Throughout the entire video, did you notice that you are always smiling or laughing? Throughout the entire video, do you see the gleeful sparkles in you eyes? When you get off the train, did you notice you look like a happy kid in a candy store? And, with your friend, you were a kid in a candy store while eating the mochi and chocolate. Welcome to your new life, Phoebe. One in which you smile, laugh and sparkle again. Can’t wait to share in your Japan adventures (previews of which we may have gotten in IG!). Hoping Japan is the first chapter of your new, amazing, fulfilling, and rewarding phase of life.

Welcome to Japan! It's a great time to be here. Recently, more and more people have started taking off their masks, and the requirement to wear masks in various shops has been lifted. This makes traveling much easier and more enjoyable.

日本へようこそ🇯🇵 沢山の国がある中、日本を旅先に選んでくれてありがとうございます😊 日本の文化、歴史、食事、風情を楽しんで下さいね‼︎ 日本をもっと好きになってくれたら嬉しいです✨ 沢山の思い出を作って下さいね！良い旅になります様に！

Yay! The world is happy to have you back out and travelling again ☺

雪見だいふくは40年前からありますが、最近はいろんなバージョンがあるんですね。 "Yukimi Daifuku" has been around for 40 years, but there are various versions these days.

I also noticed how relaxed and happy you appear. Maybe a change is what you most needed and did not know it. I look forward to your adventures in Japan. Go get 'em.

This is so awesome! I’m am so happy for you ❤ can’t wait to follow along on your Japan adventure. You deserve to have the best time…enjoy xx

Your magic and confidence are coming back. Brilliant.

So happy to see you back traveling again and seeing you in good spirits. I’m looking to visit Japan later this year in their winter.

So good to see your sparkle and joy back again! I’m walking through a difficult season myself at the moment and it is going to require me shedding some stuff so I can step into a new life. I can’t wait for that feeling you were experiencing when you got off that train. I know it’s coming…I just need to get there. Looking forward to this series! I can’t wait to visit Japan one day.

I am so happy for you Phoebe. Back on the road and you seem to have that spark again. 😊. Love that you’re smiling and laughing. Great start to your new series and very informative. I’ve been to Japan multiple times, last in 2014. I really need to go again. Such an amazing and exhilarating place and the people are awesome. I look forward to seeing it again through your eyes. Glad you have a friend to accompany you on this new adventure. I enjoy that you put these out once a week. Gives you time to create the video possible and always leave your community wanting more 😉

Welcome to Japan! The mochi ice cream is called 雪見だいふく (yukimi-daifuku), and the one you ate has a mitarashi sauce in it. Mitarashi sauce is made of sugar, soy sauce, water and potato starch. It's usually used on dango, a savory snack with mochi like texture. I need to recommend you the たけのこの里 (takenoko-no-sato) for the chocolate snack. It's like a rivalry snack of きのこの山 (kinoko-no-yama) that you ate. They are both released from same company, but there are tons of fans for each product, and disputes happen a lot between those fans. I like the cookie part of たけのこの里, and hope you like it too!

Ohhh I’m so happy for you! Good to see you sparkle again. Enjoy Japan, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series 😍

I could honestly say I’m looking forward to sharing your new adventures with lots of laughter ow eating to lol 🙏

Great to see the 'new' you 🎉🎊🥳. This video is full of smiles and sparkles 🥰. A change is indeed as good as a holiday. My brother was there in Feb for 3 weeks and did Tokyo, Hakone, Nagano Alps, Kyoko and Hiroshima. He absolutely loved everything there, especially the people.

Congrats on your New life, love to see that smile on your Face.

Hey Phoebe , you couldn't have picked a better place to recharge. It's so nice to see you having fun again. Shed the past and bring in the new.🙏 Enjoy Japan , Harriet and I have been many times. And yes, we love our Mochi , Be Well . Stay Healthy Dear Friend ! We Love you Dearly ❤❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.

Great to see you back on the road!

Keen to see this and also hear a budget for the trip if you’ll share as I’m looking into going for the first time this year

New life new beginning it’s nice to see 🙏

I have been recently following you here! ❤ I love how genuine you are. May God continue blessing you more

Good for you, Phoebe! Japan is our happy place too and it is extra awesome and heartwarming during cherry blossom season 💖

Hiya! How are you doing? Impulsively buying flight tickets, that’s how I get to London to often! Seat anxiety, didn’t know about that as a term, but I might have the same. I need to have the window seat, always! Japan is an amazing destination, it’s the best Asian country I’ve been to, and the Japanese people always were so kind. What’s your Japanese toilet experience? I think we need them in Europe too! The Japanese sweets are so good, after my Tokyo trip I subscribed to Tokyotreat and got a box of Japanese food every month, but I quit it due to my allergies, and there was too much stuff I can’t eat in there. Hello James, welcome to Phoebe’s channel. Thanks for sharing and I’m happy to see your smile again. Have an amazing week ahead 🤙

Can’t wait to see the rest of your Japan adventures. Enjoy and keep safe in your travels. Lots of ❤to Phoebe 🤗 ❤❤❤❤

I am so happy you're glad again, good job

Glad you seem a little happier

Great to see you happy again, enjoy Japan great place

It's so wonderful to see you back with your sparkle! Am so happy for you. Can't wait to follow your Japan adventures!

So happy for you Phoebe to be out with a big smile on your face and it looks like you're definitely getting your sparkle back 😊😊. With your positive energy and glass half full attitude, you make travelling anywhere fun 😃😃 Japan has been on my bucket list for a while, I love the culture and history of this oriental nation, and I'm a bit of history buff, so I definitely want to go and check out the older districts to see the Okiyas where the famous movie 'memoirs of a geisha' were filmed, as well as remnants from the ww2 period of history in Japan. The Japanese people strike me as warm, hospitable but also very proud of their unique culture, and its great to see you've incorporated this in your other video series of Japan. You're on a new journey now, Phoebe, and it's great to see you embracing that. Travelling heals the soul, and I hope that as time goes on, your cultural, food and friendship experiences bring you more and more strength and happiness 😊😊😇

So happy to see you sparkling again Phoebe and with a “partner in crime”! 😊 Welcome James…should be a good time seeing what you guys get up to! ❤

Hope you are happy and well behind the camera as well. Best wishes!

It's so funny when you said 14 degrees is freezing! 😅 That's t-shirts and shorts for me here in the northern part of the world. But glad to see you're back traveling the world again.

To our lovely Phoebe. Its so lovely to see your laughing and light in your eyes

Glad seemed like your back to your former self. Enjoy!!!❤

yaaas, so glad we're seeing that smile on your face again Phoebe. Welcome James and l look forward to following your beautiful journey together :)

8:33 yukimidaifuku 雪見大福は日本で一番おいしい市販のアイスです。チョイスが良いですね！

Great sparkle Phoebe. I have a number of trips booked - Hawaii, UK, Ireland and Europe over next 12 months so can’t wait to get my sparkle back 👍

I'm so jealous. I need the daily vlogs!!!!

Very interesting video.. I really enjoyed and always follow your videos..

Gurl I love this!! A fellow Queenslander in Japan. How I love it!! ❤️ Going next yr to Japan so honestly this video is much needed. Thank you 😊 🌞

I´m so happy to see you happy again. Looking forward to your adventure with youtube-james! Takae care from granny Mia 🧡

残念ながら、仰っている事がわかりませんですが。ドキュメンタリータッチの動画から、日本に来れた事の喜びが溢れていました。 私もその喜びに物凄く嬉しくなりました。良い旅であることを祈っています！GOOD!!

Welcome to Japan :) I hope you enjoyed your stay there.

Lovely to seeing you smiling and enjoying your self on the road to recovery, enjoy every moment 😘xx

日本来てくれてありがとうございます😊

Yup, I think we will have the same exclamation about how happy we are! We leave at the end of this month for two weeks. So this video is very timely for us!

Happy for you beautiful- Tokyo in august and I can’t wait

This is my first time to watch your video also. Living in central Japan, native Japanese. Thanks so much for introducing our country. I'm pretty sure that Japan is so different. By the way as all of you guys know Tokyo is kind of very special like NYC in the US.

You go, girl! So proud of you!! Life is a journey 😊 from Az 🇺🇸

めっちゃきれい！

Oh, you are in Tokyo? I'm watching your videos from Japan (from the western part of Japan). Take care and enjoy your trip!

Phoebe, lifes so darn short to be unhappy, enjoy the happy moments as much as you can, you deserve it.

Very nice to see you back in full swing!! Goodluck and thanks for sharing great content.

We need to get your subscribers up over 100,000.

oh Ye have had mitarashi dango flavoured yukimi daifuku ice cream which I have never had but I normally just have regular one :) It has been raining on and off today in Osaka and most of the Kansai region as well. cheers

おかえり！！ Welcome back to your second home!!

Glad to see you back on another trip. I am sure it did a world of good for you

Hi, I'm a Japanese living in the countryside of Japan (Kyushu), far away from Tokyo. I can understand your hype feeling. When I went to Tokyo, I also felt happy just walking down the street, and when I was walking around in a happy mood, passersby thought I was a crazy person Lol. I had been living a life in which walking the streets of Tokyo was a dream come true, but at that moment, I could no longer contain my heartbeat as I remembered that my imagination had finally become reality. So I can well imagine how you feel. Best of luck to you!🤞🌟

Good to see you back on travel, i am sure you will have fun in Japan. You look fantastic and more relax now. 👍

Welcome back ❤

Yay 👏👏excited to see you Looking forward to this video 🎉🎉☺️

I’m sooo happy for you!!! I love Japan!

Big in Japan - if you liked it Taiwan and South Korea are worth a visit

Cannot wait for the rest of the vlogs! Perfect timing for me cuz I’m planning a trip to Tokyo for the end the month 😊

This is another great video. Keep them coning.

5:27 I love your reaction sooo much!!! This is gonna be me when I go in November 😁

For sure you have to move on and don’t look back. There are plenty of good things ahead of you. Stay safe and have fun!

Thanks for this video. I am travelling to Japan next month. Great tips about the travel sim and klook. ❤😊

It's so nice to see you happy. Wee queation - Is James from Norther Ireland?

A beautiful video. Enjoy your trip. I love the airplane ride. Have a fantastic time in Tokyo, and happy Mother’s Day, and I love your accent.

Even without makeup you a stunner

It's like Jesus walked up to you and gave you a big hug and said "live and enjoy the vibes my child." I can tell you've been going through it to feel so overwhelmed with joy but just keep on living.

So darn happy for you!!!! Living life again

8:32 Yukimi Daifuku since1981 kinokomo yama since1975

Phoebe"s breathing the new fresh air now

Gotta love the Jetstar return free sale! We grabbed tickets as well but we don’t go till November as it’s our fave time to go. Will be our 4th visit. Can’t wait to see more of your adventures, have loved watching them on insta!

Looking forward to this as Japan is on the list for January 2025.

Watching ❤🙏😂

Chocolate you were eating is called 'Kinoko no yama' meaning 'Mushroom mountain'.

How exciting!! I'm glad to see you so happy

You are so fortunate , you can afford the flight to Japan , one day .............

If you have any free time please visit Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is very nice country.

Love your videos! You look like Blake Lively ;)

🥰

Welcome to my hometown, Tokyo, Japan. Please tell me what you see and hear. I live in Kuala Lumpur. thank you

Wow So beautifully and I'm Tuhin from Bangladesh. Sylhet city. I nice to meet you...😊😊😊😊

You are so beautiful. All the best. Your hair is so pretty. I really want to travel to all the places I want visit and go to new places everyday. It would mean the world to me and make me so happy if I travel all the time. I am 26 years old, stuck in my parents house almost the whole day. I go to therapy twice a week, so depressing. Wish life wasn’t this way. I just want to do what makes me happy and I know traveling all the time/going out to new places will make me happy. I wish you a life full of joy, peace, and positivity. I hope you wish the same for me. Hopefully I do get to travel to all the places I want to soon ♥️

Namaste 🙏 Come to Nepal ❤ 🇳🇵 🎉

I would love to travel solo to Japan. I was there for a month earlier this year but not by myself

Got a question Phoebe, a lot of people over there are still wearing face masks, are they required or is it just what the locals choose to do ?

Haha, of course you should!!!!!

My impulse purchases are much lamer, wheelbarrow from Bunnings or new Kettle from Briscoes😕

Good looking couple.

Come to Philippines..😊😊😊

😱😱😖😣😵😵

Anh yêu em!

はっきり言って、濃厚ですか❓

You travel to Asia a lot.😃😃

Hopefully you guys met only good people in Japan🥹 and the Mochi ice cream flavor is sweet soy source btw😉

Tokyo one of our fav places to visit for food…..went back in Feb 2023 & it was nice to see new businesses emerging but also a little sad that some good spots have closed