Is TOKYO overhyped? 🇯🇵 (our first impressions)

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We spent three weeks in Japan shortly after it reopened to tourists in October 2022 and this is a vlog of our first time visiting Tokyo, including taking the Shinkansen train from Kyoto. We visit the teamLab Planets exhibition, taste some very disappointing tempura, drink coffee with robots, and try shabu shabu!
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⏯ CHAPTERS:
00:00 SHINKANSEN!
01:49 Soggy tempura
04:39 teamLab Planets
07:00 Robot cafe
08:49 Choose your own art
10:03 Shabu shabby

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@thomass4785 Жыл бұрын

The restaurant you went is Nihonbashi Tendon Kaneko-Hannosuke. Tendon is served with seasoning sauce over tempura, so it is not supposed to be crispy. If you would like to eat hot crunchy tempura, I recommend you to go Nihonbashi Tenpura-meshi Kaneko Hannosuke. Tempra chef makes tempra in front of customers.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Ah, I see! I knew there must be something we were missing. But it wasn’t even hot. Soggy OR luke warm I could have handled…but both? Maybe just not my thing.

@thomass4785 Жыл бұрын

Also, the steam from the cooked rice gives the tempura batter a sticky texture.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

@@thomass4785 by the way, we has AWESOME tempura later in Ameyoko. It’ll be in Tuesday’s vid. 😊

@kentokyo Жыл бұрын

Traditionally, tempura used for tendon (tempura on rice bowl) is deep fried with thick batter and dipped generously in sweeter and thicker sauce before it placed on a bowl of rice so that the sauce washes out a bit of oil for lighter taste, hence its not crispy. That’s authentic ‘Edo’ style. On the other hand, the crispy tempura you mentioned is tempura that is deep fried in the lighter batter served separately, and you dip light sauce or salt.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize tendon wasn’t just tempura on rice but many folks have pointed this out! I’m happy to learn!

@manabounihongo879 Жыл бұрын

You better go to Tenpura (not Tendon) restaurant if you want to taste tenpura that you expected. Tenpura of tendon serves with sauce so it's not so crispy and hot.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Ah! I see! The Japanese place we ate it in Korea must have been different because it was still called tendon but was very crispy and hot. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I preferred it.

@hotpickorea Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited about Hays’s future. It's such a blessing to travel around the world with his parents. I will continue to support you guys' wonderful trip to Japan. Good luck!:)

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Aw, what a lovely thing to say. Us too. Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy our India videos also.

@ejy5750 Жыл бұрын

Awww. Hays is too adorable. you are very lucky traveling around the world, young man :)

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

I hope he looks back on this and agrees! 😆

@ginapino2857 Жыл бұрын

I can’t hardly wait for Team Lab Planet!!! It looks amazing! Ok that tempura dinner even disappointed me! After waiting in line for an hour, I would expect a great meal. 😕

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

It’s such a cool experience! You’ll love it! And the tempura situation just made me realize how infrequently we have a bad meal (especially in Japan!) Always grateful. 😁

@FabCry7Games Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed! Japan is great! Good luck from Brazil 🇧🇷

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Thank you! How’d you come across our channel?

@FabCry7Games Жыл бұрын

@StephandPete It was randomly, since I follow many trip channels in English to learn the language. KZfaq recommended this video and I really enjoyed it. I'll watch the previously videos too...

@DrGu99 Жыл бұрын

이웃나라로 건너가셨군요.. 일본 깨끗하고 조용하고 좋죠. 맛있는 음식 많이 드시고, 좋은시간 보내세요~ ^^

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

We’ve had delicious food for months! 😋 Korea, then Japan, now Vietnam, soon India…

@Eyl279 Жыл бұрын

Omg, when Hays said ‘Tokyo’, it was almost as if he didn’t have a baby accent! When my friend and I talk about food, we often say ‘it was good, but not revelatory.’ So when you said the soft boiled egg was a revelation, I was like oh! Someone else talks like us! Lol. That sensory museum looks like an amazing experience!

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Aw...you're right! And that's so funny that we talk about food similarly-- always hunting those revelatory food experiences. :)

@bakurachan Жыл бұрын

In regards to that tempura place, it has been famous for years and I went around 7 years ago? On a date lol I remember it being okay. Lol just very busy and at the time you sit with strangers in order to reduce lines… Tendonya Tempura (chain restaurant) is good too… lol 😂

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Ah, good to know we’re not crazy in thinking it was overhyped! We had some awesome tempura at a really cool spot in Ameyoko. In Tuesday’s video.

@user-qq7fs5fo8h Жыл бұрын

구독은 했지만 댓글은 처음으로 남겨요 예쁜 왕자님과.. 그리고 즐거운 여행바라며 항상 건강하세요 . 멋진 영상 감사합니다~~^-^

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

We appreciate you always watching!

@mthsu Жыл бұрын

The shop does not dip their tempura (some shop does. It's different styles). They add the sauce on top when plating. It should not have cold down and soggy the tempura unless it's been on hold a bit after frying? And the shop is a crispy style tendon shop. So being soggy is not on purpose. There are shops serve crispy style tendon. And shops serve soggy style tendon, which dip them and have them soggy on purpose. But the shop you went to is not a soggy style shop. Their owner promotes that his tendon is crispy. And there are mixed reviews on them, some says their tempura is crispy, some says it is soggy. That said. For you to know, there are indeed many soaked and soggy style fried food in Japan. Sometime it is done purposely. For example, one style of Katsudon is served with tonkatsu that had been soaked or boiled in sauce and egg, such Katsudon will be soggy for sure. Also there are udon shops that serve tempura in soup udon. Which make the tempura totally soggy in the soup. In these cases it is done on purpose. 😉 I think both styles has its charm.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

This makes sense! It didn’t seem like they were dipped. On top seems more likely but even still, they were not warm! I am not yet so into the soggy fried things- I love tempura with udon but always move it to the side quickly so it retains some crunch! 🙃 Thanks for watching and for the thoughtful explanation.

@gloryfilm Жыл бұрын

Wow I would love to visit to the robot cafe 😅😅

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

It’s cool!

@elisal7216 Жыл бұрын

My family loved our Mimaru experience in Ueno!! Love your videos. They're so fun!!!!!

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Mimaru’s the best!!! And thank you! We appreciate you watching!

@po6287 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Visited this place a few days ago but didn’t see the floating garden. :( May I know which part it was please?

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm not sure how to describe where it was! We just followed the signs. Sorry you missed it!

@user-xm6ev1tv1i Жыл бұрын

즐거운 도쿄여행~~^^!!👍

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We did!

@bakurachan Жыл бұрын

1:47 He must of been cause he said Tokyo perfectly lol a lot of people say To ki yo lol 😂

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

😆

@kosurido4567 Жыл бұрын

まだまだ　沢山　楽しんでくださいね！！　ＮEW ＆ OLD　Enjoy！！

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

We’re always having fun! 🙃

@kimgc9611 Жыл бұрын

마무리 인사하는 헤이즈가 너무 귀엽습니다.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

He’s talking to the camera a lot lately these days! 😀

@Walts-Travel Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! What side of the train should we sit on???

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Left!

@Walts-Travel Жыл бұрын

@@StephandPete you rock!!! 👊😎

@Yutaka.M Жыл бұрын

When you are heading from Tokyo to Kyoto, Right!

@Walts-Travel Жыл бұрын

@@Yutaka.M thanks 😊

@brian0703 Жыл бұрын

I think you’d prefer freshly deep fried tempura. You guys had ten-don (tempura donbiri), which is covered in sauce and over rice. It’s different.. I also prefer tempura. 😋😋

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

I think you're right! Now we know! But there's no reason it shouldn't have been warm...

@kaorinkimura4897 Жыл бұрын

～家族でなかよく、たのしそう✨PLANET豊洲～⁉️私もいったことあります～。水のなかの鯉が泳いだり、お花がさくとか～⁉️ 不思議な空間ですよね～😊たくさん楽しいたいけんをして、みせてくださいね～ディズニーリゾートもよいですよ✨最近日本のディニーシーが 2022の世界でNO.1のテーマパークにえらばれましたよ～❣️😀

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

It was an amazing experience! So unique. We don't love theme parks, but Disney looks great and I'm sure Hays would enjoy. Thanks for watching!

@nowgaku Жыл бұрын

Don't worry. Japan makes you acting as you're. That's the final answer of yours with your kids.

@ants08031236414 Жыл бұрын

That is not precisely tempura per se. (it is "ten don", which is tempura donburi.). Those thingies (humongous shrimp!) were dipped in a broth/sauce, and that is why they are not crispy.

@StephandPete Жыл бұрын

Ah! I didn't realize it was dipped! We've had it before but I guess without sauce? Maybe not authentic. For me, it defeats the purpose but I'm glad to understand it now. Thank you!