Featuring Japan, truly timeless, a place where ancient traditions are fused with modern life as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Chuck heads to Hakuba Valley, one of Japan's ski resorts to ride the Japanese powder. Chuck visits the province of Nagano, the birth place of soba noodles. Chuck meets Chef Masuo Ota who has been cutting up blowfish for many years but still approaches the task with caution. Chuck drives to the small village of Ogawa where the oyaki originated.