The evanescence slander in this podcast 💀 a pure attack on my teenage years

Chris mixing up Creed and Creedence Clearwater Revival is so funny

Only yesterday, as i am cycling through Japan (inspired by your own cycle trip) i was heading out of Kyoto towards Otsu, Lake Biwa. A Japanese lady approached me at a Family Mart, asked if i was touring around. I explained i was, and she gifted me with a drink, Barley Tea, and wished me luck. I thanked her for her gift, and we parted ways.

Limewire, that is a blast from the past. The quickest way to give your PC an STD.

16:45 reminds me of the Ron White joke about "I don't want to be drunk in public, I want to be drunk *in the bar*"

I one bringing my bicycle into a train (futsu ressha) from shizuoka station to numazu station (not that far actually, still within shizuoka prefecture). But I did follow the written and unwritten rules. written rule: you must disassamble the bicycle and put it in a specified bag or case. Bringing a foldable bike is super easy because you don't need to disassemble anything, just fold. unwritten rule: ride in a non rush hour, like really early morning (4-6 am) or late night (over 9pm). Doesn't matter how clean the packing is, people will stare at you because of you bringing pretty big stuff😢.

When I flew to Japan from Tokyo from Toronto, I stayed up through the flight, fighting sleep all the way. First trip I had to get to Yokohama, second I stayed near Asukasa. I found if I went to bed in the hotel round 9 or 10 pm local time, I would wake up on Japan time with no issues adjusting. Coming home however was a different matter. Lol. But I’ve passed that tip to a few other people I’ve spoken with from the US and they have all said the found the same. No jet lag until they got home.

Evanescence and Linkin Park make perfect sense to combine since there were a billion fanmade Dragon Ball anime music videos set to their music back in the day. That's a nostalgia smack in the head for me back to the early 2000s.

Just back from Amsterdam, they've had to do similar with public drinking, and even no public spliffs either! I grew up in Edinburgh, I used to evac every August to escape the utter hell of the Festival, so I get it. Being Scottish, it's not been the done thing for a long time so it's second nature to finish your drink, or leave it, before you exit a bar. I totally understand that. No bikes on trains though, now that one is odd as a European generally, though Eurostar has similar restrictions between London and Brussels, and to take one to France it has to be dissasembled and bagged.

Strong Zero kicked my ass when I was in Shinjuku. I love their vending machines.

200,000 is not a lot of immigration Chris. x) That's about a 6th the immigration the UK gets year on year. Japan has a long way to go to have 'a lot' of immigration.

There's a tourism hop-on-hop-off bus loop line called loople in Sendai that goes around all the major sightseeing spots. Ticket prices for day passes are humane, and you don't have to climb around the hills for all the temples and the castle.

"He's just a man" has the same energy as "We're just men, innocent men".

Banning drinking in the streets is good not only for local but tourist as well, who wants to walk passed other people drinking. I was in Shinjuku Park for the Cherry blossom earlier this year where there no alcohol or smoking, no ball games except for very young children, plus as the time of year no running, this helped create a lovely atmosphere for families and visitors alike. Well done SHIBUYA ,

I think Pete underestimates how far Australia is from Japan. It's still a 10 hour flight. That's only 4 hours shorter.

Furiosa was fantastic but yea, saw it yesterday. Almost no movie is important enough to see opening weekend these days. I can wait a week or two so it isn't crowded/sold out.

Nooooo they banned chilling😭😭😭

My late-night stroll through Shibuya last summer wasn't my first, but it felt different this time. It was teetering on the edge of chaos, in large part due to drunks staggering into the street at every turn. So...yeah, I find this ban to be understandable.

Few extra tips for Tony, speaking as someone who has been in Japan with 7 family members. xD Get everyone a SIM card for them to use with their own smartphones - do not get the Pocket Wi-fi thing. Easy for everyone to have a way of contacting others without having to rely on extra devices. It will have Internet access only, so chose your messaging platform of choice, gather everyone in a group, and there you go. On taxis, you can often - particularly in bigger cities - ask for small vans or bigger vehicles to reduce the spread... xD They are generally more expensive but not much when you are splitting the bill. Do not forget about the Yamato luggage transport thing from airport to hotel... the one with the two black cats. You don't want to be walking around with tons of luggage in large groups like those. Have everyone carrying with themselves at all times a card with the address of the hotel where you are staying both in your own language and in Japanese. Oh, and also passports. And a bit of cash on hand. If someone gets lost from the group, which can happen in crowded tourist spots, or the group just splits to go to different places in a given day, this is mostly what everyone needs.

Not the Evanescence hate! 💀 I've been a fan of them since 2003 and love all their new stuff as well as the old

*Cries in Evanescence is my favorite music group*

Thanks for the coffee idea, will definitely need an overdose of it for the 5 day trip 😁

I disagree that the drinking on the streets ban is about tourists. Drinking on the streets has always been an issue. I actually welcome the change. There are lots of Izakaya and bars around Shibuya if they want to get pissed. As for bins, I've seen them filled to the brim when you go further up to Omotesando towards Harajuku. This was pre pandemic and the tourist boom. I don't think bins would be suffice to address the issue either. I think there is just too many people in the area, and I'm not talking about tourists.

Honestly this has the energy of exactly what happens when a nation becomes a literal granny state.

I love how the complaints about public drinking in Shibuya came from Bar Managers / Owners 😂

Hello cyclops Chris and puny Pete! I finished watching the BBC series Race across the world recently series 4 to be precice. (Highly recommend it btw) And the 4 series saw, a group 5 couples backpacking it from Sapporo, Hokkaido to Gili Meno in Lombok Indonesia only with the, budget of £1,390 to get by with, and to complete the 15,000km journey to progress through japan the contestants were told they were not allowed to use the Bullet train at all. But still despite all the trials and tribulations the show went through it was a very fun and enjoyable experience and but looked very gruelling & exciting for all involved. But in relation to the show my question to you is, is it relatively easy to backpack across japan on a limited or almost shoe string budget, and explore the country, with or without the use of the speedy Bullet train? And how easy is it for foreigners to pick up local work and find accommodation? Love the podcast guys been listing since day dot of its release! Love to you Chris & Pete.

Oh you have brought back some memories Chris! In 2016 I brought our lad of 22. He is a woodworker and we had been to Tokyu Hands and he wanted to go back to buy a wood plane. Neither of us gave a thought to Halloween, we were in Asakusa and got the tube to Shibuya. Oh crikey. Half way across the crossing I felt a large manly hand reach out and hold mine. A first since he was about 7. years old.

Pete joking about going to Nara or somewhere else for tourism reminds me of the deer and how great they'd be at tourist-busting (headbutting, kicking and chasing off anyone who doesn't offer crackers 🙈)

Scuze me, I happen to own multiple evanescence albums, there's several of us. The rumor that amy lee was going to be the linkin park leadsinger wasn't true btw

To be fair, Ive seen a ton of public brawling and not just between foreigners, more Japanese in this area.

Ya know, as a Canadian I had to think about the drinking ban a bit. I just got back from Europe and I was *shocked* to see people just crack open a beer on the street, like everywhere (UK and Germany at least). It wasn't super common but the fact that I saw it at all - It's completely illegal where I'm from so no one does it. As such, Japan banning it didn't really seem like news to me, but if you're used to, well, Japan before, or it seems a lot of Europe, I can see why.

In Netherlands we have bikes we can vault up so they fit next to a seat in the train hallway or up in the bagage storage

i imagine the song for pete's bin lobby would be to the tune of "roll out the barrels" with the text: "give uus some bins for our rubbiiiiiish, we have some rubbish, need bins!"

If doing a full lap on the Yamanote Line is a bit much, a great alternative is the Ginza Line. Think of it - Shibuya, Omotesando, Akasaka-Mitsuke, Shimbashi, Ginza, Nihonbashi, Kanda, Ueno, and Asakusa. (Not to mention the stops in between.) There's a lot to cover, on Tokyo's first subway line.

Hello Perfect Parry Pete and Critical Art Chris. Due to the group I was coming with changing plans my trip to Japan next year has been cancelled. Of course I'm upset at the situation but I kinda accepted a couple months ago that I wasn't gonna be able to go. Regardless, what's something that always seems to cheer you two up? I'll be nursing any worries I have on Taskmaster later but I'm up for your suggestions. Love the videos and the podcast keeps me focused and sane while I'm in the shower. Also if you need a laugh, I fell while bowling a few weeks ago. I struck a pose to play it off but my limp and sore butt for 3-4 days clearly gave my physical state away. Sorry for the ramble and much love. #FaxMachine

I remember watching on NHK one time where they had a show where a guy had to take his bike apart at every station and bag it up before boarding the train. It seems ridiculous seeing someone having to take off the wheels and bag up a bike just to assemble it a while later but I guess I can understand that bikes do take up a lot of space on a train.

Hi guys I am enjoying your banter. Having worked in science I have had the pleasure of working with Japanese postdoctoral scientists. One Japanese guy would always say”Shimata” and I asked him what it meant. He said it meant I have error. A few years later I worked with another Japanese scientist and told me what it really meant “Oh Shit”. 😊

When someone brings up "Bring Me To Life" it always reminds me of the Bev and Bob video when the guy comes in with "I CAN'T WAKE UP" KEK

"Moshi moshi, Mario desu".

Tom Green got away with pretty "rude" pranks when he filmed Subway Monkey Hour in Japan back in 2002. That was before social media of course, so the Japanese public never found out.

2001 A Space Odyssey is proof that box office initial sales mean nothing. They were about to take it out of cinemas and were told to wait by cinema owners because it was picking up tracktion. Look at it now, Academy Award winner btw.

Chris & Natauki became friends when they ran into each other drunk- I'll never find my Natsuki now, lol. It's nice to hear people will be a little bit more safe. That lady harassing the tour guide, sounds like they can't control their emotions, stay calm and are targeting tourists cause she's overwhelmed. Her action would've been fine, if she didn't escalate or antagonize anyone and didn't use vigilante as a poor excuse for ill manners to look for fights. Sad part is people want to learn about the culture and manners. Wish the guide tried to walk from the situation more, I wonder if he tried telling the group not the ring the bell too loud? Telling her to speak in english was a bad move. This is quite an unfortunate situation. Also I agree with Chris & Pete, both sides can be sympathized with.

Furiossa was good. Yes Japan especially from Perth is very accessible, a bit too accessible. Japan is only an hour ahead so no jetlag. I Have got trip four booked for Oct this year. May 2023 was the first trip. Also planning trip five next year to ride the Shimanami Kaido and visit Hiroshima.

hi form the facts machine if this gets pick i plan to go to Tokyo hopefully in a few years to get ready wonder if you ever do vids on places that be great to check out like the pokemon Cafe team labs etc maybe even do a vid about the airports and what to do there when comeing or leaveing like at narita keep up the work chris love your vids

I love the higher creed song :D

This is not a problem if you are not a drinker to begin with.

Heya, talking about us Aussie’s having easy access to Japan! Zurich in a day? Easier access to Europe, no less! 😉

Pete love yall so much. Please do research before saying amy is going to linkin park. Chester is quite beloved here and rumors only hurt fans more. This rumor had been debunked. Again I'm a huge fan of you both and want to see you skyrocket to fame!

You should pull a Kojima on us and just say "I have watched [insert movie title here]" with no further comment

ouuhh listened to 5 seconds and already im in my must judge seat from the comment * who knows evanescence appart from one song * mhmm mhmm listening :P

Because of you lol I got Ghost of Tsushima for father day I am obsessed with the game

Happy I managed to get a few street tins in on Sunday before they banned it the next day

I like how Chris so confidently says that the box office performance alone doesn't matter when a lot of the industry says that's exactly what matters these days, especially with ballooning budgets of films

Don't worry, Australia isn't really like Mad Max there are a lot more spiders who like to surprise you and snakes who love to give you a big hug. If you hear barking during the night not to worry its just the crocodiles.

I love Evanescence 🖤

No drinking outside of buildings in public. Just like the rest of us.

The Caribbean allows public drinking, and much more bang for your buck! Visit Grenada!

In this episode, Brits have no idea what a big deal emo music was in America :P

Chris did not just say creed did fortunate son... and no one has said anything in here... Like i heard that correctly right... that is what he said right... I need someone to tell me i am living in a parallel universe where I don't get the same videos as everyone else and he didn't just say that...

So the Japanese overuse of "impossible" in English stems from mistranslation of 無理 which does mean "impossible" in Japanese but is also used for "no and I won't change my mind" or something to that effect. Impossibe English is always an objective statement so that nuance does not carry over.

Also Chris mixing up Creed and Creedence Clear Water Revival 😂

Shibuya might be Japan's first Pete Donaldson free zone.

That one liner about Evanescence had me googling them. I had no idea about all that stuff that happened back in 2010-12 with the illegal stuff happening in their forums. :-/

Imagine placing a ban on drinking after your prime minister started asking youngsters to drink more to "support local businesses"

Hearing Chris not know the difference between Creed and Creedence, then trashing Evanescence, all I can imagine is that he's the kind of guy who loudly proclaims his love of Kadokawa Goro, or the Spin Girls.

only 6pm to 5am? pack it up boys, we’re going day drinking in shibuya 😂

Angel of Shibuya will no longer have work to do

8:01 - wrong Hemsworth, it was Chris Hemsworth 🙂

I think maybe to help with over tourism they really need to do big campaigns for each region with campaigns for different airports besides the two in Tokyo. Like not just advertise places in the other areas but like discounts for different areas and stuff. Hopefully it can help syphon off the over tourism from places like Tokyo and Kyoto so they can be enjoyable again and able to be lived in. My fear would be that those areas themselves would just become overcrowded too while not lessoning the crowds elsewhere.

Honestly, let all the other people flood the usual tourist spots and leave the actual hidden gems over in the countryside of Japan unbothered and peaceful.

Now what am I supposed to do? 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

Get Natsuki in the New Japan Dojo🙏🏻

Chris, it is Chris Hemsworth in Mad Max

No, Amy Lee isn't down to be the lead. The lead was ALWAYS Mike (much as I hate him for his Web3 Techbro Crypto/NFT/AI addiction). Chester was a co-lead of sorts during his tenure, but he was never THE lead. Amy Lee has nothing to do with Linkin Park at the moment, although she did say she was interested. Shows how old these episodes are, Amy Lee shot these rumours down in late APRIL. Lee has made it clear she hasn't the time to do anything like that at the moment. 20:23 - Eh, I don't see why so many of these video vigilantes get away with doing this kind of thing, she obviously intentionally antagonised the guy for clicks because she knew she could (due to how tourists are being blamed for everything now, even though there's a LOT of local people who are problematic too - for example, the Shibuya drinking problem is mostly a local issue, not tourists).

I came from Germany to Japan, i didn't have jetlag at all.

Wrong brother Chris on Madmax

If I could visit Japan I would like to stay a whole month! That way I would never be in a rush

Had a roommate who would bring friends in the backyard and start drinking at around 4pm, from 4-6 they're just chilling, as soon as the sun goes down they get rowdier and rowdier, very annoying..

p.s There are plenty of bins in LONDON yet people still throw there rubbish away...

what is konbini confessions gonna do now?

18:02 2000s kerrang kids, that's who knows Evanescence

I will not allow this Evanescence slander! *unsbscrb*

Sounds ridiculous, how are they going to enforce that? Where does Shibuya start&end? Can't imagine all sign and posters.

Furiosa is a good film

Wrong Hemsworth XD It's Chris... 😅His name buddy, not Liam who played in Mad Max

CREED DID FORTUNATE SON??? WHAT ARE YOU ON CHRIS???????!!!!!!!!

250cm is small Pete? Thats 2.5m lol

Who on earth bring their bike into japanese train ? Japanese train is "pedestrian train", designed to fit as many people as possible. It's not like European train where you have sort of bike parks.

The sensationalism goes both ways. I see a ton of people online who constantly accuse everyone in Japan of being racist (which is actually a pretty racist accusation to make) The fact is the internet has made people stupider, more reactionary and more intolerant.

🤣🤣🤣 oh Christopher,Australia is NOTHING like the mad mad films……. I have never liked the Max Max films even the ones with Mel Gibson……. Good grief. Oh yes and it’s absolutely fabulous we don’t get any jet lag travelling to Japan,woohoo lucky us 👏🏼🙌🏼💃🏼💃🏼

You should just do these topics as videos.

The dude showed no respect. You would think as a tour guide he would understand the idea of respecting people around you.

Haven't watched it yet, will do that tomorrow in the car, but will drinking be banned in Shibuya at Halloween too? I experienced it in 2019, but I wanted to take a friend to Japan next year and also show him Halloween in Shibuya

Best to avoid politics and immigration kids. You can't handle the truth.

yanno we make fun of connor on trash taste wearing the same Tshirt every episode/stream, but i dont think i've ever seen a day where chris hasnt worn a black shirt, even while typing this the entirety of the thumbnails im looking at its entirely chris with his signature shirt

Mr. Dawsons opinion on our border issue is moronic. No reason to watch this part of your channel anymore.

Issue basic japanese style etiquette idk lol

Look at the militant anti-tourism goingon in Spain.

Liam Hemsworth? Wasn't Chris Hemsworth the villain?

That's great! Makes where to go on my next vacation simple, Korea it is. You take drinking away, I think the people may seek other more illegal substances to hit that spot where liquor would go.