
Ah, this is the place, isn't it.
Ahh, look at that.
Sakura. Sakura!
I'm beginning to see what all the fuss is about.
It really is a beautiful little flower.
Sakura.
Particularly because of the centuries of history attached to its petals.
Natsuki-san's friend Naoko has joined us to celebrate hanami
and help me understand the custom.
Wow! My first Japanese blossoms picnic.
Biru, biru. Special beer. Blossom beer.
For the blossoms. Yes!
Kore, kore, kore, kore. Look at that.
Oh yes!
Kanpai!
I feel special. I'm part of it, look. I'm here.
Yeah. Kawai. Kawai.
So tell me a bit more about the significance of the sakura.
So desu ne. Sakura to iu no wa...
The cherry blossom only blooms
for a short period of time, and then it's gone very quickly.
So we treasure the moment and appreciate the beauty that represents the cycle of life.
Wabi-sabi no kokoro te iimasu.
So part of the beauty of the sakura is it's fleeting -
it's here, it blooms, and then it goes.
But it's beautiful for the short time it is here.
Like us - we're on earth for a short time,
it's beautiful, and then we leave.
And it's a reminder of life and how to look after each other
and cherish who we are. And that's really important.
So, yeah, that's really captured me. Also,
it reminds me that I have to leave as well. So thank you so much.
Arigato gozaimasu.
Kanpai.
# This blossom's gotta go. #
Oh.
The Okinawa islands are one of only five places in the world known as blue zones-
areas where people live exceptionally long lives.
And Okinawa consistently has the highest rate of people in the world
aged 100 years or older.
And I'm off to meet a few of them, hopefully to find out what their secret is.
# Oji mo oba mo odoridasu.
# Minna atsumatte sa odoro.
# Otona mo kodomo mo odori dasu.
# Minna atsumatte sa odoro...
This amazing group of ladies is KBG84,
the oldest pop group on earth.
# ...omatsuri sa.
# Hai, hai, hai!
# Oji mo oba mo odori dasu.
# Minna atsumatte sa odoro.
# Otona mo kodomo mo odori dasu.
# Minna atsumatte. Konnichi wa!
They've even got a record deal and play to sell-out crowds.
# Minna ni todoke. #
Wow!
Amazing!
Konnichi wa!
Watashi wa Rhys desu.
Hajimemashite, Rhys-sen.
Genki desu ka?
Hai, genki desu.
Good.
What an inspirational thing to see. And lovely to meet you ladies.
So, how's the band going?
Totemo genki desu.
I'm very healthy and feeling fine, and the food is yummy.
Today is like New Year's Day.
KBG84. What does it mean?
Right.
Ah.
Wow. No one under 80?
Is that one of the requirements?
So you ladies are in your 80s. Some of you are in your 90s.
Some of you over 100! Did you think that you were gonna be pop stars at this age?
Zenzen. Zenzen mite...
I never dreamed of being a pop star.
But now I really enjoy being together with the group.
Now, I'm told Okinawa is known for longevity. So what's the secret to long life?
Yoku taberu kara...
Because we eat well.
Getting together and talking to people is what enjoy the most.
And having fun makes me live longer.
Makes sense.
I can't help but notice everyone laughing and smiling.
Perhaps that's the secret. And for me as a comedian,
that is a good thing to know.
Maybe what I've been looking for I've had all along.
Wow. You know what?
This gives me an idea. Would you ladies be able to help me out
with the grand finale for this travel show I've been working on?
Is that a big 'hai!'?
So... Let's hit the beach.
Hai, ikimasho.
Yes! Get your costumes on. Let's roll.
# Oji mo oba mo odori dasu.
# Minna atsumatte sa odoro.
Japan, you have been absolutely delightful.
And, you know, challenging and tasty and weird, which I love.
I've had a great time here. I have trained with the samurai,
I have fought with the sumo wrestlers -
and won, on occasion.
And I've bathed with your fathers.
I have loved your sublime hospitality,
your wonderfully wild food and drinks,
and your overly engineered technology.
I'll leave here with many memories that will be with me for the rest of my life.
And so if you haven't been here, I urge you to come.
You will not regret the experiences you have here in Japan.
And with that, arigato gozaimasu, Japan!
It's not sayonara, it's just 'spot you later' from me.
But I've gotta go.
# Haiya iyasasa...
All right, Suzuki-sen,
fire up the balloon.
Darby's out.
# Hai, hai, hai! # Utsukushi...
# Kyo wa omatsuri sa.
Steady as she goes!
# Hai, hai, hai!
# Haiya.
# Haiya iyasasa.
Arigato gozaimasu.
Captions by Tracey Dawson.
Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.
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Kanpai!
# Konnichi wa! #
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