I am a Japanese person living in Nishinari Ward, where the "Airin District," a slum in Japan, is located. This area is a town for day laborers, where anyone can work without showing identification. The jobs mainly involve physical labor, such as at construction sites or demolition sites. Since no ID is required and people can work under fake names, individuals from all over Japan who are dealing with difficult circumstances come here to work. In 2008, a Japanese man who had killed a foreign woman and was on the run from the police was actually working here, earning money to fund his escape. Many people have come here to escape the yakuza or after leaving the yakuza. Nowadays, the area has aged, and it's mostly just elderly men who are drunk. However, in the past, the day laborers here frequently rioted and fought with the police.
Sorry man, but it’s criminally overrated, way too many videos on that country + the title has been overused a trillion times. Be more creative and I won’t be hating.. and it was just feedback and true feelings
Finally a RUclipsr hitting bars all over the world. No matter the type of culture, a group of inebriated locals provide a short cut to learning many things QUICK.
Dan, I have to first say, this was a fantastic video. I'm tuning in from the U.S. & I'll be traveling to Japan in October for the first time for a month. I favor videos/vlogs like these where people travel to places that more locals frequent over touristy areas/attractions (no shade to them lol). But your interactions with the locals were pure, funny, and just wholesome. I get that everyone will have their own experience while in Japan, but this is exciting me even more; to truly exchange culture, language and outright respect is a major goal of mine. And the text at the end, "Why have a 9 to 5. Life's too short.", man, I was meant to see this vlog. And with that you just earned yourself another subscriber! Continue to build life-long connections! Peace!
You, are a badass. Thank you so much for watching all of my videos and taking your time to comment. I have a few more videos from Japan, AND i also have a catalogue of similar style videos from different countries as well. Cheers! :D
I absolutely love your Asia travel series. Because of you, I've already planned to wonder off the beaten path when I arrive in Gimpo next week. Truely an inspiration!!! Keep it up.
Dear Dan, I just found your channel yesterday and I instantly became a fan of yours. Your pure optimism, kindness and friendliness gives very good energy for your videos. The simple video editing, free camera movement, no unnecessary background music makes them more natural, and somehow you manage to keep these projects dynamic and engaging. If I can ask you, please never change your style, this vibe is perfect. Keep up the good work mate!
Man, Nishinari is going to be part of my next novel. I've been living in Japan for 7 years. Plan on going to Osaka (and every other place named in the coming book) and I found your channel/video while doing some preliminary research. Loving the vibes of that vlog !
Lovin these so far. Tatami number is how they measure apartment size, like in Korea they use pyeong. SO He's telling you the hotel room is super cheap but so small at just 3 tatami.
ahhh thanks for that mate!! The room was tiny to be fair and VERY smelly. The wallpaper had absorbed all the smoke and it smelt musty. Cool experience though haha
Great video! I lived in South Osaka from 2009 to 2013 and this really brings me back. I love the drinking culture there. Japanese people are known as being reserved but I have had far more random interactions with locals in bars there than anywhere else.
Hello from Oregon, USA -- I lived in Osaka from 1993-2008. From midnight to 5:00am, Nishinari-ku and Shinseki become very different beasts compared to daytime hours and were my favorite places to hang-out when I missed the last train of the night home. Lots of stuff goes on when the night people come out.
I live in okinawa and I went to Osaka to visit dotonbori but my hotel was in nishari. I had an absolutely great time there, then I remembered I watched this video about a week or 2 before I went and visited just about every spot dan went to and it was a great time, I even showed some of the bartenders your video and they remembered you. Nishari is a very safe area compared to other places i've visited, very friendly people there
that's pretty cool that you made immediate friends with that woman, more adventures together! also, lived in Japan for three years and I can say that people from Kansai are a mixed bunch. I used to go to a club in Osaka and they're wilder on how they act than clubs in Nagasaki area
Love the message to avoid tourist spots, I am the same way. I have been to a few but I love travelling the local & country side so much more. People miss out on the great value.
The gentleman in the bar (Kaji?) was so friendly. I’ve been going to Japan for about 15 years and I’ve noticed the people of Osaka are much more likely to speak to strangers and help you if you look lost etc. Another good place for this is the small tent restaurants (yatai) in Fukuoka. Osaka > Tokyo.
I stayed in tachibana my first trip to japan & have been through nishinari + these areas as well. It is quite interesting to seem this as "Slums" or the bad areas because its still so friendly & amazing. Surprisingly more people I find in these areas speak more english. Some of the best bars & most fun I had.
Hey Dan where are you? Your videos are really addictive n with witty humour it makes more interesting. Keep on exploring abandoned places n bringing smiles to all of us. 🫶
It was very smart of you to request that your chicken is cooked more. The last time I was in Osaka, I ordered some ‘sashimi’ and didn’t realize it was chicken sashimi. After eating a couple of slices, I asked them if this was chicken and, to my horror, they said yes. The next day, I flew to LA and spent an entire week, dying of salmonella, in a seedy roadside motel.
fantastic. i was scared of the same thing so i only ate a quarter, luckily i was okay for the rest of the week. First and last time eating raw chicken for me. It's like russian roulette, i've done it once and lived, i don't need to try again.
Went to a club in matsuyama and I think it was a Yakuza place as well 😂 all the drinks were free and they had 1 vip area with a bunch of guys that looked like they were Yakuza 😅
We’ve watched lots of your videos and they are all good. We think this one is the best of those we have seen so far.. meeting so many interesting characters.. and so many speak and understand some English.. Good luck to any Japanese person casually finding regular English people who can converse in Japanese in England.. a Japanese person will need incredible luck if they know no English and casually visit England, for a start there are zero signs in Japanese characters.
Man this is the coolest video from Japan ive ever seen if not top 3 for sure. Everybody there has such a different vibe so friendly and down to earth! You're making the real content man! Definitely going to the hood when im in Osaka!
Eat the chicken raw like the local people. Its not common but also not weird for them. No, you shouldnt ask Japanese people to cook thing. They spend a lot of time making quality ingredients so they wont make you sick served raw
Straight away I could tell he had no respect or understanding for Japanese culture when he commented on the raw food culture, and offended the chef like that
I’m staying at that orange building at 4:54 right now 😂😂😂 I’ve stayed in this area for a total of 2 weeks. It looks badder than it is. I’ve enjoyed my stay here tho
Very cool…… Hanging in the Japanese Hood…….. The question you ask is… “ What do ya think of me now?”………. Awesome bro… Congratulations on your video going viral….. It’s about time….. Boyeeeeeeeeee!……
@@Sam-S50 i reply to all my comments and i will do until it becomes impossible to do so. Even then i will make time out of my day to go through and reply to people. How can i build a travel community if i'm silent haha
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This is my first viral video!! Thanks to everybody watching this video, i appreciate you humans xx
Dan, you are underrated. Keep up the great content.
👍
it's very interesting, I love it
Huge congrats pirate Dan! 🏴☠️
Quando foi isso¿
I am a Japanese person living in Nishinari Ward, where the "Airin District," a slum in Japan, is located.
This area is a town for day laborers, where anyone can work without showing identification.
The jobs mainly involve physical labor, such as at construction sites or demolition sites.
Since no ID is required and people can work under fake names, individuals from all over Japan who are dealing with difficult circumstances come here to work.
In 2008, a Japanese man who had killed a foreign woman and was on the run from the police was actually working here, earning money to fund his escape.
Many people have come here to escape the yakuza or after leaving the yakuza. Nowadays, the area has aged, and it's mostly just elderly men who are drunk.
However, in the past, the day laborers here frequently rioted and fought with the police.
Criminally underrated...
Indeed...but this video is going viral, so it's time for WiD to get to 1million.
@@whereisdan Hope so mate
@@whereisdan👍
Sorry man, but it’s criminally overrated, way too many videos on that country + the title has been overused a trillion times.
Be more creative and I won’t be hating.. and it was just feedback and true feelings
@@organicwins91 Have you not watched our mate Dan's videos? Nothing like all these loser travel vloggers out there.
Finally a RUclipsr hitting bars all over the world. No matter the type of culture, a group of inebriated locals provide a short cut to learning many things QUICK.
Hell yeah brother!! I love being inebriated all around the world!!
Mate I love how you interact with the locals, keep em coming!
Dan, I have to first say, this was a fantastic video. I'm tuning in from the U.S. & I'll be traveling to Japan in October for the first time for a month. I favor videos/vlogs like these where people travel to places that more locals frequent over touristy areas/attractions (no shade to them lol). But your interactions with the locals were pure, funny, and just wholesome.
I get that everyone will have their own experience while in Japan, but this is exciting me even more; to truly exchange culture, language and outright respect is a major goal of mine. And the text at the end, "Why have a 9 to 5. Life's too short.", man, I was meant to see this vlog. And with that you just earned yourself another subscriber!
Continue to build life-long connections!
Peace!
You, are a badass. Thank you so much for watching all of my videos and taking your time to comment. I have a few more videos from Japan, AND i also have a catalogue of similar style videos from different countries as well.
Cheers! :D
I love that little old bloke in the pub! what a character
he was fantastic!!
And another 10/10 episode, keep these up man you make 40 minutes seem like 10
you sir, are a badass. Thanks so much for watching!! :D
I absolutely love your Asia travel series. Because of you, I've already planned to wonder off the beaten path when I arrive in Gimpo next week. Truely an inspiration!!! Keep it up.
Dear Dan, I just found your channel yesterday and I instantly became a fan of yours. Your pure optimism, kindness and friendliness gives very good energy for your videos. The simple video editing, free camera movement, no unnecessary background music makes them more natural, and somehow you manage to keep these projects dynamic and engaging. If I can ask you, please never change your style, this vibe is perfect.
Keep up the good work mate!
Good vibes only here lad! I'm gonna be making videos exactly like this for many years to come. I love it.
Loving these “off the beaten path” Japan videos, awesome format. Keep them coming, Dan!
Cheers mate! I appreciate you watching my videos and then taking the time to comment on them, means a lot :D
Bro really walked the line asking strangers if they're yakuza.. 😂
all fun and games
@@whereisdan until...
Great video Dan! I took some pointers for myself for when I take a visit. subbed!
The lady is very friendly and cute I hope you stay friends with her and feature her again in your videos. Cheers.
I would love to see her again, maybe we will meet up in Tokyo! Stay tuned :D
Absolutely loving the Japan vlogs!
I've fallen in love with Japan, i'm glad you're enjoying these videos mate! :D
Amazing content! Can't wait for the next episode!
i appreciate your support for me and my channel ! :)
Fantastic vid Dan!! And very funny too, really want to go to Japan now 🇯🇵
GO ONNN LADDY!!!! Thanks for commenting mate :D
it was so fun to watch! And the locals were so nice.
Thank you so so much for watching my videos!! :D
25:26 before the guy leaves he lets the owner know he paid extra to buy you and the lady an extra drink. Locals are the best
What a gent, i didn't even realise!! :D
Great Japanese guy to help you find a room for the night.
Yeah he was super friendly!
When he said , North Koreans own the slot machines ( pachinko parlours ) , he means 2,3rd generation Koreans who’ve lived in Japan since the war .
makes sense, i read online it was the Koreans that owned most of them, so that's what i thought he meant! :) thanks for the clarification mate
i enjoy how friendly you are! people like you!
thanks a lo!! watch this video tonight - Cuban Girl Shakes Dat Booty in my Face 🇨🇺
you dont ask Yakuza upfront to thier face if they ARE Yakuza. You're luck you weren't in the wrong place at the wrong time.
thanks. watch this video tonight - Cuban Girl Shakes Dat Booty in my Face 🇨🇺
I cringed watching that part 😅
Man, Nishinari is going to be part of my next novel. I've been living in Japan for 7 years. Plan on going to Osaka (and every other place named in the coming book) and I found your channel/video while doing some preliminary research. Loving the vibes of that vlog !
i have 2 japanese series on my channel! :D
I find myself smiling through most of each video. A sure sign that your doing something right!
thanks for watching them all !!
Your videos are so underrated man! You never miss. Keep em' coming!
got 2 more fun series to upload!! :D
This is my very first Dan video.
I knew I had to sub when when I realized this isn't a vlog.
It's a, grog!
the best grog.
Lovin these so far. Tatami number is how they measure apartment size, like in Korea they use pyeong. SO He's telling you the hotel room is super cheap but so small at just 3 tatami.
ahhh thanks for that mate!! The room was tiny to be fair and VERY smelly. The wallpaper had absorbed all the smoke and it smelt musty. Cool experience though haha
This was entertaining - thanks for sharing mate
Thanks for watching and commenting!!!! :D
Great video! I lived in South Osaka from 2009 to 2013 and this really brings me back. I love the drinking culture there. Japanese people are known as being reserved but I have had far more random interactions with locals in bars there than anywhere else.
Hello from Oregon, USA -- I lived in Osaka from 1993-2008. From midnight to 5:00am, Nishinari-ku and Shinseki become very different beasts compared to daytime hours and were my favorite places to hang-out when I missed the last train of the night home. Lots of stuff goes on when the night people come out.
Yeah i'm glad i stayed there in the night, it was a great experience!!
clearly the greatest cast of characters in a youtube travel vid. this dog.. lol ! and alcohol vending machines! luv
thanks for watching this series mate!!
Like your style Dan, keep up the good work!
Cheers lad!! :D
Awesome content mate keep it going your vlogs are always uplifting & entertaining.
this comment is awesome and uplifting!! Thanks mate :D
Wish I found this channel sooner. Content is legit! Cheers man!
glad you're enjoying my videos!! :D
Just found your channel, great videos! Japan seems great, friendly people and very interesting culture, 👍👍
I live in okinawa and I went to Osaka to visit dotonbori but my hotel was in nishari. I had an absolutely great time there, then I remembered I watched this video about a week or 2 before I went and visited just about every spot dan went to and it was a great time, I even showed some of the bartenders your video and they remembered you. Nishari is a very safe area compared to other places i've visited, very friendly people there
Hell yeah!!! That's awesome you went to the same places...man that's out a massive smile on my face!! :D
You meet the kindest people! That man in the bar with the Australian wife was s sweetheart.
He was the definition of a badass!!
Yessss it’s time!!!
I appreciate you!!! Thanks for watching and commenting, makes me smile :)
Man that’s a really amazing video I loved it!
Thanks mate!!!
that's pretty cool that you made immediate friends with that woman, more adventures together!
also, lived in Japan for three years and I can say that people from Kansai are a mixed bunch. I used to go to a club in Osaka and they're wilder on how they act than clubs in Nagasaki area
i also made a video in nagasaki!
Love the message to avoid tourist spots, I am the same way. I have been to a few but I love travelling the local & country side so much more. People miss out on the great value.
Love this series. And that lady 😍
She was sooo friendly and an admitted alcoholic. Thanks for watching! :)
@@whereisdan love watching this buddy, especially when you keep meeting such beautiful women 😁👍
@@whereisdan she has instagram ? Very friendly
The gentleman in the bar (Kaji?) was so friendly. I’ve been going to Japan for about 15 years and I’ve noticed the people of Osaka are much more likely to speak to strangers and help you if you look lost etc. Another good place for this is the small tent restaurants (yatai) in Fukuoka.
Osaka > Tokyo.
ill definitely check out a yatai next time in im japan!!
Just found your content, this rocked so hard man!?!?
yes it did! go watch my other japanese vids as well, just finished a new series here mate!
"that explains why the dog is in a bag". haha this made me sub.
hahah thanks mate
That is a fantastic video I loved it. The Japanese people are lovely and you all had a great time. Heart warming.
thanks mate!! if you've go time i think you should watch my Cuban OR Korean series! :D
The first to comment. lets go! Yes, learn Japanese and do the hike.
Congratulations. You sir, are a badass.
badass video! really cool one
Thanks mate
I stayed in tachibana my first trip to japan & have been through nishinari + these areas as well. It is quite interesting to seem this as "Slums" or the bad areas because its still so friendly & amazing. Surprisingly more people I find in these areas speak more english. Some of the best bars & most fun I had.
Absolutely brilliant and hilarious as usual Dan! Man I love Japanese people!
Thanks for always watching and commenting on my videos, means a lot! :D
Hey Dan where are you? Your videos are really addictive n with witty humour it makes more interesting.
Keep on exploring abandoned places n bringing smiles to all of us.
🫶
im in england now, but id you go on my channel i have some abandoned hotel and ski resort videos!
@@whereisdan yes, i saw yesterday n hoping some more content from Taiwan n China
That Toyota Crown taxi is wicked awesome!!!!!!...... by the way the old guy at the bar.... LEGEND!
Awesome taxi, that old guy was so friendly. i've had the most fun at the local izakaya's in Japan!
You can tell that gentleman is a bad boy from all the bracelets, too. Mos' def. Love this video Mr. Dan.
badboys 4 lyf!
It was very smart of you to request that your chicken is cooked more. The last time I was in Osaka, I ordered some ‘sashimi’ and didn’t realize it was chicken sashimi. After eating a couple of slices, I asked them if this was chicken and, to my horror, they said yes. The next day, I flew to LA and spent an entire week, dying of salmonella, in a seedy roadside motel.
fantastic. i was scared of the same thing so i only ate a quarter, luckily i was okay for the rest of the week. First and last time eating raw chicken for me. It's like russian roulette, i've done it once and lived, i don't need to try again.
@@whereisdan💪
Just made a tomato sandwich and poured a glass of red wine, ready and excited to watch this!
That sounds. Badass.
Love these interactions in Izakaya & yes, don’t go to touristy places. That lady is my fave! ♥️
The izakaya's have been the highlight of my time in Japan!! Thank you so much for watching my videos and commenting! :D
@@whereisdan LOVE IT! We want more ☺️🍻
@@jannahparadise MORE IS COMING!
She's brilliant!
@@weedyganzalays Yeah! She makes a great drinking buddy!
Best one to date dan great video
Thank you so so much!! :D
@@whereisdan sorry i meant the best japan one not your best overall sorry lol
Amazing video Dan, you just earned one new subscriber!! You're criminally underrated, remember us once you blow up please!!! :)
I thank you greatly for subscribing and supporting me! :D
Thanks Dan
For showing us
The best of Japan
Don’t be a tourist
If you can
Where is Dan?
In Japan 🎉
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loved the video man
i appreciate u!! :D
That was nice of that chick to hang out with you and show you around. And she was cute to! Great video! SUBBED!
yes she was cool wasnt she! you seen my newest japan series yet?
Went to a club in matsuyama and I think it was a Yakuza place as well 😂 all the drinks were free and they had 1 vip area with a bunch of guys that looked like they were Yakuza 😅
hell yeah, that sounds like my kind of vibe. I would definitely of approached them and asked if they were in the Yakuza! haha
great video man thank u for this
you seen the rest of this series mate?
@@whereisdan going through most of them haha
We’ve watched lots of your videos and they are all good.
We think this one is the best of those we have seen so far.. meeting so many interesting characters.. and so many speak and understand some English..
Good luck to any Japanese person casually finding regular English people who can converse in Japanese in England.. a Japanese person will need incredible luck if they know no English and casually visit England, for a start there are zero signs in Japanese characters.
Glad you like them!
Man this is the coolest video from Japan ive ever seen if not top 3 for sure. Everybody there has such a different vibe so friendly and down to earth! You're making the real content man! Definitely going to the hood when im in Osaka!
thank you so so much for enjoying this video!!
I like kaido san. He looks chill af
yeah he was really cool !!
Eat the chicken raw like the local people. Its not common but also not weird for them. No, you shouldnt ask Japanese people to cook thing. They spend a lot of time making quality ingredients so they wont make you sick served raw
The judo old man was cool, you should collab with sabbatical or Harald baldr!!
thanks xx
Very nice and cool people specially the lady ❤ thanks dan!
have you seen my recent Japan series?
Straight away I could tell he had no respect or understanding for Japanese culture when he commented on the raw food culture, and offended the chef like that
you obviously haven't seen the whole series?
Great Vlog really enjoyed the content Very funny!
The LET'S GU series on my channel is worth a watch, I explore all 25 districts of Seoul!
The truth is there are no truly dangerous places in japan.
Loved this video Dan! So many characters. Do you remember the names of any of the bars you went to? My kind of places.
I have zero recollection of any of the names of the bars haha!! sorry mate
Your videos are so good mate
I appreciate you man!! thanks a lot for supporting my channel, means a lot!! :D
I travel last year what a beautiful country and the people out there ❤
Japan has been one of my favorite countries.❤
I’m staying at that orange building at 4:54 right now 😂😂😂
I’ve stayed in this area for a total of 2 weeks. It looks badder than it is. I’ve enjoyed my stay here tho
its an awesome place!!
Very cool…… Hanging in the Japanese Hood…….. The question you ask is… “ What do ya think of me now?”………. Awesome bro… Congratulations on your video going viral….. It’s about time….. Boyeeeeeeeeee!……
Going viral!!! thanks for always watching and commenting! :D
Glad to see you pulled, Dan. ;)
she was married.
Another great watch
cheers lad!! i appreciate you watching my videos :)
I just wanna say your very chill, and entertaining, super underrated channel, hope u get more subs. 💪 (I think she just farted 😅)
thanks a lot mate, she did fart!!
@@whereisdan mwahaha 😂🤣💪
Literally my neighbourhood ! Most friendly people in Japan ❤
love it there! have you seen my other japanese videos?
@@whereisdan not yet I was watching RUclips randomly while exporting some tracks but definitely gonna watch !
That Dog lol! :D
this neighborhood is hella cool
You're hella cool, watch my other Japanese videos they're hella awesome
Followed before the hype at 3k. This guy gonna have a mil in a year
I am grateful for your belief in me!! :D
@@whereisdan and he replies🤯🤯 uwu
@@Sam-S50 i reply to all my comments and i will do until it becomes impossible to do so. Even then i will make time out of my day to go through and reply to people. How can i build a travel community if i'm silent haha
@@whereisdan this guys a proper lad
@@Sam-S50 CHEERS LAD
RUclips's algorithm is doing God's work right now with these recs
the views are coming!!
cool vibes!
cooooool vibes only haha
Japanese are very accommodating to visitors. Always enjoy visiting Japan.
Simply epic
thanks for watching my videos! :D
I was in Osaka and Kyoto in July with my family! It was a blast!
I want to go back to japan so badly!!
Fun girl to hang out with😂
We had a lot of fun ;)
@@whereisdan you are one lucky guy ;)
I love you keep saying origato:)
cool video
Loving your channel brother, would kill to spend a day with you. Keep it up!
Cheers lad!!! The next video from Japan is a banger!! :D
osaka for me this autumn! will have to pick yr brains …
how long for?
great video, just subbed
go onnnnn ladd!!! You've put a smile on my face!! :D
@ 18:48 he contemplates and says in Japanese “I guess I’ll let you stay” he almost refused you, most likely refuses most foreigners. Lucky you are!
yeah the guy told me they normally don't let foreigners in! i was so lucky!
Did you link up with that Japanese lass afterwards? 😉You guys had good chemistry
Looking forward to the tour/walk? across japan..
if this video goes viral i will 100% do it.
New subscriber! Love your videos
you seen the other videos from this series ?? :D
W video as usual 🔥
reeeeepect!! thanks for watching mate