The long-running variety show "Shinkonsan Irasshai!" (ABC TV/TV Asahi, Sunday 12:55pm) hosted by Takashi Fujii and Sakura Inoue will feature newlyweds who are living on the sea while traveling around Japan on a yacht.
Our staff visited the couple at 7am at a fishing port in Ehime Prefecture to meet them. When we were shown around their "new home," we found their adorable pet cat. The living and dining room, about 10m2 in size, was DIYed by the couple, and was filled with their favorite things, including a ukulele, a sofa made from African fabric, and about 40 kinds of spices. There was also a kitchen, a semi-double bedroom, a storage room, and a toilet, and they said they were living just like any other house.
The two usually depart around sunrise, arrive at the next port in the afternoon, take a walk or a bath, and go to bed at 9 p.m. The route on the day of the photo was about 25 kilometers. They arrived at the destination port in about four hours.
The yacht trip was first started when my wife was a university student and met an elderly man she met at the yacht harbor in Nagoya, who took her to various islands on his yacht. Later, when she visited him with her husband, he encouraged them to go on a yacht trip together, and they ended up buying a yacht and setting sail.
What they are concerned about is work and money. They are both freelancers, with the wife managing social media and editing videos. The husband works as a guide on a deserted island, teaching survival skills and knowledge, and also cooperates with many TV programs and corporate training programs. Their monthly expenses are about 300,000 yen, with more than half going to food.
The trip around Japan was completed after passing through the Seto Inland Sea and going around the Kii Peninsula, but on the way there was a recording session in the studio. It was a long-awaited reunion with my wife's parents who came to watch.
They met two years ago in Okinawa. A wife who dreams of becoming a nomad and a husband who is a guide on deserted islands and lives in his car. The wife, who worked for a venture company in Tokyo, took a break to go to Okinawa. The husband, who was living the van life (living in his car) and working on deserted islands all over Japan for more than 300 days a year, showed up as an acquaintance of a friend.
Her first impression of her husband was that he was "big" and "weird." However, his values were spot on. During her university days, she backpacked around 13 countries alone and dreamed of becoming a "nomad." She felt it was fate.
Meanwhile, the husband was instinctively attracted to his wife's "nice smell." On the third night after they met, he was convinced that their relationship was destined to be a marriage. However, his wife was already living with him in Tokyo with the intention of getting married, so his wish was not granted.
Two months later, the wife is unable to adapt to city life and her traveler spirit is rekindled. She breaks up with her boyfriend due to differences in their future plans, and when she tells her husband about it, he confesses his feelings and says, "Let's get married." The wife can now imagine a life with her husband, and without hesitation, she starts moving towards marriage.
The wife immediately reported to the family group LINE that "There is someone I want to marry, so I'm taking him there this weekend." When she also announced that they were breaking up, her parents were in a panic. The husband visited his wife's parents' house, looking like a completely different person, and the parents-in-law said, "Please take care of our daughter." The wife was moved to tears by the unexpected reason.
The yacht trip around Japan was scheduled to reach its final destination on the day of the broadcast. Even after the trip is over, the couple has a new dream, and both the MCs and the wife's parents were surprised by their outrageous ambition.
