Crazy, about a year and a half ago now I visited Iceland, only to come home and find a vlog from you just having done the same. I think I even commented at the time about how we'd been to similar things just a few days apart. Then at the start of this year I got an orange rescue centre cat and then discovered you had done the same. And now I just recently got back from a 10 trip across Japan and you've gone and done the same again! Looks like we both went similar paths once again, 7:30 I think I literally stood at the same point as you in that shop in front of that exact Rog Ally. Just very coincidental, I kept an eye out for myself in background of your clips just in case. If it happens one more time though I will have to start suspecting you're listening in on my phonelines.
IDK how you do it, I've watched on your CS stories as many I guess and arrived here lately the tone and pace of your voice, the humane script, the choice of songs and the great editing while also not looking (thankfully) all shiny but both well-shaped and original is truly a great combo. Keep sharing stories please, thank you for your content!
There are plenty of dishes without fish in Japan, like tonkatsu, gyudon, oyakodon and yakitori. I barely ate any fish when I went to Tokyo a few weeks ago.
Yea I was so suprised and disappointed that he went to McDonalds to avoid fish, in japan which has such good cusuine..... I mean ofcourse there are a lot of dishes with fish, but it really isn't hard to find a lot of dishes without fish. Also how the hell didn't he find any sandwhiches, a standard konbini would have done the job and on top of that there are other snacks that do replace sandwiches pretty good in my opinion like Onigiri (well I guess he would like it because of the fish inside anyways) or Bento boxes if he wanted something for the train ride. To add to your list of fishless meals in Japan: Yakiniku (literally grillead MEAT) karee raisu, literally curry rice usually with tonkatsu, very tasty too lots and lots of ramen dishes without fish, it's kind of pointles naming them all out soba, which are buckwheat noodles that are often eaten cold with a dip, no fish usually (unless it's in a soup with some fish) Many udon soups with and without fish wagyu beef (and it hasn't got to be A5 Kobe there are really good ones for a quarter the price which are so tasty) Shabu-Shabu also doesn't have fish (at least Ive never seen it) Okonomiyaki (this depends on the exact type, but can also be without fish) Omuraisu (omelette rice) Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with vegetables) Sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan) Ushitan (beef tongue) yakimeshi (fried rice) I could go on and on...
Yep plenty of meat dishes, vegetarians are gonna struggle in general all over east Asia but there is plenty of meat, noodles and rice dishes that don’t include fish.
You WERE pointing at a temple at the start. The main building of Asakusa is a temple not a shrine. The grounds in general are a Buddhist temple (there is a tiny shrine to the right of the main temple). But you were called out unfairly in the intro, you were correct Edit: source: I live in Tokyo and have tour guided too many friends here
Japan I can honestly say is one of those countries I think I will forever keep coming back too. Me and my partner went for around 2 weeks back in 2019, we went to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara then back to Osaka again. Haven't been since but we always look fondly and always get excited at the idea of returning back. Thank you for this video Philip, it was a unexpected but welcomed surprise that got the nostalgia levels firing up again. Also I think you missed out! Their egg sandwiches are notoriously some of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. And haven't had anything close since. Also they do a good cream and strawberry one. I would of recommended finding them in 7eleven & Lawsons if you were still there. They always had them whenever we were craving them. Thank you Philip, from another Philip.
Food was definitely a challenge when I went there for a few days since I am not a fan of sushi or fish. Luckily, once you know what to look for, you can find hole in the wall kitchens (I guess the japanese equivalent of a diner) that serve just curry, noodles, or katsu.. which are often made with chicken, pork, or beef.
was it a doujin? or was it just commonly published manga, just in that (you know) genre? bugging anyone who uses this word perhaps incorrectly. doujin=indie.
@@Akuma.73 Ah no, its completely understandable. Somehow the meaning of this word got changed over the internets. So many people misunderstand this word which is a shame since there are doujin music and cute doujin mangas (which are not lewd at all). That said I too did not check if this particular manga is doujin or is published in some magazine :d
6:18 you made me jump for a second when i saw this!! this is the location Jingū Bashi (Shrine Bridge) where one creepypasta image was taken "mario victim #1" if you ever saw it online back then.
6:18 on 25th Febuary 2007 a certain Kyo cosplayer went onto Harajuku Bridge and made a pose to the camera that later turned into the creepypasta image "mario victim #1" it is believed where that middle left person on the right shoulder is where it was taken from.
I'm wondering did you have a set schedule of places you wanted to visit, or did you do a bit of wondering around seeing the less traveled bits of the areas you were in? For me, the latter is more of an exciting way to visit a new place. So I'm curious on how you went about it
It was heavily, heavily planned and organised and there was very little spare time just to explore. My girlfriend collects everything she wants to see in a country, then draws a critical path to tick off as many places as possible. I don't think it's an enjoyable way to do things but it's the only way we could fit so much in to so few days.
I've never traveled abroad, but even in domestic trips my girlfriend and I do this. If there's any time left after the critical path that's when we usually do the exploring part. There's beauty to both ways of travel planning
Sometimes it's worse to go all rogue mode and explore the new place because you can easily lose many cool places by losing track of time or space or maybe not knowing that an unsuspect building is the nicest museum you've could ever visit.
this is the first time I hear someone going to japan and not liking the food. good video sounds like apart from that you had a good time. family mart chicken is famous, convenient stores like 7-eleven and the mentioned family mart might be a good option for you in the future
@@digojez You know that klik only mentions fish in this video. And goo. Japan has all kinds of meats too.. and he says theres no sandwiches, except theres many, and all the 7elevens have food you can literally heat up in a microwave at the 7elevens that taste almost like restuarant quality unlike most microwave dinners in the west.
It sounds like you just genuinely didn't know where to find food, which is understandable. Japan definitely has a lot to offer even if you don't like fish or meat but you didn't know where to go to get it. I don't understand the lack of sandwiches comment though. If you were visiting コンビニ's (convenience stores) like Lawson or Family Mart, half of what they stock are just sandwiches. Honestly their egg salad sandwiches are better than anything you can get in shops in the UK or even make yourself sometimes. I'm sad you weren't able to experience them.
This video has described 80% of my most recent trip to japan, I guess this is what it feels like to be a tourist. Dreamlabs was one of the first things I did and equipped with skinny jeans I ruined the rest of my night... but the bouncy glowing balls were lots of fun, the arcades there truly are a lot to take in but I managed to fine some really ancient machines and have a hell of a lot of fun with them. I too went when the weather was miserable as hell and me being stubborn I only brought short sleeved shirts which lead to many natives asking where I was from because I looked insane, one day I was able to see the tip of Fugi but it would've been great if the view around the skytree wasn't so foggy. But nothing in the world can beat my favorite night there. It was cold and we were walking around to find a place to grab some food, we walked through a few open malls when I discovered something very questionable, it was a claw machine with several pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger and many peculiar items to grab if you really want to know someone posted about it on reddit, anyways I walked past without giving it another thought but when we came back from eating I saw a man staring at my group and before I could give it any thought he unbuttoned his jacket and showed one of the items that he'd tucked into his pants (yes I'm sure it was from the machine) that night I laughed the hardest I have in my entire life.
DUDE you gotta start taking more sponsorships!!. you've been making videos for yonks man and you have waited more than long enough. cool you got a nord sponsor though. Also going low is CS2? (its one of my most loved youtube series). ps. there is literally an api that auto skips sponsors so most people don't even care especially now its been normalized. everyone will understand especially if it means you can do more of the cool weird niche shit you always come out with. peace and love dude, you my goat
7:27 yeah whenever I go to a tourist city I get food poisoning, last time I vomited in an elevator. a good rule of thumb is to go where the locals go as the big known restaurants can pretty much do whatever since whoever eats there will probably not be back in a few years, there are always new people so they don't worry about having a good reputation
Oddly enough my experience in Japan I didnt have the fish problem. Of course I ate their fish but had no problem finding very pork and beef based meals
Always enjoy these videos of urs, documenting some travel or adventure. Very relatable, with a good sprinkling of humour and mild wisdom filled anecdotes.
What a pleasant video. Thanks for sharing your trips to other countries, it helps me decide where i'd like to visit someday as well. Like for example Iceland wasn't on my radar at all, until i saw your video, and now i really wanna check it out lol.
I might have missed it, but I would be interested in a video about your film equipment! Knowing how much effort you put into learning about computer components, I am sure you researched a great deal on your camera equipment as well! Cheers!
Fun timing to see you having visited Japan, I was there for two weeks in May and had a good time. It's cool to see how you seemed to follow a similar sort of goal as us, as you appear to have visited many places across the country (at the very least from Tokyo down to Hiroshima). We bought some JR Pass thing that allowed unlimited rides on many trains which turned out to be a pretty great investment. I never would have guessed that it would have been possible to travel to such a wide range of places so quickly and so cheaply. I found it interesting that you were disappointed in the chicken offerings. I personally was very fond of the Karaage (fried chicken) that were offered at many places. The convenience store Lawson had some especially fantastic Karaage to-go (Karaage-kun), and I really miss being able to just walk into a store and grab such a wonderful small meal. Maybe Sweden is just not very good at this stuff. I also really enjoyed a good amount of the Ramen places we went to, where large slices of pork would usually be included (and no fish D:). TeamLab was on our list of itineraries, but we ended up prioritizing other things, and I feel a bit bummed out about that now. It looked like a really cool place.
@@shinren_ I'm a pretty big Japan nerd, so I was familiar with many of the dishes that I wanted to try before making the trip. Almost everything that we ate I had at least heard of before, so I had a decent grasp on what stuff was. c:
We visited there in May too, Team Labs was probably the coolest and most memorable experience for the whole trip. The LED room is also my favorite. My friend told me that it is a limited time thing too (closing at the end of the year I think), which made me more grateful that we managed to visit it during our trip. There are some permanent ones around the world too, so don't feel too bummed out, you still have the chance to visit one
I accidentally cut the queue for the smoking room on the bullet train - only realising what I had done after I was done and was walking back to my seat. I still think about it 6 months later.
Seeing your clips from places I just recently visited is giving a kind of "mini nostalgia", the hakone round course was one of the highlights of mine I can see you visited, and I see you also encountered a boy band outside Meiji Jingu. I visited during cherry blossom season this year and in the end it was really rain even at that time of year, so I think one can really never make any weather expectations. Always great to see these travel vlogs of yours
I understand your shoe size pain. Having lived in Japan for almost a year now , I have not once seen a shoe big enough for my feet. I am very glad that I brought a few extra pairs when I moved here lol
I'm in Japan right now and there are sandwiches in every single convenience stores, and there are many cafes where you can buy sandwiches as well. Also don't know how you keep running into fishy foods on accident. There are tons of non-fishy foods. Ramen, soba, yakiniku, yakitori, steaks... Definitely a fun country to visit though!
Japan has the best chicken in the world. Kaarage, Teriyaki Chiken Onigiri, Ckikenmakunageto. Japan has bins, you know those konbini stores on every block? Just inside are the bins(or just right outside). To eat(or drink) in while walking is frown upon. You can eat outside anywhere, just dont be walking around.
You know japan has a ton more than fish "japan do not believe in sandwiches" except theyre known for many of their sandwiches ranging from dessert sandwiches to filling egg sandwiches.
I live and work in Japan, and it’s interesting to see you to also come here, even if for just a trip. I think Japan is a good country, at least it has been for me. I even have a good work-life balance (something that Japan doesn’t excel at, at least according to people who don’t live in Japan). Or maybe I just got very lucky. Anyway, if you ever want to really live in Japan, prepare to learn Japanese. I have seen the people who try to survive without Japanese language skills, and it is brutal. It isn’t like Japanese people hate foreigners (I’d guess about the same amount as in any other country) but most just can’t speak English well enough, so you will feel very isolated, even if you make the occasional English speaking friend. I personally love Japanese food, and it is so cheap to eat outside you could do it everyday. So i do (almost). Another personal favourite of mine, maybe even more so than Japanese food is Korean food. I just seem to like almost every kind of food here, even natto (tastes like chocolate lol).
Great video! We just got back from a trip to Japan a couple weeks ago and it was great to see a lot of the same locations in your video! I spent a good amount of time at the Taito Station arcade playing the rhythm games ( 5:09 ) so it was cool to see that you visited the same floor!
As someone who don't eat animals I mostly saw chicken skewers and beef ramen or beef bowls :') Or giant pork katsu sandwiches... If you are in a city with a sumo quarter you would find a discount shoe store there with big sizes.
Japan has ton of doo that is not fish (ahlthough I admit, there is often some fish somewhere in there), but lot of it is fairly unknown to foreigners who only know sushi and maybe ramen (which is a huge shame). Yakiniku, shabushabu, Japanese curry or okonomiyaki to name a few are all amazing, but I admit, often not super accessibly to foreigners.
if i had some kind of income that didnt require me to work in a japanese business i would happily live there. however, the japanese have a word that is called karoshi, which means death from overworking. as for the food, japan has one of the best meats in the world like wagyu. you just have to know what to order. given the language barrier, this is already not the easiest task in itself. and the japanese equivalent of a quick sandwich snack are the riceballs called onigiri, which can be filled with all kind tasty stuff.
If you want something interesting and a bit off the beaten path, I highly recommend the Balkan countries. Recently visited Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and a day trip in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Can honestly say I loved them all, and very under appreciated (imo). You won't get big grand cities like Tokyo, but a lot of charm
I've been to Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia (Day trip like you, to that rebuilt bridge that people jump off). And I love their generous meaty dishes there. Think we're going to the Uzbekistan-area countries next
@@kliksphilip ah great, I love the food there too! I'd love to do central Asia as well, there are direct flights to Aktau in Western Kazakhstan now from London, seems to be the only direct flight I could find to the region without going via Istanbul or something.
@@kliksphilipWhich part of Bosnia have you visited? If you ever visit again, I recommend coming to Jajce. There is a lot of medieval stuff, beautiful nature, and most importantly, good food.
@@tihi1788 not that you're asking me, but we went to Trebinje and it was stunning. I was really shocked by how beautiful it was. Kotor in Montenegro is often mentioned for its old town, but I much preferred the old town in Trebinje and the views everywhere were stunning. It's definitely on our list to explore more of the country!
When were you there? I was there recently as well and it was also too cloudy to see Fuji, perhaps we went into the same shoe store with too small sizes and never knew
Very nice video. Would recommend to include convenience stores for the next adventure too! oh also on that shoot with comics: anime=animated thingy while manga=comics thingy. the more you know..! (even if its not important)
Thank you for the food segment in the video. I went to japan earlier this year too and was also kinda bummed about the food. I heard that the food would be amazing, but after a week of ramen, sushi and other popular meals, I found myself very often in McDonalds and western type resturants as well. If you're like super into fish meals, you gonna love japans food, but as a westerner I just couldnt stomage it for three weeks. ...and I nearly threw up trying takoyaki :P Edit: BUT of course not everything is bad. Especially stuff like Gyu-Kaku (where you cook the meat on a little stove in front of you) was amazing!
It's funny because there are so many meat meals that taste amazing, just to copy an earlier comment of mine: Yakiniku (literally grillead MEAT) karee raisu, literally curry rice usually with tonkatsu, very tasty too lots and lots of ramen dishes without fish, it's kind of pointles naming them all out soba, which are buckwheat noodles that are often eaten cold with a dip, no fish usually (unless it's in a soup with some fish) Many udon soups with and without fish wagyu beef (and it hasn't got to be A5 Kobe there are really good ones for a quarter the price which are so tasty) Shabu-Shabu also doesn't have fish (at least Ive never seen it) Okonomiyaki (this depends on the exact type, but can also be without fish) Omuraisu (omelette rice) Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with vegetables) Sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan) Ushitan (beef tongue) yakimeshi (fried rice) Any many many more....
"Corner shops", "(japanese) Mcdonalds"... You're eating pretty fine! That's what I get when I go (when not going for the overtly japanese cuisine), the differences of food that's meant to be so familiar is very interesting to try! My only gripe is that you didn't go for some more Yoshoku food, basically japanese versions of "western" cuisine.
Next time I'd recommend the Konbini (7-11, Lawsons, Family Mart) the food there satified the whitest of my friends during my last trip and the sandwiches are divine.
I was talking to my flatmate about the delays and increasing costs of HS2, and how in the UK we've been put to shame in regards to uplifting infrastructure at a good rate of speed and cost like Japan or China have done. I'm sure there are downsides in regards to their approach but the outcome, appreciation and benefits for having these services available now are clear and echo'd by their population and many visitors to these countries. Makes me frustrated to see in all honesty when I'm stuck here with West Midlands Trains and their hours of delays.
It was brought up literally yesterday for me too. It's always the same thing: people have nothing but praise for Japan's trains, yet when it comes to our own the plans are fought against, downgraded, delayed and then all this is used as proof it was never worth doing in the first place. 'all this money so rich people can save half an hour' is where people currently stand about it. It is so upsetting to see the people of this country being so deliberately obtuse and shortsighted about any investment that could improve this country.
Japan has TONNES of tasty non-fish food. I don't like fish-tasting stuff either. I still live a great life with loads of good food. Problem is, as a tourist, it's hard to know what's good. HMU next time you are over here and I will show you how good the non-fish side can be.
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The last frame made me laugh. Of course he bought it.
I think his gf bought it lol
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heh
The manga is called "My grumpy cousin is too cute and I can't help it" 💀
@@kunanon211 do you know the other one
i might be a minority but these travel vlog/summary videos are my favorite kliksphilip videos
It's okay, minorities are allowed to have opinions too.
@@rijck3329 well, some.
They're fantastic. The camera work is great. I wish they were longer and more in depth.
I’m apart of this minority
Facts
Philip is slowly exploring every real world location from the recent Hitman 2016+ trilogy and I'm getting worried
Luckily he isnt bald!
@@not2hot99 or is he
@@TreeFrogOnATree I guess he could shave...
Crazy, about a year and a half ago now I visited Iceland, only to come home and find a vlog from you just having done the same. I think I even commented at the time about how we'd been to similar things just a few days apart. Then at the start of this year I got an orange rescue centre cat and then discovered you had done the same. And now I just recently got back from a 10 trip across Japan and you've gone and done the same again! Looks like we both went similar paths once again, 7:30 I think I literally stood at the same point as you in that shop in front of that exact Rog Ally.
Just very coincidental, I kept an eye out for myself in background of your clips just in case. If it happens one more time though I will have to start suspecting you're listening in on my phonelines.
Lucky you, you got one of the good stalkers!
he is coming for you Skeldoor
IDK how you do it, I've watched on your CS stories as many I guess and arrived here lately
the tone and pace of your voice, the humane script, the choice of songs and the great editing while also not looking (thankfully) all shiny but both well-shaped and original is truly a great combo. Keep sharing stories please, thank you for your content!
Thank you! :)
There are plenty of dishes without fish in Japan, like tonkatsu, gyudon, oyakodon and yakitori. I barely ate any fish when I went to Tokyo a few weeks ago.
I also surprised that he said there was no sandwich when there are dozens of videos just people trying out all the sandwiches at 7-11.
@@ohredhk FamilyMart sandwiches >>
Yea I was so suprised and disappointed that he went to McDonalds to avoid fish, in japan which has such good cusuine..... I mean ofcourse there are a lot of dishes with fish, but it really isn't hard to find a lot of dishes without fish. Also how the hell didn't he find any sandwhiches, a standard konbini would have done the job and on top of that there are other snacks that do replace sandwiches pretty good in my opinion like Onigiri (well I guess he would like it because of the fish inside anyways) or Bento boxes if he wanted something for the train ride.
To add to your list of fishless meals in Japan:
Yakiniku (literally grillead MEAT)
karee raisu, literally curry rice usually with tonkatsu, very tasty too
lots and lots of ramen dishes without fish, it's kind of pointles naming them all out
soba, which are buckwheat noodles that are often eaten cold with a dip, no fish usually (unless it's in a soup with some fish)
Many udon soups with and without fish
wagyu beef (and it hasn't got to be A5 Kobe there are really good ones for a quarter the price which are so tasty)
Shabu-Shabu also doesn't have fish (at least Ive never seen it)
Okonomiyaki (this depends on the exact type, but can also be without fish)
Omuraisu (omelette rice)
Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with vegetables)
Sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan)
Ushitan (beef tongue)
yakimeshi (fried rice)
I could go on and on...
Yep plenty of meat dishes, vegetarians are gonna struggle in general all over east Asia but there is plenty of meat, noodles and rice dishes that don’t include fish.
3:20 philip confirmed valve dev; he got the idea for cs2 lightning balls here
5:34 The view from the bullet train honestly reminds me of noclipping above a map... That is probably one of the nerdiest things I have ever said.
north america is just so so sad
I guess the british isles too
You WERE pointing at a temple at the start. The main building of Asakusa is a temple not a shrine. The grounds in general are a Buddhist temple (there is a tiny shrine to the right of the main temple). But you were called out unfairly in the intro, you were correct
Edit: source: I live in Tokyo and have tour guided too many friends here
The "Fluffykins Cappuccino" should be in every coffee house, all around the world!
"A temple of some sorts" was the exact reaction I had a month ago when I visited that same temple in Tokyo and had absolutely no clue where I was.
How 2 Temple and Shrine with Philip-ojisan
Japan I can honestly say is one of those countries I think I will forever keep coming back too. Me and my partner went for around 2 weeks back in 2019, we went to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara then back to Osaka again.
Haven't been since but we always look fondly and always get excited at the idea of returning back. Thank you for this video Philip, it was a unexpected but welcomed surprise that got the nostalgia levels firing up again.
Also I think you missed out! Their egg sandwiches are notoriously some of the best sandwiches I've ever eaten. And haven't had anything close since. Also they do a good cream and strawberry one. I would of recommended finding them in 7eleven & Lawsons if you were still there. They always had them whenever we were craving them.
Thank you Philip, from another Philip.
As a fellow baked beans addict, thank you for scouting other countries like this.
that shoe saga is such a phillip moment
Food was definitely a challenge when I went there for a few days since I am not a fan of sushi or fish. Luckily, once you know what to look for, you can find hole in the wall kitchens (I guess the japanese equivalent of a diner) that serve just curry, noodles, or katsu.. which are often made with chicken, pork, or beef.
ofc he had to buy a doujin... It's honestly the best souvenir you can get.
was it a doujin? or was it just commonly published manga, just in that (you know) genre?
bugging anyone who uses this word perhaps incorrectly.
doujin=indie.
@@neru_d Sorry about that, my bad.
At the time of writing I had no time to verify what it was.
@@Akuma.73 Ah no, its completely understandable. Somehow the meaning of this word got changed over the internets. So many people misunderstand this word which is a shame since there are doujin music and cute doujin mangas (which are not lewd at all). That said I too did not check if this particular manga is doujin or is published in some magazine :d
6:18 you made me jump for a second when i saw this!!
this is the location Jingū Bashi (Shrine Bridge)
where one creepypasta image was taken "mario victim #1" if you ever saw it online back then.
3:21 Source 2
Japan and Phil is a combo I didn't know I needed
Philip's girlfriend sounds more British than Philip.
Concise, self aware and positive. Great travel video. Thanks klik.
Your style of narration works well for most things, including travel vlogs apparently
Honestly, he could make a video about his grocery shopping list and I would be entertained.
@@donbagus7591 He has -- see the "How to be like me" playlist.
6:18 on 25th Febuary 2007 a certain Kyo cosplayer went onto Harajuku Bridge and made a pose to the camera that later turned into the creepypasta image "mario victim #1" it is believed where that middle left person on the right shoulder is where it was taken from.
very funny that philip bought the BL manga
I'm wondering did you have a set schedule of places you wanted to visit, or did you do a bit of wondering around seeing the less traveled bits of the areas you were in?
For me, the latter is more of an exciting way to visit a new place. So I'm curious on how you went about it
It was heavily, heavily planned and organised and there was very little spare time just to explore. My girlfriend collects everything she wants to see in a country, then draws a critical path to tick off as many places as possible. I don't think it's an enjoyable way to do things but it's the only way we could fit so much in to so few days.
I've never traveled abroad, but even in domestic trips my girlfriend and I do this. If there's any time left after the critical path that's when we usually do the exploring part. There's beauty to both ways of travel planning
Sometimes it's worse to go all rogue mode and explore the new place because you can easily lose many cool places by losing track of time or space or maybe not knowing that an unsuspect building is the nicest museum you've could ever visit.
@@kliksphilip seems enviable to at least have that skill and dexterity even when you don't have to use it.
@@kliksphilipcould you post the places you visited somewhere? Im currently planning a trip to japan with friends and could need some inspiration
this is the first time I hear someone going to japan and not liking the food. good video sounds like apart from that you had a good time. family mart chicken is famous, convenient stores like 7-eleven and the mentioned family mart might be a good option for you in the future
people have different taste, and food are the most diverse one tbh.
@@digojez and Philip eats beans, fish fingers and frozen veggies most of the time, so it's not surprising that fish every day is a bit strong for him
@@Isdale They're build different
@@digojez You know that klik only mentions fish in this video. And goo. Japan has all kinds of meats too.. and he says theres no sandwiches, except theres many, and all the 7elevens have food you can literally heat up in a microwave at the 7elevens that taste almost like restuarant quality unlike most microwave dinners in the west.
@@terraincognitagaming apparently he'd planned his trip really compact and thus probably includes the restaurants and stuff so
Love your vlogs. They're honest.
It sounds like you just genuinely didn't know where to find food, which is understandable. Japan definitely has a lot to offer even if you don't like fish or meat but you didn't know where to go to get it. I don't understand the lack of sandwiches comment though. If you were visiting コンビニ's (convenience stores) like Lawson or Family Mart, half of what they stock are just sandwiches. Honestly their egg salad sandwiches are better than anything you can get in shops in the UK or even make yourself sometimes. I'm sad you weren't able to experience them.
This video has described 80% of my most recent trip to japan, I guess this is what it feels like to be a tourist. Dreamlabs was one of the first things I did and equipped with skinny jeans I ruined the rest of my night... but the bouncy glowing balls were lots of fun, the arcades there truly are a lot to take in but I managed to fine some really ancient machines and have a hell of a lot of fun with them. I too went when the weather was miserable as hell and me being stubborn I only brought short sleeved shirts which lead to many natives asking where I was from because I looked insane, one day I was able to see the tip of Fugi but it would've been great if the view around the skytree wasn't so foggy.
But nothing in the world can beat my favorite night there. It was cold and we were walking around to find a place to grab some food, we walked through a few open malls when I discovered something very questionable, it was a claw machine with several pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger and many peculiar items to grab if you really want to know someone posted about it on reddit, anyways I walked past without giving it another thought but when we came back from eating I saw a man staring at my group and before I could give it any thought he unbuttoned his jacket and showed one of the items that he'd tucked into his pants (yes I'm sure it was from the machine) that night I laughed the hardest I have in my entire life.
That last scene was just perfect. First time I had to actually laugh out lout at a video in a good while. Thanks
DUDE you gotta start taking more sponsorships!!. you've been making videos for yonks man and you have waited more than long enough. cool you got a nord sponsor though. Also going low is CS2? (its one of my most loved youtube series).
ps. there is literally an api that auto skips sponsors so most people don't even care especially now its been normalized. everyone will understand especially if it means you can do more of the cool weird niche shit you always come out with. peace and love dude, you my goat
The HS2 joke hurt too much
7:27 yeah whenever I go to a tourist city I get food poisoning, last time I vomited in an elevator. a good rule of thumb is to go where the locals go as the big known restaurants can pretty much do whatever since whoever eats there will probably not be back in a few years, there are always new people so they don't worry about having a good reputation
Oddly enough my experience in Japan I didnt have the fish problem. Of course I ate their fish but had no problem finding very pork and beef based meals
Always enjoy these videos of urs, documenting some travel or adventure. Very relatable, with a good sprinkling of humour and mild wisdom filled anecdotes.
i like the sudden realization of learning that the "temple" was in fact a shrine before the clip got cut-off
What a pleasant video. Thanks for sharing your trips to other countries, it helps me decide where i'd like to visit someday as well. Like for example Iceland wasn't on my radar at all, until i saw your video, and now i really wanna check it out lol.
I'm so happy you decided to stick with youtube instead of teaching, look at all these amazing experiences you've managed to have! :)
I might have missed it, but I would be interested in a video about your film equipment! Knowing how much effort you put into learning about computer components, I am sure you researched a great deal on your camera equipment as well! Cheers!
Fun timing to see you having visited Japan, I was there for two weeks in May and had a good time.
It's cool to see how you seemed to follow a similar sort of goal as us, as you appear to have visited many places across the country (at the very least from Tokyo down to Hiroshima).
We bought some JR Pass thing that allowed unlimited rides on many trains which turned out to be a pretty great investment. I never would have guessed that it would have been possible to travel to such a wide range of places so quickly and so cheaply.
I found it interesting that you were disappointed in the chicken offerings. I personally was very fond of the Karaage (fried chicken) that were offered at many places. The convenience store Lawson had some especially fantastic Karaage to-go (Karaage-kun), and I really miss being able to just walk into a store and grab such a wonderful small meal. Maybe Sweden is just not very good at this stuff.
I also really enjoyed a good amount of the Ramen places we went to, where large slices of pork would usually be included (and no fish D:).
TeamLab was on our list of itineraries, but we ended up prioritizing other things, and I feel a bit bummed out about that now. It looked like a really cool place.
I wonder how you knew what you ate tho?
@@shinren_ ... Taste buds?
@@reNINTENDO im saying when you choose your food
@@shinren_ I'm a pretty big Japan nerd, so I was familiar with many of the dishes that I wanted to try before making the trip.
Almost everything that we ate I had at least heard of before, so I had a decent grasp on what stuff was. c:
We visited there in May too, Team Labs was probably the coolest and most memorable experience for the whole trip. The LED room is also my favorite. My friend told me that it is a limited time thing too (closing at the end of the year I think), which made me more grateful that we managed to visit it during our trip.
There are some permanent ones around the world too, so don't feel too bummed out, you still have the chance to visit one
I accidentally cut the queue for the smoking room on the bullet train - only realising what I had done after I was done and was walking back to my seat. I still think about it 6 months later.
I kind of despise fish, but I loved this perspective on Japan from someone who isn't a screaming American weeb in his 20s
Those are indeed common
Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the video!
Seeing your clips from places I just recently visited is giving a kind of "mini nostalgia", the hakone round course was one of the highlights of mine I can see you visited, and I see you also encountered a boy band outside Meiji Jingu.
I visited during cherry blossom season this year and in the end it was really rain even at that time of year, so I think one can really never make any weather expectations.
Always great to see these travel vlogs of yours
These videos are like my comfort videos thank you for uploading Philip
Ahh, love kliksphilip's travel vlogs. I always go back to the Jordan ones from time to time.
I lived off lawson and 7/11 ham and cheese sandwiches! They’re so good, you must have missed them. Best sandwiches I’ve ever had.
For next time, it's ok to eat in Japan outside, it's just not seen as ok to eat whilst moving. Best to eat whilst standing outside of the shop
These travel vlogs hit different when you've also been to the places they've been in the video.
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Those bullet trains look awesome! I wish more countries had them.
If it’s any solice, in the half year that I lived in Japan, I didn’t see Mount Fuji all that much either
I really love these travel videos you have, I hope to travel more soon.
That ending was unexpected...
Please consider Vietnam for your next trip! I went there in april and it was beautiful, travel from north to south or vice versa, you will love it!
your opinion on japanese food is like a breath of fresh air
There are so many foods without fish, during my 10 days in tokyo i actually only remember having fish once and it was sushi...
That ending shot with the cute weed plushie and the... comic... was cute!
I understand your shoe size pain. Having lived in Japan for almost a year now , I have not once seen a shoe big enough for my feet. I am very glad that I brought a few extra pairs when I moved here lol
I'm in Japan right now and there are sandwiches in every single convenience stores, and there are many cafes where you can buy sandwiches as well. Also don't know how you keep running into fishy foods on accident. There are tons of non-fishy foods. Ramen, soba, yakiniku, yakitori, steaks...
Definitely a fun country to visit though!
Japan has the best chicken in the world. Kaarage, Teriyaki Chiken Onigiri, Ckikenmakunageto. Japan has bins, you know those konbini stores on every block? Just inside are the bins(or just right outside). To eat(or drink) in while walking is frown upon. You can eat outside anywhere, just dont be walking around.
You know japan has a ton more than fish
"japan do not believe in sandwiches" except theyre known for many of their sandwiches ranging from dessert sandwiches to filling egg sandwiches.
Thanks, please come back🙆♂
Not liking the food is an interesting take 😅 I'm not a huge fan of fish myself, but what about stuff like gyudon etc
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this new Japan map in sauce 2 looks so realistic
I live and work in Japan, and it’s interesting to see you to also come here, even if for just a trip.
I think Japan is a good country, at least it has been for me. I even have a good work-life balance (something that Japan doesn’t excel at, at least according to people who don’t live in Japan). Or maybe I just got very lucky.
Anyway, if you ever want to really live in Japan, prepare to learn Japanese. I have seen the people who try to survive without Japanese language skills, and it is brutal. It isn’t like Japanese people hate foreigners (I’d guess about the same amount as in any other country) but most just can’t speak English well enough, so you will feel very isolated, even if you make the occasional English speaking friend.
I personally love Japanese food, and it is so cheap to eat outside you could do it everyday. So i do (almost). Another personal favourite of mine, maybe even more so than Japanese food is Korean food. I just seem to like almost every kind of food here, even natto (tastes like chocolate lol).
Great video! We just got back from a trip to Japan a couple weeks ago and it was great to see a lot of the same locations in your video! I spent a good amount of time at the Taito Station arcade playing the rhythm games ( 5:09 ) so it was cool to see that you visited the same floor!
"Culture to be protected at all cost"
Yeah, Philip, you would know...
3:40 Arma leaning to communicate distress
As someone who don't eat animals I mostly saw chicken skewers and beef ramen or beef bowls :')
Or giant pork katsu sandwiches...
If you are in a city with a sumo quarter you would find a discount shoe store there with big sizes.
so nice of Philip to bring his mum to all these slimy food countries
I love these travel vlogs so much.
I don't watch vlogs, I've never found them interesting. This however is something else, good work i enjoyed it!
Japan has ton of doo that is not fish (ahlthough I admit, there is often some fish somewhere in there), but lot of it is fairly unknown to foreigners who only know sushi and maybe ramen (which is a huge shame). Yakiniku, shabushabu, Japanese curry or okonomiyaki to name a few are all amazing, but I admit, often not super accessibly to foreigners.
Japan seems so interesting to me, I really want to visit. Although I really can't eat fish so I don't know if I'd survive lol.
If you have nearby convenience stores and donburis (pork, beef, chicken on rice) you should be good.
i love koyoto, i've been there
if i had some kind of income that didnt require me to work in a japanese business i would happily live there.
however, the japanese have a word that is called karoshi, which means death from overworking.
as for the food, japan has one of the best meats in the world like wagyu.
you just have to know what to order. given the language barrier, this is already not the easiest task in itself.
and the japanese equivalent of a quick sandwich snack are the riceballs called onigiri, which can be filled with all kind tasty stuff.
Japan also does have food that isn't fish and/or slimey
I feel like he missed the convenience stores which have lots of sandwiches
@@A2ne I can't blame him on that tbh, since you wouldn't expect convenience stores to be *that* convenient usually lol
@@A2ne If you like cream and fruit sandwiches sure
@@onebigsnowball I was thinking like the egg or katsu sandwiches
He's British. He's not used to anything that doesn't taste bland.
Theirs always fried chicken at their convenience stores, a staple of Chris Broad.
If you want something interesting and a bit off the beaten path, I highly recommend the Balkan countries. Recently visited Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and a day trip in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Can honestly say I loved them all, and very under appreciated (imo). You won't get big grand cities like Tokyo, but a lot of charm
I've been to Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia (Day trip like you, to that rebuilt bridge that people jump off). And I love their generous meaty dishes there. Think we're going to the Uzbekistan-area countries next
@@kliksphilip ah great, I love the food there too!
I'd love to do central Asia as well, there are direct flights to Aktau in Western Kazakhstan now from London, seems to be the only direct flight I could find to the region without going via Istanbul or something.
@@kliksphilipWhich part of Bosnia have you visited? If you ever visit again, I recommend coming to Jajce. There is a lot of medieval stuff, beautiful nature, and most importantly, good food.
@@kliksphilip You should visit my homeland in the Baltic states! Very underrated compared to the rest of Europe. I'm sure you'd love it there.
@@tihi1788 not that you're asking me, but we went to Trebinje and it was stunning. I was really shocked by how beautiful it was. Kotor in Montenegro is often mentioned for its old town, but I much preferred the old town in Trebinje and the views everywhere were stunning. It's definitely on our list to explore more of the country!
When were you there? I was there recently as well and it was also too cloudy to see Fuji, perhaps we went into the same shoe store with too small sizes and never knew
the beginning just made me think ab pmw's shirt that says, "im not acting out, im just autistic"
Very nice video. Would recommend to include convenience stores for the next adventure too!
oh also on that shoot with comics: anime=animated thingy while manga=comics thingy. the more you know..! (even if its not important)
Thank you for the food segment in the video. I went to japan earlier this year too and was also kinda bummed about the food. I heard that the food would be amazing, but after a week of ramen, sushi and other popular meals, I found myself very often in McDonalds and western type resturants as well.
If you're like super into fish meals, you gonna love japans food, but as a westerner I just couldnt stomage it for three weeks.
...and I nearly threw up trying takoyaki :P
Edit: BUT of course not everything is bad. Especially stuff like Gyu-Kaku (where you cook the meat on a little stove in front of you) was amazing!
It's funny because there are so many meat meals that taste amazing, just to copy an earlier comment of mine:
Yakiniku (literally grillead MEAT)
karee raisu, literally curry rice usually with tonkatsu, very tasty too
lots and lots of ramen dishes without fish, it's kind of pointles naming them all out
soba, which are buckwheat noodles that are often eaten cold with a dip, no fish usually (unless it's in a soup with some fish)
Many udon soups with and without fish
wagyu beef (and it hasn't got to be A5 Kobe there are really good ones for a quarter the price which are so tasty)
Shabu-Shabu also doesn't have fish (at least Ive never seen it)
Okonomiyaki (this depends on the exact type, but can also be without fish)
Omuraisu (omelette rice)
Yakisoba (Fried Noodles with vegetables)
Sukiyaki (thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan)
Ushitan (beef tongue)
yakimeshi (fried rice)
Any many many more....
I was in Japan, but a week earlier than you. It was a great experience!
teamLAB is so awesome, one of the best art things I've ever seen
"Corner shops", "(japanese) Mcdonalds"... You're eating pretty fine! That's what I get when I go (when not going for the overtly japanese cuisine), the differences of food that's meant to be so familiar is very interesting to try! My only gripe is that you didn't go for some more Yoshoku food, basically japanese versions of "western" cuisine.
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Next time I'd recommend the Konbini (7-11, Lawsons, Family Mart) the food there satified the whitest of my friends during my last trip and the sandwiches are divine.
This is what I want from a travel vlog. Fast and interesting :)
Excellent vlog, I love all the footage!
2 minutes in and it feels like i've heard the word "fish" about 20 times already, makes me excited for my trip there as a vegan lmao
Do all the fish flavoured meals have bones? The bane of fish for me
Great coverage, love these travel videos
I was talking to my flatmate about the delays and increasing costs of HS2, and how in the UK we've been put to shame in regards to uplifting infrastructure at a good rate of speed and cost like Japan or China have done. I'm sure there are downsides in regards to their approach but the outcome, appreciation and benefits for having these services available now are clear and echo'd by their population and many visitors to these countries. Makes me frustrated to see in all honesty when I'm stuck here with West Midlands Trains and their hours of delays.
It was brought up literally yesterday for me too. It's always the same thing: people have nothing but praise for Japan's trains, yet when it comes to our own the plans are fought against, downgraded, delayed and then all this is used as proof it was never worth doing in the first place. 'all this money so rich people can save half an hour' is where people currently stand about it.
It is so upsetting to see the people of this country being so deliberately obtuse and shortsighted about any investment that could improve this country.
The whole world visits japan recently, including us :D holy moly
Japan has TONNES of tasty non-fish food. I don't like fish-tasting stuff either. I still live a great life with loads of good food.
Problem is, as a tourist, it's hard to know what's good. HMU next time you are over here and I will show you how good the non-fish side can be.
Thank you mr Philip
Going in a week so I hope monsoon season clears up by then