I think granny is your single most wholesome character to ever appear in a skit

I didn't know I needed to hear your old Japanese lady voice. I feel blessed.

I felt the "Practice vs Actually Speaking" bit in my very soul.

'hoken hoken' got me good as if it wasn't funny enough already :)

I see you've met the old lady who frequents my local station in the hinterlands of Koshinetsu. Next time stop by and say hello.

That last bit was one of your best ones yet IMO. In general, this was a really good video.

It's almost like Dogen is taking his frustrating real life experiences and showing them to us through a sketch on a KZfaq video

the cicada sounds really set the mood.

I found the train story here funnier because I clicked this video directly after the one in which you list good things about Japan and "never having to worry about not getting a train" is one of them😂

The train skit is my single favorite thing you've ever made lol. These random, whimsical interactions are what I treasure most from my time in Japan!

For a while I was worried you weren't going to accept the squid.

I was anxiously waiting for you to miss the train in the last one 😂

1時間に1本の電車ならまだまし。2～3時間に1本はザラです😄 終電が18～9時で、無人駅で暗くなってから降りると手のひらサイズの蛾がお出迎えしてくれます⤴️

i liked the train story, it was really sweet :3

Oh man. I remember the first time I went through an inaka "station" feeling so guilty that nobody was there. I mean I had paid for my ticket and everything but it just felt weird that nobody was there to make sure I wasn't doing anything malicious. Perhaps that speaks more volumes as to how I act as a person that how uncanny I felt "putting my ticket into an 'unattented' basket" like you mentioned. Great vid Dogen.

*Weekdays* "WTF 1 train an hour?" *Weekend* - 4 trains a day - "...."

Man I miss this kind of content. On the other note, i see that you're getting slimmer! Take care of yourself Dogen!

0:46 I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

2:25 and I still prefer it! ^_^

I can vouch for the inaka train being once in an hour as well as unmanned station.

*inaka skit* Me: Wait, have I seen this anime before?

Your old lady impression is everyyyything. Killes me with "take two"

Listening to inaka obaasan Dogen has become my happy place. Can I have a surume please?

So accurate.

おばあちゃんの声似てるね

THIS is the good ol Dogen I know and love! Dont get me wrong, I love you Dogen so all your videos are appreciated. But this lovely nonsense makes me LOL and learn Japanese and I love it

Just as funny as always! Helps me keep up my Japanese. Thank you for putting a smile on my face 😊

I have to admit, that Inaka train skit is really good. I've watched this video several times just because it's such a cute little story.

This video was quite a bit better than expected :) ...and I have high expectations for your Japanese lesson videos.

Fantastic 10/10 video. 保険保険笑ww 「いやモップあるし」も超面白かった

You are truly an artist.

Video はとてもgood だった

The inaka bit was so spot on I had to watch it twice. Genius.

保険保険…笑 Dogenならいうと思ってたのに不覚にも大声出して笑ってしまった…

This is brilliant.

That first part is me at work everyday. I lost it at "保険 保険"

I always enjoy seeing a video notification from you! Fun to see "Summer Dogen" with the new haircut to battle the ridiculous heat we are having in Japan right now. Or the typhoon. Or both! Thanks for some quality Japanese as always.

Ok, so with that insurance section, I'm just curious as to which insurance you mentioned is actual insurance and which was there to further the joke, as I'm hoping you were trying to further the joke a lot there.

What a kind old lady.

Probably my favorite episode so far!

That last bit might be your best one yet! Awesome job on the sound design and cutting

My single inaka train comes every 40 mins at peak times so we're basically Tokyo

you talk about one train an hour in the inaka like it's a struggle but man i wish my not so inaka french village (pop. 2000 or something) had this kind of coverage. instead we have 3 buses in the morning and afternoon each and one at noon, can't leave or get back later than 6:30pm and if i need to get to the city it'll be over an hour (without counting waiting time) via the the town my bus serves if i take a train there, even longer longer (but much cheaper) if i take another bus. tl;dr i wish i had a once an hour train or bus where i live

2:05 保険保険 is that rewatchable moment. Gold.

Omg the old lady voice was so good! 😁 That whole exchange sounds awesome tbh, that would be a great memory to have from Japan if I ever visit, not the craziness of Tokyo.

日本を内側から知ってる人じゃないとこれは出来ん。天才、

THE TRAIN ONE!! I WAS DYING!!! We caught the trains all the way from Tokyo to Ojiya to visit the koi farm, and on the way back had to wait 45mins for next train.....so much time to go to lawsons and buy spicy fried chicken! (it was amazing!)

Private speaking vs public speaking is something I relate to on a spiritual level

Hey Dogen it has been a week since I first say this video, it was the first of yours I saw and man I laughed till I cried! Since then I have checked out your other funny videos and been touched by the deeper more philosophical videos. But the ones that has really gotten me is your series on Japanese Phonetics, it's opened my eyes a lot and now I understand why at times some people say my Japanese sounds so natural and other times people have no idea what I'm saying haha. With my goal being to speak like a native I want to thank you for giving us such a clear pathway to achieving it. I'm definitely going to keep going until my ability is at that level and you've given me extra motivation. I'll join your Patreon soon and keep it up with the great videos :D

Lots of countries have stations with no staff, ever. The small town I live in in the West Midlands of England has no staff, but it has a loads of bicycle racks, a self-service ticket machine that never works, and the only bench is in the one spot of the platform where there is no shade or cover.

Taro-chan is the best station employee.

するめ2本の下りがマジで田舎の婆そのものでチャンネル登録を押してしまった… 日本語だけじゃなくて日本の田舎についても詳しいとは恐れ入りました…

The skit with the trains in the country side has filled up a part of my soul. I miss Japan.

Awww man, I love it. Your sense of humor, like these cuts are awesome. Really funny and enjoyable. Shiii

This is why I'm subbed. I love these kind of stories. And yeah, that "practising in public" bit is definitely me...

This is so cute and funny! I just traveled back to Tokyo from the inaka yesterday and felt both of those scenarios so extremely! I love your tiny old lady character too!

Train left 11 minutes ago but you said you had been waiting on the platform for 10. If only you had known, you'd have just started running after the train that just left...!

When it cuts to Inaka and its just confused Dogen and cicadas, I flashed back to literally every memory I ever made in Kyushu.

That's all so very recognizable 😂😅 Once again a great video from Dogen sensei 👍🏻

I never knew I need that granny impersonation from you 😂 Great video as always! You've gotten skinny, I hope you're taking care of your health well, Dogen!

Too funny! I know several of those types of obasans! I'm turning into one myself, lol!

ターゲットが外国人なのか日本人なのか分からないくらい日本人から見ても面白い

Directed by Makoto Shinkai

The inaka train skit hits close to home, lol. I think it really speaks to my crippling fear of authority that even going from un-staffed station to un-staffed station, I still always pay the correct fare, even when I could just hop on for free. Or do as my friend does and buy a ticket with the lowest fare at the main station and just keep riding till the un-staffed station.

This is so oddly specific and I enjoyed it

おばあさん、スルメを一枚もっ…　あ、一把…　いえ、一連を…いえ、違う…

「保険保険」【・ヘ・?】 man, you make me miss the "inaka" ;) I loved it back there

Right when I had some doubts that the good old Dogen is fading away, this comes out. Thanks! Just on my stopover as I am moving to Japan again. I can't wait to enter my hoken hoken.

I'll never forget when I once said "below the bridge. *Under!"*

①　なんでここで「家系」が出てくるのかと、一瞬とまどう。「家計」ね！ ②　お兄さん、「するめ」いるかい？ 　　（勝手に、あんたの兄弟にするな!!） 　　（あんたもね、私はあんたの「おばあさん」じゃない!!） ③　貸し切り列車( one box train )....うーん、ゴージャス(gorgeous)...日本でのゴージャスの使い方。 ④　「いや、わたしゃ、太郎くんに会いに来ただけじゃ」... 感動のひとこと。

相変わらず面白い！

Obaasan is so nice

Inaka trains - very accurate

I live in the last clip XD Only our trains come once every 2 hours. Thankfully our station has employees (at least until 6 PM) so I can always ask them questions. Biggest surprise of last week was that the train I planned to ride was 臨時 and wouldn't be available for the next week.

2:05 存在費 all over again

This one was fantastic

I feel attacked by the public speaking bit. What a great set of skits.

well he is a cat. PS your obachan voice is the BEST

久々のこのイントロに歓喜

The first part was very much me in my conversation group.

Wow the last bit is priceless! The old lady, the cicadas, Taro-kun, and surume. If that Inaka were a real place, I won't be surprised if it sees an increase in visitors. Before JR closes the line for good, that is:(

どこでタロくんが会えますか？会いに行きたくなったんですけど。。。笑 That last bit definitely felt like Tokyo vs Fukuoka in my experience, pfaha

The train! Too real - living in Ibaraki, I'd always time my shopping around the train coming once ever hour

I can confirm. North in Kyoto. Almost nobody lives there. Wooden "train station" counting one track and one paper ticket machine. Trains come once an hour. I start reading a book. Tokyo, Shinjuku. I see a sea of black hair but a few centimeters under my vision completely swarming any sight of a floor. I forget to walk. I long for aforementioned station in Kyoto.

That was my exact reaction getting the train from Kochi to Tosa-Yamada! "Where's the rest of the train? This is just a bus on tracks!" Also recently I finally registered as I was going to be in one place for longer than 2 weeks. They got me to sign up to the National Health Insurance scheme and gave me a bill. I was panicking that I'd get a fine for late payment as I had to wait until payday, only to be told when I went to pay a week after registering that I should come back and pay in another 2 weeks. Confusing.

Densha hoken onegaishimasu More inaka than the inaka where I live, woop. I'm always a little anxious when the train is only two cars but even if it's 'crowded' it's still less full than any train at any hour in Tokyo~

After my recent trip through Hokkaido, I'd be happy if trains in "inaka" came as often as once per hour!

Love this so much !!!!!

ah i loved this

面白いね。ありがとうございました先生

As someone two years into learning Japanese the first skit in the video hit me really hard. Lol

Trains, the countryside, and cats... why do I feel like I read a Murakami story about this?

If it wasn't for copyright bs, that last bit really needed Chihiro music in it... xD

Taro kun deserves a pay raise. Two dried squid!

Some of your best

This is the best!

What a wholesome granny

Hahahaha.. The into is totally me. Can understand, cannot speak for nuts. So much for JLPT.

The hoken hoken part got me 😂

I definitely live in a town where a ワンマン列車 comes once every hour and but I haven't found my cat lady or Taro yet