Chris asking who would use one of the sleep pods and making a joke about it being only TH-camrs, and me laughing as I recall Connor using one in a recent video.
I love the vibe in Izakayas, you sit at the bar and just chat up random people, on my last trip I visited 4 izakayas and in 2 of them I got offered drinks by the locals. On my last izakaya visit, inspired by the generosity of locals, I also felt inclined of sharing my food and drinks with the folks I've sat next to
I will never forget the crazy night I had in Osaka this year. Some 50 year old Japanese guy took me and my small group out to a club and spent literally $2000 for us. We had our own private lounge and Champagne non stop 😂 it was an incredible night hahaha
Pete is indeed insane for travelling with just one bag. Like he said I already know he's going to end up getting a suitcase in Japan anyway. How else are you gonna bring back all the goodies?
@fallansaint Think of it like this. If you only do 20 minute binges of the show, then each episode will allow you to have 3 servings if they were hourly episodes. You'd be eating like a king.
As a big fan of Pete's other podcast Wrestle Me, I want nothing more than Pete to drag Chris to a wrestling show. Have Connor tag along for a Wacky Weekend
Off to Japan next month, have booked the stupidly priced villa that Chris and Joey stayed in, in Okinawa, just to avoid the tattoo discrimination. There's no silicone that could hide our tattoos.....
I did 16 days in Japan with a backpack and a sling. it's not as bad as some people would have you think. you're only hauling it between destinations, and then you leave it at the hotel while you're out exploring for the day with just the vital things in a sling or packable day pack. actually doing it again when I go back in February, and I got an even smaller pack than the big osprey bag I took last time.
Did same for 21 days back in Feb-March. Now going in September with same back pack. You don't need a lot of stuff. Socks and underpants for 5-7 days, clothes for 3-4 days, wash it in coin laundry when needed (about 200-300yen per wash load). What else would you really need there? Just buy it there on the spot. Stuff is not that expensive. Even suitcases can be bought as low as 6000-7000 yen, and not a bad ones at that.
Is it crowded in February? I went in December 2022 and it wasn’t that crowded. Then December 2024 was very crowded. U reckon February since it is in middle of winter it’s less crowded?
@@MUSHIN_888 I just got home from spending almost all of December in Tokyo and the Osaka area, and most places I went weren't too bad. One thing that might have helped was the fact that I went to a lot of the busier temples and shrines later in the evening vs the day when most people go. shrines at night are so serene and peaceful it's like a completely different experience. when I made my first trip in February of last year, it seemed like every place I went was just packed. my biggest mistake was going to universal studios on a Sunday, where ride lines were well over an hour (with a few pushing 3 hours) Disney Sea on a Thursday was a little better, but not by much. same went with the different shrines and such I visited.
I was thinking about doing it with a backpack next time too, just cause I wanna do the nakasendo route but I don’t want to deal with the headache of a suit case. Did you end up buying a suitcase and bring souvenirs at the end?
Landing in osaka on sunday!! Here we go!! Big trip to Kyushu! Had the tourist traps to my self back in kyoto and osaka in 2020. Can't wait! Nervous flyer too haha. Cant believe its veen 3 years since i last went. Thanks Chris, you helped introduce japan to me back in 2019
I accidentally booked my last trip during golden week and landed in Tokyo Friday. It really was not too bad except for the train back from Harajuku back to Shinjuku. That is the only time I’ve ever really been packed in a train. The fear of going during golden week is a bit overblown imo.
I went during Golden Week and it was fine. I get that people like to go to places when they’re empty and quiet, but if you want to go to the largest city in the world then crowds are pretty much unavoidable lol Like you I was only on an absolutely packed train once, and it was also in one of the super touristy places
Hoping Pete has a great time on his trip to Japan! I do wish though that people would learn a little bit about the water that's going to be released to the ocean. Kyle Hill has a great video on it. In total, they're going to be adding 3 grams of that radioactive material to the pacific ocean over the course of 7+ years. The pacific ocean has 8000+ already.
About Pete travelling with one bag, I took one underseat bag with me for my trip. I'll be leaving with 2 or 3 bags full of stuff I bought 😅 I'm not sure how he plans to fit 2 people's worth of stuff into one bag though...
Hello both! I am in Osaka with hand luggage! On the way back I have to buy suitcase or send it to Uk by post. Is it easy to send a parcel around 15 kg? Please reply. I am your parent’s age and watching you!!!! You are very good and I love Japan!
Have to listen to this one instead. It is nice to have a visual to the podcast but the flashing back and forth from light to dark is really hard to watch. Hope there's a good balance soon!
Pete, You really dont need to worry about covering your legs mate. No one is going to batter an eye lid. Just head out to the countryside and not a city sento and you'll be golden mate.
I managed a 3 week trip this year with just a rucksack. Good luck getting through customs who assumed I was a drug dealer and interrogated me for an hour. I was kind enough to tell them which part of my bag contained the dirty clothes!
Also Chris: "Did I mess up any common words? No, not really" Also also Chris: (has story on his channel where he fucked up いらっしゃいませ for absolute yonks by basically reversing its definition.
Chris asking who would use one of the sleep pods and making a joke about it being only TH-camrs, and me laughing as I recall Connor using one in a recent video.
that's exactly what I thought too when he started ranting lol
he did and i think it was a youtube short as well lol
Connor doesn't count
My exact thoughts.
I saw Norm use one, too!
I love the vibe in Izakayas, you sit at the bar and just chat up random people, on my last trip I visited 4 izakayas and in 2 of them I got offered drinks by the locals.
On my last izakaya visit, inspired by the generosity of locals, I also felt inclined of sharing my food and drinks with the folks I've sat next to
One old Japanese dude gifted me a drink. Then we did some karaoke and he was so damn good. Then I also gifted him a drink. It was nice, casual and fun
I will never forget the crazy night I had in Osaka this year. Some 50 year old Japanese guy took me and my small group out to a club and spent literally $2000 for us. We had our own private lounge and Champagne non stop 😂 it was an incredible night hahaha
Old money lol. Crazy to think that can happen in Japan, but prolly many rich people in the cities.
@@Djuntas The people in Osaka are just so nice! On a different night I went to another bar and was given multiple free shots
Pete is indeed insane for travelling with just one bag. Like he said I already know he's going to end up getting a suitcase in Japan anyway. How else are you gonna bring back all the goodies?
He's preparing the premise of juicy Japan-trip disaster stories for the upcoming episodes.
Dear Captivating Chris and Pulchritudinous Pete,
First comment.
Thank you,
Sayantan.
I wish these podcast episodes were done in an hour format
I don’t have an hour, I appreciate it being 20~ minutes.
@fallansaint Think of it like this. If you only do 20 minute binges of the show, then each episode will allow you to have 3 servings if they were hourly episodes. You'd be eating like a king.
DDT are an awesome wrestling promotion Pete, you'll have tons of fun.
As a big fan of Pete's other podcast Wrestle Me, I want nothing more than Pete to drag Chris to a wrestling show.
Have Connor tag along for a Wacky Weekend
Off to Japan next month, have booked the stupidly priced villa that Chris and Joey stayed in, in Okinawa, just to avoid the tattoo discrimination. There's no silicone that could hide our tattoos.....
Hearing you read out my questions and give answers has made my day! Thank you!
CRYOGENIC!! NOT CRYOGENETIC! 😂
I know right? All that effort spent trying to correct his pronunciation and he actually pronounced it correctly (relatively) the first time!! haha
I did 16 days in Japan with a backpack and a sling. it's not as bad as some people would have you think. you're only hauling it between destinations, and then you leave it at the hotel while you're out exploring for the day with just the vital things in a sling or packable day pack.
actually doing it again when I go back in February, and I got an even smaller pack than the big osprey bag I took last time.
It only starts being miserable as you get the souvenir creep. Which to be fair will happen to most tourists coming to Japan,as it did to me.
Did same for 21 days back in Feb-March. Now going in September with same back pack. You don't need a lot of stuff. Socks and underpants for 5-7 days, clothes for 3-4 days, wash it in coin laundry when needed (about 200-300yen per wash load). What else would you really need there? Just buy it there on the spot. Stuff is not that expensive. Even suitcases can be bought as low as 6000-7000 yen, and not a bad ones at that.
Is it crowded in February? I went in December 2022 and it wasn’t that crowded. Then December 2024 was very crowded. U reckon February since it is in middle of winter it’s less crowded?
@@MUSHIN_888 I just got home from spending almost all of December in Tokyo and the Osaka area, and most places I went weren't too bad. One thing that might have helped was the fact that I went to a lot of the busier temples and shrines later in the evening vs the day when most people go. shrines at night are so serene and peaceful it's like a completely different experience.
when I made my first trip in February of last year, it seemed like every place I went was just packed. my biggest mistake was going to universal studios on a Sunday, where ride lines were well over an hour (with a few pushing 3 hours) Disney Sea on a Thursday was a little better, but not by much. same went with the different shrines and such I visited.
I was thinking about doing it with a backpack next time too, just cause I wanna do the nakasendo route but I don’t want to deal with the headache of a suit case. Did you end up buying a suitcase and bring souvenirs at the end?
Really glad Y'all put the pod on here, it's another level in the Abroad-O-Sphere
Episode 9 was so good that they did it again
Landing in osaka on sunday!! Here we go!! Big trip to Kyushu! Had the tourist traps to my self back in kyoto and osaka in 2020. Can't wait! Nervous flyer too haha. Cant believe its veen 3 years since i last went. Thanks Chris, you helped introduce japan to me back in 2019
Loving the Osaka story, I'll be visiting Osaka for the first time in November and I can't say I'd be upset if a local wants to pick up my tab
Japan drinks aren’t even expensive as they are for some reason in western countires
Lol Connor actually slept on one of those sleep pods in his TH-cam Shorts.
Coffee sleeping pods?! Now this is the future
Yay chapters, thanks!! 🎉🎉🎉
Imagine using that sleeping pod after the last user drooled in their sleep, bleurgh.... or was a bit gassy...
I accidentally booked my last trip during golden week and landed in Tokyo Friday. It really was not too bad except for the train back from Harajuku back to Shinjuku. That is the only time I’ve ever really been packed in a train. The fear of going during golden week is a bit overblown imo.
I went during Golden Week and it was fine. I get that people like to go to places when they’re empty and quiet, but if you want to go to the largest city in the world then crowds are pretty much unavoidable lol
Like you I was only on an absolutely packed train once, and it was also in one of the super touristy places
Pete with no suitcase is crazy, I destroyed my back on day trips in Tokyo. He'll regret that in a week.
Could well be a Japanese Oktoberfest. The German "original" Oktoberfest will start this Saturday. 🍻 Cheers/Prost 🍺
Pete's going only with a backpack? This'll be worth a few larks surely
Hoping Pete has a great time on his trip to Japan! I do wish though that people would learn a little bit about the water that's going to be released to the ocean. Kyle Hill has a great video on it. In total, they're going to be adding 3 grams of that radioactive material to the pacific ocean over the course of 7+ years. The pacific ocean has 8000+ already.
About Pete travelling with one bag, I took one underseat bag with me for my trip.
I'll be leaving with 2 or 3 bags full of stuff I bought 😅
I'm not sure how he plans to fit 2 people's worth of stuff into one bag though...
Funny enough Connor has a TH-cam short where he tries out that napping booth; seems it wasn't terrible.
Hello both! I am in Osaka with hand luggage! On the way back I have to buy suitcase or send it to Uk by post. Is it easy to send a parcel around 15 kg? Please reply. I am your parent’s age and watching you!!!! You are very good and I love Japan!
12:49 Glad some people still take the mickey over that type of voice over 🤣
Have to listen to this one instead. It is nice to have a visual to the podcast but the flashing back and forth from light to dark is really hard to watch. Hope there's a good balance soon!
11:45 CDAWG-VA did a short video on this pod.
Pete, You really dont need to worry about covering your legs mate. No one is going to batter an eye lid. Just head out to the countryside and not a city sento and you'll be golden mate.
Connor slept in that vertical booth for a TH-cam short, definitely interesting...
I managed a 3 week trip this year with just a rucksack. Good luck getting through customs who assumed I was a drug dealer and interrogated me for an hour. I was kind enough to tell them which part of my bag contained the dirty clothes!
Connor made a short where he slept in one of those pods
Hi guys, could you please arrange your setups so that your mouths aren't blocked by the mic so often?
Pete the tourist backpacker man come'th
❤
CryoGENIC. There's no T in that word.
Also Chris: "Did I mess up any common words? No, not really"
Also also Chris: (has story on his channel where he fucked up いらっしゃいませ for absolute yonks by basically reversing its definition.
Stop saying cryogenically wrong 😂😂😂. Although I DO like the idea of being cryogenetically frozen.
you have to show us those silicone socks
"Ol dodgy leg" hahahha
"i'm not a demented overbearing man"
you should be...
Cryogenetically? shouldn't it be cryogenically?
does anyone else think thise pods are only useful for thin able-bodied people? at least the lay down ones can accommodate differnt types of bodies...
have you been to Japan? you just described the mass majority of the population.
Isn't it "cryogenic"? Don't think genetics are involved :P
I'm gonna turn my screen off. It feels wrong seeing you talk
Them sleep booths look like confessional booth lol