[TV Osaka Corporation] Celebrating the 800th broadcast! The Hissatsu Shigotonin duo travels to Kusatsu, Shiga! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs September 20th
TV Osaka Co., Ltd. Press release: September 18, 2025 To Members of the Press Celebrating! 800 episodes! The Hissatsu Shigotonin duo travels to Kusatsu, Shiga! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs September 20th TV Osaka “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” Saturday, September 20th, 6:30 PM – 6:58 PM
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https://tver.jp/series/sr6q8agywz Celebrating the 800th broadcast! This time, we’ll be reminiscing and enjoying fine food and drinks in Kusatsu, Shiga with our ally and fellow period drama actor, Goro Ibuki! Sold out every day! What are Onsen Nai Manju?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-7aae2f529687897f2dbce824afd90752-2736×1824.jpg [Japanese Kafeoto] (C) TV Osaka The two first met over 40 years ago! Rejoicing at their long-awaited reunion, they headed to Wa-Ka Feoto in Kusatsu-juku.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-8179193884b7695cc5c430a3ac464c31-2736×1824.jpg The “Onsen Nai Manju” is what Ibuki-san is holding in his hand. (C) TV Osaka Apparently, many people mistake Kusatsu City in Shiga for Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma… There’s no Kusatsu Onsen in Kusatsu City! While feeling apologetic, we decided to take advantage of this and try the “Onsen Nai Manju.” The bounty of Lake Biwa that goes perfectly with sake! Funazushi & seasonal Biwa trout
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-fd7a4648d27a3e78283835d062514096-2736×1824.jpg [Oboro] (C) Osaka Television For lunch, head to the sushi restaurant Oboro, where you can enjoy fish from Lake Biwa and local ingredients.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-3e2339e508226059ee19d1b8d22f7672-2736×1824.jpg “Funazushi” (C) Osaka Television The two were delighted to enjoy Shiga’s local cuisine, including the restaurant’s homemade
“Funazushi,” Shiga’s local sake “Kitajima,” the seasonal “Biwa Trout Nigiri,” and “Minakuchi Kanpyo,” a kanpyo (dried gourd) from the birthplace of kanpyo.
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behind-the-scenes story from filming shows how a young Mitamura expressed gratitude to Ibuki… Feudal lords and nobles also stayed here! Did the Shinsengumi leave something behind?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-015aa06e141ba7b50b65c8387f3288dd-2051×1221.jpg [Kusatsujuku Honjin] (C) Osaka Television Afterwards, we visited Kusatsu-juku Honjin, a nationally designated historic site that looks like it could be used to film a period drama right now.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-e67779ab0dca67ce1506d90ee9f6052f-2736×1824.jpg “Sekifuda” (Barrier Pass) at Kusatsu-juku Honjin (C) Osaka Television Long ago, feudal lords and nobles would stay here, and we were able to see a valuable “daifukucho” (bookkeeping register) from that time.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-175fbf2a1fce0067a49c4bd55af5996e-2736×1824.jpg “Daifukucho” (C) TV Osaka The names of famous historical figures are there! !
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-424a41c715059838c6bd5c622af4b3ca-2736×1824.jpg Ibuki Goro’s impersonations of actors from the past! (C) Osaka Television Here, too, we’ll have some fun reminiscing! A swordsmith with 31 years of experience inheriting the skills of a Living National Treasure
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-bf1d2b81863ffd11b4d85cbfe32acb96-2736×1824.jpg [Tanaka Sadatoyo Swordsmith] (C) Osaka Television While strolling through town, we heard a ringing sound. We decided to take a tour of the [Tanaka Sadatoyo Swordsmith].
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-3604755bc4c34de31a79650722eb7671-2736×1824.jpg Apparently, it takes two days to cut it to the length of a sword… (C) Osaka Television You can also try a little swordsmithing! Established over 150 years ago! Shochu distilled from Daiginjo sake lees
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-9a5fa8b5b34c966279cfa62addfeb7a6-2736×1824.jpg [Ota Sake Brewery] (C) TV Osaka Next, we headed to Ota Sake Brewery, which Mitamura had visited before.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-283806a9cfdff8ce477bc5ce168c0a6f-2736×1824.jpg Ibuki is grateful for her first shochu. (C) Osaka Television We were immediately given a chance to sample some of the sake. Mitamura tried the “Fujinzo Junmai Daiginjo Sake,” made with Yamadanishiki rice grown in-house, while Ibuki, who loves shochu, tried the “Biwa no Homare Daiginjo Kasutori Shochu,” made solely from sake lees.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-168bd03a754b072dc6c3acd57edd8892-2736×1824.jpg Encouraging the 20th generation! (C) Osaka Television Ibuki is curious about the future of the sake brewery. We begin our interview with the 20th generation successor! Directly managed by a butcher shop! Enjoy the finest Omi beef at a great price.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-6eb84d2d3f2edfbdf83fe0e3c644c472-2736×1824.jpg Ibuki celebrates the 800th broadcast many times. (C) TV Osaka For dinner, we went to Yakiniku Sanoya, a restaurant run by an Omi beef wholesaler.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-c37574f940ced523ab4b5a78c279667d-2736×1824.jpg When in Omi, try Omi beef! (C) Osaka Television Enjoy the finest Omi beef to your heart’s content with dishes like the “Specially Selected Omi Beef 4-Kind Platter” and “Omi Beef Sirloin Grilled Shabu-Shabu”!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2312/20945-2312-ca2cad5d933b99f8f54a2159af1b88ad-2736×1824.jpg Ibuki’s excitement is high from start to finish as he enjoys the exquisite Omi beef. (C) Osaka Television Mitamura was so excited to meet Ibuki that he couldn’t sleep well. As he reminisced about the endless memories, Ibuki spoke some powerful words! ■Here’s a comment from Kunihiko Mitamura on the 800th episode. Huh? It’s been 17 years? I feel like that. It feels like time has flown by so quickly. At first, the program was only for six months, but now it’s been 800 episodes, which was unthinkable at the time. The most difficult time was during COVID-19. Even though it’s a travel show, I couldn’t go on the trip I was in Tokyo and connected remotely. So, people who lived in Osaka would go on location… Doing things like that helped us get through four years, and that was the biggest thing. ■We also received a comment from Goro Ibuki. I also thought he did a great job for 17 years when he played Kaku-san in Mito Komon, but I think Mitamura-kun must have also worked hard to reach 800 episodes since he’s been doing it for 17 years. Congratulations again for the 800th time! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs every Saturday from 6:30 PM. This is a travel program “for adults” in which Kunihiko Mitamura walks the places he visits, savoring the local delicacies, fine wines, and scenery, and sharing his impressions from interacting with the local people. 〇Program website https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ip4/tabi/ 〇Program official X account https://x.com/tetsutabiclub 〇Program official Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/tvo.otonatabi/ For more information about this release
