BEAUTIFUL Temples & Authentic Japanese Meals in Nagasaki | An Epic Day

Okay, another day, another city. Today we are in Nagasaki.

Hello.

It's colder today outside, so we're in our hoodies and jackets ready to go. We had breakfast delivered to our room because we want to just get off the boat and explore the city quickly. So here we go. So, so far everybody's been super helpful and welcoming. Everybody says welcome and asking questions. We're at the area here and and they're all selling various arts and crafts and local stuff. And then there's a table here of volunteers who are just answering questions and giving you maps and just being super helpful and friendly. Okay, well, we're gonna go explore Nagasaki. First stop in Nagasaki, basically like all of our cities, is Starbucks across the street. So I'm at the Starbucks here and we found We finally have some internet, which is great. I haven't been able to get Gmail or Facebook or anything because being in China, they don't allow those sites. And what's interesting is here at the bar where you get your straws and everything, they also have a sink where you have a faucet and soap if you want to wash your hands. It's pretty cool. So the one thing I forgot about Japan is that nobody really eats or drinks on the streets walking or on the subway. The reasoning is if you're drinking something yummy like a Starbucks Frappuccino you're gonna make other people jealous, and so you don't want to make them jealous, so it's better not to drink. And as a result, because nobody eats or drinks on the streets, there's no garbage cans because there's nothing to throw away. And so we— Nina's got her glass here that she's finished, but there's no garbage can to throw it away. We're just about to enter our first temple and take a look around, but first we'll try to find a garbage can for Nina. So this place was built in the 1600s and is the oldest temple in Nagasaki. All the All of the instructions are in Japanese, so we don't really know about much of the stuff, but we're going to go on a little tour and see what we can find. Very traditional architecture, which is cool because all the stuff we've seen has been pretty modern. Yeah, going to the big cities, you're gonna get all the modern stuff. Okay, we're going to another temple. This one is called Daikoji. So everybody's super friendly here and they always say hi to you as you go in. I love the vending machines here in Japan. They've got this one here, it says Boss, and they got Tommy Lee Jones and I guess some Japanese guy, and on the side It says Boss Coffee. Suntory Boss is the boss of them all since 1992. It's amazing. Going to our third and last temple of the day, Hoshinji Temple. Let's go explore. This bell was forged in China in 1438 and remains as the oldest temple bell in Nagasaki. Extremely unusual in its design, it is among the many temple bells presently existing in Nagasaki. That's an old bell. This is the oldest bridge in Nagasaki and has been designated as an important cultural asset. So I guess it's protected by the government. It's just covering this little tiny stream. Oh look, it's Nina! What are you doing here? Fancy meeting a girl like you.

Hmm. You're crazy.

So we're hungry and we're having our first meal here in Nagasaki. Osaki, and we found this local place that has the smallest chairs of all time. At home, I love having the chicken katsu and sushi and donburi, and so we're excited to try the local food here to see how they make it in Japan to get it authentic, even though at home it's pretty good, so we'll see how it matches up. Here's another sink, so it's cool that all the places where you eat, you have an option just out in public to wash your hands quickly before eating. So I'm having the pork curry. It smells so good, I want to eat it right now. Oh, and here's Nina's. What did you get again?

Um, it's the pork belly.

Pork belly?

I think it's pork belly.

I'm not sure.

Cheers. Yummy.

Ah yeah, it's so good.

Mmm.

This is going to go fast. This is like 2 minutes later. Mine's almost gone. Nina has an empty bowl. What do you think?

Happy.

If Nina is happy, then I'm happy. Okay, so we're at the Japanese department store, and these stores are awesome where the ground floor is like a supermarket, and then as you go up the higher floors, it's clothing and houseware and basically everything you need in one store. Nina wanted to have some snacks, so what do we buy here?

I don't know.

Oh. Continuing on down the streets of Nagasaki, exploring the shops and markets. These are the pedestrian streets. What is that? I don't know. Nina is always very excited by food. Everybody's pretty friendly, and I like these pedestrian-only streets that you can walk down and enjoy. It's nice that everything's open. Perfect Nina size. Evan would have to duck, but it's perfect Nina size. Squid head.

Ah, okay, I don't need to eat this stuff.

We made another purchase at the under— actually, it's not even underground, it's just covered mall.

Let's see what we bought.

What'd you buy, Nina? Evan has bought nothing yet, but It's okay. Look at these stores, they're so bright and crazy. Anyway, okay, sorry.

Two different kind of lashes. False lashes.

False lashes, okay. What's the difference between the ones— these ones and what you have now?

Um, those ones are better too. They're very light and I don't feel it when I have it on.

Okay.

But the other one that I brought, it's heavy. You can feel it. But okay, anyways.

So those are super light and you don't feel it? Yeah. Okay.

And I also got these glue. What's that?

For the lashes. Oh, okay. Oh, you glue it on, okay. So you're happy with the glue?

Yes.

Okay, good. I'm— and I am learning about eyelashes and glue. And so now is everybody in Believe Nation. We are all learning about eyelashes and glue together. Alright, let's keep shopping. What do we buy now?

You gotta shop in Japan. Especially for women.

Especially for women, I know. I haven't got anything.

I got a bra.

Where's the bottle thing? Oh. Bra. We got some bras, alright.

It's called— Japanese cotton towel. You wrap with— you put the towel in the middle and then you wrap it. You wrap the bottle and you tie it to the top and it's like a handle.

It's for any like drinking bottle?

Yeah, any drinking bottle.

Oh, okay.

It's cool, right? That's it.

Okay, more shopping. Here we go for Nina. Hey, you happy? Mm-hmm. Okay, good. A very good point. I think we need to get it on camera. What's the good point?

Um, we have a sea. Oh, hold on. We haven't seen a unicorn—

unicorn?

Uniqlo in Japan.

Uniqlo.

Uniqlo in Japan. You should say it.

Cut this out. I like the unicorn part. That was fantastic.

Uniqlo. No, it's a winner.

No, no, no, no, no. That's a winner for sure. Okay, we're getting hungry. It's lunchtime, so we're gonna go to a traditional Japanese restaurant, get some food. They all have their menus displayed on the outside with pictures.

What are you gonna get?

I don't know, not exactly sure what we ordered. Are you sure we ordered? We got 2 ramen and we got some beer, some beer. Okay. Oh, some— yeah, that's Chinese. Whatever. Okay, try it. No, you try first. I'm gonna get your reaction. You're the big beer drinker in the family.

I've never had it before, but it's light.

Oh yeah, it's nice. Time to eat. So we both have ramen. I have corn, butter, and a bunch of vegetables. And Nina has their house dish, which is seafood. I think it was clams and scallops.

Mmm, good.

Hot, but good.

Mmm. Mmm. Try some of yours.

Mm-hmm. Okay, we're just leaving the restaurant. I'm feeling good. That was a yummy meal. The toilet got angry at me. As I walked into the washroom, the first seat lifted up, but you know, I gotta lift up the second seat. And I lifted it up slowly and it started beeping at me angrily and then started lifting up automatically. Then I discovered to the left that there are buttons that did all of that stuff. So it takes a few minutes to figure out the Japanese washrooms, but they're fun. I was thinking about bringing the camera in, but felt— no, that felt wrong. I mean, we did look at Nina's bra. Next, we're going to the train station area, which is supposed to have local— oops, whoa, son— local arts and crafts and fun stuff. So we'll see what's there and continue on our journey.

Are we walking?

Yeah, we're walking. Let's go. So this is the train station, and attached to it is some shops because we haven't done enough shopping yet, right, Nina?

Yeah, maybe.

All right, we bought something else, and every time we check out, they, they look at Nina and they start speaking in Japanese, and then they don't understand why she doesn't speak Japanese too. So they must think she's Japanese. What did we buy this time, babe? Muji. And you bought tweezers. Okay, tweezers.

And a mask.

And a mask.

Well, not a— a face mask.

Face mask. Sensitive skin. That's it. And we're off. More shopping to do. We're walking the streets of Nagasaki, and we made a very important and exciting discovery. What is it, babe?

Uniqlo.

Uniqlo. Up ahead, let's go check it out. Authentic in Japan. Okay, we're down to our last ¥800, which is about $10 or so. Nina's feeling a Coke, so we're gonna use one of these fancy vending machines. Okay, so pop it in. Here we go. The little silver one, that's 100, and then all these gold ones are 10s.

Oh, it doesn't take.

What do you mean it doesn't take?

It doesn't take $5.

Oh, you gotta use 100. Oh, I thought I'd be getting rid of my change, and instead I now have tons more change. Oh, boo. Here we are walking back to our boat. Sun is about to go down. The Sapphire Princess. And we're gonna go down and have a nap. Okay, we came back on board, had a quick shower, lay down, and then realized, oh, it's dinner time. We're thinking we should get some snacks, and then look at the clock, like, oh, we should go get some dinner. So we're going to eat another tasty meal, hopefully, and then, uh, and then come back and really relax before going out to go dancing. Oh, and Nina is wearing her new bra today. You could kind of see the white through the back. How does it feel How do you feel about it?

It's good. It's light. I don't feel it on my shoulder.

Oh, see?

Yeah.

Okay, more bra shopping tomorrow. But first, dinner time. We were overwhelmed at the generosity and kindness of the Japanese people. Everybody was really welcoming and, uh, and helpful. And as a sign of respect, what they did was— we're just about to leave and they have a drumming crew giving us a send-off just to say basically thank you for coming and have a safe trip off. So overall, huge fan of the Japanese people, and we're probably going to make a comeback visit. If you want the real goods, I share my best advice for entrepreneurs every week in my newsletter. Click the link below to check it out. It's free. Hi, I'm Jason J. Rosz Fonsica of RoszOnline.com, and I want to say Evan Carmichael's newsletter is consistent fun, inspiring, and it's the only newsletter I prioritize and look forward to, period.