Maple Syrup Japan

I came across this video the other day and I was floored. I had no idea that they were making maple syrup in Japan. I did not even know they had sugar maples there. It is an interesting technique they use to drill the hole by hand. They also don’t use spiles or they use a small rubber pipe and they tie the bucket to the tree with rope.  They also tap the tree really far down.

Here is the translation that google came up with for the video.

Sugaring
By popular demand, last year we will continue to hold a “sugaring”. Experience is an event to make maple syrup from the sap of maple it is not possible only a few of the early spring period.

In addition, this video is a state of the same event last year.