I Walked Across Tokyo at Midnight
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2023
- Everyone should explore Tokyo at night. And so tonight, we walk across the whole city at midnight to see what Tokyo has to offer. From the rooftops, and backstreets, to the nightclubs and bars... This is Tokyo at night.
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Norm walking a straight line across Tokyo? IMPOSSIBLE! Not when there are so many inviting side alleys ready to seduce him to go down them. ;P
Thank you for making this video! Favourite area? Hard to tell, since we only got glimpses of all that is to see. Is it possible to get a better map of your walk?
Great video :3 I did those night walks a few times and I really love those :) I am wondering about one thing tho; How do you get on all those rooftops? I have to admit, I never really checked, but can you just go up there without any security checks? o.o
If you cant ever play Shamisen again do you get some kind of financial reumbirsement for loss of quality of life and literally loss of part of your ability to make earnings?
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Its insane to think about how much personality each small alleyway has in the middle of a city as big as Tokyo. Imagine the number of stories a single shop may have had in that one particular alleyway. And you passed so many in your walk.
you know its a good day when Tokyo Lens makes a new video
Amen to that
gotta love that notification squad~
glad to have you here!
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exactly what i had in mind when i clicked on it.
Knowing Norm loves cycling, motorcycling and driving, at first I thought why did he choose to walk? But turned out he’s the best guide of Tokyo’s interesting hidden jams and back streets! I want to check them all with my eyes😆Thank you for the spectacular tour!✨
Hey there Yuka!! Thanks as always for the kind comment!!
Didn't you just release a video today too? I just took a look at your channel and it's growing SO FAST!!!
Keep up the awesome work!!
How can you walk all night and still have energy to work for the rest of the day? Man, you're something else haha thank you for the awesome ride 😀
I was thinking the same.
If I weren't a total loser at night, I would probably bike (and walk) a lot of those small streets and alleys, but as I am I could not ensure that I won't fall asleep on my bike. Or feel extremely down the next day.
I only made it from Shibuya to Shinjuku and i was so stuffed, needed 10 beers. 🤣🍺
That environment is a place where nobody sleeps. Of course they have that kind of energy. Business in that Tokyo light life opens like 24/7.
The fact that you can walk at night without having to worry about your safety is enough for me to want to visit. Can't do that where I live (because the weirdos come out at night). Really enjoyable video especially when KiKi makes an appearance.
I was just thinking the same thing. If I were to take a walk through Houston, Austin , Dallas, or any big city in the USA at 3AM, id be murdered within 20 minutes. I'm jealous of japan in a good way.
same, the fact that he can walk around that late at night with a fancy camera without a hint of worry is just unimaginable from someone living in South america.
England is like this, you can just walk anywhere, anywhen, love it, particularly love Portsmouth, Strong Island.
@@MostlyPennyCat I agree. Most parts are like this, at least it seemed to be on my visit. With the exception of London. Been there. Gets sketch at night. At least my death in the US will be quick and painless. I'm not too keen on getting stabbed to death with a dull 4cm knife.
@@cadenswain158
Although death in the UK is more likely to come from a knife than a gun, that's not because we have a knife crime problem.
You are, in fact, more likely to die from a knife in the US than the UK.
But yes, there are places you shouldn't really at night in a few of the cities, especially London.
But that's London, you need to get out, see other places.
For anybody after ideas, I highly recommend the following:
Go to Yorkshire/Lancashire and hire a narrowboat for a week.
Book an out and back trip, you can do those double handed (two people) and it's like nothing else you've ever experienced, even believed possible.
If you want specifics, go to a town called Sowerby Bridge, contact Shire Cruisers, book a small 2-4 person boat and do a 7 day off and back route up to Todmorden, back to Sowerby and down the ways a bit and then back again.
Have breakfast and lunch on the boat, eat dinner at a pub.
Or, breakfast on the boat and moor at a pub for lunch (yes they have moorings, it's the best) and dinner.
Make sure you eat at the Three Wise Monkeys in Todmorden, book ahead.
Speed limit is 4mph.
You get nowhere slowly but it's a revelation.
It's relaxing without being boring, because you can never be bored with a hundred ton house boat.
That they just give to you.
Even if you've never done it before.
Which seems insane and is a bit intimidating at first but it's glorious and we do it as many times as we can.
It's how we're retiring, so laps of the country until we die.
Your videos are making my parents consider a family trip to Japan... we've started talking about saving 😅 the hardest part but still something. We never really took it seriously because it's so damn expensive, but now the talking started
haha thats amazing!! best of luck!
I haven’t been able to recreate that feeling of going on the plane watching wierd Japanese shows and having Japanese airline food. And then when you land the excitement. It was such an experience and I’m happy you guys will feel it too
Also if my post wasn’t obvious you must do it. One of the highs of my life
I love cities, I adore cities at night, I don't think I could leave.
Luckily I already live on a beautiful island 🇬🇧
@@MostlyPennyCat Do you know that people living in Tokyo can also say the same thing too. Japan is also considered an island. If you look at the map, it is surrounded by water. I know you call your island beautiful. That term beautiful is also what the people in Tokyo can describe their island too. No rules saying an island needs to be a tropical beach area. I would assume that you live near the beach. Any island in the map can have big cities away from oceans too.
Safety at night in big cities is underrated a lot of times by those who live in them but it's a BIG one. Keep them coming, Norm
I love walking around Kyoto at night. A lot of shrines and temples are open at night, so you can still walk around them at night time, and it’s really pretty. And some of them have lots of cats too 😆
Tokyo transitions from ultra packed and busy to ultra quiet more quickly than any other city I've been to. But its also got more hidden area's and sudden surprises than anywhere else as well.
really love it!
The small alleyways are great, Tokyo seems like a great place to just go exploring.
Love this! When I was growing up in Tokyo (Kichijoji area) 20+ years ago, I was a teen so I never really saw this kind of late night atmosphere! But I definitely did walk through residential areas after dark and that deep quiet, "have the place to myself" feeling is very natsukashii. ❤
In a way, it is an example that once you become an adult, you get to do anything you want which includes travelling at your own terms. That can include travelling in the middle of the night seeing the city lights. When you see them walking there, I guess in a way that they are old enough to be independent. The populated people you saw there meant once they are old enough to be independent, they did not have any school life.
I am so amaze how you can walk comfortably without thinking if someone will mugged you. Just wow.
Norm is one of the best story tellers on RUclips. I aspire to be on his level, but reality is, articulation of one’s thoughts is a skill on it own, this channel has reached level 100 on that stat.
Continue to inspire a lot more people Norm. Have a good one 😊
You hit on one of my favorite things about Tokyo-the fact that, even in the busiest parts of the city, all you need to do is turn onto a side street and suddenly you’re all alone and it’s very quiet. It’s never been a city that’s felt overwhelming to me, unlike other places I’ve been.
Tokyo is really one of the best places for "night photography". Even when you don't have these neon lights, the results keep being amazing, giving you that Japanese "traditional" style of the shops, combined with the narrow passes. Thank you for the walk Norm! Hope you are great!
And keep hydrated, it's really important in such a hot weather!
I tend to get bad jet lag when I visit Japan and find myself waking up at very odd hours. When it’s 3am and you are wide awake what’s better than going for a walk and watching the sun come up and the city start to stir? Great vid Norm - thanks for reviving some happy memories!
I never tire of seeing somewhere I'm not yet able to visit, explored and explained so beautifully, thanks for all the work you put in to making these Norm!
I love Norm's personality! He's so friendly and open to adventures! it makes me want to get out more myself! I'm going to Japan for the first time in September and this video along with a few others have inspired me to visit certain places that aren't super well known! Thank you Norm!
I've been in Cyprus during a heatwave of 44°C, and yet Tokyo in the summer STILL felt hotter! It's ridiculous...but I love it! I can't wait to get back and explore again and bring my daughter and show her the country I love so much!
I love a sleeping city. Something so beautiful and magical about having a place usually packed and bustling all to yourself. It's like you can still feel the energy humming just below the surface but it's quiet and peaceful.
Also, always a huge fan of you showing us those tiny little hidden shrines!!
I think you mean sleepless city. This area that is filmed is where a city that do not sleep. If the city were sleeping, then you would see every business there close. Sleeping city means a ghost town. I don't think you want to go back to this 2020 era. Even Las Vegas became a sleeping town due to the way how the government shuts it down. If you say you love sleeping city, that is like saying you rather see the city go into quarantine.
There's something about quiet cities that it's enchanting. It's also something comforting about watching people start their days as well, can't describe it. Amazing video as always
I miss Japan so much. It's been over a decade now since I've been. Watching your videos makes me want to go back even more.
What a great video!
Tokyo is a city that needs to be discovered and explored on foot and it always looks so much better at night. It's also really nice to see the east side getting a bit of love. Too many other videos focus on the west side. There's way more to Tokyo than those over done areas.
Although with 20minutes to official sunrise you had just enough time to get up to Ueno Park and maybe even Yanaka cemetery😁
It's so cool seeing the night part of Tokyo
These types of videos are probably by far my favorite of yours. I love the mini documentary as well, but these Tokyo night videos are so damn calming. Thank you for making these, they truly help calm my anxiety. Much love 🙏🏼
I just love the vibes and the way you talk about life here. I plan on moving and ever since finding your channel it has made me want to move even sooner! Hope you and all here are having a good life!
These city walks are always fun to watch. I hope you get a chance to do some more forest hikes, those are my favorite.
gotta wait for it not to be 40 degrees out! hahhaa
Remember that city walks is not the same as going to the country side. If you go to that city in Tokyo, you won't expecting any forest or any kind of nature related to a park.
@@hp2546 What!? The city is not the forest? Thanks for clarifying that obvious fact.
@@Theorof Forest areas, or any nature place is where if you wanted a quiet place to relax. If you want forest, you might be thinking going to the mountains where you are away from crowded people. If you wanted noisy crowded streets, you come to this big city. You can tell by watching this video, this city is definitely not taking place in the mountains. If you choose a residential area, then you will go to places that is less populated with people. There are some who choose to live in a middle of nowhere which means those residents don't get to have any city life there. Forest or farming areas is for people that want to get away from noisy crowds and would rather be in a quiet deserted place.
I was in Japan in 2019. Because of the time difference I was unable to get to sleep so I walked around Shiba Park from midnight to about 2 AM. Went back to the hotel and was able to sleep. I had fun. 11 minutes to Tokyo Tower and 4 - 5 minutes to the subway. 6 minutes to Zozoji Temple. It was like I had the city to myself. I want to go back so bad...
Edit: I understand that the Shiba Park Hotel has remodeled and is even better!
Second Edit: You walked right around the same place I did. Cool.
Sounds like you had chosen a busy street area to book a hotel. If you booked a hotel anywhere else in Tokyo, you will see the streets being populated with lesser people at night even during dinner hours. I remember the time when I went to Japan in 2018. When I took a walk late at night, I only went to 7 Eleven. I also see that certain shops do close late at night. In a hotel window, I see people working in the office late at night but lesser people hanging outdoors. Lesser people go outdoors at midnight. As long as you book a hotel with city lights and being a busy street that has a time square, you will be in an area where populated people walk in the middle of the night enjoying the city lights. I would assume the area where you book a hotel, every shop do not ever close. So you can see that he only filmed the busy street area for youtube but leave out the quiet areas. Tokyo also have quiet areas too where during the night, it is a ghost town. Areas you chosen in Tokyo is not a ghost town.
Walking in nighttime Tokyo is always so fun. I love watching the sunrise in the morning while in Tokyo. I am usually in the Asakusa and Ueno area, so I definitely have to check out the Shimbashi and Roppongi areas for nighttime walks in my next trip!
Hey! Asakusa is where I stayed in Tokyo. Cool
I'm stunned at how clean those alleys are. 😲
This video was so much fun and really took me back to when I first started watching you live, walking around the backstreets. Amazing atmosphere and as always you are in such a good mood, it lightens my day. Thank you
I love seeing Japan at night. This was beautifully filmed and edited 💜
What if you were to ask someone to take you to Japan. You would have to be specific. Remember once someone promises you to take you to Japan, they might even take you to Tokyo where it is quiet and deserted. What if that person were to take you to a residential area? You won't see any city lights there. If you choose a business area, you may notice that it is a ghost town at night. Certain areas in Tokyo can be a ghost town too and certain areas in Tokyo can have business being closed at night. So if you were to say you wanted a popular spot where it is a big city where people stay up late, then you are picking the one that is filmed in this youtube channel. Just remember if you only describe seeing Japan at night, it won't necessarily mean based on what you see in this youtube channel. What if that person were to take you to a farming place? Note that seeing Japan at night can be anywhere in Japan. Even the ones that you don't see in this youtube channel.
I’ve been in Japan for nearly two weeks now, and am loving it. Makes me appreciate these videos all the more :)
Your videos are always full of curiosity and wanderlust, i love them so much, you find adventures in places most people wouldn't look at twice and it reminds me to look at the world with a childlike curiosity.
Thank you Norm for walking across Tokyo and show me the night view which I wouldn't be able to see myself!!😊🗼🌃
I liked the Neon lights still on on small street😊
thanks Lemi!!
Hey Norm, I've been bingeing your videos since I discovered your channel about a month back. I love your content but most of all your positive energy and your fearlessness to try new things. It's inspiring and infectious and its taught me a few things that perhaps I needed to hear. Keep making cool videos! Excited to visit Japan later this year!
Welcome aboard!
Love having you here early
I always chat at the start of a vid release
so it gives us a bit of a chance to get to know each other
welcome to the adventure!!
@@TokyoLens HAHAH This is cool ;) I think you are possibly the coolest person. I sound like a kid saying that but no really I am 31. Side note have you been able to play the Shamisen again?
lol pretty sure I covered the answer to that right in this vid (^_-)
genuinely glad to have you here!!
Have a good one~
@@TokyoLens Aww that's a shame, but still great that you are able to make Shamisen videos! Thanks and just joined your Patreon
welcome to that side of the adventure!!
So happy that you made this video!! I love watching every min of this!
Honestly Norm I just love watching your videos. It's always a nice comfy time and it's always super informative on stuff I never knew. I also kind of hope you do one of those "walking around X town in Japan" where it's just you walking maybe occasional talking or info dumps about stuff all raw and unedited as a 4-6 hour video to just chill out to with a little music in the background.
Got back from visiting Japan a couple of weeks ago, and I wish I did a full night walk like this when I was staying a few days in Ueno. Will save this video for reference when I next visit Japan. Thanks as always for the videos Norm!
As long as you choose a location that actually have a city light, then you have a shot. If you book a hotel anywhere else in Tokyo, you will discover that outdoors are less populated but you will see through the windows that people also work in the office in the middle of the night through a hotel window. If you book a hotel where this man Norm is recording it in youtube, then it is convenient for you to enjoy the night walk Some areas in Tokyo can be a ghost town as well but Norm did not choose that area for recording. I have been to areas where there are certain shops or certain restaurant that close for dinner. I know I had seen certain areas where it is quiet in Tokyo even if it is 7 pm or 8 pm. In business areas, lesser people travel outdoors but if you choose time square areas full of city lights, you will discover that many people walk there in the middle of the night and every shop do not close. I had past experience going to 7 Eleven late a night. I went like damn, I am the only customer or customer number there is very tiny. Those city lights becomes a tourist attraction that make you want to have enough energy to stay up late at night. That video you see here is a place where a man record the most populated people in Tokyo to record and that right there is a place where it is a time square location.
This was really nice to watch, can't wait to visit Tokyo myself :)
Thank you so much~
I hope you get that chance sooner rather than later!
What an amazing walk! And magnificent to hear that your recovery is goin well!
Hi Norm! So glad you’re doing great and making these videos again. Have a great day!!! My favorite is getting to see all the amazing shrines.
So in 2020 I was about to move to Japan when the country locked down. I know it sounds odd, but one of the things I was truly looking forward to was being able to explore at night. Where I'm out it's not really safe to do so. I'm looking at at least visiting early next year and my list of things to look at is SO LONG
Also stay safe in the heat. This might have been better to do in September lol. Also also- I'd love to see this in longform, though I know that's a pain to edit.
Have a great week :)
Also also also, what's your bag? I keep getting smaller bags and then the PD clip doesn't work well on the straps. (I feel like I've seen this somewhere)
I have watched so many Japan related videos but this one really makes me want to go there right now. It's clean, it's beautiful, it's so nice.
i seriously love your videos, i do school online due to my anxiety about in person school. everyday i throw on any one of your videos while i do schoolwork and i genuinely love just listening and watching your videos while i work. i hope to overcome a large part of my anxiety and hopefully fly to and live in Japan someday. much love! 💗
Those small shrines tucked behind all those alleyways are like checkpoints in a videogame where you rest and save your progress.
The more I learn about the different areas and hidden gems in Tokyo the more I love it. Cant wait to come back again. Great video !
there's something surreal about seeing a busy and noisy city become calm and quiet. love these videos as always
Loved the video. I like how there is really no shortage of great picture spots in the narrows streets at night. The lights from the signs create an lovely glow to everything. Everything is so picturesque. Seems pretty nice to walk around at night, except for the terrible heat and humidity. Thanks for sharing!
I so love night walks, you're so lucky to be able to do that. I live in a big city too but there's no way I'd walk around it at night. The best part of the video for me was all the little alley ways. The tiny shrine was wonderful.
I'm so sorry you can't play the shamisen anymore. I know that was something you really loved doing. Thanks for the walkabout Norm. Take care.😊
I love your music choices for this trip through the night. Really creates a neat vibe! thanks for bringing us on this fun trip through the city as well.
Thank you for sharing so many interesting spots, definitely took some notes for when I visit japan in the future. Really happy to hear that you are better after the meeting with truck-kun and am really looking forward to the launch of your new channel!
This is already my second favourite video of yours, ever. I'm probably gonna be rewatching this one as much as I rewatch the night photography on rooftops video with Lukasz. I love the streets at night, and it was so good to see more of them, as well as some I recognized from my recent trip. I hope the pokemon cards we got for you are among those on the wall.
Always love this kind of midnight videos. It's always is so chill
I'm definitely going to re-watch this video a few times, because the night vibe of Tokyo is amazing! 🤩
I'm learning to read and write/speak Japanese every day and planning to visit when I've ready to, so watching videos like this keeps me feeling motivated and inspired because sometimes it doesn't 'feel real'? Awesome video✌️😁 some lovely shots of the little back streets!
Always love your positive vibes so I’d like to thank you for that Norm. I spent the 2020-2021 lockdowns walking across London, listening to your podcasts, planning for better days…and here I am now, living in Tokyo, enjoying this video and thinking of walking across the city..thanks for being a source of inspiration !
I am sure even in this city of Tokyo, people did go on lockdown back in 2020. I had seen even Las Vegas gone on lockdown in 2020. You can be on lockdown in any country. Even a city that never sleeps started sleeping in 2020. Makes no difference if you were in London, Las Vegas or even Tokyo. 2020 was the time period where majority of places was in Lockdown. Besides, this video was posted 10 months ago so I bet you could not have seen this video during your lockdown. That guy could not record it in 2020 because it was most likely a ghost town.
Norm! Love these walk around videos, feels like I'm there with you. And dude, walking all night then a full day of work - you sir are a machine! But, also, thanks for the hard work and hope you take some time to chill and recover.
It’s impressive how clean everything is!
I love your videos where you walk through Tokyo - it's equal part soothing and fascinating to see the city at night.
This is incredible Norm! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Yeah, in June, the sunrise was 4:30 as well. Even by 4, it seemed bright. I miss Japan. It feels like a part of my heart and soul is missing. Thanks for these videos. We can still experience Japan.
Your videos have been reawakening my long time dream of visiting Japan! Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Absolutely loved this video Norm! Having been to Tokyo and loved the night there, seeing your video is like missing an old friend.
Thank you for another video, I love your videos, I don't know why it give me a very chill vibe and I can relax drinking my coffee, the content is so high quality, the editing.. everything! thank you so much!
My family and I just spent a week (just returned home on 7/15/23) in Tokyo and it was AMAZING!!! We walked and saw amazing sights and sounds(Imperial Palace, Tokyo Sky Tree, Sumida City, Chiba, Funabashi, and the surrounding neighborhoods). We loved our stay and are looking to going back.
I thought about contacting you, but I figured you’d be busy and wouldn’t have time to respond to all the messages you get. (I was right)!
You live in a wonderfully dynamic and great city. Mahalo for all you share with us with your home and city and life!
Always looking forward to the next video!
Since I started my study abroad in Tokyo last year I also just walk around in the city. It's just very calming to see such a big city calming down at night and having it almost to your self.
The only thing I don't really do is exploring the rooftops. Is there like a special mark or other thing you need to watch out for, for which buildings you can go on or do you just go on random ones?
Anyways thanks for the nice video :3
Wonderful video, this has always been something I've wanted to do. Thanks for letting us experience this with you!
Love this! So much personality on the various streets. The video looks so clear. Well done sir!
This was absolutely Magnificent!! I'm not into city life really but this was phenomenal. Loved seeing around at night, loved seeing the tiny alleys safe to go down at night but my favourites are the shrines hidden away ❤ The really tucked away one with the offerings was so beautiful ❤ Absolutely fantastic video ❤😊❤
Reminds me of my puberty days where I'd bike across the town from my house to Tokyo Tower after midnight. Yotsuya area is a gem to wander at night too.
your videos calm me and help me to appreciate Tokyo for all it has to offer
Thanks for another awesome video, love how the back streets are so tiny! I can't wait to explore them when I come back to Japan. Keep up the good work! 😊
Dawm I was needing a video from you today! I freaking love them, its just a feeling i cant describe!
I love your videos and live streams!!! Keep up the good work!!! Stay safe and take care!!! My favorite part of your video is the hidden back streets!!!
Me and my friend already made it to a ritual watching your videos. Watching you exploring japan from a narrative perspective makes it so much enjoyable.
Wow I'm glad you did something like this video. Gives a different view of Tokyo. Good job.
That was such an enjoyable walk. I really like the little alleyways you duck through and find the surprise (!) hidden shrines.
this is one of my favorite videos on youtube honestly, good vibes and very chill
been a while since you've done another one of these...
Loved this, walking around in the late evening/night was always one of my fav parts of previous trips! You touched on it briefly at the beginning but i was so amazed that they have construction work during the night and manage to do it so quietly! We came across some guys laying pipes or something, definitely involved underground and they were cranking something super slowly so that it would be quiet and honestly if we hadn't been standing next to them we wouldn't have known they were doing it at all! In the UK construction is generally limited to 8am-6pm due to noise (unless its work on the motorway) so it was rly cool seeing them work at 11pm !
It’s so interesting getting to see a completely different side of a city at night once everything is closed and most of the people have left. I think if I tried that in my city I’d end up disappearing somewhere in the middle of the walk. 😅 So jealous you can just explore at night!
Thank you for the unique experience of sleeping Tokyo! 😊
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video, Norm! I was just in Japan over Christmas to New Years, but miss it terribly already. We stayed a couple of nights in Ueno and did that walk along the Yamanote tracks to Akihabara... so fun! And much more comfortable in December compared to July, for sure! Thanks you, as always, for the great content!
It's fascinating to see how well illuminated places are in Tokyo after midnight. I lived in London for a few months last year and there would only really be illumination from streetlights etc in the areas where there was likely to be a lot of people walking around, so to see such tiny alleyways lit up is amazing
norm tugging at my heart strings again. the back streets of osaka.......amazing doesnt describe it.
Your videos always make me quite happy! Thank you for making them, hand trauma is challenging to deal with, keep working on it and you will get back to it! (I was told I wouldn't be able to play guitar and now look at me, I can't, but I can try.)
Keep doing what you love! :D
I can say from my visits that some of my best times were spent just randomly wandering, theres so much to see and explore even in the city. Also just doing a full round on the train line in Tokyo was quite fun.
the sunrise was so beautiful! thank you for showing it to us!
Wow! Planning to be in Japan this August. Your video has just given me the impetus to walk midnight in Tokyo! Thanks ❤
Love these type of videos, always fun to walk around tokyo with you hahaha great work, Norm!
this is the first video that makes me feel like I'm back in Tokyo again! thanks much for such a creative approach. I originally thought you were going to cross east to west i.e. Tower to Shinjuku but I actually like the path you took better I think. Just subscribed and I'm looking forward to catching up on other videos.
Yess! I love your streams!!! ❤ Thank you for braving the heat for us!
Loved this video, love the peaceful night vibe in a huge city. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the updates on your flying and shamisen. I am still heartbroken you can't play yourself, I love listening to tsugaru shamisen, but I am glad you are moving forward and keeping positive. Oh, and I am SUPER jealous of these night time Tokyo walks.Try and stay cool this summer. 😊💚
These exploring/walking around videos are the absolute best! Are you planning on making any in more rural areas and smaller towns by any chance? The one in the cleanest town in japan is one of my favorites.
Its interesting to see the contrast on how Tokio looks in the day vs the night. Btw, I applaud the effort you took to answer some people, I imagine it can be overwhelming
Just got back from our first international trip to Europe and had to catch up on your videos! Can’t wait to get to Japan. Love seeing all the different sights in Tokyo thanks for sharing!
It looks amazingly clean and safe
I've been following your channel for some time and i really enjoy it!! Thank you.
My first time in Japan and my first experience in Tokyo was walking out of the east side of Ikebukuro station at night time. There was so much to take in at that moment. Early the next morning, jet lagged and super excited. I woke up early and explored around the area and it had just rained. So everything was super reflecting all of the colorful lights. Wonderful experience!