The Story of Japanese Rice: The Amazing Grain 日本酒への道「米」★ ONLY in JAPAN #35
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This episode is more than just rice! Perhaps this will open your eyes to the adventure you're about to take:
☆ Beautiful scenery
☆ Dangerous animals
☆ Delicious foods
☆ Handling heavy machinery
☆ Booze and parties! (Sake and festivals)
All this is part of the story of rice in Japan.
You are what you eat (and drink) and in Japan, that may just be a lot of rice! Rice is more than food in Japan - it's used in religious ceremonies and at festivals. Watch sumo and you'll see them throwing - rice!
Rice was even once used as money just like how the Romans used salt as currency.
There are also many varieties of rice. The reason? Japan has so many different landscapes and climates - some varieties do well at elevation, so taste better when cold, others when hot. The taste differs from region to region based on the environment - water, air, temperature, fertilizer, elevation, planting / harvesting and general daily care.
In the episode, John Daub travels to Hyogo prefecture north of Kobe to a rice paddy owned by sake maker Dassai.
By planting the rice by hand, it's an opportunity to get a feeling for how rice was grown decades ago.
These days though, a rice planting machine is used and John jumps into the driver's seat for a chance to plant a few rows of Yamada Nishiki rice.
This program opens in Tokyo at Ueno at Inari-cho Aizawa Rice Shop. The owner explains the meaning of rice to Japanese and we even get to watch the husking process and eat some gohan.
Get a close look at the rice polishing process:
Genmai (Brown Rice)
Hakumai (Polished White Rice)
We meet Mr. Seiichi, John's 94 year old neighbor! He talks about how important rice was in the early 1900s in Japan.
URL:
★ Inari-cho Aizawa Rice Shop / いなりちょう相沢米店
members2.jcom.h...
★ Dassai Sake
www.asahishuzo...
“Brewed for Sipping”
This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ. He's been living and working in Japan for over 18 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.
Definitely the best japan related vídeos on youtube. The effort and time invested on the production makes the difference.
+Andres Chouza Sadly it is not so recognised..
Agree.
It's not an exciting topic like meat or sweets but it's such an essential part of life in Japan and Asia. Thank you so much for the kind comment and for watching this story. -john
I find it more interesting than meat for sure, that's why I ended up here. Currently my rice for Onigiri is cooking, this is the best way to spend the waiting time :D
i definitely subbed. best educational about japan i think.
This is just one of the few (as well many other) reason Japan is on my bucket list. This county is "awesome!"
待ってました! また良いビデオを作ったな。
Been waiting for this! Another good video has been made, GJ John.
赤星天羽 Sorry for the wait, and I'm glad you enjoyed the show! -John
My Japanese homestay mother always said it was polite to eat EVERY grain of rice served. You've totally explained the WHY part of that.
I'm doing home stay in about 6 months do you have any tips? Or manners that I may not know.
+Thomas Dunne Congratulations! I think there are many tourist books out there that can give you basic do's and don'ts . My advice is absorb as much of it as you can, and just be kind and respectful. A smile goes a long way.
And of course, learn as much Japanese as you can. You can certainly get by if you don't, but you'll have a much better time if you DO.
throwing rice will definitely earn me a spank from my mother. Throwing food in general is considered rude and insensitive especially if there are starving people on other parts of the world.
I really loooooveee rice!!!😋 I think its best side dish, also great with meat....
Its so amazing to see students, farmers, teachers, foreigners, and even the policeman go in and plant rice to learn and feel the culture. Its so rare to see that nowadays..
I am from Sialkot, Pakistan and we eat a lot of rice here and trust me rice growers over here are still growing rice the old traditional way by hand, in my childhood i was fortunate enough to visit a village and actually get to plant them in a soft muddy rice field., hands down that experience was so satisfying and priceless. I eat rice almost 6 days a week and the rice that grows in Pakistan are long grained white rice called basmati rice. I love your videos, high quality content always., hands down your videos awesome.
the ones that are so bloody expensive, because its the only rice good for diabetes other than red rice?
when i first ate basmati rice with the yellow flavoring i didnt like it. after i ate it a few times i started to like it. although i still prefer south east asia rice but now im eating more basmati rice as its new to me
I bought basmati rice at Giant Eagle her in the US because it came in a cool zip up bag. I've never eaten the rice though.
Alpha SQUAD official We love the aromatic basmati rice here in Spain! It’s delicious.
I love basmati rice :)
I swear. The locals are so sweet and adorable! And the old man looks strong! I'd love to visit Japan one day!
I've always loved Japanese rice, not even realizing just how many varieties there are, or how long to chew them to really appreciate not only its texture, its flavor and aroma, but the spirituality that underpins in. Thank you so much, even for just this one video.
me and my wife have been watching your videos for a while now. We love them so much. Your personality adds alot of fun and energy to the episodes. Thank you very much for posting them! We have been to Japan a few times now, and you inspire us to go back again soon!
...also that 94 year old gentlemen looks AMAZING for his age. Probably in better shape then most 50 year old's over here.
drumtravelfun Baby skin
Fukushima water keeps you healthy and young.
+AE OE bruh
drumtravelfun I thought he was 75 or so haha
omg he looks 60 @ most
Yay another video!! Super excited to watch
Thank you so much for watching!! -John
Rice is life. That's all I can say Johh. Great video once again!
+Otaku Bitts somehow its racist.haha
Awesome video, thanks for sharing! Hakumai, that's my favourite kind of rice...delicious and perfect.
Holly Love it too! Love Genmai as well ... must be hungry! Thanks!! -John
I am so glad that I found Only in Japan. Thank you for enriching my life, understanding, knowledge and awareness.
Beautiful Episode!!!
Many thanks for all your hard work.
japaneses are creative. good ppl
The guy in the planting machine car thing with John has one of the sweetest smiles I've ever seen!
Another amazing episode ! :D . Cant wait to see more John
Donotlikebadpeople More is on the way! THANK YOU!! -John
I've never been to Japan, but I really want to. I love their style, anime, manga, and culture. It's all so interesting.
Super interesting topic! Nice approach of the nature of the rice ! Thank you John for your humour and informative and very professional vlogg !
The Japanese culture is such a phenomenon! We all could take a page or 3 from their tradition , class, intelligence.
That was truly an eye opener about rice. It deserves so much respect that I've taken it for granted.
It certainly opened my eyes ... and my mouth :) respect to the rice! -John
Videos in this channel makes my love to japan grow stronger
Wonderful Vid, Everything from a Rice Store to a Rice field is handled with Beauty and Skill the Japanese are Amazing People.
ORANGE ZEN It was so much fun to meet the great people in the rice industry from Ueno to Kobe! Thanks for watching!! -John
Great video, as usual.
Love the days u add another video, then i know that the next 10 to 15 minutes will be great.
I absolutely love watching your program man. Its like watching those documentaries in school when i was a kid. Thank you for all the work you put into this.
interesting and you were lucky to ride that machine. thumbs up!
Thanks Steve! -John
+ONLY in JAPAN why do you do -John
+ONLY in JAPAN john can make a video about japanese rice cake.
Great video! Thanks so much for making it; it was super interesting. I also really like all the angles you shot with. Your videos up in quality every time you post!
One of my dreams is visit Japan. I wish the entire world could share the respect they have for food.
Awesome channel mate!
Greetings from Chile.
Loved the video. Lived in Osaka for 14 years in my youth. Looking forward to take my son there next year for a month of travel. keep them coming
midala40 Maido! Your son is going to love it. So much to see and do and vastly different than any other country I've traveled to -- makes for many memorable experiences! -John
WAORYU ONLYinJAPAN Yes John I have to agree with you when I lived there I have very fond memories and I hope and pray my son will love the country as much as I loved it. We hope to Vlog about our trip and do a bunch of food reviews since my son is now doing food vlogs with his best friend . hope our paths will cross while we are there. I know my son would get a kick out of meeting you.
And as always u come up with amazing ideas to show how beautiful Japan is.....love your videos.
I love 🇯🇵JAPAN 🇯🇵
That rice planting machine is cool, you did great :) This episode was very educational thanks, say hi to your neighbor his view is always interesting. And the snake wow, take care! :D
Wow, we really have a lot of things to learn frm japan! They treat rice like a gift frm the god and they don waste it. I really learnt a lot abt japan through this channel. Keep up the good work! 👍👍👍
Glad to see you inspire the youngest generation. This is really one of the most underrated channels on RUclips
I learn so much from this channel! My love for Japan goes more and more each time I learn something new!
Awesome! Makes me very happy to hear that. Arigatou!! -John
Great video. I think it's really interesting the way they used to plant rice, and the way they do it now. It's a great excuse to get dirty. It also makes one appreciate many of the modern conveniences that we have. and that rice planter is so cool 😎.
love the Japanese and everything about the cultures.
Thanks for another great video! I never realised rice was so difficult to plant and harvest in the past.
You are doing an awesome work.Keep it up.Thank you alot for all these amazing vidoes.Eagerly waiting for your new videos.Hwaiting.. Jiao..👌👌👍👍
Thank you for this nice story, combining the old with the new.
Planting rice... in the Philippines was back breaking since we had to do everything by hand. covering hectares of fields from durk till dawn. It was also meditative and nourishing to the soul knowing that the rice we plant will feed someone. This is much appreciated....
I WANT TO SEE THE PIKACHUUUU TRAIN.
I've actually heard about it before, there is even Pokémon planes.
Great video as always, keep up the amazing work!
Stoked about the Pokémon train. He better not say "poke E mon"
Great video John! Never knew any of this...so informational and also entertaining! Feel like I was There!!!
You've got one of the best channels on RUclips.
I really enjoyed your video, the rice planting by hand looks like backbreaking work to me. The rice planting machine is a real marvel of technology. Keeping the line straight looks easier than done. Thank you I learned a lot from your video.
That makes me so happy to hear! The ultimate goal is the both entertain and give everyone something to learn from. Can't thank you enough for this comment :) -John
I would like to see one day the same love and respect that Japanese people have for rice, the same love and respect that Mexicans for corn.
Thank you for the video and insights into the culture and traditions of Japan!
Olabid For me, it's so amazing to dig deeper and discover another side of Japan. Learning such things opens doors to the mindset of the people in Japan, important if you live here or want to learn to appreciate a trip more! Great to hear from you! -John
Awesome video! Been waiting for you to post it. I asked a while back when you were going to post a new one and got no response. But that's ok its better to make the video than spend time answering the tons of questions you must get. Great job John Daub.
Ian Crawford Sorry about the lack of contact -- I've been on several non-stop locations with not enough time to edit. I guess the best answer is to upload something, eh? haha!
I'm in better contact on Facebook on the ONLY in JAPAN page: facebook.com/onlyinjapantv Really appreciate it and great to hear from you, Ian! -John
Seeing the Japanese way of planting rice is cool. As I drive by California rice fields on way to work everyday
Awesome episode! Thank you very much!
good information. .. as rich as Japanese rice tastes
ORANGE!! We miss you is Japan! Hope all is going well in India. Are you in Delhi still? -John
as always a very good video and a fun experience thru it!.
Hey John, super cool video like always, keep up the good work, im already excited for your next video :D cheers from germany :)
The Kanji for rice field brought me here. Thanks for this video, it confirmed my theory. Keep up the good work
again a great video john keep them coming! :)
Thank you John. Just discovered your videos. Really fun to watch and well made and produced. Bravo.
Thanks for all the info on Rice. It is something I eat almost every day. Love it. Keep many large bags of it on hand.
Another great video John!
doogle891 Thank you! -John
great video as always John!
Another amazing video, hope you never stop doing this. Pikachu train is going to be an interesting one as well.
Great job ! :D
Marco Rodrigues I'm having so much fun editing it right now! Rode it last month after the Nebuta festival (the video after that). Really appreciate the nice comment!! Greetings from Tokyo. -John
I live in japan for almost 20 years now and I didn’t know that rice meant that much hahah thank you for the video!!! I’ll show to everyone I know
I love watching your videos. They are fun, entertaining, and informative. Keep up the awesome work!
Since we stay in the forest and cultivate rice we had food to eat all year round plus with sweet potato , yam or taro and tapioca or banana and corns, thanks for the video
Great video John - excellent! ^^
Thomas
awesome show..can't wait for the next one!! :-) :-)
Editing it now. Great memory to relive the Pikachu train scenes with the kids. Every time I tried to film a monologue inside the train, they'd pull me back to play in the Pokemon toy car! Haha!! Adults can be kids again in Japan. Thanks for watching! -John
There are few series out there in RUclips..but Only in Japan tops them all..keep up the good work..!! :-)
I was waiting for the next video from your channel.. it was amazing one as always. your videos are special
I put a lot of work in each one. That is the good part of producing a show all yourself -- I control everything from filming to editing and I think people can sort of see my personality in the style. Hahaha!! The snake intro and music, I put together 1 hour before posting as a fun extra! Thank you so much!! -John
頑張って！！
The rice planting thing is so interesting in Japan. My parents are from southern China, 2 years ago during summer I went back to China for a vacation and stayed at my uncles, the method of planting rice is almost the same instead they didn't have to push it into the mud, they simply threw it and somehow the green stays above the water. It looked like they were throwing darts lol
Awesome job per usual John.
These videos are so well produced and entertaining. Kudos.
Amazing video
Amazing video! Visiting japan is definitely a dream of mine.
Such a beautiful country Japan is...
this channel is so great, i just cant stop watching!
Very entertaining video, learned a heck of a lot and it felt respectful to Japanese culture as well (your Japanese friends seemed to like you!). Thanks for contributing something so special and awesome on RUclips!
We should admire the devotion they have for everything.
Japanese understand the significance of every ounce of earth and its products.
All the amazing experiences you are having :)
Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic as always man....Psst, show more foooooooooooooood.
Thanks John!! I really enjoyed this one too!
This was really interesting and it was only rice! I do appreciate their rice better than here in US. This is why I visit Japan during the Autumn (which im going soon) and Winter. Thanks! Im looking forward to more interesting video topics!
I am glad to be interested about Japan
Very, very nice program. Thank you !
Definitely great content. Like seeing new content from this channel
I enjoy your videos very much. Thanks for your work.
You're very welcome and thank you for the comment and encouragement! -John
Very informative, thanks!
Thanks for the good research - it's obvious the time and care taken over these videos.
Such a great channel. I watch every episode repeatedly. you have such a great way of putting this program together. I just wished you made the videos faster, but I know that would effect the quality. keep up the great work.
Mr.Seiichi looks so young and handsome!!
Katie ao Mr. Seiichi is forever young! -John
WAORYU ONLYinJAPAN does mr. seiichi still work the counter at the age of 94? thats amazing :O!
We have a Filipino folk song in the Philippines saying:
"Magtanim ay di biro maghapon nakayuko"
Truly plating rice is never fun because you really have to stand all day bending and bowing to planting rice. But you did a good job John! You really get used to it!
I admire Japan because the people are good for the world.
awesome episode
Fascinating, as always!
I've often heard criticism of Japanese rice growers for pressuring the government to protect their crops from foreign competition; i.e. providing a cheaper source of rice to the (Japanese) consumer. A staple of so many diets around the world, I have never appreciated the beauty of rice as much as what you have shown in this video. In Japan, rice is not just a 'side dish', it is an expression of their cultural heritage and terroire (the complete natural environment in which a particular rice is produced, including factors such as the soil, topography, and climate). Once again, John, a wonderful video!
So much research, inputs, techniques into growing rice😘
I finally reached the end, what a great video series!!! Thank you!
とても面白いです！ビデオありがとうございました！
Subscribed after bumping into your videos again. Not only am I fascinated with other cultures, those of Asia in particular but we share a last name.
very nice rice planting machine
Rice is nice! -John
Love your videos!!!
Love the involvement of the community