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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,440 {\an8}I'm Paul Hollywood, and yes, I like my food. 2 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,680 {\an8}[narrator] And that's lucky, because food is why Paul has come to Japan 3 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,640 {\an8}for the first time in his life. 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,320 -[Paul] Oh, no. -[laughter] 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,360 [narrator] He wants to expose himself to all this country has to offer, 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,200 although, thankfully that's not his bottom. 7 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,720 Paul's time here is about flexing his culinary muscles. 8 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,920 That's an oyster, not a mussel. 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,800 Paul is in Japan to eat. 10 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,480 [upbeat music playing] 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,240 [Paul] I've never been to Japan before. 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,760 I mean, why would I? I'm a baker. 13 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,720 It's all about rice and noodles, isn't it? 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,440 Anyway, I'm told it's now the number one destination for food lovers, 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:50,720 and that's why I'm here. 16 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,040 I'm on a bit of a mission, 17 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,440 to learn why this country is so obsessed with food. 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:56,600 That's mental. 19 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,800 To see if the food here is as good as everyone tells me... 20 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:01,320 [man] We like the snack food. 21 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,960 [laughter] 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,840 ...and learn why eating plays such a crucial role 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,840 in all aspects of Japanese life. 24 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,760 Three hundred and fifty English pound for that strawberry. 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,880 Just think about that for a minute. 26 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:19,480 [narrator] And, you know, in a land of rice and noodles, 27 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,320 baker Paul may even discover the odd bap or two. 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,960 Bread is amazing. 29 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,160 I'm loving it, I'm in heaven. 30 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:33,040 {\an8}[man screams] Welcome to Japan, Paul Hollywood! 31 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,560 I'm starting my journey in the biggest city on Earth... 32 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,240 Tokyo. 33 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:44,880 [narrator] Oh, snazzy graphics. 34 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:48,720 Greater Tokyo has over 38 million mouths to feed 35 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,400 {\an8}and eating out is a way of life for the Edokko, 36 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,640 {\an8}that's what you call people who live in Tokyo 37 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,160 {\an8}because this was originally a small fishing village called Edo. 38 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,520 [woman singing Japanese] 39 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,560 [narrator] These days, Tokyo is paradise for food lovers. 40 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,240 It has more Michelin stars than any other city in the world 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,920 and the Edokko have over 160,000 restaurants to choose from. 42 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,200 Of course, when you find yourself in the middle of the world's 43 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,000 biggest megacity, you could easily get lost. 44 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,200 So, for his first day here, Paul's got a guide, 45 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,520 {\an8}a comedian called Kilara, who knows and loves this city. 46 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,760 {\an8}Over there. Look there. 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,520 -[Paul] Is that Godzilla? -Godzilla, yes. 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,480 The most famous Japanese actor. 49 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,160 {\an8}[narrator] They'll be hanging out in Shinjuku. 50 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,200 {\an8}Crammed full of bars and restaurants, 51 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,480 {\an8}it's one of Tokyo's coolest neighbourhoods. 52 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,920 It's also home to half of the world's busiest railway station. 53 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:51,600 [Paul] I'm going to be here for a while. 54 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,000 I need to learn some of the day-to-day rules. 55 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,440 So, when you meet new people, just bow. 56 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,120 -Oh, just a bow? -Yes. 57 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,520 -Konnichi wa. -Konnichi wa. 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,800 Ah, right, okay. What's goodbye? 59 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:05,440 Goodbye is sayonara. 60 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,280 -Say-o-nara. -Sayonara. 61 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,400 Sayonara. 62 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,120 -Or you can say bye-bye. -Okay, bye-bye. 63 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,360 [narrator] Paul has three weeks of intensive eating ahead of him, 64 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:20,120 so what's called for is a crash course in Japanese restaurant etiquette 65 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:24,920 and how eating out here differs from what Paul's used to back in Britain. 66 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,080 British restaurant etiquette, 67 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:28,720 learn to use your knife and fork, 68 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,080 spend half an hour looking at the menu 69 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,040 then order what you always have, don't dribble, don't throw food, 70 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,400 pay the bill and leave a big tip. 71 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,560 [narrator] For Paul's first lesson in eating out Japanese-style, 72 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,160 Kilara takes him to a traditional tempura restaurant, 73 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,840 {\an8}Tempura Tsunahachi. 74 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,000 {\an8}[Kilara] Lunchtime. 75 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,400 -[laughs] -[Kilara] I'm so hungry. 76 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,680 [narrator] They've been tempura specialists here for nearly 100 years. 77 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,360 Konnichi wa. [speaks Japanese] 78 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,320 {\an8}[narrator] The chef is Mr Kuwata, or Kuwata San. 79 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,240 -[Paul] So tempura. -Yes, tempura. 80 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,320 I mean, this is one of my favourite things, actually. 81 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,000 So, what's he got on the menu then? What's he got to offer? 82 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,720 I'd like to ask him his "omakase". 83 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,240 -[Paul] Omakase? -Omakase is-- 84 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,920 he's going to serve what he thinks best today. 85 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,320 Ah, so we don't pick, it's up to the chef? 86 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,240 Yes. Er, because he is a specialist, he knows best, right? 87 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,320 {\an8}-Yeah, of course. -[speaks Japanese] 88 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,240 [narrator] So, you avoid the embarrassment 89 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,000 of asking for the English menu 90 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:31,520 and omakase shows great respect to the chef, 91 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,280 {\an8}meaning you get the pick of the day's freshest ingredients. 92 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,440 And when I say fresh... 93 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,920 {\an8}[man speaking Japanese] 94 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:47,520 [narrator] Let's move on to his batter, shall we? 95 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,200 [Paul] He's not measuring it, is he? He's just putting it in by eye. 96 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:52,120 He knows what is should be like. 97 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,040 Throwing a little bit of a batter in the fat 98 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,440 to see how it's going to react. 99 00:04:55,520 --> 00:05:00,000 {\an8}[man speaking Japanese] 100 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,400 [Kilara] Here in Japan, we focus on one thing 101 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,440 {\an8}and master it and we call the person "shokunin", 102 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,680 {\an8}So, he is the shokunin of tempura. 103 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,520 [Paul] Is that all he does, tempura, that's his only job? 104 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,520 [Kilara] He's been focused on tempura for 22 years. 105 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,200 Wow. 106 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:20,760 So, he's a specialist? 107 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:22,760 [Kilara] Yes, the best specialist. 108 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:26,320 When I do my trade, I'm a baker, but that's pretty generic. 109 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,240 -Uh-hmm. -I cover a lot of things. 110 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,760 But these guys don't, they concentrate on one particular thing 111 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:32,840 and master it to the best. 112 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,160 Yes. 113 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,280 [narrator] So, first course, tempura prawn. 114 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,800 Starting with the head. 115 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,280 -[Paul] Shall we start? -Yeah, let's eat. 116 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,680 But before that, wipe your hand with this, yeah? 117 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,840 And some middle-aged guy always wipe their face too, 118 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,280 but please don't do that. 119 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,920 -Middle-aged guy? -[Kilara laughs] 120 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,600 -Yeah, you're young, so... -[Paul] Yeah, yeah. 121 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:01,920 I won't do that. 122 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,720 All right, can you just pick it up? 123 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,560 [Kilara] Let's use chopstick. 124 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,160 [Paul] It's got a tail, it's already got a handle. 125 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:10,920 I'm not brilliant with these, but okay. 126 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,760 [Kilara] But before that, let's show our gratitude against the food. 127 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:17,400 {\an8}-Okay. -Itadakimasu. 128 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,760 {\an8}Like, "Thank you for food". 129 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:21,560 {\an8}Ita-da-ki-ma-su. 130 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,640 -Okay, itadamimas. -Okay. Thank you. 131 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:26,960 -[Paul] Okay. -[Kilara] All right, that's good. 132 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,520 Itadakimasu. 133 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:30,720 Oh, wow. 134 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,440 -[speaks Japanese] -[Paul] That's stunning. 135 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:33,720 {\an8}Say "oishi". 136 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,200 {\an8}Oishi. It's so light. 137 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:38,000 Melts in the mouth. Wow. 138 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,480 If that's the start, I tell you what, I can't wait for the rest. 139 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,760 [narrator] Now, you may think tempura is Japanese, 140 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,440 but this style of cooking was originally brought here 141 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:54,640 in the 16th century by Portuguese traders. 142 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,920 As with many ideas from the West though, 143 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,800 the Japanese have made it their own 144 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,760 and turned it into a culinary art form. 145 00:07:01,840 --> 00:07:04,360 I mean, just look at that fish. 146 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,920 [Paul] Did he do that deliberately or is that just the way it happens? 147 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,280 [Kilara] He made it on purpose. 148 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:09,760 [Paul] Wow, that's amazing. 149 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,480 -[Kilara] Yes. -[Paul] Do you like that? 150 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,320 Yes. I really love fish. 151 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,360 Oh, this wakasagi has babies and eggs in his belly. 152 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,600 -Lovely. -Yeah. 153 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,240 Lovely. 154 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,600 So, he's doing a load more now. 155 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,720 Please stop pointing with chopsticks. 156 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,160 -Why? -It's rude. 157 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,840 -Okay. -[Kilara] Just put your chopstick-- 158 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,560 -Ah, back on the block. -[Kilara] Yes. 159 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,880 [narrator] Chopstick etiquette is very important in Japan. 160 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,560 You don't point, you don't leave them in or on your bowl, 161 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,480 you don't stand them up in food, 162 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,000 and you definitely don't stab food with the--oh. 163 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,280 [Kilara] No. It's childish. 164 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,400 Like a five-year-old kid. 165 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,200 [Paul] Yeah, but five-year-old kids in Japan, they're experts, aren't they? 166 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:55,680 This is--I'm really hungry. 167 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,480 I reckon I can probably lose loads of weight in Japan, 168 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,840 cos I couldn't get enough food into my mouth. 169 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,600 Wow. I could have this every day. 170 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:07,120 {\an8}Arigatou, chef. Oishi. 171 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:08,480 {\an8}[Kilara] Very oishi. 172 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,200 {\an8}That was fantastic. Absolutely beautiful. 173 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,040 [narrator] Final course, anago, or sea eel. 174 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,520 And first up, Paul gets to enjoy the eel's spine, 175 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,440 deep-fried and tied in a knot. 176 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,440 [Paul] I was a little dubious about eating spine, but wow. 177 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,520 It's like pork crackling. 178 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,159 That's bizarre. 179 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,559 Great though. 180 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,799 It was like a Michelin-starred pork scratching. 181 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:41,520 And the eel meat was even better. 182 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,080 Wow. That's beautiful. 183 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,360 How's Japanese fish? 184 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,160 -Fantastic. -Mm-hmm. 185 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,120 [Paul] I did think that my local chippy back home was unbeatable, 186 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,960 but that fried fish was the best fish I've ever had. 187 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,360 Really, really good. Really good. 188 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,480 -[Kilara] Really good. -[Paul] Eel-ly good. 189 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:04,240 Oh, is it British joke? 190 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,280 -Kind of, yeah. -Okay. 191 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,200 {\an8}-[Paul] Mm. -[Kilara speaks Japanese] 192 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:10,960 {\an8}-I'm a happy man. -Mm. 193 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,880 -Thank you for bringing me here. -Yeah. 194 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,280 This is spectacular. 195 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,960 If it gets any better than this, I think I'll move to Japan. 196 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,560 Oh, yeah? 197 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:24,480 [narrator] So, a quite fabulous start to Paul's food tour of Tokyo. 198 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:27,560 And next up, a bit of myth busting. 199 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,440 Apparently, Japan does do bread. 200 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:31,800 [Kilara] I heard you were a baker 201 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:36,680 so I brought Japanese most popular bakes today. 202 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,080 -Really? -Breads, yeah. 203 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,920 -Is it popular over here? -Yeah, very popular. 204 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,320 -I'd fancy a loaf. -This one. 205 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,120 It's very fresh bread. 206 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,440 In a can? 207 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:47,880 {\an8}[Kilara] Pancan. 208 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:49,360 {\an8}It tastes good. 209 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,760 {\an8}-Well, I'll be the judge of that. -[Kilara] Wait, wait, wait. 210 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,360 Don't eat on the street. 211 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,680 Let's move to around the corner. 212 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:57,000 -Somewhere quieter? -Yes. 213 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,080 -So, people can't see you? -Yeah. 214 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,160 I mean, to be honest, I'd rather people didn't see me eat this. 215 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:05,000 So, there's another little etiquette slap for me. 216 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,960 Er, apparently you can't have food while you're on the street, 217 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,040 while you're in the metro, while you're driving. 218 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,760 [narrator] It's not a law, it's just seen as impolite to eat in public. 219 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:22,480 If you want a snack on the move, you find a quiet corner. 220 00:10:22,560 --> 00:10:23,720 Like this one. 221 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,800 -So, let's eat around here. -[Paul] Okay. 222 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,160 -Nobody sees. -[Paul] I've got the orange one here. 223 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,120 [Kilara] Orange, and I take strawberry. 224 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,040 Oh, it smells sweet. 225 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:35,840 Do not eat. 226 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,480 Silicon to keep it fresh. 227 00:10:37,560 --> 00:10:39,000 [Kilara] Yeah. 228 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,240 [Paul] What the hell? 229 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,720 [Kilara] How does it taste? 230 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,440 [Paul] It's a little bit chemical-ly. 231 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:55,320 -You know, the flavour's a bit artificial. -[Kilara] Mm, I see. 232 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,480 [narrator] It may not be the best bread Paul's ever tasted, 233 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:01,120 but Pancan did originally come to Japan 234 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,880 after the massive Kobe earthquake in 1995. 235 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,520 [Paul] Oh, "for emergency, for snack". 236 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,280 [narrator] I'm guessing flavour isn't the number one requirement 237 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:11,680 for emergency rations. 238 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,400 [Paul] Does it say anywhere here how long it'll last? 239 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,160 -[Kilara] Three years. -[Paul] Three years? 240 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,520 [Kilara] Yes. 241 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,720 [Paul] Is that the only bread you do in Japan? 242 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,640 [laughs] No. We have more. 243 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:25,480 Cos if that's the only bread in Japan, I'm in serious trouble. 244 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:28,120 [narrator] So, Paul's first experience of Japanese bread 245 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,280 certainly isn't winning any handshakes. 246 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,000 But next up, one of Paul's favourites, 247 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,440 fast food. 248 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:37,600 Love a burger. 249 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:40,360 Favourite meal, cheeseburger, fries, and chocolate milkshake, 250 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,920 or just a big bucket of fried chicken. 251 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:50,720 Tokyo has more Michelin stars than any other city on the planet. 252 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,720 -Uh-huh. -[Paul] At the same time, 253 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,920 I've seen a lot of the Western franchises 254 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,720 -such as McDonald's. -Yes. 255 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,480 Wendy's, Burger King. 256 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:02,280 Also, you know, KFC. 257 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,520 [Paul] Is that popular? -[Kilara] Yeah, very popular, 258 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,600 especially for Christmas. 259 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:09,120 [narrator] Yep, she's right, and this is brilliant. 260 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,400 {\an8}In 1974, KFC Japan promoted their fried chicken 261 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:15,760 {\an8}as the perfect Christmas meal. 262 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:18,000 [woman sings Japanese] 263 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,320 [narrator] And the Japanese swallowed the idea hook, 264 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,400 line and chicken dipper. 265 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,880 Eating KFC on Christmas Day is now a Japanese national custom, 266 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:31,120 enjoyed by around four million Japanese families every year. 267 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,480 You need to pre-order your Christmas bucket 268 00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:36,280 weeks in advance to avoid disappointment, 269 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,120 or face hours of queueing on the big day. 270 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,120 [Kilara] A lot of Japanese people think, 271 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,240 "Oh, Western people eat KFC on Christmas Day." 272 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:45,360 What? 273 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,040 Christmas in Britain you have turkey traditionally, or goose. 274 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,000 -Yeah. -But certainly not a KFC. 275 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,040 My God, it's a little embarrassing. 276 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,680 Do you think I need to reveal it to other Japanese people? 277 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,600 -I--do you know what? -I think that boat's sailed. 278 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:00,040 [speaks Japanese] 279 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,160 [narrator] Interestingly, the big Western chains 280 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,680 which dominate fast food worldwide 281 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,240 don't have it all their own way in Japan. 282 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,360 {\an8}This advert is for MOS Burger, a home-grown Japanese chain 283 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,000 {\an8}that's right up there with Colonel Sanders and Ronald. 284 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,040 -[all speaks in Japanese] -[woman speaks Japanese] 285 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,240 [narrator] MOS Burgers are big in Tokyo, 286 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,760 and their popularity is spreading right across Southeast Asia. 287 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,880 And one of their most popular offerings 288 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,720 puts a very Japanese twist on the conventional burger. 289 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,880 [Paul] I mean, they've replaced the bread with rice, 290 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,600 -to make it Japanese. -[Kilara] Mm-hmm. 291 00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:34,080 Yeah, like a translation. 292 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:35,680 Smells like sushi. 293 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,840 Oh, yeah? It's a beef. 294 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,600 [Paul] I'm dying to see what this tastes like. 295 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:44,440 [Kilara] There should be a little soy-sauce taste, right? 296 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,560 -[makes sound] -[laughs] 297 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:47,840 -It's good. -[Kilara] Yeah. 298 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,840 Don't drop any trashes, please. 299 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:51,000 [Paul] I know. 300 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,240 It does work as a flavour, it really does. It tastes great. 301 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:55,960 The quality is all there. 302 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,600 But it's not very practical as an on-the-move food. 303 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:03,480 The tempura we had at lunchtime, that was a Portuguese import. 304 00:14:03,560 --> 00:14:07,640 But you've done it again, you've got that classic Western food 305 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,440 and turned it into something that's Japanese. 306 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,360 I'm seeing a theme now in Japan. 307 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,680 -Mm. Such a great burger. -Wow. Wow. 308 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,280 -Well, I've had a fantastic day today. -Mm-hmm. 309 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,440 Um, arigatou. Thank you. 310 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:20,920 {\an8}[speaks Japanese] 311 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,440 {\an8}I'll do a West-- I'll do a Western one as well. 312 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,680 Okay. 313 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:25,800 [Paul] Thank you very much indeed. 314 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,280 -[Kilara] Sweet. Thank you. -[Paul] Enjoy your burger. 315 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,280 Yep. Thank you. 316 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:30,360 Itadakimasu. 317 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,960 Oh, I'm eating on the street. 318 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,160 [narrator] On Paul's second day in Tokyo, 319 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:40,640 he's heading upmarket. 320 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:44,840 His mission today is to find the very, very best high-end posh nosh 321 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,480 that this city has to offer. 322 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,200 Tokyo is the richest city on Earth, 323 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,720 and there are a lot of people here with a lot of money to spend. 324 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,880 And when it comes to buying food gifts, 325 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,320 the Japanese are prepared to spend a fair bit more than us Brits. 326 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,840 Food gifts in the UK. 327 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:07,440 Well, it's a bottle of something nice and a box of choccies, isn't it? 328 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,440 I sometimes bake a cake. 329 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,720 [narrator] Paul's in Ginza district. 330 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,680 It's like the Knightsbridge of Tokyo, 331 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,720 packed full of upmarket shops 332 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,440 and even more upmarket shoppers. 333 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,840 At its heart, is Japan's answer to Harrods, Isetan. 334 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,680 Isetan's food hall 335 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,720 is where Tokyo's richest residents come to buy food gifts. 336 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,040 And they're not here to grab a bargain. 337 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,320 [Paul] I've just been doing some maths, 338 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,560 and this little box here, 339 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,960 which contains five dried prawns with 340 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,440 one, two, three, four, five, six prawn crackers, 341 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,880 guess how much that costs? 342 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,080 Seventy-five quid. 343 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:50,200 Wow! Seventy-five quid. 344 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,080 Matsusaka, beef, loin. 345 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,040 {\an8}Now, let me work this out quickly. 346 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,560 {\an8}You're looking at... 347 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:01,280 {\an8}£75 for 100 gram. 348 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,080 {\an8}Now, you normally get an eight-ounce steak, don't you? 349 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,760 {\an8}So, you'd be paying... 350 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,000 You've got to be joking?! 351 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,480 You'd be paying nearly 200 quid, per steak. 352 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:14,760 Wow! 353 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,120 [narrator] Gift giving is a very important part of Japanese culture, 354 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,720 and the quality of what you give 355 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,600 reflects the respect you have for someone. 356 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:26,680 And with everybody chasing the most perfect, 357 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,840 the most beautiful and the most exclusive gifts, 358 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,760 prices rocket. 359 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,560 The food-gift business in Japan 360 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,320 is worth a staggering £30 billion each year. 361 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,880 [Paul] You're thinking, I'm going to go to someone's house. 362 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:42,720 Bit of a celebration, family get-together, 363 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,400 you think, I'm going to go and buy 'em a couple of melons. 364 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,080 Oh, yeah. 230 quid. 365 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,040 I mean, they're beautiful and all that, but... 366 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:53,400 230 quid? 367 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:57,320 [narrator] Fruit is where the really big money's at in gift giving. 368 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:58,920 For up to 600 quid, 369 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,560 you can get a piece of fruit grown in a mould, 370 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,680 so it has an interesting shape. 371 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:09,119 You want perfect mangos, then you're talking up to £3,600 each. 372 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,359 {\an8}And the current record is a pair of Yubari melons, 373 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:17,040 {\an8}which sold at auction for £35,000. 374 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,480 Of course, if you enjoy paying a lot for your food, 375 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,520 then a Michelin Star or three is normally a good indicator 376 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:27,079 of a high price tag in a restaurant. 377 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:28,800 And as I think I mentioned earlier, 378 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:33,520 Tokyo is home to 230 Michelin-starred restaurants. 379 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,000 That's more than London, Paris, Berlin 380 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:41,360 and Barcelona put together, and more than any other city on Earth. 381 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,760 What's even more interesting is that Tokyo 382 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,120 can be one of the cheapest places in the world 383 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,320 to eat Michelin-starred food, 384 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,880 unlike our own fair capital. 385 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,880 A Michelin star is a guarantee of high quality, 386 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,680 but it also tends to be a guarantee 387 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,840 that you need to check your overdraft limit 388 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:58,440 before booking a table. 389 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,560 At my favourite Michelin-starred restaurant, 390 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,200 you're staring down the barrel of 400 quid per person 391 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,240 for a taster menu. 392 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,040 I don't go there that often. 393 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:11,720 {\an8}[narrator] While Tokyo does do expensive, 394 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,680 this ordinary-looking ramen shop 395 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,120 {\an8}is one of the world's cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants. 396 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,000 It's only got 12 seats, 397 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,200 meaning when it's open, there's not even room to swing a noodle. 398 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,840 So, Paul has popped in out of hours. 399 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,000 [Paul] Konnichiwa. 400 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:29,960 {\an8}-Saito-san? -Saito, yes. 401 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,800 {\an8}-Lovely to meet you. -[narrator] Nakiryu's owner is Chef Saito. 402 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,600 Bit of a Japanese Heston, isn't he? 403 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:41,280 A bowl of his ramen noodles starts at just 850 yen. 404 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:45,120 That's a Michelin-starred meal for under seven quid! 405 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,640 [Paul] It smells amazing. 406 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:48,440 {\an8}-[speaks Japanese] -Smells delicious, yeah. 407 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:49,840 {\an8}Fantastic. 408 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,880 {\an8}For the British person that's watching this at home, 409 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,880 what is ramen? 410 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,960 {\an8}[speaking Japanese] 411 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,880 [narrator] Don't worry, I can help here. 412 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,240 Ramen is noodles, in a tasty broth, 413 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,920 usually with some meat, seafood or tofu plopped on top. 414 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,360 Think of it like a... 415 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,320 a posh Pot Noodle. 416 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,920 [narrator] The key element according to Chef Saito, 417 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,880 {\an8}is the broth, or dashi, 418 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:25,440 {\an8}which he spends ten hours making fresh every single day. 419 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,680 {\an8}[Paul] So, what's gone into this dashi? 420 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:29,760 {\an8}[Chef Saito speaking Japanese] 421 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,800 [Paul] And how long has this been boiling for now? 422 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,880 {\an8}[speaking Japanese] 423 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,560 [narrator] Today, the last ingredients to go in are dried fish, wet fish, 424 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,440 and a lot of seaweed. 425 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:53,280 [Paul] What happens at the end, when you've finished, 426 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:54,680 to everything in there? 427 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,760 {\an8}[Chef Saito speaking Japanese] 428 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:12,040 [narrator] So, all that he'll use from this massive pot is the liquid. 429 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:14,120 [Paul] Every chef in the world wants a Michelin star. 430 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:15,800 How did it make you feel? 431 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:21,280 {\an8}[speaking Japanese] 432 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:25,400 [Paul] It smells amazing, and for me to be here, 433 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,680 talking to a Michelin-starred chef, 434 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,800 I can't wait to try your ramen! 435 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,520 [laughter] 436 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,280 [narrator] Ooh, nice noodle action! 437 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:36,000 And so, to the tasting. 438 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:40,840 Paul is trying Chef Saito's celebrated spicy ramen with pork. 439 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:42,960 [Paul] Wow! 440 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,920 [narrator] And how good is it, Paul? 441 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:48,960 Oh, my God! 442 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,640 {\an8}-[speaks Japanese] -Thank you. 443 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,400 It is absolutely stunning. 444 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,640 You've got so many things going on in your mouth. 445 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,200 Think of, er, the best chicken soup you've ever had in your life. 446 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,880 This is that, on steroids. 447 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,960 And these noodles look so delicate. 448 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:07,800 Am I meant to slurp this? 449 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,440 {\an8}[speaking Japanese] 450 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,080 {\an8}[Paul] Yes? 451 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,880 I'm useless with chopsticks with noodles. 452 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,040 I'm going to make a real idiot out of myself. 453 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:20,440 [slurping] 454 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,040 It's the slurping means something, 455 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:24,560 because the slurping adds a little bit of air. 456 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:27,760 The addition of the air brings out all the flavours. 457 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,800 It's an absolute delight to eat one of these. 458 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,240 [narrator] Chef Saito's ramen is so popular 459 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,560 {\an8}that diners are refused a second helping, 460 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,560 {\an8}so he can get more customers through the door. 461 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:40,960 {\an8}And he's even helped design 462 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,280 {\an8}what must be the poshest Pot Noodle ever. 463 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,840 [Paul] Wow, look at that! Pot Noodle, from Japan, 464 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,280 with the Michelin on it as well. 465 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:53,360 It might be interesting to try, but I'm not the one to try that. 466 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,640 The sound man here is a bit of an aficionado 467 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,840 when it comes to Pot Noodles. 468 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,960 Ben, come over here, come on. Sit down. 469 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,120 [NARRATOR] Now, because we didn't want Chef Saito 470 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:05,160 to be the only one not slurping on a ramen today, 471 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,320 Paul's brought along a little treat for him too. 472 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,440 [Paul] This is the British most popular Pot Noodle. 473 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:15,200 So, Ben could try yours and, if you wouldn't mind, 474 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:16,920 would you try this one? 475 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,240 [narrator] So, now, we can have 476 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,920 an international Pot Noodle taste challenge. 477 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,560 [Paul] I think he's in for a real treat here, Ben. 478 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,320 -[Ben] Yeah, I do as well, yeah. -I think he'll really love it. 479 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,840 He might have to re-evaluate his whole life. 480 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,280 [Paul] I think he probably will, to be completely honest! 481 00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:32,600 Have you ever seen a Pot Noodle put in with a ladle before? 482 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,840 [Ben] No. I don't think a Pot Noodle's ever been touched 483 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:36,720 by a Michelin-starred chef before. 484 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,080 [speaks Japanese] 485 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:41,440 Arigato. 486 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:44,880 [slurping] 487 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:49,680 [Paul] He loves it. You can tell. 488 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,400 [Ben] Mmm... 489 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,040 -Good. That's good. -[Paul] Is it? 490 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:55,240 [Paul] Is it better than the, er-- 491 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:56,320 I'm never eating one of them again! 492 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,200 [Paul laughs] 493 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,440 {\an8}[Chef Saito speaking Japanese] 494 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,840 {\an8}[Paul] Well, I think Japan won that one! 495 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,040 -[Ben] Can I have ten, please? -[Paul laughs] 496 00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,840 Arigato. Thank you, thank you. Right, come on, Ben, finish up. 497 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,000 -We've got to go. -I'll take it with me. 498 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,480 [Paul laughs] 499 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,160 [narrator] It's no wonder that Chef Saito 500 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,040 has dipped his toe into a Pot Noodle. 501 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:21,720 Every year, the Japanese eat four billion Cup Noodles, 502 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,720 as they're known in Japan, 503 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,400 and they're obsessed with them. 504 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,720 Annually, millions flock to Cup Noodle museums. 505 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,440 There are four of them across the country, 506 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,800 {\an8}and the newest is just south of Tokyo, in Yokohama City. 507 00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:44,120 [Paul] And this whole building, 508 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,720 which is substantial, very modern, very cool, 509 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,480 is dedicated to Pot Noodles. 510 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,560 And it's rammed, absolutely rammed. 511 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,000 Who knew? 512 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,000 Look what I've missed all these years! 513 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,880 [narrator] There's even a replica here of the chicken shed 514 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:05,800 in which Japanese national hero Momofuku Ando 515 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,560 invented the Cup Noodle, 516 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,800 as a way to alleviate post-war food shortages. 517 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,800 That's him again in this collage, 518 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,600 alongside probably the world's greatest ever female scientist, 519 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,240 and the man who came up with an equation to explain the universe. 520 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,920 They really do rate Cup Noodles! 521 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:28,440 [Paul] There's over 3,000 Cup, or Pot Noodles, in here. 522 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,360 Crazy, innit? 523 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,520 At 95, Momofuku's last gift to the universe 524 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,400 was the invention of a Cup Noodle that can be made in space. 525 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,920 Great day out, you know, for the kids. 526 00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:47,560 [narrator] After the break, 527 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:52,000 Paul confronts perhaps his biggest fear about coming to Japan. 528 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:53,520 Japan does make me nervous, 529 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,680 because it's all rice and noodles, isn't it? 530 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,600 {\an8}They don't do bread, they don't do cakes, 531 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,400 {\an8}they don't do crackers. 532 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,680 {\an8}They don't do all the things that I'm known for. 533 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,000 Therefore, it follows they don't do bakers. 534 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,000 In the UK, bread is everywhere. 535 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:07,360 It's part of our lives. 536 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,240 When something's really good, we say, 537 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,280 "it's the best thing since sliced bread". 538 00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:14,320 In the Lord's Prayer, we don't say, "Our daily rice", 539 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:15,560 or, "Daily noodles". 540 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,880 We say, "Give us our daily bread", 541 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,800 and we sing, "Bread of Heaven". 542 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,360 I could go on. 543 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,560 [narrator] You know, after a life of baking, 544 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:29,200 Paul's got a good nose for sniffing out a floury bap. 545 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,480 I've noticed when I've been going round Tokyo actually 546 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,000 that they do have bakeries, 547 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,200 and I saw queues going round the block on some occasions 548 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:41,240 early in the morning, waiting for these bakeries to open. 549 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,320 Then I discovered that the oldest bakery in Tokyo is actually 550 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,120 just round the corner from the hotel. 551 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:51,480 {\an8}[narrator] Paul's hotel and the bakery are in Ginza District, the posh part, 552 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,840 {\an8}where Paul saw those expensive melons. 553 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,360 {\an8}All the shops are upmarket here, including Tokyo's oldest bakery, 554 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,960 {\an8}Kimuraya, opened in 1869. 555 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,280 [Paul] It's taken me aback a little bit, to be honest, 556 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,520 because I thought this was predominantly a rice-based culture, 557 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:15,600 but I never expected to see that in Japan. 558 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:20,080 [narrator] And so we observe the Hollywood in his natural habitat. 559 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,440 [Paul] The quality here looks amazing. 560 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,000 It's precision. 561 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:25,160 It's the crumb structure. 562 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:27,920 It's the look of it. 563 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,160 I mean, I'm really genuinely shocked. 564 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,520 And there's some stuff in here I really want to try actually 565 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:34,800 because I've never seen them before. 566 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,600 This one in particular. 567 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,560 Could I try this one, please? 568 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,240 [narrator] Hm. We may be in here for a while. 569 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,240 [Paul] Now, this is melon bread with cream. 570 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,080 Now, I've never seen anything like this. 571 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,400 But what I'm curious to see is melon really has no inherent flavour. 572 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,080 It'll be lost in a bread. 573 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:53,600 It smells of melon. 574 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,040 I am actually getting melon. 575 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:02,320 It's like, a gloopy, 576 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:04,720 blitzed-up melon 577 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,560 inside a bread that's light, it's fluffy, it's crispy. 578 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,000 It's very sweet. 579 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,080 [mumbles] That's delicious. 580 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,400 A lot of the bread I saw, actually, was very familiar to me, 581 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,760 but it did have a slight twist. 582 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:22,120 Now, if you look at that there, 583 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,640 it's a Danish pastry with cheese inside it. 584 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,680 Actually, I'd prefer that over the custard. 585 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,960 That's crazy. Can I try a scone? 586 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:30,880 [narrator] "Plane" scones. 587 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:32,960 Bet they FLY off the shelf. 588 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,760 [Paul] Now, the secret is, with a good scone, 589 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:37,800 is the shine on the top, 590 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:42,160 nice and straight at the sides, and a decent amount of raisins in there. 591 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:44,720 I'm in Tokyo. 592 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:46,600 I'm eating something 593 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,920 that comes straight from the Queen's afternoon tea menu. 594 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,400 I mean, that is staggering. 595 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:54,800 Natural split down the middle. 596 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:57,760 It smells like a scone. 597 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,960 I didn't expect this. 598 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,560 It's a fantastic scone. 599 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,040 [narrator] And next up, the star bake, 600 00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:12,400 a wholly home-grown Japanese obsession. 601 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:14,800 [Paul] It's called anpan. 602 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:17,920 {\an8}An, it's like a sort of red paste thing. 603 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,200 {\an8}But pan, pan is bread, it's like it is in France. 604 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,000 [narrator] They make and sell up to 10,000 anpans 605 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,920 each day in this shop alone. 606 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,480 And when Paul asked nicely, they agreed to show him the bakery. 607 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:34,240 Yeah, that fits. 608 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,240 [narrator] The dough for anpan takes 60 hours to make. 609 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,480 Now that's a slow rise. 610 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:49,560 Then each morning, they do the rest in here, kneading, rolling, 611 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:53,480 filling them with red bean paste and baking thousands of them. 612 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,280 [Paul] The flour is wheat flour. 613 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,800 -Bread flour. -Bread flour. Ah, Okay. 614 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,960 {\an8}-[baker in Japanese] -Yeah. 615 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,560 {\an8}-Egg? -[baker in Japanese] 616 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,360 {\an8}[Paul] So, it, it is basically an enriched dough, 617 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,240 and the bean paste is going in the middle? 618 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:10,320 [baker speaking Japanese] 619 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,400 It's a bit like a brioche, and then you egg-wash the top? 620 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:15,560 {\an8}[in Japanese] 621 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,000 -And then in the oven. -[baker speaking Japanese] 622 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,520 [Paul] How long in the oven? 623 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,040 -[baker] Eight minutes. -[Paul] Eight minutes? 624 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:26,320 [narrator] The Japanese eat around five million anpan every day, 625 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,480 {\an8}and it was in this very shop that anpan was invented 626 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:34,600 {\an8}by a retired samurai, Yasube Kimura, in 1874. 627 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,600 And so to the tasting bit. 628 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:38,680 He's good at this. 629 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:40,840 [Paul] Wow. 630 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:44,600 About 20 years ago, I was in this academy of bakers 631 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,440 and we'd get offered jobs all over the world 632 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,120 and jobs were being offered for me in Japan. 633 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,440 And I was thinking, "They don't make bread." 634 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:57,640 How wrong, was I? I could've been living here now, making anpan. 635 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:58,960 [laughs] 636 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,120 This is going to be interesting. 637 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,120 I'm trying to identify the flavours. 638 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,000 This is the red bean paste. 639 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,640 It's got the texture a little bit of a kidney bean. 640 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,840 Remember fig biscuits when you were a kid and you got that chew? 641 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:17,320 That's what it's like inside there. 642 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,400 A hint of cinnamon in there as well. 643 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,720 The bread is brioche-like, 644 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:25,080 but it's also like the softest floury bap 645 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:26,480 that you've ever had in your life. 646 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:27,840 They're really tasty. 647 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,360 They're quite Moorish, actually. 648 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:32,560 To be honest, I was gobsmacked. 649 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,120 I mean, we've been making bread in the West now for 650 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,640 4-5,000 years and I think we're pretty good at it. 651 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,880 However, the Japanese have only been making it for 150 years or so 652 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:44,560 and they've mastered it already. 653 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:49,600 The stuff in that shop was absolutely top drawer. 654 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:51,760 I'm impressed. 655 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,600 Whatever they touch, they make the best of. 656 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:02,200 [narrator] So, after placing a big, happy tick next to baking 657 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,120 on his Japanese bucket list, 658 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,040 Paul heads off for dinner in Shibuya. 659 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:10,320 {\an8}This bit of Tokyo is most famous 660 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,960 {\an8}for the world's busiest pedestrian crossing, 661 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:18,000 where up to 2,500 people cross every time the little man goes green. 662 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:24,120 It's also home to the other half of the world's busiest railway station. 663 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,520 Paul, though, will be all alone tonight at Ichiran Ramen, 664 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,360 {\an8}part of a restaurant chain where you eat in solo dining booths. 665 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,480 Massively popular in Japan... 666 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:41,320 What do you do here? 667 00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:45,160 [narrator] ...but a very alien concept for a sociable Brit like Paul. 668 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,160 Eating out in Britain is all about being with people. 669 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,440 It's a shared experience with family and friends, chatting, 670 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,400 gossiping and laughing about Brexit, religion, or Love Island. 671 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,240 [narrator] The thing is, Japan has a population crisis. 672 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,760 There are a lot of old people, a drastically dropping birth rate, 673 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,800 and over 15 million Japanese live alone. 674 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,040 ...that's garlic. 675 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,680 [narrator] In a city where the work ethic leaves little time to socialise, 676 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:15,480 fewer and fewer young people are finding it possible 677 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:18,520 to easily make friends or find partners. 678 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,280 [Paul] Go with medium. 679 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,400 [narrator] And so, a whole ecosystem has grown up to cater for them. 680 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,640 This chain alone has over 70 solo dining restaurants 681 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,080 right across Japan. 682 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:35,160 [Paul] This solo dining place, where you're in a telephone booth. 683 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:37,720 ...oh, yeah, pork, I'll have some of that. 684 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,400 All you see initially is just crotch after crotch. 685 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:44,360 You can't see anybody unless you, sort of give it, "Who's next door?" 686 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,120 "The sauce might be too spicy for children." 687 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,200 Oh, jeez. I'll go mild. 688 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:50,880 It's very strange. 689 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,560 [waitress speaking Japanese] 690 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,000 Arigatou. 691 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,320 Oh. 692 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,080 Certainly when they drop the bamboo down... 693 00:32:58,160 --> 00:32:59,960 There goes the blinds, now on my own. 694 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:04,320 ...you're, sort of, going, "pff". It's weird. 695 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:05,800 Ooh, smells nice. 696 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:07,360 And I understand why they do it. 697 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,960 The idea, I think, was built on the fact that women wouldn't 698 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,840 want to be stared at eating on their own. 699 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:13,840 There's no fork anywhere. 700 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,360 They could go into a private booth, enjoy the food on their own 701 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:20,160 without getting stared at, and then wander off and do their own thing. 702 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,880 [slurps] 703 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,120 [chokes] 704 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:28,960 [coughs] 705 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:30,840 It's actually making my eyes water. 706 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:34,920 [coughs] 707 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,480 It's meant to enhance the flavour of the food 708 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,600 by purely concentrating on what you're eating. 709 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,760 As a Brit, I was more curious about, 710 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,520 "Who's coming in? What's that noise?" 711 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:49,960 "Ooh, there's another crotch", 712 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,560 rather than saying, "That's nice food". 713 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,000 [melodic ring playing] 714 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:55,080 [laughs] It's... 715 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,560 It's all these strange noises. 716 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:02,240 It's just really bizarre. 717 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,600 Eating, for me, is a sociable thing. 718 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,719 So the thought of being in a booth on your own, I'm not so sure. 719 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:10,080 You know, at the end of the day, 720 00:34:10,159 --> 00:34:12,600 Japan generally has got a problem with its population. 721 00:34:12,679 --> 00:34:16,800 They're trying to get the average births per family from 1.4 up. 722 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,080 Going to a separate solo dining area 723 00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:22,400 is probably not the best thing to do for the country. 724 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,719 You probably need to meet people. 725 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:29,560 [narrator] And after solo dining, 726 00:34:29,639 --> 00:34:31,679 what better way for Paul to end the evening 727 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,159 than with a bit of solo karaoke. 728 00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,400 Yes, they have that too. 729 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:41,080 Except, Britain's most famous baker apparently hates karaoke. 730 00:34:44,199 --> 00:34:45,719 Come on, Paul. 731 00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:48,480 Get off your phone. 732 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,320 Give it a shot, mate, for your fans. 733 00:34:52,120 --> 00:34:53,199 Just a word. 734 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,080 -Tequila. -[narrator] Brilliant. 735 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:58,200 You can go now. 736 00:34:58,720 --> 00:35:02,480 Now, you may know that Paul likes his cars, so we arranged 737 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:06,360 for him to spend his last day driving himself around Tokyo. 738 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:07,960 In a go-kart. 739 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:09,440 Dressed as a Ninja Turtle. 740 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:12,320 It's like I'm in some sort of weird dream. 741 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:15,440 [narrator] Paul's taking a karting tour of Tokyo. 742 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,360 [Paul] Can you imagine them letting you drive go-karts around 743 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,240 the streets in London or Liverpool? 744 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,960 I mean, the closest thing you've got is an open-top red bus. 745 00:35:25,720 --> 00:35:27,880 Safer, yeah, but no fun. 746 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,320 [narrator] These tours are hugely popular, 747 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,440 and everyone who goes on one gets to dress up 748 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,720 as their favourite cartoon character. 749 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,720 Paul's companion for the day, however, 750 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,320 has come in his own clothes. 751 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,840 {\an8}He's a man called Ladybeard. 752 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,840 {\an8}Tailgate, tailgate, tailgate! 753 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,920 Sunday driver! 754 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:54,800 [narrator] Ladybeard is, as you can see, an excitable crossdresser. 755 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:58,520 He's also a pro wrestler, a martial arts stuntman 756 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,280 and a heavy metal singer. 757 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,240 [narrator] He came to Japan six years ago to pursue 758 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,680 his stunt and wrestling career and he fitted right in. 759 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:12,000 Crazy guy. 760 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,280 [narrator] So how come, in one of the most conformist and conservative 761 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:19,480 societies on Earth, Ladybeard has become such a big star? 762 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,040 Bless you, I love you. 763 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:26,160 The Japanese are a very special bunch, you see. Yeah. 764 00:36:26,240 --> 00:36:31,280 Because, despite being highly conservative, they have a desire 765 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:33,640 for the non-conservative in a way 766 00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:36,160 -that I feel no other country really does. -[Paul] Yeah. 767 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,640 So, the Japanese are a hardworking bunch 768 00:36:38,720 --> 00:36:42,960 and living in a society in which you're forced to work 12, 14 hours a day, 769 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,200 they enjoy leisure with everything they've got. 770 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:50,760 That means that when people bust out, it's on like Donkey Kong. 771 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,360 -There's no holding back. -It's all about letting off steam. 772 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:54,640 Yeah, that's exactly right, 773 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:56,600 -cos there's a lot of steam to be let off. -Yeah. 774 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:00,320 [narrator] And that need to extract maximum entertainment value 775 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:05,000 from everything the Japanese do, of course, extends into eating out. 776 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:09,480 Tokyo is home to a lot of quite extraordinary themed restaurants. 777 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,480 And in Japan, "themed" 778 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:15,040 has a slightly more full-on meaning than it does in Britain. 779 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,800 Theme restaurants in the UK, 780 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:20,760 sort of American diners in a shiny caravan. 781 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:22,520 Greek restaurants with plastic pillars 782 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:24,160 and a man playing a bouzouki. 783 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:25,680 There did used to be a burger place 784 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,640 on the A1 which looked like a spaceship. Does that count? 785 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:33,360 [narrator] Oh, yes. When the Japanese do themes, they do themes. 786 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,520 The choice includes sumo, samurai, 787 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:37,240 Alice in Wonderland, Moomins, 788 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,160 ninjas, sexy topless men, 789 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:40,440 prison, robots, 790 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:42,160 vampires, ghosts, 791 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:44,280 toilets, and even Jesus. 792 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,560 There are hundreds of full-on themed restaurants in this city. 793 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,200 We're heading now to one of these themed restaurants, aren't we? 794 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:51,600 That's right, mate, that's right. 795 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,200 All right, Paul, let's just pull over here, mate. 796 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,440 [narrator] And at their first stop, they'll have to catch their lunch... 797 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,280 Yeah! 798 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,920 A crazy guy, crazy guys. 799 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,720 {\an8}[narrator] ...at Zauo, the fishing restaurant. 800 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:11,800 {\an8}You might have noticed 801 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,320 we're sitting on a vessel. 802 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,400 Yeah. 803 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,960 This is quite the concept, you catch your own fish. 804 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:19,040 [Paul] Right. 805 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,520 [Ladybeard] Pull it out, and then the very fish that you caught will be 806 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:23,280 taken off to be cooked for you to consume. 807 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:25,480 -Wow. -You have a little thing 808 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:26,720 of bait right here. 809 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:28,760 Right, here we go. 810 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,480 [Paul] This is weird, isn't it? 811 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,520 Here fish, fish, fish, fish. 812 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,200 -Oh. -Ooh, ooh. Oh-ho! 813 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,200 -Oh, we nearly had him. -It was a big one as well. 814 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:38,920 It was a huge one. 815 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:40,000 [narrator] One rule here, 816 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,560 you can't throw fish back and try for a bigger one. 817 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,200 You catch it, you eat it. 818 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,400 Hygiene and all that. 819 00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:50,000 Yes, mate, yes mate. Good, good. 820 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,880 -I've got you. I've got you, my friend. -No. 821 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,840 Come on. Oh, oh, he's a big fatty. 822 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:57,880 Oh, mate! 823 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,040 Hey! 824 00:39:01,120 --> 00:39:02,680 [man speaking Japanese] 825 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:07,000 {\an8}[narrator] Ladybeard's netted a madai, 826 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:08,120 {\an8}or red seabream. 827 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:10,640 Hello, madam, thank you very much. 828 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:13,520 Look at that, Paul Hollywood. 829 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:16,640 Yes! 830 00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:18,080 That was amazing. 831 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:19,440 [Paul] A few minutes later, 832 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:23,880 that fish that we caught turned up on a plate as sashimi. 833 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,120 -Holy Moley, that looks fantastic. -That's a lot of fish. 834 00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:28,080 Look at the presentation on this. All right. 835 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,640 -Let's give it a go. -Give it a go. Itadakimasu! 836 00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:33,640 -It's not bad. -Yeah. 837 00:39:33,720 --> 00:39:35,320 -It's fresh. -It's fresh. 838 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,600 I mean, I find that a delicacy 839 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,000 and the fact that you have to fish for it, it's a great idea. 840 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:41,080 Great fun. 841 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:45,360 [narrator] Of course, after a massive plate of raw fish, the best digestif... 842 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,480 High five, Paul Hollywood. Yeah. 843 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,480 [narrator] ...is a bit more urban karting. 844 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:55,880 I feel like you're going to drop a banana peel or something. 845 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,360 I'll toss it over there. 846 00:39:57,440 --> 00:39:58,760 Whoa! 847 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,280 I should add, this has absolutely nothing to do with 848 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:05,560 that very famous game, Mario Kart. 849 00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:07,680 No relation to Nintendo! 850 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:08,760 None! 851 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:13,440 [narrator] Next stop for our costumed crusaders, 852 00:40:13,520 --> 00:40:15,600 {\an8}Rio, a puppy cafe. 853 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:18,680 {\an8}[singer singing in Japanese] 854 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:22,240 [narrator] And dog lover Paul is clearly in heaven. 855 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:30,280 Although Ladybeard seems less happy. 856 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,720 What's the gig? What are we doing? Hey, Paul, how are you? 857 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:34,920 Look at this. 858 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,560 You look like you're in the Kingdom of Doom. 859 00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:41,800 -Hello, how are you? -I love dogs anyway, and puppies. 860 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:43,240 You're slightly nervous around them, aren't you? 861 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:46,520 I, um, I--yes, I have an irrational fear of... 862 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:47,960 Oh, God, this one's--oh, God. 863 00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:50,320 Hello, how are you? Good to see you. 864 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:51,440 Oh, mate. 865 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:53,120 Hang on, I'm going to give you a little bit at a time. 866 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:56,800 Ladybird will stay over here and observe this process. 867 00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:00,520 [narrator] Animal cafes have now spread right around the world, 868 00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:04,080 but it was here in Tokyo that they first took off properly. 869 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:07,440 And if, like Ladybeard, you're scared of puppies, 870 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:09,360 you can find cafes filled with bunnies, 871 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:10,600 micropigs, 872 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,320 hedgehogs, penguins 873 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:13,680 or owls. 874 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:16,600 I'm not sure how you would really have this experience with an owl. 875 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:18,160 [Paul] All the dogs are actually therapy dogs 876 00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:20,640 and they're used in hospitals and care homes. 877 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:24,280 Although I don't think Ladybeard was finding it at all therapeutic. 878 00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:26,280 You've done really well, mate, 879 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,480 -considering you don't like puppies. -Thank you. 880 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:30,880 [Paul] So, we didn't even order a cup of tea, we just left. 881 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:32,840 [Ladybeard] How do I prevent the dogs from leaving? 882 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:34,400 Oh, God, this one's trying to kill me. 883 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:36,120 Just going to go over the top, like this. 884 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:37,960 [Paul] Oh, jeez, what a view. 885 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,520 You didn't pay for that, Paul Hollywood. 886 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:42,960 Paul Hollywood didn't pay for that. 887 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:46,040 [rock music playing] 888 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:51,480 [narrator] For their final stop of the day... 889 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:52,680 You're crazy, guys. 890 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,560 [narrator] Ladybeard has promised to take Paul 891 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,960 to whole new heights of pleasure. 892 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:03,440 Ladies and gentlemen, we will be taking off shortly. 893 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:04,520 -Oh, good. -[woman] Please make sure 894 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,320 that your seat belt's securely fastened. 895 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:08,040 Thank you. 896 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,560 Ooh, ooh. Oh, my God. 897 00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,680 Oh, Holy Moley. Ah, yes. 898 00:42:12,760 --> 00:42:13,840 [Paul] Look out the windows. 899 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,080 Oh, look at that. Oh, yeah. 900 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,400 -It's brilliant, isn't it? -Oh, wow. 901 00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:19,800 The front comes up. 902 00:42:20,320 --> 00:42:22,240 Oh, yes. Ooh. 903 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:23,320 This is relaxing. 904 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:25,880 Does your seat work? 905 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,480 Not 100--ooh, it does now! 906 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:30,840 Oh, it does now! Oh, yes. 907 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:33,000 Oh, this is--oh, wow. 908 00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:34,880 [laughs] 909 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:36,160 [narrator] Of course, you've probably guessed 910 00:42:36,240 --> 00:42:38,520 they haven't actually left the ground. 911 00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:41,600 In fact, they're on the upper floor of an office block, 912 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,760 repurposed as the posh end of a jumbo jet. 913 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,080 Excuse me, could you please sit back, please? 914 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,280 -[Ladybeard] This is nice, this is classy. -[Paul] Yeah, it is. 915 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,320 -Place mats! -This is first class though, isn't it? 916 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,200 Thank you. If you're sitting here and you're on a date, for instance... 917 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:57,280 [Ladybeard] Yeah. 918 00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:01,040 ...and you have another eight people sitting in here as well, 919 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:03,280 I mean, it's pretty strange, isn't it? 920 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:07,200 If I were brought on a date here, I would be very happy. 921 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:08,560 "What do you call this?" 922 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,120 I've waited all night for you to say that. 923 00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:16,800 [narrator] Shall we move on to the main course? 924 00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:20,840 Oh, what's happening here? 925 00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:22,800 -This is duck steak. -Dear me, duck steak? 926 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:23,880 [Paul] Duck steak? 927 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,040 -[Ladybeard] Oh, my God. -[Paul] Wow. 928 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,040 This is the classiest first class I've ever experienced. 929 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:29,920 -Absolutely. Thank you very much. Wow. -[Ladybeard] Thank you, madam. 930 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,360 It's been a fairly odd time. 931 00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:34,280 I feel like I'm in some sort of weird dream 932 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:35,760 and I'm going to wake up in a minute. 933 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,040 This is actually the real world, Paul Hollywood. 934 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:38,640 -I know. -Every meal in Japan 935 00:43:38,720 --> 00:43:40,160 is eaten in a themed restaurant. 936 00:43:40,240 --> 00:43:41,400 I think it's very clever. 937 00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:44,280 I've never experienced anything quite like this before. 938 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:45,640 -Ah. -It's been a real pleasure, mate. 939 00:43:45,720 --> 00:43:46,720 That makes me very happy. 940 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,760 You've really introduced me to another Japanese culture, 941 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:50,080 which I think's been fascinating. 942 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:53,320 Well, I'm very glad that we could share such a wonderful experience. 943 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:55,120 -Thank you, Mr Hollywood. -Cheers, buddy. Thank you. 944 00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:01,360 [narrator] And that's it. 945 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:05,880 An extraordinary first week in Japan and Paul hasn't even left Tokyo. 946 00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:09,160 I've learnt a lot and I haven't even left the voiceover booth. 947 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:15,840 Next week though, all that changes, as Paul hits the road and rail. 948 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:19,000 He's putting in some serious miles to try and discover 949 00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:22,680 just how much this extraordinary country and its food... 950 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:24,120 It tastes awful. 951 00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:26,000 [narrator] ...varies from region to region. 952 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:27,080 Quite delicious. 953 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,200 It's got flour in it, that's my best friend. 954 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:33,000 How is that any relation to a taco? 955 00:44:33,080 --> 00:44:35,160 Just tastes like corned beef, and I like corned beef. 956 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:40,640 [narrator] There'll be drunk men hitting him with massive sticks... 957 00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:45,120 the zenith of Japanese fine dining... 958 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:46,480 I feel a right pig. 959 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:49,440 [narrator] ...and a beautiful woman with an extraordinary story, 960 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:53,400 teaching Paul how to make Hiroshima's favourite fast food. 961 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:55,960 Why are you laughing? I thought it was pretty good. 962 00:44:56,040 --> 00:44:57,920 [laughter] 963 00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:00,120 [music playing] 80284

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