The movie Silence was based on the historical fiction called 沈黙 by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō. I remember reading it when I was teenager in Tokyo, so I'm a little familiar with that aspect of sad history from the past Japan. At the same instance, I'm convinced if Tokugawa Shogun didn't outlaw Christianity and closed the border for 300 years, Japan might had gone through the same kind of miserable fate duly experienced by other nations in Asia. Nevertheless or besides such historical speculation, I'm fascinated by the incredible tenacity and conviction of faith practiced by the Japanese underground Christians or 隠れキリシタン in that area of Japan. Gotō Islands are so special from that aspect alone.👻
Found your channel quite recently and boom, you are in my home islands. In Osaka there are many people who have roots in Goto. I enjoyed this video. Hi from France.
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Haha what are the chances! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 😊 Goto is a beautiful place
Really looks like a beautiful place to go see. You're laid back way in delivering this video is perfect. I would love to visit, hopefully one day. Very long distance from N.E. Scotland, though. Keep up the great videos 😊
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Bruce 🙂 Yes, it is quite far from Scotland 😅
@lordstephen7813
2 ай бұрын
Awesome , content . Thank you for you hard work and for sharing these wonderful experiences. 🙏
@yohei3862
3 ай бұрын
I can feel how stunning the islands are from this. I thought they were just islands with nice and nostalgic vibes, but they've got amazing hidden tourist spots such as beaches, castles, churches, hills, etc. This video has made me want to visit them hands down. Also, do you know local ちゃんぽん? My prefecture, Shiga, has 近江ちゃんぽん. It's really tasty. If you like ちゃんぽん, you can try local ちゃんぽん with your beautiful journey throughout Japan!!
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Well, looks like I need to go to Shiga now haha! What makes the Shiga champon different to the Nagasaki one? I’m glad you enjoyed the video, definitely check the islands out if you get a chance! 👍
@yohei3862
3 ай бұрын
@@Sunny_in_Japan The broth base is a soy source base, not creamy white soup like Nagasaki's one. It's nice and golden. You enjoy changing the taste halfway by adding some vinegar!!!😁
Foreigners like to glamourise sushi and ramen when they think of Japan. But I (a white South African) am in love with the dishes that is served with rice. Such as the curries etc. I am so much influenced by short grain rice, I serve it every day.
@lotusdevi
3 ай бұрын
Ohhh sooo stunning Sunny ! Def on my summer trip prob 2025 (autumn this year ;) P.S love the lil edit of hubby's sneeze lol
Coming from Sydney, I hate Shibuya (I can say it because I'm Japanese and used lived here until I was 8 years old). I need a bit of nature back in my life, this place looks epic!
@Sunny_in_Japan
Ай бұрын
This place is definitely nothing like Shibuya! I think it is a nature lover’s paradise 😍
You cold-hearted monster... the pretty kite just wanted a bit of ice-cream! (joking, of course. It could have made for some spectacular footage, though...) The islands do look stunning, I was surprised to see good architecture and high standard hospitality options in a sparsely populated, remote-ish group of islands. If there are wild-camping options the hiking (or biking) alone would make the Gotos a very desirable option. Thank you Sunny
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Haha 😆 Actually you can set up camp in the park where all those kites are! 🦅 It’s called Gyogasaki Park. There’s a few other places around the island you can camp as well⛺️
@kurofune.uragabay
3 ай бұрын
Another enjoyable vlog by the way, nice creative editing. The intro sketch *was* funny. Thanks Sunny
@ゴードン-m7z
3 ай бұрын
長崎県の観光課の職員見てますかー!素晴らしい紹介動画がありますよー!
@vordenweinbergen3265
3 ай бұрын
When I heard that you recommend clothes to ward off the ticks, I remembered a documentary on Japanese Television, which was about a man who had gone for a walk with his dog and was bitten by a tick. Ticks infect humans with various diseases for which there is no cure yet. He was infected with an unknown disease. Maybe he is dead now. So I thought a trip to Gotō Islands would be really dangerous.
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Oh damn that’s a sad story 😰 Yeah it’s true ticks can carry some really scary diseases! I don’t know how common they are though, just thought I’d mention it as a precaution because we were not aware at all
I am really curious about how tourism is there both international and local tourism. 🙂
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
So far I have mostly seen domestic tourism, but every now and then we spot non-Japanese tourists too
@juanpabloramirez8043
3 ай бұрын
@@Sunny_in_Japan the dream is to open a small boutique hotel in Japan. Obviously, I want to avoid the bigger cities due to cost and competition. However, I would love to set up something in a place where there’s a lot of local tourism and help with the economy there. I was contemplating Hiroshima, Hokkaido, and now Nagasaki. It’s still a dream, but I hope within a couple of years I can make it a reality. It will be hard being a father of two and planning to move the whole family there. But we shall see.
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
@juanpabloramirez8043 that sounds like a beautiful dream. I wish you all the best of luck with it!
@細谷能久-i4r
3 ай бұрын
舞い上がれ!
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
正しく🪁
@Bakapooru
3 ай бұрын
Barakamon
@entity76
3 ай бұрын
The Dwarf rates are confusing.
@Sunny_in_Japan
3 ай бұрын
Hahahaha you spotted that hey 🤣 Google translate is asking for trouble translating ‘child’ to ‘dwarf’
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