Thank you to Anya for providing the cookies and for a great time in Okinawa! Here's hoping that she comes back to the YouTube game. In the meantime check out her blog:
http://anyaeblog.com/
I really do appreciate all of the support you guys have shown me since I started doing this, and I hope you stick around for more traveling Japan, more how-to cooking videos, and hopefully soon, more Oshibori Art.
Please check out my blog here:
http://ameblo.jp/bobbyjudo/entry-10567364567.html
And the TV show website and recipe here:
http://www.sagatv.co.jp/bangumi/katikati/3ch/item007.php?no=20100923&okzu_year=2010&okzu_page=7
The Kappa statue footage was shot in Fukuoka Tenjin Chikagai, and an explanation of what Kappa are and why you should LITERALLY watch your ass around them can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YI218RbaBA&feature=channel