Program List
Nice Town Walks in Hokkaido with Rui Yoahida
Food and travel show starring Mr. Rui Yoshid, a haiku poet and a nation widely known food writer. In each episode, Yoshida picks one area in Hokkaido and visit their taking HBC anchor person. His destination can be a small and remote town, as well as well-known populated city. Once he gets there, he walks and hangs around the place looking for something interesting, such as unique shops, manufacturers, local breweries, wineries, food stands, restaurants, bars, and taverns. What Yoshida intends in the show is not only having delicious dishes and drinks, but also interact with people who live there. The typical and symbolic scene is Yoahida has a toast or cheers involving those who happened to be there.
Viewers will enjoy watching hidden attractive spots and dishes all over Hokkaido that are not shown on guidebooks. In other words, this program is well made visual travel guidebook.
This “Nice Town Walks” is a continuous series following “Port Town Walks.” “Port Town” concluded with 13 episodes. New 17 episodes are made as “Nice Town,” and newer ones are going. Broadcasters may choose episodes from both lists.
■ Episode list
#1. Abashiri
#2. Niseko
#3. Furano
#4. Asahikawa
#5. Chitose
#6. Rumoi
#7. Otaru
#8. Teuri, Yagishiri, Haboro
#9. Atsuma
#10. Niki, Yoichi
#11. Tokachi
#12. Sapporo, S?sei River East
#13. Sapporo, Moiwa and Maruyama
#14. Abashiri in winter
#15. Hakodate
#16. Biratori
#17. Samani
#18. Assabu
#19. Otaru-Takashim
#20. Sapporo-Teine
#21. Sapporo-Atsubetsu
#22. Matsumae
#23. Sapporo-Takino
#24. Ishikari
#25. Abashiri, Fall
SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida
吉田類の酒場放浪記
This is a unique program that introduces “izakayas” (Japanese-style bars) in downtown Tokyo, where “any adult can drop by alone when ever he feels like it.” One izakaya began as a food stall 80 years ago, another one serves raw pork guts… Every izakaya serves its own unique variety of Japanese sake and dishes, and viewers can enjoy watching the reality of the dramatic lives of its people. The program features the wonderful drinking experiences of illustrator Rui Yoshida and offers an introduction to the humanity of the people of downtown Tokyo.
도쿄의 변두리를 중심으로 “혼자서도 가볍게 들를 수 있는” 술집을 소개하는 이색적인 기행프로그램. 개업80년의 옛 정취가 묻어나는 가게, 저녁에는 손님들로 붐비는닭꼬치점, 개성넘치는 술과 요리들, 점원, 손님들까지도한결같이 정겹다. 변두리의 따뜻한 인심에 잊어버리고있었던 마음의 고향을 느낄 수 있다.
這是一個介紹在東京老街，可以一個讓人放鬆喝酒的居酒屋旅遊節目。
節目裡介紹了開業80年的老店，以及傍晚便人滿為患的串燒店等等。不只酒餚美味，店裡的人，喝酒的客人都別有一番風味。藉由插畫家吉田類的介紹，帶領觀眾們一同體會老街的人情味和那曾幾何時遺忘的老味道。