Did I Hitchhike Across Japan in 12 Hours 🇯🇵
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- 🇯🇵 I wanted to see as much of Japan as possible so I decided to try hitch hike 247 miles from Osaka to Tokyo. On the adventure we get to meet Japanese people, try some Japanese food and see the country as we drive North. Will I make it?
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I know this was a year ago but pro-tip.... NEVER say "I don't like it" in any country when someone has gifted you food especially in Japan. It makes the person who gave it feel really bad (i know hindsight is 20/20) but practice instead a response like "Oh wow that's interesting" or "Oh I never tasted that before." Much much much more polite.
okay thanks for the advice, im a very honest person.
Keep ur censorship culture for yourself it's japan not Europe or America but i agree he could've said it in a better way not just not say it
@@marcyslaoal1364 you ok? who hurt you
I was given meatballs in Greece I tasted off out of politeness I smiled said very good so they offer me more!@@
@@roytwinberrow7956 bhahahah. Dont say they are good, you gotta say "oh interesting."
Brilliant yet again Dan. What a fantastic journey! The people of Japan are truly amazing and kind, for such an advanced country there is a charming innocense to them. Keep on living the dream brother...
Yesss mate! Always living the dream thank you so much for your kind words!!
this is definitely one of my favorite videos of yours...i love japan and the culture, so this was an awesome representation of that for me
This was one of my favorite videos as well. My other favorites are the North Korea one, it's one of my early ones. Also, my first Cuban video. My HAVANA video is my number 1 favorite.
@@whereisdan i loves your cuba videos and the north korea beach one was awesome too
Loved the chat with the young couple in the car! “Difficult but yes” 😂 very funny moment. If you’ve got any Japanese speaking friend get them to translate and get subs on so we can see what they say
Also, what amazing people in Japan.
They were probably saying 'This dumb dumb thinks he can do it, what a fool'
@@whereisdan 😂
As a child of the '80's I love hearing them call you Daniel San 🙂🙂🙂
YESSS! Exactly like Karate kid haha 🙂🙂🙂
Yes! BANZAI Daniel San BANZAI!!!
It's incorrect though. Daniel would have been referred to as Daniel-kun by his master or anyone older than him.
@@uno99 Huh didn't know that..
You are my newest travel youtuber that I am binging! I love what you are doing and I think very soon your channel will swell rapidly. Looking forward to the new content
You, have made me smile! Thanks for watching my videos and binging them!! :D
four hitchhikes, got two Mercedes driver. what a lucky guy.
and a free chinese meal!! :D
that couple were so so nice, insane how quick it was for you to get a ride and the random lady getting you drink🤣
I honestly waited about 40 minutes in total all day, it was surprisingly easy to hitch in Japan! :D
Been a fan of your content for a while now (from afar). Another great video. Hope your channel blows up and gets the recognition it deserves soon. Cheers mate
Thank you very very nice! Glad you see you comment so i can familiarise myself with people watching my videos! :D
Another amazing video. Reminds me of people like Bald and Bankrupt, Harald Baldr, Kurt Caz, and Simon Wilson. What a legend.
I wish i could invest in this channel like the stock market
You sir, are a badass.
this is one of the best japan videos ever, and i've never watched you before until now.
WOWZA. I feel privileged, thank you so much for your kind words!!
Watch my fist Japan video, i ended up staying with a Millionaire!
@@whereisdan oh shit !!!! yes i will watch.
Your voice sounds very calming, you'd be a great narrator
Man, what a journey! Thanks for taking us with you. It's amazing how nice everyone was. I once hitch hiked from Brussels to Paris (2 rides) but it took ages to get picked up.
When you're back in Korea, if you wanna come try out some jiu jitsu, let me know!
hitchhiking seems so fun, will definitely give it a go in some parts of South America! What made you decide to try in Brussels?
Hell yes mate!! Brussels to Paris sounds like a right adventure!!
What belt are you??
I will try in south america as well!!
@@whereisdan Purple! I started about 5 years ago here in Korea!
@@oldchannellll Studied abroad there for a year and had some friends doing the same down in Paris. We made a similar sign as Dan but it wasn't working so we ended up just chatting to people at a service station.
Wow! Only a 10 minute wait and in that time you were given 2 drinks. Absolutely amazing!
soooooo kind! if a japanese person was trying to hitch hike in england, within 2 minutes someone will pass by and shout out the window 'HITCHHIKING WANKER' and that person would be me.
That was legendary. I go to Japan all the time and never hitchhiked. Good stuff
give it a try next time mate!
Just found your channel yesterday and have been watching your Japan content. Great stuff! I like your style and it reminds me a lot of my early days in Japan before I got a 9 to 5 and a family.
Spent 10 years in the country. Used to live in Fuji City that you drove through here. During the summer months it's almost always cloudy or hazy and you'd be lucky to catch a glimpse of the mountain, but in the winters the views are amazing.
im going to so a massive trip next year and make videos in korea and japan!! :D
Great video again Dan! The hotel looks cool, and I'd love to try that Yogurt Drink. You have inspired me so much! Keep up the great content, been watching since the Cuba vlogs.
Thanks for watching my videos for so long, means a lot!!
Wow so friendly!!!! Love those little Japanese vans. My Dad worked on ships in the 60s and ended up missing his boat out of Tokyo. He had to sleep in Parked cars for a few nights until he called his Dad
who then put in a call to one of his surgeon colleagues. The surgeon met up with my Dad, then ended up putting him up in a 5 star until transport could be arranged. He was a major hitch-hiker too.
That sounds like a fantastic video!! I had so many crazy adventures like that when i was younger and wished i'd filmed them!! Thanks for watching my videos mate :D
Love your cheek. Lots of laugh out loud moments xx
Thanks xx
Super good content, mate! Wish you all the best!
Thanks lad! Have you been watching my korean series as well?
Phenomenal people!
Your good vibes attracts other good vibes.
What an awesome trip so far.
Good Viiiibes only!! Cheers BlazedBob, i'm happy to see your comments again! :D
The luck to find someone to put you hours down the road, multiple prefectures away, after TEN MINUTES is crazy 😂
I lived in Japan for just over a year back in 2014-2015. This video brought back some great memories!
I watch this back myself, it was the best trip of my life!! :D
Congratulations Dan!…. Yee Ha!…… You did it !…… Thanks for sharing another awesome experience…. I’m just chilling here in the USA on Sunday Morning and happy you put on a new video…… Made my day bro….☮️
I'm happy i made you day mate, glad you enjoyed your sunday!! :D
just discovered this channel. this is my current favorite. awesome show.
wow. i feel honoured!! Thanks for watching all my videos :D
All your rides were so nice. Were you lucky or are Japanese people just that nice!
I think Japanese people are just really friendly... because when I got back to Korea i tried to hitch hike and nobody stopped, we waited 5 hours.
you deserve so much more views. Keep it up please
we're gonna get to 100k subscribers this year!
Hey Dan a new viewer here have watched your Korean and Cuba visit's and a few of the ones from Japan very nice job glad you can or try to do the local langauges take good care i look forward to more and catch up on your older stuff.
hell yeah that's fantastic to hear!! I always really appreciate when a new subscriber tells me they've been enjoying all my content!! :D
I love everything about this ! Comfort is where dreams die ! And you are proving it in real time! If your ever in Toronto Canada or nice fra nce or Monaco I would show you around of just grab a brew
cheers lad!
Savage video 😅😅 im delighted that you’re blowing up
Videos are doing really well recently!! 100K Coming soon mate
@@whereisdan 1,000,000😉
Love your videos dan because they are so unexpected you never know what's going to happen next
I never know what's going to happen next, you're right!! That's why i enjoy making them and i do this even when i'm not filming!! :D
Good vibes! Similar channel to Bald and Bankrupt, Harald Baldr, Kurt Caz, and Simon Wilson. Keep it up Dan mate. Much love from Australia.
Thanks for watching my videos from all the way in Australia!! Hopefully one day i can be as big as them!!
You made it! Quality vid lad
It was a great adventure! Thank you so much for watching :D
Lovely video buddy. 👍
Thank you very very much!!!
Hey Dan, love your videos. Also quick question, what watch are you wearing? I'd like to get myself a similar one.
Cheers and がんばって！
I found it on a military beach near north korea. its a korean military casio.
Go to Nagoya Castle if u can. Also if its still open Hard Rock Cafe in Nagoya, Fushimi. In Tokyo check out Roppongi Hills. Also check out the Fish Market. Bc u hate FISH.
Mercedes girl rly cute n pure
she is very!!
Dan, I didn't know Japanese were so friendly. in Tokyo, why were the foods free?
They're the friendliest!! They were free because the owner of the restaurant gave me a lift and said i could eat for free!! :D
Happy for you! Hitching a ride like that would never happen in America. Best of luck in your ventures.
In America you would get shot!! Did you see my hitch hiking in Cuba video?
Very interesting, Dan! Going to Tokyo (from Toronto, Canada) next week and I do want to document some of the things I see on video- places and friends, most are musician friends. And, obviously there are some amazing sights and so on. But I don't think of what I'm doing as 'touristy'. Never rode a tour bus, never been in a tour group nor any of that. But I've toured various places in bands I've been in throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Like yourself, I agree about meeting people and how wonderful it can be, and I've been in some pretty rough places too, and often some of the people there were the friendliest. I did a lot of that (and hitchhiking across Canada, and from Berkeley California to Vancouver) when I was 19. But I've got to capture some of these 'new' memories on video. I thought I saw a Sony X3000 in one shot of this or another video of yours. I hope to do some drinking and have some fun with friends in Japan. I have an X3000 myself, and maybe should bring that, as it looks pretty sturdy should I drop it or something! Thanks for reminding me that I have one!
thanks for watching mate! please enjoy my other japanese videos and enjoy your time in japan!
Dan if I come to Japan for 8 days and wander around , is it better to just bring backpack with clothes? I usually bring a big suitcase when I travel but I feel it would be an issue on bullet trains and ect. But if limited on a few days of clothes how do you do laundry in Japan?
i travel the world with 1 40L backpack.
I lived in a city a few hours north of Tokyo and used to hitch quite frequently. Generally no problem but you need to get a lift as close as you can to Tokyo. Got dropped a few times in some random towns north of Tokyo and had to catch the train in the rest of the way, Was an adventure though and saved money.
yeah man for sure! watch this video tonight - Cuban Girl Shakes Dat Booty in my Face 🇨🇺
@@whereisdan Met an Austrian guy who lived in Yoyogi park in a tent for 3 months in Summer. Japan was the bomb
Ey up pal, been following your journey for a while now. Can I ask what camera you're using, I might invest in one myself!
easy geeza! using the sony fdr x 3000.
this should be a Netflix show
Korea and China uses Rice flour. Japanese Mochi is traditionally pounded Mochigome (Mochi Rice).
yummy! Thanks for watching mate, if you've go time i think you should watch my Cuban OR Korean series! :D
this is just fantastic!!! what a way to travel.
You seen all the Japanese videos??
Another great video. People so friendly..This wouldn't work in Kent. 😂
KENT!! I'm from Leeds and i have no idea where Kent is.
I know. I'm from Kent . It's a utopia south of London. Always warm and sunny. Never rains except on wednesday evenings. But locals aren't always friendly. Especially in seaside towns.
The people were so nice.
Its good to say you 're into MMA just in case they are a serial killer.(Joking)
We English could learn alot from them.
Ps you looked v pissed when that lady was showing you around.
Great vid
thanks for watching my mate !!
LMFAO HE BOUGHT THE COFFEE FOR YOU AHHJAHAHAHAHAHAH
I'm happy they appreciated the coffee and water i bought them!!
u got picked up so quickly all 5 times, especially at 5th time. got super lucky or that's just Japan :D
Super lucky, i tried hitch hiking in Korea and nobody picked me up.
16:48 I never knew they had Asda in Japan
its a fake asda!
@@whereisdan I’ve completed your Japan videos now mate, going to start on the Korean ones next. Brilliant content 🍻
Mount "Fiji" lmao great video man
a-wi-gato!
I'm so sorry for you my friend 😢😢😢😊
no problem
I've been googling those damn "kobe cheese stick cake japan" and I can't find anything for the life of me
Holy shit! You made it to Tokyo!
i couldn't believe it either!
Yet again another banger
Thanksssss I appreciate you!!! :D
💜
thanks !!
Actually planning to do Atami this fall! Well, maybe Hakone instead still TBD.
I want to visit it after meeting Suzuki san!!
Atami's a great little town, highly recommended! Has a long history as a romantic weekend getaway spot for Tokyoites. It's located on a cliffside so you get great views of the sea. Hot springs, dilapidated rusty old hotels, cozy little cafes run by 90 year old grandmas, a city centre beach, a ropeway up to a clifftop castle with a sex museum... All the good stuff.
@@zzzae I did Atami in October, was awesome. Water was very warm.
Great vid! Reminds me of my favorite youtubers, Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate
My favorites are Joe Rogan and Luis Elizondo
I saw your last video in this series which was fun, so I subbed to see this next one in the series! Japan is awsome. Im learning some Japanese right now for fun because I will go there sometime.
I strongly recommend watching the first video from this series, i stayed with a millionaire in his home!! :D
@@whereisdan Yeah I saw that one now! What a cool guy he is just letting you in like that. What did the guy do for work? Was it those shark repellent electrical stuff or what?
Such a chill guy.
That boot opened real quick...
They were desperate for me to get in!
Let’s gooooooo!
YEAHHHHH BOYYYYYY
That couple was swell.
super swell!
You meet the best people.
goo energy only!
Hi, japannese good guy😂
Start trip is like Phoenix to San Diego
it's a long way. have you ever tried anything like this?
I got a recommendation Dan. The discord right now is locked for subscribers (correct me if im wrong, and if i am, disregard the rest) - id suggest having the discord public to build the community among your frequent viewers and you, but have special subbed channels in the discord where maybe you give people additional info on your current whereabouts, or snapshots into future vids/special reels, and also still absolutely keep the whatsapp behind a sub (that will get too much if you begin to pickup numbers). But i think you'd builld a stronger community by having the discord public and posting it on every video description to make one-time viewers into long-time viewers.
Just my 2 cents from a well-meaning place.
It would also serve as a reliable pool of people to advertise dan-tours or other shinanigans you want to get the community in on.
Thanks for the advice bud, i'll take a look into it!! :D
Japanese seems very interested in foreign people. Been looking through a whole bunch of videos of the topic and it seems like most visitors on vacation never speaks to the locals (besides staff at stores/restaurants) and thus they get very curious. Kinda sad when you think about it.
It doesn't help that they have a hard time with English, even though they spend quite a lot of time with it in school. From my understanding they mostly learn grammar and writing, but very little listening/reading/talking.
Lovely video
Thank you very very much for watching !! I appreciate the support!! :D
Goody good
3:16 only in Osaka
Have you see that in other parts of Japan?? That's pretty normal In Seoul
@@whereisdan I have never been to Japan although I would like to go someday. I heard that people in Osaka are more social and open, even to foreigners.
Masterpiece!
Thanks mate, i really really appreciate it!
LEGEND!
YOU ARE A BADASS!!
Dan u Rock 🪨 💪🤙
thanks
Mount Fiji 😂
That's where the water comes from right?? haha
Rico ❤
Check out my Cuban series!!
Wowww
Thanks
Dan quit with the extremely lame click bait. It's lame.
x3
Unfortunately it's the only way to get massive views.
Its literally the only way to get into the algorithm, get angry at youtube not dan
It tastes like it sounds. Sh*t 😂😂😂
That Japanese girl is super cute 😍
indeed!! Got more cute girls appearing in my videos in the future!
That guy with a suit is definitely a multi-millionaire..
defo
Ahaha another belter
Cheeeeyaz Laddy!!
@@whereisdan You might have pulled off the most seamless hitchhiking transition known to man
I started with you latest episode. i'm watching backwards. Is that legal? Ha!
sounds good mate!! i have loads of videos from lots of other countries as well! :)
Bruh "arigato gozaimasu" Dan
my japanese is perfect.
Japanese people are so nice western culture is also very different but definitely not as kind
japanese people are very friendly! f
pretty girl!
Indeed!!
Perhaps the gentleman's assistant needed to polish his shoes?
The assistant should polish shoes!!
arrrrgh 13:49 mah man doing the 떡 dirty~! To be fair, I prefer the flavoured ones, e.g. the 꿀떡 that looks like round squishy testicles but jam-packed with honey inside.
떡 had to be the most popular thing in Korea but in my opinion it's the most flavorless, boring food on planet earth.
@@whereisdan 꿀떡 may surprise you then.
Great Vids !! Ari-Ga-Toe
Ari-Ga-Toe
Something something Bald and Bankrupt, also something Harald Baldr, did I mention Kurt Caz also Simon Wilson
Thanks mate! hahahahahahaha
Do you offer to pay for gas money (or at least 50%) to each driver who picks you up? I hope so!
Yes but many times they refuse!! and say NO NO NO
@@whereisdanYeah, I figured as much! The generosity here is off the charts. Good on ya for trying!
Good job putting the cutting device in your mouth so they cant use it
Great content but damn you gotta at least say arigato correctly... starts with an 'A' not an 'O' lmao. Mount Fiji? lmao bro come on
Ari-Ga-Toe, i know ZERO japanese haha, i'm totally butchering it. oh well.
Kutabare..
yes
Is this an Ali G type character, or legit?
ali D. D stands for d*ckhead.
I heard that there´s a place in Tokio where you can be breastfed. Can you do it for our entertainment? Thanks
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I would love that!! Haha
Should i make a video there?
@@whereisdan It would go viral!
5:15 wow I think you hit her mind
I did!!! hahaa
何気に偉そうにしてる奴だな
😮(┛✧Д✧))┛
yes
Can you take me to Tokyo........I ll pay for my meal(I should hope so!)......You really do have MOXY.....
My saying is Determination Will Prevail.
You're very intiltled mate, i see why easterner dont like westerners. You asked a large business owner to feed you and take you sll the way to Tokyo