Japanese town in Chonburi

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00:00Imagine walking through a Thai town and hearing Germanists on the streets, seeing signs in

00:05Germanist characters.

00:07Sila Cha in Chonburi province is home to over 10,000 German residents, German schools and

00:13more than 80 German restaurants.

00:16Back in 1980s, Sila Cha was a quiet hostel town.

00:20Then came the rise of industry.

00:22The Lam Chabang port opened, turning Chonburi into a logistics hub, catching the eye of

00:27German investors.

00:29After the 1985 Pasa Accord, many Chinese manufacturers looked aboard to cut cords.

00:36Thailand's eastern seaboard provided land, tax benefits and easy shipping.

00:41Today the area has over 10 major industrial estates with more than 10,000 factories, many

00:47run by Japanese.

00:49But it's not just factories, there are Japanese supermarkets, manga cafes and sushi bars everywhere.

00:56The First of the E-Best

01:05The Second of E-Best

01:06That's a great idea.

01:06We also have a variety of features on the coast.

01:08You can use the top and it's alot of a six-way and one-way pattern.

01:11It's a fast and it's beautiful, right?

01:13It's beautiful.

01:14We're at the top.

01:15So we're at the bottom.

01:16We're at the bottom so we're at the bottom.