I love GuP, and when I found out about Oarai I have been wanting to visit, it is the one place if I have a chance to go anywhere overseas I would go. Very awesome video.
Great video! Actually once walked down a street that looked familiar, and then saw a little sign. The street had been scanned into the original Shenmue. Always nice to find Easter Eggs like that!
Ah gup, the first anime i ever watched and still my favorite anime of all time. Man i would love to go to Ooarai, but that ain't in the books for the coming years, hopefully the town will still be filled with gup when i finally can go :3
@@GennyGen They probably will keep it for several years even after the anime/movies finishes airing. Numazu city and the town is an anime pilgrimage dedicated to Aqours from Love Live, and even if it finished airing they still keep most of the Aqours billboards, Restaurant décors, Train décor, and etc. Heck, they still run some events from time to time related to Aqours. Ooarai may also do this, they are also more likely to keep the GuP décors because... 1. Even after the anime finishes, it still would leave a mark in the anime industry and newer fans would still go to that place including OG fans. Heck, in MAL you can see a lot of GuP advertisements so it's quite popular. It's also very popular in Japan. 2. The people there have low-key become accustomed to it, so much so that GuP is part of their annual Ankou festival. 3. There are many people that live there that are also dedicated to the anime as well, such as the restaurant owners or people who decorated their place because they like the anime, just like how there are those who love Aqours in Numazu.
Everything about this video was so much fun! I can’t wait for more anime tourism videos! Thanks for taking us on this adventure with you! I’m a bit envious. I love how towns have mascots and that the towns embrace the anime series that are based in them. Wish the USA had this same thing. Will just have to go to Japan. My bucket list includes going to Yurucamp locations and camping out at least once. So envious of all the anime merch you can get in Japan! And the cafes!!! They look like so much fun!!! Food and anime, these cafes combine a couple of my loves! The tea and curry looked soooo yummy! Loved watching you have fun too. Your fun spirit is contagious and brighten my day. The trains, stations, mailboxes, taxi. It was so cool how much you all found. Oh and the apple juice! Did I mention I loved everything about this video😄
Thank you for your wonderful comment 😭😭😭. Yuru camping for me is totally on my bucket list as well! This town truly went all out for anime tourism I was really surprised!
This local is slated for my next trip to Japan! I have done pilgrimages for 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" (Nishinomiya, Kobe, Osaka) and two that are one: "Onegai Sensei" and "Onegai Twins" (Lake Kizaki, Matsumoto, Karuizawa and various small towns). I always wondered if Oarai was like those anime, as in you can find the actual house and apartments shown where the characters live. I only failed to find one: Kei Kusanagi from Onegai Sensei. This might fail to since they live on an oversized aircraft carrier! I plan a week long hunt around Oarai and you guys just showed me some great places to start. The fight with Saint Gloriana took place on these streets so it should be a good hunt! Thank you for the video! I really can't wait for my next trip now!
Just came back from my first ever visit to Japan a few weeks ago, and already I am thinking of new places to go! This was when I came across your video, and as a Girl Und Panzer fan, Oarai might be a place I may visit on a repeat trip back to Japan (hopefully!).
Hey, I was there last year (2019) when Ooarai Ankou festival. Now that is real fun. A lot to eat and buy GuP related. Yes a lot of GuP stickered cars too. Anyway it was real fun, and i will go back in the near future. Many shopss feature a Character or tank.That terrace near the tori in the sea, it wasn't there at the time I went there. Oh, you know, there is even a manhole cover in Kirameki street GuP related.
Thanks for making such a detailed video about Oarai! I really want to go there some day, I'm glad you showed so much of the town. It looks like a great day trip.
Man, I'm into this show more than most. If I ever did decide to come here, I would have to hide it from all of my friends. The bombardment of slurs would be inconceivabl.
I am so living vicariously through you right now! Along with Darling in the Franxx and numerous other series Girls und Panzer is one of my favorite. I wish the rest of the movies and OVAs after Das Finale would come to the states. 😭
Fan of the show. So glad you made this video. Hoping to pay the town a visit this year during my own travels once Japan opens up. I’m glad to see GnP items is still put up after all this time. They look sun faded but well kept
@@uss_04 stayed in Mito! From Tokyo Station take the joban line. There's a local train that'll take about 2 hours and a faster one that'll be more like an hour but it's more expensive
Imagine being a 60 years old man who has lived his entire life in Oarai, and then, suddenly, from one day to the other, the entire town floods with tons of merchandise of chatacters you haver never heard of 💀
This was very cool! 😄👍 I think I’d end up broke just buying so many little things here and there, lol! Darn hard to get ‘em in Canada, unless you find used online.
I will back this year after my first trip to japan last year. People there is the most fantastic part of Oarai. I have tons of gifts and chilean wine to give to many people
I am planning on a day trip to Oarai from Tokyo on 16.3. and enjoyed the video. It made me so excited to explore the place. I'd like to know however how big is Oarai? For a day trip are most locations walking distance? Judging from the video you visited the beach, tower and tori and made your way back to the train station on foot and it's still daylight :)
@@GingerGaiden,people in Russia dream of leaving Russia and not coming. :) To visit Russia, I recommend Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and that's it, only 2 cities
Girl's und Panzer exists Oarai: Stonks Reminds me of the little K-on! Styled town and it's great. Sadly i don't think i have the time or money to visit Japan. :(
Visiting Oarai is my dream. Is there a calendar of city events that are somehow related to GuP? I'm mainly interested in meeting cosplayers. The only thing I know about are the birthday parties of the main five girls.
Thanks for this video, i could walk through Ooarai now :) Wish i could go there in real! Ah! 9:59 - agree xD You have similar face to Miho :D I envy! Greetings from Poland!
Hi! I'm a huge GuP fan, and am planning to visit Oarai next month! Do you know of a map where I can orient myself to visit all the cool places you highlight in your video?
Hi! Tbh I just used Google Maps and placed each place in the search. I didn't really know what I was doing when I got there, just happened across everything on the way to the beach from the station. The station has paper Maps of Oarai!
paradise does not exist... in reality I would love to go there and yet I'm not a big fan of anime basically to say that I don't often admit that I watch this series, it's a bit of a secret wait a second where are the tanks? ( Sorry if my english is bad i use Google traduction im french )
I don't think I'll get a response but. Where did you stay in Oarai and how long did it take you to fully experience everything? I plan on going to Oarai this month.
I stayed in Mito, the capital of Ibaraki, which is just a short train ride away! I arrived in Oarai at about 9am, got to the beach closer to 10am, then was able to walk around and see just about everything before sunset and then went back and stayed in Mito.
This place is so rural that I didn't hear English that much, however the workers at the Cafe are from the Philippines and a few of them spoke perfect English! But for everything else you should be okay just learning basic words and using gestures.
@@GingerGaiden Alright! I'm hoping I can make a few friends in Japan when I visit because foreign friends are always the best. I know a few of my friends literally joined the Army as tankers because of GuP and used their leave time to visit Japan and they had a good time there. What places to eat do you recommend?
@@GingerGaiden thanks for the response! I was just hoping to find a few spots from the show like the shop that the crusader and T-34 crashed into in der film
How did you get a ride back to Oarai station? Probably from the Shrine since I don't know if you went to the Aquarium too. Then again I probably came there during a dead week when the town's rather empty and visitors are really few. Seems to have more visitors when you went there compared to when I did.
Getting back to the station was a bit of a pain. There are bus stop around the city that aren't on Google maps, and we found one near a hotel that was near the tori gate in the water. We were crammed into that bus for a good 40 minutes just to get back to the station but looking back it was worth the experience
@@GingerGaiden Guess that's better than walking from the Shrine all the way back to the station..while trying to rush it also since it was almost late afternoon. I thought I miss the last train since the station was mostly closed..luckily I got to the train with the GuP decor going back to Mito station.
GIRLS DRIVING PANZERS.! THESE JAPANESE ARE FUCKING GENIUS.! SINCE THEN IT'S MY FAVORITE ANIME.! AFTER GINGA EIYUU DENSETSU, UCHUU SENTAI YAMATO....! NEON GENESIS EVANGELION AND COWBOY BEBOP, OF COURSE.!
From Tokyo take the Joban line up to Mito.The rapid train is about an hour and half. Then from Mito take a local line for about 15 minutes! Not too bad and great scenery
Im still young underage But if i wish i want to go here as i can I i don't know how.. Im not sogood enough at academic but i want so much to this place my fav place I don't know how 8year later i hope girl's und panzer still alife And my i i don't know just by working after school im not sure i can pay to visit here its may take longgg time its just like a dream in life Plus i can only English if i may visit here..
As being Girls Und Panzer Fan in America, this will be my life time goal to visit Oarai Ibaraki.
The people there are so nice and would love to have more foreign guests!
@@GingerGaiden Oh yes of course I would love to come and greet the citizens of Oarai!
@@CogspielStudios woah didnt expect to see you here lol
I love GuP, and when I found out about Oarai I have been wanting to visit, it is the one place if I have a chance to go anywhere overseas I would go.
Very awesome video.
Thank you! This town needs more GuP tourists
It’s already in my plans to go sometime within the next couple years.
Yesss! Great to hear!
Great video! Actually once walked down a street that looked familiar, and then saw a little sign. The street had been scanned into the original Shenmue. Always nice to find Easter Eggs like that!
I do that same thing with anime!
AHH YES, THE PANZERKAMPFWAGEN V AUSFURUNG G PANTHER
Ah gup, the first anime i ever watched and still my favorite anime of all time. Man i would love to go to Ooarai, but that ain't in the books for the coming years, hopefully the town will still be filled with gup when i finally can go :3
It's brought them in a lot of tourism so I think the girls are here to stay!
Might stay so for some years since it's Das Finale airs once a year, probably a two thanks to the current pandemic so..
@@GennyGen They probably will keep it for several years even after the anime/movies finishes airing. Numazu city and the town is an anime pilgrimage dedicated to Aqours from Love Live, and even if it finished airing they still keep most of the Aqours billboards, Restaurant décors, Train décor, and etc. Heck, they still run some events from time to time related to Aqours. Ooarai may also do this, they are also more likely to keep the GuP décors because...
1. Even after the anime finishes, it still would leave a mark in the anime industry and newer fans would still go to that place including OG fans. Heck, in MAL you can see a lot of GuP advertisements so it's quite popular. It's also very popular in Japan.
2. The people there have low-key become accustomed to it, so much so that GuP is part of their annual Ankou festival.
3. There are many people that live there that are also dedicated to the anime as well, such as the restaurant owners or people who decorated their place because they like the anime, just like how there are those who love Aqours in Numazu.
3:45 omg i want those miniature tanks!
Everything about this video was so much fun! I can’t wait for more anime tourism videos! Thanks for taking us on this adventure with you! I’m a bit envious. I love how towns have mascots and that the towns embrace the anime series that are based in them. Wish the USA had this same thing. Will just have to go to Japan. My bucket list includes going to Yurucamp locations and camping out at least once. So envious of all the anime merch you can get in Japan! And the cafes!!! They look like so much fun!!! Food and anime, these cafes combine a couple of my loves! The tea and curry looked soooo yummy! Loved watching you have fun too. Your fun spirit is contagious and brighten my day. The trains, stations, mailboxes, taxi. It was so cool how much you all found. Oh and the apple juice! Did I mention I loved everything about this video😄
Thank you for your wonderful comment 😭😭😭. Yuru camping for me is totally on my bucket list as well! This town truly went all out for anime tourism I was really surprised!
It's amazing to see how much of the town made it into the anime.
What a grand trip! Thank you for sharing. I would love to go someday.
Thanks for watching! Hope you get to go on a trip soon!
thank you for taking us on a Girls und Panzer anime pilgrimage trip! also, i like the nano ripe hat!
Thank so much! And YEA NANO RIPE!
This is definitely one of my favorites of the Ginger Gaiden uploads! Thanks for all the fun!
This local is slated for my next trip to Japan! I have done pilgrimages for 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" (Nishinomiya, Kobe, Osaka) and two that are one: "Onegai Sensei" and "Onegai Twins" (Lake Kizaki, Matsumoto, Karuizawa and various small towns). I always wondered if Oarai was like those anime, as in you can find the actual house and apartments shown where the characters live. I only failed to find one: Kei Kusanagi from Onegai Sensei. This might fail to since they live on an oversized aircraft carrier! I plan a week long hunt around Oarai and you guys just showed me some great places to start. The fight with Saint Gloriana took place on these streets so it should be a good hunt! Thank you for the video! I really can't wait for my next trip now!
Just came back from my first ever visit to Japan a few weeks ago, and already I am thinking of new places to go! This was when I came across your video, and as a Girl Und Panzer fan, Oarai might be a place I may visit on a repeat trip back to Japan (hopefully!).
You have to go! It's even more amazing in person!
I've never watched the anime before, but seeing all this makes me want to now 🤩 Awesome video as always 😊🎶 Have a wonderful day!
Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy the anime! Have a great day!
@@GingerGaiden Your very welcome & Thank you!
Holy.. i wish i could visit!
Hey, I was there last year (2019) when Ooarai Ankou festival. Now that is real fun. A lot to eat and buy GuP related. Yes a lot of GuP stickered cars too. Anyway it was real fun, and i will go back in the near future. Many shopss feature a Character or tank.That terrace near the tori in the sea, it wasn't there at the time I went there. Oh, you know, there is even a manhole cover in Kirameki street GuP related.
I like the fact the anime used the real oarai city place since i saw several places seen in the anime
Yup! So many places! Got several more of these featuring other places and anime!
Thanks for making such a detailed video about Oarai! I really want to go there some day, I'm glad you showed so much of the town. It looks like a great day trip.
I am so happy you enjoyed! I hope you get to visit some day!
@@GingerGaiden Thank you, you definitely got my sub.
@@TheDiscoveryCH awww thank you so much 🥰
SUPER NICE, number one on the list of places to go
Man, I'm into this show more than most. If I ever did decide to come here, I would have to hide it from all of my friends. The bombardment of slurs would be inconceivabl.
I am so living vicariously through you right now! Along with Darling in the Franxx and numerous other series Girls und Panzer is one of my favorite. I wish the rest of the movies and OVAs after Das Finale would come to the states. 😭
I still need to see the movie tbh 😅
Ginger Gaiden saw the Sentai dub, so good.
Perfect very nice
Fan of the show. So glad you made this video. Hoping to pay the town a visit this year during my own travels once Japan opens up. I’m glad to see GnP items is still put up after all this time.
They look sun faded but well kept
Hope you can go! Very worth the trip for any GUP fan
@@GingerGaiden Trying to figure my way from Tokyo to there. Did you stay in Mito?
@@uss_04 stayed in Mito! From Tokyo Station take the joban line. There's a local train that'll take about 2 hours and a faster one that'll be more like an hour but it's more expensive
Haven’t watched girls and panzer anime yet now I will have to watch it. Lol
I must go on the pilgrimage
Imagine being a 60 years old man who has lived his entire life in Oarai, and then, suddenly, from one day to the other, the entire town floods with tons of merchandise of chatacters you haver never heard of 💀
This was very cool! 😄👍 I think I’d end up broke just buying so many little things here and there, lol! Darn hard to get ‘em in Canada, unless you find used online.
I will back this year after my first trip to japan last year.
People there is the most fantastic part of Oarai.
I have tons of gifts and chilean wine to give to many people
Thank you for making this video, appreciated it, for us who stuck in perpetual lockdown
dam i now have another anime related place to visit... im going to need a longer holiday at this rate to see them all
I am planning on a day trip to Oarai from Tokyo on 16.3. and enjoyed the video. It made me so excited to explore the place.
I'd like to know however how big is Oarai? For a day trip are most locations walking distance? Judging from the video you visited the beach, tower and tori and made your way back to the train station on foot and it's still daylight :)
When I move out when I graduate ima go their if I can
5:58 or you know when they drove a tank through it during the film but eh, priorities i guess
I havent yet seen the film, im waiting for it to play again in theaters here! But yea bikini episode takes priority haha
I guess for people that like fresh seafood and going to the beach Oarai sounds like a good place on top of the anime tourism
Привет из России!
Классное видео! Теперь мечтаю съездить в Оарай! Спасибо!
Hello from Russia!
Very perfect video! Now I dream to go to Oarai! Thanks!
Thank you! Russia is very cool and I want to visit there someday!
@@GingerGaiden,people in Russia dream of leaving Russia and not coming. :)
To visit Russia, I recommend Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and that's it, only 2 cities
Girl's und Panzer exists
Oarai: Stonks
Reminds me of the little K-on! Styled town and it's great. Sadly i don't think i have the time or money to visit Japan. :(
Visiting Oarai is my dream.
Is there a calendar of city events that are somehow related to GuP?
I'm mainly interested in meeting cosplayers.
The only thing I know about are the birthday parties of the main five girls.
Thanks for this video, i could walk through Ooarai now :) Wish i could go there in real! Ah! 9:59 - agree xD You have similar face to Miho :D I envy! Greetings from Poland!
Thank you for watching! Hope you have the chance to go sometime 😊
I didnt know it was a real town. I have to get there!
7:52 i want to donate my garupan drawing there so cool and i want to go there too..
The drawings are great!!
Hi! I'm a huge GuP fan, and am planning to visit Oarai next month! Do you know of a map where I can orient myself to visit all the cool places you highlight in your video?
Hi! Tbh I just used Google Maps and placed each place in the search. I didn't really know what I was doing when I got there, just happened across everything on the way to the beach from the station. The station has paper Maps of Oarai!
This is unreal. I never even knew this existed. I have to go there someday.
Hope you can! It's all still there
Was there a Sensha-Do store where you could buy neat stuff to customize your Tank?
That was great, what about those cakes they sold in the happy Tiger restaurant, is there a Happy Tiger restaurant?
You can also catch a ferry to Hokkaido from here.
I really wanna do that some day
Mantap anda membuat saya semangat melihat kota ini 🇮🇩
"You make me excited to see this city"🇮🇩
I from Indonesia 🇮🇩
Respect to reverse Poland from Philippines
2:57 Caitlynn French ???? ... the English voice actress for Isuzu Hana.
OMG I like her voice so much.
Thats it! I could not read the signature for the life of me lol
@@GingerGaiden Thank you for this beautiful video. 🤗
@@antiechelonkishin7615 Thank you for watching!!
paradise does not exist...
in reality I would love to go there and yet I'm not a big fan of anime basically
to say that I don't often admit that I watch this series, it's a bit of a secret
wait a second where are the tanks?
( Sorry if my english is bad i use Google traduction im french )
beautiful video!!!
Yo ya quisiera ir para allá, pero recuerdo que vivo en México y se me pasa😔
I don't think I'll get a response but. Where did you stay in Oarai and how long did it take you to fully experience everything? I plan on going to Oarai this month.
I stayed in Mito, the capital of Ibaraki, which is just a short train ride away! I arrived in Oarai at about 9am, got to the beach closer to 10am, then was able to walk around and see just about everything before sunset and then went back and stayed in Mito.
In the Gup movie they actually travel on that ship
Ahh I still need to see the movie!
@@GingerGaiden you definitely should, it’s great loved the video by the way
@@esburg5454 thank you so much!
so cool!
Okay it's on my visit list
I'm absolutely seething with envy
I hope you get the chance to go!
Question, I love GuP and would love to visit but how well do the locals speak English? My Japanese isn't very good and I want to be prepared for that.
This place is so rural that I didn't hear English that much, however the workers at the Cafe are from the Philippines and a few of them spoke perfect English! But for everything else you should be okay just learning basic words and using gestures.
@@GingerGaiden Alright! I'm hoping I can make a few friends in Japan when I visit because foreign friends are always the best. I know a few of my friends literally joined the Army as tankers because of GuP and used their leave time to visit Japan and they had a good time there. What places to eat do you recommend?
Imma bring my tank with me while visiting ooarai town
Definitely ending the pandemic, go to Oarai, to see that beautiful restaurant in Garupan! and to see the best girl, my love Yukari-chan! 💚💚👌
this is great do u ever swim at that beach?
The most impressive 13 minutes of my life XD
love
The girls from Pravda school are my favorite
Was there a Boko/Punchy teddy bear for sale in any of the merch stores?
Tbh I didnt see one!
@@GingerGaiden So no return trip to Japan after 20 years with the excuse to buy a teddy bear then? I'll go to Amazon then.
Omg. I've got to go here!!!!!!!!
It’s my life goal to move to Oarai
Damn i really want to go there! Is there any type of map you followed or did you guys just wander around town?
Mostly just used Google maps to get to the beach, the tower, and the tori gate!
@@GingerGaiden thanks for the response! I was just hoping to find a few spots from the show like the shop that the crusader and T-34 crashed into in der film
@@OddHunter5504hmm is it the department store maybe?
I'm just 16 but maybe when i got enough money i want to go there
OMG the GuP land, good video, grettings from Peru 🇵🇪😎👊
Nice VROG
How did you get a ride back to Oarai station? Probably from the Shrine since I don't know if you went to the Aquarium too. Then again I probably came there during a dead week when the town's rather empty and visitors are really few.
Seems to have more visitors when you went there compared to when I did.
Getting back to the station was a bit of a pain. There are bus stop around the city that aren't on Google maps, and we found one near a hotel that was near the tori gate in the water. We were crammed into that bus for a good 40 minutes just to get back to the station but looking back it was worth the experience
@@GingerGaiden Guess that's better than walking from the Shrine all the way back to the station..while trying to rush it also since it was almost late afternoon. I thought I miss the last train since the station was mostly closed..luckily I got to the train with the GuP decor going back to Mito station.
they should have Happy Tiger, the military cafe from the anime
I would love to eat tank shaped sweets
@@GingerGaiden me too! but not too much O_O
Ahhh yes Girls un Panzer!!! :DDDD
GIRLS DRIVING PANZERS.!
THESE JAPANESE ARE FUCKING GENIUS.!
SINCE THEN IT'S MY FAVORITE ANIME.!
AFTER GINGA EIYUU DENSETSU, UCHUU SENTAI YAMATO....!
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION AND COWBOY BEBOP, OF COURSE.!
One day when covid is over I too shall make my pilgrimage to Oarai. How longs the train ride?
From Tokyo take the Joban line up to Mito.The rapid train is about an hour and half. Then from Mito take a local line for about 15 minutes! Not too bad and great scenery
@@GingerGaiden Cool thank you. Can't wait to plan my holiday in the future
I’m in love with mika
Enough with the tourism, when and where are the tank matches taking place?
They do have a summer festival featuring tanks at least!
If I ever went half way around the world to Japan I would kick myself for not spending a bit of time there :)
the holy land
For Pravda
Imma a tank nerd and I watched this as a joke but I will admit I like it alot
That is actually hilarious lol
Im still young underage
But if i wish i want to go here as i can
I i don't know how..
Im not sogood enough at academic but i want so much to this place my fav place
I don't know how 8year later i hope girl's und panzer still alife
And my i i don't know just by working after school im not sure i can pay to visit here its may take longgg time
its just like a dream in life
Plus i can only English if i may visit here..
Corona?
Happening, but masks and social distancing were key here! Cases aren't too bad in Ibaraki.
#miho best
I wish i would go there to explore the culture but the freakin covid ruined the tourism of oarai also sensha-do cancelled tournaments!!
It must suck to live there if you hate GuP...
I think a lot of the locals have caught on, if it makes your business cash, they won't complain haha
Weebness is over 9000!
Thanks now I want to go in Oarai more than anything for this I will subscribe but I will not like the video.
Thank you for subbing!
大洗の10%も巡っていませんねｗ
悲しいことに、私はすべてをビデオに収めることができません