First Time in Tokyo? Watch this before you go! Includes Prices 2023 🇯🇵
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Welcome to Tokyo, Japan which is a bustling metropolis! Are you wondering what to do as a first timer to Tokyo? We did too and that's why we are here to show you what we think is best including the world famous Shibuya crossing, some of the vending machines in Tokyo, a robot cafe and much more!
On this episode we show you places that you cannot possibly miss if you are spending time in Tokyo including different areas and places to check out.
We also feature one of Japan's largest retailers - Don Quijote which you must visit!
Areas include;
Akihabara -The electric district and a place we LOVED!
Harajuku - The weird and wonderful Takeshita street
Shibuya - The world famous ' Shibuya Scramble Crossing'
Pepper Parlour Robot Cafe
Our next vlog will be the Shinkansen bullet train and things to do in Osaka like Nara deer park and Kyoto.
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Japan the most amazing beautiful country in the world!!! My dream is to visit Japan!!! We love ♥️♥️Japan!!! 🇲🇾♥️🇯🇵
It's amazing! We would have liked to have been there for the cherry blossom festival but it's mega expensive at that time! Our favourite was Osaka but we loved Tokyo too. Thanks very much for watching and commenting 🙂
Lovely video guys! Giving me Tokyo fever 😫 Husband and I went for the first time back in October and I’m already planning to head back next year! I hit that subscribe button fast. If you’re still in Japan I recommend checking out Kusatsu Onsen. The town is beautiful and the onsens lovely 😊 as a huge lover of Japan I’m looking forward to your next video and living vicariously through your experiences.
Hey Iman. Thanks so much for a lovely message. As we are travelling on a very tight budget (and with no warm weather clothes given the fact it was 1 or 2c most of the time) we had to make our visit fairly swift, although we were a bit behind on the vlogs but are nearly up to date now. We popped to Osaka afterwards before heading back to the warmer temperatures of South East Asia, notably Hanoi in Vietnam. We're currently in Thailand now but Japan leaves a lasting memory - and we still have some peach kit kat's left over somehow! We would like to go back in the future for sure but definitely in summer! Thanks again for watching and your support. John & Becky x
Cool video
Been to Japan once and visited Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto - all amazing cities
We loved Japan, probably Osaka over Tokyo if we had to rank them. Just a shame it was so cold and snowed at times but hey, you make do with what you've got!
@@ParksTravelGuide That is why I went there in May which is the best time to go. I think Kyoto is even better, did you go there? It wasn't far from Osaka at all
We just went for the day. With the trip we are currently on we had to do it in January or not at all because of where we were. We embraced it but next time it's definitely when it's warmer!
Hello, congrats for the video, I live here in Japan and is amazing!
It really is! Thank you for watching 🙂
Very interesting and beautiful video 📹 👌 😊 👍 and cheers 📹👌 😊
Thank you very much 🙂
I'd appreciate it if you enjoyed my channel>>>^ "Travel Gilson". I hope you have a great time.
By the way, the "Mystery Gift" at the at the creepy vending machine corner is really about the weird, disturbing short story on the outside of the package, which is usually in the same style as those signs you looked up. The contents inside are just some cheap snack. Some of them even have envelopes attached with a continuation of the story. But even if you ask a Japanese person to translate the text, they will usually tell you that it barely makes sense.
Some people think that whole location is really just a strange art installation of some kind.
It's definitely an interesting and unusual place. Thanks very much for your detailed explanation into it 🙂
Are they still wearing masks?
Hey Greg. Hopefully someone in the know will pop by as we filmed and left Japan in mid January so we don't have any up to date information. If you're on TripAdvisor then their forums are pretty helpful to ask the question as they are frequented by locals, recent visitors and ex pat's living there. A quick Google search has brought this up which may give you a better answer than we can www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/13/national/japan-mask-rules-caveats/
You’ve convinced me that Tokyo is not for me. I’m more into culture, history, food, art and the old flavor of Japan. I’ll keep researching western Japan
Hey Mitchell. Kyoto was probably the closest we got for culture with the 8 days we had. In fairness we wouldn't bother with Tokyo again either but we're glad we saw it. Thanks for watching!
@@ParksTravelGuide Thanks. That was my take on it.
If I went to Japan I think my wallet would empty out very quickly! I would buy something from every shop!!❤
We're still carrying gadgets and other things that we bought as we're still on the road. You would lose a lot of time and money in Daiso. It's fantastic and most things are 100 yen! Thanks for watching 🙂
Great vid! Planning my first trip to Tokyo and this really helped. Good to know what areas are super busy. Out of interest what time of year did you go to film this?
Hey Tim! Thanks very much. This was filmed on or around the 12th January this year and it was cold! We're glad it's helped 🙂
I just want to say thank you and this video has helped me a lot because I love traveling to places. May God bless you both and have a safe trip. Peace ✌️
Thank you very much Kevin! Be sure to share us with your friends. Safe travels! John & Becky x
I am also a first time Japan visitor, coming in May 02. Thanks for this nice video.
Love & best regard from Saskatoon, Canada
We hope you have a great trip! Thanks for watching!
3:36 I love how the movement matches the music
Becky was pretty proud of that one! 😆
Wow loved the city views from the free observatory. Omg the capsule shop, cat donut head😂. Love the heart dog cafe. Super cool the robot restaurant. Great timelapse on the crossing. Great video guys, keep up the great work and enjoy your travels.
It was great Gary. It meant we could warm up (as it was 1c) and it was free!
Brilliant video I’d love to visit Japan. Do you have to be vaccinated for entry or do you just need a negative test? Thanks
Hey there! There's a lot of varying factors for this and it depends on your nationality etc. As UK citizens we could enter without requiring anything as we are triple vaccinated and flew in from an unrestricted country. We'd recommend checking the latest entry requirements up until a few days before your trip. Thanks very much for watching!
Vaccinated
How do they know you're vaccinated? Is there a form or something you fill out?
@@msidoki medical documents
@@msidoki we had to send a screenshot and register via the Quarantine Documentation Centre on the visit Japan webpage beforehand and it got checked by staff at our departure airport too.
I want to visit Tokyo late January and I will
Take plenty of warm clothes! Japan has a very cold and snowy winter 🙂
@@ParksTravelGuide three days is enough for my first visit? Late January will I see snow in toyko
4 days is comfortable for a first time visit. 3 days is rushed but do-able. It snowed for us in early January but it was bitterly cold. Usually 1c to -3c during the day.
@@ParksTravelGuide ok I still have time to change the reservation
@@ParksTravelGuide toyko reminds me of nyc so much lol
Brilliant vlog tech heads paradise especially impressed with the robot restaurant bet this was a great experience. Tokyo looked really busy but very colourful
Cheers Tony! We definitely learned the art of dodging people and squeezing past! The robots were simply amazing!
Fantastic vlog! The crossing looked hectic but the vending machines and robot cafe looked amazing. Is there anything you couldn't get from a vending machine? 😆
Thanks Hilary. In all fairness we didn't see that many hot food vending machines. Unfortunately the ones wanted to try were actually in different parts of Japan. It's mainly drinks but on the next episode we will show some more as Osaka had a better selection x
Well Tokyo looks like a video game 😂😂😂😂 From the buildings in the square to the posh vending machines! Then the very weird vending machines with the odd messages in Japanese 😊 And the nail vender….. I’m impressed with that 😂😂 Love Love Love the dogs ❤ The advance in technology here frightening 😂😂😂 loved your little robot host 😊
The robots were a particular highlight, although they were the only robots we saw during our time in Japan which we didn't expect. I'll be honest and say we felt a bit let down as we expected everything cutting edge technology but it was pretty much the opposite. Akihabara had great building designs as it's the gaming hub of Tokyo. In all honesty after we weighed it up we actually preferred Osaka which is the next vlog that Becky's currently editing x
You two are a joy to watch. Me and my daughter have just been to New York for a week and loved it. We next an idea for our next jaunt; would Tokyo fit the bill?
Hey Nicholas! Thanks very much, it's lovely to wake up to a message like that. Tokyo is definitely worth a visit, however, if we're being honest we preferred Osaka (which is also available on our channel). It just had the edge. It's bitterly cold in winter so prepare for that. Okinawa and Hiroshima will be on our list for next time. Take a look at the videos on our channel if you haven't already as we've just completed a 6 month trip from Singapore to Santorini so it might give you some more inspiration or ideas. Thanks for your message! John & Becky x
Wow! That looks so fun. I’m going in October with my wife and daughter :) We plan to hit up as much of the pokemon, nintendo, sanrio, godzilla, anime and manga stuff that we can!
It was amazing! We really hope you enjoy yourself and thanks for watching 🙂
Perfect Sunday viewing! Top work guys 👌👌
Thanks very much. Always grateful of your support 👍🏾
Wow,what an amazing time you must of had,looked to be so much fun,plenty to do And wow the views for free, robot s , what a adventure And great place to visit, so so Happy for You both And I bet another magical time too 😘 Thankyou guys,enjoyed your vlog so much xx ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it Joanne. We loved Tokyo and didn't think it could get much better -until we got to Osaka which is the next vlog. Thanks for commenting! x
@@ParksTravelGuide cant wait 😘
Awww guys jealous muchly living your best lives stay safe guys
Doing our best matey. The camera didn't show us sat outside supermarkets eating 😆 Although we knew that would be the case there. Luckily the weather has picked up which has lifted our moods.
On another note the quality of the video is epic and the editing just gets better and better 👌
Cheers pal. We're pretty proud of it, unfortunately though the vlogs aren't getting the views we had imagined so we're thinking of adopting a different style as they are taking over 12hrs of editing meaning we spend more time in the room putting them together and missing out on things than actually enjoying the trip. For example we went out on an evening last night for the first time since new years eve. Becky's the chief editor as she likes the new software but it's so time consuming. Anyway, we appreciate your words 👍🏾
idk why tokyo don't build skyscrapers like china or Dubai.Their building is same as 1980 when I visit.
You know what? You're right! We expected all futuristic and high tech but we could compare some of it to Hong Kong.
The building codes for skyscrapers are much more strict in Japan than other countries because of the many earthquakes, so it is extremely expensive to build super-tall buildings here.
Just what we love to see on a Sunday
Happy Sunday! We managed to finish it just in time, although it was a close one!
I hope you bought that Octopus hat!
Sadly not as it was too bulky to carry 😟
Nice report～😻ニャ～😻
ありがとう 🙂
I gotta get back there someday 😍
Personally we found Osaka better than Tokyo Kevin. We kind of expected a futuristic country with everything cutting edge high tech but it wasn't really the case. The robots in the restaurant were probably the most advanced thing we saw.
@@missplainjane3905 the image many have, including ourselves, is that Japan is a futuristic and high tech country. The reality is that Singapore has better tech to the public eye than Japan such as driverless underground trains and robots in daily use. The most sophisticated train in the world (Shinkansen) has a solitary power plug, yet almost all public buses in the UK have 2 USB ports plus a plug. Little things like that which leave you scratching your head. If you go without that image then you see it in a different light. Don't get us wrong Japan is incredibly beautiful as long as you don't go with the frame of mind that is portrayed from a technological point of view and absorb the cultural angle.
Japan is very much a first world country. We won't lie about the fact we struggled with the language barrier a lot of the time, but it would be the same if the Japanese came to England so it works both ways. Sometimes it's nice to challenge yourself. Getting around wasn't too difficult as a lot of the signs and some announcements (like on the Shinkansen and airport trains) were in English but we had an offline version of Google translate to help. It's all part of travelling though.
Yeah we understand what you mean. We will definitely go back to Japan. Next time we would like to do Osaka again, Hiroshima and Okinawa. The pictures of Okinawa look incredible!
Aa-saak-saa ^^
Ahhhh damn! Thank you for the correction.
Chips and drinks 😂😂😂
When you're on our budget then even that's pushing it with prices in Japan. Made a nice change from a sandwich from a convenience store!
@@ParksTravelGuide yeah but who goes to japan to eat chips? 😂 just saying… my trip is booked for next year!
It was the cheapest thing on the menu so that we could film it. Japan was during the 2nd month of our 6 month trip with a very limited budget, although we did squeeze in ramen and some other delicacies. If it had been it's own trip then things would have been different. Hope it's given you some inspiration.
@@ParksTravelGuide well at least you guys were there and I bet it was great I’ll try those chips! 😀
We can highly recommend it. Thanks for watching Pedro!
My dream is to not visit Japan cause I am not from Japan. My dream is to Visit Canada
We aren't from Japan either but it's a lovely place!
I don’t even like Japan, I like Canada Australia in the United States
We enjoyed our trip to the USA. I think LA was our favourite.
A lot of random stuff 😅 that makes it quite interesting in the end. I hope they have cat cafées. 🙊
The robots was a bit scary do
They do indeed! Thanks for watching 🙂