Wow, I know I'm kind of late in commenting, but this has to be one of the most interesting videos of Rambalac, from a cultural point of view- because all of his videos are extremely interesting. I enjoyed the whole thing so much, that I searched about the Awa-Odori dance, it's origins and history and from what I've read, it goes way back to feudal Japan of the 12th century! I love that the younger generations keep these 1000 yrs old traditions alive, as I've seen many teenagers and very young children among the dancers. Thank you Rambalac for sharing this with us!

This is so good. There is nothing but the pure streets. No intrusive music, no talking, just what it is... a walk.

For some reason I always find your night-time/evening walks the most relaxing/interesting to watch. Anyway, thanks for another great video!

I have watched several of your videos and it brings back fond memories of my time living in Japan. I lived there for six years and really enjoyed it. Thank you and please continue to film more.

This looks fun. I've watched about 50 or 60 of your vids, now. The Japanese culture looks like a pretty happy and safe culture. I'm a little jealous. 😀😋

Fantastic video! Love the tyko drum beating, the sounds of the flutes and the chanting. This is one of the most emersive videos I've ever watched! Thank you sir!

Red guys, from 31min, are called Takarabune （寶舟）. It's one of the only professionnal group of Awa Odori in the world (99% of them are not) and perform every years in Europe, America and, of course, Japan. If you have any interest I their performances, please check their website, facebook or Twitter.

Such a spectacular fool in the rain dance festival.💕🎭Enthusiastic crowds of people enjoying a rhythmic taiko beat-feel like wanna dance with them.So full of enthusiasm and stamina.💕🎍🎭🎶Thanx Rambalac.You are the best!!!😁😁😁

Thank you so much for this awesome footage!

this is so genuine to me, paying respect to one's ancestors. Carrying on a great culture. Having a good time!!

I found my true love, not any particular person, but an entire culture of happy, relaxed but dedicated people. I almost started dancing in my living room.

53:26 That man's smile is so heartwarming to see! They just enjoy what they're doing and that's amazing!

This channel have become my go to study-background music and work-music ! Love it! I miss Japan!

Ok this is the best yet in my journey through the walks you have on offer, the atmosphere here is great and it carries. I see in this one the logic behind the setup you have put together. Thanks so much for taking the time to capture these moments and share them.

When I first saw this, I saw the little kids getting ready to march in the beginning, I thought it was for Children's day. 😅 the little kids dancing, kills me bc they are so adorable. 😅 amazing amazing moment u took. 🌹😊 Can't wait for ur more walk videos. 🤘😎

Very interesting 😊😊 anywhere you walk you’re surprised by beauty ahh I wish to experience this 😭

i really appreciate you buddy. definitely going to do all i can to go to japan by the end of 2018. i will work my ass off. thank you again, you are a high quality unique channel. look forward to seeing more from you.

This has got to be my favorite video of Rambalac's. Thank you for the info tacked on below the video!

Been viewing your videos and this is one of my favourites lots of happy people enjoying themselves, wonderful.

I found your channel by accident, but honestly NO other walk-through video channel does this as good as you. You take (by-far) the best routes and have the best pace and the best camera angles. I love the bit-rate of the GH5 and I'm glad to see someone actually filming on a proper DSLR (micro 4/3 is plenty good) rather than a shitty DJI osmo or their iPhone. So happy to have found this channel! Gonna sub now :)

It is strange to look back on videos from a few years ago with bustling streets. I wonder if we will ever return to that and if so, I wonder how long it will take? In the meantime, these videos are really enjoyable. 😊

The music in background is awesome!!! Really nice with a walking video 👍🏻👏🏻

I love the energy they put into these processions

I've been looking so long for a channel like yours. But I did not think that I would actually stumble on one. Your rock!!! Keep up posting my friend 👍

Festival de danse Awa-odori. C’est fantastique ! 🥁🎼 Thank you pour cette vidéo 😀👩‍💻

Rambalac your all videos are amazing. Great work and thanks for posting such invaluable videos

You probably don't know that on that day, among the dancers and musicians, you filmed four people from France, invited by Takarabune, the troop in red (31:26). What a surprise to see four of my friends in one of your videos, I would have never expected that ! We are Tsunagari Ren from Paris, and this summer we will be back in Shimokitazawa with 13 people ! I hope you will be there too, let's enjoy the festival together !

That beat around 25:20 is absolutely dope!

very nice !!!! i love the raining video so much and very nice festival ladies speaking too

I love this video. I see you allow any culture to dance there! Nice.

Love the journey with you, Rambalac ❤️

Настоящий народный праздник, очень душевно. Спасибо за знакомство с японскими традициями.

I love to watch the Japanese people in these city walks. My heart warmed at the older lady with her hand on her man, him giving her support. There is a difference with women on the street in the US and there in Japan. I can't quite figure it out, but I think part of it is the lack of pretense of the Japanese women. The young couples, for all the talk of lack of intimacy by some commentators, seemed comfortable and very much together. This all was evident on my recent trip to New Orleans Louisiana. There were a fairly large number of Japanese on the street that were obviously tourists. Maybe just me but I do see a difference as i was able to compare. A general example is the way people react in your videos when they discover they are being filmed. When people discover they are being taped in the US it can be very different (once again, generally). As a news photographer/producer I've learned to watch reactions of people on tape. Watch the occasional Caucasian especially in this crowd, you'll see. Anyway, great video. Thanks.

You have a firm hand ,steady hand beautiful filming. This it's actually therapeutic relaxing and beautiful city and people .

Muy lindo gracias por llevarme a tu paseo

Another amazing video.

It's really cool to see not only so many shops, but how different and interesting they are. Where i live there are a lot of closed down shops, and the high street is dominated by take-aways and betting shops, it's a huge difference.

31:26 - 33:45 I love this part !

I love 25:00 - 31:00. Love those beats.

I love watching Awa Odori

Feels just like walking through back ally of Japan. I'm too far away to go back often, but your video allows me to relive the experience. :)

Why I like this channel.... It gives me a feeling that it's me walking in places where I'll probably never actually come...

I wish your videos could be made for VR viewers. It would be the next best thing to being there.

A tiempo de divertido y felicidad. Gracia para compartir. Saludo desde Frank.

These areas in the videos remind me of some historical sites in Toronto like the Distillery District and Yorkville: Many pathways where both pedestrians and vehicles are sharing them. We have most roads lined with raised sidewalks for walkers.

Your work is amazing. I try to tell everyone about this channel. I would love to take the walk around concept to where I live, but I don't think it could work like it does in Tokyo. Tokyo is vast and yet intimate. A surprise is found around every corner.

So nice

Спасибо вам за ваши прогулки. После видео кажется,будто сам в Японии побывал)

Awesome time by just watching, I guess if were to be there will be so enjoyable ! The pictures are so sharp ! Thanks for sharing ! Love it !

this is so cool!

спасибо ,интересно смотреть ваши видео ))

Looking forward to more videos !! :D

awesome video!

The meaning of the dance or chants is “Fools dance and fools watch; both are fools, so why not dance?” Explains why this is titled "Fools in the rain" :D

45:55 I love this part when you hear the childrens to sing, I'm melted.

Looks like Umbrella festival rather than Awa Odori fetival . Joking...I love Awa Odori my favorite group is Gojyahei group

Really enjoyed this. Was well worth watching.

Japanese culture is really fantastic !

Es ist immer wieder Entspannend anzuschauen. Gerade dann hat man ein Originaleres Bild von dem Städtischen Alltag in Japan.

Very awesome.

THANKS

Muy relajante.

The fading light and glowing warmth of the street lights under a canopy of clouds, makes this clip especially moody, while the waiting bowl of hot udon puts a spring into the steps of the harried office worker. Although the attire testifies otherwise, this clip puts a chill in my bones as I prepare for bed. Indeed, the fading light. Goodnight.

Thank you ✌️😊👍

Recommended awesome drum and ancient dancing, Thanks Rambalac.

こう言う雰囲気が大好きやん！さすが下北沢！ここしかないんだ！

I want to move there so I can live in this real life anime

素晴らしい

Thats why i miss asia special tokyo so hard i wanna go back there but i have to finish everything in europe

Exquisite

Could feel the moist, fever and warmth by watching it. As always, thanks so much.

I love Japan.

youtube recommended this video to me (after I watched some of Rambalac's most recent videos) and it's kinda surreal to see the difference. You can see most of the faces of the Japanese people here and there are a LOT of people (though considering there is an event here) I am hoping to see this kind of lively streets again.

The Best !! I'm Finally Tall.

I bet its so easy to loose your kids in this crowd. Beautiful video.

OH my goodness I am getting so spoiled now

Nice

a yatta yatta yatta yatta!! Good job on the white man dancing too!

That was great! I thought I would just watch a few minutes, but I watched the whole thing. I couldn't stop! Hayaccha yaccha!! But who are the dancers and performers? Do they organize just for this festival once a year?

Hi OP. Thanks always for the vibes. Do you just hold the stabilizer in your hand?

Monoculture looks so amazing.

VERY GOOD PEOPLE

Have you walked through the Soshigaya-Okura area? Lots of Ultraman stuff all around.

( 10 : 35 ) Nice.....Great video.........😊

That mom trying to get her adorable chunky baby on her shoulders and failing was just the cutest! Around 56:57

thanks Rambalac for the video. ¿Where do you come from? Thanks again from Buenos Aires Argentina

perdona por este comentario..veo muchos japones y japonesas...pero..te has fijado porque las tiendas siempre estan casi vacias y ellos no llevan bolsas de compra o parecido??..un saludo y que sigas subiendo este tipo de videos

田舎者はすごい面白く感じる

Что то от музыки и криков, от того как они двигаются мне становится страшно.

eu fico me imaginando andando por essas ruazinhas de mãos dadas com uma japonesinha. parece ser bem romântico. só falta achar alguma moça japonesa q aceite ser minha companheira 😀😀

And suddenly I hear my language! (Italian) :D

So why not dance? Thank you for this!

1:17:19 The last lady in the dancing group is definitely a Caucasian (European) type. I always thought that only locals are allowed to participate in Awa dance processions. It's interesting.

Questions for you: Did you ever feel strange filming everything all the time with your (probably) big camera-setup? All the people looking at you often enough. Are you japanese, if not where are you from? (And if you didnt grow up on in japan, how did you get there). Just curious! :)

Konichiwa. When this lovely festival usually start??💙🇯🇵

At 31:30 sounds like the game Patapon! xD

Hold on! Already running toward 3k subs? This channel is blowing up! \o/

How are you usually filming these walk tours of yours? With a helmet camera or some backpack pole suspending the camera?

oh wow i always thought that mister donut was just a fictional store in anime, but its actually a real donut store LOL

I love your videos. They bring me to Japan. Next time, would you write your filming date and time? So, I will know what the streets look like at different time of the day