jun xiang la la la la. sha la la la la la. sha la la la la sha la la la la la la. >> this is the restaurant masa in new york city, tucked away on the fourth floor of the time warner center on columbus circle. it is america's most expensive restaurant. dinner here costs around $600 per person before sakÉ or extra pieces of the most outrageously high quality tuna on the planet. the raw ingredients are unparalleled, often flown in from japan or grown specially to this man's specifications. this is masa takayama to call him america's most respected sushi chef would be an injustice, as he is more than that, much more. what was it about him that set him apart? took him from a rather bleak farming community in rural japan to become first, the toast of los angeles and later the king of new york. it is a fascinating story. kanazawa is the capital of ishikawa prefecture, on the west coast of honshu island along the sea of japan. it's known for its untouched by time traditional districts. one of the few cities in japan left relatively in

jun xiang. la la la la. sha la la la la la sha la la la la. sha la la la la la la. >> what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative experience. it was powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning? what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. um, i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time and coming to tokyo for the first time to what? what eric clapton and pete townshend must have gone through. uh, the reigning guitar gods of of of england. what they must have gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it. a whole a window opens up and a whole new thing. and you think, what does this mean? what do i have left to say? what do i do now? that welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12 hour flight and i'm baked. no sleep. might as well must go out. the kabukicho district near my hotel has the advantage of being wh

getting colder jun xiang. la la la la. sha la la la la la sha la la la la. sha la la la la la. >> the french alps. lovely italians on one side. but the terrifying swiss on the other. they're close. too close for me. a man with an erotic childhood. fear of alpine vistas, yodeling, even cheese with holes in it. but my friend eric requires payback. i have, in recent adventures with him, been unkind. he grew up in mountains like this. he's an expert skier. this is, like home to him. so i thought it was only fair that he get a chance at payback. i am not a graceful skier, but i am an enthusiastic one. and that's what you come here for in winter and early spring. some of the best slopes on earth. also cheese. apparently. lots of cheese. >> i just think you size. that's okay. >> bend your knees in the front. >> i do think, yeah, they feel good. that feels good. yeah, yeah. you love to ski in one in the pyrenees, right? yeah. i ski in new jersey. >> that is the same. >> yes, that's what i always say you thought you were going to the moon or what? hey, warm feet are

la luna los brazos y insegna. lubrica y pura susie wiles de duro estano. dentro de la fragua. jun xiang. dando grito los gitanos. el aire. la bella bella. el aire, la esta velando. puro. y como quiere gitana. quÉ te quiera? hey hey hey hey hey hey. >> ahi tata you yo yo pujol. >> columpio y pujol. al columpio ma en pujol laolumpio pujol. >> la columpio y en pujol. la colonia. ma. >> harry tomar, una copita. una copita. pardon me. pa pa todo. temperamento puro. la sangre nueva los gitanos como. quienes desi anwar. >> ahora. >> hacemos una musica de nuestra raiz no se hacia preparado para para hacerlo a lo espectaculo era una musica se cantaba dentro tanto en la pena como en el llanto como la alegria. nosotros cantamos. >> they dig deep for their material. here it means something. they're telling you something about themselves. what's what is the word duende. what is. what is duende? i've heard it what? >> wendy el artista llega a los sublime is it an emotional state or a technical? no, no, no no. tiene espacio se queda en esta. si entonces pasa mucho. cuando esta enamorado y. enamorado pero no corresponding is unhappiness necessary for great art. >> es necesario para hacer un trabajo magnifico. >> oh they didn't even have to think about that. >> sufre en ese memento. luego tambiÉn es muy bien. cuando esta