This is a REDO of my live stream because I had so many technical issues with buffering... the internet gods were not with me! ✅ You might enjoy watching more from my Japan Series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f617dpdnlZnbmHU.html
@katscandance4 жыл бұрын
Japan gotta be one of the cleanest and safest places I’ve travelled to
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@diedraunderwood11144 жыл бұрын
I had an app that showed you everything from parks, to food places, to bathrooms. I had just gotten to Japan and was just happy as a clam wandering. Ended up having to go to the bathroom but wasn't sure if it was ok to just go into a store and use their restroom. I used the app and it said there was a bathroom in the park a few feet away and even showed me a picture of the little building. Walk in...SQUATTY POTTY!!! I had just told my parents before I left that I doubt I would see one since I would be in Tokyo. Well I took one for the team LOL Absolutely love Japan and will be going back the end of next year.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Nice! :)
@youngdark34 жыл бұрын
Love Japan was there in October 2019 Tokyo and Kyoto
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
2012, myself. Hoping to go back next year
@dieter66864 жыл бұрын
We loved our trip to Japan, I didn't think I would. Nice work Chris, your videos helped us plan our trip👍
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
I felt the same way when I went to Japan for the first time :)
@wh1t3bo1114 жыл бұрын
Littles kids going to school by themselves!? Gotta Love Japan!
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@carrielynnmiller4 жыл бұрын
My son, who was 6 at the time was definitely intrigued when he saw a kid his age walking home by himself in Kyoto! Totally different!
@cupwithhandles3 жыл бұрын
Many Japanese schools forbid parents from accompanying their children to school
@Jeannified4 жыл бұрын
As always, you show us how much you care about your viewers, Chris. Redoing this video was. Going above and beyond, but then again, you are a very conscientious guy. Thanks for this! 😊🙏🏻
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Aww.. thanks Jeannie!
@raymonddunkerley30324 жыл бұрын
I was definitely surprised at how friendly and helpful the Japanese people were on our trip.
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
Same. Towards the end of our trip there back in 2012, my dad dropped his wallet and we literally never even noticed until a Japanese man who ran after us for at least 5 minutes came up to us, handing my dad his wallet and explaining where he'd dropped it. We were very surprised how kind he'd been, going so far out of his way to return my dad's wallet
@robertikeno61934 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, love your videos. I'm American of Japanese ancestry from Hawaii. I found all of your points to be true when I visited Japan. One point I'll expand on, Japanese, especially in the big cities respect privacy so they do not interact with strangers, even among Japanese. But if you ask for help they will go out of their way to help you.
@robertikeno61934 жыл бұрын
This info is very useful for first time visitors to Japan.
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
I wish I could say I had Japanese ancestry. I think I might've been Japanese in a past life due to remembering something from my childhood that never happened because it was a memory set in Japan despite not leaving Australia til I was 21, but no Japanese ancestry sadly. I am apparently over 40% Scottish on my dad's side, though
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert! Great point!
@supasole724 жыл бұрын
Icchiran was amazing
@glennpaton82834 жыл бұрын
That bought back a lot of wonderful memories, thanks mate.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Glenn!
@stargazer50732 жыл бұрын
Great information
@Fingermunch4 жыл бұрын
Another thing I noticed in Kyoto is that people don't eat on the run. I bought a small cake from a bakery and was eating it as I was walking down the street. I got the strangest looks ! Then I couldn't find a rubbish bin for the paper bag....go figure 🙄
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Yes... they do not believe in "eating and walking" at that same time :)
@FayandDanExplore4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris one of our lovely subscribers said you were fab and we go to Japan in April so here we are :)
@Jumboo364 Жыл бұрын
Chris, another fine video. 👏
@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jambaa!
@hdibart4 жыл бұрын
Thanks,that was fun!
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Henry!
@bennielaars4 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, my wife and I enjoyed watching your USA videos in preparation for our road trip last year and we are now watching your Japan videos in preparation for our next trip to... 😀
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Japan! Enjoy ;)
@yopparaiiii4 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention one important thing about the washlet. The seat is heated. Your butt will love you during the winter season.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Indeed! :)
@trewten55794 жыл бұрын
Japan sounds like a place I would like to visit!
@griffin22634 жыл бұрын
So this is take two.....so much great information !! Plus japan has a wonderful network of free tour guides that really can help out travellers make your trip very special ..we had a tour guide in Osaka and she was amazing she travelled to kyoto to make sure we would meet up with her ..!!!!...also great idea opening your esty shop ...but I didn't see the yellow productions jr wear
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks uniplex... I'll get the onsies up there soon :)
@josie31974 жыл бұрын
Great video! Me and my husband want to go Japan someday! This got me so excited to go! It sounds great! We hope to go during the cherry blossom festival.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best time to go!
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
Just be wary of how much "adult content" to put it politely, you will see out in the open even if you're not looking for anything close to it
@TieDef4 жыл бұрын
25 - It's both, actually. People wear them to not get sick, but also as a courtesy to others when they're feeling a bit sick (kaze-gimi), or are sick with a cold. Flu is actually taken fairly seriously in Japan and a lot of work places will force you to take 5 days off if you have it. Also people wear them when they're suffering from hay fever or other allergies, and (relating to 26) women will wear them in lieu of makeup and even men in lieu of shaving when making a quick trip to the store on a weekend, etc. Like with your pool rules, there's an expectation on everyone to put in effort to do your best to look out for and not offend those around you (meiwaku wo kakenai), and facemasks are one tool in your arsenal, though exact use varies from person to person. 26 - I'd say even for a tourist, it is better not to be too sloppy, or rather 'skin-y.' Basically midriff and chests covered on women (and men) and long pants (trousers) for men. Basically only boys, young women, slobs and eccentrics wear shorts, especially in the cities. Always love your Japan content. :) Keep up the good work.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks TieDef for the additional clarification!
@tcmayes80124 жыл бұрын
Amazing I can’t wait for the olympics !
@colleenhuntley7014 жыл бұрын
Loved your live stream, love Japan. We found many of the things you said surprising for sure, hoping to go back in 2021. thanks Chris
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Colleen!
@Trey9274 жыл бұрын
Me too I love Japan 🇯🇵
@yugioht424 жыл бұрын
Uber and Lyft just started last year from narita airport so you can use it now. The best way out though is the train from the airport just be sure which way you are going as talk to the staff who speak English as they will write it down for you and be on time as the trains are seriously on time every time and sometimes even arrives early to a station if that happens just buy a new ticket it’s really not that much although you’ll have to figure out fares and stuff but that’s why the English function exists and make sure which train company is right as there are four or five and you need to figure which one is right but that is why the rail pass is key if you plan to use trains.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update Andy!
@anaray57014 жыл бұрын
omg that ending is great 😂
@mail4nini4 жыл бұрын
Your Videos ARE really fun and informative. You are my favourite channel for all japanese-related things. Keep up 👍🤗
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nini! I'll have a whole bunch more Japan videos coming up on my new Fukushima series in a few weeks.. stay tuned! :)
@aubotte4 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, you find shops closing at 8pm to be early? You're up for a shock when you'll come to Belgium then, here most shops close at 6pm! ^^; (Shopping malls close later, 8pm and some 9pm on Fridays)
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Europe really takes first place for early closing shops :)
@YJD233 жыл бұрын
I lived in for about 2 years in Japan several years ago and I was definitely surprised at how tasty the food was and kind the Japanese people were.
@YellowProductions3 жыл бұрын
For sure!
@worldwidebear19674 жыл бұрын
I fall also every time on sleep when I'm use the Subway back home from work… ;-) I'm suprized that ATM's have operating time, here in Germany all have 24 hrs.
@StephenOshea2 жыл бұрын
o yes i loved the vending machine . hot coffee . almost cold beer . coffee tea . etc etc yes i loved the toilets . yes i noticed japan always operates like clockwork always on time i love japan
@gaborfodor46664 ай бұрын
Mandatory swimmcaps are also pretty common in Europe. Actually I think the Americans are strange that it is not mandatory there. It is just basic hygiene.
@ethans88934 жыл бұрын
I was in the livestream it was really entertaining and helpful for people going to Japan
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ethan!
@smitha775 Жыл бұрын
Japanese Food Court at 22:40 looks like the old Mitsuwa in Torrance…
@YellowProductions Жыл бұрын
Good eye!
@why-rp2ny4 жыл бұрын
The normal size of a drinking cup is the Japanese one and the European one:) . The North American one is your norm' not ours :)
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Its smaller in Japan that in Europe :)
@cupwithhandles3 жыл бұрын
I'm an American living in Japan, and it's not my impression that the drink sizes are so tiny as indicated in the video. They are definitely smaller than outrageously huge American mega sizes, but always sufficiently sized for the meal and price paid. Saying that the typical fast food drink size in Japan was half the height and diameter of the drink in the video is not consistent with my experience and observation.
@alternatingwitherik56754 жыл бұрын
I went to japan last year and this is pretty accurate.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Glad I got it mostly right :)
@boredbeingbored8943 жыл бұрын
#2 surprises me the most. I thought I’m pretty well-versed about Japan cultures etc but oh boy, I didn’t know the taxi doors open automatically, ran into a pretty embarrassing situation on this when I was in Kyoto. They certainly don’t mention this tidbit in animes, mangas, etc..
@sweeney05584 жыл бұрын
THANKS NOW I KNOW SO MANY THINGS SO IF I EVER GO TO JAPAN
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Linda!
@bobby350z2 жыл бұрын
Once you get used to those nice wash-lets it is hard to go back to using the toilet paper.
@luisawang15414 жыл бұрын
I have a question. When you buy something, the ticket price is that you have to pay ? or like USA have to add taxes.
@lorieducation27644 жыл бұрын
I went to Japan last year this is pretty accurate but I could have sworn i took an uber in Tokyo when all the trains stopped running....
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
You're right.. thanks for the correction! Uber is available in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Kyoto
@robsmoviecollection37154 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear anything after biday. I'm there!
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Hah
@santi76164 жыл бұрын
I do not plan to go to Japan very soon though I hope to go one day, but the truth is that your videos are so interesting and fun at the same time, that I see them equally¡¡¡¡ :-) I also improve my English as your pronunciation is great and easy to understand, thanks¡¡¡ So thanks to your videos I learn new vocabulary while having a good time, can one ask for more ? :-) thanks¡¡¡¡ and great job¡¡¡¡
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Aww.... thanks Santi!
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
Damn. I missed the premiere. Was curious to see what your live reaction to what surprised me would be. I studied Japanese culture and became fascinated by it 4 years before I went, so I thought I couldn't be surprised by ANYTHING with all I'd studied. I was WRONG! Despite thinking I was prepared for anything, I was NOT prepared for how open Japan was about... what people look at in private. Second day in Japan my dad and I stopped by a 7/11 store for some snacks to have throughout the day. While dad was paying for everything, I decided to explore the place. One wall was fully dedicated to magazines, but what I was not expecting was that only 1/4 of it was for general magazines. EVERYTHING else was prono magazines. After that it was like blinders had been taken off my eyes because I started seeing it EVERYWHERE. Grocery stores, train stations, toy stores even a freaking family theme park (whom shall remain anonymous) where I saw BREAST cakes in a candy store outside a Rollercoaster. And, no, I was not mistaken. They were round, pink, with a little darker pink dot in the centre of each and, just to make completely sure you didn't mistake them for anything but boob cakes, the box they were in was the top half of a Manga illustration of a woman with a very lewd expression on her face and the cakes placed squarely where her chest was. In a FAMILY THEME PARK! WTF, JAPAN?! WTF?!
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. that's beyond surprising. That's definitely in the weird category
@chrisrice18074 жыл бұрын
20.36 lol!
@freddyrod29484 жыл бұрын
Had a question for you Chris. Do you recommend going to Mount Fuji and if so, for how long?
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Yes.. in particular to the region known as Hakone. You can do it as a day trip from Tokyo.. or 1 to 2 nights. Here's a video I did on the region: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oKmAgq6LrJ3YnZ8.html
@maryjsmith24744 жыл бұрын
😊
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
😊😊😊
@turbofanlover3 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the bidet. I like to take care of things down there all by myself. ;) And now I understand why the Japanese were so quick to put masks on when COVID hit. Many of them were already wearing one...lol. Japan really is a strange place in many ways.
@YellowProductions3 жыл бұрын
Yup! They were already wearing masks!
@carerforever21184 жыл бұрын
G'day from Australia 🇦🇺😁👍 For me, when l arrive in Japan, l will realise l'm no longer OZ anymore. And yes, l spelled realise correcting, its how we Aussies spell it. We don't use the letter z.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
G'day Evelyne! :)
@rubyvaldez98644 жыл бұрын
Me and my husband are going to japan in october... And we want to know what is not allowed back to the U.S. from japan? Or were could i look up what not to bring back.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
This is the CBP websites that says what you can't bring in to the US: www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go/prohibited-and-restricted-items
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
October is a great time to go. My dad and I were there during that month in 2012 and it was wonderful. The weather (aside from the one night we got stuck in a monsoon) was perfect, mostly clear and cool, not too hot or cold. And the Halloween themed everything is just wonderful. Kinda makes you feel like a kid again
@rubyvaldez98644 жыл бұрын
@@YellowProductions thank you
@Cybertokyofilms3 жыл бұрын
uber is in japan
@sonle67484 жыл бұрын
Hello uncle Chris
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Hi Son!
@jonnieinbangkok4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you were going to mention the soiled women's underwear sold in some Japanese vending machines...I put down with the Japanese males' predilection for octopus porn, and other wierd sexual fetishes. You always say that Japan is your favorite country to visit...have you ever done a video on why it's your favorite and you enjoy it so much. Maybe also why it is such a unique country and culture; I think this would be a very interesting topic. Also, you may be interested to know that Thailand instituted a plastic bag ban on January 1st, so now there is no more bag inside a bag inside a bag when making most store purchases in the country...though the bananas are still individually plastic wrapped at 7-11s.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
I'll add that to my topic list! Interesting to hear on the plastic bag ban in Thailand.. I think that's a long way off in Japan
@koko-rl9zm4 жыл бұрын
I always wondered if you need a different size wallet for Japanese money?
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
Yen are a little taller than USD -- but not by that much.. fits in my typical wallet
@TrangleC4 жыл бұрын
I often heard that Japan is rather anachronistic and schizophrenic when it comes to technology. Some stuff is advanced, other stuff not so much. Apparently they are still very much so in the flip phone and DVD player age.
@YellowProductions4 жыл бұрын
That is a good description for sure
@TrangleC4 жыл бұрын
@@YellowProductions Maybe 10 years ago, I still watched a lot of those "internet reviewer" videos, people making fun of bad movies and stuff like that and many of those guys were big Weeaboos and it was always amusing to see how disappointed they were when they traveled to Japan and found out that Japan really is a very conservative and kind of stuffy place and basically all the Manga, Anime and Maid Cafe wackiness they associate with it, is basically confined to 3 or 4 street corners in Tokyo. Still, I too was surprised when I recently watched a hour long dash cam video of someone driving around in Tokyo, how "not Bladerunner-ish" it really is. Even knowing that Japan isn't all Maid Cafes, I still thought Tokyo is architecturally a distinct city and a interesting concrete jungle, but in that dash cam video, looked at from the street level, it really looked rather mundane and boring. Hard to distinguish from similar dash cam videos on the same channel, showing mid-sized American cities like Houston, actually. In general, watching such videos a lot lately made me realize how much alike very different seeming cities all over the world actually look. What really surprised me was to see how much Nashville looks like a typical South-Western German city like Stuttgart. If it weren't for the different street signs, the licence plates and the different cars, some of that dash cam footage from Nashville could really have been filmed in Stuttgart or Mainz, or parts of Cologne. As an American who has visited Stuttgart, I wonder what you think about that. Did it feel and look totally alien to you? By the way, even the difference in car styles is shrinking. Strangely enough, at the same time Americans started driving more European and Asian style compact cars, Germans started buying more big SUVs and even Pickup Trucks. Even Hummer H2s and Ford F-150/250 have become a quite common thing to see in the South-West of Germany, belligerent bumper stickers and truck nuts and all.
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
And what's wrong with the DVD player age?
@TrangleC4 жыл бұрын
@@autumbreeze1129 The same thing that is "wrong" with the Bronze and the Stone Age: it's over. Where are you going with that question?
@autumbreeze11294 жыл бұрын
@@TrangleC I'm going with how is it over? DVDs are still being released and sold regularly so it's hardly over