I really hope that Japan will keep areas like Shinsekai alive, they just make exploration much more fun. I was surprised by how much of a retro feel many areas in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo have, and how beautiful and cool they are.
Shinichi, Thank you for wanting to know the truth about places that are not "tourist quality" and for explaining your perspective. I appreciate your willingness to explain your perspective. This is what keeps me coming back to see what you are creating for us to see and understand! Joyce in Minnesota USA
thank you shinichi! for educating us, showing and telling us about stuff in japan you wouldn't hear from most media outlets and people! appreciate you very much
This is bringing back memories. Spent the evening in this area last year during the few days I was in Osaka. Tsutenkaku Tower is, indeed, so cool to see at night.
I love Showa retro style areas, so this video was so perfect for me! Thank you for exploring this area! Whenever I can travel to Japan again this will be the first place I go.
From my trip to Japan I fell so much in love with Osaka, Ibaraki and Nara, I was so impressed and moved by these places. I’ll take them in my heart forever. I went to Shinsekai everyday in my stay, it was like walking through a dream 💚 I hope I get to see it again!
Please make more videos of back alleys, traditional markets and places where locals usually go to. I think it is very interesting to see the old japan, it highlight your culture and artistry.
Aloha Brother, loved this tour as much as all the others! Truly appreciate your story at the end, your heart for knowledge, truth, and love is so great and encouraging. Keep up the great work, MAHALO NUI LOA💜🌺🍍
It's nice that Shinichi told the viewers about Nishinari. But I don't see why you wouldn't show it to everyone. I understand people there don't want their faces shown, so I guess you were worried about that. But the area around Tengachaya and Hanazono will really show everyone a different side of Japan, it's safe but busy, rustic, and quite rundown .. but it's still part of Osaka. If you watch a local blogger called "Rion's tv" he normally goes around Nishinari-ku and even featured really cheap discount shops called "Tamade" ... one of the tacky grocery store that is widely popular in downtown Osaka. *Sorry I am not promoting him in your comment section.. just making a point that it is ok to feature the area.* Originally, the slum area in Nishinari is called Kamagasaki which later on changed to Airin. The government's gentrification program is erasing the collective memory of people about this area. People who lives in Kamagasaki are mostly those who were left behind by society. But it has its own story, culture, and way of life. Despite being a slum area it is indeed still generally safe compared to other places. But these days, it's filled with constructions and newer buildings. So old shops are being teared apart, old locals bought out of their lands, homeless people having fewer and fewer options and chance to recover their old life, welfare are reduced. Despite the reputation it has, land prices are actually expensive here. Recently, they also closed the work center Shinichi was talking about, it was called Airin Center (it's the hello work, job assistance center in Nishinari). Budget cuts are also under discussion with Isshin's (Osaka's political party) referendum to restructure Osaka city (fu) to the ward system (to) similar to Tokyo. Osaka wants to make some new subway lines with the support of the local budget but won't give more welfare support to people in Kamagasaki. In the past few weeks, you can see activists rallying between those who support and oppose this referendum. The people of Nishinari are politically active compared to a much indifferent Japanese society. It's touching to see this you know. Old people giving out flyers and campaigning contrast to the fewer younger Japanese who actually gives a damn about politics and welfare programs. I am indeed amazed and touched everytime I walk passed these areas. There's a film made prior to the closing of Airin center that features Kamagasaki and the people there. It's called, "Kamagasaki Cauldron Wars". It's not a documentary but a film based on the lives of people living in Kamagasaki. The producer and the director wanted to preserve the story of the people there in history, that's why they made that film. Just in case people wants to learn more about this area, hopefully they continue screenings again. Thank you Shinichi for talking a bit about Nishinari. It's interesting that many foreigners are actually oblivious to the story of the area and for local Japanese, it has a really really bad reputation but overall it has its own charm. People there don't deserve to be forgotten and erased from the memory of the society.
I love it! Thank you Shinichi for sharing this. I did not know about ShinSekai. I would have loved to have visited there when I was in Osaka. I love the retro almost time travel feel of that area. Thank you so much Shinichi.🥰
I love isolated parts of a city like this. Like little nuggets of time that aren't forced to keep up with the modern bustle 😊 Also, however they maintain those old game cabinets must be amazing at their work. We don't see nearly as much care for cabinets in the U.S., not unless they're a very passionate independent arcade owner 😔
Man these shotengais used to be packed with shoulder to shoulder tourists walking around. I hope most of these businesses survive long enough to welcome back international tourists again.
I visited this area about one year ago and it was very crowded.. now this area is so empty and I want to visit Japan at least 1 more time, to be truth many times. Congratulations for your channel Shinichi. Greetings from Brazil.
Thank you so much Shinichi for the wonderful video! It brings back memories of our travel to Shin-Sekai a few years ago. Especially the little shops that were so cheap for food. My wife Kinuyo and explored that area for the old school coffee shops that were delightful, they served Tamago-Sando with black coffee. Perhaps you and Satoshi can try it sometime. The mom and pop shops are so kind and love to share old stories.
My brother and I were in this area when we visited last year! It was raining, and things looked closed so we kinda just breezed through it. But there was a lot of stuff we wanted to check out. Thanks for the walk through.
I've been to Osaka several times with friends and never knew about this place (was always at Dotonbori side). Hopefully, I get a chance to check out this place in the future. Love the retro vibes!
Great show Shinichi, your shows about Osaka are my favorite as that is my favorite city to visit. I like your sensitivity about not filming the day laborers and others down in Nishinari, many folks down there prefer their anonymity and cameras are pretty unwelcome but it can be a interesting place to visit, as an old blue collar guy I feel right at home there.
Gotta say its sad to see how empty Shinsekai looks compared to when I was there last year. I keep hoping that Japan will open up before the April schedule.
Loved it. It was one of the 2 places that I visited that seemed sketchy (the other one was DenDen Town), but it was awesome, it had a unique vibe and I got to try kushikatsu there ❤️
I went there when I lived in Japan and it wasn't any different from places I've been to before. I was born in Brazil so there are many places like that in big cities like Rio de Janeiro and são paulo.
It's been a while since I've watched one your videos. I've been busy with a few other RUclipsrs like Abroad in Japan and Only in Japan * Go. So, now it's time to play catch up with yours. I do have to say Aregoto Gozaimasu for everything that you have done with bringing videos on the three channels that I follow. In this time of uncertainty, the work that you do is very grateful for those of us who can't travel to this amazing country.
I love kushikatsu and ate a ton of it at Daruma in Shinsekai last year. In Tokyo, I go to a chain called Kushizaru in Nezu and I am totally hooked on it.
I'd love to see these kind of videos include the perspective of 'can you understand this store / order what you want without being able to read Japanese?'.
Here is the Google map link to Shinichi's walking tour 3 Chome-2-4 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002, Japan I also appreciate you anthropological commentary about the out of work people you did not video (at the end). On one hand, you are preserving their anonymity, but on the other, if we don't see it, there won't be any political impetus to address it. It is a hard call, but I favor reducing suffering.
Interesting walk around this non touristy area of Osaka. Thanks for describing your visit the nishinari area too. Few people talk about these areas and I remember one RUclipsr (who does Japan videos) saying that he will never talk about these things. Ignorance is bliss, I guess, lol. Thanks for sharing!
These are the type of places my wife and I like to visit as we love Osaka it some how seems more Japanese than Tokyo as strange as that seems and I have to say coming from the UK I feel Japan is a very safe place.
Oh wow, thanks Shinichi, I’m your age and those game arcades with the retro games look like a great place to reminisce. Are you able to put a Google maps reference for this shotengai please?
That's one of a place I've wanted to go, but I'm sure when I'm there, I'm gonna be so overwhelmed when choosing w/c where to eat, too many same restaurants, I will end up in 7-11 or McDonalds and vendo machine 😅
Thanks for the stream Shinichi. Can you in the future do like a staycation at those shotengai guest houses like the ones you saw here? also any video for suggestion of non-pork related japanese food for those who observe Kosher or Halal?
I almost stayed in the Nishinari area because those were the cheapest hotels but after some research I opted to stay in the Umeda area. Its definitely a rough area for Japan.
Very sad that there are so few people around in Shinsekai. Most of the Chinese tourists are not there now. By the way, I went to the Doremi Cafe because the guidebook recommended their fluffy pancakes. After waiting for over 25 minutes, the pancakes came, and they were hard as a brick !! Since my Japanese isn't so good, I did not send them back. It was so disappointing. But I like Osaka very much overall. It is not as stressful as Tokyo.
Could you possibly if you want to of course make a video explaining to anyone outside of Japan a couple of things. Is bowing a rare thing. What are the small curtains hanging in front of doors that you have to move out of the way to enter a business and what's the history behind them. The story behind the little waving cat and do you see that in all businesses or is it just in American Japanese places? Has the Olympics resets Japanese people thinking toward Outsiders, how do they feel about anyone outside of Japan? Everybody seems really kind and videos but I don't know if that's always the case? And anything quirky you can think of.
I really hope that Japan will keep areas like Shinsekai alive, they just make exploration much more fun. I was surprised by how much of a retro feel many areas in Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo have, and how beautiful and cool they are.
I love this tour around you do with interesting stories. Please do more :)
Boring?? No, not at all boring. This video great! It's not the usual places that you see all over youtube. Loved it and thank you :)
This is SO cool!!! I am putting on my to-wander list. Thanks so much for taking us around Sinichi!
Thanks for helping me virtually travel from sickbed! 💗
Feel well soon 💜
Sending you virtual hugs and well wishes!
Get well soon!
Shinichi,
Thank you for wanting to know the truth about places that are not "tourist quality" and for explaining your perspective. I appreciate your willingness to explain your perspective. This is what keeps me coming back to see what you are creating for us to see and understand!
Joyce in Minnesota USA
懐かしい
We lived in Nishinari for 6 months.
It was great, no problems at all.
I really love the old japan!!!! The old ways!!!! Nice shinichi!!! And the picture quality is so clear!!!!
thank you shinichi! for educating us, showing and telling us about stuff in japan you wouldn't hear from most media outlets and people! appreciate you very much
I looove seeing all the retro and old areas in Japan. Please make more videos like this one in the future, they're so interesting!
Love Shin Sekai and it's so big! Thank you for taking us around Really can't wait to come back here again in the future!.... to visit the past haha
Sir You are a GOOD PERSON WITH A CARING HEART.. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS. GOD BLESS FROM WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA FARMLAND USA 🇺🇸🚜
This is bringing back memories. Spent the evening in this area last year during the few days I was in Osaka. Tsutenkaku Tower is, indeed, so cool to see at night.
I love how there are so many pedestrian areas. It is really awesome.
I love how the kanji 串 looks like stuff on a stick, and the signwriters have so much fun with that.
I love Showa retro style areas, so this video was so perfect for me! Thank you for exploring this area! Whenever I can travel to Japan again this will be the first place I go.
Noo that retro alley with the old music was TOTALLY MY THING. I got nostalgia so hard watching that too
From my trip to Japan I fell so much in love with Osaka, Ibaraki and Nara, I was so impressed and moved by these places. I’ll take them in my heart forever. I went to Shinsekai everyday in my stay, it was like walking through a dream 💚 I hope I get to see it again!
Please make more videos of back alleys, traditional markets and places where locals usually go to. I think it is very interesting to see the old japan, it highlight your culture and artistry.
I like these local culture history walking tours. I find them more interesting than the popular touristy areas. Thank you, Shinichi.
Oh no, its not boring at all. I like how you are filming the videos in FPS style. It gives audience the feel that we are traveling too. 😄
Aloha Brother, loved this tour as much as all the others! Truly appreciate your story at the end, your heart for knowledge, truth, and love is so great and encouraging. Keep up the great work, MAHALO NUI LOA💜🌺🍍
I love Osaka, thank you for this beautiful, with a bit knowledge video💗
It's nice that Shinichi told the viewers about Nishinari. But I don't see why you wouldn't show it to everyone. I understand people there don't want their faces shown, so I guess you were worried about that. But the area around Tengachaya and Hanazono will really show everyone a different side of Japan, it's safe but busy, rustic, and quite rundown .. but it's still part of Osaka. If you watch a local blogger called "Rion's tv" he normally goes around Nishinari-ku and even featured really cheap discount shops called "Tamade" ... one of the tacky grocery store that is widely popular in downtown Osaka. *Sorry I am not promoting him in your comment section.. just making a point that it is ok to feature the area.*
Originally, the slum area in Nishinari is called Kamagasaki which later on changed to Airin. The government's gentrification program is erasing the collective memory of people about this area. People who lives in Kamagasaki are mostly those who were left behind by society. But it has its own story, culture, and way of life. Despite being a slum area it is indeed still generally safe compared to other places. But these days, it's filled with constructions and newer buildings. So old shops are being teared apart, old locals bought out of their lands, homeless people having fewer and fewer options and chance to recover their old life, welfare are reduced. Despite the reputation it has, land prices are actually expensive here.
Recently, they also closed the work center Shinichi was talking about, it was called Airin Center (it's the hello work, job assistance center in Nishinari). Budget cuts are also under discussion with Isshin's (Osaka's political party) referendum to restructure Osaka city (fu) to the ward system (to) similar to Tokyo. Osaka wants to make some new subway lines with the support of the local budget but won't give more welfare support to people in Kamagasaki. In the past few weeks, you can see activists rallying between those who support and oppose this referendum. The people of Nishinari are politically active compared to a much indifferent Japanese society. It's touching to see this you know. Old people giving out flyers and campaigning contrast to the fewer younger Japanese who actually gives a damn about politics and welfare programs. I am indeed amazed and touched everytime I walk passed these areas.
There's a film made prior to the closing of Airin center that features Kamagasaki and the people there. It's called, "Kamagasaki Cauldron Wars". It's not a documentary but a film based on the lives of people living in Kamagasaki. The producer and the director wanted to preserve the story of the people there in history, that's why they made that film. Just in case people wants to learn more about this area, hopefully they continue screenings again.
Thank you Shinichi for talking a bit about Nishinari. It's interesting that many foreigners are actually oblivious to the story of the area and for local Japanese, it has a really really bad reputation but overall it has its own charm. People there don't deserve to be forgotten and erased from the memory of the society.
I love it! Thank you Shinichi for sharing this. I did not know about ShinSekai. I would have loved to have visited there when I was in Osaka. I love the retro almost time travel feel of that area. Thank you so much Shinichi.🥰
I really enjoyed today’s walk with you through Osaka’s Shin Sekai. Thank you!
I love isolated parts of a city like this. Like little nuggets of time that aren't forced to keep up with the modern bustle 😊 Also, however they maintain those old game cabinets must be amazing at their work. We don't see nearly as much care for cabinets in the U.S., not unless they're a very passionate independent arcade owner 😔
One of my favourite memories of my time in Japan last year was going into an old public bath near Shin-Sekai. What an amazing timewarp
Thank you for your educational information, that is what I love about your channels.
Ty for the window shopping and stroll during quarantine times! I watched it from my room. I enjoyed it!
Man these shotengais used to be packed with shoulder to shoulder tourists walking around. I hope most of these businesses survive long enough to welcome back international tourists again.
Ohh i miss this place! I was there in March 2020 before the lockdown, was like a ghost town, with neon lights.
Hi Shinichi, thank you for walking with us. Be safe and well. Cheers.
We are coming to Japan this summer and staying nearby this area! So cool to see you walk through! Thank you for this video!
I visited this area about one year ago and it was very crowded.. now this area is so empty and I want to visit Japan at least 1 more time, to be truth many times. Congratulations for your channel Shinichi. Greetings from Brazil.
Thank you so much Shinichi for the wonderful video! It brings back memories of our travel to Shin-Sekai a few years ago. Especially the little shops that were so cheap for food. My wife Kinuyo and explored that area for the old school coffee shops that were delightful, they served Tamago-Sando with black coffee. Perhaps you and Satoshi can try it sometime. The mom and pop shops are so kind and love to share old stories.
Shinichi, you have a big heart and I respect you. 🙋🏼♀️💕🙏
Id love to visit here, it so calm, just a slow walk around there could be so educational.
I love these videos there just so chill
That brought back a lot of memories! Thank you for making the video.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your videos never let me down to entertain me and forget my troubles.
I always stay in that area when I'm in Japan. Thanks for this
My favorite walking buddy!
My brother and I were in this area when we visited last year! It was raining, and things looked closed so we kinda just breezed through it. But there was a lot of stuff we wanted to check out. Thanks for the walk through.
This is such great content. Really glad to discover your channel!
Hi Shinichi how you doing good to see thanks for sharing this walk be safe 👍❤️
I am a bike guy, love looking at them all. This was fun. THNX
I've been to Osaka several times with friends and never knew about this place (was always at Dotonbori side). Hopefully, I get a chance to check out this place in the future. Love the retro vibes!
Thank you for this pleasant walk in Japan again 😀
The 80's lives on... I belong in that museum.
Great show Shinichi, your shows about Osaka are my favorite as that is my favorite city to visit.
I like your sensitivity about not filming the day laborers and others down in Nishinari, many folks down there
prefer their anonymity and cameras are pretty unwelcome but it can be a interesting place to visit, as an old
blue collar guy I feel right at home there.
Gotta say its sad to see how empty Shinsekai looks compared to when I was there last year. I keep hoping that Japan will open up before the April schedule.
I find myself answering you when you ask a question 😁. Today we actually had a pretty long conversation 🤣😂
I do that too Ness, thats what i love about Shinichi's videos, they are such a treat, like walking around with a best friend
Arigato Shinichi..the more i get hungry and anxious to go there now..
Wish Japan would open soon..couldn't wait any more LOL
I miss out this location when i visit there,,, next trip gonna stay longer in osaka
I always enjoy your videos.Thanks,it was interesting.I just want to try All the food!
Looks so cool there! Thanks for sharing it with us 💕
Great video! Thanks!
Loved it. It was one of the 2 places that I visited that seemed sketchy (the other one was DenDen Town), but it was awesome, it had a unique vibe and I got to try kushikatsu there ❤️
I definitely will go to shin sekai on my next trip to Japan. Didn’t have a lot of time on last trip. So thx for the tour.
Once I watched your vlog..i subscribed..coz I love to know more about Japan from 'different' perspective 👍👍. Never afraid of being different👏👏
That area looks pretty cool. The tower has an interesting shape. "Life where I'm from" had a series on homelessness in Japan
I went there when I lived in Japan and it wasn't any different from places I've been to before. I was born in Brazil so there are many places like that in big cities like Rio de Janeiro and são paulo.
OSAKA大阪大好き素晴らしい😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
It's been a while since I've watched one your videos. I've been busy with a few other RUclipsrs like Abroad in Japan and Only in Japan * Go. So, now it's time to play catch up with yours.
I do have to say Aregoto Gozaimasu for everything that you have done with bringing videos on the three channels that I follow. In this time of uncertainty, the work that you do is very grateful for those of us who can't travel to this amazing country.
I'd love to walk around that area.so cool.
Tenma market is very much local by umeda station, by tenma market zodiac temple, and kabuki, and catcafe "neko cafe time". And a hidden tea garden
Walking with Shinichi in Osaka thankyou for the Journey. 😎
I love kushikatsu and ate a ton of it at Daruma in Shinsekai last year. In Tokyo, I go to a chain called Kushizaru in Nezu and I am totally hooked on it.
That was really cool! I really enjoyed the history lesson! Arigato!
It's usually much more crowded and I visit it once every couple of years.
I was walking My 2 dachsunds, so almost missed this☹️
Anyway, interesting As always💜
I really enjoyed that , thank you, argatougozaimasu
I'd love to see these kind of videos include the perspective of 'can you understand this store / order what you want without being able to read Japanese?'.
Here is the Google map link to Shinichi's walking tour 3 Chome-2-4 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002, Japan I also appreciate you anthropological commentary about the out of work people you did not video (at the end). On one hand, you are preserving their anonymity, but on the other, if we don't see it, there won't be any political impetus to address it. It is a hard call, but I favor reducing suffering.
Interesting walk around this non touristy area of Osaka. Thanks for describing your visit the nishinari area too. Few people talk about these areas and I remember one RUclipsr (who does Japan videos) saying that he will never talk about these things. Ignorance is bliss, I guess, lol. Thanks for sharing!
These are the type of places my wife and I like to visit as we love Osaka it some how seems more Japanese than Tokyo as strange as that seems and I have to say coming from the UK I feel Japan is a very safe place.
Be safe love the video
Oh wow, thanks Shinichi, I’m your age and those game arcades with the retro games look like a great place to reminisce. Are you able to put a Google maps reference for this shotengai please?
I love u guys wish satoshi was there☺️subtitles on point. 💕 missed the lived stream☹️
大阪大好き素晴らしい😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I think I would get 10 asparagus they look amazing! Or cheese!!!
14:22 voyage kids, store on the left! independent art/bookstore with loads of cool things
Thanks to you, I wonder about Japanese
Missed this stream. But I love Osaka!
6:02 I’m studying Japanese in college (in my second year now) I’m glad I was kind of able to understand you
That's one of a place I've wanted to go, but I'm sure when I'm there, I'm gonna be so overwhelmed when choosing w/c where to eat, too many same restaurants, I will end up in 7-11 or McDonalds and vendo machine 😅
Thanks for the stream Shinichi. Can you in the future do like a staycation at those shotengai guest houses like the ones you saw here? also any video for suggestion of non-pork related japanese food for those who observe Kosher or Halal?
Those are some insane(ly cheap) prices for the food stuff! Stamina udon for only 300? Mountain of gyoza/karaage for 1850? Madness!
The Shinsekai district was used as Shinseicho for the original ps2 version of Yakuza 2.
After a long time here am I
Supporting you .🙂
Thank you
I almost stayed in the Nishinari area because those were the cheapest hotels but after some research I opted to stay in the Umeda area. Its definitely a rough area for Japan.
People in Osaka loves their skewer bbqs.
Thanks ❗️interesting.
Much enjoyed walking with you! (So many unmasked people tho, just like in the US. 😳)
Woohoo I made a première!
Walking along in osaka i ate, drank, ate, drank until i collapsed in bed. Then did it all again.
Very sad that there are so few people around in Shinsekai. Most of the Chinese tourists are not there now. By the way, I went to the Doremi Cafe because the guidebook recommended their fluffy pancakes. After waiting for over 25 minutes, the pancakes came, and they were hard as a brick !! Since my Japanese isn't so good, I did not send them back. It was so disappointing. But I like Osaka very much overall. It is not as stressful as Tokyo.
So sorry about the pancakes. I’ll make sure not to go there.
Could you possibly if you want to of course make a video explaining to anyone outside of Japan a couple of things. Is bowing a rare thing. What are the small curtains hanging in front of doors that you have to move out of the way to enter a business and what's the history behind them. The story behind the little waving cat and do you see that in all businesses or is it just in American Japanese places? Has the Olympics resets Japanese people thinking toward Outsiders, how do they feel about anyone outside of Japan? Everybody seems really kind and videos but I don't know if that's always the case? And anything quirky you can think of.
Your two streets over from my grandparents house!