Japan’s Post Box Under the Sea
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- When the small Japanese seaside town of Susami needed a tourism boost, an unlikely resident came to the rescue: the town’s postmaster. Together with the local diving community, former postmaster Toshihiko Matsumoto helped establish the world’s first underwater mailbox. Those willing to make the plunge can strap on a wetsuit and mail letters from 30 feet under the sea. Incredibly, dive shop owner Hiroaki Yamatani descends each day to collect and deliver these letters to the post office. To date, almost 38,000 letters have been sent from under the sea.
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Wow, japanese people are really devoted to making their hometowns better for tourism and for their culture. This is so cool 😁
INDEED
Not as much as any other country
Geovanny Exparza shut the fuck up
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Because japan is almost consisted of Japanese.
We have a strong sense of belonging.
I would not go there only for the mailbox. Like look at that place its beautiful.
NytOnPeliAika most of Japan is :)
Japan is good for tourism. But not for living.
Yeah obviously it’s Japan
I'm so depressed I hit 999 likes
Kyllä nyt on peli aika.
Honestly, I'm surprised that they need more tourism - the aerial shots of the town and it's coastline are stunningly beautiful.
stunningly beautiful town and landscapes are not really a help for small towns wanting tourism because almost every small town looks like that.
Well most likely it’s because it’s so small people probably don’t know about it it’s probably only a thing that locals know of
i know it's crazy. I'd definitely go there if i could
Just about raising awareness I'd imagine :)
And that's how Mr crabs sent spongebob the crabby patty recepie
nice pic
You have 69 subs lol
Recipe
I subbed hope you achieve your challenge
noo unsub plz he had 69
Proof, yet again, that the Japanese are in indeed a sound bunch of lads.
Patrick Carroll zz
Patrick Carroll no, the Chinese are a great bunch of lads
John Walsh The Chinese are a great bunch of lads, the Japanese are sound. There's a subtle difference :)
Every country has them. They are not sound.
Ya we are (I’m Japanese)
you'd think they'd be fine on tourism, that town looks great
Yes, bring drone and it would make a great place for photographer.
Really want to go there
Most towns in Japan look like that.
It looks like a nice place to live in peace.
Muhammad Ali exactly my thoughs. It looks so peacefull...
Not anymore with all the tourist attractions
Not anymore because a lots of japanese are racist now
an underwater mailbox. that's the type of thing that you laugh at, then say you want to go there
Humanity in a nutshell
I went to Susami a couple of years ago as a stop of a roadtrip me and my friends did, being an avid diver i went down and sent a letter to my parents!
that diver is cute tbh
so cute.
Mreel P Damn right.
Im tryna hear the cute divers story forreal.
Ikr
true
Who lives in a post box under the sea?
iretnaasi 389 you tty here
You
Spongebob square pants
Mail
Oml
when the post box 📮 is sus 🤣
Japanese people are amazing
161 likes with no comments meaning they are 100 agreeinf
Except for the hentai culture and freakin' male weab's that cosplaying as their waifu that make them looks like a trap
Diamond Brony oof, lol. Well those are kinda minorities haha. Actually, they are too minor that I haven’t seen one in my entire life living as a Japanese
@@四季-i5k LOL, sorry to make you feel offended.
Truly, there imagination has no limit
the young diver is really handsome :)
K
He totally is 😍
Bunny1412 yes
Zuqvy there's a difference between saying a person is attractive to actually dating online. Get your shit off here
Zuqvy, Thay aren’t even dating online?? Also, he looks handsome 👍
0:07 why did i find this so cute lmao
*Now im just waiting for that bank loan, to build the worlds highest Mailbox...*
Put it on mount everits 🗻
*kirby garcia: Go big or go home, so I was thinking the Moon🔭🤔*
(If nothing, I’m sure to get a buck or 2 out of Elon, with all the cars he sends up, in hope of actually impressing someone; with anything else than how much money he can lose with a single tweet)
Highest*
AleksTheLion *World's tallest*
*mailbox*
On the moon it wouldn't be "up" from here. There's no up or down in space.
Now im gonna build a mailbox 7 feet deep in the ground. Feel free to stay in the ground forever.
if a mollusc got in the postbox it would be snailmail
I cringed a little bit
Nice
1:43 This proves that every Japanese can draw well.
it would be really cool if instead of using the post office like a regular one, you could dive down, insert your postcard and receive someone else's post card. that way you could learn about someone else's journey, an added surprise/souvenir to your experience.
...so, that's how Godzilla get his mail right?
I Bet the latest mail are from Toho saying:
Dear Gojira,We decided to continue the Anime movies.
From Toho Studios.
Does Godzilla use a Size-Gun to make the Mail Box Huge so the Mail Box can become as big as him so he can receive the mail and shrink down the Mail Box into the same size
Shun is cute :)
The young and handsome diver's name is Shun! I love the little drawing he did on the post card, so cute! 1:42
That diver is cute~
So try😂😂😂😂😂
You forgot to say no homo
its really nice to see that people still care about their place, what a lovely idea
My home country🇯🇵（≧∇≦）
This post box is very famous in Japan!!
@100 000 Subscribers with no videos i see you in every video i sre
@@SankoshSaha_01 nope there's lots of that kinda ppl
That diver and his postcard drawing are so cute!
1:43 adorable postcard! 💗🥰💗
the way he bites the letter is so cute
yo that diver with curly brown hair is hella cute
Japan, a country where good ideas are implemented. We can all learn something from Japan
We learned that we should’ve nuked japan 4 times instead of 2.
Mr. Matsumoto is very very famous for multiple reasons mainly because of the stupid but incredible ideas he comes up with.
the ocean looks beautiful and so does the whole place :))
That's cute, it's fun, promotes exercise that is better for your health than just walking and you can 'find new friends' (the fish) if you have none, like me 😅
Hah, jokes on you
even the fish wont want to be friends with me
I'm opening a bed and breakfast with a tour thing soon. Holler if you wanna visit. Oh, and some real life pirates go there too.
This channel proves time and time again to be one of the best content creators on youtube. I dont think ive watched a single video here that i didnt learn from or at least enjoy.
1:43 that’s mini drawing looks sick 😂😂😊
I know Japan is not perfect, no where is, but seriously, Japan is such an interesting place filled with beautiful, smart, creative, and interesting people. Unlike a lot of other people today, they don't constantly steep themselves in negativity, which unlike a lot of other people, one would think they would, given what they experienced just a half century ago, with their whole country in ruin and destruction during the post-war period, a lot more so than what you see happening around the world today. I truly have a deep and fond respect for Japan and Japanese people. They give me hope in humanity, and the world has already become a slightly better place with all that they've created.
1955: In the future I predict there be flying cars!
2019: Mailbox underwater
This channel is a real achievement, never stop searching for the little stories that make being human redeemable.
Cute
To see them so devoted, worth it
it is very impressive
These incredible stories make me crave more. More behind the scenes and more adventures!
Deepest mail box
Hold my beer
Mariana Trench...
😂😂😂
Try it, maybe the creatures lurking in the deep will send their regards in the land dweling friends
Well I’m going to Japan in October for my birthday and can’t wait to see interesting stuff like this♥️🤗
Is the Krabby Patty formula in there?
LookatFinn, don’t tell plankton, but yes.
What a cool idea and best thing is it worked!
Can I mail a letter the the cute diver?
What a life it would be diving down to that mailbox every single day FOR YOUR JOB...
That would be so awesome in my opinion... it looks like a beautiful area to dive.
1:44 Once again, Japanese are good at drawings.
I come back here every time to see the cute diver💓
2:23
*-Hewo Young driver🥺💛✨-*
All of Japan and it's people are intriguing and wonderful.
Japan has among us?
0:08 why’d I think he was cute omg 😂🤭
I'm only watching that diver..
Something about this is so magical. it makes me inspired and kinda emotional
*A M O N G U S*
Thats a beautiful town. Equal parts of trees and buildings.
My only question is that, doesn't the postcard become spoiled because of water ? Also what about the ink spread ?
Aakash Shah the postcards are waterproof n i think the pens they use are waterproof/insoluble so nothing smudges/spreads :)
To add to Hannah's reply: You can buy waterproof notebooks, Amazon or Daiso has it. It works great!
Aakash Shah it literally said it in the video
they mentioned in the video they used oil based markers and waterproof letters
Ohh sorry I saw the video for the second time, and realised that I missed that oil based marker thing earlier :D
Sorry folks :)
wow japanese people is so creative👌🏾
And then Logan Paul went there and dabbed on all the corpses.
Wow..lol
Jake Paul is the cringy one that dabs on the haters, not Logan.
Such a simple yet eccentric idea. Very cool.
Moist letters
That's really cool, not only do you get to mail a postcard from the depths of the sea, you also get to just enjoy the experience of diving while you're at it
So you buy the card from the shop, the diver from the same shop dives down and puts the mail then the owner of the shop dives AGAIN to take the cards up to deliver them to the post office? That seems very very stupid.
No, you dive down to put your postcard in the box.
u, the poster dive down and puts it in
the owner dive down to pick it all up
although i do agree that it seems like too much work, i would just give it to the owner of the shop or even better just go to the post office as it is probably nearby the diving area
Isn't that how sending a post card or a mail work,? You buy a post card, put it into the post box and it gets collected and sorted at the post office. It's the normal process except for the added diving experience.
Ah I see. Still kinda silly considering you can't just give it to the person you actually buy the special cards from....who is also the postman. Didn't realise tourism was that easy. Make a a silly process that helps no1 but is novel and ppl fall for it hook line and sinker. Doesn't seem hard to replicate.
slaiyfershin just because it is different, no need to be so annoyed when people want to richen their lives :D you dont need to go mail your card there.
Thank you for subbing, instead of speaking over the divers!!!
when you are addicted to *diving*
Any *diver* here?
PLANET kurzegesagt
xStrafeMC -Gaming and More yes and our content is also the same quality as theirs
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Such a odd sweet wholesome idea that almost only comes from cute Japanese grandpas ❣
Very wholesome. Simple yet effective i love it.
How could there be 12 people that gave this story a thumbs down?! I think it's fantastic.
Great Big Story is the best! I love your work, thank you so much for all of your videos you continue to create for us!
I love how Japan just comes up with an idea and does it. If they like a particular idea or if they like a particular anime character or anything they build either a monument to it, or put it into a place so that everybody can enjoy it e.g. Thomas Land in Fuji Q Highland, Doraemon Museum, Pokemon centres etc. I wish Britain would do something similar.
That place is crazy beautiful.
Japanese are genius people. .!
This 1 year old video that i got recommended is quite good
give it 6 months and 65% of the fishing and tourism villages, towns and cities will have an underwater mailbox.
Thanks for sharing this great idea!!! It will surely make my wallet fat ;)
anyone else back here wishing great big story never ended?
Oh my God I want to work in this place
Those waters are beautiful
This breaks all norms associated with Japan 🇯🇵
What a whimsical idea! I love it!
Love
That old man.
World will appreciate
Wow such commitment to dive everyday!!!!!!
what a beautiful small town
Japan just finds a way to make everything unique and different.
God damn weeb XD
Chika
Japan so much surprise
Awesome ......
Now keep doing unique things in your town just like this mailbox And eventually you'll be a Super unique city with lots of attractions .
I love this channel! It’s by far the most unique one I have seen. Keep up with the good work guys 👍
Woah i very amazed by Japans because they idea is really brilliant
Its so sad that they stopped
It’s cool how they built the mailbox the old fashioned way. The new ones are boxed shaped and aren’t cylindrical.
love these new introes
way more creative :)
i never thought of such a mailbox. Thanks for the story
This is AMAZING!!! definitely going on my bucket list.
ya lemme just put a post box under the sea..
Mailman: Time To Get The Mail!
*DRIVES CAR IN SEA*
wow how pretty japan is
Amazing
Who lives a mail box under the sea mr .mailbox lol i like that mailbox under the sea