It’s so clean. I’m really interested by the houses in Japan. It was interesting to see that Japan also has clinics next to each other, next to a pharmacy

It would be cool to see a series of your favorite local restaurants!:)

I adored this walk with you, Shinichi! Just like you, I love to look at residential dwellings and imagine how the people inside live. The incidental information you gave was fascinating. The "unmanned" clothing store really intrigued me. And the small gardens were lovely. You're a marvelous ambassador for your neighborhood and an upbeat friend with whom to take a walk! ❤️ The flowering shrub you asked about is called Rose of Sharon (if I saw it correctly). It is, in fact, part of the same family as hibiscus...so you're not far off.

"Besucher" means "Visitor". In Germany we use this as signs for parking spots for customers. I was so confused seeing that sign, because my brain automatically understood the word, but didn't notice the oddity :D

I love your mask. Ready for Autumn and Halloween. Very interesting walk and tips.

Yeah we are the same Shinichi! I also love looking at residential houses and their architectures..i also imagine how people live there and i even love looking at how they hang their laundry and futons😅 sounds strange but that’s how i love your country and its people♥️

Shinichi - I so understand you're love for urban and residential areas - domestic architecture is important, and imagining how people live in that architecture is fascinating!

I love seeing your neighborhood, it's so charming😊 also I really like that you talked about the garbage collection process. I always hear Japan vloggers lament about trash collection, it seems so mysterious and complex.

This was super fun and interesting! It's like discovering a new place in Japan but with a friend to guide you and explain what everything is. Perfect! And, as we say in Dutch, gezellig! (A fun vibe / good time with other people!). Which reminds me, because Germany is our neighbour: Besucher means visitor(s)! So it's parking for visitors who probably don't even know they're being addressed 😅

I visited Tokyo in 2019, it was a pleasant experience. I will visit Tokyo again, once the pandemic is over. Let's pray!

800 USD for that kind of apartment sounds amazing compared to my 1 bed 2000 a month apartment in California with no transit nearby and stuck in suburbia with nothing being in walking distance

I just want to say thank you first. With this pandemic, things has been so hard for so many people. Your videos have given me an escape. A moment of normality. How things were before and how things are still there as you take your calming walk. Thank you so much for taking us on your little trips.

I’ve watched a lot of Japan walks, but I enjoy yours the best! You have a relaxing and easy way about your videos. Keep it up and thank you ;)

I absolutely loved this, been 2 times in Tokyo and what I loved most was just go out at a random trainstation and walk around :) this video was so relaxing, I hope you will make more of these walks :)

The flower you were asking about is called “Rose of Sharon”. It is a type of hibiscus that usually starts out as a container shrub but can grow very large and tall. They sometimes “escape” and grow wild! I have three (at last count, anyway) growing in my yard. I love that there are little areas of green space to remind you that there’s more than concrete and steel in the city. What are the streets like at night? Still safe for walking and shopping? Thanks for the tour!

I enjoyed the tour of your neighborhood. Your narration is also pleasant and informative. I used to live in rural “inaka” Japan and sceneries of your tour is nostalgic of my days in the the countryside. As you weave through the mom and pops shop, the schools, and the clinics and the supermarket before you get closer to the train station, you’ll come to appreciate the intricacies of what makes a neiborhood. Adventuring through these streets, I feel at ease and safe. Suddenly when you arrive at the station, the innocence of a neighbood is lost throgh the urbanization of fast food and restuarants and traffic sounds from the taxis and trains.

Hi Shinichi, the flower is a Syrian Ketmia (Hibiscus Syriacus) so it’s a hibiscus for sure, you’re right.

I loved this walk through your neighborhood! I’m like you, I enjoy seeing residential areas for how it shows the way people live there. The innovations that small spaces require are interesting. Because Tokyo doesn’t have zoning that separates business and residential areas makes for very compact, walkable cities that don’t require a personal car to reach shopping, schools, medical services, etc. I think I would love this way of living in contrast to the car-centric lifestyle of most American neighborhoods.

I loved this. Thank you. I felt that I was there, as I’m missing my yearly holiday to Japan. I could sense everything that was going on. So familiar. It’s great.

I've never seen or heard of an un manned clothes shop would love to see how that works. We have random farm shops with extra eggs or jam with honesty boxes but not clothes

My wife and I were recently talking about when we visited Tokyo we preferred to wander through the residential areas to imagine what daily life would be like. Thank you very much for making this. We really enjoyed it!

im honest sometimes i like those local areas and streets more than tourist spots. they are quite atmospheric and the buildings are looking cool and i imagine how the people life there like how you descript it.

I love these walks that you do, so interesting to explore with you. It just make me want to live there even more.

Beautiful walk Shinichi! really enjoyed it, love these local and residential roads! you make me feel like I am walking around with you hehe Thank you so much 🤗

I miss Tokyo SO MUCH!

As long as I have my own bathroom and shower I could totally live in a studio in Tokyo! What a dream! 💖 Thank you for this awesome walk!

It’s a hibiscus variety as far as I can tell. I really enjoyed the walk, it’s the kind of walk that really lets you get a real feel for the area.

I love staying at AirBNBs in Japan solely for this reason! It's really nice to stay in a quiet neighbourhood and just explore the area. I've found wonderful family owned restaurants near me that I would have never tried otherwise. My favourite memory was when a matsuri came through the area. I ended up just following the procession from my AirBNB to the shrine.

I started exploring the back and side streets of Tokyo about 8 years ago and love finding little temples/shrines or interesting shops. The touristy spots are fine but you really get a better feel for Japan in the less traveled streets.

I enjoy watching/listening to these videos when I'm wanting something to take some time but don't want to have anything too high energy. They're great for watching before bedtime and early mornings with my coffee.

Loved this walk! I too enjoy residential neighborhoods and architecture/gardens. Loved seeing the shopping streets. I live in the US. I really wish we would change our zoning laws to create mixed use, walk able neighborhoods. Thank you for a lovely glimpse of daily life in Japan. I hope to see more.

I'm with you I love looking at houses and like to see how locals live

The flower is a rose of Sharon a common hibiscus 🌺

Thank for sharing your walk with us today. I live in Northern California and like you I enjoy looking at the neighborhoods and seeing how others live. When I travel to a new place I enjoy getting lost in the neighborhoods. Japan is so different in so many ways and I kind of wish we could adopt some of the Japanese ways of life here. My mother lives in Atami and her kids live in the U.S. and I understand why she doesn’t want to move closer to us. Hope to catch up to you on your next walk.

Great Video! I followed your walk on Google Maps, it was like walking by your side! I like when you show local shops and tell us what they sell. Like a comprehensive shop guide. This kind of videos show us the real Japan, which is totally different from what a tourist may see. Excellent job!

23:41 "Besucher" means Guest or Visitor. Besucher Parkplatz is Visitors only Parking basically

So calming in the beginning and really busy towards the end of your vlog. However, I really enjoy your video vlog. Mahalo and Aloha from beautiful Hawaii nei! 🤙🏽🌺

Thank you for taking us walking around your neighbourhood area and truly enjoyed it 🤓🇸🇬♥️

Hi Shinichi, I enjoyed that walk. It started off quiet with hardly anyone around and ended with the lively shopping area. I always wanted to walk around a neighborhood market area. Forget the malls. The unmanned clothing store looked interesting to. Second-hand shops are interesting to look around too.

The sign at the dental clinic means "visitors". So the parking Spot is only for visitors / patients of the clinic

One of your coolest walks, Shinichi - love those little lanes with restaurants and eateries in them. Thanks for sharing your walk with us!!

These are my favorite types of things to see anywhere I go! I love seeing the small neighborhoods and wondering how they live too. I live in a rural town in the Southern U.S. myself. Thank you for these videos! P.s. it is definitely hibiscus 🌺❤

I loved this! It is crazy but learning how to take out the trash was very interesting! Lol! I like the walk down the alley. There was a buffet? Or shop with prepared foods? Then down a bit the pretty wood tables for dining or drinking? The grocery was awesome. Let’s go in next time. I liked seeing how everyone dressed, shopped and how totally Japanese the area was. I would like to spend time there, but I would have to have a note written in Japanese so someone could help me find my way home. It is a maze. That was fun! Seriously.

This was soothing! Thank you for taking me on a walk! :)

I loved this walk so much I watch it twice over so I didn't miss the surroundings . I was entrance by the amazing buildings shops ,but most of all how respectful and curtious people are . This is what I like to see of Japan thanks I learnt alot Shinichi. Hope your feet are feeling better.💛💚🧡👍

I just can’t get over how massive Tokyo is!

I really enjoyed seeing what a Japanese neighborhood looks like. It was a beautiful and peaceful walk you took us on. The narrow streets reminded me of Italy, I have family who live there (Some in Tuscany and some in Calabria, my father’s side of the family. He’s Italian). I’d love to visit Japan someday.

Wandering backroads is the sort of thing I do all of the time now. With my cell phone and google maps I can go almost anywhere in Japan, though the bus information in Miyazaki wasn't very good. I had to switch to Japanese sites and I have a lot of difficulty reading placenames in kanji. Especially in Hokkaido! Google isn't the best sometimes. I was driving and mostly lost in the backcountry of Kyushu!

How people live close together, in small spaces, how they make it work. I find very interesting. I had no idea about garbage pickup rules and spaces to temporarily store your trash. Tiny restaurants in narrow walkways. I live in Texas (USA) and streets are wide and houses are often oversized. Very individual culture. Japan seems like a more collective culture. Reflected in how we live.

Getting lost in Tokyo and any other Japanese city is the best thing to do :D I love these calm side streets.

You are not alone Shinichi! 😁 I prefer staying in Airbnbs within residential areas to get to know and feel how locals live. I really like your vlogs!

Watching this gave me a video Idea. How about you check the real estate sites for certain cities and compare them :D It'S probably just me, but i am hella interested what houses are on sale/rent in Tokyo, Sapporo, on Okinawa etc.

I'm from Germany and at our neighborhood are, we named it one family house. They have mostly 2 floors and 5 to 6 room's and mostly a own yard. There are also some apartment houses with 4 or 5 floor's and some apartments have a balcony. An we have a lot of natural places and woods and mountains. 🤗 By the way. Besucher means visitors

Hi Shinichi how you doing good to see you thank you for this walk l love these walk with us love these you take on l learn so about Japan never in person but through you l fill let. I'm there with you thank you ❤️

I'm so jealous of you. I also love walking around residential areas to appreciate the different styles of housing and see how people decorate their homes and gardens. I secretly wish I could see into people's houses just to see what it's like inside.

Aloha! Thank you! That was really nice! Love walking with you! Aloha!

Thank you for the walk! 🥰

Thank you for taking us in your walk! I love this video. You are like me when strolling. I just turn into narrow streets where there are fewer people

Thankyou for taking me thru the neighborhoods

Just recently discovered your videos and am really enjoying them. Like you I love just wandering around neighbourhoods and discovering little gems. The last time we were in Tokyo my wife and I stayed in Nishi-ogikubo and loved the neighbourhood. So, if you ever find yourself in that area please do a video of Nishi-ogikubo 😀. We are in Australia so can't travel overseas at the moment...we just have travel through your videos. Anyway you guys take care and fingers crossed we can travel to Japan again soon.

Depends on where you go in my area. Some are subdivisions, some are like mine where there is a strip of houses on one side of the road and some farm land on the other, or a small gated or non gated area where there is only mobile homes, Some are large gated communities behind a large gate with a guard or electronic fence, some are small bungalows in nice little rows that lead down to the beach, or a house in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes you randomly find a house sitting in the middle of and industrial and business area.

I love these videos where you show Japan by walk ❤️

In suburban Atlanta apartment rentals are the same price is lower end house payments. They run an average of 1200 a month for a one bedroom. As you get closer to Atlanta obviously it’s more than that.

I loved this walk :D thank you!!

We love those small streets, full of surprises, flowers etc...all is so different . At dentist; it means; parking for visitors/guets.

It looks like a hibiscus to me. One of my favs. They are such big, beautiful flowers. It was great seeing the residential areas of Tokyo. Thanks for sharing.

I love watching these local walks! We love exploring ramdom local neighborhoods each time we visit Japan.

Check your gopro settings to see if the wireless connection is on. Normally that zaps a lot of battery as well as heat up the unit because of the extra loading.

Loved this walking tour--fascinating!

I love the walks like that for all the reasons you explain! Love it!

Another good video! I really love these walk about videos. Tokyo is very interesting in every corner. One of the things I really loved about Tokyo were these neighborhoods with small streets and being surprised by a shrine or a temple or a barber shop or a restaurant. Thanks!

The white and pink flowering plant - if not a hibiscus is a lavatera. Both plants belong to the same family of Malvaceae, so they do share many common characteristics (including similar looking flowers).

Love those video's. Shinichi!

NICE!!! I lived in Tokyo from 1984-1995, and the first place I lived (for about a year) was Koenji!!! So... this wonderful video walk was..... natsukashii!!!... kanji, desu ne? ;) Esp. seeing the Koenji station at the end of the video. I remember that station SO WELL!!! THANK YOU!

Amazing video I loved every second!! I really feel like I’m there walking with you!❤️❤️

Oh, I just saw this, so enjoying...I like this type of content so much.

I really liked this! It’s so real and shinichi seems like such a nice guy!!

i love suburbs :') thank you for the virtual stroll!

Not sure if I missed it in the chat replay and am too lazy to check all the comments, but the sign at the doctors office "Besucher" means "visitors" and the "P" and its color indicates that its a parking sign. So basically the sign would mark visitor parking spaces.

Thank you for sharing. Lovely walk.

Thank you , very interesting. I learned a lot

I love walking in neighbourhoods in Japan! My husband and I got to walk so much and I loved all the beautiful details of life!

Loved this video. I really like you walking around the neighborhood.

Thanks for sharing your walk, it’s probably more interesting than you think, stay safe…🤙🏼

Thank you for the tour of Koenji and Nogata.

Very nice. Streets are so clean and litter free. Civic pride. The man flagging people to pass the utility van bows politely. My goodness so cool to just be polite and get along in a neighborly way.

Thank you I found your guide very interesting .

Very interesting. Love local neighborhoods will definitely try to explore when I go to Tokyo.

Wonderful! I lived in Mitaka in the 1980s and then Honjo Azumabashi. I would meet my friend in Koenji. 懐かしいですね😊

Exactly the side of Tokyo I want to see from your videos! Never boring. Hoping to be able to visit one day soon.

Love the video tour of that little part of Tokyo, Thank you for sharing this Shinichi. And about that white flower you were pondering the name of, It is a type of Hibiscus, Almost thought it might be a Rose of Sharon, but those are a flowering bush type of Hibiscus, so that may not be the case, cannot be sure though.

Thank you for the great video. I love seeing these quiet local neighborhoods. It is so peaceful and I try and imagine what it would be like to live on that street, taking a nap near the open window on a peaceful afternoon like that. I believe the plant is a Hibiscus syriacus, called a Rose of Sharon. :)

The neighborhood walk is not boring. I actually liked it better than the latter part of the video

I love this channel !!! Thank you my friend 🙏

Thank you Shinichi for the lovely walk through the residential area. I love second-hand shop (thrift store). That's an area I would truly enjoy. Seeing those back streets with restaurants remind me of the "Midnight Diner" ❤. Sending much love to you and Satoshi ❤❤💯

Shinichi that was nice. It's nice to be able to walk through your neighborhood unscathed. Thank you

Glad to have you back out walking. I love your walks ... describing the neighborhood, sharing your life. I am planning on coming back to Japan ... and because of you I will visit Yokahama and Okinawa. Will return to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto. How about checking out Sapporo / Ebetsu,... and wherever else you want share. I also love your Waikiki walks ... I use to go twice a year before Covid. Take care ....

Nice video & great to watch 😊

Great tip pointing out express doesn’t stop at Nogata station. I learned that the hard way and was embarrassingly late to dinner reservation on a rainy night a few years ago! Wish I could live there! And OMG spotted a flash of a Honda S2000 parked outside single apartment building (at 8:40 mark)…that’s awesome!

This was great thank you