I still have my Daiso umbrella (that I got almost a year ago) going strong with no tears or wears or nothing!!! Daiso love! That sound of frogs will haunt my dreams. D:
Im wondering where the hell that umbrella vending machine was when I was in Tokyo during a typhoon and had to walk 20 blocks to the hotel because the trains stopped because of high winds. Was great fun. The front desk of the hotel, was really really concerned when we walked in, and gave us towels to dry off on in the lobby. And many many other things. Japan is just simply awesome.
Have you ever realized, that when you see an item on a Japanese menu, that the food usually comes out looking exactly what it looked like in the picture. not always, but a majority of the time. I noticed the ice cream that you guys were holding, looked exactly like the picture in the background on the side of the ice cream truck.
Haha, yes. It's amazing. It's even more shocking when you go back to the states and the awfully prepared mess of food comes out, it's like offensive. -Eric
Yea, we get that request sometimes, but we aren't really comfortable shooting video with other people. It's something I'd like to overcome sometime. -Eric
Pretty. Husband and I went to a similar park in Ibaraki-ken called Hitachi Seaside Park. It has a hill of purple flowers (I'll post a video sometime). They didn't smell though. And there we no frogs. But they did have flower ice cream! Totally agree with Kyde on the smokers!
The flowers trip looked awesome and all this time , right under your noses lol. And I shall b installing sum umbrella vending machines in the north western states after seeing DAT 🙌
Hehe^^ That wasn't a Eric size tunnel ;D Wow. That flower field was very psychedelic.^^ That umbrella vending machine is clever. I saw it on a program called "Begin Japanology". They had an entire episode on vending machines and their history. It's a a show in English made by NHK World. There are a ton of episodes here on RUclips well worth a watch. :) My favorite is the Episode about Kei Cars ;)
Kyde and Eric I freaking love "Begin Japanology" and now they're doing a new series, "Japanology Plus" that delves into a lot of old topics on a different level. NHK World is awesome stuff. There's also decent programs about stuff specifically in Tokyo and also a weird "lunch time" show that can be fun too, among others. One thing I really wish they did, however, is not dub over the native Japanese speakers. I'd rather see the raw footage subbed so I can get a better understanding of what they actually said compared to a text translation.
xD I never really thought about the fact that the Japanese drinks I buy in the Asian import store here in Canada, can also be found in Japanese vending machines. I spotted one in the panning shot when you were showing the vending machines, leading up to the one with umbrellas. It seems so stupid when I think about it, but it's just not something I guess I'd think about normaly, and it seems I know nothing about what's popular and or common in Japan., so I guess I may have assumed I was getting some cheap brand nobody's heard of? The drink is a Green Tea made by a company called "Ito En" or "Itoen", hard to tell cause there's an ambiguous gap between the O and E in the Romanji... Anywho, since I now know you can get it there, Itoen/Ito En makes an amazing bottled jasmine green tea, great on hot days as a replacement for water if you want something just as sugar free as water. Seems like whenever I go to a store with weird(to me) drinks and snacks, I have to get something I've never tried before... That tea was one of the good ones I tried randomly!
marklenthecool Hah, that's funny. We still walk into stores all the time and find things we've never tried...it can be dangerous for the pocketbook to say the least. -Eric
you guys think your bad about the smokeing, no im even worse im an ex-smoker lol 30+ years. but I found that air is a beautiful thing. great vid guys love the flower park thx hope to see more soon :)
I think I would maybe just fit into that tunnel without crouching... since I am about 6 cm shorter than Eric.... but it would make me claustrophobic like crazy... I am also a bit wider and heavier than him, so ya.. that'd be scary too...
Hmmm, I am a smoker but I am very polite about it. I tend to smoke away from people. Never would I smoke where someone is eating or in an area that is crowded. I try to be respectful.The flowers were awesome even tho they were just ground coverage types.
Tanuki-soba is soba noodle soup with crumbs of Tempura butter, which is called "Tenkasu." So why do they call this noodle soup Tanuki? There are many different theories. Tanuki is Japanese Raccoon dogs which had been believed to trick humans alongside with Fox, Kitsune in Japanese, because they were very cunning animals. One of the most popular noodle soup dishes is Kitsune-udon, which is Udon noodle soup with skin of deep fried Tofu, which color resembles the Fox fur, and also the Fox serve the deity called "Inari" which favorite food is the deep fried Tofu. Therefore udon/soba with the skin of the deep fried Tofu is called "Kitsune-udon/soba." So opposed to "Kitsune udon/soba", this dish was named "Tanuki udon/soba." The other popular belief is that the other popular Udon/Soba is Tempura udon/soba, which is of course noodle soup with Tempura. The main parts, like shrimp, fish and veggies, of Tempura is called "Neta", this word is used for Sushi as well and the fish part of Sushi is "Neta." In Tanuki soba, the main parts of Tempura are missing, only the butter part, which is "Neta-nuki" means that the main parts omitted. So Tanuki soba was originally "Neta-nuki" soba, and eventually became to be called "Tanuki-soba."
Great video as always! :D I'd like to suggest that you visit a place called Oze National Park. It has some truly breathtaking views as well as being a great place to hike. I've never been to Japan, but I've heard good things about it.
holy crap!!! that tunnel looks low. Man If I lived in Tokyo Id have new bumps on my head due to low ceilings I'm 6'-2" tall then damn door ways scary man ill have a concussion every hour lol. lol I should wear a construction helmet while in Tokyo lol. I am planning on visiting Tokyo to do some real estate investments. Hey Eric Id rent to you guys no need for guarantors thingy. I don't do all that red tape crap we're Americans we know how its done bro hams. I am planning on buying in shibuya, ginza and roppongi. shibuya will be a private house for me when I visit Tokyo. ginza and roppongi are apartments for rent most likely 2 bed room apartments. I was contemplating if I should go out to shinjuku its a bit far from central Tokyo. so let me know if you guys need a place to rent? and if you know xpats in Tokyo "must be chill like you guys i will flip the f out if i find holes in my walls and my place is trashed. I'd have to crack open a can of woop ass out on who ever done it.
alan lau We aren't looking for a place, but thanks. Shinjuku is about as central to Tokyo as you can get, not sure what you mean about that. I think it's more central than Roppongi or Ginza, not that they are far out or anything. Remember train accessibility is what defines "central" in Tokyo, not literally being in the center. -Eric
yeah but I am looking to rent to people who just want to walk to work no biking no trains. and when people get plastered in roppongi all they have to do is stagger to the building elevator and they're almost home no need to take cab or public transportation. I guess the demographics I am targeting are the young professionals who work hard play even harder and when they play too hard then they can get home with no problems lol. They should be making big bucks in order to pay the rent I am proposing lol. I have 2 condos in mid town Manhattan and a condo in flushing queens where you think the market analyst will rather rent at? its a matter of convenience and its not our rationalization of what is convenient its the renters. I think ginza is more higher class not for the drunks its more of a status symbol that they can afford to live in luxury. shibuya is just for the everyday wage earner i think. just like what i think of shinjuku shibuya and shinjuku like the Williamsburg of NYC. I've been seeing this girl in tokyo off and on I think its time to make an honest women out of her I know for sure she'll say yes she looks in tiffany's every chance she gets. to get to the point you guys want to be my witness at city hall? and of course you are invited to the ceremony and what ever she has planned in that crazy mind of hers. send my ass to the poor house. i think the ring she wants is a 2.5 ct princess cut set in tiffany platinum ring that shit running over 50k SOB!!!!! I woudl reconsider this shit. that is too expensive WTF!!! reality just set in lol
Wow. Great place to visit to shake Tokyo's concrete panoramic view ! Seemed like you guys had a really nice time as well. Thanks for sharing.
Yea, it was a nice little trip. Thanks! -Eric
I enjoy all your videos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks! Will do! -Eric
This was a great video, It looks like a lot of fun!
It was fun! Thanks!
Thanks for the video! The two of you are so down to earth & genuine. Love all your content!
Thanks! -Eric
I still have my Daiso umbrella (that I got almost a year ago) going strong with no tears or wears or nothing!!! Daiso love!
That sound of frogs will haunt my dreams. D:
Nice, I need a new umbrella. I constantly forget it places. -Eric
Nice to see both of you thogther which is difficult these days, keep making videos thogether, nice to see a couple like you, happy and kind.
Thanks! We will keep making videos! -Eric
Im wondering where the hell that umbrella vending machine was when I was in Tokyo during a typhoon and had to walk 20 blocks to the hotel because the trains stopped because of high winds. Was great fun. The front desk of the hotel, was really really concerned when we walked in, and gave us towels to dry off on in the lobby. And many many other things. Japan is just simply awesome.
Hah, yea, that's so Japan. They were handing out towels after the GWAR show we saw in Tokyo, that was pretty amazing. -Eric
Have you ever realized, that when you see an item on a Japanese menu, that the food usually comes out looking exactly what it looked like in the picture. not always, but a majority of the time.
I noticed the ice cream that you guys were holding, looked exactly like the picture in the background on the side of the ice cream truck.
Haha, yes. It's amazing. It's even more shocking when you go back to the states and the awfully prepared mess of food comes out, it's like offensive. -Eric
haha, would be interesting to see either or both of you interacting with local ppl there in Japan.
Yea, we get that request sometimes, but we aren't really comfortable shooting video with other people. It's something I'd like to overcome sometime. -Eric
Good one!
Thanks! -Eric
You guys are awesome. I wish I could meet you.
That intro music always gets stuck in my head...
Me too! -Eric
Also I love the new logo !!!!
We do too! -Eric
Pretty. Husband and I went to a similar park in Ibaraki-ken called Hitachi Seaside Park. It has a hill of purple flowers (I'll post a video sometime). They didn't smell though. And there we no frogs. But they did have flower ice cream!
Totally agree with Kyde on the smokers!
Nice, these little flower parks are pretty neat. Peaceful way to spend a day. -Eric
OMG, i want to go there! :(
It was pretty neat! -Eric
So lovely.
rockin' vid. never change ur music (outro) :P
The flowers trip looked awesome and all this time , right under your noses lol. And I shall b installing sum umbrella vending machines in the north western states after seeing DAT 🙌
it must be so peaceful there if no one was around, just listening to the frogs.
Ribbit desu ne?
Hehe^^ That wasn't a Eric size tunnel ;D
Wow. That flower field was very psychedelic.^^
That umbrella vending machine is clever.
I saw it on a program called "Begin Japanology".
They had an entire episode on vending machines and their history.
It's a a show in English made by NHK World.
There are a ton of episodes here on RUclips well worth a watch. :)
My favorite is the Episode about Kei Cars ;)
Yea, I've seen "Begin Japanology" before. Pretty cool show! -Eric
Kyde and Eric I freaking love "Begin Japanology" and now they're doing a new series, "Japanology Plus" that delves into a lot of old topics on a different level. NHK World is awesome stuff. There's also decent programs about stuff specifically in Tokyo and also a weird "lunch time" show that can be fun too, among others. One thing I really wish they did, however, is not dub over the native Japanese speakers. I'd rather see the raw footage subbed so I can get a better understanding of what they actually said compared to a text translation.
I am planing on going to japan for two weeks once i graduate. What places do you recommend i should visit to get the full Japanese experience?
We plan on making a series of videos on things to see in Japan, in the meantime this document might give you some ideas: goo.gl/GgHDKu
Kyde and Eric Thanks i really appreciate it, Keep up the good work.
Awesome!
xD I never really thought about the fact that the Japanese drinks I buy in the Asian import store here in Canada, can also be found in Japanese vending machines. I spotted one in the panning shot when you were showing the vending machines, leading up to the one with umbrellas.
It seems so stupid when I think about it, but it's just not something I guess I'd think about normaly, and it seems I know nothing about what's popular and or common in Japan., so I guess I may have assumed I was getting some cheap brand nobody's heard of?
The drink is a Green Tea made by a company called "Ito En" or "Itoen", hard to tell cause there's an ambiguous gap between the O and E in the Romanji...
Anywho, since I now know you can get it there, Itoen/Ito En makes an amazing bottled jasmine green tea, great on hot days as a replacement for water if you want something just as sugar free as water.
Seems like whenever I go to a store with weird(to me) drinks and snacks, I have to get something I've never tried before... That tea was one of the good ones I tried randomly!
marklenthecool Hah, that's funny. We still walk into stores all the time and find things we've never tried...it can be dangerous for the pocketbook to say the least. -Eric
This was filmed 6 years ago. Has Japan changed in allowing smoking in restaurants?
Yea, last year they made some changes so a lot less places allow smoking, but it's not an outright ban. -E
Kyde and Eric Eric, I think you were looking for the word "Herbal" @4:20
the frogs remind me of the end of the album "morning view" by incubus
Hey guys Kyde I also hate cigarets !!!!
Nice vid and the flowers smell soo nice thanks !!!!
Yea, smoking is awful. Glad you liked the video! -Eric
you guys think your bad about the smokeing, no im even worse im an ex-smoker lol 30+ years. but I found that air is a beautiful thing. great vid guys love the flower park thx hope to see more soon :)
xcessive2008 Yea, smoking is a bummer! I'm happy you quit! -Eric
So is the sheep part of the park name supposed to be a metaphor for people? Deep, man.
The park named Sheep Hill(羊山公園) simply because it used to be a sheep farm, nothing deep.
LMAO
Ahhh, nice. -Eric
WOW on the frogs but no flies!
Food Food Food! More Foood
Very interesting... Kyde looks a bit stressed out?
Hah, we've been really busy. -Eric
Kyde and Eric
Moving to a new place? Best luck to ya!
I think I would maybe just fit into that tunnel without crouching... since I am about 6 cm shorter than Eric.... but it would make me claustrophobic like crazy... I am also a bit wider and heavier than him, so ya.. that'd be scary too...
any thoughts about coming back to the States?
I think that's probably not going to happen anytime soon. -Eric
What song is that in the opening?
goo.gl/W8klOJ
Kyde hates anybody over 30?!
Darn, I'm hurt! She hates me!
According to that rule , she hates her hubby as well :p
Ahmed Zombia At least I'm in good company! Ha!
Hahaha. -Eric
Hmmm, I am a smoker but I am very polite about it. I tend to smoke away from people. Never would I smoke where someone is eating or in an area that is crowded. I try to be respectful.The flowers were awesome even tho they were just ground coverage types.
Thanks for being a courteous smoker! -Eric
Tanuki-soba is soba noodle soup with crumbs of Tempura butter, which is called "Tenkasu." So why do they call this noodle soup Tanuki? There are many different theories. Tanuki is Japanese Raccoon dogs which had been believed to trick humans alongside with Fox, Kitsune in Japanese, because they were very cunning animals. One of the most popular noodle soup dishes is Kitsune-udon, which is Udon noodle soup with skin of deep fried Tofu, which color resembles the Fox fur, and also the Fox serve the deity called "Inari" which favorite food is the deep fried Tofu. Therefore udon/soba with the skin of the deep fried Tofu is called "Kitsune-udon/soba." So opposed to "Kitsune udon/soba", this dish was named "Tanuki udon/soba." The other popular belief is that the other popular Udon/Soba is Tempura udon/soba, which is of course noodle soup with Tempura. The main parts, like shrimp, fish and veggies, of Tempura is called "Neta", this word is used for Sushi as well and the fish part of Sushi is "Neta." In Tanuki soba, the main parts of Tempura are missing, only the butter part, which is "Neta-nuki" means that the main parts omitted. So Tanuki soba was originally "Neta-nuki" soba, and eventually became to be called "Tanuki-soba."
Oh wow, this is really useful information. Thanks! -Eric
Great video as always! :D
I'd like to suggest that you visit a place called Oze National Park. It has some truly breathtaking views as well as being a great place to hike. I've never been to Japan, but I've heard good things about it.
Ugh, sorry! That should've been a separate comment...
How tall are you Eric?
6 foot 7, or about 2 meters depending on where you're from. -Eric
Kyde and Eric Taller than I thought you where, no wonder people take picture s with you sometimes haha
Eric can be the tallest person in the whole prefacture?
It's very possible. -Eric
Kyde and Eric
You should suggest to whomever in charge there to heighten the tunnel. hahahh
"Miso Drippins" haha
holy crap!!! that tunnel looks low. Man If I lived in Tokyo Id have new bumps on my head due to low ceilings I'm 6'-2" tall then damn door ways scary man ill have a concussion every hour lol. lol I should wear a construction helmet while in Tokyo lol. I am planning on visiting Tokyo to do some real estate investments. Hey Eric Id rent to you guys no need for guarantors thingy. I don't do all that red tape crap we're Americans we know how its done bro hams. I am planning on buying in shibuya, ginza and roppongi. shibuya will be a private house for me when I visit Tokyo. ginza and roppongi are apartments for rent most likely 2 bed room apartments. I was contemplating if I should go out to shinjuku its a bit far from central Tokyo. so let me know if you guys need a place to rent? and if you know xpats in Tokyo "must be chill like you guys i will flip the f out if i find holes in my walls and my place is trashed. I'd have to crack open a can of woop ass out on who ever done it.
alan lau We aren't looking for a place, but thanks. Shinjuku is about as central to Tokyo as you can get, not sure what you mean about that. I think it's more central than Roppongi or Ginza, not that they are far out or anything. Remember train accessibility is what defines "central" in Tokyo, not literally being in the center. -Eric
yeah but I am looking to rent to people who just want to walk to work no biking no trains. and when people get plastered in roppongi all they have to do is stagger to the building elevator and they're almost home no need to take cab or public transportation. I guess the demographics I am targeting are the young professionals who work hard play even harder and when they play too hard then they can get home with no problems lol. They should be making big bucks in order to pay the rent I am proposing lol. I have 2 condos in mid town Manhattan and a condo in flushing queens where you think the market analyst will rather rent at? its a matter of convenience and its not our rationalization of what is convenient its the renters. I think ginza is more higher class not for the drunks its more of a status symbol that they can afford to live in luxury. shibuya is just for the everyday wage earner i think. just like what i think of shinjuku
shibuya and shinjuku like the Williamsburg of NYC. I've been seeing this girl in tokyo off and on I think its time to make an honest women out of her I know for sure she'll say yes she looks in tiffany's every chance she gets. to get to the point you guys want to be my witness at city hall? and of course you are invited to the ceremony and what ever she has planned in that crazy mind of hers. send my ass to the poor house. i think the ring she wants is a 2.5 ct princess cut set in tiffany platinum ring that shit running over 50k SOB!!!!! I woudl reconsider this shit. that is too expensive WTF!!! reality just set in lol
Am I the only one here that hates the smell of flowers? No? Just me? Whenever I smell flowers it makes me want to puke!
Eric is too tall for Japan.
Japan doesn't seem to be too accommodating for tall people...that's too bad :(
Hah, you get used to it. -Eric
No offense but you just being in japan is worse carcinogen speaking than smelling some distant cigarette smoke outdoors.
Yea, but radiation doesn't make my clothes smell bad. -Eric
lol true