Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles What is going on Members of the Barrio It's Jon, coming to you from Tottori On the west coast of Japan And today.. we're going to be checking out the sand dunes That make this area..world famous It looks more like a desert out here Than it does like the country of Japan It's pretty insane We checked it out for the first time last night A quick tip Make sure when you board a bus here That you check with the driver, that it's going to the right location Show him on your phone the destination They're very nice Don't make the same mistake we did yesterday And go about 5 miles in the wrong direction Adriana how excited are you to get down there And run around On the sand? I'm so excited I want to play in the sand I think i'm not allowed But..I love the sand so.. I really want to go down there These sand dunes formed over 100,000 years ago There were sediment deposits that were carried From a river Into the sea of Japan And washed up onto the shore Here and over time it formed This amazing site And we've got to get a little bit closer to.. show you guys They said run run run And you just have to jump onto this thing And put your feet up Or you're dead We've both never gone sking before The thing comes right up under your legs And you are swooped away It's crazy We weren't sure if twas safe or not But it seems fine We've made it To what looks like.. a desert And it's not as crowded as I thought it would be Because I think this is still kind of.. An off the beaten track. Kind of place in Japan And there's just sand everywhere I mean literally If you transported me here I would think we were in The middle of Saudia Arabia My shadow Your shadow? You're a camel? Yeah We've come to the point right now Where we have to climb up a sand dune To get to the top To get what I think should be a really great view of the sea of Japan There's the easy way And there's a hard way I'm not sure which one to pick Easy Hard Much steeper there Adriana what do you think? Easy way or hard way? No question of that No question I don't think any is easy ! There is no easy way? I need an elevator here You want an elevator here Please How about a camel? Uhh no thanks I think I would pay for a camel at this point Alright so there's a little bit of cardio involved in going up quickly I'm not going to lie about that But.. almost at the top Almost You made it We've made it to the top of the biggest dune And honestly this kind of feels like a mirage right now You're just surrounded by green on all sides And there is this desert looking thing in the middle Incredible Bye Adriana was not in the mood to hike down to the Sea of Japan But just for you guys I want to get some footage Right by the water I was about to give up I tried hiking down the sand a bit It was really tough to walk back up But.. I see some stairs all the way down there I think..I think I can make it It is not a mirage Somebody put bags here For you to walk down to the beach I'm going to let you guys all in on a little joke right now I am not going to tell Adriana that I took that baggy staircase I'm going to say that I struggled And fought my way to the bottom of the sand dunes Only to reach..the end result The Sea of Japan The truth is it was actually very easy The interesting thing here is that.. If you didn't turn around and look at the big sand dunes behind you This kind of feels like a normal beach Anywhere Adriana is that little speck Right there on screen I'm going to take the stairs back up.. remember guys You're in on this joke with me This was an extremely grueling hike I'm dead I know you look dead That was the hardest hike ever That's why I didn't go What are you doing? While Jon was um.. hiking I was sketching This is myself. sitting Yourself sitting in the sand Yes. of course i'm happier here Because I have food and drinks So.. Alright guys we experienced that.. strenous hike together Now we're going to show you.. the sand museum And I think you're going to like it a lot We've entered the sand museum And down here are.. many sand sculptures Done by professional artists And the theme is Nordic Countries I can not imagine the hours of work that went into creating these sand sculptures The details are so intricate We're just blown away right here It's incredible I didn't expect it to be like this I expected.. things like this This tall and small But they are huge and the details are just so perfect You have to see if you come.. like it's worth it Members of the Barrio If you're looking for something a little bit off the beaten path Tottori is the answer This place is really really interesting With the sand dunes feeling like you're in the desert Spending time there And going to the sand museum Which as we both said Is absolutely incredible If you can come here for a night or two If you have the ability I really do think it is worth your time Make sure to subscribe if you are new to this channel We've got a lot more coming up From Japan Thank you so much for watching Until next time
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