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It really makes my day when you put a new video up. I only found your channel a few years ago and since then I think I've watched all of your videos. I feel like I've been on a journey with you both. In my opinion you're the nicest couple on KZfaq with the best channel.

That flag was the flag of the Russian imperial navy. It was depicting a battle in the Russo-Japanese war

Kyde: Onsen is my private business, no cameras please! Also Kyde: Gives us the most detailed play-by-play of other ladies scrubbing every nook and cranny... :-P Also, hat-hater is just a Grouchy Smurf and mad mad jealous that he doesn't get to do fun things like explore Japan or have a wife...

Oh dang! I was in Dogo in May too, so many things I want to comment... 1. Did you stay at Guesthouse Cinnamon Dogo? The owner sent me to eat the same nabeyaki udon at that shop on the corner... Japanese comfort food, yum. 2. I climbed up to the yabusame shrine at night and spooked a real live tanuki off those steps... scared me pretty good too 3. The Karakuri clock in Dogo square is telling little vignettes from the famous novel “Botchan” by Natsume Soseki. He used to have a room in Dogo Onsen where he hung out and did authorly things I guess. A lot of the attraction of the Dogo Onsen area is related to nostalgia for the novel, which most Japanese folks read in childhood (I think) 4. The Tsubaki no Yuu Annex “posh” experience was lovely, rotenburo and all. Matsuyama-jo is indeed legit inside, one of the twelve “original construction” castles in Japan

Balloons were used extensively during world war one as observation platforms to spot for artillery & reconaissance & were used for long before that. The French used spotter balloons way back in the late 1700's. I agree by WW1 you'd have to have some guts to be the one in the balloon with aircraft becoming more capable fighting machines in that era.

Take care and be carefull with this tajfun storm.

It’s the Russo- Japanese War. The Russian Navy’s ensign is a blue saltire.

Love all your videos. Always find myself re-watching.

Who gives you guys a thumbs down??? You guys are awesome... no thumbs down, only thumbs up 👍🏼

Great video guys looking forward to seeing the rest 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Congratulations onthe 50000 followers👍 you deserve more, but still a great milestone.

R: "It's his smurf hat" S: "He's a bit big to be a smurf"

I’m so excited for another Kyde and Eric video!! You guys are awesome. I would LOVE to hangout with you two and go on adventures lol. You’re hilarious and such a great couple

There was this similar Tanooki statue by my neighbors house and everytime in the dark I came around the corner and saw it white eyes that seemed to glow in the dark it scared the cucumber out of me. Ramune is not mistranslated, is been fact that is is the wasei-eigo of the word lemonade.

love your videos! learn and see so many things, never would have the opportunity otherwise! ty Kyde an Eric

I was there!! What a beautiful view, I love it.❤

I discovered your KZfaq channel a few days ago and I love these videos! Really makes me miss visiting Japan!

' And it tastes just like bubble gum,do you want some' LOL!!!

Kyde and Eric make Japan more beautiful!

I love how your videos don’t have background music. I love the way y’all explain everything. My favorite travel channel.

What a cool video about Matsuyama. I've only been there for a couple of hours going from the airport to the ferry and back, but I'd love to go back and explore it properly. That castle looked awesome.

Hi Kyde & Eric , as being one of your long term followers and watched every video you have done I have to say its been great to follow your journey , I love how your videos are so informative and the places you go to are beautiful , I also love how you guys have so much fun togeather, , it will be so sad if you two stop sending these great videos to us lucky people , I will never have the opportunity to visit these lovely places so it makes me happy to watch and learn from you guys, thank you so much and may you do many more great videos , looking forward to the next one :-)

Mmmmm, that chocolate thing at the end!

Hello ! Have a great adventure you two.

I spent quite a time Matsuyama I remember all these places. I stayed in Ehime . I also did my First Onsen hot springs . It’s quite the experience.

The hats are epic, wish I lived somewhere cold to try one out.

Thanks for another great video! We're headed there in November. I'll let you know how the inside of the castle is. 😆 I've added that dessert to my list of things to eat. It looks incredible. Extra thanks to Kyde for the depth of detail about the happenings inside Dogo. I am also not really an onsen person but since this one is "special" AND they allow tattoos, I figure I have to try it. I really like knowing ahead of time what I'm getting into, especially when being naked is involved! (Hopefully the vag scrubber isn't there when I go though. 😳)

Nice castle!

The shrine at the start remindered me of the same principle as wishing trees.

Comment for the delicious youtube algorithms. I have been subscribed to the channel since 2010 and its delightful that each video has elicited the same sense of wonder and joy. You two make people's lives a bit brighter.

you two are so funny! i love your wit and sarcasm.

Definitely putting Matsuyama on my Japan Bucket List. The fact that everything was pretty close to the city will be a huge benefit for me when I get there, since I'm too lazy to want to set up public transit or taxis for everything xD The chair lift up to the castle looks awesome, you should totally go back and check out the inside sometime! Didn't you want to ride the little diesel train? It looked super fun. Kyde's description of Vagina Washer's antics was hilarious, what a fun experience. And screw the haters, I think the beanie is kind of your trademark accessory at this point. It looks good on you!

yay! to matsuyama! been waiting for this. will def save this for our next trip. are you also going to ehime? also, i looove himeji castle❣️ will take note of matsumoto castle :)

So excited to see that you visited Matsuyama! I visit by myself in 2014 with very limited Japanese. It made it a little tricky to get around but made it a very interesting experience. You should definitely go back and visit the castle one day, the chair ride up and the grounds are awesome, however the inside of the castle is really authentic, it still one of my favourite experiences in Japan. Also, I couldn't stop laughing when Kyde was talking about the 'angle lady', I'm almost certain that she is the same lady I saw when I went there. I'm pretty relaxed about using an onsen, but this lady made me feel a little uncomfortable. She really got into the scrubbing and I saw things I will unfortunately never forget! So many angles haha. In 2014, the onsen workers had no english, it was hard to work out what they would provide. I thankfully took some soap. I paid for access to another onsen in the building as well, apparently used by royalty, I wouldn't use it again as it was very small and they had communal soap, which freaked me out. The onsen town and Matsuyama are worth a visit, very unique experience.

Matsuyama is an overlooked treasure in Japan. Anyone going there should read Botchan by Soseki Natsume and use it as a travel guide. In any event, so many great things and was nice to see shots of one of my favorite shotengai. Also, caused a mild panic when you started with: we have come to a temple for relationships - momentary panic for one of my favorite couples. Take care and thanks as always!

I love the hate & heart. I love Kyde for being so brave.

Eric smashing all dem pumpkins with that shirt/hat combo. YAOWZA

I stayed in the Dog Onsen area back in 2011 and I don't remember the projection on the building at night. I noticed the projection when I visited on Nov. 2019. I can't exactly recall how much I paid to take a bath in the Dogo Onsen in 2011, but it was more than 1000¥. Yes, you get to access the open area upstairs for refreshment, to relax and enjoy the premises and the view from the balcony. I saw many people taking pictures from there then. Being new to onsen bathing, I didn't bring anything except a change of clothes and a towel from my hotel. They gave me a small bar of soap, small towel and the bath shower gel were provided in the shower room. Following day, I took a bath in the public onsen not from from the Dogo Onsen and the cost was way cheaper. I think I only paid 200¥ for the experience. Good memories though nonetheless.

I LOVE you in that hat... haters will be haters.. don't stop wearing it.. it's adorable on you Eric! When Kyde described the lady at the Onsen , it gave me so many unpleasant but funny visuals of vagina super scrubber lady... hahahah thanks for the laughs. Can't wait for your next adventure :)

Hoping you guys are safe and sound.

I paused my binge viewing "Kinging-it" videos for this one. It's just dinner time and I could totally clean up that fishy meal Kyde had.

Hi guys! As always, great vlog! I was curious if you would ever go to Myanmar in the future??

Eric finally got them W’s congrats my man lol 👏👏

balloons were used in old wars as observation platform and it doesn't have to be in enemy lines.

omg i think that’s the biggest bento i’ve seen. lol! 😂

1906 the Japanese were at war with Rissia: Japanese Russo war. The flag with an X is the Russian flag. Tsushima (sp?) very famous naval battle between the two where the japanese wa the victor. You can still visit their flagship Mikasa.

So Armin was hanging out on the lookout platform?

Balloons back then were used for observation. They were held in place by ropes that could be cranked down in a hurry if needed. Once air power came about balloons became quickly obsolete. The hat looks alright Zig Zag man.

Hat is dope.

very cool video

Also your hats are you! It throws me abit when you aren't wearing one!

Good video. Great hat.

I love you both been wacthing.and following you for so long .never wrote or said any thing before, but keep it up ,I love that I can see things and places I've never been before. It has been years and your still here.like I said keep it coming guys.love to watch. Love your personalitys.and keep your marriage strong.im in the usa California.,'rest he'll guys

Love you guys!

Dude who hates on your hat yo! Eric wouldn’t be Eric without the hat! Love the hat!

Kyde and Eric a question: I like to travel to the non-touristy places in countries: So the places I have in my mind are Chugoku-san-jin, shikoku, kyushu, and tohoku. I have done my research on festivals and geography. Aomori/Hachinohe float festivals, Seto Inland Sea, and beaches on southern Kyushu are the places are top priority for me. What would you suggest and why?

That huge Tanuki's got some serious business going on down there....woooo. Hey guys! I really loved the vid. I laughed so hard when Kyde explained her onsen experience.... :D Vagina washer ..... LMAO! Have a great weekend. Cheers!

Great vlog... hope you are not hit badly by the storms ?

That thing on the castle you said was for dropping oil or lead or other nasties is called ishiotoshi 石落or ishiotoshimado 石落窓, which as you can probably gather refers to rocks being dropped from it. Although castle researchers and experts now think that this might be a misunderstanding of the name. Because of the size of the openings, and the angles of the walls below them, there is some doubt as to if they were really mainly used to drop rocks. While dropping some rocks might have been a use of them, some researchers now think that their main purpose was to fire down onto the enemy below with either bows or matchlocks. I know it is an odd comment. I watch most of your Japan videos (I used to live in Tokyo so Jvlog videos are like little tastes of my second home), and as you can probably tell by my username, castles are part of my interests.

I envy you your hats. I only have one beanie style. The rest are the boring billed caps.

I think the small towel is to wrap up your hair.

I think what was going on at the onsen building was some kind of celebration to do with manga artist Tezuka Osamu from what I could gather from the posters and wotnot displayed there. I'm no expert on him, but I know he had a story/stories about a phoenix etc.

Totally impressed by the Japanese celebrity tasting an onigiri impression. Gasp! Oishi!

Maybe the more detailed map on the far right is oriented that way (horizontally) because it won't fit in nicely if it were laid down horizontally. Just a guess. Talking about how It wouldn't be visually harmonious and the margins.

Hopefully you guys are ok. Kyde is getting prettier and prettier every day.

Dig the Bjork shirt :)

18:34 I seriousy thought that was a giant cat, blocking a path.

Ohhhh, so cool; soooo marvellous...!!!

I love how Armin is just chillin in that background of your video when you were explaining how close the city is to the Dōgo area. LOLAlso the legend of vagina washer will go down in history.

@21:40 seems like an exciting fight is happening there. The lady with the bucket in hand is about to hit the one on the floor; all the while, two other ladies are trying to hold her back. The yelling has attracted the male worker to see what is going on and the rest of the ladies trying to stay out of that catfight.

(20:41) Woulda been far better if instead of a 'goofy animated bird' on the Dogo Onsen, they'd have had just a big picture of ....Bjork! (too subtle?) lol

So fresh lady at 道後温泉(笑) ウケる😆✨🎵🎶

Do you think you'll ever do another hitchhiking series?

Eric really researched Shikoku! He knows everything like a local historian ! Who was a lady, scrubber, with Kyde in Onsen ? Nihonjin ? Or Gaijin ? Kyde must have had fun watching !?

36:11 You are being observed from afar lol

Love the björk t-shirt Eric!

I think the only way id feel comfortable in an onsen, Id be junk scrubbing lady cause i hate baths 🤣

Everytime I see how you guys share one dish, I'm amazed that you are still look pretty healthy, despite eating not much. Guess, I'm the one, who eats more than needed ^^

Dude! you own that hat. Pay the haters no toll. Like I have said before, you would fit right in with Jock Cousteau/ Steve Zissou's Crew. Keep up the good work. P.S Kyde Bug, That was a Steam Train. Of course that is a little before your time unless you have been to the Virginia Transportation museum in Roanoke.

The haters of your hat obviously dont know how toques (beanies) are worn in north america or street wear lol. Looks good man!

you pull off all your hats eric, haters are jealous

Love the hat. Don't loose the hat.

Was it maybe a Sento and not an onsen? Sento's don't provide anything and some of them have water from an onsen

Man I’m tired of some of the ignorant fools on your guys’ videos lately. Some are a little pathetic complaining about a beanie or a tshirt! Or others that ask stupid and personal questions too! There’s just some people who need to use their brain before saying shit. Your regular viewers love you (and no we’re not bored of Japan either!) and we will watch and enjoy what you guys film :)

Eric, 1905 The Russo-Japanese War

Where is the big bowl restaurant?

Hope you two are okay (The storm Hagibis)

Rotate. Noodle master E!

Does Ramuné tastes like Red Bull, because I think that tastes like bubblegum too.

Where do you usually rent vehicles from and how much do you usually pay?

Cutie pie Eric 😍

I have always loved Japanese onsen and have visited many, many throughout Japan including Dogo in Matsuyama. Perhaps it is because of my first trip to Japan as a university student. We stayed in dorm rooms with Japanese students. The cleaning option was the public bath so that was my daily experience for most of the week so it soon became the norm to strip naked with a bunch of guys and settle in to the communal bath. Yes, everyone has the moment with their first Auntie cleaning up in the men's dressing room.

Are you guys following the rugby world cup in Japan right now?

Eh? I freaking love the beanie, Eric! It’s almost part of you now and I would be pretty sad if you stop wearing it. Also, did Kyde buy that cock shirt?

How are you guys 'holding-up' there, during "typhoon hagibis"? -much love, and luck...!!

Nothing wrong with the hat Eric and if Snow White and your seven little brothers think it's OK, then it should be alright with us.

Keep the hat, ignore the haters!

Kyde gonna whoop some ass if they try and sneak a peek.

it does seem a shame to cover a beautiful old building in tacky animations. I agree that something more abstract and subtle would have been a nicer choice. It just seems so out of place! Great video as always! It's always nice to be able to tag along with you two.