I think they need to start making some more vending machines to catch up with the population numbers 😉 What kind of things have surprised you guys about Japan?
The portion sizes were a wake up call. America has ridiculous portions. Hash browns would be a whole russet potato. In Japan, you might half of a Yukon Gold. 😂😂😂
I was amazed by the gas truck's eerie sound 😂 💜 Can't believe almost everything in Japan has its own themed song! Here in France the trash truck's only sound is the breaking noise of the bottles they pick up. Lol
I guess until the population/vending machine ratio changes to your preference, you can read or watch 自動販売機に生まれ変わった俺は迷宮を彷徨う to get your vending machine fix? o.O
Auld Lang Syne means "old long since" literally but better translated as "times gone by". It's played at New Year's to remind you to remember the year that's passed as the New Year comes :)
The lace curtain is a thing in the UK too. Especially with the older generation. We call them 'net curtains' I rent a house here and it came with them. Means you can have the main curtains open and you can look out but others can't see into your house!
You pair make me laugh so much 😂. Your videos make my day. Emma, you would definitely need your noise cancelling headphones 🎧 on New Year's Eve in England and Scotland because we drunkenly sing Auld Lang Syne on the stroke of midnight 🎉. I've sung it for years but still don't know all the words 😂
I'm an expat in China and went to Japan to visit this past January and found it hilarious that you find Japan so loud because compared to China I found it so quiet, and the noises were quite cute 🤣 In China people yell everything!
I clicked on this first just because I saw you both! I genuinely LOVE the energy you two have together in content. It's fun, funky and enjoyable. Thank you for this video! I found myself nodding a lot in agreement hahahaha
Aggretsuko karaoke is definitely a vibe! I agree with the anime aesthetic. I was surprised to see anime used in advertising. I was not prepared for the trash sorting when I got here, but I’ve gotten used to it. Same with no trash bins anywhere! I got used to that too. And a random thought, but I feel like the napkins they give you in restaurants are the worst.
Niijima-mura has some nice beaches, its technically Tokyo and the showers are free, they also have free bbq spaces too, you have to book it but it is free.
Loving Sarah's laugh every single time. So cuteeee. But I totally agree with getting a headache when around cig smells and smoke. Especially when I'm sick. When I'm sick the smell just feels like death to my entire being. I don't understand how other people can be sick and still want to smoke.
I'm Scottish and just remember Auld Lang Syne being the first song I hear every year after the bells on Hogmanay TV shows where everyone is linking arms, arms across there own body, sining it.
FYI the reason train transit services dont run late at night is because thats when they do track inspection and maintenance as to not interfere with peak traffic
I think what surprises me that you can rent a fridge to store your grocery's and continue your shopping when you are out and about and also those umbrella drying stands where you can dry your umbrella before entering a store so you don't leave a trail of rain water behind you
How dare you slag of Auld Lang Syne 😂we sing that at midnight every Hogmanay in Scotland to bring in the new year, im sure its sung in other countries to.
It's really funny to hear your chat. Thank you! Closing song in the middle of chat is called "Hotaru no hikari", ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9B%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%85%89. It's really common song for graduate season in Japan and is well used as a closing song to send customers to home. 🙂
It's so funny that the Yakiimo song sounds haunted to you 😂 To me as a Japanese that reminds me of a good old day, asking your mum or dad to get some hot delish sweet potatos in the cold winter time 😊
As someone who grew up in the 90's with a smoking parent prior to the laws shifting here in Canada, I can say it was a nostalgic vibe of the worst kind when I REdiscovered those "smoking sections" and indoor smoking on my trip in 2007... :'D It was probably the most shocking thing I encountered, out of a lot of very new experiences that one was quite unexpectedly old. I remember what it was like going to restaurants when it was still legal to smoke inside, and how we always had to sit there for mom. She doesn't smoke anymore, but it took her so long to get there... So glad she's remained free from the ciggies! :)
Unless it’s Okinawa (or one of the other few pretty beach areas like Izu), you’ll probably be disappointed in the beaches here 😂 the beaches in Greece are on my euro bucket list 😍
The smoking thing, I don't smoke but my parents do. You can't buy cigarettes from a vending machine without a taspo which is only available for people residing in Japan. Alternatively, you can just go to 7/11 or others to get some darts. Also, the smoking rooms are intense, I vape so I have to be in there too and the lack of oxygen is INSANE. Comparing JB-Hifi to Bic Camera, Bic is intense like you need sunnies to go in there. Also, the surprising thing cabs are CHEAP compared to Australia. I was quoted $50AUD to go from South Yarra to Melbourne CBD whereas Uber was just under $20 but Akasaka to Shinjuku at like 4am like 1500 yen.
For the ambient noise, after a while your mind tunes it out. Though people visiting for the first time you just get bombarded with all the sights and sounds. But the effect is more muted if you’re coming from metropolitan area.
I remember the "last train" when I was in a club near Shinjuku for the fist time. All these kids asleep under the tables. I asked my friend what was going on and he said, "they missed the train". I couldn't believe it. The lack of seats in parks struck me as well. Looking for a dose of nature I went to the big park near Harajuku and ended up walking aimlessly around until a pidgeon fell at my feet being eaten by crows. That was enough nature for the day.
You forgot about the Hard off jingle. And yes, I've done Tokyo to Sapporo. I love looking at how the scenery changes from Tokyo grey buildings to the greenery of Hokkaido.
As a kid that grew up with smoking in the 80's in bowling alleys and bars and restaurants. If I go into a bowling alley or bar its really weird for me that they DONT smell like smoke now. I never smoked but I just got so used to that being part of the atmosphere of those places that I kind of miss it. I think its more nostalgia than anything.
The "everyone is a vending machine" version of Tokyo is a thing if you dig the infinite worlds hypothesis. The vending machines gets treats out of humans that stand on the side of the road. And the "new years" song is Scottish.
interesting that drinking and smoking is restricted in australia. everything you told about this topic in japan is the same as in germany including the vending machines for that. The get out song btw is "Auld Lang Syne" which is a scotish folk song...
Its nuts that Auld Lang Syne is played as a f*ck off song in stores over there 😂. Im from the UK and associate it with New Years Eve, it always brings back proper old memories from my childhood and my grandparents singing it after it struck midnight. I always knew the song was Scottish in origin. I had to google it after watching your video and it was originally a poem by Robert Burns. "auld lang syne” is Scottish-Gaelic for “old long since,” or, more idiomatically, “days gone by” or “time long past". Anyways great video as always, please keep up the awesome content. Long viewer first time commenter from the UK.
"Liquorland" would be pretty high on a hypothetical list of things I wouldn't expect to see on a j-vlog 😳😄 Not close-close, but there is a number of beautiful beaches on the Izu peninsula (apparently). Perfect if one has (/hires) a half-decent scooter or motorbike. Hadn't thought about it but you're right: I am super picky and abnormally sensitive to music I don't like (on the flipside, I get pretty high on music that I like), so _I can't_ imagine working long days on a workplace where they play the same (bad) jingle, at top volume, hour after hour 😡 (o.m.g.... _sunflower-sunflower_ 🎶... : I would jump overboard, 100%...)
I used to work in a grocery store and would hear the same announcements hours on end everyday….. the other day I went to one of the branches of that store and it was visceral hearing the same announcements again 😭 was at the perfect moment too because I was just thinking about maybe applying to work there again after school, and mid-thought the announcement came on and I was just like “…ah, nevermind”
back in 2012 when I was in Japan for the first time the Station or at least my entrance always closed around 10pm already .... for me this was really weird like yeah in my small town in Germany they also did only run till about midnight but seeing stations in tokyo closing down at 10pm was really weird for me.
Auld Lang Syne is a Scottish song and is sung at New Year yes. Funnily enough New York New York is also a F Off song at weddings, haha. So if you hear that it's time to go.
You two would suffer if you came to a beach in Connecticut! A lot of "beaches" are like 20 feet of rocks and shells until you hit the... questionable... water of Long Island Sound. There are some actual beaches (with sand!) but they're nothing compared to the beaches I saw when I lived in Florida. Then again, nobody's coming here for the beaches lmao. (If you do ever visit this corner of the US though, I recommend going to the New Haven area. Best pizza, full stop. Pepe's, Sally's, and Modern are the "big 3" but Zuppardi's over in West Haven is better imo and with way shorter wait times. It'd even be worth it to take the train up from NYC just to try out. //obligatory New Haven style apizza shoutout)
What was most jarring for me was how much English there is! Signs, menus, announcements on the train, all done in both Japanese and English. The second most shocking thing for me was the opposite of you guys. You say it's loud and lots of noises. I am from the USA, I am used to crowded places being deafening with everyone all talking over one another and announcements blaring louder than even that. In Japan? Unless it's a weekend, everyone is quiet, all over the streets, even the trains themselves are much more quiet than the subways I grew up with in Boston and NYC.
the lack of seating, the lack of public water refill stations and the lack of trash cans really caught surprised me when i visited for the first time last june. i knew about the trash cans beforehand but i didn't think there was actually going to be no trashcans lol.
Leaving out trash in a gargantuan city like Tokyo is just asking for the city to be overrun by cockroaches and rats with absolutely no way to wipe them out. Shinjuku is having a huge rat infestation right now because people are starting to litter.
Lol yes Auld Lang Syn is a song traditionally sung around new years to bring in the new and sing out the old. So, I guess, it does make some sense to use it to signal the closing of the shop for the night... lol
ONE MILLION PERCENT agree with the wondering why everyone keeps their curtains closed in Japan, so claustrophobic!! and every house has frosted glass windows 😤 OR NOW in modern houses teeeeny tiny slim windows that remind me of the window in the dungeon cell that Pazu gets put into in Laputa haha
Auld Lang Syne is traditionally played and sung at the stroke of midnight to bring in the new year in the U.S. and I don’t know where else. This doesn't mean you have to leave the party lol.
As far as ID checks on vending machines, I'm pretty sure you have to have a licence which is scanned or something. That's what my brother told me anyway and he's lived in Tokyo since 2014.
"Google' said they're 5.52 million vending machines in Japan in 2023. They're 125.8 million people in Japan, so 1 vending machine for every 23. That is still a lot!
Jumping on the Japan is anime. I remember first walking out of Kyoto station and looking up and seeing the observation tower and thinking man, how many times have I seen Godzilla destroy that thing?
I noticed the lights are so bright in some stores like Bic Camera that it bleaches the nintendo switch games , If you look at the case they go from red to pink depending how long they've been on the shelf
Very relatable experiences! Except for the Australia-specific ones 😅. Free BBQ spots everywhere? And what's that stuff you don't need to bring yourself?
there are some vending machines with ID check where you need to scan your card or something cant remember, they're usualy red. though as many things in japan is based on trust system, same as in 7/11 where you only need to tap the screen yes im above the age of 20 or what it is :P Also regarding vehicle with "music" i was walking down a neighborhood in Nakano, and i found it thinking i could buy an ice cream, no! it was a bakery truck like what xD Hate how early the trains stops, really wish they went every 1 indeed, thats why i usualy stay close to where i'm going out to drink so i dont need to worry about it when i travel to japan.
think when people say it's not like anime are partially right. It'd be weird of everyone talked like they do in the shows, like super exaugurated. & H20 was great! We got a few good Ausey shows here in the UK. My favourite was Around the Twist!
I take the Tokido line every day and there are train delays all the time. While I just don’t expect trains to be late like the UK or USA, it’s not unusual for them to be delayed by 1-5 mins here.
Another myth busted:I thought trains WERE perfectly on schedule in Japan. Thanks, Berkatse2. But I bet it's not filthy and all the escalators work. I was shocked to see them working on the escalator in the light rail station downtown last night. Maybe it's the influence of the nearby Uniqlo that opened recently...
Ahhh smoking in Japan. Brings back bad memories lol. I lived in Osaka 92-94. There were not smoking areas outdoors then. People pretty much smoked wherever. The worst was my office. I was a salaryman for Mita and probably 15-20 people on the floor. All desks together and the majority smoked at their desks. I'm allergic. I couldn't handle it. They actually created a smoking area by the window. Might have been the first non smoking 🚭 floor in all of japan😊. The non smokers were so happy, but it turned out the smokers loved it too cuz they could take a break away from everyone. The planes were the worst. My dad would use his miles to upgrade me to business that has a small area up top with no smoking, but the main cabin was so nasty. 18 hrs on a plane with smokers. Glad those days are past
I've never been to Japan but when it comes to the Anime thing, I've always been under the impression that the locations are fairly realistic (since you can in many cases find that they've been made with real locations as reference), it's just that the situations and the people that are unrealistic. It's not like every school has a yandere girl and a bully with a pompadour shouting "TEEEMEEEE" while swinging his iron pipe 😃 Though at times I do wonder if some of those extreme characters (like the pompadour bully) has ANY connection to reality, if they ever existed, or if they're 100% made up, fictional characters.🤔
The pompadour boys was actually a thing back up until the '80s. Basically they were groups of boys who were rebellious against adults - breaking school rules by having pompadours, baggy clothing, smoking cigs, and riding rigged motorcycles. They were called 不良 (furyou) or ヤンキー (Yankee). They are an endangered species today, but they will spring up en masse on 成人の日 (Seijin no Hi. A day to celebrate minors becoming legal adults).
I remember being surprised how big the Nobi family's house in Doraemon is. They're just a mddle class family in Tokyo, shoudn't they be in a cramped apartment? And Mama Nobi even complains how small it is😮. It's got two storeys, the kid has his own bedroom, and there's a nice back yard. I didn't see houses like that in real estate listings for Nerima Ward. I think a lot the day-to-day stuff is probably realistic, though. The urban built environment, the social dynamics, food culture, stuff like that. The science-fantasy elements overlay a depiction of ordinary Japanese life, I presume.
Currently in Japan, bought beer from a vending machine yesterday. There is no ID check, a child could very easily go up to one and buy a beer. Tbh I wonder about the convenience store checks, i just press a button that tells them i promise im over 20. I imagine the enforcement is the fear of being caught, or the communal pressure not to break the rules? Or Japan's full of drunk kids idk.
LOL, re: cigarette vending machines? You have to take your ID and get a special RFID card that lets you buy from them, just like the alcohol vending machines.
13:12 Interested viewers can hear more about the full Japan shopping experience from Dogen's excellent retrospective on shopping: th-cam.com/video/NH0Ik8jAi-8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3t_Z0bNI690LRJkh
The reason the trains stop at night is that the people who live near the tracks wouldn't be able to sleep if the trains came by at the middle of the night.
Aus. sounds a lot like the U.S., where Auld Lang Syne is THE song of New Year's! Sorry your stores are so overwhelmed with jingles and lights. Meanwhile, smoking indoors is such an outdated thing in the states. Most places don't allow it anymore, and I also prefer it that way. But, knowing how old fashioned you guys say Japan's offices can be, with fax machines still in use, and ladies dutifully pouring tea, this didn't surprise me too much. Thanks for sharing this!
If vending machines gained sentience and started a war against mankind. At 3.9M they could take on countries the size of Croatia or less and succeed in their world dominance. Imagine it, nearly 4 million people laid dead, crushed under a vending machine in a smoking war torn no-mans land... i smell an anime.
I think they need to start making some more vending machines to catch up with the population numbers 😉 What kind of things have surprised you guys about Japan?
Unfortunately, the population numbers might catch up to the vending machine numbers faster than the other way around 😢
The portion sizes were a wake up call. America has ridiculous portions. Hash browns would be a whole russet potato. In Japan, you might half of a Yukon Gold. 😂😂😂
I was amazed by the gas truck's eerie sound 😂 💜
Can't believe almost everything in Japan has its own themed song!
Here in France the trash truck's only sound is the breaking noise of the bottles they pick up. Lol
About 5,520,000 vending machines according to the Googles
I guess until the population/vending machine ratio changes to your preference, you can read or watch 自動販売機に生まれ変わった俺は迷宮を彷徨う to get your vending machine fix? o.O
I'm a voice teacher, brought me so much joy knowing you girls go karaoke solo, sing your hearts out 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Auld Lang Syne means "old long since" literally but better translated as "times gone by". It's played at New Year's to remind you to remember the year that's passed as the New Year comes :)
❤😊My favorite duo. Emma + Sarah = great fun 😊❤
The lace curtain is a thing in the UK too. Especially with the older generation. We call them 'net curtains' I rent a house here and it came with them. Means you can have the main curtains open and you can look out but others can't see into your house!
I don't open any of my curtains. Most passer's by think the house is abandoned. Exactly how I intend.
You pair make me laugh so much 😂. Your videos make my day. Emma, you would definitely need your noise cancelling headphones 🎧 on New Year's Eve in England and Scotland because we drunkenly sing Auld Lang Syne on the stroke of midnight 🎉. I've sung it for years but still don't know all the words 😂
I'm an expat in China and went to Japan to visit this past January and found it hilarious that you find Japan so loud because compared to China I found it so quiet, and the noises were quite cute 🤣 In China people yell everything!
I clicked on this first just because I saw you both! I genuinely LOVE the energy you two have together in content. It's fun, funky and enjoyable. Thank you for this video! I found myself nodding a lot in agreement hahahaha
Thank you so much!
Aggretsuko karaoke is definitely a vibe! I agree with the anime aesthetic. I was surprised to see anime used in advertising.
I was not prepared for the trash sorting when I got here, but I’ve gotten used to it. Same with no trash bins anywhere! I got used to that too. And a random thought, but I feel like the napkins they give you in restaurants are the worst.
Niijima-mura has some nice beaches, its technically Tokyo and the showers are free, they also have free bbq spaces too, you have to book it but it is free.
Loving Sarah's laugh every single time. So cuteeee.
But I totally agree with getting a headache when around cig smells and smoke. Especially when I'm sick. When I'm sick the smell just feels like death to my entire being. I don't understand how other people can be sick and still want to smoke.
Thats why i love shopping in Hard Off. the background music is so subtle you would hardly know its even playing 🤣
Funny list! But yeah, love that I can eat by myself alone. Love it
Auld Lang Syne is Scottish. Should be played with bagpipes at midnight on new year's eve.
I'm Scottish and just remember Auld Lang Syne being the first song I hear every year after the bells on Hogmanay TV shows where everyone is linking arms, arms across there own body, sining it.
"Tinny and a chill". Peak Oz.
Actually picked up saying tinny from my British friend 😂
FYI the reason train transit services dont run late at night is because thats when they do track inspection and maintenance as to not interfere with peak traffic
I think what surprises me that you can rent a fridge to store your grocery's and continue your shopping when you are out and about and also those umbrella drying stands where you can dry your umbrella before entering a store so you don't leave a trail of rain water behind you
that "leave the store" song is America's new years eve song.
How dare you slag of Auld Lang Syne 😂we sing that at midnight every Hogmanay in Scotland to bring in the new year, im sure its sung in other countries to.
It's really funny to hear your chat. Thank you! Closing song in the middle of chat is called "Hotaru no hikari", ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9B%8D%E3%81%AE%E5%85%89. It's really common song for graduate season in Japan and is well used as a closing song to send customers to home. 🙂
thank you, girls! :)
It's so funny that the Yakiimo song sounds haunted to you 😂 To me as a Japanese that reminds me of a good old day, asking your mum or dad to get some hot delish sweet potatos in the cold winter time 😊
The vending machine made me laugh, kept rewatching it lol 😅
As someone who grew up in the 90's with a smoking parent prior to the laws shifting here in Canada, I can say it was a nostalgic vibe of the worst kind when I REdiscovered those "smoking sections" and indoor smoking on my trip in 2007... :'D It was probably the most shocking thing I encountered, out of a lot of very new experiences that one was quite unexpectedly old. I remember what it was like going to restaurants when it was still legal to smoke inside, and how we always had to sit there for mom. She doesn't smoke anymore, but it took her so long to get there... So glad she's remained free from the ciggies! :)
15:40 here in the UK we sing auld lang syne after the new years fireworks on new years day
Yay about time you brought Emma over!! ❤ you both!
Being greek, i would feel the same disappointment about Tokyo beaches 😅
Unless it’s Okinawa (or one of the other few pretty beach areas like Izu), you’ll probably be disappointed in the beaches here 😂 the beaches in Greece are on my euro bucket list 😍
Ya, I've started wearing my noise canceling headphones when I go out, even if I am not actually listening to music. Helps me to not get overwhelmed.
Never a dull moment with Emma and Sarah. Sending Love To The Both Of You. ❤😊
The smoking thing, I don't smoke but my parents do. You can't buy cigarettes from a vending machine without a taspo which is only available for people residing in Japan. Alternatively, you can just go to 7/11 or others to get some darts. Also, the smoking rooms are intense, I vape so I have to be in there too and the lack of oxygen is INSANE. Comparing JB-Hifi to Bic Camera, Bic is intense like you need sunnies to go in there. Also, the surprising thing cabs are CHEAP compared to Australia. I was quoted $50AUD to go from South Yarra to Melbourne CBD whereas Uber was just under $20 but Akasaka to Shinjuku at like 4am like 1500 yen.
The Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera jingles are actually very soothing. Maybe even therapeutic.
For the ambient noise, after a while your mind tunes it out. Though people visiting for the first time you just get bombarded with all the sights and sounds. But the effect is more muted if you’re coming from metropolitan area.
that was hilarious, but also terrifying... fear the gas man! 🤣
As soon as Emma started talking about noises in markets, “Bii-ku Bi-ku Bi-ku Bicamera” popped into my head
I love how animated Emma is in this video 😂😂😂`
I remember the "last train" when I was in a club near Shinjuku for the fist time. All these kids asleep under the tables. I asked my friend what was going on and he said, "they missed the train". I couldn't believe it. The lack of seats in parks struck me as well. Looking for a dose of nature I went to the big park near Harajuku and ended up walking aimlessly around until a pidgeon fell at my feet being eaten by crows. That was enough nature for the day.
Lol, I remember scrambling for the "last train" in NYC and was so glad I made it because I woulda been so screwed if I had missed it.
You forgot about the Hard off jingle. And yes, I've done Tokyo to Sapporo. I love looking at how the scenery changes from Tokyo grey buildings to the greenery of Hokkaido.
Its nice to see both Sarah and Emily doing more videos on their channels.
As a kid that grew up with smoking in the 80's in bowling alleys and bars and restaurants. If I go into a bowling alley or bar its really weird for me that they DONT smell like smoke now. I never smoked but I just got so used to that being part of the atmosphere of those places that I kind of miss it. I think its more nostalgia than anything.
I love the yakimo cart.
Hi, Sarah! Love seeing your channel grow. ^_^
Thank you! :)
The eyes!
This video topic is hilarious!
love hearing these gals and their opinions!
The "everyone is a vending machine" version of Tokyo is a thing if you dig the infinite worlds hypothesis. The vending machines gets treats out of humans that stand on the side of the road. And the "new years" song is Scottish.
Number 6 was a very welcome culture shock to me
i laughed so hard at the vending machine quip lol
interesting that drinking and smoking is restricted in australia. everything you told about this topic in japan is the same as in germany including the vending machines for that.
The get out song btw is "Auld Lang Syne" which is a scotish folk song...
Great video! Learn a lot from hearing your experiences. @seerasan do you guys do tours in Japan by any chance?
Its nuts that Auld Lang Syne is played as a f*ck off song in stores over there 😂. Im from the UK and associate it with New Years Eve, it always brings back proper old memories from my childhood and my grandparents singing it after it struck midnight. I always knew the song was Scottish in origin. I had to google it after watching your video and it was originally a poem by Robert Burns.
"auld lang syne” is Scottish-Gaelic for “old long since,” or, more idiomatically, “days gone by” or “time long past".
Anyways great video as always, please keep up the awesome content. Long viewer first time commenter from the UK.
"Liquorland" would be pretty high on a hypothetical list of things I wouldn't expect to see on a j-vlog 😳😄 Not close-close, but there is a number of beautiful beaches on the Izu peninsula (apparently). Perfect if one has (/hires) a half-decent scooter or motorbike.
Hadn't thought about it but you're right: I am super picky and abnormally sensitive to music I don't like (on the flipside, I get pretty high on music that I like), so _I can't_ imagine working long days on a workplace where they play the same (bad) jingle, at top volume, hour after hour 😡
(o.m.g.... _sunflower-sunflower_ 🎶... : I would jump overboard, 100%...)
I used to work in a grocery store and would hear the same announcements hours on end everyday….. the other day I went to one of the branches of that store and it was visceral hearing the same announcements again 😭 was at the perfect moment too because I was just thinking about maybe applying to work there again after school, and mid-thought the announcement came on and I was just like “…ah, nevermind”
back in 2012 when I was in Japan for the first time the Station or at least my entrance always closed around 10pm already .... for me this was really weird like yeah in my small town in Germany they also did only run till about midnight but seeing stations in tokyo closing down at 10pm was really weird for me.
That song you talked about is school’s graduation song, it’s called hotaru no hikari I think!
Dark sand generally is volcanic sand people, it's not really surprising since Japan is composed by multiple volcano islands...
This was so funny
Auld Lang Syne is a Scottish song and is sung at New Year yes. Funnily enough New York New York is also a F Off song at weddings, haha. So if you hear that it's time to go.
Big Big Big Big Big camera 😂 ドンドンドンドーんき ドン・キホーテ
You two would suffer if you came to a beach in Connecticut! A lot of "beaches" are like 20 feet of rocks and shells until you hit the... questionable... water of Long Island Sound. There are some actual beaches (with sand!) but they're nothing compared to the beaches I saw when I lived in Florida. Then again, nobody's coming here for the beaches lmao.
(If you do ever visit this corner of the US though, I recommend going to the New Haven area. Best pizza, full stop. Pepe's, Sally's, and Modern are the "big 3" but Zuppardi's over in West Haven is better imo and with way shorter wait times. It'd even be worth it to take the train up from NYC just to try out. //obligatory New Haven style apizza shoutout)
What was most jarring for me was how much English there is! Signs, menus, announcements on the train, all done in both Japanese and English. The second most shocking thing for me was the opposite of you guys. You say it's loud and lots of noises. I am from the USA, I am used to crowded places being deafening with everyone all talking over one another and announcements blaring louder than even that. In Japan? Unless it's a weekend, everyone is quiet, all over the streets, even the trains themselves are much more quiet than the subways I grew up with in Boston and NYC.
... Cant help but wonder if 'no salt and vinegar chips' is going to make the list...
Bonus one for number 14 🫣
You gals are a riot! Love the energy!
You should make more vids together! XD
Keep up the awesome work.
the lack of seating, the lack of public water refill stations and the lack of trash cans really caught surprised me when i visited for the first time last june. i knew about the trash cans beforehand but i didn't think there was actually going to be no trashcans lol.
Leaving out trash in a gargantuan city like Tokyo is just asking for the city to be overrun by cockroaches and rats with absolutely no way to wipe them out.
Shinjuku is having a huge rat infestation right now because people are starting to litter.
Most Australian moment: the beach should be just down the road.
Lol yes Auld Lang Syn is a song traditionally sung around new years to bring in the new and sing out the old. So, I guess, it does make some sense to use it to signal the closing of the shop for the night... lol
ONE MILLION PERCENT agree with the wondering why everyone keeps their curtains closed in Japan, so claustrophobic!! and every house has frosted glass windows 😤 OR NOW in modern houses teeeeny tiny slim windows that remind me of the window in the dungeon cell that Pazu gets put into in Laputa haha
Auld Lang Syne is traditionally played and sung at the stroke of midnight to bring in the new year in the U.S. and I don’t know where else. This doesn't mean you have to leave the party lol.
They both learned about Auld Lang Syne at the same time 😂
As far as ID checks on vending machines, I'm pretty sure you have to have a licence which is scanned or something. That's what my brother told me anyway and he's lived in Tokyo since 2014.
"Google' said they're 5.52 million vending machines in Japan in 2023. They're 125.8 million people in Japan, so 1 vending machine for every 23. That is still a lot!
Jumping on the Japan is anime. I remember first walking out of Kyoto station and looking up and seeing the observation tower and thinking man, how many times have I seen Godzilla destroy that thing?
I noticed the lights are so bright in some stores like Bic Camera that it bleaches the nintendo switch games , If you look at the case they go from red to pink depending how long they've been on the shelf
That’s insane 😨
Very relatable experiences! Except for the Australia-specific ones 😅. Free BBQ spots everywhere? And what's that stuff you don't need to bring yourself?
there are some vending machines with ID check where you need to scan your card or something cant remember, they're usualy red.
though as many things in japan is based on trust system, same as in 7/11 where you only need to tap the screen yes im above the age of 20 or what it is :P
Also regarding vehicle with "music" i was walking down a neighborhood in Nakano, and i found it thinking i could buy an ice cream, no! it was a bakery truck like what xD
Hate how early the trains stops, really wish they went every 1 indeed, thats why i usualy stay close to where i'm going out to drink so i dont need to worry about it when i travel to japan.
think when people say it's not like anime are partially right. It'd be weird of everyone talked like they do in the shows, like super exaugurated.
& H20 was great! We got a few good Ausey shows here in the UK. My favourite was Around the Twist!
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I take the Tokido line every day and there are train delays all the time. While I just don’t expect trains to be late like the UK or USA, it’s not unusual for them to be delayed by 1-5 mins here.
Bruh in the uk they just don't show up or there's a strike
Are they actually "delays", i.e. running late, or is it just the train stopping at the station until its official departure time?
@@ThreadBomb actual delays. Little red notifications on the board apologising for the tardiness etc.
Another myth busted:I thought trains WERE perfectly on schedule in Japan. Thanks, Berkatse2. But I bet it's not filthy and all the escalators work. I was shocked to see them working on the escalator in the light rail station downtown last night. Maybe it's the influence of the nearby Uniqlo that opened recently...
Wild that you can drink in public but not walk and eat.
Is that so? I eat cup ramen while walking.
Ahhh smoking in Japan. Brings back bad memories lol. I lived in Osaka 92-94. There were not smoking areas outdoors then. People pretty much smoked wherever. The worst was my office. I was a salaryman for Mita and probably 15-20 people on the floor. All desks together and the majority smoked at their desks. I'm allergic. I couldn't handle it. They actually created a smoking area by the window. Might have been the first non smoking 🚭 floor in all of japan😊. The non smokers were so happy, but it turned out the smokers loved it too cuz they could take a break away from everyone.
The planes were the worst. My dad would use his miles to upgrade me to business that has a small area up top with no smoking, but the main cabin was so nasty. 18 hrs on a plane with smokers. Glad those days are past
I would not of survived back then 😭😭
@@seerasan it was probably the single worst part of living in Japan. I'm proud I'm part of Japanese history lol. You're welcome 😁
Sarah, you're a genius! I would absolutely watch an anime where everyone in Japan is replaced with vending machines. Why isn't this a thing yet?!
There is an anime where the protagonist is turned into a vending machine. It’s called Reborn as a vending machine, I now wander the dungeon.
@@FlorkyDork It's Japan so I can't be that surprised... But I am impressed. We only missed it by 7 years. 😄
Agree😂, me chilling riding bike in my place and feel like i'm in Doraemon
I've never been to Japan but when it comes to the Anime thing, I've always been under the impression that the locations are fairly realistic (since you can in many cases find that they've been made with real locations as reference), it's just that the situations and the people that are unrealistic. It's not like every school has a yandere girl and a bully with a pompadour shouting "TEEEMEEEE" while swinging his iron pipe 😃
Though at times I do wonder if some of those extreme characters (like the pompadour bully) has ANY connection to reality, if they ever existed, or if they're 100% made up, fictional characters.🤔
Japanese greasers are totally a thing.
The pompadour boys was actually a thing back up until the '80s.
Basically they were groups of boys who were rebellious against adults - breaking school rules by having pompadours, baggy clothing, smoking cigs, and riding rigged motorcycles.
They were called 不良 (furyou) or ヤンキー (Yankee).
They are an endangered species today, but they will spring up en masse on 成人の日 (Seijin no Hi. A day to celebrate minors becoming legal adults).
I remember being surprised how big the Nobi family's house in Doraemon is. They're just a mddle class family in Tokyo, shoudn't they be in a cramped apartment? And Mama Nobi even complains how small it is😮. It's got two storeys, the kid has his own bedroom, and there's a nice back yard. I didn't see houses like that in real estate listings for Nerima Ward. I think a lot the day-to-day stuff is probably realistic, though. The urban built environment, the social dynamics, food culture, stuff like that. The science-fantasy elements overlay a depiction of ordinary Japanese life, I presume.
Karaoke is useful when you missed last train.
120 million walking vending machines
Brisbane does have Bluey now though haha
Hahaha there is an anime where a guy gets reborn into another world as a…. Vending machine 😂
What seriously?? Lmao
Back when I was still a smoker, Japan was absolute heaven 🥰🥰🥰. Did not feel judged just because I'm a smoker. I felt accepted compared to Australia.
Currently in Japan, bought beer from a vending machine yesterday. There is no ID check, a child could very easily go up to one and buy a beer. Tbh I wonder about the convenience store checks, i just press a button that tells them i promise im over 20. I imagine the enforcement is the fear of being caught, or the communal pressure not to break the rules? Or Japan's full of drunk kids idk.
Why don’t you do video where you do solo karaoke to your favourite j-pop songs
can someone explain #13 these two kept talking over each other
LOL, re: cigarette vending machines? You have to take your ID and get a special RFID card that lets you buy from them, just like the alcohol vending machines.
I had no idea I needed to go to city hall to pay resident tax. America doesn't do that crazy stuff.
13:12 Interested viewers can hear more about the full Japan shopping experience from Dogen's excellent retrospective on shopping:
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The reason the trains stop at night is that the people who live near the tracks wouldn't be able to sleep if the trains came by at the middle of the night.
I eat in Australia by myself regularly. Who's judging you ????
The rest of your list I do agree with though.
The environment with insistent music and voices intimidates your reasoning and leads you to buy compulsively.
Aus. sounds a lot like the U.S., where Auld Lang Syne is THE song of New Year's! Sorry your stores are so overwhelmed with jingles and lights. Meanwhile, smoking indoors is such an outdated thing in the states. Most places don't allow it anymore, and I also prefer it that way. But, knowing how old fashioned you guys say Japan's offices can be, with fax machines still in use, and ladies dutifully pouring tea, this didn't surprise me too much. Thanks for sharing this!
If vending machines gained sentience and started a war against mankind. At 3.9M they could take on countries the size of Croatia or less and succeed in their world dominance.
Imagine it, nearly 4 million people laid dead, crushed under a vending machine in a smoking war torn no-mans land... i smell an anime.
_That Time I Got Reincarnated as a __-Slime-__ vending machine_
None of my business but I'm nosy and these two are so cute together. Still waiting to see if they're dating.
Hey hey hey, enough of the brisbane hate 😢 + Bluey is based here!!!
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