Tokyo Neighbourhood Tour: Shin-Koiwa Station
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- I walk around the Shin-Koiwa station area and talk about what kinds of things you'll find.The reason I made it was because one of my Patreon supporters asked what kind of stuff you'd find in a typical Tokyo neighbourhood. Shin-Koiwa is located in Katsushika-ku, which is in the Eastern side of Tokyo's 23 wards (cities).
This is kind of my rough draft for a more formal video I'd like to main on the main Life Where I'm From channel. So what kind of questions do you have, what would you like to see?
Also, since I didn't research anything before recording this video, I may have gotten some things wrong. So if you see any mistakes, please don't hesitate to let me know.
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I thought its actually was a nice relaxing format, especially how you were talking and interact with your wife. Felt like we were exploring with you together.
Thanks
@@LifeWhereImFromX you can call the format, "Explore together".
If there is VR version of videos like this, i wont be lonely anymore
I really liked the style of the video.
Mainly green narrow street .
I think Greg should consider ebook narration. He has the perfect voice for it.
I actually really didn't like my voice recording for this one as I messed up the levels and it's too hot (that's seriously a technical audio term). Also, I don't like my off the cuff talking, which is why I generally voice over. But thanks for the kind words.
@@LifeWhereImFromX Hearing someone talking while walking is indeed sort of unsettling, voice over is a good call.
yes, I agree 100%
What genre?
@@LifeWhereImFromX the pacing and softness of your voice is so similar to what I am listening in audible. 😁
I really enjoyed this video as is! When I went to Japan for a week, everyone asked me what did I do. I told them I walked. I loved just walking through the neighborhoods because it was always so peaceful and interesting. Sometimes a mix of new with old and I loved it.
I’m just like that, too. I think walking around in multiple areas is the best way to feel the city.
I walked a lot also. I also took the train everywhere.
I did the same thing. People make it sound like it wasn't an eventful thing to do, but when I was there doing it, there was always something new around the next corner. I was staying in a neighborhood similar to the one in this video.
2 minutes in. From all the years I've been watching Japanese vlogs, this is the first time I've seen a bike parking lot - not the one you typically see just at the side of the road but an actual building, similar to car parks.
(Edit) Finished watching the entire thing. I think this type of video has charm in it. It's similar to Google maps where you explore using street view. This time, it has an added narration from someone who lives in the area. In my opinion, a small snippet like this is perfect for this sub-channel. Unlike a live feed where you whip out your camera as you walk around the streets, this has some added edits to better describe something of interest.
This makes me want to do a video centered around bike parking. There are actually so many different kinds!
@@LifeWhereImFromX you should! Or maybe you could create a video to tell how one would commute from their home to their office using bike and train together. I think that would be helpful for people who would live pretty far from train station.
I liked this long format, easy walk, cinema veritas style. Felt like I was just walking through a neighborhood with a pal, soaking it all in. Loved every second!
I'm fascinated by huge older houses in the middle of Japanese cities like the one at 38:35 - obviously very expensive and very secluded so the owner probably cares a lot about their privacy, but it would still be fascinating to tour a property like that
I don't know about this one, but in our area, my wife would say, "Oh, that's the house owned by the landlord." As in, the people who own a lot of property in the neighbourhood often had these bigger chunks of land. They would own the apartment buildings around the area.
According to Google Maps, the old house with the little shrine on the corner is actually a Buddhist temple! I'd be super curious about what it's like inside (and at least as curious if it were a private home in that style!)
I'd love to see a video about pharmacies in Japan seeing as most people will do videos about things like daiso/100 yen stores, convenient stores, and grocery stores
Do you mean the drug stores or actual pharmacies? The drug stores, as far as I'm aware, only sell over the counter drugs. You have to go to pharmacies for the prescription stuff, and they only fill orders. Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
@@LifeWhereImFromX I'm not sure which kind you showed, but I guess the ones more for over the counter stuff. Kind of just the type of things they sell in general or, as an example, if someone who was visiting Japan caught a cold or something, what type of otc products they could look out for, seeing as brands especially vary from country to country.
@@LifeWhereImFromX I think both would be interesting.
It'd be interesting hearing more about the shotengai. The history of how they developed, the challenges they're facing now. Maybe you can meet and speak to some of shop owners.
Never thought of that angle. It's a good idea.
Yes. They are in some ways reminance of European medieval cities where people lived in the same building they have their business. A great idea!
@@LifeWhereImFromX You breifly mentioned it but the tofu store may be interesting to go into/see. It's definitely something that most non-Japanese viewers would not be familiar with.
I really enjoyed the Japanology episode on shopping streets, though it had a wistful tone because most are disappearing due to Costco etc. A 2021 update, especially after the effects of the pandemic would be extremely interesting. Ganbatte shotengai!
@@LifeWhereImFromX I used to work on one in Ooyama in Toshima-ku, "Happy Road". It was busy and thriving back in 2003 when I was there but now it seems very run down and a lot of the shops are vacant - maybe a good place to try?
OMG when my girlfriend and I were studying abroad we stayed in a room share near this station. We called this area home for 28 days and still talk about going back and how awesome it would be to live there permanently. It was very quiet there. There were so many little shops that gave the area character. There were many people who were willing to put up with our very limited amount of japanese. A woman even helped translate for my girlfriend when she was being denied at a nail saloon because we didn't have an appointment. I don't know when we will be going back to Japan but we are definitely spending a few days back in Edogawa by Koiwa Station.
I used to lived in a sharehouse in Koiwa too ☺
This wasn't part of your tour, but I remember that Tokyo has designated some major streets (like the Ome Kaido) as some kind of emergency streets. I think in case of a major emergency (e.g. a strong earthquake), those streets are reserved to emergency services only and I think they're repaired with top priority if damaged. I think that might be an interesting topic, including what emergency plans the metropolitan government has planned in such emergency situations and how does streets will be managed / used. Or maybe just a general "this is what would happen if a major earthquake hit Tokyo" - where do people evacuate to, how are those evacuation centers managed, what will people find there, how will they be provided with foods, etc.
I lost my wallet in a club in Harajuku. As soon as I laid my head down to sleep on the ship in Yokosuka one of the guys came to inform me that the front gate had received my wallet from a guy that drove his car down from Tokyo to return it. We always said if someone stole something from you in Japan it was a foreigner ( not Japanese) that took it.
That’s quite incredible even by the Japanese standard.
Interesting
Roppongi, not Harajuku, sorry.
More content of you just walking and giving this type of narration style would be amazing! It’s really chill and informative.
BEST. VIDEO. EVER. Please make more of these videos! Even without narration or commentary, just film and put notes about the places and things around!
This is great! I would love to see more tours of different Tokyo neighborhoods. It's a great way to showcase each area's unique features. Could be a fun series?
Agreed!
As an American, I am so surprised at how quiet it is 😬
I'm interested in urban planning and Japan is so particular in this specific field, i love this kind of neighbourhood tour, thanks Greg !
very chill & relaxing video.
felt like i was on a casual stroll w/ you & your wife.
as far as in-depth videos, maybe more about :
- shōtengai (many shōtengai have their association office in a building nearby, so possibly interviews w/ members about what they think the future holds for them)
- pharmacies (how to navigate & find basics - had the hardest time finding simple medicine for upset stomach for my friend)
- police (this would be difficult & would probably require tons of red-tape & back & forth emails; but if possible, their daily tasks, how to ask for help, etc.)
Very lucky that honest people like you and your wife found the wallet! I'm sure that when the person realized they lost it they were in a panic!
I think it's fairly normal for wallets to be returned in Tokyo. I was more leaning on the side of not touching it, since I didn't want to seem like we were stealing it. But I do think it was better to go to the police with it, as you never know, someone might have not taken it back.
@@LifeWhereImFromX here in the US the credit cards would have been used and the money would be gone😒 Sad, but true!
@@LifeWhereImFromX Are there any cases where the wallet is actually stolen in Japan? Because stereotypically it would seem that wallets are generally returned to owner or just left on the ground. There are also news portals outside Japan where reports such as "Police are bored and lazy in Japan because there's so little crime" . Just truly curious about that side of the story.
Also, the keeping 20% of the money thing, I'm really surprised that is such a thing, I've never heard of that before! That's fascinating
@@toya.channel from wikipedia "According to the 2016 UNODC statistics, Japan's rate of intentional homicide per 100,000 population is the lowest in the world at 0.3 per 100,000 inhabitants." I wouldn't say the cops are bored, but they may be pretty inexperienced when it comes to certain crimes, like murder.
A video on lost and found with the police and transit would be interesting.
I thought it was very interesting to see the small businesses that are the ground floor of apartment buildings/homes. I'd enjoy learning more about those sort of shops or zoning set ups since we don't have much of that where I live.
Yeah, it'd be kind of cool to interview various owners about their businesses and homes. I think the tricky thing would be to get them to agree to open up access to some random dude. But I very much like the fact that by default it's completely legal to run many types of businesses from your home anywhere in Japan (with some exceptions, of course).
@@LifeWhereImFromX It would be nice to educate/draw attention to that style of shop, but I completely understand that it wouldn't be easy to set up! Thank you for all the fantastic videos, always brightens my day to see a new one :)
Second this. Of course it is understandable if some of the shop owners are too shy for an interview, but there must be some that wouldn't mind extra publicity. For me it is very interesting to know what are the rules/policies for having a small business in Japan. Just from this video it seems there are many very small shops , does that mean that is it fairly easy to start your own business?
If you have comments about a specific thing, please put a timecode, like (01:27 Are those bike police?) This is a really rough, highly unedited video of me doing a walking tour of the neighbourhood around Shin-Koiwa station. Please forgive me for any mistakes and feel free to correct me. The reason I made this video was because a Patreon supporter asked me what you could expect to find around a neighbourhood in Tokyo. So I'm doing this as kind of a practice video to show you what's around. If you can tell me what you're interested in knowing more about, then I'll try and make a more focused video (or several of them) on the main channel. So please, ask away and even though I may not know the answer right away, I'll try and find it out for you. Peace! Greg
Love the covered mall. Smart they don’t have to have AC our heating system. Question why would the police question you with the camera. If there was a bike park like that in nyc bikes would be gone.
So quite
This was great, super interesting and relaxing. No questions, sorry, but I'd love to see more videos in this style about different places in Tokyo/Japan!
I'd love to hear more about renting/buying a bike in japan and all the little things that goes with it
Ah, I actually want to make a video about all the different types of bikes you can buy in Tokyo. I also wanted to make a video about the rental bikes they have (which can be conveniently found at most 7-Eleven's in Tokyo).
@@LifeWhereImFromX the rental bikes would be super interesting for when I come to visit Japan. Maybe even if possible where one can rent one in the countryside to bike among the small islands. I really enjoy all of your videos so I wouldn't mind both 🙂
Buying a bicycle is quite straight forward, probably the same as where you live. Go to a store, look at the bikes they have, tell them which one you'd like to buy (or order one, I guess), pick it up a few days later. In Tokyo, all bicycles must be registered with the police, and the store will already do that for you usually (if not, go to the next police box with it).
@@SandroMathys cost of new bike ?
@@LifeWhereImFromX You could also go over bicycle insurance, registration with the police, and the relatively recent "driver recorder" packages.
I know you wanted feedback on specific things that we had questions on. But I personally wouldn't mind more videos of this format. Essentially Rambalac but with commentary.
It would be cool to see a video talking about how hospitals/doctors clinics in Japan operate!
Greg I like this kind of stuff! Just a random walk in areas where normal tourists will never go. Thanks 🙏
thanks for this video!! it was surprisingly calming!!
This video reminded me of your bike around tokyo video and I LOVED THAT how relaxing and enjoyable it was. I'm not gonna lie but i love this type of videos and thank goodness someone asked you to show because this is really good. I don't know if it's possible to do more in the future but this format of just walking around relaxing and pointing out stuff is the best for me. Thank you so much for showing this!
Glad you enjoyed. I don't think I'll do this kind of format with any kind of regularity, but as a way to practice before making some more focused videos, I think it did its job.
Really loved this video! Super relaxing. Thanks for sharing
I love this style of video. So informative! Please do more.
This is the most relaxing Sunday morning video... thank you!
Thank you for this walking tour of Tokyo. Greatly appreciated!
This video was so lovely and entertaining thank you! I wish we can see more of these informational neighborhood tours!
Really loved this tour! Thank you!
I loved this video so relaxing it’s like I just took a stroll through Tokyo. Would love to see more like this
Thank you! I really enjoyed this video walk around! ❤️
Glad to see you doing videos on my neighborhood!
I enjoy calm walking tours where there is narration, nicely done Greg!
I would like to see a video on how clean and tidy public spaces are and how that relates to Japanese society and customs. I liked that you mentioned how people around the water park took turns cleaning the area.
Thanks for taking us around with you, Greg. I was in Japan for a few months in 2019 and loved just walking around residential areas like this.
Hey Greg, great content. It was informative and to the point. I enjoyed all the practical details you share like bike parking, grocery shopping, mixed-use properties, map information and transportation. Learnt a lot. Been a long time fan of your style of narration. Thank you for sharing.
Always mesmerised....Thank you.
This video was so good. A portion of tokyo for everyone to dive into. Thank you and all the best wishes and greetings from austria!
Enjoyed the video! I like the pacing and the tone. Good stuff to watch on a weekend. Thank you! 👍😊
Such a nice and pleasant video, thank you, Greg.
very very interesting - thanks for taking us with you.
I enjoy your videos and topics so much. Please, keep making more material
I liked the slow, relaxing pace of this video and all the small seemingly mundane details of everyday life you were able to highlight. The land use info was really interesting as well. I would love to see more of these in other neighborhoods with a brief historical background of the area if possible. Keep it up!
This is such a cool video! I love all of your stuff and all the production work that goes into it, but this “stripped down, just taking a walk“ vibe was really nice. I’ve only visited Tokyo a few times but I’m absolutely in love with it, and it’s nice to see and understand more about the little intricacies of an average neighborhood. I’m blown away by the little bike wheel conveyor belt, the construction site peekaboo panels and the fact that they wash the panels when they leave. So cool! Keep it up!
I absolutely loved the longer unedited video. We used to live in Yokosuka integrated early 2000s and we really miss seeing the neighborhoods. Thank you.
I really really enjoyed this sort of casual walk-around. I'd love to see more exactly like this, just different kinds of areas or even more of the same and a running commentary on what we're looking at. It's both calming and interesting, a really pleasant video experience.
Even in a more unplanned video you are so super informative, that's what I love about your channels.
Thanks for the video, Greg!
Please make more videos like this. this is the perfect companion when working from home.
Please make more of these videos! Excited to see what this practice video will be for in the main channel
Great video Greg. I like the just walking around a see what we see. Gives a looks at a typical Japanese neighborhood.
Love this style of video! Would like a series on each neighborhood from the ones we all know to the ones we may not.
I enjoyed every minute. Thanks for this one and thanks to you wife for her comments.
Wow. First time I completely watched a 45min youtube vid!!! Awesome, thankyou.
This has actually been one of my favorite videos so far. A very calming video to watch during my lunch break.
I loved this entire video. I don’t know if you plan to do any more videos of just neighborhood walking tours, but I found this video so captivating, like I was exploring the area with you. Thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed this a whole bunch! Tbh I didn't expect to as much, next to your other videos. After actually being there, this is the next best thing and I do love to wander round new places. Your commentary was super interesting as well, so much that is done differently. This was like a relaxing armchair walk through a part of Tokyo. Thank you so much!!!
I really enjoyed this format of a guided tour around a Tokyo neighbourhood. I'd love to see more of this exact thing, actually! Just giving us a sense of what it's like actually living in some of the bigger areas/cities - the quick change between hustle & bustle, and quiet suburbs, is so cool.
Really enjoyed this video approach, Greg. It's great to be able to look at all the little details in a less edited way. Cheers!
This was super interesting, loved all of it. Thanks!
Loved it! Reminded me of Norm from Tokyo lens. Peaceful and calming exploration. Thank you
I love that kind of "walk & film" videos. When I watched the video, I was able to escape reality for a short time and dream a bit. Sometimes i get lost on Google Maps street view exploring random streets in Tokyo..
I love your videos. They so often show the most beautiful sides of Japan. Thank you for that. Keep up the good work.
Loved this video! I really enjoy seeing more residential sectors. Usually, people focus on the more commercial thoroughfares. I really like the greenways.
really love this kind of video. Would be amazing to have more of these for random stations all throughout Tokyo. I especially love the little parks and shrines and random small stores!
I Love this kind of videos, you should do more and your commentary is very nice
Spent most of my last trip in Hirai, which is one station down from Shin-Koiwa, great to see it all again while I can't get back there, thank you!
Thanks for showing us the neighborhood and slowing down to admire the flowers
I loved this, reminded me a lot of channels like Rambalac that do continuous shots of Japan during a walk. More of these, please!
I like this kind of videos, just a casual walk through of the place
I watch your videos and I think this is the first "walking video" I've seen from you...? The shots are GREAT No shaking of camera I dont get dizzy when I watch. And so wonderful to see those places. Thank you for sharing this video.
PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ONE
Great video! I really like this casual style. Everyone does videos on food in Japan. But it's nice to see someone give their thoughts and point out various things in a Japanese neighbourhood.
Beautiful walking tour! Greetings from Singapore! Thanks for sharing 😊😊
Awesome video. I hope you do more of these in the future.
Great vídeo. Liked a lot. You have a real talent for videos like this
I thoroughly enjoyed this, I didn’t find it boring at all. I liked the informal commentary while going slowly through different areas. Closest thing to being there.
this is very enjoyable. Thanks Greg
Love this video. It’s my favorite Japan / Tokyo tour video because it’s factual and objective. You’re not trying to glorify certain things you just say it how it is. If you ask me, I would like more video tours of this format! Thank you for all your videos!
I don't really have any useful feedback on what I'd like to see on the main channel, but I enjoyed the whole video, kind of vicariously having a wander through the town. I love just walking around places I visit, and those green ways seem so beautiful!
I love seeing all the plant pots - all full of plants! Good for Tokyo!
I loved this video! It gives me a better slice of life of what Tokyo is like. I'd like to see more about these neighborhood-scale shops and streets, it's a side of Tokyo I don't see a lot of (mostly lots of metro and tall buildings)
At the start of the video (around the 3:00 minute mark), you showed a Lawson and across from that was a small hotel (3:15) with a restaurant on the first floor. I stayed there in February 2020 for a few days. I never expected to see that area on CZcams and your video really brought back the memories. I hope to be able to visit Japan again someday so all the miscellaneous information you've discussed are very helpful. Thank you.
great format, loved it.
Love seeing the different neighborhoods, would to see more 😁
懐かしい！！！I lived in Shinkoiwa a couple of years ago. You kinda walked by my old apartment at one point haha. Thanks for showing what it's like these days!
The last five years before 2020, I spent a lot of my time in Japan in/around the Shin-Koiwa/Koiwa area. So this has been really nostalgic and really has me itching to be back.
I used to live in Koiwa too ☺
I loved this and would love more videos just like it. I’m the kind of person that likes to spend time exploring a city in Google street view and this scratches that itch but is way more interesting!
This was delightfully diverting- I wouldn’t change the format much
I was literally thinking "This basically looks like any street in a city of Japan" right before you had said it yourself! Much appreciated video. I've probably walked between 500-1000 miles on foot around Tokyo when I lived there just exploring like this. Unfortunately I did not know what I was looking at a lot of time, so having you explain just the little details was very interesting! I'd love to see more of these videos maybe exploring different neighborhoods that have a unique twist.
I love your videos.. keep them coming.
Great video! I've been living in Shinkoiwa for 15 years.
Really well done, better than the mute walking videos. I would like to see more with the same kind of concept, from other wards or even cities with locals who can give more context on interesting places.
I love this kind of videos I hope you make more!
Great video. Would love to see something like this every few months, strolling around a different neighborhood/area.
Great job. This is why I like Tokyo so much.
Yes most of us actually did make it that far into the video. Non-scripted videos have their own charm and for me they are also stress relieving. I played this while studying and ended up preponing my study break to watch all the things and places you kept pointing at. Thanks for the upload.