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it's called a fruit trifle "try fall", as in rhyming with eiffel in eiffel tower. it's very common in uk. layers of fruit, cream, custard, and crumbly biscuit-cake layer. but this one seems to be mostly fruit and cream. i didn't realise it was a uk native dish. was surprised by how surprised you were with it.
@@ropro9817 there's no food corporation monopolies in asia. loads of small shops restaurants independent stores and no big brands and retailers monopolising the entire market like in west.
As someone who was a Deli and Seafood clerk, this supermarket blows the one I worked out right outta the water. The prices are reasonable, it's super clean, and you get more than what you paid in high quality. Absolutely amazing!!
The cleanest supermarket I’ve ever seen. The display of all the food is impeccable, the premade food makes you want to buy it all, and the prices are reasonable. I love how in Japan they take pride in what they do
Remember, he got a permit to film. They knew he would come, probably even on which day. I won`t say japanese supermarkets aren´t awesome and super high standard, but still these points have to be taken into consideration.
The thing i am most grateful for as a foreigner living mid term in japan is the wagyu in the supermarkets. Literally everywhere in the world that stuff is crazy expensive and for a good reason. Here you can get a steak for 10 bucks.
As someone who works for a supermarket here in Australia I can tell you the differences are staggering. First of all everything is very neat and well presented. I can’t see any dumped stock or wrapped from eaten stolen products. Everything is faced to perfection. It’s like I died and went to supermarket heaven 🤣
Too true, I'm an Online Worker in Australia. And people are very disgusting when it comes to just leaving shit anywhere and everywhere they can do it. I once found a 3 month old chicken in the Ice Freezer. How that wasn't found any sooner is unbelievable.
prayer LORD pls bless this mans land, bless them people to get the moral code that leads them to treat each other, and property with mutual respect and consideration, bless them to flourish, bless them to have leaders who follow the ways of Jesus, and bless them to have their freedoms back, to have their guns back and safety in all the land in Jesus name amen
I'm also an aussie, and yes, absolutely! People here are gross. My wife used to work in a supermarket and people would often like, remove milk from the fridge then decide not to buy it and just dump it on a shelf somewhere so it'd spoil. My old local Woolies has a sushi bar though, similar to in this video, but not nearly as good. I also had a bit of a giggle as he was saying all these products i can't even pronounce then he got to the trifle and called it "trif-el" hahaha
i love these episodes that are about very normal every day things in Japan. supermarkets are one of my favorite things to go look at whenever i visit another country, it's always so interesting to see all the different products.
I was very young when I was in Japan and unfortunately have never made it back in my adult life. It truly is the one place, if I could only choose one, that I would gladly pick. May this next year bring you all health, happiness and prosperity!
I'm not sure if they do it anymore, but when I lived in Japan in 2007, if I went to the supermarket and bought any kind of cold or frozen food, they would put a bit of dry ice in a bag and put that in my groceries to keep the cold items cold until I got home. As a 19 year old Australian kid, that level of customer service blew my mind!
And some supermarkets ( including the one in my area here in Tokyo) provides a freezer locker to put your frozen food & perishables if you dont immediately go home after grocery shopping.
I looooooove Japanese supermarkets! They’re clean, organised and the fresh food always looks and tastes delicious. It’s a must whenever we visit Japan!
I used to shop at a Japanese (Mitsuwa) market when I lived in southern California. It was really awesome. I loved shopping there and finding all sorts of wonderful things. I moved away and really miss shopping there.
I love this! As someone who works at the headquarters of a big supermarket in europe i see thousands of products a year. It´s a very different assortment of products and i love visiting supermarkets in other countries to see what they have to offer. Would love to see the japanese supermarkets one day in real live.
The thing that stood out immediately and is different from every single supermarket I've ever been in, everything is organized at all times and everything stays super clean and presentable. Both the workers and the customers respect having a clean and healthy environment to shop in, which is something unheard of in most places.
their meals are very healthy. Their Kids lern from a very young age to eat healthy. One of the reasons they dont get fat like other countries :-) (sry who feels insulted)
I always thought everything in Japan was expensive until I came across your RUclips channel long ago. As a graphic designer, just seeing how beautiful their items are present is also quite amusing. Hope you and your family are enjoying the holidays and have a happy new year !
Sea food is cheap but meats and fruits are expensive They don’t have certain fruits at all when it’s not in season since they don’t sell poor quality food it’s basically impossible to find a bad fruit or vegetable
The bento and the deli sections stood out as my favorites. There was such a diverse range of options, and the prices were quite reasonable. Occasionally, arriving early was necessary to snag the truly delightful ones.
The prices are unrivaled here (in Japan), I've paid more for less and lower quality foods in Bangkok and Malaysia. It's mind blowing, I caught the discount guy placing the 50% of stickers on less fresh sushi and I paid like 8 dollars for 2 16 piece sushi trays (a $40ish dollar value in the u.s.).
Right? The prices on those bento boxes.. $5-6. I think if it were here in Los Angeles, we'd be lucky if it was $15. Everything is so ridiculously overpriced now.
I cannot find the words to express the joy I feel when shopping in Japan. Their giant variety stores and supermarket/drugstore hybrids...argh! Farmers markets, upscale department stores, small artisanal crafts stores, ultra niche avant garde clothing and accessories, skincare and all the rest of it. Thanks Paolo, I love supermarket shopping on hot summer nights in Japan. How great is it to be alive?! 🛍🛒🌃💗
Thank you and your family for the weekly videos. I have been to Japan many times, and I can't wait to be back again. Your videos provide me with everything I love to see about the culture and amazing people. Until I can make it back again, please keep up the amazing work. Maybe I will see you in Tokyo one day with my family. We plan on riding the Shimanami Kaido cycling route on our next trip. Maybe it would be a good video for you. Stay safe
Love this! I wish you had this video when visited this supermarket in Kyoto for the first time last month. We went during the evening and they were selling the pre packed deli foods at discount prices. I grabbed some 780 yen sushi platters down to 500 yen. Pretty amazing deal. All of us tourists were gobbling these up! I was so sad I couldn't bring all this amazing food back home to the US haha.
Thank you for this video - it was a delight to watch! That supermarket is beyond beautiful - I would LOVE to shop in that supermarket - it looked so peaceful and visually appealing. Everything here in Australia is (to me) loud and overwhelming. No loud people there, everything neat and orderly... So pleasant!
Hi Paolo, I'm from Brazil, the largest Japanese community outside of Japan is in Brazil, I'm your fan and I want to ask you to enable Portuguese subtitles in your videos, because Brazilians love Japan ☺️
Western, New York here. Some things I noticed immediately, that store is SO much more clean, than stores around this area. Beautiful packaging, everything is organized so nicely. The seafood looks incredibly fresh. The prices are MUCH cheaper in that store, a small pack of nigiri sushi costs around $13-15 here, and it’s definitely not the freshest seafood, lol. A bottle of kikoman soy sauce here, is double the cost of the Japanese store. 😆
Most supermarkets in Europe are also cleaner than any USA supermarket. Just less populated, I suppose. People take carts back, recycle more, etc. USA still needs a long way to go. My experience anyway…
@@klimtkahlopssh I'm in Japan now and have been to a few countries in Europe and America has stores that are just as nice and even nicer than many stores I've seen in both places (outside of the ghetto anyway). Both Japan and Europe didn't have the produce nor meat (less wagyu in Japan) selection that the US has. You even ever been shopping in the u.s.? 💁🏼I'm thinking your hater low-key. Let's measure up economies and then militaries (if you still think you and your people compete with the u.s. 😂). Don't forget "we're #1" ...not you.
I absolutely love your videos and your personality. I love that you show how different things are made or what a typical day in the life of a Japanese person is like . I watch all your videos. I love Japan and you always make me want to go more. Keep making these amazing videos and keep teaching people about japan.❤😊
After watching this for a second time, we will definitely be hitting a Japanese grocery store while we are visiting! It looks just as fun as going out to eat... so many choices for fresh foods.
This is the video we've all been waiting for. Very well done, Paolo! This should be just Part 1 of an ongoing series of supermarket videos exploring more of the amazing products and varieties the lucky Japanese consumer have.
Great tour of a Japanese supermarket - so clean and well-stocked - loved the Yakitori bento and dried squid - used to eat the squid as a kid growing up in Japan !!
We loved wandering the more local grocery stores and the department store ones. From 1/2 price drinks vs 711/Lawson to the gift packaging / pricing so a huge price variation. Had food from groceries several times in Nov when we were there
Thank you very much Paolo for another really great video. I enjoy your content so much, as it gives me an insight into Japan, which is by now my favorite travel destination. I wish you, Maiko and Wolfy all the best and a wonderful Christmas season. Cheers from Switzerland, Nathalie
I am "GREEN WITH ENVY," I absolutely would love to have that type of Super Mart!! And at those prices, CHEAP and HEALTHY!! For the meat section, WHAT A DREAM!! Pre-sliced, ready to go into a pan, hot pot (which is basically soup) or whatever way you want it!! I hate the large hunks of meat we get here. Never can tell if you are getting mostly bone or fat!! And for the prices, very reasonable. Loved to see Maiko's hand and hear her giggle about the "healthy Children's Snacks." So, Have a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year from Kingston, ON, Canada.
From 1994 (when I visited Japan on a homestay high school program) to 2024, the availability of bento, sushi, yakitori and sozai have become huge in supermarkets. The convenience is amazing.
Paolo and the tea, thank you for coolest videos allowing us to feel Japan for a little bit. Happy Holidays: lots of health to everyone, happiness, success, and joy!
It’d be cancelled after two seasons “just because”. As much as I like what they do fund, they have a nagging tendency towards shooting themselves in the foot with promoting and marketing. Or budgets. Then again? If it kept the same budget and setup, it’d likely be cheap enough to keep it as a mainstay. Still a negative since it would probably leave RUclips.
You know Paolo, in Japan I was impressed by the delicious food, most tastes were new to me. However, my jaw dropped when I tried Japanese mayonnaise for the first time: incredibly delicious more than the French one and they invented it. Why is Japanese mayonnaise so delicious? Are there any secrets ingredients? 😁👌😊
Omg this video reminds me all the memories when I was living in Japan. I love to go before they closed because there are always good discount sales on those bentons and sushi platters. It’s a really good deal and the food quality as good as usual. I wish you are going to make another video about Japanese supermarket in the future.
Just an amazing store compared to the average grocery store here in the US. All the labels are facing out, everything of the shelves are centered, an amazing meat section. Such attention to detail. I experienced some of this when I was on Okinawa in the 90's.
its a different culture, one where the citizens dont try to find an excuse to go out looting and scream reparations/racisms/discriminations when caught.
Thank you for making this! I'm moving to Japan in a matter of months and for some reason the prospect of buying products from the supermarket is really exciting to me. This video has helped me gain a better understanding of what to expect! I was most impressed with the natto aisle - the local Japanese supermarket here has a few different varieties, but not any of the cool flavors and variants you showed off. I'd love if you were to make a Part 2 - would you be willing to show off the ice cream and soft drink section? Thanks again!
@rickityrox814 Actually, you might not have to worry too much. It's much easier and faster to get your visa if you already have an employment offer. What I did was I applied for a school in Tokyo that was seeking international employees, which I applied for here in America. Once I got the job, they actually handled the visa paperwork for me, which is pretty common practice when Japanese companies hire Americans. Because the paperwork is being handled by a reliable company, the visa comes through way faster than it would otherwise. Hopefully that helps!
@@spiffyflinger9174 Thanks for the reply! I know that the cost of living can be high in Japan. Do you think that a teacher’s salary would be sufficient enough to still have an enjoyable experience in Japan?
@@rickityrox814 from all the other vlogs, the work schedule is what would dampen enjoyment but hey it's worth an experience at least to quench your interest!
@@rickityrox814Japan is NOT expensive. At all. I live in Tokyo, been living here for almost 9 years..and it's still much cheaper than my own hometown ( Zurich, Switzerland).
i love retail therapy. Going to this supermarket can be a "healing trip". Everything so nicely stack . They even have live fish in. I can spend one wholeday here 😘😘.
I never get tired watching your vlogs and your family and JAPAN. Thank you and I wish you and your family and your loved ones a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Prosperous and Abundant 2024. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Paolo I just wanted to tell you merry Christmas and may you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Thank you so much for all your relaxing content. I’ve been watching for almost six years now. Again thank you!
Paolo, just subscribed your channel. Supermarket so many varieties of food and very clean.. btw have a happy nrw year to you and family.. For sure i will enjoy watching your videos.
This is going to be me for next 4 weeks! I'm going to Tokyo next week and I will be going to Japanese supermarket every single day!!! Their bento and food section is just too great, I'm going for the discount at end of the day lol. Compared to Japanese supermarket, supermarkets in USA is lacking imo but I'm very biased~ ^^; Thanks for the perfect fitting and another great video~ Merry Xmas!!! 🥳
That's what I miss most about being in Japan: the variety of seafood you can easily get Edit: And also thinly sliced meat, oh how I wish that was easier to come by where I live!!!!
My wife and I are trying Japanese food products to help bring smaller servings and a better balance between vegetables and meat or seafood. I have been curious about their supermarkets.
Hi Paolo! Yes, please post a more videos covering the supermarket. There's so much to see. By the way thank you for guiding us in Kyoto Pontocho Street. We ended up in a different restaurant because we couldn't get reservations at the place you recommended but we will definitely keep it in mind on our return to Kyoto. Thank you very much for your videos. It made us feel like a local in Japan.
Hey Paolo, greetings from Kenya. Am so grateful for this channel, that is extremely informative. It allows me to understand my esteemed Japanese students on Native Camp(where am currently teaching English) and their beautiful culture. Would love to visit your beautiful country someday, God willing. Keep up the good job. Am hooked. Gitosh.
Great videos Paolo. It would be nice to learn about the type and quality of foreign non Japanese food and how the Japanese folk feel about other cultural delicacies.
I had the opportunity to visit Tokyo and Kyoto in September, the quality and freshness of their food is amazing. Just say hello in Japanese with a smile and just politely point at what you want, no problem. The people there are very nice. ❤
To be honest, the food there seems rather inexpensive compared to the US. The fresh fish seemed a tad high, but the premade bento-box's, and other packaged food seemed to be half the cost of similar US premade meals at the supermarket. And, the meats seem really cheap compared to the US, again, half what we pay! If I was eating common Japanese food as you stated, I'd have a meat slicer for my kitchen prep, no need to buy meat pre-sliced. I may get one because I just realized I can slice potatoes, fruits, and other veggies with it as well. No need for a mandolin which can be dangerous as I nearly sliced my thumb off several months ago using one! 👍😎✌🗽🎄🎅🦃🤶🎁
Thank you Paolo! My local suppa. I can share this with my family back in America. I imagine you started when they opened because it's never that empty. I shocked my sister by showing her the selection of umeboshi (which we ate as kids in Hawaii).
In the US, our supermarkets is about the same. The only differences is the products on the shelves. Like your store is loaded with Japanese product. In the US, it will be US product. Again, sometime foreign products if it is popular enough.
Finally got a chance to watch this great video tour. Maybe do a tour of the drinks section (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) as I’m sure there’s so much to discover! Super job and Great content as usual!
Visited Japan three times in the last 13 months. Always love shopping at the local supa and konbini. Japanese everything is way better than anything in America. Just got home from Tokyo, already missing Japan. Take care, have a great year…looking forward to more great content this year! Wifey just ordered a bottle of your hot sauce. Woohoo!
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it's called a fruit trifle "try fall", as in rhyming with eiffel in eiffel tower.
it's very common in uk. layers of fruit, cream, custard, and crumbly biscuit-cake layer.
but this one seems to be mostly fruit and cream.
i didn't realise it was a uk native dish. was surprised by how surprised you were with it.
Good one, Paolo. Thank's for the international world tour. lol
Awesome video! But why is such high quality food in Japan so cheeeeeeeeeeap??? So jealous... 😭😭😭
@@ropro9817 there's no food corporation monopolies in asia. loads of small shops restaurants independent stores and no big brands and retailers monopolising the entire market like in west.
@@zenastronomy As it should be! 🙏 Competition is good for the consumer!
As someone who was a Deli and Seafood clerk, this supermarket blows the one I worked out right outta the water. The prices are reasonable, it's super clean, and you get more than what you paid in high quality. Absolutely amazing!!
The cleanest supermarket I’ve ever seen. The display of all the food is impeccable, the premade food makes you want to buy it all, and the prices are reasonable. I love how in Japan they take pride in what they do
Prices are reasonable because inflation has been almost 0 for a long long time.
I'm in Japan now and spend a lot of time here...not all the stores are this nice even ones with the same brand.
@@sohu86x which for savers is a good thing. the money you saved 5 years ago is still just as good.
You Americans have nasty supermarkets, huh?
Remember, he got a permit to film. They knew he would come, probably even on which day. I won`t say japanese supermarkets aren´t awesome and super high standard, but still these points have to be taken into consideration.
The thing i am most grateful for as a foreigner living mid term in japan is the wagyu in the supermarkets. Literally everywhere in the world that stuff is crazy expensive and for a good reason. Here you can get a steak for 10 bucks.
As someone who works for a supermarket here in Australia I can tell you the differences are staggering. First of all everything is very neat and well presented. I can’t see any dumped stock or wrapped from eaten stolen products. Everything is faced to perfection. It’s like I died and went to supermarket heaven 🤣
"died and went to supermarket heaven" 😂😂😂 you got me, mate! Cheers from Italy!
Too true, I'm an Online Worker in Australia. And people are very disgusting when it comes to just leaving shit anywhere and everywhere they can do it. I once found a 3 month old chicken in the Ice Freezer. How that wasn't found any sooner is unbelievable.
prayer LORD pls bless this mans land, bless them people to get the moral code that leads them to treat each other, and property with mutual respect and consideration, bless them to flourish, bless them to have leaders who follow the ways of Jesus, and bless them to have their freedoms back, to have their guns back and safety in all the land in Jesus name amen
I’m in California and my local store is international, love how they stack fruit and veggies so neat
I'm also an aussie, and yes, absolutely! People here are gross. My wife used to work in a supermarket and people would often like, remove milk from the fridge then decide not to buy it and just dump it on a shelf somewhere so it'd spoil. My old local Woolies has a sushi bar though, similar to in this video, but not nearly as good. I also had a bit of a giggle as he was saying all these products i can't even pronounce then he got to the trifle and called it "trif-el" hahaha
Paolo, I'd like to take this time to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas. Also, a Merry Christmas to everyone in the comments section.
Merry Xmas!
@@PaolofromTOKYOmerry Christmas ❤
MERRY CHRISTMAS @@PaolofromTOKYO
Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas! 🎄
I think that’s the nicest supermarket I’ve ever seen !!! It’s so well-lit and clean and has such a welcoming feeling !!!
i love these episodes that are about very normal every day things in Japan. supermarkets are one of my favorite things to go look at whenever i visit another country, it's always so interesting to see all the different products.
Me too! I always feel you really get more insights about the culture at the supermarket!
It's amazing how perfect every display is
Love Japanese supermarkets! One difference this shorty noticed right away is how *accessible* the shelves are ❤
I was very young when I was in Japan and unfortunately have never made it back in my adult life. It truly is the one place, if I could only choose one, that I would gladly pick. May this next year bring you all health, happiness and prosperity!
I'm not sure if they do it anymore, but when I lived in Japan in 2007, if I went to the supermarket and bought any kind of cold or frozen food, they would put a bit of dry ice in a bag and put that in my groceries to keep the cold items cold until I got home.
As a 19 year old Australian kid, that level of customer service blew my mind!
depends on which area or supermarket you're going but most of the big ones still have the ice station
And some supermarkets ( including the one in my area here in Tokyo) provides a freezer locker to put your frozen food & perishables if you dont immediately go home after grocery shopping.
I looooooove Japanese supermarkets! They’re clean, organised and the fresh food always looks and tastes delicious. It’s a must whenever we visit Japan!
I used to shop at a Japanese (Mitsuwa) market when I lived in southern California. It was really awesome. I loved shopping there and finding all sorts of wonderful things. I moved away and really miss shopping there.
I live in New York, watching your videos showing Japanese Grocery, my goodness I love everything!!!
YESSS! THIS is a video I’ve been needing a Japanese RUclipsr to make!! ❤❤❤ would love a part 2 and 3 tbh!
talk about the drinks section, really -- soooooooo many choices
i got a 700 ml bottle of coca cola here for just about 120 yen
I second this! Love the Japanse supermarkets! The food, the packaging, it all comes together here!
@@jsnvidsWOW!!! Damn Japan is doing things like this right 👍
I'm currently in Japan and I agree that supermarkets here are beyond amazing! The selection are always fresh and interesting!
I love this! As someone who works at the headquarters of a big supermarket in europe i see thousands of products a year. It´s a very different assortment of products and i love visiting supermarkets in other countries to see what they have to offer. Would love to see the japanese supermarkets one day in real live.
Yes, please show us more of the local supermarket/grocery stores, can't get enough of it. Thank you very much for the hard work dear Paolo from TOKYO.
The thing that stood out immediately and is different from every single supermarket I've ever been in, everything is organized at all times and everything stays super clean and presentable. Both the workers and the customers respect having a clean and healthy environment to shop in, which is something unheard of in most places.
The thought of having all those ready to eat meals for around $5 and they're not deep-fried or full of processed food is just mind-blowing
Exactly...
@@Sliced_cheese98Exactly, what?
their meals are very healthy. Their Kids lern from a very young age to eat healthy. One of the reasons they dont get fat like other countries :-) (sry who feels insulted)
It's wild, food in Japan is cheap
No wonder they don't have people in Jumbo sizes
I always thought everything in Japan was expensive until I came across your RUclips channel long ago. As a graphic designer, just seeing how beautiful their items are present is also quite amusing. Hope you and your family are enjoying the holidays and have a happy new year !
Sea food is cheap but meats and fruits are expensive
They don’t have certain fruits at all when it’s not in season since they don’t sell poor quality food it’s basically impossible to find a bad fruit or vegetable
The bento and the deli sections stood out as my favorites. There was such a diverse range of options, and the prices were quite reasonable. Occasionally, arriving early was necessary to snag the truly delightful ones.
The prices are unrivaled here (in Japan), I've paid more for less and lower quality foods in Bangkok and Malaysia. It's mind blowing, I caught the discount guy placing the 50% of stickers on less fresh sushi and I paid like 8 dollars for 2 16 piece sushi trays (a $40ish dollar value in the u.s.).
Can't get over how reasonably priced most of the food is.
makes me wish I lived in Japan, so much good food at such reasonable prices
Right? The prices on those bento boxes.. $5-6. I think if it were here in Los Angeles, we'd be lucky if it was $15. Everything is so ridiculously overpriced now.
Yeah the bentos look so tasty for such low price. I pay more here for 1 greasy big mac..
When I was in Tokyo I was surprised how cheap food was - you could eat in a restaurant for less than 10 EUR.
You say that, and then you see how much pasta and fruit is.
An entire section just for Oden! 😭What great respect for the best!
"I am Oden and I was born to boil." -Kozuki Oden
Awesome video as always Paolo. Super Markets in Japan are on a whole nother level there full of unique food everywhere you look.
I cannot find the words to express the joy I feel when shopping in Japan. Their giant variety stores and supermarket/drugstore hybrids...argh! Farmers markets, upscale department stores, small artisanal crafts stores, ultra niche avant garde clothing and accessories, skincare and all the rest of it. Thanks Paolo, I love supermarket shopping on hot summer nights in Japan. How great is it to be alive?! 🛍🛒🌃💗
All that FRESH FOOD with loads of VARIETY! Wonderful.
This was the first time seeing a supermarket in Japan this spacious and not crowded by tourists. Good stuff!
Thank you and your family for the weekly videos. I have been to Japan many times, and I can't wait to be back again. Your videos provide me with everything I love to see about the culture and amazing people. Until I can make it back again, please keep up the amazing work. Maybe I will see you in Tokyo one day with my family. We plan on riding the Shimanami Kaido cycling route on our next trip. Maybe it would be a good video for you. Stay safe
I love how everything is just cleaner and fresh in Japan hope one day I get to travel to Japan good video and merry Christmas everyone
Love this! I wish you had this video when visited this supermarket in Kyoto for the first time last month. We went during the evening and they were selling the pre packed deli foods at discount prices. I grabbed some 780 yen sushi platters down to 500 yen. Pretty amazing deal. All of us tourists were gobbling these up! I was so sad I couldn't bring all this amazing food back home to the US haha.
Thank you for this video - it was a delight to watch!
That supermarket is beyond beautiful - I would LOVE to shop in that supermarket - it looked so peaceful and visually appealing. Everything here in Australia is (to me) loud and overwhelming. No loud people there, everything neat and orderly... So pleasant!
Is this considered a high-end supermarket? The cleanliness and organization of everything is top notch!
Nope. It's just a normal one. That's just a neighbourhood supermarket. The high-end ones are super fancy with all the expensive imported food.
@azabujuban-hito-dake This is a higher end store, just not top end. Super Tamade, Gyomu Super, etc. are not this nice.
Thank you for this video. Supemarket in japan look like very clean!
Hi Paolo, I'm from Brazil, the largest Japanese community outside of Japan is in Brazil, I'm your fan and I want to ask you to enable Portuguese subtitles in your videos, because Brazilians love Japan ☺️
In Mexico, organic Japanese miso costs about 600 pesos which is around $35 USD.
Western, New York here. Some things I noticed immediately, that store is SO much more clean, than stores around this area. Beautiful packaging, everything is organized so nicely. The seafood looks incredibly fresh. The prices are MUCH cheaper in that store, a small pack of nigiri sushi costs around $13-15 here, and it’s definitely not the freshest seafood, lol. A bottle of kikoman soy sauce here, is double the cost of the Japanese store. 😆
New York is very disgusting and dirty , RUclipsr cash Jordan always have videos showing the true face of your city
The store looks about the same as most here in California.
Most supermarkets in Europe are also cleaner than any USA supermarket. Just less populated, I suppose. People take carts back, recycle more, etc. USA still needs a long way to go. My experience anyway…
well I think if you buy western food in Japan it will be expensive. Normally, local food will be cheaper and vice versa.
@@klimtkahlopssh I'm in Japan now and have been to a few countries in Europe and America has stores that are just as nice and even nicer than many stores I've seen in both places (outside of the ghetto anyway). Both Japan and Europe didn't have the produce nor meat (less wagyu in Japan) selection that the US has. You even ever been shopping in the u.s.? 💁🏼I'm thinking your hater low-key.
Let's measure up economies and then militaries (if you still think you and your people compete with the u.s. 😂). Don't forget "we're #1" ...not you.
I lived in Ryogoku for 14 years and I can confirm that this supermarket is exactly like every supermarket I ever saw in central Tokyo.
Yay for Ryogoku ! I lived there for 2 years before moved to Azabu.
@@azabujuban-hito-dakeis that in Japan?
@@Qwuxa Yes
I absolutely love your videos and your personality. I love that you show how different things are made or what a typical day in the life of a Japanese person is like . I watch all your videos. I love Japan and you always make me want to go more. Keep making these amazing videos and keep teaching people about japan.❤😊
After watching this for a second time, we will definitely be hitting a Japanese grocery store while we are visiting! It looks just as fun as going out to eat... so many choices for fresh foods.
This is the video we've all been waiting for. Very well done, Paolo! This should be just Part 1 of an ongoing series of supermarket videos exploring more of the amazing products and varieties the lucky Japanese consumer have.
Thanks!
views go up so much just while I'm still watching
paolo ur amazing
Great tour of a Japanese supermarket - so clean and well-stocked - loved the Yakitori bento and dried squid - used to eat the squid as a kid growing up in Japan !!
We loved wandering the more local grocery stores and the department store ones. From 1/2 price drinks vs 711/Lawson to the gift packaging / pricing so a huge price variation. Had food from groceries several times in Nov when we were there
大阪在住ですが、7歳の息子を連れてライフによく行きます。
Paoloさんとマリコさんの動画は、日本人の私が見ていても、とても面白くて興味があります！
これからも楽しい動画、楽しみにしています（＾＾）
Thank you very much Paolo for another really great video. I enjoy your content so much, as it gives me an insight into Japan, which is by now my favorite travel destination. I wish you, Maiko and Wolfy all the best and a wonderful Christmas season. Cheers from Switzerland, Nathalie
I am "GREEN WITH ENVY," I absolutely would love to have that type of Super Mart!! And at those prices, CHEAP and HEALTHY!! For the meat section, WHAT A DREAM!! Pre-sliced, ready to go into a pan, hot pot (which is basically soup) or whatever way you want it!! I hate the large hunks of meat we get here. Never can tell if you are getting mostly bone or fat!! And for the prices, very reasonable. Loved to see Maiko's hand and hear her giggle about the "healthy Children's Snacks." So, Have a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year from Kingston, ON, Canada.
Except for the fried foods, plus they still have sugar filled yogurt like Yoplait.
From 1994 (when I visited Japan on a homestay high school program) to 2024, the availability of bento, sushi, yakitori and sozai have become huge in supermarkets. The convenience is amazing.
Paolo and the tea, thank you for coolest videos allowing us to feel Japan for a little bit. Happy Holidays: lots of health to everyone, happiness, success, and joy!
If Paolo had his own Netflix series, it would be insane 🔥
His production level is so dang high already! Seriously impressed with his filming/editing chops.
why netflix when we already get high quality vids for free
He does now. This is it. He gets to make his own projects. Why ruin it?
Netflix would ruin it like they do with most of the shows they take over.
It’d be cancelled after two seasons “just because”. As much as I like what they do fund, they have a nagging tendency towards shooting themselves in the foot with promoting and marketing. Or budgets.
Then again? If it kept the same budget and setup, it’d likely be cheap enough to keep it as a mainstay. Still a negative since it would probably leave RUclips.
Happy new year 🎉. The store is so clean and organized 😮 wish every store was like that.
Loved the food when i went to Japan.
You know Paolo, in Japan I was impressed by the delicious food, most tastes were new to me. However, my jaw dropped when I tried Japanese mayonnaise for the first time: incredibly delicious more than the French one and they invented it. Why is Japanese mayonnaise so delicious? Are there any secrets ingredients?
😁👌😊
so beautifully packed, and these prices
Omg this video reminds me all the memories when I was living in Japan. I love to go before they closed because there are always good discount sales on those bentons and sushi platters. It’s a really good deal and the food quality as good as usual. I wish you are going to make another video about Japanese supermarket in the future.
That sushi! I nearly fainted...I wish I had that kind of sushi in ANY supermaket in Sweden....
The cleanliness supermarket 😍😍😍I can’t wait to visit Japan!
Just an amazing store compared to the average grocery store here in the US. All the labels are facing out, everything of the shelves are centered, an amazing meat section. Such attention to detail. I experienced some of this when I was on Okinawa in the 90's.
its a different culture, one where the citizens dont try to find an excuse to go out looting and scream reparations/racisms/discriminations when caught.
I went to a Life Supermarket in Japan and I loved it! It was super clean and had a lot of yummy stuff. The atmosphere is bright and cheerful 😊
I like that for us it might seem very different from what we are used to but for the Japanese, this is just a normal every day shopping experience
I love watching your videos.Please upload regularly every week.I look forward towards your video every week.😊
This is amazing. So clean and love the food selections!!
How beautifully clean, colourful and range of produce is shown, so inviting.
Thank you for making this! I'm moving to Japan in a matter of months and for some reason the prospect of buying products from the supermarket is really exciting to me. This video has helped me gain a better understanding of what to expect! I was most impressed with the natto aisle - the local Japanese supermarket here has a few different varieties, but not any of the cool flavors and variants you showed off. I'd love if you were to make a Part 2 - would you be willing to show off the ice cream and soft drink section? Thanks again!
You are moving to Japan? I was thinking about that too. I was worried about finding a job though!
@rickityrox814 Actually, you might not have to worry too much. It's much easier and faster to get your visa if you already have an employment offer. What I did was I applied for a school in Tokyo that was seeking international employees, which I applied for here in America. Once I got the job, they actually handled the visa paperwork for me, which is pretty common practice when Japanese companies hire Americans. Because the paperwork is being handled by a reliable company, the visa comes through way faster than it would otherwise. Hopefully that helps!
@@spiffyflinger9174 Thanks for the reply! I know that the cost of living can be high in Japan. Do you think that a teacher’s salary would be sufficient enough to still have an enjoyable experience in Japan?
@@rickityrox814 from all the other vlogs, the work schedule is what would dampen enjoyment but hey it's worth an experience at least to quench your interest!
@@rickityrox814Japan is NOT expensive. At all. I live in Tokyo, been living here for almost 9 years..and it's still much cheaper than my own hometown ( Zurich, Switzerland).
Thank you for sharing all the wonderful things from Japan!
Wow it’s so affordable compared to USA grocery stores! The prices of the bentos and large bento boxes are amazing 🎉🎉🎉
I love your videos Paolo! I just went to a japanese supermarket called Seiwa Market and its awesome! got some stuff for college lunches!
i love retail therapy. Going to this supermarket can be a "healing trip". Everything so nicely stack . They even have live fish in. I can spend one wholeday here 😘😘.
How did you watch the video 1 hour ago when the video was posted 15 minutes ago?
@@Rliang7070early access for patrons iirc
Everything in Japan looks so clean and sanitary. Even watching food manufacturing videos everything is spotless and clean
super clean and lotsa healty food
I never get tired watching your vlogs and your family and JAPAN. Thank you and I wish you and your family and your loved ones a Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Prosperous and Abundant 2024. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love every single video! Thanks for your hard work! 💖💖
Paolo I just wanted to tell you merry Christmas and may you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. Thank you so much for all your relaxing content. I’ve been watching for almost six years now. Again thank you!
This is literally heaven for me ngl
Paolo, just subscribed your channel. Supermarket so many varieties of food and very clean.. btw have a happy nrw year to you and family.. For sure i will enjoy watching your videos.
This is going to be me for next 4 weeks! I'm going to Tokyo next week and I will be going to Japanese supermarket every single day!!! Their bento and food section is just too great, I'm going for the discount at end of the day lol. Compared to Japanese supermarket, supermarkets in USA is lacking imo but I'm very biased~ ^^;
Thanks for the perfect fitting and another great video~ Merry Xmas!!! 🥳
This has got to be one of my favourite episodes in a long while! Thanks for all the hard work Paolo & Family!
That's what I miss most about being in Japan: the variety of seafood you can easily get
Edit: And also thinly sliced meat, oh how I wish that was easier to come by where I live!!!!
You are so right. In the US people want big hunks of meat and not a lot of supermarkets have onsite butchers who can cut or slice meat to order.
As a westerner I am grateful for you showing this Paolo its very interesting and the variety of produce for use in Tokyo Thanks
My wife and I are trying Japanese food products to help bring smaller servings and a better balance between vegetables and meat or seafood. I have been curious about their supermarkets.
Hi Paolo! Yes, please post a more videos covering the supermarket. There's so much to see. By the way thank you for guiding us in Kyoto Pontocho Street. We ended up in a different restaurant because we couldn't get reservations at the place you recommended but we will definitely keep it in mind on our return to Kyoto. Thank you very much for your videos. It made us feel like a local in Japan.
You'll never see a cleaner more presentable grocery store.
Its always the ready to eat foods that surprise me. The variety, the freshness, and the prices are astounding.
I was waiting for the drinks section, especially for us foreigners, the variety & low prices so unbelievable
Incredible! Much nicer than we have in 🇺🇸
Hey Paolo, greetings from Kenya. Am so grateful for this channel, that is extremely informative. It allows me to understand my esteemed Japanese students on Native Camp(where am currently teaching English) and their beautiful culture. Would love to visit your beautiful country someday, God willing. Keep up the good job. Am hooked. Gitosh.
Great videos Paolo. It would be nice to learn about the type and quality of foreign non Japanese food and how the Japanese folk feel about other cultural delicacies.
Everything is so clean and having all that fish is such a blessing, I live in Ireland currently and the food diet is so focused in chicken and beef...
Paolo cured my depression
I had the opportunity to visit Tokyo and Kyoto in September, the quality and freshness of their food is amazing. Just say hello in Japanese with a smile and just politely point at what you want, no problem. The people there are very nice. ❤
To be honest, the food there seems rather inexpensive compared to the US. The fresh fish seemed a tad high, but the premade bento-box's, and other packaged food seemed to be half the cost of similar US premade meals at the supermarket. And, the meats seem really cheap compared to the US, again, half what we pay! If I was eating common Japanese food as you stated, I'd have a meat slicer for my kitchen prep, no need to buy meat pre-sliced. I may get one because I just realized I can slice potatoes, fruits, and other veggies with it as well. No need for a mandolin which can be dangerous as I nearly sliced my thumb off several months ago using one! 👍😎✌🗽🎄🎅🦃🤶🎁
Thank you Paolo! My local suppa. I can share this with my family back in America. I imagine you started when they opened because it's never that empty. I shocked my sister by showing her the selection of umeboshi (which we ate as kids in Hawaii).
In the US, our supermarkets is about the same. The only differences is the products on the shelves. Like your store is loaded with Japanese product. In the US, it will be US product. Again, sometime foreign products if it is popular enough.
Finally got a chance to watch this great video tour. Maybe do a tour of the drinks section (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) as I’m sure there’s so much to discover! Super job and Great content as usual!
No offense, but every video I saw you been smiling way too much, but I do enjoy your video, but maybe just tone down the smiling too much part
Never seen a market like this. Absolutely amazing
Visited Japan three times in the last 13 months. Always love shopping at the local supa and konbini. Japanese everything is way better than anything in America. Just got home from Tokyo, already missing Japan. Take care, have a great year…looking forward to more great content this year!
Wifey just ordered a bottle of your hot sauce. Woohoo!
You guys have so much variety and freshness in your stores! No fair!