00:12 John Daub: What a beautiful day from Miyajima. This is the perfect day for a tour of this place. So I thought I would go live with Only in Japan Go and take you for a walk around this amazing island. Today I have a special guest somewhere out there. Let's see if I can find her. Alright, I found our guest. She is looking pretty sleepy today, so please excuse her. She is half asleep and eating something. Excuse me, what are you eating? No comment.

01:39 John Daub: So I have already been through the shopping street and got a chance to eat oysters, deep-fried cake with custard, pork bun that was filled not with pork but with anago (conger eel), and a bunch of other stuff. The street food here is absolutely incredible. I'm going to take you for a quick tour around here. Beautiful day. If you haven't been to Miyajima before, you are missing out on one of Japan's most amazing locations. This place is at the top of the rankings for places to visit in Japan, and the reason for that is obvious. Look at that sea, so blue! I'm walking over to the torii (shrine gate), which is in the middle of the sea.

03:32 John Daub: Tonight I'm going to be camping. There's a camping spot about a 40-minute walk from here. But they have lockers, so I was able to put the big backpack away. The lockers range from sizes between 200 yen to 600 yen, 600 yen being pretty big. You can see a lot of tour groups come here and get their photo right there. Oh gosh, it's so beautiful, isn't it? He's trying to feed them grass. How cute is that? You're not going to eat the grass? Oh, you're eating it! There's a feast for the eyes. I have a lot to say but I don't think words can put it into enjoy.

05:20 John Daub: This is a tour group. You see the boat in the middle. They do these trips around the torii, which is pretty nice on a day like this. So tomorrow morning I think this tide will be out. And people usually come here, locals do, and they collect asari (clams) for miso soup out of the water here which is so clear. I want to eat some of that. You see the boats coming.

06:20 John Daub: What did you buy? T-shirt! Where did you buy it? Oh, Japanese character. Thank you! You're speaking English so good! Wow, you came here with your friends! I'm so happy to see you! It's very easy to make friends here. Alright, so I have to try not to get in everybody's picture now. I like the adventure route. I might fall in, but hey, the iPhone 7 is waterproof. Gosh, look at that! So tranquil, so peaceful. If only I was the only one on this island. But no, this is one of the most visited places in all of Japan.

07:50 John Daub: Up there is Mt. Misen. I used to call it Mt. Miso for the longest time, miso being miso soup. But what do I know? And I'm not wearing any sun cream, so I'm probably going to get really dark. I'm just really happy because the last couple of days were really extremely hard. Leaving Fukuoka and then not getting a ride was super hard. And when I finally got it, went from hot and cold and hot and cold. And today is one of those hot days. So quite satisfied about that. I have to tell you, this is absolutely a stunning day. I can say this a million times because it's just so true. And I hope if you come to Japan and visit Miyajima, you get a day something like this.

09:00 John Daub: I'm going to zoom in. You can see there's the pagoda in the hills. And you see some cherry blossoms. So it's super beautiful, the only cherry blossoms. Let's walk around a little bit. And then I'm going to go to the camping spot. Now the camping spot closes at 5 p.m. Technically they want you to enter by that time. So I'm going to set up my tent and then come back out here.

10:01 John Daub: There's loads of signs saying not to feed the deer. And the deer are a lot more well-behaved. And I find when I compare this experience to the last time I was here a few years ago, there were a lot more deer, especially at the station front. Not one deer in front of the station this time, which is really unique. This is the shrine. I'm not going to go in. You're not allowed to film inside. I don't have permission to film, so I'm not going to go in. But I think that's something you should save for your own experience when you come here. You can see they're purifying themselves, washing their hands before entering the shrine. Admission is only 300 yen. Itsukushima Shrine.

11:17 John Daub: I'll try to come back tomorrow morning. Gosh, all the tour groups. I'm going to go the back way around and see if I can go to the shopping street for a quick walk through before I go to the camp. These rickshaws are a pretty cool way around. If you come here with a girlfriend or boyfriend, it's a nice way to get around, and it's a good photo at the end of it all. And it supports the person working. Whoa, that is beautiful.

12:48 John Daub: Oh crap, they found me. Run away! This is live video, so I can't edit that out. I can't believe there's cops on this island. Like police officers. Who's gonna break the law on this paradise island? What a day.

13:20 John Daub: So I'm gonna just show you some street food. I've already eaten lunch. They have to put that beer right in front of me. There's a quick walk through the shops and see some of the gifts they have here. That's nice to get out of the sun. Now the shopping street is stunning. They've really changed it since the last time I was here. So many you turn the corner and you see something just stunning. I just love it. Let's have a quick walk through the shopping street and then I'm going back to get my tent and set that up for tonight.

15:04 John Daub: Stayed in a hotel last night, which is nice in Hiroshima by the station. I got a chance to look at all these stylish shops, recharge all my batteries, which is important when you're on the road. There's a quick map if you're not familiar with the island. It's Itsukushima Shrine and there's the torii. You can see up there that arrow way on the top. That's where I have to go tonight and it's a 35-minute walk to the camping site, which is really far because I have a lot of luggage. There aren't any buses, but they only leave once an hour, so yeah, I'll walk it. I've been eating a lot, so I think it's good to get some exercise and this island is perfect for that. There's a sign that says don't yell. Of course there is.

16:38 John Daub: Usually you can see them making the momiji manju (maple leaf-shaped cakes) and a big open window like that. I'm about to enter into the shopping street. Tourists wear those hats. This is nice. One quick walk through and then this is where I am at the entrance. Only in Japan Go, this is like the concept, you know, walk around and just find interesting stuff. You can see they're making the momiji here and they do it live right in front of you. So that's how you know they're always fresh because they're doing it right there. Oh my god, this is so good. This is where I got—you take the momiji and they batter it, deep-fry it. It's so freaking good. I had a custard one; it's basically battered deep-fried cake with custard on a stick. There's nothing that compares to it.

18:55 John Daub: I love the little shops. See, this is where I had it before. This is a Miyajima nigiri ten (fried fish cake) and it's like deep-fried fish cakes. With this one with asparagus and bacon wrapped around it. How crazy is that? Good. I'm smelling coffee right now and the island has its own coffee shop. No Starbucks on Miyajima. But you can see they have a really stylish cafe. There's a police station. More kaki (oysters). Loads of street food here folks. 300 yen for this nigiri ten.

20:40 John Daub: You want to see what they're looking at? Oh, this says no pictures, but these are like little straps of these paddles. It says no photos. It doesn't say no video though. Video is okay, right? Like a little gray area. Get away from this and that's the momiji which is very famous there. They're like a cake with stuff inside of it. They have momiji Kit Kat. And you can see the Kit Kat on the bottom right has a little momiji on it. I have no idea what the flavor is. Probably custard, sweet. All the flavored Kit Kats taste kind of chemically fake.

22:44 John Daub: Oh, this is where I had an anago man (conger eel bun). The anago man always makes you smile. I don't know why. This is the same face I had; it was literally one of total pleasure. I hope you're having as much fun as I am right now. I'm kind of really enjoying this. We have pretty much walked the entire length of the street. There you go. There's Miyajima shopping street. That's pretty much it folks. There's a couple more shops and then we get gradually back to the station.

24:02 John Daub: So I'm going to go back to the station. That's who wears those hats—the statues wear those hats. Oh, I had the oysters from this shop earlier. It's really popular. They sell 2 for ¥400. Gosh, these shops are so much more stylish than last time I was here. It's really gotten a lot better. Oh, these umbrellas are quite popular. See, when they get wet, they make a pattern. You can get these all over Japan, usually about a thousand yen. I found Totoro! Pokemon Go, anyone? These are really touristy stuff. You hear that sound? That's the kurumi (chestnuts) roasting in a turning metal barrel. They're pretty good. Chikuwa (fish cake). I love chikuwa. That's like processed fish sticks. It's good in tempura and then put it in udon. This kid's having the time of his life. And I would too if I had a big piece of corn. Ah, and the ryokans here are absolutely beautiful if you have the money. So I'm going to my tent, camp out. Gosh, I'm so tempted to get a beer too. It's been a long day.

27:08 Caller: Is this you?

27:09 John Daub: Yeah, that's me. Can I take a selfie with you?

27:11 Caller: Sure, can I take it?

27:12 John Daub: I'm live. Oh, sorry. No, it's okay. Yeah, go ahead. You can take a selfie. Your videos have helped us out a lot. Really? I want to thank you. Where are you from?

27:27 Caller: Australia.

27:28 John Daub: Oh, wonderful. Yeah, I just wanted a quick selfie. Alright, come on in. Yeah. I'm going to take a picture. Ready? One, two, three. Alright. Thank you. Have a good... How long are you here for?

27:42 Caller: I'm here for the day, back to Osaka tonight.

27:44 John Daub: Alright. I'm camping over there making a video about... I'll watch the video while I'm at the club. Oh yeah? Thanks, guys. They watched the show. Ah, good. How cool is that? What a great day.

28:03 John Daub: You're never really alone in a place like this, you know? Never really alone. You say that and you pan through two people having a romantic walk. And that's what today, this video is all about. It's the stroll, us together. Well, us and the deer. How was your day? Guess it wasn't as good as mine. Alright, folks. I'm going back to the station which is about a five-minute walk from here. I really appreciate you checking this out. Thanks for backing the Kickstarter project. It's at like $7,000. I added some new tiers to it including postcards. So if you want a piece of this trip from the road, I'm going to be sending postcards to the Kickstarter project. So thanks for all the support. And thanks for watching this channel. It's not as popular as the other one but hopefully one day it will be and I appreciate you all being here today. And I hope you have a great day. I'm going to leave you the last 20 seconds with this absolutely beautiful view and a really sleepy deer and kid. See you on the road, everyone.