Sometimes It's Right in Your Face

Sometimes It's Right in Your Face
Episode Information
Version:	Asia
Season:	The Amazing Race Asia 2
Episode Number:	5/13 (018)
First Broadcast:	December 20, 2007
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"It's a Really Tough Way to End"
Next:	"We Choose to Yield Magnum P.I."
Subpages

Sometimes It's Right in Your Face is the fifth episode of The Amazing Race Asia 2.

Story

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Route Markers

• Pit Start
• Route Info 1
• Route Info 2
• Route Info 3
• Route Info 4
• Detour
• Roadblock
• Route Info 5

The order of departure from Pohutu Geyser are as follows:

1. Marc & Rovilson (12:46 am)
2. Adrian & Collin (2:49 am)
3. Natasha & Paula (3:44 am)
4. Diane & Ann (3:47 am)
5. Daichi & Sawaka (4:04 am)
6. Terri & Henry (4:26 am)
7. Pamela & Vanessa (5:06 am)

For unknown reasons, the starting placements of Terri & Henry and Pamela & Vanessa were switched, resulting in Terri & Henry starting in 6th place and Pamela & Vanessa starting last.

Teams must drive to Auckland, Auckland Region, the fly to Tokyo, Japan. Once there, teams must make their way to Shiba Park in Tokyo, where they will find their next clue.

Teams must find a marked rickshaw and direct it to the Sony Building to find their next clue.

Teams must use a Sony High-Definition Handycam, with one member recording a video of a local singing a traditional Japanese folk song, titled "Sakura Sakura", while the other member sang along with the local, then head back to the Sony Building and play the video on a television. If the song was sung to the correct tune, teams will receive their next clue.

Teams must make their way to Shibuya Mark City and use a provided photo to find a cosplaying girl to receive their next clue.

Choice A: You Catch It
Teams must participate in a traditional game of goldfish scooping and use paddles made of rice paper to scoop up 40 goldfish in a nearby Shibuya restaurant to receive their next clue.

Natasha & Paula, Pamela & Vanessa, and Terri & Henry chose this task.

Choice B: You Cart It
Teams must locate a dry cleaner's store and pick up a yukata, which they must deliver on foot to a specific address to receive their next clue.

Adrian & Collin, Daichi & Sawaka, Diane & Ann, and Marc & Rovilson chose this task.

"Who is cold and calculating?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must decipher an ice block puzzle in Icebar Tokyo to spell out the name of their next destination, Fukuoka, to receive their next clue. The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Adrian & Collin
• Daichi & Sawaka
• Diane & Ann
• Marc & Rovilson
• Natasha & Paula
• Pamela & Vanessa
• Terri & Henry

Teams must travel by bullet train to Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and look for the pyramid at Fukuoka Convention Center to meet with host Allan Wu. Teams would be handed their next clue by Allan, revealing that they were still racing.

Leaderboard

Legend:
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield

1st place  Diane & Ann Dancing Mums	2nd place  Marc & Rovilson Best Buddies	3rd place  Adrian & Collin Gym Buddies	4th place  Natasha & Paula Childhood Friends	5th place  Daichi & Sawaka Brother/Sister
6th place  Terri & Henry Married 13 Years	7th place  Pamela & Vanessa Sisters

Trivia

• This episode marks the first time that The Amazing Race Asia visits the country of Japan.
• The episode title was said by Natasha & Paula.