Kamurocho vs. Kabukicho | Like a Dragon Comparison Series

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • Here's something I've been meaning to do for a while. This is a short comparison between spots in Yakuza's Kamurocho neighborhood and its real-world analogue, Kabukicho. I was only able to capture what I could, so this won't be super in-depth. And please pardon the narration; recording it was a lot harder that I realized it would be.
    Anyways, I hope you guys like it. If you do , hit that Like button, and let me know if you might want to see something else like this in the future.
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    0:00 Intro
    1:07 Kamurocho Tenkaiichi & Kabukicho Ichibangai
    2:29 Nakamichi St./Kamuro Theater/Millennium Tower & Shinjuku Toho Building
    4:15 Theater Square & Cinecity Square
    5:47 Miscellaneous
    6:13 Outro
    Songs used from the CZcams Audio Library:
    Norma Rockwell - 'Bond'
    Bad Snacks - 'Future City Funk'
    The Whole Other - 'The Missing Link'
    #ancientflounder #flounderingthroughlife #flounderingthroughjapan #Yakuza #RyuGaGotoku #龍が如く #Judgment #Kabukicho #Kamurocho #RGGStudio
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Komentáře • 88

  • @ancientflounder
    @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +24

    Thank you to everyone what has watched this video and helped it get up to over 4000 views. I really appreciate the support. I have a follow-up to this that is now available to watch. Please go check it out! Kamurocho & Kabukicho Revisited (Yakuza Series vs. Real Life Comparison) czcams.com/video/Qe1AVr2_4GE/video.html

  • @jasonlouis9140
    @jasonlouis9140 Před 4 lety +384

    I hope there are no invisible walls in kabukicho

  • @PackthatcameBack
    @PackthatcameBack Před 4 lety +105

    Well, the one thing that _really_ stands out to me is the how much more narrow the streets are in Yakuza

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +11

      I’d say they felt more narrow in Kabukicho. That’s just me, though.

  • @ricoco7891
    @ricoco7891 Před 4 lety +77

    Wow they really nailed the city. I thought Kamurocho was pretty similar to its real life counterpart, but I didn't expect it to be *this* similar. I thought that they took some inspiration here and there, but it's pretty much not only the same vibe, but some streets look damn near identical.

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +5

      It’s really surprising, especially upon a first visit. Check out the other video I have up that goes through more of the area the games cover.
      Dotonbori in Osaka is the same way, though I think the differences in scale are more noticeable. I should have a video up comparing that to Sotenbori pretty soon.

    • @JoCaTen
      @JoCaTen Před 3 lety +6

      Well, some say if you know your way around kamurocho then you know your way around kabukicho even though you've never been there
      Meanwhile I haven't learnt the way yet

  • @onnaquunevie9530
    @onnaquunevie9530 Před 3 lety +104

    It has become a tourist destination for several years now and is no longer a dangerous place. There are some famous Yakuza Mansion nearby. Now the really dangerous place has moved to Kobe.

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +8

      I'll have to investigate Kobe and see what they got going on there.

    • @Cliffem82
      @Cliffem82 Před 3 lety +32

      Yakuzas don’t bother normal people unless you have underground business. There’s basically no danger where Yakuzas are because they had power over unruly people like street gangs. We have problems with those people and foreign mafias since Yakuzas have been underpowered by anti-yakuza laws, which is incorporated in the scenario of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

    • @jamesdixon8390
      @jamesdixon8390 Před 3 lety +21

      The yakuza does still exist just in less number and they have no reason to bother you this is even true of kobe. Unless you are rude or don't show respect they won't bother you the real danger in kabukicho is the street hosts

    • @cmdrjanjalani
      @cmdrjanjalani Před 2 lety +2

      @Florida Man they will lure you in to their bars and clubs with cheap drinks then bill you through the nose and threaten you if you refuse. There are actually some side quests in the games about this scam. So yeah ignore the street hosts and research the legit bars.

    • @insanelyheinousbeefer
      @insanelyheinousbeefer Před 2 lety +14

      @@ancientflounder so did you run into SUSPICOUS MAN that was mad at you for "Struttin' around like you own the place"?

  • @ebindelgado9660
    @ebindelgado9660 Před 4 lety +63

    I have to go to Japan before I die. And this will be the 1st place I would go to

  • @bostydosty8772
    @bostydosty8772 Před 3 lety +54

    Me going to japan: kabukicho is a gud place
    A random guy with a patch in the eye: YO KIRYU CHAN!

  • @curtis701
    @curtis701 Před 4 lety +97

    You didn't have not to wreck the convenience store man

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +22

      Channeling Kiryu leads to large-scale conbini destruction.

    • @JJOOKER
      @JJOOKER Před 2 lety

      @@ancientflounder They changed the sega logo because i saw the same logo in other parts of japan , they change a lot of things but the place is pretty identical if you take in consideration the year that it was made.

  • @COUNTVLAIDMIR
    @COUNTVLAIDMIR Před 3 lety +23

    Did you see a guy in a full white suit and red undershirt?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +13

      No, but he might have been hiding inside Gindaco, grabbing some takoyaki. 😅

  • @GenyaArikado
    @GenyaArikado Před 4 lety +53

    I want more yakuzas going around in Kabukicho with glassy costumes

  • @driftshirofc9463
    @driftshirofc9463 Před 4 lety +18

    When I visit Japan this and mount akina is what I have to vist

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +5

      It’s about 3 1/2 hours to get up to Mt. Haruna from Tokyo. That’d be a nice overnight trip during Autumn.

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica Před 3 lety +4

    Went there one time and a red exclamation mark alarm suddenly appeared above my head, so I had to get the hell out of there.

  • @DarienAllen
    @DarienAllen Před 3 lety +10

    This was so awesome... I hope to do this walk myself in kabukicho a few years.

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +3

      Hope you can travel over there soon and explore. 💪🏻

  • @hoshizawa
    @hoshizawa Před 3 lety +10

    All fun and games until you meet mr.shakedowns

  • @windwind3170
    @windwind3170 Před rokem +7

    Even the people look like NPCs.

  • @brandonn161
    @brandonn161 Před 3 lety +2

    Just started Kiwami 2 and this video blew my mind! I had a feeling that it was based on a real location. Thank you so much for this video, I will definitely take my time walking about and exploring now!

  • @dr.loomis4221
    @dr.loomis4221 Před 2 lety +3

    One of the series where I don't mind just walking around and taking it all in.

  • @wtvrcms2mnd876
    @wtvrcms2mnd876 Před 2 lety +4

    If theres one thing they got wrong its how clean the streets are in real life

  • @cececola
    @cececola Před 2 lety +3

    Brought a smile to my face

  • @billykuuga
    @billykuuga Před 5 lety +12

    thankyou for making this comparison video :). hope you will make one in sotenbori as well

  • @maxhauser946
    @maxhauser946 Před 2 lety +5

    i really would love to go to japan one day! not quite sure now where i will go so i thought maybe i should play yakuza for the japanese vibe and when i finally go there everything seems a bit more familiair

  • @dra3s
    @dra3s Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @leonardoe9883
    @leonardoe9883 Před 4 lety +3

    Awesome video my dude

  • @ashtonellis2738
    @ashtonellis2738 Před 3 lety +3

    Eeee!!! I was there at the same time you were, I went to the Robot Restaurant for my birthday and we spent the rest of the week going to Shibuya, Akiba, Odaiba, Akasaka and many more places. It was really fun, I really miss it. At least there are no invisible walls, or else I wouldn't have even made it to Shinjuku.

  • @gwynbleidd8863
    @gwynbleidd8863 Před 5 lety

    Great job

  • @OtakugameFR
    @OtakugameFR Před 4 lety

    Nice vidéo !!!

  • @zerovine8025
    @zerovine8025 Před 3 lety +1

    This is very cool! If I may ask, what kind of thing you do there as a tourist? I heard it can be a dangerous place

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +4

      Eating and drinking, mostly. You can do that either within Kabukicho or take a short walk over to Golden Gai. That spot has a fair amount of places.
      Personally, I never felt in any danger, but I also had folks with me who knew spots to go to. As with any place, if something feels sketchy, then get out of there. I don’t think it would be that big of a problem, though. Something like Yelp or Tabelog would be good to point you towards legit spots.

  • @stopsayingitsunderrated5120

    So for someone who visited shinjuku once. I won’t mind finding a game that I could roam around to bring back memories of the place. Which would you suggest? Yakuza or another franchise? If yakuza which one would you suggest? One of your game clips even has an apa hotel in it.

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +7

      Yakuza 6 and Judgment have the most accurate maps so far, I would say. Those would be good if you want to explore around a bit and just take in the sights.
      Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Kamurocho has a few things that are more accurate to real life. But, that game also completely changes some parts of the map.

    • @stopsayingitsunderrated5120
      @stopsayingitsunderrated5120 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ancientflounder thanks for the reply

  • @InstaCody
    @InstaCody Před 3 lety +11

    Tokyo is a real place?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 3 lety +5

      It is, though at times, it feels like a weird fever dream. lol

  • @kimbalwong
    @kimbalwong Před 3 lety +2

    The main different is that bicycle is not available in Kabukicho

  • @d15z1sux
    @d15z1sux Před 3 lety +9

    Why has no one done a Kiryu cosplay in Kabukicho? Is it because you would risk getting your ass kicked by the real Yakuza? >_

    • @sandro2355
      @sandro2355 Před 3 lety +6

      There’s not that much Yakuza. Since 1992 they’ve been given some very hard time by authorities.

    • @PrinceAkaiVtuber
      @PrinceAkaiVtuber Před 5 měsíci

      I'd probably will cosplay him when I get there

  • @user-yr7vf8se3z
    @user-yr7vf8se3z Před 2 lety +5

    Don’t go chasing the yakuza. It’s not safe

  • @tinyspeaker
    @tinyspeaker Před 6 měsíci

    Can't wait to visit myself

  • @shaquantucker7463
    @shaquantucker7463 Před 2 lety +5

    No random fights?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 2 lety +6

      I kept waiting for someone to yell at me and the music to hit, but nope. 😅

  • @muhamadsyahdanprabu5809
    @muhamadsyahdanprabu5809 Před 4 lety +3

    question is how many thugs/yakuzas have you encountered?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 lety +9

      In real life? Probably none. Or if they were, they hide it very well.

  • @PLYTATN
    @PLYTATN Před 8 měsíci +1

    I was always wondering what is Serena Bar in Kabukicho looks like, guess this video just show that there isn't even a bar in that place lol

  • @AL-FIKRII
    @AL-FIKRII Před 4 měsíci

    I feel like kamurocho or kabukicho in real life are my hometown even though i never left this country

  • @Hieuroic
    @Hieuroic Před 5 měsíci

    So the Millennium Tower IRL is a large hotel building with Godzilla? Makes me want to reserve a room there one day for vacation

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yeah, pretty much. It’s in approximately the same spot. The only thing in that area that would kind of match the size of Millennium Tower would be Kabukicho Tower, but that’s around where RIZAP/Mach Bowl would be.

    • @Ovenman940
      @Ovenman940 Před 28 dny

      @@ancientflounder RIZAP is a real chain btw

  • @amidumb5850
    @amidumb5850 Před rokem

    I would love if Rockstar made a new GTA with better graphics and more stuff to do than GTA5 but now it's based out of Tokyo man it would be awesome but I would love it they made it 80s or 90s vibes I wouldn't mind present time either

  • @Kooobf
    @Kooobf Před 3 lety

    OIIIIIIIIIIIIII TEME!!!

  • @Kuroiwa1988
    @Kuroiwa1988 Před 3 lety +1

    I hope you didn't come across Mr. Shakedown.

  • @wanterbaik
    @wanterbaik Před měsícem

    I want to stay at apa hotel

  • @coroso136
    @coroso136 Před 5 lety +5

    Which yakuza is he playing?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 5 lety +10

      I used Yakuza 6 for most of the footage. The stuff at the very end was from the first demo for Judge Eyes/Judgement.

    • @coroso136
      @coroso136 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ancientflounder ah got it. Which yakuza is your favorite?

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 5 lety +26

      I probably have to go with Yakuza 0. Solid gameplay, lots to do, and probably the best story in the series.

    • @h2.t2
      @h2.t2 Před 3 lety +1

      This yakuza is yakuza 10 so realistic

  • @mygameworld6305
    @mygameworld6305 Před 4 lety +6

    Kamurocho is better

  • @Blackdragon21
    @Blackdragon21 Před 4 měsíci

    I just hope you don't get a fight every 5 seconds please

    • @ancientflounder
      @ancientflounder  Před 4 měsíci

      Nah, it seemed pretty difficult to aggro anyone there.

    • @Blackdragon21
      @Blackdragon21 Před 4 měsíci

      So run so you don't get into a random unnecessary fight lol