How Japan's North is Like Canada... But Not
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2019
- I finally went to Japan's Northernmost prefecture: Hokkaido. As the plane was descending, I thought to myself, huh, this looks a bit like Canada. Thanks to the following for providing for my family's travel, accommodations, and food.
Takibi Camp Site
takibi-camp.jp/english/
/ rootsofhokkaido
Kitchen Garden Farmstay
kitchengardenjp.com/
www.airbnb.jp/rooms/38467565
Hokkaido Nomad Car Rental
nomad-r.jp/en/
/ hokkaido.nomad
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- Size of Hokkaido vs. other prefectures stats-japan.com/t/kiji/10689
- Hokkaido vs. your country www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/e...
- Hokkaido self-sufficiency www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ns/nsi...
- World food self-sufficiency www.fao.org/3/i2493e/i2493e03.pdf
- Japan self-sufficiency www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/...
- Taber Corn: globalnews.ca/video/5498508/f... and • Jensen's Taber Corn and • CornFest 2012 - A Day ...
- Average age of Japanese farmer www.nippon.com/en/features/h0...
- Average age of Canadian farmer www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily...
- Snow in Winnipeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...
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He only lives in Canada for a year, taught himself english and he doesnt even have that Japanese accent.
Damn man
He's a liar
Stevon Robb wot
@@stevorobo692 nope, quoted from LWIF "In the winter he works at the hotels around Niseko (famous for skiing and Australians), so he gets to practice his English there." he just hang out with gaijin-san...
He does have a Japanese accent
The typical Japanese English accent everyone is familiar with is by people who come from the Tokyo region. The Japanese spoken in Tokyo is standard Japanese, while in the other prefectures they speak dialects AND standard Japanese. This allows Japanese people from more rural prefectures to hear sounds that Tokyo people cannot hear because they’re used to distinguishing between different sounds as they have to be able to hear a wider variety of sounds. That doesn’t mean that they’ll have a perfect accent, but it does make it easier for them to imitate more western sounds especially if they start at a younger age. This is just from my experience speaking to Japanese people trying to learn English.
Taught himself English for a year is totally mindblowing.
He said he actually did bad in English at University, so he went to Canada to get better. It's been 30 years though, so I asked him how he maintained it. In the winter he works at the hotels around Niseko (famous for skiing and Australians), so he gets to practice his English there. Last thing I didn't include about him is that he said he couldn't afford to travel the world and meet people, so he wants to have people from around the world come stay with him so that he can see the world that way. Both the Oikawa's were very, very nice. Good people!
@@LifeWhereImFrom Damn... this kind of mindset the Japanese have really is something to marvel at.
All Japanese take English classes for many years, but they usually never really learn to speak the language, only pass written tests (like my high school French). It's not surprising that he could learn to speak when immersed in the language since they do have a good foundation.
Wonderful video about your experience in Hokkaido. Please do more and promote the prefecture and local cities and towns.
@@LifeWhereImFrom oh my God. I totally want to meet him when I'm in Japan next year. Please tell me how to reach him and his address
Farmers dress the same all over the world it seems.
Watching the Silver Spoon anime really opened my eyes; the culture is seemingly identical in every way to what I'm familiar with in America
bit different here in Indonesia
@@doogelyjim8627 completely differen in India
Yash Sharma How do farmers dress in indonesia?
@@wxlurker I was talking about India , Indonesia is a different country, in India farmers generally wear only "a white cotton Vest with a pocket and "Dhoti" ( cotton cloth to cover the bottom part)."
That old man is such a pure soul
Daughter is sick, better start a farm so she has good nutrition. Dude is an absolute boss.
@@apatheticAnxiety almost crying just thinking about it
@SecretCommie bet
"Japanese farmer cannot make money"
Same everywhere, bud! Happy to see small farms that haven't been completely crushed though.
They have a very communistic system when it comes to farming. Some say this is to blame for their slim margins when at the same time, food is rather expensive in major Japanese cities.
Greg: "Unlike [Toronto] that shuts down and declares emergency after few centimeters [of snow]"
Vancouver: * dies in a single centimeter of slush *
People of Vancouver, gear up. WINTER IS COMING
So true for Vancouver!
@@LifeWhereImFrom Yeah, little hurt by Toronto being put down. I'm from Niagara, and we are tough in the snow. I know you were just joking around, though.
@@theresaratelle7111 I loved the dig at Toronto. Honestly, Torontonians will never live down that incident.
On Vancouver island there was school when ice was on the road enough that we got stuck for a few moments in the middle of an intersection but another day I could have made it to school fine and it was cancelled lmao
I trully appreciate the farmer couple, dedicating their lifelong occupation with the intention of helping their daughter.
Making a life, not a living. Loving it!
This channel is too pure for this world 😭❤️
lol, ikr?! It's just so wholesome. I am jealous of this guy's life, but feel enriched for being able to at least watch.
Ikr, This is one of the best channels
The Midwest, Canada, and Hokkaido apparently need to just host a potluck and get to know each other.
I'm there, I'll even bring the green fluff salad.
Midwesterners might get put off by Japanese food lol. Some of the least adventurous eaters i know :X
@@jovegajo I'm from the Midwest but I love japanese food
Your voice is so soothing i could literally listen to you talk for hours.
What is up with Hong Kong Phooey? So much hate.
You should. Just binge watch from the start :)
As a Canadian, i love Hokkaido. it's just make me feel like i am in japan and at home in the same time.
@Ermhs Parasoidis Socialist Eirenicism/Irenicism would be the best form of organisation ANY where/time when it comes to human societies.
Can't get over how much rural japan reminds me of my home state of iowa. The beauty captured in both is different yet very similar.
It's just the nature of being surrounded by mostly nature. It reminds me a lot of farms where I live, in rural Colorado.
Maybe similar climates? I've only been on a farm 1 time in my life and it was a coconut farm. It looked very similar to what you would find in Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
Like Iowa, but with volcanoes, and without meth.
When Japan began settling the island in the 1870s they hired advisors from the US to recommend industries and crops for it. During their surveys they saw it was very similar to the Midwest and recommended what worked there.
@@slappy8941 marshaltown takes umbrage with the meth comment 😉
Honestly, this looks like heaven to me.
Damn, never realised how badly I need to head to Hokkaido
You’re white.
@@cannabisPREVENTION yes.
Mikannnn
@@cannabisPREVENTION why does it matter?
One thing I remember from my trip to Japan was the trees and how similar they are to where I live in Canada. I live on Vancouver island and getting off the plane in Japan made me feel at home because of how the trees looked and smelled. Specially how tall they are. I live by an old growth Forrest with some of the oldest trees in Canada and the Forrest’s in Sendai where I was, was a mirror to my home in Canada!
There's a lot of content that you sorta gotta be in the mood to watch, but whenever I see that you uploaded a new video my heart skips a beat.
The cinematography is always stunning, the editing is smooth, it's informative, sometimes thought provoking and the content is very versatile. It's also straightforward, simple, and regardless of the subject of the video its always very interesting to watch.
To me you represent a zen-like entertaining learning experience. Based on the number of subscribers and your views, its definitely something we need more of in the CZcams community.
I and many others appreciate and value you and your family's efforts in sharing your life with us. Thank you.
You must be a writer, & you couldn't be any more right~er 📉😎📈
So true. I wanted to write how much I enjoyed this video, but you pretty much said it all! LWIF makes great videos. 👏👏👏
100% agree! Keep up the good work Greg 👍
This video is what stardew valley feels like.
accurate. Very charming
Is it really? Ok I need this game now
Hahahahaha 😂😂😭😭
I like your imagination man
As a Thai I love Hokkaido especially winter,what a nice change from the year round heat we get and I kinda obsessed at walking around outside when it's 10 below freezing and it's snowing.
My husband and I had the same thought when we visited Hokkaido! (We live in Yokohama, but we miss snowy Michigan winters.) So as the plane was landing we were immediately like "wait...this looks like Michigan!"
I think that if you've lived in Japan (Honshu) for a while, you'll find similarities between Hokkaido and some foreign place.
If you live in Hokkaido, you most likely won't see such a strong similarity.
The quality of life is generally pretty good; I can't think of any glaring issues that I've come across that are inherent to Kanagawa. It's more just general things like the language barrier and renting housing as a foreigner. The big things like healthcare, public transit, food, etc are great! Kanagawa is nice because I'm still close to Tokyo, but the pace is slower and it's less crowded.
If you're looking to get away from the city, southern Kanagawa has some really lovely quiet neighborhoods, nice beaches, mountains, etc.
Northern Japan has the same climate as Ontario and Quebec.
Yep. Also, why people dislike the plains. Have you ever tried living in -40*C in shorts walking 5 minutes to your local safeway when snow is up to your waist since they don't always shovel the snow?
Southern Ontario, middle Ontario, or Northern Ontario? Big differences in temperature.
@@leeham6230 Southern Ontario has the same climate as Hokkaido. Northern Ontario is basically Scandinavian.
@@Andrew-gn9qp 🍉 okay thank u
-40 is -40 in celsiuis and fahrenheit by the way. I mean it’s the only temperature that they meet at but next time you want to mention living in minus 40 you don’t have to specify! :)
I used to live in Sapporo for about a year, and trust me, Hokkaido is nothing like Naichi part of Japan. It feels like you living in different country, and as someone who come from tropical part of Asia (SE Asia specificaly), experiencing Hokkaido's winter is the best thing i've ever did.
I could say Hokkaido is a big chunk of nothingness filled with hidden gem.
Yup, Hokkaido is like Canada or Finland, and Sapporo looks like Montreal.
Magnificent nature and big bears. Hokkaido and Canada have a lot in common
So sorry to hear that you had to grow up in Manitoba!! :P ;) From: a friendly Saskatchewan viewer ;) ... Great video! :)
LOL - Go Riders.....and Bomber suck.
I heard if you stand on a tin can you can see Japan from Saskatchewan ;)
@@matts6282 Its true.
Alberta is way nicer then both Saskatchewan and manitoba
Lol! I am in Quebec..
I was half paying attention because I'm at work, looked over, and was quite shocked to see pictures of what's also my hometown!
damn, that farmer got good English.
fellow Raincouver here
I’m in Richmond BC
@@H8nji same thing
Gentle, happy voiceover: "They also fields where we had to work them oldschool." [hard cut to child screaming]
I call Hokkaido, Japanese Minnesota. It's a beautiful island. I want to visit the abandoned Sapporo 1972 venues, the autumn foliage, and Shirogane Blue Pond
It isn’t,because it’s not full of Somalis
@@vtecpreludevtec
Why do racists always have to make stupid comments like this. What do Somalis have to do with anything
Yeah I love Hokkaido too, the climate is the best part part of it
m 74 Minnesota,little Somalia
ユーネ / Yuune Someone said it’s like Minnesota,it isn’t,Minnesota is full of Somalis.Fact,and fact is impartial never racist.
I'm from winnipeg and whenever I hear someone talk about it on youtube it throws me for a loop. like? i live there! also we just had our first snow day in winnipeg recently, and it was a weird experience. (lovely video though!)
Hello fellow winterpegger
Hi Wpgers- I’m from Brandon 😊.
When the weather goes back to normal, we'll get our -40*C cool days. At the moment, it's a bit warm for November weather.
Same
@@__Nicholas__ The land of maple syrup and provinces desiring to leave thru brexit because of taxes or difference in culture.
omg those price sold to factory are daylight robbery 😱, i feel sad for the farmers 😢, hope they have a good health..
Kinda makes sense. Hokkaido took in a huge proportion of American agricultural and economic advisors that introduced a lot of North American farming techniques into Japan. The Americans brought cattle farming and beer with them, among other things.
Edit: incredible, relaxing video
The irony here is that the Marshall plan was an economic purchase-act designed to buy people out of communism. Two generations later, the result of that Marshall plan was the Liberal Democrat party running the country for 45 years and the Hokkaido farmers cannot afford subsistence off of market-prices.
"Boys, be ambitious!" - William Smith Clark
He says he can’t make money by farming, but he eats much better food than rich people.
Hokkaido was the site of my first architecture project in school. Great video loved learning more about this prefecture.
these are my absolute favorite landscape shots, your content is breathtakingly soothing, keep it up.
I have been in Hokkaido for almost 14 years now. I‘ve been a subscriber of yours for a long time as well. Love your videos. You really captured a lot of the great and frustrating things about Hokkaido, as you always do. Cheese being number one on the frustrating side.. (and snow, we got our first snowfall in Sapporo today). But I really appreciate the natural beauty and space every time I visit other parts of Japan. - Also my wife‘s parents are farmers near Toyako, something I am very appreciative of every time boxes show up at our door here in Sapporo. Thanks for the great videos!! Glad you guys enjoyed Hokkaido
Phillyprnc so why don’t the local cheese makers copy more of the Euro varieties?
I live in Canada, specifically in Ottawa and we got first snowfall a couple weeks ago. Already dropped about a foot of snow :p We get basically double the amount of snow compared to Winnipeg and Toronto, still, nothing compared to Hokkaido apparently. That being said, the scenery of Sapporo in the winter looks so identical to Ottawa, its kind of amazing. If I ever visit thats exactly where I'm going!
@@esitu5655 Shouldn't they make what they prefer to eat?
I visited Sapporo for the Winter Snow Festival and was shocked by how they dealt with the amount of snow accumulation. In some areas they just let it build up and tossed gravel on top for traction. Some snow banks I saw were over a foot high above the sidewalks. =0
@@esitu5655 Sounds like a business opportunity someone should take.
'What an excellent story, thanks for sharing!' 👏👏👏
Canada and Hokkaido have many sister cities because they have the same latitude and the same climate.
List of Canada-Japan Sister and Friendship Cities
Burnaby / BC / Kushiro Hokkaido / September 9, 1965
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) / ON / Nayoro / Hokkaido / August 1, 1969
Penticton / BC / Ikeda / Hokkaido / May 19, 1977
Sparwood / BC / Kamisunagawa / Hokkaido / September 23, 1980
Quesnel / BC / Shiraoi / Hokkaido / July 13, 1981
Halifax / NS / Hakodate / Hokkaido / November 25, 1982
Campbell River / BC / Ishikari / Hokkaido / October 24, 1983
Rocky Mountain House / AB / Kamikawa / Hokkaido / June 21, 1984
Stony Plain / AB / Shikaoi / Hokkaido / August 26, 1985
Camrose / AB / Kamifurano / Hokkaido / September 5, 1985
Port Alberni / BC / Abashiri / Hokkaido / February 9, 1986
Lacombe / AB / Rikubetsu / Hokkaido / July 5, 1986
Castlegar / BC / Enbetsu / Hokkaido / June 21, 1989
and more.
What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL farm! You didn’t have to convince me how wonderful the food must have been. Those folks should be very proud. Such nice people too.
Your videos are always outstanding! Thank you for taking us here and teaching us. Much love from the United States. Till next time, God bless.
Loved living in Japan! Hokkaido is amazing!
I always thought that Hokkaido was like Canada. Boreal forest with lots of snow that stays on the ground? Sounds like where I live to me!
Thank you so much for uploading and shooting in 4K! Looks so amazing. Appreciate it 💛
As a fellow Canadian from Toronto, your video is very eye-opening! After visiting Japan, I can't seem to draw much similarities between Ontario's rural areas with Japan's. Your videos are extremely informative and I am always so excited to see a new one appear in my subscriptions. Please keep up the great videos, I'm sure many others appreciate them as much as I do!
Thanks for another great video. I don't normally comment on these things, but I recently drove from Otaru in eastern Hokkaido to the Shiretoko peninsula in the west and back again. I took the overnight car ferry from Maizuru in Kyoto prefecture to Otaru, which is an experience I thoroughly recommend - it's a very reasonable price and there's even a sento onboard which has sea views! I think you'd enjoy it. I’ve spent some time in BC, too. I also thought there were many similarities between Hokkaido and Canada. As a photographer, I’ve enjoyed photographing bears and eagles in both places. The quality of seafood is also famously good in both Canada and Hokkaido. Also, Hokkaido and Canada both have large indigenous populations - visiting the Ainu village near Lake Akan was a highlight of the trip. Anyways dude, thanks again for the great videos. All the best from Tottori :-)
I am so excited for Japan!
Great video! Love the comparisons! Thanks. Waiting for new videos!
Great video! Enjoyed your commentary on your experiences from both Japan and Canada. Looking forward to watching more of your content. Thanks.
ohhh that shade at Toronto. At least we don't have the Jets!
At least a Rob Ford shot would have been more current. Or Doug, if it feels too soon.
Comment: “Best corn I’ve ever had”
*Iowa has entered the chat*
gxtmfa well a lot of the corn in Iowa is not sweet corn which is what you usually eat a lot of it is corn for processing. So even if it’s big and healthy it might not be good
@@calebweldon8102 yep, it's more like *Pennsylvania has entered the chat*. PA has a lot of smaller dairy farms that will grow sweet corn and sell it at farmers markets or at roadside stalls.
*Orville Redenbacher starts to burst out of his suit*
Only if you like GMO and pesticides. US farms are all about quantity over quality.
Being Canadian myself, and going to Japan some years ago, I can really relate to what was presented in the video. Very nice.
I've been in Hokkaido for several days. It's beautiful place and nice people. I miss Hokkaido after I saw this video. Thank you!
Taber corn is incredible. Probably on par with what you had. There's such a difference between fresh corn and storebought.
Cheeses are best from Europe anyways. Winter weather is pretty nasty in alberta too.
Gin no Saji does a good job of featuring this prefecture
Great way to start a Sunday morning.......love your videos, especially the detailed insightful one ie the school lunch post.
So far you are my fav youtuber as you make sensible content...thank you working so hard🙏🌼💐
I really want to support these farm stays :'>
Looking at Hokkaido's landscape is so relaxing ❤️
Thank you for sharing! Your videos are always super informative!
When the farmer said "It not make enough money but my daughter will be better, and people is good" I almost cry!
What a wonderful video, thank you for sharing your Hokkaido experience.
“Hello? Is this the Mr. Sparkle factory in Hakkaido, Japan?”
Would explain why lots of Canadian ALTs want to head up there...
ALTs?
@@johngo3715 assistant language teachers
Because Japan for many touches them at a level of spiritual comfort... speaking for myself and a few others I know of who love visiting / working / living in Japan..... there’s a HUGE difference from life for example me here in Quebec.
The people, the cleanliness, the respect and level of interest Japanese put into many different things from the smallest detail to the way they work... and over work themselves. Lol
A bit of a ramble but Japan is really an eye opener.
Aaron Ryosuke cleanliness there, but plenty of stories of Japanese and Chinese people shitting in the streets of Canada and such.
@@bombkitaNo Japanese would ever be caught dead "shitting in the streets. "
thanks for this video. spended 1 year in niseko and missing so hard this place. Hokkaido defenitly on my top3 in japan
Wonderful video, and those farmers are officially my favorite people. They remind me a lot of my family.
Sir your voice is so soothing!!!
You should do documentaries for Nat Geo . Love from India , keep it up!!
Hey fellow Manitobian! So jealous you live in Japan. I'm hoping to live in Alberta in the future. 😙
With my family we enjoy all of your videos. Can't thank you enough for making them.
Hopefully you have more in the pipeline. Even if not. We are happy for all your videos.
That food all looks so good. Thank you for sharing
it reminds me a bit of Norway too, minus the volcanos, but the climate, etc seems more similar than the rest of Japan.
Wow, Oikawa-San has done wonderfully with his English. Such an inspiring video, thanks Greg 😉🇨🇦....we also just had our first dump of snow, and yes, feel free to make fun of Toronto....its the best Canadian pastime (for everyone outside of Toronto !)
What an excellent video!! Just goes to show whether in Hokkaido Japan or Winnipeg Canada we really are not that much different from each other. Thanks for making such a great video!
As usual, amazing production in every possible way!
Hey man, don't do Toronto dirty like tha-
10:20 : "Two men are under arrest in connection with a drug lab investigation in Mississauga.."
Okay, i take that back LOL
You had me at “gobsmacked”.
Another great video, thank you for sharing.
I love your videos. I recommend them to everyone I can. They make learning fun.
Cheese recommendation: Mimolette from costco. It's one of the best cheeses I've ever had and I can't get it in america because people are afraid to import it due to restrictions on it in the past.
Damn. Manitoba represent.
You made a fantastic video! Thanks so much, love from PEI.
Beautiful video!! Super informative and I like the rural aspect of Japan. Thanks for making this one
I love trout fishing and hokido is the best in japan.
Hokkaido is like Wisconsin! With their dairy products and whatnot.
It’s like a cross between Idaho and Wisconsin.
Newfoundland here! Just wanted to tell you that I love your videos. ❤️🇨🇦❤️
The nature just calms me so much.
This video should def have been longer!
Scientific researches show the flora and fauna in Hokkaido is similar to North America and quite different from that of Asia including Honshu of Japan.
Hokkaido is an amazing place....definitely my favorite part of Japan to visit.
I find it really fascinating how we are different but the same in things like camping. Awesome video.
I'v noticed that people that are from there are the equivalent to being a cowboy in Texas in many anime
I don't know why everybody be saying Texas = cowboys, shts more like Wyoming/Dakota
Me: "People eat fresh corn?"
i’m currently living in Winnipeg and it’s great to see all the references and recognizable pictures! the food looks amazing! Keep up your awesome channel!
I'm glad you mentioned Taber corn. It's really good stuff.
I'm thinking when I eventually go to Japan, Hokkaido would be interesting to see. Familiar yet foriegn
Im Sick of People using these Titles....Or am I
How the hell did no one recognize you in this comment section lol. Have a nice day and avoid doing life threatening videos in the future
Vsauce here
What are you doing here? When's the next stupid video?
"Bees Like Jazz... Or Do They?"
"Frogs Enjoy Smooth Jazz... Or Do They?"
"I Let Animals Take Over My House... Or Did I?"
"Sydney's Air Is Worse than Smoking 34 Ciggies... Or Is It?"
C'mon man, you got to work on your click bait game.
I mean that's how we title essays and videos need titles.
Omg I had no idea that you where from Manitoba ! That's where I grew up and I also just happen to be going to Hokkaido for 3 months tomorrow! ❤️
I never thought about this but you have opened my eyes to a new adventure
Also the same feeling about it, because my home town is cold in winter too.
When i was twenty i was still rotting living in my home town
Really enjoyed this video, especially with all the stats! I'm also Canadian and have been to Sapporo in February and Hakodate in the spring. Really want to try camping/road tripping like your family did next time I go to Hokkaido! Lovely prefecture ☺️
Those kids are so well brought up. Helping with everything and I didn't hear a single complaint.
Canadian parents definetly have something to learn there
Aww, that farmer seems like a really sweet guy! Growing your own produce is always such a rewarding feeling. Especially at harvest time, when you can eat up all of the hard work you put into caring for them.
But damn those hash browns at 6:42 look so sad to me. Must have crispy hash browns!
Claire Z I am sure they were crispy, I am guessing that’s the colour when freshest potatoes are used!
@@alishamohanty7732 I've grown my own potatoes many times, and though I can only guess how they were prepared in this video, I am a total lover of hash browns, and I can tell you that the crisp-level of your hash browns depends on how much moisture was removed, and how starchy the potato is. Before making hash browns, especially when using fresh potatoes, you should shred them into a cold water bath, to remove excess starch, rinse them repeatedly, and dry them well, if you want perfectly crispy hash browns! If you don't rinse and dry them extremely well, you'll end up with colorless and gummy hash browns, which is always sad, in my opinion.
:)
I hadn't had hashbrowns in many years at that point. Yes, I do love crispy hashbrowns. I think the Oikawa's weren't the crispiest, but they were good, there's no doubt about that in my mind.
@@LifeWhereImFrom well then, if they were yummy, then that's all that matters!
:)
Fun fact: A bunch of Hokkaido's agriculture is based on the agriculture of Denmark
As usual, another great honest insight into Japan. Thank you :)
That breakfast looks amazing.
When you want to come up to Hokkaido let me know 🤔 building my rock climbing gym atm in Iwanai
@Mike Mccloskey, there are quite a few "foreigner-owned" companies in Niseko. The population is much higher as well. Why pick Iwani?
Because real estate is extremely expensive in this area. Also I am building a rock climbing gym and Iwanai is close to lots of climbing area what will hopefully boost the hole areas rock climbing and it got a lot to potential to be a great holiday area (like it was 30years ago)