In a very special holiday edition of Ishikawa: Summit to Sea, the boys get trans-continental. There is no poem, there is no quiz, there are no areas. Rather, Casey sips coffee while Joe slugs brews, and the guys catch up on Casey's lavish trip home to the States. Joe sets the scene from Nagoya, where he's hunkered down at Gorgonella's mom's. Best of all, this episode is mercifully short, as Casey's churning bowels bring a quick end to this most special episode.