That was VERY interesting! The frozen section is so small, like 1/40 of what we have here in Florida, USA! And the bread section, WOW! I have never seen canned boiled eggs like that either. Can't believe how much a melon costs!!!! I guess they do not eat a lot of fruit in Japan?? What about canned fruit, like Del Monte peaches, pears, fruit cocktail, etc? I see a lot of fish, veggies, and condiments. Very amazing! I could never shop with such a small cart either, this is just amazing to me!
***** Hi, thank you ! I watched some other vlogger's videos and was surprised by their stores they visited too. Fresh horsemeat! WOW~! Just amazing. I would really love to visit Japan someday. They also live the longest, from what I've read. Amazing people. Thank you so much! I've subscribed to your channel, can't wait to watch more of your videos. :-)
Hello, you mentioning arthritis struck me, because I have just recently been diagnosed with either infectious or reactive arthritis, possibly from an enterovirus I had last Sept. I will find out my blood test results next week. So I really understand!! My pain is mostly in my elbows, and it is very very painful, debilitating at times! So I know what you are going through. I hope you can find some relief. They tell me I have rheumatoid arthritis, which is what it sounds like you have also, crippling. I have really enjoyed your videos a lot. I always try to make sure to let people know, they go through the trouble of making videos, editing them, making interesting clips of their lives. It's only polite to say thank you and tell them how much it was enjoyed. So take care and I'll keep watching your videos--I have many more still to view. But in time, I shall see them all! I too hope someday to visit Japan. I know I would love it! Your videos make me want to go there that much more. :-)
+Molly A. Block It's a metropolitan style small supermarket in Tokyo area run by a railway company. It's probably located in a shopping zone in a commuter train station that's why it's small.
That was an absolutely fascinating video. I used to work with many Japanese expats in America and now I understand their shock at seeing a place like Walmart. However, even though we have large food storage areas in our homes, and in my particular instance the nearest supermarket (which was a Walmart) was a 25 minute drive each way, almost all of the Japanese would still shop only a few days at a time. I guess doing so is very culturally ingrained.
I used google translator in the fly over some text of your video (image mode) and I get aprox 75% of the product translations. Maybe it will be useful for you in your next visit
I know this may be a weird comment, but if you have arthritis, I *really* recommend eating a spoonful of turmeric daily... Try it out for about 2 months, and see if it makes a difference! Lots of people I know say it did.
Hi, I really enjoyed your video. Thank you very much. I certainly. understand the need to be frugal due to arthritis. I wish healing throughout your body. Again, thanks for an interesting video.
Great video as usual :) I can't for the life of me understand how you get so many views on your very interesting videos and yet so little subscribers (and don't even get me started on the 23 haters lol). Your channel is way more interesting than a lot of other Japan related channels out there. Thanks again for taking the time to film and edit those videos, despite your health issue. Hope you're feeling better. Take care ;)
tbh I wouldn't call that expensive for fresh grocery shopping in a supermarket, seems on par with what I would usually spend. However since I started buying my fresh produce from a green grocer instead at chain supermarkets it's so much cheaper. I can get about a weeks work of fresh fruit and vegetable for around $10.
I am enjoying your Japan blogs .. very interesting and your presentation very well done. What struck me the most throughout the tour of the store is that so many things are encased in plastic, even the produce is individually wrapped. I am curious to know if these wrappers are recycled?
i really enjoied this video :D soo many types of mushrooms! and the sushi looks so good! i've seen a couple of italian product: Barilla sauce and olive oil...of course they cost double. in the future also I will be happy to see some cooking of yours :)
***** Yeah, I actually went to Geneva, Switzerland three years ago and my friend, whom I stayed with (that lived there) took me shopping there to a couple of different stores. OH how I wish I'd have known about RUclips and been doing videos then!!! I love how their grocery store was inside / part of their mall!
I have 2 question to ask please :) firstly, is there a difference in taste and flavour of fruits / vegetables in Japan compared to other countries? Secondly, if fruits and vegetables are very expensive in Japan, how can people afford them? Because in America and Canada, we heard that the Japanese eat mostly fruit and vegetables to stay healthy
***** firstly, this is a very very well detailed reply :) secondly, I'm sorry for replying late, and for my reply not being as well detailed as yours :( Thirdly, yes you have answered my questions very well :) I think for any country though, local produce would taste better because it's fresher. But GMOs are too common in United States and Canada. They also increase the supply for things like potatoes to meet demand for the fast food industry; French fries is the most consumed "vegetable" in United States btw. Going back to Japan, it did supprise me that fruit is not frequently consumed. I love apples, I eat it everyday :) tbh, I kinda want to move to Japan because people are both friendlier and healthier there. Maybe someday soon :)
I lived in Japan for 6 months and I miss the grapes every day. I have fantasies about those grapes, they were so delicious!! However, they cost between $8 and $10 per package. I could eat an entire package in 2 days. I seriously can't wait to go back and eat some grapes lol.
HimaJen whoa, that's quite expensive. The hardest part for me would not being able to eat all,es regularly. They are my fave fruit, and best start of breakfast :)
Thanks to anxiety issues, I doubt I'd be able to have dealt with that market. LOL The check-out seems a bit of a hassle. Do they make sure you only take the number of bags they decided you need? That's funny - though, pollution-wise, kinda smart... Anyway.. I'm only SLIGHTLY surprised at just how expensive those melons were but not entirely - fruit and meat is going on the outrageous price-wise in Canada too (or at least it is where I live) and prices seem to keep going up and up. My family basically live on veggies, canned goods and even prepackaged things like frozen pizzas and dinners. We wait for the rare times meat is on sale to stock up.
glistening sheen. these all under one roof markets are here in japan. you have some seiyu stores that are multileveled. donkiote has food and crap. do not buy food from donkiote hahaha...
***** hey if youre in tokyo still i can recommend some site/entertainment people to see. theres chuck johnson stuntman teaches some stunt classes and taekwondo classes. hes on youtube and facebook and friendly. theres erick ferman actor/model who has a acting/theatre class. if you need a moving company there were two i used to work for that are pretty cheap. have fun.
This is a great vlog, but I just wanted to point out that they are all different types of zuchi, because zuchi is just an umbrella term. I hope I said that right in English. The main ones are nigiri, chirashi and uramaki zuchi. Wait do English say zuchi or sushi? Its probably sushi but you know what I mean >^
I really loved this video and found it so interesting but I had to break it up and watch it a little bit at a time. The camera work and the constant spinning it in all directions made me so sick to my stomach.
That was VERY interesting! The frozen section is so small, like 1/40 of what we have here in Florida, USA! And the bread section, WOW! I have never seen canned boiled eggs like that either. Can't believe how much a melon costs!!!! I guess they do not eat a lot of fruit in Japan?? What about canned fruit, like Del Monte peaches, pears, fruit cocktail, etc? I see a lot of fish, veggies, and condiments. Very amazing! I could never shop with such a small cart either, this is just amazing to me!
***** Hi, thank you ! I watched some other vlogger's videos and was surprised by their stores they visited too. Fresh horsemeat! WOW~! Just amazing. I would really love to visit Japan someday. They also live the longest, from what I've read. Amazing people. Thank you so much! I've subscribed to your channel, can't wait to watch more of your videos. :-)
Hello, you mentioning arthritis struck me, because I have just recently been diagnosed with either infectious or reactive arthritis, possibly from an enterovirus I had last Sept. I will find out my blood test results next week. So I really understand!! My pain is mostly in my elbows, and it is very very painful, debilitating at times! So I know what you are going through. I hope you can find some relief. They tell me I have rheumatoid arthritis, which is what it sounds like you have also, crippling.
I have really enjoyed your videos a lot. I always try to make sure to let people know, they go through the trouble of making videos, editing them, making interesting clips of their lives. It's only polite to say thank you and tell them how much it was enjoyed. So take care and I'll keep watching your videos--I have many more still to view. But in time, I shall see them all!
I too hope someday to visit Japan. I know I would love it! Your videos make me want to go there that much more. :-)
+Molly A. Block It's a metropolitan style small supermarket in Tokyo area run by a railway company. It's probably located in a shopping zone in a commuter train station that's why it's small.
Finally an English person explaining things! thank you! /hug
If I'm not wrong the unidentified vegetable is lotus roots. Great for herbal soups. Hope this helps
That was an absolutely fascinating video. I used to work with many Japanese expats in America and now I understand their shock at seeing a place like Walmart. However, even though we have large food storage areas in our homes, and in my particular instance the nearest supermarket (which was a Walmart) was a 25 minute drive each way, almost all of the Japanese would still shop only a few days at a time. I guess doing so is very culturally ingrained.
I used google translator in the fly over some text of your video (image mode) and I get aprox 75% of the product translations.
Maybe it will be useful for you in your next visit
I know this may be a weird comment, but if you have arthritis, I *really* recommend eating a spoonful of turmeric daily... Try it out for about 2 months, and see if it makes a difference! Lots of people I know say it did.
Hi, I really enjoyed your video. Thank you very much. I certainly. understand the need to be frugal due to arthritis. I wish healing throughout your body. Again, thanks for an interesting video.
nice video, thank you for sharing. Gave a thumbs up!
Great video as usual :)
I can't for the life of me understand how you get so many views on your very interesting videos and yet so little subscribers (and don't even get me started on the 23 haters lol). Your channel is way more interesting than a lot of other Japan related channels out there.
Thanks again for taking the time to film and edit those videos, despite your health issue. Hope you're feeling better. Take care ;)
If you are looking for a Walmart equivalent in Japan,go to donkihonte. Hope this helps.
Try Costco. They have the big stores with multiple things like food, clothes, home wears etc...
Scary prices! Really interesting. Thank-you for sharing that.
Thanks for the awesome video, have a marvelous day!!
The vege with the holes is lotus root. (Renkon).
Heuheuheu, skyberry!
I'm in Canada, you are in a diff world there for sure! Thanks for sharing
tbh I wouldn't call that expensive for fresh grocery shopping in a supermarket, seems on par with what I would usually spend. However since I started buying my fresh produce from a green grocer instead at chain supermarkets it's so much cheaper. I can get about a weeks work of fresh fruit and vegetable for around $10.
I am enjoying your Japan blogs .. very interesting and your presentation very well done. What struck me the most throughout the tour of the store is that so many things are encased in plastic, even the produce is individually wrapped. I am curious to know if these wrappers are recycled?
That is cheap compared to the US. You wouldn't even get half that here. Thanks for the vid this was very informative.
So awesome!! Always wanted to go to japan.!! Can i request u to make more videos about japan?
Thanks for sharing, love this kind of videos! :)
i really enjoied this video :D soo many types of mushrooms! and the sushi looks so good!
i've seen a couple of italian product: Barilla sauce and olive oil...of course they cost double.
in the future also I will be happy to see some cooking of yours :)
that Asian vegetable with holes is a lotus stem, it has a interesting textures also common in some parts of India and south east Asia
Rayson Viswas also bar the strawberries than sounds like an average shop in the uk in terms of cost
Cool video! I love seeing videos like this!!
***** Yeah, I actually went to Geneva, Switzerland three years ago and my friend, whom I stayed with (that lived there) took me shopping there to a couple of different stores. OH how I wish I'd have known about RUclips and been doing videos then!!! I love how their grocery store was inside / part of their mall!
I have 2 question to ask please :) firstly, is there a difference in taste and flavour of fruits / vegetables in Japan compared to other countries? Secondly, if fruits and vegetables are very expensive in Japan, how can people afford them? Because in America and Canada, we heard that the Japanese eat mostly fruit and vegetables to stay healthy
***** firstly, this is a very very well detailed reply :) secondly, I'm sorry for replying late, and for my reply not being as well detailed as yours :(
Thirdly, yes you have answered my questions very well :) I think for any country though, local produce would taste better because it's fresher. But GMOs are too common in United States and Canada. They also increase the supply for things like potatoes to meet demand for the fast food industry; French fries is the most consumed "vegetable" in United States btw. Going back to Japan, it did supprise me that fruit is not frequently consumed. I love apples, I eat it everyday :) tbh, I kinda want to move to Japan because people are both friendlier and healthier there. Maybe someday soon :)
I lived in Japan for 6 months and I miss the grapes every day. I have fantasies about those grapes, they were so delicious!! However, they cost between $8 and $10 per package. I could eat an entire package in 2 days. I seriously can't wait to go back and eat some grapes lol.
HimaJen whoa, that's quite expensive. The hardest part for me would not being able to eat all,es regularly. They are my fave fruit, and best start of breakfast :)
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. A wave from Ontario, Canada!
I don't know if you will answer it, but how much do you spend per month in Japan? Rent+food+fun ?
Thanks to anxiety issues, I doubt I'd be able to have dealt with that market. LOL The check-out seems a bit of a hassle. Do they make sure you only take the number of bags they decided you need? That's funny - though, pollution-wise, kinda smart... Anyway.. I'm only SLIGHTLY surprised at just how expensive those melons were but not entirely - fruit and meat is going on the outrageous price-wise in Canada too (or at least it is where I live) and prices seem to keep going up and up. My family basically live on veggies, canned goods and even prepackaged things like frozen pizzas and dinners. We wait for the rare times meat is on sale to stock up.
this is a really good vlog!
Thanks for the tour but you move yup fast. The camera doesn't have time to focus.
I loved the video, very interesting c: Youre also very pretty. Thanks for the video!
good video....did you ever go to AKAFUDADO store we loved it there
Thanks for doing this beautiful video. I liked your British accent. Were your parents or grandparents from Indian Punjab?
Quaker Oats? Heinz Tomato Sauce!? TWININGS TEA!?
As an Englishman, this is all I require. I no longer have any regrets.
this is my favorite kind of video for some reason. lmao
Enjoyed watching your videos and Thank you for sharing. Would love to see your vegetarian cooking videos in the near future.
Those carrots are amazing
woow amazing thanks a lot
LOVED THE VIDEO! Just wondering what camera you use when filming your vlogs?
glistening sheen. these all under one roof markets are here in japan. you have some seiyu stores that are multileveled. donkiote has food and crap. do not buy food from donkiote hahaha...
***** hey if youre in tokyo still i can recommend some site/entertainment people to see. theres chuck johnson stuntman teaches some stunt classes and taekwondo classes. hes on youtube and facebook and friendly. theres erick ferman actor/model who has a acting/theatre class. if you need a moving company there were two i used to work for that are pretty cheap. have fun.
This is a great vlog, but I just wanted to point out that they are all different types of zuchi, because zuchi is just an umbrella term. I hope I said that right in English. The main ones are nigiri, chirashi and uramaki zuchi. Wait do English say zuchi or sushi? Its probably sushi but you know what I mean >^
For the amount of food you got was very expensive, how can they get away with charging so much for things like strawberries.
instead of describing what you see even when you don't know what it is why don't you describe what you can smell and how fresh things are etc?
What city is this in?
Whats a fish monger? I'm an american so i'm just curious of your wording lol
1 pound per strawberry? You must be kidding me, omg
Those are some giant carrots. o - o
How can you live in Japan if you can't speak Japanese ?
omg 25pounds for these is wayyyyyyyy expensive,,,,,
wow an egg inside a can?!!
I really loved this video and found it so interesting but I had to break it up and watch it a little bit at a time. The camera work and the constant spinning it in all directions made me so sick to my stomach.