22 minutes in Tim mentions Viking but is unsure of the meaning. My office was located on the Mezzanine Floor of the Imperial Hotel from 1978-1985, next door to the legendary Ichiro Inumaru, the general manager and a few yards away from Finnair’s office. Mr. Inumaru recounted how in the late 50s his father Inumaru senior (also a General Manager of the hotel) was invited to Finland to commemorate the inaugural Finnair Tokyo-Helsinki service. Whilst in Scandinavia, he was fascinated to encounter Smorgasbord (originally a Swedish style buffet) for the first time. Reaching out to his Imperial Hotel executive chef Nobuyuki Murakami who happened to be in London on business, Inumaru and Murakami immediately recognised the enormous appeal it would have back at home, especially amongst the emerging middle class housewives, whose husbands were too busy at work to spend time together. Bus loads on organised tours would descend on the Imperial every lunchtime; the buses would arrive at the rear banquets entrance and use special elevators to the 17th floor so as not to congest the remarkable hotel lobby. The only problem was that Japanese found the pronunciation of Smorgasbord too difficult, Buffet was passé and so they decided on Viking (pronounced Baikingu in Japanese) to evoke the concept of Scandinavian cuisine and all you can eat (Vikings are hardly known for their polite table manners).
Thank you so much for reaching out and providing this wonderful gem of history 😃. I wish I would have known that and now it makes perfect sense. All I heard from the servers and hosts there was that the term Viking means to eat. 🤦🏻♂️😉. I'll just pin this comment as it is very insightful. Thank you so much again 😃
I was so close to visiting Japan at one point. I'm a Motion Capture performer and in late 2015 I was in contact with Capcom about the facial likeness role of Leon for the Resident Evil 2 Remake. I failed to mention I also have a voice acting background, in the end I lost the part and I can't forgive myself for wasting such an opportunity. That would've been a real dream come true visit South East Asia. Cool video!
Lovely buffet. Roast beef did look nice. Beautiful desserts. 1958 - the year I was born. Can't wait to see more buffets from Japan. God bless and cheers from Oregon.
This is the most elegant buffet so far. So pristine & lovely. I like the smaller bites so you can really savor & enjoy each taste. The omelette looked so luscious. Love runny eggs! You always make every bite look so yummy. Did you fly from Japan to Vidcon? I was excited to know you were in Anaheim...just an hour away! Take care and safe travels!
This definitely was an upscale buffet. I wanted to see more delicacies, like for foie gras,duck entrees, seafood choices. But u had a great time tasting the food. Those shrimps looked amazing and the rice omelette and beef looked very delicious. Great job my friend Tim. Warmly Cookie K 🤗
@@lisasuzanne8474 just like most things raising baby chickens, baby cows for real, slaughtering cows for steak. It's all relative to our food consumption.
Tim, thank you so much for sharing Buffett Viking dining at Imperial Hotel👍. It is worth paying $115.00, indeed. Their meals and services are superb, splendid, and admirable, according to my friends and colleagues. I previously attended Buffett Dining at Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons in California. They were awesome, but I felt a need for varieties of meal selections🥺. I plan to go to Japan this year. I cannot wait for the Imperial Hotel Viking dinner. I was watching this video made me very very hungry😋.
lol. They will get over it Tim. My husband dose the same. We can’t go to theaters. Stay home and watch the overpriced cable now . Everything looked yummm! ✨👍💜😋
One of my favourite places to go to Japan. The crockery looks awesome. Food looks divine. The Japanese take presentation to another level. Tim, I like the way u mix & match ur food👌 the omelette rice looked so delicious . Tim, that was quite a heavy load of desserts 😂 as usual an awesome vid.
Well, I feel like I know you. You are kind and gentle, and you have a good sense of humor, which you show now and then. Thank you for your videos. I love all of the lobster, most of all!!
Hi Tim, glad to see another upload 🤗 Tim, please try to relax more while you're eating, for an example, when it gets a little messy, let it be, its human to not eat the perfect bite every single time. And.. You will always ways be such a gentleman. Even if some food gets a bit messy and deceiving to eat. Lots of good food videos to come. Can't wait!
Tim, thanks again for sharing this wonderful buffet in Tokyo. I will be going to Japan in October this year; and indeed I will visit this restaurant. One thing I want to mention is that I won't blame you to fall asleep when watching a movie when you don't speak that language. I would have done the same thing if I watch a movie with foreign language. By the way, the escargoes look delicious and other food really amazing. Usually, the omlette rice goes with tomato sauce but I am sure the rich creamy cheese sauce is amazing too. Thanks so much for showing these videos. Looking forward to your next one.
You're going to have such a great time in Japan! So many places to visit.. I was just a bit tired and someone told me that if you need a nap during the day, a karaoke room all to yourself is the best way to go 🙂
Thank you so much! And the nice thing is, the buffets continue to get better… It was off to a rocky start, but glad to see that it goes uphill from here… Most of the time😉
Of all your buffet videos, this is my all time favorite (in terms of food). How about doing a video on a conveyer belt sushi restaurant while you’re in Japan.
@@CatNodaOh so you are a TH-camr too! If he can do a conveyer belt sushi restaurant with Anita Lee (Wanhua Lee) and her daughter Natalie would be awesome.
from my experience in asia there always is a breakfast buffet almost everywhere in big hotels , china, vietnam, japan, korea.. but yes in the evening buffets are not so common.. That Japanese buffet looked nice but for the money not really a good value compared to others..
Hi Tim...your content has been all over the place and glad you are busy....I did notice VidCon was pretty much in real time....I thank you for replying to my comment....Have a Great Summer....Your Washington State Neighbor across the Border... Whatcom County....Take Care and Safe Travels
Thank you so much! I really do wish I can publish the videos in real time, but unfortunately, my poor editing skills are causing quite significant delays😀. Thank you so much, and Vidcon was quite amazing, met so many great people.
Thanks for sharing. It is interesting to watch how the chef preparing the omelette rice. I will try to make a similar one later on. The sundae looks fantastic with different fruits and ice cream. Especially my favourite pistachio one. Yummy 🤤
Japan is actually not that expensive. You can get an incredible sushi meal for around $40 that would cost $150 in NYC. Great ramen costs $8 that would cost $25 in NYC. Great beef is around $40 a pound that would be $160 a pound. Same goes for super high quality chicken and pork.
@@robbiedaniels2164 Another TH-camr who has the same surname as Tim Lee is Anita Lee also known by her Chinese name Wanhua Lee. She just did a sushi restaurant video in Japan last week. She kept emphasizing that some of the sushi was like two or three Canadian dollars!!!!! She and Tim both reside in Vancouver, Canada so it is Canadian dollars she compared the prices of the sushi to. If you are saying $40 USD, then it is average and not cheap!!!! Since when is sushi $150 in the USA??!!!! Of course, if it is a few people it can be $150, but not for one person!!!!! And ramen is not $25 in NYC!!!!! Ramen and other noodles are more like $15, $16 and can go up higher if it is seafood with ramen. You are making the NYC prices higher than the average restaurants are!!!!!
@@minlui2752 what i am saying is that the quality of a $40 sushi meal in Japan is equivalent to a $150 meal in NY. Of course you can have a $40 sushi meal in NY as well - but the quality will be like a $5 meal in Japan. A bowl of ramen in NY is $16 for a very basic ramen, usually with no egg. But then you need to add tax and tip. In Japan for 1200 yen (equivalent of $8-9 U.S.) you get a big bowl with most of the toppings. That price in Japan includes tax and tip. I lived in Japan for 2 years and know the food situation quite well.
Have never seen a buffet that dead. Not sure what everyone is looking at to say it merits the price point. Smoked salmon, prosciutto, egg rice, pea soup, pasta, fried shrimp.... it's more like a continental breakfast buffet.
Aww, love that you are in Japan! My fiancé and I are heading there in late October/November for a 2-week vacation. Super excited already, and it is several months away! lol
It is polite to add -san after a person's name. You did say Takashima-san at the beginning but then later addressed him and Matsuda without the suffix. (This would be like a boss addressing his subordinate). In your situation this comes across as rather condescending imho.
Sorry but Tim is so self-unaware. He thinks he "might" have offended people by going to a movie, falling asleep, and snoring? That plus the fact that he constantly talks with his mouth full while spitting out food during the videos is just so off-putting. It's a shame considering the content is actually pretty good.
@jm-gi6fn He did mention something about falling asleep while watching a movie. Even though many TH-camrs do talk with their mouth full, but spitting out food is a untrue exaggeration!!!!! Regular people eating together with friends can easily talk with their mouth full so it is not uncommon.
Do you forgot already that when you talk a big amount of your saliva fly away, we learned this very clearly during the pandemic times . So the people after you are going to enjoy a gourmet full of your saliva 😂
Hi Tim. My daughter just graduated from high school and our gift to her is two weeks in Japan. She is going to Tokyo, Kyoto and Okasa. She is excited to go and she loves your videos on Japan buffets.
That sounds like such an amazing trip, and a well deserved reward! I got a chance to try some of the more popular restaurants that are only known for one or two dishes… Those are pretty amazing too, but you do have to stand in line for a good 2 to 3 hours for that one quick 15-20 minute meal😳😀
@Joannealford1113 Congratulations to your daughter’s graduation from high school! It is awesome that you gave her such a wonderful graduation gift 🎁 to spend two weeks vacation in Japan. A long time ago I spent 7 days vacation in Japan. It was not a great experience cuz the guided tour jumped from one city to the next not giving the tourists a chance to see more of Tokyo before rushing off to another city. I got the worse hotel room in Mt. Fuji with no view, but the other tourists all got a nice room with a view of Mt. Fuji. There is a Chinese proverb “Run Horse To See Flowers” It means glancing at the flowers while riding on horseback. This expression is used to describe your short stay at a place, which did not afford you a good understanding of its people and culture. It is used to describe a fleeting glance or cursory observation in passing. This honestly and truly accurately described my 7 days guided tour in Japan a long time ago!!!! Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to have another vacation in Japan. Your daughter is so young, and she will have opportunities to visit Japan again in the future if she likes Japan. One of my family members’ daughter just graduated from middle school. Indeed, May and June are the graduation time and party time for students 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊 I hope you daughter have a awesome vacation in Japan✈️⛩
@Joannealford1113 The reason for the 7 days guided tour to Japan in the old days was because Hong Kong maximum vacation time was 7 days so going from Hong Kong to any other countries you can not get a guided tour for longer than 7 days. Of course, you can fly to Japan, and get a guided tour in Japan. Tim Lee is so fortunate to be on such a long vacation as he was in Vietnam and now in Japan ✈️🤩
Wow Tim, for that much money, no seafood! Your USA and Vietnam videos were so much better. Thanks for showing this, I will not be checking this place out if I’m ever in Japan. Have fun!
Great video and I enjoyed every second of it......however, I noticed that when you're ordering some dishes you were addressing the staff by there family names only. That is not OK. Whenever you addressed any Japanese by her/his family name please add 'San' at the end of the family name....thru this act, it will give you a better impression of who and what you are as an individual.
Classic Tokyo experience ... jet lagged and trying to kill time before check-in. Watching a movie is dangerous as you discovered. An all-you-can-eat buffet is a great alternative; however, you have to take a long zombie-like walk afterwards in order to stay awake. Don't be tempted by the chairs in the hotel lobby. Try to avoid drinking too much coffee or else you will just lay in bed trying to get sleep. All seasoned visitors to Japan have recommendations / stories about how to survive the first day's jet-lag and 3 pm hotel check-in's. View it as a hazing.
The time zone was a tough one to get over... It was interesting because a guy later on told me that I should have just booked a karaoke bar and just rested there 😂
Thank you for touring us appreciate it, i was really hoping for an amzing buffet like what they really got pure japanese buffet food but as seeing this menu same as filipino buffet which is very fed i was thinking would be more exciting and new and cool but well buffet is buffe
This was an interesting buffet, because it was Japan’s first buffet. I think they took on an international style, but very fun and enjoyable nonetheless.
My wife and I are long-time followers but I have say this buffet is not worth $115. Even in expensive southern cal, I can get the same buffet for $40. This buffet gives people a feeling that they don't take pride in what they do. From the presentation to quantity and quality of the food, it is a run-off-the-mill strip mall buffet.
Great review!! Looks like the buffet has mainly “American” food. They didn’t have any Asian food at all?? Curry and Rice don’t count. No sushi or sashimi? Thank you.
I was curious if this buffet have a time limit (ie: 2 hour limit in your other buffet video at prince hotel) ? Since this one seems to be more upscale, it looks like a good place to take people when you need more of a quiet conversation environment. And is the wine (or alcohol) also included in the price?
Was quite elegant and upscale and the wine was not included in the price of the buffet. I believe they do have a 2-hour limit as well but I don't believe that was enforced...
22 minutes in Tim mentions Viking but is unsure of the meaning. My office was located on the Mezzanine Floor of the Imperial Hotel from 1978-1985, next door to the legendary Ichiro Inumaru, the general manager and a few yards away from Finnair’s office. Mr. Inumaru recounted how in the late 50s his father Inumaru senior (also a General Manager of the hotel) was invited to Finland to commemorate the inaugural Finnair Tokyo-Helsinki service. Whilst in Scandinavia, he was fascinated to encounter Smorgasbord (originally a Swedish style buffet) for the first time. Reaching out to his Imperial Hotel executive chef Nobuyuki Murakami who happened to be in London on business, Inumaru and Murakami immediately recognised the enormous appeal it would have back at home, especially amongst the emerging middle class housewives, whose husbands were too busy at work to spend time together. Bus loads on organised tours would descend on the Imperial every lunchtime; the buses would arrive at the rear banquets entrance and use special elevators to the 17th floor so as not to congest the remarkable hotel lobby. The only problem was that Japanese found the pronunciation of Smorgasbord too difficult, Buffet was passé and so they decided on Viking (pronounced Baikingu in Japanese) to evoke the concept of Scandinavian cuisine and all you can eat (Vikings are hardly known for their polite table manners).
Thank you so much for reaching out and providing this wonderful gem of history 😃. I wish I would have known that and now it makes perfect sense. All I heard from the servers and hosts there was that the term Viking means to eat. 🤦🏻♂️😉. I'll just pin this comment as it is very insightful. Thank you so much again 😃
🇸🇪 Tourist organizations and Export Agencies heavily promoted Smörgåsbord on the International market, starting in the 50th.
I’m a 64 year old shut-in watching your vlog and I swear I think I can taste every bite! Thanks for the cool review
Thank you so much for reaching out! Really grateful to get to share these experiences 🙏
Happy for you going to Japan and living the foodie life, Tim! Couldn't happen to a classier, nicer guy. Thanks for showing us the love / great food!
Thank you for showing us this restaurant Tim! Hope your trip has been super fun! ^_^
I was so close to visiting Japan at one point. I'm a Motion Capture performer and in late 2015 I was in contact with Capcom about the facial likeness role of Leon for the Resident Evil 2 Remake. I failed to mention I also have a voice acting background, in the end I lost the part and I can't forgive myself for wasting such an opportunity. That would've been a real dream come true visit South East Asia. Cool video!
To the person reading this, even though I don't know you. I wish you the best of what life has to offer 🙏 🙌😊❤️
You as well.
@@dianecranker6026😊👍
Ya you don't know me so be quiet
Same to you!
@@darryldraper9708 😊👍
Wow Amazing Imperial buffet ! Thank you for sharing Tim ! Fancy eatery ! Topped off with delicious desserts ! Enjoying your summer travels !
Lovely buffet. Roast beef did look nice. Beautiful desserts. 1958 - the year I was born. Can't wait to see more buffets from Japan. God bless and cheers from Oregon.
Love the calm, chill, meticulous vibe of your video 👍
Thank you so much 😃
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL BUFFET THANKS
This is the most elegant buffet so far. So pristine & lovely. I like the smaller bites so you can really savor & enjoy each taste. The omelette looked so luscious. Love runny eggs! You always make every bite look so yummy.
Did you fly from Japan to Vidcon? I was excited to know you were in Anaheim...just an hour away! Take care and safe travels!
actually it looks bad
@@claus1225you have vulgar tastes. It’s Michelin quality food, presented in a buffet style. I was there last week.
This looks amazing! I remember my trips to Japan so vividly!
I,am in awe just scrumptious 🥰🤤😋.
The, atmosphere,food,staff,price is just awesome!
This definitely was an upscale buffet. I wanted to see more delicacies, like for foie gras,duck entrees, seafood choices. But u had a great time tasting the food. Those shrimps looked amazing and the rice omelette and beef looked very delicious. Great job my friend Tim. Warmly Cookie K 🤗
*FYI: Foie gras is very inhumanely harvested.
@@lisasuzanne8474 just like most things raising baby chickens, baby cows for real, slaughtering cows for steak. It's all relative to our food consumption.
Hi Tim...great video....the hotel was so grand and spotless 😉...the food looked fabulous...enjoy yourself...take care, safe travels and God Bless 😘🤗💕
Hey Tim,You be everywhere, I love it, That is what makes your vlogs so interesting to me, The food always look good. ♥
What a high quality, classic, elegant and civilized experience this buffet offers…sometimes less is a whole lot more
I do agree.. their attention to detail and the ingredients were exceptional
What a lovely buffet. I love the small portions to help eliminate waste. The food looks absolutely delicious!
It was nice to try all the variety as well😋
Looks so good! Thank you Tim!
Tim, thank you so much for sharing Buffett Viking dining at Imperial Hotel👍. It is worth paying $115.00, indeed. Their meals and services are superb, splendid, and admirable, according to my friends and colleagues. I previously attended Buffett Dining at Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons in California. They were awesome, but I felt a need for varieties of meal selections🥺. I plan to go to Japan this year. I cannot wait for the Imperial Hotel Viking dinner. I was watching this video made me very very hungry😋.
Wow that’s an amazing looking buffet there with beautiful food as expected in Japan. The quality is just fabulous 😍
all the food looked great but i have to say i liked the look of all the plates and little serving dishes and such
lol. They will get over it Tim. My husband dose the same. We can’t go to theaters. Stay home and watch the overpriced cable now . Everything looked yummm! ✨👍💜😋
I still think the Canadian accent is one of the cutest on the planet , they always sound so happy , positive and friendly , I can listen to it all day
Warmest greetings from vancouver! Accent, what accent? 🤔😉
I don't hear any accent 😀 But then I'm a Canuck.
Great video. Fantastic looking food. Tempura prawn looked amazing. Yum. Take care
Elegant looking buffet. Looks really nice. Thanks and take care.
Oh this was such a fun video!
Wow , on the 🍨..
Ty so much for sharing with us!
Love you and your sense of humor
Please excuse.. sometimes I don't know what I say in these videos 😂😉
Among everything else I love about your videos - I love that you love your wine! ❤
You get very nice responses from people around you in videos. You must be a good guy
It’s so nice to see a Buffett that’s not over crowded with people piling up there plates
It's quite elegant and there's quite a bit of history to the hotel as well.
Another wonderful gracious video! Refreshing!!! Never a disappointment Tim… Thank you♥️‼️🥰☮️🕉️🙏🏻🌸🙋♀️
One of my favourite places to go to Japan. The crockery looks awesome. Food looks divine. The Japanese take presentation to another level. Tim, I like the way u mix & match ur food👌 the omelette rice looked so delicious . Tim, that was quite a heavy load of desserts 😂 as usual an awesome vid.
very nice. did not see a lot of fish offerings. beef looked very inviting,
Exquisite! Thanks Tim!
Wonderful buffet Tim I would definitely eat there. Love you videos.
Great video. Pricey indeed but the service is superb. I usually eat at the noodle house when I was in Tokyo.. 😁
love the opening shot of the Shibuya Scramble
OMG you have a really healthy appetite! The food looked delicious! Thank you for sharing with us - we enjoyed your video!
Thank you so much for your kind comment... The appetite is larger than what's needed 😉
Wowwww going to visit them Sept.this yr, that 4 sure thank you for sharing this Tim
Looks very nice, clean and high end. Thanks for sharing!
Well, I feel like I know you. You are kind and gentle, and you have a good sense of humor, which you show now and then. Thank you for your videos. I love all of the lobster, most of all!!
❤🎉Absolutely 💯 wonderful.Thankyou so very much. Blessings and blessings and Blessings to you.
Thanks for this vlog. Have an amazing day! Take care. Cheers.
Thank you so much for reaching out! All the best of you and yours 😃
@@TimLeeLetsGo 👍
Everything there looks great
Hi Tim, glad to see another upload 🤗
Tim, please try to relax more while you're eating, for an example, when it gets a little messy, let it be, its human to not eat the perfect bite every single time.
And.. You will always ways be such a gentleman. Even if some food gets a bit messy and deceiving to eat.
Lots of good food videos to come. Can't wait!
Thanks for the experience, loved it!!!👍😊
Tim, thanks again for sharing this wonderful buffet in Tokyo. I will be going to Japan in October this year; and indeed I will visit this restaurant. One thing I want to mention is that I won't blame you to fall asleep when watching a movie when you don't speak that language. I would have done the same thing if I watch a movie with foreign language. By the way, the escargoes look delicious and other food really amazing. Usually, the omlette rice goes with tomato sauce but I am sure the rich creamy cheese sauce is amazing too. Thanks so much for showing these videos. Looking forward to your next one.
You're going to have such a great time in Japan! So many places to visit.. I was just a bit tired and someone told me that if you need a nap during the day, a karaoke room all to yourself is the best way to go 🙂
@@TimLeeLetsGo Thanks for telling me. I will surely do as advised if I feel tired of walking a lot exploring good food and souveniors.
So much better than the buffet at the Osaka Hilton. Everything looked fresh and nice. Worth the cost. Great clip 🎉
Thank you so much! And the nice thing is, the buffets continue to get better… It was off to a rocky start, but glad to see that it goes uphill from here… Most of the time😉
Yeah you back on so happy. I love your videos.🧐👏👍🏻🆒
Thanks for another great Rocking video 🍷
Of all your buffet videos, this is my all time favorite (in terms of food). How about doing a video on a conveyer belt sushi restaurant while you’re in Japan.
I love conveyer belt sushi videos
I did a conveyer belt one but it was in California!🤣🤣
@@CatNodaOh so you are a TH-camr too! If he can do a conveyer belt sushi restaurant with Anita Lee (Wanhua Lee) and her daughter Natalie would be awesome.
from my experience in asia there always is a breakfast buffet almost everywhere in big hotels , china, vietnam, japan, korea.. but yes in the evening buffets are not so common.. That Japanese buffet looked nice but for the money not really a good value compared to others..
If everyone was as polite as you, the world would be a better place.
Hi Tim great video love the food be safe while you're there
Thank you again Calvin.. by the way, no Jewish delis in japan.. who would have thought 😂
Thanks for upload Tim 👍looks a lit to colorless for me, this buffet but different countries, different tastes.🤔☺️
great review thank you! best wishes
Thank you so much 😃
Cheers to a great place for a meal.
Great video. And now I'm SO hungry. 🙂
It is not a busy buffet. What time did you go?
Hi Tim...your content has been all over the place and glad you are busy....I did notice VidCon was pretty much in real time....I thank you for replying to my comment....Have a Great Summer....Your Washington State Neighbor across the Border... Whatcom County....Take Care and Safe Travels
Thank you so much! I really do wish I can publish the videos in real time, but unfortunately, my poor editing skills are causing quite significant delays😀. Thank you so much, and Vidcon was quite amazing, met so many great people.
Thanks for sharing. It is interesting to watch how the chef preparing the omelette rice. I will try to make a similar one later on. The sundae looks fantastic with different fruits and ice cream. Especially my favourite pistachio one. Yummy 🤤
She made it look so easy to make that omelet.. I was going to give it a try myself 😋
Hello Tim Lee good to see I’m glad trying Japanese foodie Rocking Jamming yummy & Delicious good trip ❤thank you invite from California 🌹🙏🏼
I couldn’t find what made this buffet $115. Great video as always Tim. Enjoy your travels.
Thank you so much… I suspect it’s probably inflation. Thank you.
If you ever been to Japan you should know Japan everything is very expensive one of most expensive Paris and London also.
Japan is actually not that expensive. You can get an incredible sushi meal for around $40 that would cost $150 in NYC. Great ramen costs $8 that would cost $25 in NYC. Great beef is around $40 a pound that would be $160 a pound. Same goes for super high quality chicken and pork.
@@robbiedaniels2164 Another TH-camr who has the same surname as Tim Lee is Anita Lee also known by her Chinese name Wanhua Lee. She just did a sushi restaurant video in Japan last week. She kept emphasizing that some of the sushi was like two or three Canadian dollars!!!!! She and Tim both reside in Vancouver, Canada so it is Canadian dollars she compared the prices of the sushi to. If you are saying $40 USD, then it is average and not cheap!!!! Since when is sushi $150 in the USA??!!!! Of course, if it is a few people it can be $150, but not for one person!!!!! And ramen is not $25 in NYC!!!!! Ramen and other noodles are more like $15, $16 and can go up higher if it is seafood with ramen. You are making the NYC prices higher than the average restaurants are!!!!!
@@minlui2752 what i am saying is that the quality of a $40 sushi meal in Japan is equivalent to a $150 meal in NY. Of course you can have a $40 sushi meal in NY as well - but the quality will be like a $5 meal in Japan. A bowl of ramen in NY is $16 for a very basic ramen, usually with no egg. But then you need to add tax and tip. In Japan for 1200 yen (equivalent of $8-9 U.S.) you get a big bowl with most of the toppings. That price in Japan includes tax and tip. I lived in Japan for 2 years and know the food situation quite well.
Pls try to visit Indochina nations such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, etc .... Thanks Tim!
The dried food and beef look good. The prime rib looks good.
I've noticed the beef in Japan were always outstanding. This was quite pricey though but enjoyable.
I absolutely admire the Japanese people and culture such a wonderful place
Have never seen a buffet that dead. Not sure what everyone is looking at to say it merits the price point. Smoked salmon, prosciutto, egg rice, pea soup, pasta, fried shrimp.... it's more like a continental breakfast buffet.
Aww, love that you are in Japan! My fiancé and I are heading there in late October/November for a 2-week vacation. Super excited already, and it is several months away! lol
It is polite to add -san after a person's name. You did say Takashima-san at the beginning but then later addressed him and Matsuda without the suffix. (This would be like a boss addressing his subordinate). In your situation this comes across as rather condescending imho.
fantastic
Sorry but Tim is so self-unaware. He thinks he "might" have offended people by going to a movie, falling asleep, and snoring?
That plus the fact that he constantly talks with his mouth full while spitting out food during the videos is just so off-putting. It's a shame considering the content is actually pretty good.
@jm-gi6fn He did mention something about falling asleep while watching a movie. Even though many TH-camrs do talk with their mouth full, but spitting out food is a untrue exaggeration!!!!! Regular people eating together with friends can easily talk with their mouth full so it is not uncommon.
Do you forgot already that when you talk a big amount of your saliva fly away, we learned this very clearly during the pandemic times . So the people after you are going to enjoy a gourmet full of your saliva 😂
Oh no 😅 You had no control over falling asleep during the film. At least you got some rest!Great buffet tour 😍
Hallo Tim. Ich komme aus Germany. Ich finde deine Videos super. Thank you.❤❤
Thank you again ❤️
Did I miss the seafood , sashimi, wagyu part. How was it $115
I like the way the food is served in bite size!
They do pay a lot of attention to the plating and the details of each item. Really enjoyable though a bit pricey
really nice video.
Thank you so much 😃
A buffet at that price, should have at least lobster. Not much variety compare to other buffets at that price. Like always, nice video Tim.
Think he got the pricing wrong...16000 yen . ..is definitely not.$115😂😂😂.....sad looking buffet..
Hi Tim. My daughter just graduated from high school and our gift to her is two weeks in Japan. She is going to Tokyo, Kyoto and Okasa. She is excited to go and she loves your videos on Japan buffets.
That sounds like such an amazing trip, and a well deserved reward! I got a chance to try some of the more popular restaurants that are only known for one or two dishes… Those are pretty amazing too, but you do have to stand in line for a good 2 to 3 hours for that one quick 15-20 minute meal😳😀
@@TimLeeLetsGo sometimes i think that the wait makes the food taste better too.
@Joannealford1113 Congratulations to your daughter’s graduation from high school! It is awesome that you gave her such a wonderful graduation gift 🎁 to spend two weeks vacation in Japan. A long time ago I spent 7 days vacation in Japan. It was not a great experience cuz the guided tour jumped from one city to the next not giving the tourists a chance to see more of Tokyo before rushing off to another city. I got the worse hotel room in Mt. Fuji with no view, but the other tourists all got a nice room with a view of Mt. Fuji. There is a Chinese proverb “Run Horse To See Flowers” It means glancing at the flowers while riding on horseback. This expression is used to describe your short stay at a place, which did not afford you a good understanding of its people and culture. It is used to describe a fleeting glance or cursory observation in passing. This honestly and truly accurately described my 7 days guided tour in Japan a long time ago!!!! Unfortunately I never had the opportunity to have another vacation in Japan. Your daughter is so young, and she will have opportunities to visit Japan again in the future if she likes Japan. One of my family members’ daughter just graduated from middle school. Indeed, May and June are the graduation time and party time for students 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊
I hope you daughter have a awesome vacation in Japan✈️⛩
@Joannealford1113 The reason for the 7 days guided tour to Japan in the old days was because Hong Kong maximum vacation time was 7 days so going from Hong Kong to any other countries you can not get a guided tour for longer than 7 days. Of course, you can fly to Japan, and get a guided tour in Japan. Tim Lee is so fortunate to be on such a long vacation as he was in Vietnam and now in Japan ✈️🤩
Wow Tim, for that much money, no seafood! Your USA and Vietnam videos were so much better. Thanks for showing this, I will not be checking this place out if I’m ever in Japan. Have fun!
Agreed, dull and very Tv dinnerish from the 1960's, crap actually.
The food there is exquisite. If seafood is all you want, go to a seafood buffet.
Great video and I enjoyed every second of it......however, I noticed that when you're ordering some dishes you were addressing the staff by there family names only. That is not OK. Whenever you addressed any Japanese by her/his family name please add 'San' at the end of the family name....thru this act, it will give you a better impression of who and what you are as an individual.
Thank you so much!
Looks good Tim! Although you didn’t eat enough to warrant the cost ($151 Cad). Surprised to see no sushi, crab or lobster.
Yesss the luxury
This was quite elegant but a bit pricey. I think the premium is on the historic nature of the hotel
Classic Tokyo experience ... jet lagged and trying to kill time before check-in. Watching a movie is dangerous as you discovered. An all-you-can-eat buffet is a great alternative; however, you have to take a long zombie-like walk afterwards in order to stay awake. Don't be tempted by the chairs in the hotel lobby. Try to avoid drinking too much coffee or else you will just lay in bed trying to get sleep. All seasoned visitors to Japan have recommendations / stories about how to survive the first day's jet-lag and 3 pm hotel check-in's. View it as a hazing.
The time zone was a tough one to get over... It was interesting because a guy later on told me that I should have just booked a karaoke bar and just rested there 😂
This would probably be good value for your money. The food looks first class. I assume the wine would be an additional cost.
It is. I was there, and they had a fine selection of wines, but even the cheapest one on offer was very expensive.
Thank you for touring us appreciate it, i was really hoping for an amzing buffet like what they really got pure japanese buffet food but as seeing this menu same as filipino buffet which is very fed i was thinking would be more exciting and new and cool but well buffet is buffe
This was an interesting buffet, because it was Japan’s first buffet. I think they took on an international style, but very fun and enjoyable nonetheless.
Love Japan Buffet 🗾🇯🇵🗼🥩🍜🍳
Looks amazing and I love Japan! 🇯🇵 and my Japanese husband!🤣 No buffets when we went only at the hotel for breakfast and it was amazing.
My wife and I are long-time followers but I have say this buffet is not worth $115. Even in expensive southern cal, I can get the same buffet for $40. This buffet gives people a feeling that they don't take pride in what they do. From the presentation to quantity and quality of the food, it is a run-off-the-mill strip mall buffet.
Great review!! Looks like the buffet has mainly “American” food. They didn’t have any Asian food at all?? Curry and Rice don’t count. No sushi or sashimi? Thank you.
The very 1st buffet that opened in 1958 right? Because there are alot of buffets nowadays in Japan~
😅what a beautiful video ❤️
I always wish I was a kind as hotel staff are trained to be.
Those plates are fancy :)
They really do pay close attention to the details and the preparation 😋
I was curious if this buffet have a time limit (ie: 2 hour limit in your other buffet video at prince hotel) ? Since this one seems to be more upscale, it looks like a good place to take people when you need more of a quiet conversation environment. And is the wine (or alcohol) also included in the price?
Was quite elegant and upscale and the wine was not included in the price of the buffet. I believe they do have a 2-hour limit as well but I don't believe that was enforced...
Did you ever visit the Mohegan sun buffet before it closed in 2020
Your 8 dollar vietnamese buffet was like 10x better. By the way, shout-out to the 604!
I really did enjoy the $8 buffet in vietnam, though it was a bit more on the warmer side 😉
Impressive
I, want to taste everything ❤️❤️!