Original subtitles

[♪ serene music playing]

[TABI] Traveling with Snow Man.

I was really excited for the beginning of a new namesake program.

But more so, I think just showing Snow Man as we are away from the stage is nice.

It'll be the highlight.

Really, when you're traveling, you have a lot of new encounters.

New sceneries, new foods.

And the fact that

all we have to do here is just to share our feelings about them

could be a big relief.

-[Daisuke exclaims] -[Ryohei] Come on!

-[Daisuke] Awesome! -[Ryohei] Cool!

[Daisuke] Cool!

-[exclaims] -[Ryohei] Look, Sakuma.

-It's TABI. [laughing] -You... You were here, TABI?

That's a precarious place to be.

-[exclaims] -Cool. So this is Shirakawa-go.

[Daisuke exclaims] I've always wanted to come here.

Isn't it cool?

[Ryohei] It is cool. It's a World Heritage site.

[Daisuke] You wanted to come too, right?

I really wanted to come here.

Since you have a certification in World Heritage studies.

-Yeah. I wanted to see it at least once. -Yeah.

You wanted to come here too?

Yeah, I really wanted to.

An anime I watched as a kid was set here.

-Here? -Yeah.

It's called When They Cry.

-That's here? -It is!

[Ryohei] Awesome.

So I always wanted to see it at least once in my life.

Good place you've brought us to, TABI.

What's his face look like?

-Like normal. -Normal. Of course. [laughs]

[TABI] I'm glad you could come to a place you've been yearning to go to.

-[Daisuke] Thank you. -[Ryohei] I'm glad.

[Daisuke] This is awesome.

All white in winter.

Winter... It's more well-known for winter, right?

-True. -The blanket of snow.

-It's one of the snowiest places in Japan. -Right.

-It gets a ton of snow. -Yeah.

[TABI] Let's go see this village's characteristic

traditional thatched-roof houses.

-[Ryohei exclaims] -[Daisuke] We can go inside?

-[Ryohei] We can enter? -[Daisuke] Don't people live here?

[Ryohei] Well, people live in some of the houses.

But some are preserved.

I see.

-Let's get a pic. -All right.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

-Awesome. -Cool.

Wanna go check it out?

-Let's go. -[in English] Let's go!

-[Daisuke in Japanese] Can you walk, TABI? -[Ryohei] I'll carry you.

[Daisuke laughs]

[Ryohei exclaims]

[Daisuke] I love going on walks.

In the past, I would go back to Saga...

-[Ryohei] Yeah. -...to see my grandparents.

[Ryohei] I'd go to mountains like this a lot. It brings me back.

This is the best.

-[Daisuke] I never go camping or anything. -[Ryohei exclaims]

[Daisuke] I'd like to,

but it would be hard without any knowledge.

So you have a desire to try.

-I do. -For real?

That was close.

I'd really like to.

-But you know, Sakuma... -Yeah.

...I can't picture you carrying camping gear.

-You have a point. -[chuckles]

-I'd take it in a car and pitch a tent. -True.

-The car solves everything. -Yeah.

[Ryohei] On our right, the beautiful Shirakawa-go scenery...

-[Daisuke] Cool. -[Ryohei] ...spreads out.

-[Daisuke exclaims] -[Ryohei] Isn't it amazing?

[Ryohei exclaims]

[Daisuke] What's this? It feels so removed from reality.

[camera shutter clicks]

Impressive!

So cool.

It's not very fire-resistant.

[Daisuke exclaims]

It's snow-resistant, right?

That's right.

-To make it resist snow... -Yeah.

...no nails are used in the building.

-No nails at all? -Right.

[Daisuke exclaims]

-There are nails in the door. -Yeah.

But the building itself doesn't have any nails in it so it's more flexible.

-It can withstand wind and snow. -[Daisuke exclaims]

Look! There's a door there.

-[Ryohei] There is. -So high!

-Only Raul could get in there. -[Ryohei laughs]

[Daisuke] Amazing.

-[Ryohei] The top part is breezy... -Yeah.

-So it's good for growing silkworms. -[Daisuke exclaims]

-So they can make silk. -[Ryohei] That's right.

[camera shutter clicks]

[Daisuke] Nice. Look here, Abe.

[camera shutter clicks]

Cool. We're really in Shirakawa-go.

We're in Shirakawa-go!

[♪ enthralling instrumental music playing]

[Daisuke] So many good places for pictures.

-[Ryohei] Photogenic. -[Daisuke] It is.

[Ryohei] What's this here, TABI?

[TABI] This is the Kanda House where you will be staying.

[Ryohei] This is the Kanda House.

[Daisuke exclaims]

-[Ryohei] Awesome. -[Daisuke] It's a sunken fireplace.

[Ryohei] Excuse us.

[Daisuke exclaims]

A sunken fireplace!

[Ryohei] Apparently, the village chief's second son lives here.

-It's been over 150 years. -[Daisuke exclaims]

Since it was built?

Their mortgage's paid off.

-I don't know if it had a mortgage. -[laughs]

[Ryohei] Cool.

[TABI] This house has four stories.

[Ryohei and Daisuke] Four stories?

[TABI] Want to go upstairs?

-[Daisuke] Let's go! -[Ryohei] Yes!

-Can we go all the way up? -[Daisuke exclaims]

[♪ mellow music playing]

This is...

[Ryohei] Cool.

-[Daisuke] The beam is bent. -[Ryohei] It's so curved.

-This? -Yeah.

-Cool. -Impressive.

[Daisuke] How do they bend it?

I know, right?

[Ryohei] I see, they can watch fires from up here.

A fire-watching window.

[Ryohei] I see it.

-It's in just the right place. -Yeah.

[Ryohei exclaims]

So you can watch the fire without going to the ground floor.

[Daisuke] This has a charm to it.

-[Ryohei] Cool. Another cool place. -[Daisuke] Up we go.

-[Ryohei] It's the third floor. -[Daisuke] Okay.

[Ryohei] Awesome. There's still so much more.

Look. The silkworm thing.

-[Ryohei] You're right. -A silkworm net.

So they grew them here.

[exclaims]

-[Daisuke] Above here... -[Ryohei] Up to three people only.

Cool.

[Daisuke] So cool.

[Ryohei] We're at the top.

[Daisuke exclaims]

It's the roof. [exclaims]

[Ryohei] Why is the inside of the roof so black?

Find out after the commercial break.

[both laughing]

Why? Did they make it black on purpose?

There's a fire below, right?

-[Daisuke] What? No way. -The smoke stained it black.

[Daisuke] This?

You're right.

Omitting a chimney and using smoke to oxidize it makes the roof stronger.

[Daisuke exclaims]

-It makes it stronger? -Yeah.

You know where we're going next, right, TABI?

[chuckles]

[TABI] We will go to nearby Kanazawa next.

-[Ryohei exclaims] -What? We're done at Shirakawa-go?

-[grumbles] -We're not waiting until it snows?

-That's six months away. -[both laughing]

We'll enjoy the next place too.

Yeah. It'll be fun.

-Let's go. -Let's go!

[♪ upbeat music playing]

SHIRAKAWA-GO KANDA HOUSE

[TABI in Japanese] Let's drive there safely.

[Daisuke] I haven't had you drive me in a while, Abe.

[Ryohei] It's been a while.

I changed now that we're done in Shirakawa-go.

You're right!

Yeah, I changed clothes.

No longer sleeveless?

When I wear a sleeveless top...

-[laughs] -...my skin gets too sun-damaged.

That's true.

-I get sunburned. -Sunburned, yeah.

[groans]

There are so many places that've been featured in many things.

-There are tourist attractions all over. -Yeah.

It was already kind of like a pop-culture pilgrimage to me.

How so?

I saw the same scenes that I saw in the World Heritage textbook.

That's interesting.

-Like checking my work. -Seeing everything from the book?

Yeah, kind of like that.

-That's cool! -[chuckles]

[TABI] Do you study your travel destinations before going, Abe?

I do when I can.

-Just a bit. -Me too.

Researching what I should see before going there

is part of the fun of travel.

Whenever we go to a new location for work or something,

Abe looks up the nearby heritage sites.

[laughs]

-Like shrines. -You mean...

-When we went to Hiroshima? -[laughs]

You got it.

You were up early in the morning and making noises.

Around four or five.

We were in the same room.

I asked what you were doing.

You said, "I'm going to Itsukushima Shrine."

-[laughs] -So I said, "I'll go with you." [laughs]

-[Ryohei] We took the train, right? -[Daisuke] We did.

[Ryohei] We took the local Hiroshima train.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

Since we're next to the Sea of Japan,

the seafood is good here.

[Daisuke] The seafood?

-I want some of those snow crabs. -Ah!

-You know those? The little... -I know.

-I got some as a hometown tax gift. -Cool.

-I love crab dipping sauce. -Me too.

Why does it taste so good?

It's really good.

[TABI] I see you two like crab.

-[Daisuke] I do! -[Ryohei] I love it.

[TABI] There is crab waiting for you at TSUBAJIN, where we are going.

-Really? -Crab!

Yay.

I'm so happy.

They're waving. They're waving.

-Waving. -Waving.

[♪ both sing Def Tech "My Way"]

[laughing]

[♪ mellow music playing]

That sounded like Def Tech.

-Waving, waving. -[Ryohei chuckles]

[♪ Ryohei and Daisuke singing Def Tech "My Way"]

[Daisuke] All right.

-Excuse me. -[host] Welcome.

[Daisuke] So pretty.

-[host] I'll show you to your room. -[Ryohei] Okay.

-[host] This is your room. -[Daisuke] Cool. [exclaims]

-Pretty. -Go ahead.

-[Ryohei] Excuse me. [exclaims] -[Daisuke] Cool. Excuse me.

[Ryohei] Huh?

[Daisuke] What is this place?

[Ryohei] It's beautiful.

[Daisuke] Amazing.

One famous example of someone who has used this room

is the first Prime Minister, Hirobumi Ito.

-[exclaims] -He sat in this very seat.

We have calligraphy that he left here.

-In the front. -[Daisuke] What?

[host] It reads "Premier Scenic Beauty Lookout."

It means this is the best building to enjoy beautiful scenery.

[both exclaiming]

-Yes. -[Daisuke] Amazing.

[Ryohei] The ultimate praise.

It is. I completely agree.

[TABI] I'm hungry.

[Daisuke] Yeah.

[Ryohei] TABI's hungry too.

-[Daisuke exclaims] -[Ryohei] Something's here.

What? [exclaims]

-What? Tofu? -It's jiggly.

-[Daisuke] Jiggly. -[Ryohei] Yeah.

It looks so good.

-[host] This is our first set meal. -[Daisuke] Okay.

[host] First is our dashimaki tamago.

It has the mark of a katana handguard, which is TSUBAJIN's symbol.

-[Ryohei] I see it. -You're right.

We began as makers of katana handguards.

Then 350 years ago,

we transitioned into the restaurant business.

The brand is of one of the handguards we originally made.

[Ryohei] Let's eat.

[Daisuke] What is this?

It's so soft.

So much filling.

Yes! Time to eat.

[♪ gentle music playing]

That's good.

-It's mellow. -It is.

[exclaims softly]

I'm going for the tofu.

Go for it.

[exclaims]

-It smells like yuzu. -[exclaims]

-Citrus? -[host] Yes.

It's sprinkled with yuzu zest.

[Daisuke] This is good.

[Ryohei and Daisuke exclaim]

[Daisuke] A burner!

That's not the focal point! It's the hotpot.

-[Daisuke laughs] -That's the fun part.

[Daisuke] Sorry.

CRAB PORRIDGE

[Ryohei and Daisuke exclaiming]

[Daisuke] So much crab!

-There's so much more than I expected. -Yeah.

Very luxurious!

[Ryohei] Is it red snow crab this time of year?

[host] Yes, depending on the season,

we may serve large male snow crabs or small female crabs.

[Ryohei] Are the females in winter?

Yes, from autumn to winter.

[Ryohei] That's what I thought.

-Let's open it. -Ready, go!

[both exclaim]

[♪ mellow music playing]

-It's crab! -[chuckles]

So much crab.

[Daisuke] My tongue is sensitive to heat.

-Time to eat. -Go ahead.

-Hani... -[laughs]

You were so stunned by the crab, you said "hani."

-[laughs] -You said "hani."

[Daisuke] Amazing.

It's so good.

[Daisuke] They called it porridge, but all I taste is crab.

It has such a strong crab flavor, but it's also mellow.

-Yum. -So good.

The crab has a chew at first, but then it melts in your mouth.

[Ryohei] Yeah.

I think of porridge as a good food

-for when you're under the weather. -Yes.

-Good for when you don't have an appetite. -Yes.

-Do you agree? -It's gentle on the stomach.

[Daisuke] So eating it as a fine dish like this...

[host] Indeed. Yes.

-I'll come here in my old age. -[laughs]

-He's already decided. -Please, feel free.

-I'll grow old here. -Thinking that far ahead?

Yeah.

-[Daisuke] I ate all of mine already. -[Ryohei] You're so fast.

[TABI] Let's go to the next place.

[Ryohei] Wanna go?

Thank you.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

[Daisuke] I'll come again.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

[TABI] The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art is nearby.

-What's that? -[exclaims]

You'll take us to the Museum of Contemporary Art?

The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art?

[Ryohei] This will be good.

-The Museum of Contemporary Art is fun. -[Daisuke] I'm not familiar with it.

[Ryohei] Speaking of museums, you know...

It's similar to when I looked for heritage sites like you mentioned,

but I've also looked for museums.

[exclaims]

-Out of curiosity? -Yeah. Himeji.

[Daisuke exclaims]

In Japan, huh?

[Ryohei] There's a museum near Himeji Castle.

So I visited that one.

[Daisuke] Cool.

Thankfully,

people regard me as an educated person,

and they've put me in a morning program.

[♪ mellow music playing]

I hope I can do more of that.

Maintaining the status quo is a very difficult thing.

Over the past five years,

the most important thing, in my opinion,

has been to hold on to the same feelings and aspirations.

Aren't we getting close?

-[Daisuke] It looks like it. -I think the museum is around here.

[TABI] We have reached our destination.

-[Ryohei] Look at the clouds. -[Daisuke exclaims]

-Amazing. -[Ryohei] Awesome.

These new modern objets d'art are also

a major feature of this museum.

[Daisuke] Looks tasty.

[Daisuke exclaims]

[Daisuke groans]

-The inside is so cool. -Yeah.

It's amazing.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

-What's this? -Listen to one, Sakuma.

You'll hear out of one of them.

[Daisuke] Hear what?

-Abe. -[Ryohei] Yoo-hoo.

Is it this one?

Abe.

-That's not it. -[Ryohei] Then...

[Daisuke] Is it somewhere else?

I wonder? I think it was the one behind.

[Daisuke exclaims]

Is that it?

A dragonfly.

A dragonfly.

A dragonfly.

A dragonfly.

Abe.

-[Ryohei] Yoo-hoo. -[Daisuke] Abe.

-Abe. [exclaims] -[Ryohei] I heard you.

This is it.

Sakuma.

[Daisuke] What?

Can you hear me?

[Daisuke] I like you!

[both laughing]

-Did you just confess your love to me? -[Daisuke] Yeah.

[laughs]

What do you mean "I like you"?

Let's go inside.

-[Daisuke] It's hot. -It's hot out here.

[Ryohei] This is a big place.

What's this?

-Cool. -Look.

-Cute. -Cute shadow.

Is it a bunny?

It's a bunny.

[Ryohei] This too? This is an art piece too.

-So bright. -It's so bright.

-Direct sunlight. -Direct sunlight.

Cute shadows.

You're cuter.

I haven't heard that in a while.

-[camera shutter clicks] -Okay.

-[Daisuke] The shadows look artistic too. -[Ryohei] Yeah.

It'd be cool to shoot an MV here.

[Daisuke] For sure.

[Ryohei exclaims]

[Daisuke exclaims]

-Is this it? -[Ryohei] This is it.

[Daisuke] I know this!

So this is where it is!

-[Ryohei] You must know this. -[Daisuke] I know this.

So this is where it is.

[Ryohei exclaims] The pool.

-[camera shutter clicks] -We're like a married couple.

[Ryohei chuckles]

It'd look cooler if one of us went down.

Exactly.

-Wanna go down and I'll take a pic? -Sure.

Since this is your episode.

-I'll go, then. -Yeah.

[Ryohei] Cool!

Here I go.

-Awesome! -[Daisuke] Here it is!

-[Ryohei] Cool! -[Daisuke] Awesome!

[♪ captivating music playing]

[camera shutter clicks]

[laughing]

I've seen this.

What's it like down there?

-Here you are! -[Daisuke] Abe.

-Cool! -It's so cool.

[Daisuke] This is the inside of a pool?

The museum's hard to get in.

[Daisuke] Did you want to?

Admissions were over when I came here before.

-[Daisuke] Really? -Yeah.

[camera shutter clicks]

Cool.

[Ryohei laughs]

-[Daisuke] I got a bunch. -All right.

[Daisuke] Nice. I wanna keep looking at this.

[Ryohei] Yeah. Isn't it exciting?

It is. I've seen this before.

[Ryohei] So this is the place.

-The Museum of Contemporary Art. -I see.

[both speaking in a muffled voice] TABI.

-[Ryohei] What's the next place? -[Daisuke] What's next?

Where to next?

-What's next, TABI? -[TABI] Next is...

-[laughs] -[in normal voice] You can breathe?

[TABI] After contemporary art,

would you like to time travel

to the Ninja Temple?

-[muffled] Ninja... -You're still doing that?

-[both laughing] -Still underwater.

You sounded like Goofy just then.

-[imitating Goofy's laugh] -[laughs]

-[imitating Goofy] Let's go. -Let's go to the Ninja Temple.

[Ryohei chuckles]

[♪ foreboding music playing]

[Daisuke] Buzz, buzz, buzz...

-[Daisuke exclaims] -[Ryohei] The Ninja Temple.

-It says Ninja Temple over here. -It does.

-[Daisuke] What does that mean? -[Ryohei] Excuse us.

[Daisuke] Excuse us.

Why ninjas?

[Ryohei] Why ninjas?

[Daisuke] Oh. What's this?

-Is this the entrance? -[Ryohei] Looks like it.

PROPAGATING THE LOTUS SUTRA

-[Ryohei] All right. -[Daisuke] Hello.

[Daisuke] What kind of temple is this?

I heard it's called the Ninja Temple.

[staff] This is a Nichiren Buddhist temple.

A prayer hall that had been near a castle was moved to this location.

It has a complex structure to defend itself from attacks by the shogunate.

It's prepared for attack.

-Is that why it's Ninja Temple? -Yes.

[exclaims]

[staff] May I ask you to greet

-the Buddha with me? -Yes. Of course.

-[staff] Okay. This way. -Okay.

-The offertory box is below. -Please raise your hands to the Buddha.

-Okay. -Excuse me.

Okay. Hands together.

-Thank you. You can put your hands down. -Okay.

-Will you turn around for me now? -Okay.

As you have noticed,

this is the hole for the offertory box.

-The hole? -It's a pitfall?

It's the same height as the tatami.

-Right. Usually, it's above. -Yes.

Any enemies that enter from the front would fall into this hole.

-It served to slow their invasion. -[laughing] I see.

-That's cool. -An interesting tactic right away.

[staff] There are many complex features like this.

-I'll show you around. -Please do.

Right this way.

[♪ foreboding music playing]

-[Ryohei exclaims] -Look outside the window.

-There's a well. -[Ryohei] There is.

-[Daisuke] You're right. -[Ryohei] A well.

This well is 24 or 25 meters deep.

-That's deep. -Twice as deep as a normal one.

[Daisuke exclaims]

[staff] About three or four meters from the water,

there's a tunnel in the wall.

-The tunnel leads to Kanazawa Castle. -Cool.

-[staff] So it is said. -That's cool.

[staff] Excluding the main worship hall,

the well is almost at the center of this building.

In case of emergency, you could lower a rope ladder

and climb down into the well to go through the tunnel to the castle.

-So it is said. -[both exclaim]

Next, this way.

-Please crouch down. -[Daisuke] So low.

[staff] Do you see the staircase-like shoji screens?

[Ryohei] They're stacked.

[staff] This is on the other side of the staircase.

Light comes in from outside. It's called the skylight staircase.

If enemies were to invade,

you could see their feet through this even if they tiptoed.

-[Daisuke] You can see them. -[staff] With a lance,

-they could attack from this side. -[Ryohei] Scary.

-That's cool. -[staff] Yes.

And right next to this,

you can't see it from here,

but there's a small room the servants lived in.

The room where the men who did the chores stayed.

[Ryohei] Mmm.

There was no electricity, so it was dark.

They lived by the light from the stairs.

I see.

[staff] So this is the skylight staircase.

[Ryohei] That's cool.

[Daisuke] Now this has a mysterious...

-shape. -[Ryohei] Yeah.

As for this door, I'll open the left side first.

-It leads to the outside. -You're right.

[staff] There's a staircase below.

This staircase is the one

-that we just looked at. -[Daisuke] I see.

[staff] With a normal door,

both sides lead to the same place.

But if you open the other side...

NO ENTRY

...it leads here.

-[Ryohei] I see. -[staff] To a separate building.

Let's say an ally ran back to the building when enemies attacked.

Since they know the layout, they can hide in this other building.

Then, when the enemies come in,

they can't enter without opening both doors.

That meant the allies here

could be fully hidden from invading foes.

I see.

The foes didn't know the layout,

so they would wander the building looking for the allies.

So they would wait for a chance to quietly sneak out

-and attack the foes from behind. -[exclaims]

They knew how to wait them out.

[staff] Yes.

I'll show you more.

-Okay. -[staff] Okay.

Please come around the front again.

-[staff] This sliding door... -[Ryohei] Yes.

[staff] The center is bamboo.

-[Daisuke] Yes. -It's woven from thin bamboo.

It's hard to see the dark room inside from a lighted area,

but you can see the bright main hall from the other side.

In case of emergency,

the servants would protect the lord here.

It's called "the warrior's hiding place."

-It functions like a magic mirror. -It does.

[TABI] Let's look from the other side, Sakuma.

-Yeah. Let's look. -[staff laughs]

[♪ gripping music playing]

Here.

It's completely see-through.

-[Ryohei] TABI is too bright. -[Daisuke] Hey, TABI!

-[Ryohei laughs] -[Daisuke] What are you doing, TABI?

You can't be stealthy.

[both] Thank you.

These intricate constructions are why this is called the Ninja Temple.

It has nothing to do with ninjas.

True. Although it does seem like a place ninjas would live.

That impressed me the most.

How it leads outside on the left and to stairs on the right.

-So it's stairs. That's revolutionary. -That's the coolest.

[TABI] Did you enjoy the Ninja Temple?

-It was cool. -It was interesting.

[TABI] Now, shall we go eat some sweets?

[Ryohei] Sounds good.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

[TABI] I recommend Salon de The Kawamura in the Nishi-Chaya District.

AMANATTO KAWAMURA

-[Daisuke] It says amanatto. -[Ryohei] Amanatto.

-[employee] Welcome. -[Ryohei] Cool. The first floor is a shop.

[Daisuke] The streetlights are so close. Ouch. I'm sore.

[server] Excuse me. Here is the menu.

Okay.

It's so trendy.

What do you recommend?

We have this seasonal shaved ice.

It's seasonal?

[server] Yes. It's very popular.

Peach shaved ice.

Nice.

One Kawamura plate.

-[server] Okay. One Kawamura plate. -Yes.

I'll have the shaved ice, then.

-One apricot anmitsu. -[server] One apricot anmitsu. Got it.

-One peach shaved ice, please. -[server] Okay. Understood.

-Eat whatever you want. -Yeah.

I'd like this one.

-Thank you. -[server] Understood. Excuse me.

Thank you.

-We can share the Kawamura plate. -Yeah.

Today was another full day.

I mean, we started with Shirakawa-go.

That was so impressive.

It was hype.

Huh?

-It's here! -It's here.

[server] Here is your Kawamura plate.

There it is.

Awesome.

-[Ryohei] Cool. -[Daisuke] It looks tasty.

-[Daisuke] Time to eat. -[Ryohei] Let's eat.

-Start with the cashews? -Cashews.

-Yum. Smoked. -I like these.

-I really love these. -I love smoked.

Yum.

-We ate smoked food. -We did.

-Several times. -Totally.

-Smoked Camembert was really good. -Yeah.

[laughs] That brings me back.

It made me think anything could be good smoked.

I get you. It was all great.

Yum.

The simple iyokan is good.

Yum. And it smells great.

-[server] Here is your apricot anmitsu. -Okay. Thank you.

-[exclaims] Figs! -Over here.

-May I put it here? -Yes.

-[Daisuke] Where do I start? -[Ryohei] True.

-[Daisuke] This? -That's the best part of anmitsu.

Look. It has everyone's favorite, shiratama.

This? I'll go for this.

Apricot.

-It's apricot. -Apricot.

Not peach, apricot.

-Actual apricot. -Nice.

Yum!

-[Ryohei] Premium soy flour mochi cakes. -Premium soy flour!

This is shining like a disco ball.

Awesome.

-I might start dancing. -[Daisuke humming]

-♪ CHARISMAX ♪ -[laughs]

-It goes with the disco ball. -Ad time.

♪ CHARISMAX ♪

[exclaims softly]

[Daisuke chuckles]

Yum.

-It's as if soy flour is really packed. -[chuckling]

-[Ryohei] Does it have wings? -[Daisuke] There it is!

[server] Here is your peach shaved ice.

-[Daisuke] It's huge. -[Ryohei laughs] It's huge.

Let's start with the peach.

It's big.

-Yum. -[both laughing]

You were enjoying it so much, you did an evil laugh.

-The flesh-to-ice-to-cream ratio's ideal. -Really?

-Just right. -How's the shaved ice?

Nothing.

[Daisuke chuckles]

The instant I put it in my mouth, it's gone.

-It melts? I'll have some too. -Okay.

Have it with the fruit too.

[exclaims]

-For real. -It actually disappears instantly.

-It's gone. -I'm eating nothing right now.

-[laughs] It's zero calories. -I'm eating nothing. Zero.

Am I eating air right now?

[TABI] You two have known each other a long time.

Has your relationship changed at all?

-Yes, but not only with Abe. -[Ryohei] Yeah.

-When we all do work... -[Ryohei] Right.

...we all end up counting on each other.

Each at different times.

-[Ryohei] Different scenarios. -Yeah.

It's like...

We can rely on each other.

-We can pass the baton to each other now. -Yeah.

-But our relationship value is the same. -Right.

I think...

-When I do variety shows on my own... -Yeah.

For example,

when I'm presenting a new Snow Man song...

-Promos? -Yeah.

-When I'm doing publicity for us... -Yeah.

I think...

-I get nervous sometimes. Naturally. -[exclaims]

So sometimes I think to myself, "What would Sakuma do?"

Wow. I didn't know.

That doesn't mean I act 100% like you.

Of course.

But that helps me understand how to take it on sometimes.

-Like, find a breakthrough? -Yeah.

Like, "Here's what he'd do."

Still, there are times I worry I might not be able to do it.

For sure.

[♪ pleasant music playing]

Sakuma is a guy who can jump into a conversation

without overthinking it.

So I imagine what he would do

to contribute to a program, to make people happy.

I try to imagine his philosophy in those situations

and let that guide me.

About 10 years

before we were in the same group,

we went to a concert of an older group.

They were performing at Tokyo Dome.

And one of the staff told me, "Snow Man is next."

At the time, I thought, "No way."

To think we stood in the stadium about 10 years afterward...

It really moves me.

Above all,

it's thanks to the people who had faith in us.

[TABI] We three guys should travel together again.

-TABI, do you count as... -[chuckling] Same thought.

-I know, right? -I had the same thought.

-Is TABI a "guy"? -[laughs boisterously]

[Daisuke] More of a "thing"?

[TABI] I am a "guy."

-That reminded me of a ninja just now. -[both laughing]

-Like "whoosh." -"I am... a guy."

[TABI] Whoosh.

[♪ upbeat music playing]

Traveling with Snow Man!

Translated by Kim Louise Davis