21 Things to do When You Arrive in Japan
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- Just arrived in Japan? Here's 21 ideas on things to do, to help you kick off your trip.
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As someone living in the UK and drives, I have to agree. There is a sense of accomplishment in running over a cyclist.
Lmao
So true!
Live in the us and we run over other people 😈😈😈😈
As someone who also lives in the UK, I couldn't stop laughing at how true this is
I bought a van for personal use. That way after a casual romp down a cycle path I can stop, pick up their bicycles, and resell them. Not only is this a nice little earner but it helps maintain livestock levels
Let's Go Bassfishing helped me learn how to fish. Now I'm a fisherman.
Sega Bass Fishing and Rapala are better games tho :P
Cute
I recently went to Japan with a bunch of friends who were anime nerds (like me) so the first thing we did was go to Akihabara and visit a bookstore.
My friend literally bought 16kg of hentai home
Literally bought? As opposed to figuratively bought?
Good choice
I didn't know they sold hentai by the Kilo!
Is hentai in english that easily available in akihabara?
Sounds pretty fucking gay.
Japan is a quiet, reserved, peaceful, ordinary society...
8:26
Good one XD
Lol
Number 1: find your Natsuki
😁😁👍👍👍👍
I've been here a year and still can't find mine. :(
It's like a waifu, but better!
awww
What's a natsuki?
4:28 "easily accessible MY monorail"
ffs Chris get your shit together
What you on about.
I love my monorail.
Abroad in Japan easily accessible monorails are the best kind of monorail. I'd ride yours anyday (in a no-homo kind of way)
Charlie M He is hinting that you can ride him for free mate
You will go blind you know!
@@AbroadinJapan Glad I watched this video 3years too late. Nobody would like my ideas , so consequently my comment wouldn't appear in this video & erupt your opinions. I'm the 24th person to give a thumbs up vote to the comment reply about your local { Japanese } monorail. 🤭👍 . My local monorail { in Sydney Australia } has been dismantled & i miss it like a deceased relative 😪.
me sitting here watching knowing damn well i have 42¢ in my bank account: 🙂
i love ur name
Yikes
i live in Argentina where the economy is going down and we arent allowed to buy more than 100 dollars a month... yeah this is fine :(
@@spacechimp3199 👍
@@spacechimp3199 Gee your name was confusing, thinking you got here in the past commenting 13 years ago
I went to Japan in 1986. My high school choir performed on Disney's Small World Stage. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I still have a shirt I was given that day. This shirt is only given to people who perform there. I have actually had people try to buy it from me. This shirt is not available any more and is quite rare.
Cool!
I'll give you a handy for it
How many holes so far?😹?
Sad that during USSR people couldn't go to Japan and during Russia in 90ies they were too broke
@@gamermapper they still broke
Don't need to go to Japan to play Chabudai Gaeshi, easy enough to play at home! Though I've quickly ran out of relatives who will come around for dinner now...
I actually found one of those games. In an arcade in a theme park in Pennsylvania
"Presented by Chris Broad" - Stop trying to make this channel upmarket you middle class chav
~ JK Love you so much
That's one way to get a like
LuckyStudios First thing to do. Find a Rem bodypillow
Suhana B go away then you shitty troll
Suhana B you're*
Suhana B an idiot*
#17 was exactly what I did. We got there late at night, took the train out of the airport, thought we went past our station and went back, realized the prior stop was actually correct, went back again, walked to the hotel, and my then boyfriend crashed, I stayed awake almost all night. Woke up fairly early, and he was still asleep, so I got dressed and just went for a walk where I could soak it all in alone without his sarcastic comments. It. Was. The. Most. Beautiful and serene moment. Of my ENTIRE life. I've wanted to set foot in Japan since I was 12. And that experience did not disappoint.
Oh man, I've wanted to since around that age too! I think it was like 9-10 when I discovered that Japan is literally almost ALL respect and kindness.
Glad you broke up, he sounds like a prick.
@@hothotheat3000 how would you know they broke up though, and why do you think he sounds like a prick???
@Silent Knight sarcastic comments doesn't mean a person is a prick all the time.
@Silent Knight it didn't say it was better without him, rather without his sarcastic comments. Though i would agree this is all speculation
1. DON'T BE LOGAN PAUL
Well now thinking about it, this applies everywhere.
@Jack Frost I would pay to see that
@Jack Frost There's little "extreme PC culture" people in certain eastern europe countries and people don't just go along with your shitty behavior! It's not Oregon, Sweden or other such places! :)))
That guy is not a normal guy, I guess that most people will follow the local rules well.
2:42 "These doughnuts are great. Jelly-filled are my favorite. Nothing beats a jelly-filled doughnut."
It's AvgOtaku Haha Brock...
Zen-chan HA fuck off weeb
I see you are a man of Pokemon as well.
Indeed.
Japan has Krispie Kreme...wonder what Japanese flavors they have
If any of you are from California, and can't visit Japan to experience the glory of the table flipping game-- you're in luck! In Japantown in San Francisco, that very game is located in the arcade there. Needless to say, 'twas a flipping good time.
did not know, gonna try it out this weekend
I found that game in Akihabara and it was so fun!
Sensei Tional gr8
Why would you want to play a game where you kill your family? This seems very un-Japanese.
Sensei Tional just played the game. Didn’t work so well( couldn’t even access storymode) but I played with my brother it was pretty fun. Cost 1.50$
"of catching a digital bass"
animal crossing fans: *NO*
that is LITERALLY what I thought of LOLLL
nO wAiT- iT's At LeAsT a C+
"Let's go Bass fishing" or better known as A N I M A L C R O S S I N G
I rate this comment C+
ikr
Don’t be like Logan or Jake Paul especially when walking around
especially ever tbh
Logan
I'm still upset about that vlog.
Step 1: *Don’t record dead bodies*
Step 2: *DON’T RECORD DEAD BODIES*
Just don't be like Jake or Logan Paul ever full stop.
Lets play: count the anime avatars
I'm in.
Yh two years later ive finally counted them all
HAHAHA
Sæb says the person with narancia
GrapeL yea big oof
What I've always wanted to do on my first day in Japan is go to the Cherry Blossom festival in the Spring, enjoy the food and being among the locals.
Red Warrior613 my husband and I got married in the uk in April, the photographer we had took some lovely photos of us with the pink blossom of the cherry trees as the backdrop. Cherry blossom has had a special place in my heart ever since. We are still very happily married and in our late 50s now, so maybe there is some magic in that blossom (and my darling husband is even more handsome now)
Was in Japan some years ago. Started of in Shinjuku about 3 minutes walk from the station. Arrived about 8pm local time so after a quick look around the local area I popped into a small bar ( had to suck my bely in to get past the other customer's at the bar it was that small) next to my hotel. The jetlag was catching up with me so intended to have one bear. Left several hours later completely drunk as the two young barmen at the bar found out I was from Scotland and then made me try nearly every brand of Japanese Whisky they had. Why not a Scotsman must be an expert on Whisky. Good night only paid for the first drink and some food.
If you end up having this channel made into a hit feature film, I recommend you have Peter Serafinowicz play you, and Stewart Lee do the voice-over narrative.
Oh yeah, he is similar looking ain't he, I like them both
Hi Chirs I am glad your back to making regularly videos keep up the good work also your looking healthier keep up whatever your doing I look forward to watching you documentary when its out 😀😀 regards a loyal viewer
I have been binge watching this channel for a week, I never thought I'll set foot on Japan but somehow I got a free ticket last Nov and I visited Kyoto and Osaka, I definitely love the atmosphere and the friendly people I met and now I'm dreaming I can visit this country and live some part of my life in this beautiful country
How'd you get the ticket?
how the fuck u got a free ticket to japan lol
Wth
One does not simply get a free ticket to Japan.
@YBN-SHOOTA-RAY Tt i mean im tryna go to japan for free too so like 😳
The first thing I do in Japan is propose to my girlfriend! ❤️ She’s the best thing that’s happened to me and when I see her I’ll be almost 6 years of us being together!
Did it fail?
@@modern_historiesonig9071 yeah. She thought I was cheating. Even though I wasnt and called me a hooker even though she is the one that sell her body. Sooo yeah it was bad
@@allisonlovejoy7422 ouchie... I hope everything is better now, wish you the best!
@@modern_historiesonig9071 I'm great now
@@allisonlovejoy7422 good to hear!
Yep, 'strolling without a plan' is an absolute winner. First thing I did on my holiday to Japan, and it's still stuck with me as one of the most incredible moments. I'd checked into my hotel around 7PM and was dead tired from lack of sleep on the plane, but man. Just experiencing the sights and sounds of completely random shops nearby was amazing, followed by stopping at a joint to eat based on the plastic food samples out front.
Probably also helped that stores in Australia tend to close at like 5PM, so it was kinda unreal seeing *everything* still open at that point.
First thing to do is avoid the Narita express. It's a bloody rip-off. Unless you have a JR Pass...
Oh, this is true!
John Hewison Its still a rip off unless you will be activating your JR pass on the bloody first day. I took the local train and then activated my JR pass 2 days later. I really wanted to ride NEX, but oh well..
You can take one of the buses, but damn, the train is a million times better.
John Hewison I
On my first day in Japan, I got told off by the visa officer in Narita Airpot for filling in my forms in green fountain pen, got stopped and searched by airport security after that, failed to notice the taxi had dropped me off next to my hotel and wandered down the street only to ask directions from a kind old lady walking past - who lead me right back to where I had come from, found a place called "The British Pub" near the Tokyo Dome, then got shipped off by my Sensei (I was there for a Karate course at the JKA headquarters) - alone - to find the Tokyo Dome Hotel, got distracted a few times along the way by a Power Rangers Museum... thingy and an Anime mural. Later after some beer and a Chinese, back to the hotel for some vending machine beer and sleep.
All in all, it was a good day.
...on the second day, we found a bar called Mushroom that was packed to the rafters with Vynl records and who's clientele were all smoking weed. This too was a good day (or at least a good evening at any rate).
wait you can smoke weed in Japan??
No... Well, no when I wen't (probaly still illegal now if I'm honest). Doesn't mean you can't find places though.
Believe it or not, the first thing I did when I arrived in Japan was sleep. I just had a flight of 12 hours behind me without much sleep and of course, the jetlag was killing. After a few hours of good rest from 15:00 to 18:00, my family and I went out for a walk through Tokyo Station, then past the Imperial Palace and then we took the train to Shibuya crossing, which was, as you mentioned, an absolute culture shock.
One of the greatest trips I've made so far in my life.
the first thing i would do is locate Natsuki
Theale why I can’t find natsuki on google
JUST MONIKA $%&#&^$*&*T(**&$jhgfif7fjd8&(&fyf
The first thing I did was to walk
😂🤣
Holy shit this is 6 months old. You are a real ddlc og.
12:38
"I can't find fault with it, 9/10"
Going to Japan for my birthday in November for my first time. It's been my life goal to go there. Grabbing beer and wandering the streets is exactly what I planned to do. Also going to grab some street food.
That was excellent timing - imagine if you'd waited a year!
nobody: ...
British people: "if you hit the cyclist up ahead you'll get 20 points!"
Lmao my mom and I joke about that sometimes like “how many points for this one”
Ava Noel r/kindawholesome
is more often a joke then what people actually do though it does happen
40 for breaking his legs
@@BlueflagAlpha 140 for breaking his head
The first thing to do when you arrive in japan is meet chris and natsuki, and have a kind of hellish karaoke.
lol
nice natsuki sound effect at the beginning of the vid
If I can visit Japan one day, I would go to Tokyo and explore the city. After a while I would just sit down, look at all those people and buildings, slowly realising that I'm finally in this country.
My first hour for every time I go to Japan always involves going to the nearest convenience store to buy supplies and perhaps refresh my train card.
After all the formalities (including checking in my AirBnB), I always make it a point to go out and shop at the nearest supermarket or convenience store for eggs (a whole tray for six days or more), a liter of tea, and of course my breakfast for tomorrow as well as two rice balls.
'Unlike in the UK where they run over cyclists for fun'
It's funny because it's true... I've been tempted several times...
This video is super helpful =D
WeeScottishLass ._. Ok l have a question because I am from the US...why do you run over cyclists? Because in my perspective that seems quite a bit...scary and dangerous so to speak
and the highway code always tells us to watch out for cyclists....but FUCK THE RULES LET'S DO THIS!!!
...jk.
overtakes are not the easiest on UK roads so cyclists are made a lot more annoying + there are a lot more of them because everything is closer together and you don't necessarily need a car to get somewhere.
Being from the US, you should understand that well. Americans hunt cyclists like it's the last week of the hunting season.
Because many cyclist are absolute knobheads who think the highway code doesn't apply to them. So usually it will be their own fault.
There are of course a few decent ones too, or at least I'm assuming there are.
Where to begin.... so much to do and so little time to do it on vacation. Thanks for the suggestions Chris.... a digital bass. I may start with that.
2:05 *Doggo cycling with his hooman*
Me : _Mom can we go to Japan?_
2:05 Doggo cycling with his hooman
Me : Mom can we go to Japan?
3:05 You missed such a great pun! You should've said seven out of eleven!
WHAT's the first thing YOU want to do when you arrive in Japan? Let us all know below!
Many thanks to everyone who gave their ideas and stories! If this video was a truck, you were the fuel.
Beautiful imagery.
Abroad in Japan buy drift cars, learn to drift, be awesome
Go to Naruto museum and eat some ramen😍🍜
Go to an airport toilet and experience the wonders of the Japanese toilanator 3000.
Go to an independent Ramen shop for lunch! and probably try to find where next to eat in a couple of hours
Find Hachiko. Cry.
How did you miss rating onigiri bingo a 7 out of 11?
OMG IKR
I would also add - 1) going to a forest / temple in mountains 2) riding train by the ocean / sea 3) go to rural small town
going to a baseball game in japan was one of the highlights of my trip to japan. the crowd was incredible; there were these great chants complete with coordinated arm waving, a section for the away team with their own chants, girls in short skirts with kegs of beer on their backs running up and down the stairs, and the best concession stands of any baseball game ever. If anyone's in Tokyo, try and go to a Yomiuri Giants game.
I've been a viewer of yours since the beginning, and only at this moment did I pick up on the wordplay in your channel title! Well played, Mr. Broad.
BadLactose wow
I'm not going to lie... it took me longer than I care to admit...
If you want to see Tokyo in a quick cut video check out ''Tokyo in 2 minutes - Fast Travel Tokyo'' on my main page.
Tell us please
I want to fall asleep next to an overpriced chocolate cake
Olivia Rosado then accidentally roll in it when your sleeping and fuck it up
Matthews Corner That sounds fun
You can do that in london... You may wake up with a few missing limbs/ organs though
I was in Shinjuku my first night. Everything was so welcoming and organized. The locals were polite and helpful. Even though Tokyo is a very busy city, it was kinda relaxing in a way.
The first things my friend and I did was visit Tokyo Tower (Sky Tree wasn’t finished being built yet) and preceded to be stunned by the vast city we were about to try and explore. 11 days later and we barely scratched the surface.
I’m returning in September to try again.
Abroad in Japan is one of the BEST shows for Westerners looking to live, work, or travel in and around Japan! I always look for his updates!
5:37
>not saying 6 out of 9
For shame, Chris.
I was really hoping for a 6.9/10 there. :P
I got off the plane at Haneda and went straight to the toilet, impeccably clean. Which is adtounding since it was the men's. Cleared immigration and customs so easily I wondered if I'd missed something. Then on to the Tokyo Monorail which hawisked me into central Tokyo in minutes. If geting there is half the fun, then I knew that the next month would be great. Since I arrived in late March, I joined the massive crowds for Sakura viewing. And the amazing rail transport. And the food that I stuffed into my face. It was a good first day.
After sleeping I would definitely walk around the city I would be staying. I love walking around and exploring cities and places and I believe that if you do not walk around the city (and you use transport for example) you do not actually see the city. Beautiful ideas ❤
I finally was able to go to Japan! One academic year ago I studied abroad there. Going back to this video I have done 12 things that were on this list. Can't wait to go back someday.
Damn, it's been 5 years already?
Thanks for making these videos! They have eased a lot of my nerves about my upcoming trip in April. I feel confident in my ability to get around and have fun. You da bes.
Unlike the UK where drivers actively run over cyclists for fun.
LOST IT!
Aww now I wanna go to Japan! It looks like so much fun. And the language is so beautiful as well as the sightings. Japanese people are so lucky to be where they are now.
I climbed Mt. Fuji back in 2006 and it was amazing.
I got a kid in japan after 10 months arriving. It was a pretty wild.
Love your channel. I'm off to japan today for a few weeks. Been a lifelong dream to visit. Thanks for all the advice. I'll be in Akibahara first couple of nights. Stoked.
🥂 Cheers.
The table flip 😂 i need that in my life!
I'm going to be going to Japan soon! This will be my third trip. The plan is to go to Nagoya, Ise, Nara, Kyoto, Niigata, and then Tokyo. I can't wait to experience my first matsuri in Niigata! Thanks for the information about the Tsukiji Fishmarket. Despite travelling to Tokyo before I haven't experienced the fishmarket. I need to get my butt over there!
Can't wait for Summer Comiket!!! :D
Love the sarcasm, love the humor....and all the info to.
I’ve been dying to go to Japan, and this video just makes me want to go so much more.
You have literally become my favorite youtuber in a week or so, I have been binge watching your videos like every day. Much love
As opposed to figuratively become your favourite CZcamsr?
There’s actually one of those table flipping games in one of the local malls by me, and I can vouch that it is indeed, very ridiculous and fun
going to the top of the Roppongi hills mori tower at dusk is an experience I will never forget, I stumbled upon it as well at the perfect time
I'm definitely with you on the whole Shinjuku vs Shibuya thing!
Things I want to do if I go to Japan
-Naruto land kind of thing(idk what it’s called)
-Mt. Fuji
-Bookstore(First time I would actually want to get books)
-Art store(Copics are a lot cheaper there than in the U.S)
-All the Japanese food I can get my hands on because it’s amazing.
-Climb a mountain very early in the morning to get a bowl of ramen(If you watch Akidearest you probably know what I mean)
-Cosplay store
-Ramen museum
-Arcade
-Kyoto
-Tokyo
-Ghibli Museum and cafe
-Ride in the bullet train to a random place
And much more!
same for me also akihabara (huge malls and highstreets dedicated to anime and videogames) and id love to visit hotsprings or a sakura valley!
It's 2019.. Dang I missed the fish market!
It only closed because it was replaced by the new Toyosu market, some 2 kilometers away. So you can still go there, only your experience will be a lot more modern.
Why is the market closed?
❌TSUKIZI is closed
◯TOYOSU is NEW market
the inner part with the tuna auctions was moved but the outer shops are still operating so you can still go there
And you can still eat awesome sushi in Tsukiji.
More helpful info for my trip. Great videos, Chris.
The cities are pretty cool, but all my favorite trips have consisted of snowboarding, canyoning, and hiking and Japan has some world class places to do that. The ski resorts in Hakuba, Nagano are absolutely incredible, the canyoning in Gunma Prefecture with the accompanying party was a fantastic experience, and I left with a lot of new friends.
Going to Japan for the first time in October - can't wait! 😁
MD GEISTo that’s a great time to go. how was it?
How was your trip
haruka the gen 3er It was fun thanks for asking! I stayed in Tokyo for five days and then went to Osaka for two and Kyoto for another two. It was gorgeous. If I could have stayed longer I would’ve.
He died to hentai overdose
I never knew that table game was so rare in japan since the round 1’s around where I live have them
They’re very fun for anyone who hasn’t tried it, I recommend it if u have the chance
When I got to Japan, I quarantined for a good two weeks... rather exciting.
Tokyo Tower and surroundings. I liked the temples and shrines around it, very beautiful.
My wife and i wondered around Ginza before randomly ending up in a restaurant called Zenigata (respect to the inspector) and eating an enormous sahshimi plate. Super friendly staff, most delicious sashimi ive ever eaten. Could have flown home then and had an awesome memory and the trip would have been worth it.
Tokyo Disney Sea was great!
I played Cho Chabudai Gaeshi in an arcade called Round One at Great Lakes Crossing in Michigan, it is surprisingly entertaining flipping the small table as hard as you can and watching the people react. I didn't realize it was a sought after game lol
Dude, I wasn't prepared to laugh so much while planning my trip. Thank you for your videos, they are the best!
Tsukiji isn't closing for good. They're moving it to Toyosu...probably. Which I guess will make it Toyosu Fish Market.
thanks mate, iam currently saving money for atrip and i will make it not bevor 2021
the fishmarket is on the list. great to hear that it is still there then
I love that intro where natsuki says wooooaw
I remember living in Japan and going to Niko Japan and going to an onsen. It was one of the best thing we ever did. It was in the winter.
Frog bar was the first thing my friends and i did on our first trip to Japan. It was perfection.
I loved the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka.
Ps. That’s onigiri? In Korea, I call it triangle gimbap.
Pps. Best view in the city: top of city hall in Shinjuku, though the Park Hyatt has a great view as well
congratulations on the 1M subscribers, you deserve it!!!!!
A walk from Shibuya station to Shinjuku is one of my favorite routes, especially in the night or better; early morning
In November of 2017 we arrived late got into our ebisu airbnb walked to shinjuku. Got ramen at a small shop, stayed up until his birthday at midnight drinking with some local runners playing paper sisscors rock. Didn't sleep to go on a grape picking, winery and Mt fuji tour. Extremely hung over. We were there about a week and hardly ever slept unless it was on an overnight bus lol
I'm going for the first time in a few days, have limited knowledge of the language thx to duolingo, and plan to be as american as possible as I drag my mom around Tokyo. Wish me luck guys.
Have you tried Memrise? I like that app better than Duolingo.
how was it?
How is tokyo
I second the memrise comment! I tried both but Memrise is so much better
Legend has it he got slaughtered in tokyo and sold for organs.
Ive always wanted to play the love live games at the arcade
I absolutely love this channel.
For such a simple topic, it’s a very skilfully made video. Well done!
My first thing would probably be to get lost in Shinjuku Station even before arriving to the hotel.
Looking good, Chris! Looks like you lost weight! Good on you!
You know… I’m grateful for discovering this channel a little while ago. I love videos about Japan because I hope to someday visit there😊
26.6.22
I make Onigiri at home. I make the Tuna and Miracle whip because it's easy. It's very filling and if the seaweed wrap is fresh, it ads adds a nice crunch.
Yay new video!! 😊
My first day in Japan, I rested for 5 hours in the hotel with a wonderful bath in the hot tub (I stayed at a hotel which provided special spa treatments, it was amazing) then in the evening headed to Shibuya and had a buffet Shabu shabu dinner, it was delicious and quite affordable for the quality! Took a stroll around the city and went to see Tokyo tower.
Also just wanted to add my unfortunate experience on my first day.. It was almost 1am and I was on the subway back to my hotel and well yeah I forgot to keep track of the time and the subway lines shut down. Me and my friend had to get down at Ikebukuro station with so many other passengers (majority of them were all drunk!!) We had to stand in a huge line for a taxi at ungodly hours, good times. I had a weirdo breathing heavily behind me pacing up and down (I think he was about to throw up or something) after all that we finally got our taxi and paid a whooping 8000 yen for the ride!
We wanted to save money so we asked the driver to just drop us at the station closest to our hotel. He brought us to said station and as we paid the fare he said he would drop us to our hotel for no extra charge and said this was his "service" boy do I love the Japanese culture for service 😍 I learnt my lesson though and since I'm trying to visit as many places as I can within a day I make detailed plans for my day before hand and keep track of how much time it will take me to go from point A to B. I'm still here in Japan currently in Kyoto and watching your videos for ideas 😚
Hey man, I like watching your videos. It's interesting and entertaining. Keep up the good work! Wish you the best of luck.
Love Chris Broads videos, very informative and fun!