Hitchhiking in the Japanese TV show, "Why did you come to Japan?"

Hi dear Steemians! Here goes my 2nd post and also about hitchhiking.
Back in 2014 I was traveling around Japan not only hitchhiking but also doing some urban camping to protect my fragile budget in one of the most expensive countries in the world.

I was doing autostop from Nagasaki, down south, to Osaka when it happened. I was in Kurasiki, a nice town near Hiroshima when I found myself suddenly pointed by a camera and a microphone in the middle of the street.

They introduced themselves from the TV show "Why did you come to Japan?" and after a few questions about my visit in the land of the Raising Sun, they asked me if they could join me while I hitchhike to my next destination, Kakogawa.
Until then, everything was good and calm, but when they turned off the camera I decided to tell them the truth. I told them that I was not paying for accomodation or so, but just doing urban camping because of my low budget. Their faces changed and I felt they were going to cancel the whole operation.

After 20 minutes they got the confirmation from Tokyo that they could pay me a hotel for the night, but on camera I was pretending I did it.
Long story short, they paid my accomodation in the most rainy night of all my stay in Japan and even dinner.
On the next day I got a microphone cable under my tshirt and a hand camera for the 1st ride :)

They were 3 different cars that helped me until we got to Kakogawa city, where my couchsurfing host was waiting for me.

Fantastic experience which I will never forget.
Check it out!

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy the video, especially if you speak/read japanese, haha!