THIS IS TOKYO JAPAN Surprised by What it's Like in 2023
last time on delightful travellers we ate our way through Osaka and hopped on a bullet train and headed for Tokyo we've heard so much about this train and let's just say it didn't disappoint in this video we're exploring Tokyo for the very first time from busy Crossings to Serene Parks cute cats and of course delicious food we can't wait to show you what we get up to I'm Trevor and this is Anna in this series we're checking a bucket list item off our Travel list visiting Japan make sure to hit subscribe and click the like button so you don't miss a single video a huge thanks to our channel members and patrons for making these videos possible Welcome to Tokyo [Music] oh my Welcome to Tokyo everybody there's uh well a lot of people here yeah we are currently Crossing Shibuya Shibuya Crossing it is the busiest intersection in the entire world yeah there's a ton of people like multiple intersections crisscross and you have to watch where you're going massive buildings around us I think Tokyo is going to be a lot of fun so believe it or not up to 3000 people are crossing at one time this place is nuts it kind of feels like the Times Square of Tokyo but it's really just a Crossing it's hard to even imagine the sheer amount of people at this Crossing just take a look at this and let it soak in I've never seen so many people in one single place I'm definitely surprised given the sheer number of people here that there's not a little bit more vehicle traffic it's actually not that bad I thought being in the center of Tokyo there'd be a whole lot of like traffic jams also I'm very curious how many people are here like us just to like half sure and experience walking across the busiest intersection and having people actually walking with purpose and like maybe work around here and going somewhere that they need to be for a country that we found to be quite quiet so far honestly even in Osaka it was a little more quiet uh here like right where we're at right now it's a little bit of sensory overload there's so much to look at around us guys we're so excited to be in Tokyo you can probably tell if you're excited do us a favor hit the like button because it helps us out so for those of you that are just tuning in for the very first time we actually started our Japan trip in Osaka we've done a couple videos there and then in the last episode we were taking a little train here to Tokyo and for those of you that are not new around here thanks again for tuning in and you might be wondering well you know I should say we've been traveling around the world looking for different places to live and you know we like big cities and we're kind of here on a scouting Mission just to see when we eventually will come back to Asia in the future is Tokyo a spot where we want to like set up shop so far I think it could be but we'll see see how we make out over the course of the video so when the two of us actually talk about living somewhere we probably don't need it in the same sense that a lot of you guys would we don't intend really ever to live in one spot permanently and not really move around but we'd ideally like to do is maybe be in three or four places each year so like three or four months at a time maybe returning to the same place every year we're not really sure of that yet so what we've been doing in the past few months is living a month or two in one place and then we'll kind of jump around a little bit that's what this here is in Japan we're only here for like not even two weeks so we're just kind of doing a scoping Mission if there are any Japanese watching this video and I hope there are we do need some suggestions if we come back here to let's say live for a while let's say a few months what neighborhood in Tokyo would you stay in where would you tell it's fine yeah we'd love to know things we like well we definitely like trendy neighborhoods but we like neighborhoods with lots of uh you know shopping restaurants cafes obviously craft beer maybe Mexican food yes Japanese food of course and and easy access to the Metro System Subway is a must before we get any further exploring Tokyo we wanted to say a huge thanks to my Heritage for partnering with us for this week's video this is going to be a fun one myheritage is a global family history and DNA service that makes exploring your family history easier than ever my Heritage helps you discover your Origins and potentially find new family members and they also cover more regions than any other test a few weeks ago they mailed us our DNA test to start this very easy process it literally takes two minutes to complete the DNA test you open the box swab each cheek for 30 seconds then you place both files in the plastic bag and put it in the enclosed envelope it takes three to four weeks to get your results so in the meantime you can start building your family tree by inputting family members while you're waiting they also have a fun photo feature where you can enhance 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it looks like Italy you've got two points there it is 2.4 Italian so that 2.4 clearly comes out in my complexion in my skin now I believe so let's take a look at my DNA matches it doesn't look like I have any close family but lots of extended family there are some parents first cousins parents second cousins third cousins are from the USA from Canada oh this is so cool well that was a lot of fun and kind of unexpected results uh hello Italian I'm gonna have to practice my Italian now maybe we need to go back to Italy too but that's a good idea well here's the question are you ready to find out about your heritage so to get your very own DNA kit use the link in the description box below and also use our coupon code DT for free shipping a huge thanks to myheritage for sponsoring this week's video and supporting creators like us well it doesn't take long to get out of the chaos and into a beautiful park now I have to point this out before we even get into this park there's a bunch of bicycles next to us and they are not locked I mean there's no locks at all I could just grab one now if I wanted to of course I'm not going to do that but this is one thing about Japan we keep noticing everywhere in Osaka and everywhere in Tokyo whenever we see bicycles they are not locked can you guys see how many bikes are here and you know how many people are in their city but we're going to talk about that the population of Tokyo is actually almost 14 million in the city proper and about 37 million in the entire city is actually the most populated city in the entire world is that not crazy like 37 million people is the actual population of Canada I know I think we mentioned this in the last video but I'm still shocked at the sheer amount of people in this city it's creepy but we didn't say the name of the park it's called Yoji Park uh it looks pretty big and pretty big I think there's some so we're here actually during Sakura season that actually means cherry blossoms here in Japan in Tokyo they seem to be coming to an end it's the first week of April so we thought they might be a little bit more In Bloom in Osaka they were just full on out it was perfect here we seem to be a little bit past due because right here we are absolutely like surrounded by cherry trees and you can see the blossoms are pretty much at the end yeah they're turning uh turning colors I don't know I'm falling yeah you guys it's probably hard to tell on the camera but it's still what everybody is here look at that blue tarps as well that's interesting I know everybody seems to have a blue tarp that they're having a picnic on yeah why is why don't they have blankets like why do they have blue tarps I don't know how pretty is this park huh I know I love this park after being out there in the chaos you guys just thought you can come in here and it's like quiet and Serene it's hard to believe that that crazy intersection was only like a 15 minute walk away yeah it's really really close when you come here you have this beautiful Pond of water features all these people relaxing and look at the trees behind Anna like it looks so cool it's like a little groomed forest or something like that so we already mentioned living in this city living in Tokyo and I'll tell you it's green spaces just like this that really makes us want to be in a city it does especially when you're in a city this Bakery even if the city it's so important game too you can go have a fully picture a beautiful sunny summer day coming here with my yeah blanket or blue tarp as it might be and having a picnic and just hanging out here all day so far like our time here in Japan has mainly been in Osaka and here in Tokyo and they can do Parks I mean you guys you Japanese people know how to do amazing green spaces and when we find a city that has everything like this and spaces outdoor spaces like yeah I don't think I knew that really about about Tokyo I mean the stuff that you normally see is like is the crossing you know you see pictures of that and the crazy lights and just the chaos but there is this other side to it which is yeah and we travel quite a bit and it's not too often you come across big cities like this that do green spaces really really well when we do it always attracts us to the city another place that was Bangkok Bangkok is really great at that great part again like massive city right so so far Tokyo we're loving it foreign Cafe yeah that's right it's a cafe and there are cats we bought a little tree and you can see they're very excited I got a cat ice cream so you can actually purchase this look they're coming over oh my God this is so adorable maybe hold a little lower because they can all get it wow popular there we go so we actually tried to go to a different Cafe and there was a lineup to get in and I'm kind of glad we didn't go anyway because I would have felt kind of bad like just too many people and I didn't see what it looks like inside but I'm sure it's a little overwhelming for the cats and that many people here it's just us and one other person at the moment it's nice and quiet there's places for the capital Lounge I don't feel like bad about it basically it's a really neat space as well as soon as you come in these little guys hear the door and they come running over like look at this guy how cute are you hey buddy apparently this one does not like ice cream and is making lots of friends still really it's this one huh look they're all being very nice oh my God they like the ice cream they really like the ice cream this one must not like ice cream either look at this just lounging in the window watching the world go by you're the Cat Whisperer over here it's not me I wish it was pretty sure it's the ice cream I wonder what kind of ice cream it is it doesn't smell that great so these cat cafes are all over Japan especially here in Tokyo and we were just saying like I wonder if they originated here of course there's lots all around the world now but in this city there seems to be an abundance of them in the cats Anna hasn't moved since we got in here she's been sitting in the same spot and these cats have really taken to her well they've taken to the ice cream that was so much fun honestly you can't hang out with cats unless you're not a cat fan and not have a really really great time they were so cute not not almost cuddly but that's totally fine around people all the time but they were they were fun to hang out with but we're back in our neighborhood that we are staying at we're really happy that we picked this area it's called akasaka yeah it's really quiet that's the main thing it is really quiet there's not a whole lot of traffic or in the evening time it seems to get a little bit busier with lots of pedestrians and there's lots of restaurants and stuff around too yeah that's the thing about this place is it has all the restaurants cafes you find all the 7-Elevens and family markets cats craft beer places there's even pizza if you want that tons of Japanese restaurants of course so yeah we're kind of shocked how like chill it is it's super chill and we did show you our hotel yeah if I were you guys and you you're watching this video to maybe plan your future trip to come to Tokyo I consider this area it's just really easy to get to other areas in the city like we just were at you guys all this walking around just got us hungry and I see some sushi I mean this is plastic sushi but that's how cool is that like it's classic sushi on display I assume you you're gonna get the real stuff inside and they just replicated it in plastic anyway I'm talking too much we're hungry that's the point let's go before we try this glorious looking Sushi we did get some drinks so we should tell you about those first so I just got a beer it is a Kirin and it's basic beer here I don't think it's anything too special but I'll try it quickly yeah easy drinking paleo pretty common in other countries as well nothing to write home about wish it was a craft beer yours is more colorful yeah mine's a little bit more fun something I have not tried yet it's a Japanese Spirit called really really red look at how red that is you guys yeah so we got it with strawberries inside of it now I'm curious how sweet this is [Music] that is so good you would actually never know that there's alcohol in there it just tastes straight up like strawberries it's good so the sushi we got we are very excited to try it out I got a spicy tuna roll this thing looks great although it's covered in those um what are these colors Benito which I know is very common here in Japan I'm just never a fan of it because it always smells super super fishy I have some Wasabi and soy sauce down here that you can see at the moment but the only thing is this is big I don't know how I'm gonna they're huge rolls like I can't eat that in one bite and I don't have a plate so we're about to make a mess here see if I can get to the fish hopefully it's good hmm oh it's delicious look at that fish it's so so fresh you guys and there's little bits I think of cucumber in there there's just tons and tons of rice I don't really taste the Benito which I'm not a fan of but maybe that's because of all the Wasabi but this is delicious it's everything I hope sushi would be in Japan so they do actually have some vegetarian sushi options on their menu which is great I went for an avocado and veggie roll it's also wrapped in rice rather than having the seaweed on the outside not a huge seaweed fan so we're gonna see how this goes at home in Canada you can often get it wrapped in like rice paper soy paper which I always enjoy more but we'll see how this goes so we have avocado on the top and in the middle I think I see like a cucumber and a whole bunch of other things again like Trevor's roll it's massive I have no idea how to do this without making a giant mess I'm just staring at all this sushi in awe I can't hold it up because it's literally falling apart I don't know how people take one bit one big bite of these and manage to eat it all one because I could never do that my mouth is just not big enough for that but it was really really delicious such fresh flavors I did not notice the seaweed at all which is always a winner when it comes to Sushi for me anyway there's all these wonderful wonderful flavors mixed together next up I thought I'd be a little bit adventurous I got some Nigeria but this is red uh red snapper Nigerian never had this before you can actually see some of the scales there I hope you guys can see that it's like a white fish it never smells fishy why would it in Japan so I'm gonna dip it back in some of this Wasabi and I guess go for one bite soy sauce oh man it's also so so fresh I have to say I'm really into Nigeria lately usually I kind of stick to what I know and it's usually like a Macky uh sushi roll but lately I've been kind of getting into that a little bit now I'm trying new fish I don't eat a lot of shellfish but that does make me go like maybe I should try some Nigeria with you know shrimp or something eel at some point maybe I'll do it it's not gonna be today but so glad we popped in here I know we haven't eaten nearly enough Sushi here no we have been in Japan and all this walking around today already has made us really hungry and this was worth it from delicious food to one of our favorite drinks we have come over to a craft beer place here in the same neighborhood we've been in same neighborhood we're staying in place is called Carvin Brews it was a little bit hard to find you have to kind of go down an alley and like down some stairs but we did find it got here just as they were opening at 5 30 p.m there's no one here at the moment I bet you it'll get quite a bit busier a little later on but you can find some craft beer there seems to be a lot of crappier here in Japan but one thing I will warn you about it's very very expensive the beer we got here is a dry hot lager so let's just try it out quickly it's very good but you can probably see the price on the screen here yeah it's that expensive you guys it's wildly expensive to us so we won't be having too many of these but someone has to tell us why is craft beer so so expensive in Japan oh Anna's saying taxes so is that the only reason that's crazy this is probably the most expensive craft beer we've come across it's more expensive than Canada and that's that's saying something but to put it into perspective for a second these two beer that we're drinking right now cost about the same price as our accommodation for one night in Vietnam yeah let that sink in I'm drinking my accommodation right now so going back to like could we or would we want to live here in Tokyo because it is such an appealing City it has a lot of draws for us but one of the huge drawbacks is definitely the price we would have to be so so careful about eating out drinking we've been definitely couldn't do this every day we have to be really really careful about that the thing is we could come here and spend 90 days Visa free but it's not like we as being digital Nomads we wouldn't make more money being here in Japan so we just have to be really conscious about what we're spending our money on so part of the appeal about Tokyo is if you come to the city as a Japanese person let's say you can make more money the potential is there but for us is digital Nomads the potentials not there because we're not about to get a full-time job here get hired by a company here let's say in Tokyo so for us when a city is really expensive it's it's a bit of a negative when we can go let's say Bangkok for a lot cheaper or even Ho Chi Minh City Saigon for well God like a quarter of the price and have all the same amenities so it's all stuff we have to think about when we're kind of traveling around the world trying to figure out places where we want to set up shop but if we take the price out of it for a second if there's anything that we do know it's that we love this city and we love Japan one of the huge positives about a city like this is the airports they actually have two major international airports like right here in the city which is great because it means they have flights that go probably literally almost anywhere you'd want to go it means getting home to Canada well it's still pretty far especially because we're from the East Coast not the closer West Coast but just it's not that far from Japan fair enough but you have to get to the other side but in general it just means that we can get lots of different places we were here for a few months and wanted to take some vacations we could do that I like I like what you're saying yeah but I didn't ask you do you like this beer yeah dry hopped lager I said it but uh what I like is this is like a different little like kind of goblet style I love these little lamps they're always fun to drink out of all right you can see it's a little later now it's uh night time and it's all lit up this area is beautiful still pretty chill not a lot of people around no it's not I'd be like last night because you're maybe just the street we're on right now but like again not very much traffic just like a little pedestrian traffic it's nice ah we love it there's lots of places to eat as well that's what we're about to go do but now we're gonna kind of wrap up the video and honestly Tokyo like First Impressions this has been awesome it had a really great day did a lot of walking I think we got a lot of steps I think close to 20 000 round to cover obviously yeah it's a huge up but you know biggest city by population so a huge huge City so there are a million things you could do here yeah that's the thing if you're coming over for a week vacation uh don't try to do it all you're never gonna do everything in the city it you could just come to Tokyo alone for like a year honestly so but stop up you're going to stop here no matter what it's such a great place could we live here I think we could but I don't know because of the price yeah we'd have to be super budget conscious if we were here and probably have to cook at home a lot cook at home a lot but that's the hard part because all the good foods outside all the rum and all the sushi yeah like everything we love in life yeah so I do have to say that every day that goes by here in Japan I like it a little bit more the first is a little overwhelming and there's so much stuff to take in yeah not that I didn't enjoy it at first but like every day I settle in a little bit more I'm like oh yeah yeah it's a little harder to step into if you're coming to Asia for the first time it's harder to step into than you think but it doesn't take long to really kind of adjust and get your groove but we will have a couple more videos at least one maybe two videos coming up here we leave in a few days so we're trying to cram in a bunch of filming uh so much filming to do and so little time if you got this far it's Trevor Anna delightful Travelers hit subscribe leave us a comment hit the like button because that's what helps us out the most and now we'll go eat and see you guys in the next video where we'll probably be eating some more yeah I think we'll be eating more next week oh we're just gonna keep eating and eating and eating and eating all right guys that's it from Tokyo wishing you delightful travel see you soon [Music]
2023-06-01 19:14
