Why Japan HATED Halloween SO MUCH
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In Japan, for some people it’s, “I HATE Halloween!” But why would some Japanese people hate a holiday that’s so fun and full of of candy, scares, etc.? Of course, not everyone in Japan hates it, but it definitely has a negative image. Unlike America, where Halloween is an old part of the tradition and culture, Japanese are just starting to accept it. But just a few years ago, it was a mysterious holiday that caused a LOT of trouble for many Japanese people. And in one unfortunate event, it was the holiday where a Japanese teenager lost his life. But before I talk about that, let’s go back to the past to see how Halloween got started in Japan.
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I think Halloween is a fun celebration! But it's important to be mindful of how you do it, especially in Japan! Please have great Halloween with your friends and family! And save some candy for me!!
Next time you celebrate Halloween in America, turn off your porch light. The rule when trick or treating is to only go to the houses that have at have porch lights on. If the light is off, don’t go knocking. Happy Halloween!
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I just saw this on CZcams headline news.
Dozens killed during incident at Halloween festivities in Seoul
In Sweden its a pretty "Newly imported" Holiday as well. Here its a rule of thumb that you ONLY EVER do the "trick or treat" thing IF a Jack-O-Lantern (pumpkin head with a face) is placed on the side of the door to the house or appartment or at the gate of the garden leading up to the house. No Jack-O-Lantern, NO TRICK OR TREATING ! We are also a quiet people, like the japanese ( except on sporting events, where we often are the loudest). BuT jumpscares and spooky fun tricks is one thing. YOU SHOULD NOT EVER HARM PEOPLE ! that will ruin halloween for everyone !! NO GROPING, NO HARM, NO CHIKAN, NO CHAOS!!!!! PLEASE DONT RUIN HALLOWEEN FOR PEOPLE !!! It can be such a fun holiday!!! Have a zombie parade instead, or a dance party with spooky music, or a contest for best costume or a "ghost house" walk, a solve the murder mystery with a nice prize for the winner. A halloween themed "treasure hunt" would also be fun. Hope everyone gets a lot of candy
As an American, watching those foreigners in Japan acting like fools and not respecting the society is really hard to watch. I feel second-hand embarrassment.
same here! I was cringing so hard and reminded of a certain CZcamsr who disrespected Aokigahara... among other infractions. I just saw those train parties going down the same rabbit hole.
Japanese culture is over respected,
They need to learn how to forget rules and have fun. Japanese people celebrate New Year in the most depressing way I had ever seen
Me too! I would be annoyed if they did this on the trains here in Australia I would be annoyed and I enjoy Halloween!
Yeah, that's barely tolerarated where I'm from. I remember being young, and being excited to do stupid things, but you can choose to do stupid things that are more subtle or less destructive.
At least clean up your own mess.
Why should you be embarrassed? When I was a teenager I was often embarrassed by my parents. But when I became a full-grown adult I realized I was my own person, separate from my parents. So why are you embarrassed by people you have n connection with?
I don't know if this is across-the-board, but it's always been traditional understanding in my area (southern US) that if you don't want people approaching your house on Halloween night (for trick-or-treaters or otherwise), you leave your porch lights turned off, even if you have Halloween decorations up.
Agreed, that’s almost every where in the US.
We do this in Canada, too. Always knew as a kid to skip the houses with lights off and no decorations.
I don't put up decorations either and leave the light off. I never got many kids even when I did hand out candy, they all go to those "trunk or treat" things at schools & churches. I think parents are afraid of dangerous things being given to their kids. The old razor blade in the apple rumors and I think now it's candy with drugs in it that everyone is scared of.
I think that's most of the U.S. Sometimes people don't get the hint.
Here in Ontario Canada as well.
I'm not Japanese, but even I am quite angry of partygoers partying in a public place like a train.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
Right i used to go out to Salem around Halloween and you aren’t allowed to wear a mask or bulky costume on the train and they will kick you off if you are to loud like the major Halloween spot here in the states it would be frowned upon
I hate it man. Here in Germany it's crazy at Carneval, the people will party outside by -5°by rain and Tornadoes..u just see all over the city laying bodys of drunks, even on the way to ur workplace
OMG, really? No partyers allowed on trains? You'd rather they DRIVE????
@@themudpit621 They don't have to party ON THE TRAIN! Just save the actual partying for a club or a bar
Living in Japan I saw children trick or treating yesterday in my town. It was so cute. They all walking in a line, like a parade. Even though it’s technically not Halloween yet, I guess doing that on a Monday with working parents wouldn’t be possible. Especially with the long work hours here in Japan.
Oh that makes me happy. Trick or treating was my favorite part of my childhood
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
Halloween was always my favorite holiday as a kid. Creating a great costume was such a great exercise in creativity and the houses in my neighborhood would decorate, play Halloween music, and have a party. It brought the neighborhood together
That made me smile
I'm your 100th liker here & bye.
It's not just Japanese, It's normal, sane people who would get angry with "people" acting like that on trains.
Unless they are New Yorkers. The remaining New Yorkers are just happy to not be assaulted, robbed, flashed, or threatened at this point, it's so bad there.
haloween is only for americans,
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
@@spicydramarama852 keep the bs for yourself
Lighten up. What harm did they do?
The whole train thing sounds more like Mischief Night "celebrations" than Halloween celebrations. Mischief Night is an unsanctioned "holiday" where mainly teenagers, but some young adults as well, engage in all kinds of well...mischief, usually vandalism.
It's the night before Halloween, and it's a busy time for cops.
Oh intertesting!! I never hear of mischif night! Where do they celebrate it?
@@MrsEats Mischief Night isn't anything organized. It's just sort of understood.
@@MrsEats What Stash Merkin said. It's not a sanctioned holiday, it's just an underground tradition that has been spread among teenagers for decades.
Yeah mischief night is for kids who are too old for treat it treating but too young for drunken sex parties.
@@MrsEats and to add to the original comment it was also used in the movie The Crow starring Brendan Lee, son of Bruce Lee who died during the filming of the movie, and is also called Devil's Night in some areas
That Louisiana murder is DEVASTATING to hear. Why on earth would they shoot someone knocking on their door on Halloween??? They should have EXPECTED droves of people in costume to be coming to their door....
I am so desperately sorry for that man and his loved one.
If I remember correctly the 16 year old Japanese boy was dressed like Elvis. How frightened could you be of that. He also claimed self defense and shot him with a .44 magnum and nothing happed to the man in Louisiana. maybe I should actually look that up.
@@davidhill850 murder is legal in the US as long as you "feel" scared. Which is pretty laughable to me as someone with social phobia because I could make an argument for shooting anyone around me in public because they make me feel threatened.
Just look at the people who did it. The motive was beyond obvious. The woman was "terrified", by fucking what? Literal kids in costume on Halloween who already said they were looking for a party? She was literally inside the house looking through the door two yards away from them. ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS LOCK THE DOOR? But no, she saw "Oriental, darker skinned " (her literal words) and immediately demanded a gun. It didn't fucking matter because dark = scary to her. They shot him and literally left him bleeding on the ground outside for over 40 minutes before police arrived on scene (who the other kid had to run to another house and call), just chilling inside like it was nothing. They murdered him and knew they would get away with it and they absolutely did with 0 jail time
@@itsaUSBline I didn't say it was good. That's just what happen and everyone at the time kind of called BS when this guy got off at the time.
You don't know what happened? I remember it well. A man had been stalking that man's wife, so he was on edge. When some strange person came up to the house, and didn't stop when told to "freeze", the man got scared and pulled the trigger. I'm not saying that was a good thing, but I can certainly understand the situation.
In 1987 a Japanese exchange student lived with my family in California. I was 11, and she was 16. The same age as my sister. My sister, and I were not close so it was weird to me how kind Setsuko was. She wanted me to show her everything, and even wanted to go to sports events for kids. Everything seemed interesting to her, and even though I was little my opinion still seemed to matter to her (not too common in the states, especially in the 80s lol). By the time she left I was devastated.
I could never imagine what Yoshi’s parents went through. My son was a victim of a shooting, and he survived (narrowly, as it missed all major organs) but a lot of the people with him did not. For a year after I was overbearing, called too much, hugged him twice as long (he’s an adult), and after about a year and a half I relaxed a bit. It’s scary stuff.
In America, turn off your porch light if you don't want people coming to your door.( Or leave it on and leave your house. That's the trick. ) this tradition I guess is more verbally carried down that written. At least that's the way it is in suburbs.
American unspoken rule!
Great advice if you want your house egg'd.
@@toflow1177 To be clear, you'd leave your porch light on and leave? Luring in trick or treaters only to trick them?
As a kid, when the porch light was out, that meant that house was fair game to be TP'd (Toilet Papered). Now a days, toilet paper is like gold bars. IDK what the brats (kids) do these days.
@@petermontoya1796 skip. People have cameras now and their parents get sued.
If that’s the way we celebrated halloween in america, then i would hate it too. I just stay home and watch scary movies
Of course no one mind if they had party in their home or in the bar! But the train is a very interesting choice to have party!!
But we do celebrate like this in America, you must be inside too much
the daily news with nancy pelosi or other congress people is scary enough...
Halloween used to be illegal in the United States
@@knowledge4741 we dont go as hard as they used to (thankfully).
Tricks back then were kids robbing and vandalizing your store. Theyre in outfits as well lol
Its why it was made Illegal at one point
When I studied in Japan in 2007 in Saijo, Hiroshima, there was no trace of Halloween and us college kids made do with bad homemade costumes and drinking by a secluded lake.
Different story in 2016 when I returned to Japan for work. The mall I would frequent in Shiga was transformed in autumn for Halloween. And we went to some WILD parties in the bars and clubs in Kyoto Halloween night…when my wallet was stolen lol..
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
Serving 1981-86 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Halloween was basically an on base American holiday. However, we had plenty of Japanese friends and kids coming around housing with us. Never knew about the Yamanote Line traveling party. Japan adopted several western holidays over the years: Christmas, Valentine Day, etc. each with their own local twist.
PS - sorry that Japanese exchange student died.
PS2 - just reported SEOUL (Reuters) -At least 149 people were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said. RIP
Unfortunately the number has risen to 153 (as of Sunday afternoon).
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
But this channel only shows the negative way of foreign traditions. She exaggerates situations and promotes hatred. Japanese people don't really see it that bad way 😢
Wow those train parties sound stressful for bystanders and obnoxious
Yes it was hot news in Japan for many years!
Zzzz obviously you are older?
They need armed cops to take care of these rioters.
@@wilkesmcdermid7906 bro chill
@@MrsEats Even in San Francisco and Miami these street parties got so out of control that police banned them.
As someone who hates parties, it feels like a real shame that it's mainly the party culture that some adults do in Halloween that was first brought over to Japan.
North American Halloween is an evolution of the Irish holiday of All Hallows Eve. It's changed a lot of the centuries, but dressing up, trick or treating, enjoying the scary side, ask that is lots of fun.
Will be cool to see how Japan adapts Halloween over the years into its own full version, like North America did to the original Irish holiday. 💜
All Hallows Eve was from Rome. Specifically, The Vatican.
Samhain, an ancient druidic celebration of the fall equinox, harvest, and the annual return of the dead (think Dia de los muertos) all; is of Celtic origin. Early Church missionaries make mention of seeing the traditions associated with it practiced mainly in Wales, and Ireland. Though there are some records Samhain spread beyond, into the rest of The British Isles. The Church’s influence is largely responsible for it being replaced, and and in some cases wholly forgotten.
Turnip carvings, the origin of the modern Jack ‘O Lantern, did begin in Ireland. Many of the traditions we associate with Halloween are holdovers from Samhain, and most of the records we have are from Ireland as most others were lost to time.
Sorry about the grammar, and for this being all over the place. I juuuuust woke up.
@@callmecrow6086 yeah most holidays tie back to a holiday before it.
But Roman holiday would be different from the Celtic holiday and druidic holidays in Ireland.
But at some point as ppl moved around Roman practices would be brought to Ireland and have had a hand in remixing things. As the ppls of Ireland were doing their own thing the whole time Rome was doing its things, before Roman tried to take over the Isles. Their would be some cultural exchange through trade, but not to the extend as when Roman came to the Isles and then later abandoned them.
@@Samantha_yyz I mean no disrespect when I correct you here, just adding a bit of context is all. The Rome I was referring to was not the ANE empire you’re talking about, but the Papal seat of power, and home to (as previously mentioned - now for emphasis) The Vatican.
Samhain predates All Hallows Eve and The Roman Empire both by a fair bit. The latter is the reason for the spread of the holiday (Samhain) across the British Isles that I mentioned earlier. They, and some Norseman going a’viking.
The Church adopted the day, and some of the traditions of what It hoped would be Its newest converts, and _sanctified_ it all by adding holy elements across the board.
Edited Because: I can’t spell for nuts. Also, breakfast time!
Edited again to add: All this by the way because you used the term “originated.” I was being a little pedantic maybe, but the info I offered was (to the best of my hung over recollection) accurate.
@@callmecrow6086 I didn't think you were being disrespectful, don't worry.
But Halloween as we know it today originates from Ireland. The Holiday in North America was altered by Irish immigrants to the continent who wanted to continue traditions from home. It literally came from the Irish holiday.
The holiday of Samhain yes would be a factor in the holiday that developed into the holiday Irish immigrants brought over. However for what I was trying to describe in my comment, that mostly just adds historical context. It does not correct my statement.
And the reason I didn't mention that is cuz it's mostly just context not relevant to my point. If you are going to talk about Samhain you might as well keep going further back about how all harvest festivals have evolved in Europe and Middle East and North Africa from ppl moving between regions and bringing their traditions with them.
@@Samantha_yyz Okay. It’s the All Hallows Eve originating in Ireland bit, sans context, that threw me is all. It being the original point of contention I made. Anyway, it’s been fun. Time for coffee though.
This is interesting, I had no idea that was going on! I live in a small American town and generally kids dress up in fun costumes and go door to door with their parents between 6-8pm. If you don't want them to come by you turn off your porch light. It's very cute and safe and that's it. Every once in a while some teens will try something silly or reckless but generally it's a holiday for little kids.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17.
Riiiiight. Real safe to parade your cute kids to all the local perverts, RIGHT ON THEIR DOORSTEPS! You really have to be a non-American to see how bizarre halloween is.
I'm from Croatia. Halloween is not traditionally celebrated here, but in recent years it gained some traction, mostly among younger people. There's some parties, merch is sold, etc. Pretty casual. However, you also have a lot of people online call it Satanic and devilish and wanting to ban it. 🙄🙄🙄 Just let me carve my pumpkin in piece, Debra. Let people have fun.
that’s so sweet actually 😭 carving pumpkins is so messy but fun, truly harmless!
I'm from Yugoslavia Montenegro. And I live in the states now. But I saw a pic from family over in my village celebrating Halloween! 🤯 I couldn't believe it! This was back in 07.
@@gjergjaurelius9798 Back in '07 or 08 I was 11/12 and had my dad carve a pumpkin and put it in our yard, also in a village. It's a fun little custom, I'm glad it's spreading here.
I mean to be honest we have carnivals to party, collect sweets and dress in costumes. That is our non imported tradition that has Slavic origin ant the sole reason I don’t celebrate Halloween but rather Poklade
And pretty sure I’ve never met a Croat named Debra 😂
@@BruhImAGirl That's totally fine, but these people straight up wanna ban it and call it Satanic 😂
Debra is a meme, I guess 😂
Mr Eats saying “I’ll take that full sized Snickers bar” made me laugh so hard
SAME!!
That whole skit was so funny lol.
It's sexually brilliant in a subtle way!
Starting with this soundtracks
0:53 What's call?
It's sounds cool and it remind me of the 80s porn xD
On a series note, gun violence will always exist in America. Just look at the shooter and his wife reaction. They're always fearful of strangers / home invasion.
I loved his Chinese accent. Ha
Me too. 😆
Trick or Treating in America has gotten pretty lame in recent years TBH. I think most parents take their kids “trunk or treating” now, which is when a bunch of people park their cars in some parking lot and hand out candy from their cars. I witnessed one of these and most didn’t even bother decorating their cars or the parking lot. So lame! Half the fun of trick or treating was seeing how people decorated their houses and some even went so far as to do a whole act before giving out candy or set up their own mini haunted houses. I’m glad I was a kid when Halloween was still in it’s glory days.
It’s because of the crazy people lacing candies with fentanyl needles and razor blades.
I agree. It's so sad. The city I grew up in enacted an ordinance that trick or treating ends at sundown, so kids have only an hour or two of daylight after school usually, which kind of killed it and led to most going elsewhere or just doing trunk or treating. And that was in a city with sidewalks where night time trick or treating can be done safely, parents have just gotten too lazy to look out for kids or walk with them.
Where I live now is very hilly and sidewalks are rare, so only certain neighborhoods do some Trick or Treating for very real safety reasons. Unfortunate but understandable. There's small weekend kids events like trick or treat trails, but other than that trunk or treat is their only option.
@@CyndiGarguilo This fear is way over blown. This scare lore has been around since I can remember and that didn’t stop my generation from going trick or treating. We were just told not to eat anything that looked homemade or not in some official wrapper that wasn’t sealed properly. Adults would also go through the candy to check to see if there was anything suspicious before giving it back to us.
My family was one of those houses that out a lot of effort into decorating. I loved helping my mom set up the cobwebs, spiders, gravestones and skeletons. Even had little fake candles along the edge of the driveway. We had this thing where the kids would walk up the long driveway onto the front porch, grab some candy while greeting my mom, and then on their way back, me, my sister and my dad would scare them in chronological order. It was fun seeing them panic and run. The kids got disappointed when we couldn't do it that last few Halloweens before my sister and I moved out, since it always rained the day of Halloween and got everything wet and soggy.
No one can afford decorations any more, for house or car haha! Gotta go to the good established neighborhoods for good trick or treating. I personally take my son to as many events as we can to get my money's worth from the costume lol.
After what happened recently with the Halloween incident in Itewon, South Korea, I'm now terrified that something similar could happen in Shibuya if people carry on gathering in such large numbers and not following the rules.
Japan already has similar case in 2001, and already created countermeasures and procedures for handling Halloween crowds and it was a success. So 🇰🇷Korean PM say regarding the incident that they think cannot prevent the stampese in the future is load of bullshit
I really doubt that could happen in Japan - I've lived in Japan and been to Korea numerous times. While both have some really narrow streets, it isn't quite the same in Japan. Korea's narrow streets are much worse and in some areas can almost seem maze-like.
@@adb888 That's good to know that's the case and Japanese streets aren't as maze like as Korea's like you said. Also I've seen Akidearest's (a CZcamsr who attended the event in Shibuya tonight) story on Instagram that the event has really tight security and is being well managed unlike in Itewon.
@@adb888 Crowd control is still important, though. In America there have been cases of stampedes during festivals, not just in narrow places or confined spaces. It just takes something causing too many people all going in the same direction at the same time and then something slowing some of them down or causing a choke point for disaster to happen. It requires a very large dense crowd, and that is pretty much it. In a large enough dense crowd, even just the crowd it's self can act as the walls and barriers causing a crushing event.
@@ANPC-pi9vu True, but in this case just having very narrow streets with a crowd of revelers that were likely drinking, was enough. Tall buildings bordering narrow streets will cut off line of sight and amplify sounds, further disorienting people. Just a bad combo all around.
When I was a young kid in the 70s/80s, nearly all kids went trick or treating door-to-door by themselves in groups. Most parental rules were usually 2-3 blocks - smaller towns. However, most kids extended beyond that. In the 90s as I got older and took the role of candy giver, kids were coming to the door non-stop between 4:30PM and 8:00PM. You had to have 3-4 large bags of candy, 1-2 pieces per child to survive. It was rare to have leftover candy. I moved to a rural area for about 10 years. When I moved back to a town/small city in the early 2000s, I bought 4 large bags of candy in preparation, but only went through 1. Over the last 20 years, fewer and fewer kids come to the door. I averaged 3-4 doorbell rings until I stopped handing out candy in 2017 (you turn off your exterior lights to let people know you're not participating). More and more families have started to participate in larger Halloween events hosted by the communities, churches and businesses, like I saw at 14:06. My fondest memories as a child are of those Halloween nights, especially as I gained more independence. I don't think I ever felt more alive running around the neighborhood at night dancing on the edge of danger wearing a scary costume and collecting candy from generous, celebratory neighbors.
Yeah I noticed that we get so few trick-or-treaters but we also live in a neighborhood but not as many kids but even when they do it's like their parents drive them to the house.
When I was a kid I still walked house to house It's really kind of sad to me because it wasn't just about getting candy it was about more Independence and trust.
The origins of Hallowe'en are an ancient Irish Druidic festival to ward away bad spirits, and the idea of dressing up as monsters is to either disguise yourself as one of them or scare them away. I wonder if there are any similar Shinto traditions.
Well, it's also our time with the ancestors specifically, in much Western Paganism, less about being scared of spirits. Shinto has some similar welcoming-back the ancestors holiday customs, but they're at a different time of year, so they're mostly just having fun with the costumes and scary movie type stuff over there, a la most of America.
Yeh, and after the christianization of Ireland it evolved into all saints day, which is celebrated by warding off demons with costumes and helping the souls from purgatory go to heavan
@@GraveyardMaiden Well, yes, the Christians call most spirits of the land 'demons.' Part of why the whole fear thing got predominant.
Can't find Shinto-specific, but there is Buddhist ones as Japan is heavily syncreticised society - you born a Shinto, marry a Christian, die a Buddhist. And Shinto rituals are mostly rituals derived from Buddhist or Chinese folk religion customs - Shinto were not insitutionalised as "religion" until Japan underwent westernisation under Emperor Meiji sometime in mid 19th century.
Yes across the world we have similar celebrations, in Japan and East Asia in general they have the "hungry ghost festival" or "Obon" in Japan. It has its roots in Buddhism (Ulambana) and Taoism (Zhongyuan) about respecting the dead, so you can expect it all over Asia from Korea to China all the way to India and Indonesia.
Similar to Jack-o-lantern, the Japanese float lanterns into the sky (in central Japan) or float it on river (in Western Japan) to guide the lost spirit back to heaven. The Japanese performed Bon Odori dance to welcome the dead, Koreans also have their masked Baekjung dance for similar purpose. In other parts of the world, they replace the elaborate mass dance with mini concert events, where the first row of seats are emptied so ghosts could get the best view of the performance.
Scottish not Irish
There are people in Australia who hate Halloween too and get really angry at people for celebrating it saying it is American
yep, only their young liberals actually tried it.. but their old boomers did not like it.
Oh interesting! When I went to Australia it was summer time so I didn't see Halloween celebration! Do most Australian want to celebrate it?
In Italy too, old people think halloween is a "satanic" party
@@MrsEats I think it's really only the US and Canada where people go crazy for Halloween. Arguably it started here in the UK, but even here most people ignore it. People might go to a fancy dress/costume party, but the whole trick-or-treat business gets tried once or twice by small kids (who saw it on TV) and who end up coming home with nothing to show for it.
It's gotten more American influence the last couple of decades. As a child in the 70's and early 80's I used to go out collecting on halloween night in the UK, it wasn't called trick or treat then. There was more focus on Guy Faulkes night a few days later.
Just one day after this video a tragic accident happened at Halloween in Korea (Seoul, Itaewon). Too many people went there so that the crowd started to act like a river and push people around and many got crushed by other people.
Yeah around 150 people dead. Dang.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
by product of the pandemic - people cooped up for so long that they go out in droves to events
@@RoninDave I agree. Though I would call it a by-product of the measurements rather than the "pandemic" that we now know was completely harmless while the vaccine was like poison.
@@spicydramarama852 yes but Jesus was teacher, and we should read and obey his words, not to fanatically quote some scriptures thinking it is enough!! Read and learn how early apostles lived, what they did and why. ...
I’m very saddened this young man lost his life here in America. And it’s difficult to watch Americans act like idiots on the train . I hope America isn’t judged by the actions of fools . Thank You for your hard work to make these videos.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
Lighten up Stan.
It's not like they did they every night.
@@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361 no we shouldn't everyone and every countries has done alot of bad things even now so it's not just Americans
I'm from Poland and some people hate this holiday too, even though it became popular here in the 90's. I remember one time I was with my friend, we rang the bell of a house we wanted to go to and an angry elder man rushed to the door and started screaming "leave me alone! we're in Poland, not in America! America is different and we're the best!" LMAOO that was the funniest but scariest thing ever happened to me on Halloween. We still got a lot of candy from other people.
I'm surprised śmingus dingus didn't catch on elsewhere.
Wow! Do they hate it because its different from Poland cultural celebration? We don't do trick or treat here so many Japanese will be confuse if you try it! But Halloween is definitely becoming more popular among average people!
I’m from Romania and we don’t officially have this holiday either. Some people love it and others hate it, personally I’m fine with it because I like scary movies and the atmosphere but I understand how some more traditionalist people would consider Halloween as a foreign eyesore that has no place in their culture.
@@MrsEats poland is a majority Catholic country. They worry about the devil.
I'm Irish, and it really annoys me deep down to my core when I see people referring to halloween as an "American thing" when it comes from irish culture (originating from celtic pagan days). Here it is called Samhain and it means a lot to our country and identity, but of course with the mass emigration of Irish people to america during famine times and the likes, people brought our traditions over, and with time it blended in. I hope this provides new knowledge for people that didnt know. Love from ireland, Oíche Shamhna shona duit 💕
I love everything about Halloween, except the huge drunken parties. It's sad that that's the main part that gets passed around to other cultures, because in my opinion it's the worst part of Halloween.
Drinking and partying isn't getting passed around, it has ALWAYS been a thing.
Yeah maybe YOU don't like it, but millions do and it isn't going anywhere.
Japanese Halloween is absolutely fun and amazing, love getting trashed on the streets and seeing all the awesome outfits with a peaceful environment.
I share your sentiment. People make excuses just to get wasted and don't even know what the holiday is about to begin with
@@knowledge4741 tell me you don't have reading comprehension skills without telling me you don't have reading comprehension skills...
@@BoxOKittens maybe because drinking isn't specific to any culture. It's global and in turn an easy thing to share or take part in between cultures.
That said, i'm old enough to not drink often today
@@BoxOKittens
What are you even saying? Are you stupid?
My Chinese side perked up when I heard your husband start speaking in Cantonese. Sounds like something my parents would say, haha~
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
Door-to-door trick or treating in America has gone away in most areas in favor of localized events like "trunk or treating" where people get together in a specific area, such as a downtown street or parking area. It's generally safer for kids and less of a nuisance to locals. It also might help to draw people to local businesses. I went door-to-door as a kid, but the last time I saw kids walking through the neighborhood here was maybe ten years ago. In Japan, it would work really well in a shoutengai as a community event, which looks like what was happening in the family friendly part scene you showed.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
@@spicydramarama852 give it a rest.
Trunk or treating sounds lame ngl
@@spicydramarama852 no one cares about your shitty myths. Your god is a tryrant
Still going strong where I am. There are trunk or treats but its either a) a pr stunt a church/business does or b) in an area that is unsafe or rural
Trick or Treating has changed a lot from when I was a kid in the 90s. I'm sure there are plenty of neighborhoods where people still do it, but more and more it seems like families are opting to go to Trunk or Treat or other similarly organized events simply out of concern for the safety of the children.
That seems to be the case where I am too. The whole experience looks pretty lame now compared to when I was a kid. For me, half the fun was seeing how people decorated their houses and some even took it so far as to set up their own mini haunted houses or did some kind of act before giving out candy. Now it’s just a quick circle around the parking lot and then back into their protective bubbles they go. Glad I got to experience childhood in the 90’s.
No idea where you live. Probably in the city
Safety from what? Statistics says the church pastor is the biggest safety risk in the whole holiday.
I'm in a rural area of western NY state, small town, not big city and I agree that the safety concerns are overblown. But that's just the way parents think these days.
I see you as a bad, horrible parent today if you take your kid to complete stranger's home for candy. I buy candy but honestly I wish they'd stop coming!😡
Mrs Eats: "Japan is starting to embrace Scary Halloween."
Junji Ito: "You want pig's feet?"
I don't want that!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17.
Even in the US, trick-or-treating has actually become much more like the Japanese way too. Largely because of various safety scares and fearmongering in the 1990s and 2000s, In many neighborhoods, children no longer go door to door around the neighborhood anymore. Instead, lots of families now go to malls or other local places that hold "trick-or-treat parties", etc.
It's kinda unfortunate, in some ways, because the fun experience of running around the neighborhood with your friends in costumes that you see in a bunch of movies and many of us actually grew up doing is just something that many kids no longer experience anymore, which seems like kinda a shame...
(and the really dumb thing is that the change is mostly due to the media trying to boost their ratings by playing up scares about tainted halloween candy, etc, when those stories were all just completely made up and never had any basis in reality to begin with, and the kids were never actually in any real danger.)
Great video. This one is personally relatable to me. When I was a student at a Japanese language school in Tokyo in 2019, I found myself in very real anger of being trampled to death when I went to see the Halloween celebration in Shibuya...there were so many people that I could barely even move. The inevitable happened, and someone somewhere started pushing (probably out of panic), despite the police's shouts over their megaphones not to do so, and it spread. My ribs and back physically hurt from the continuous waves of pushes that happened in the crowd. I focused my efforts on staying upright and not tripping, as that would obviously be deadly. The police had no control what so ever. It took a long time, but I eventually made it out of there. Bloody traumatizing. I will definitely never go to a large and crowded celebration in a busy district of a major city like that ever again. I had no idea beforehand what I was getting into, and that there would be THAT many people. The recent event with 150+ dead people in Seoul in South Korea, has only reaffirmed for me that going to large Halloween celebrations in the bigger Asian cities is nothing short of lethal and dangerous. Never again for me. I heard the celebration was more or less canceled in Shibuya in 2020 and 2021 due to the corona outbreak and restrictions, but I bet it's back in full force again this year...My advice if you live in Tokyo would be not to go. It's not worth it. If you have to, go to the somewhat smaller city areas like Harajuku or something instead (that's what I did in 2019 after getting out of Shibuya). There will still be people in costumes, but you can move around and actually enjoy it. Just avoid Shibuya, and probably Shinjuku as well (though I can't say for sure how bad Shinjuku would be by comparison).
P.S: On a happier note, I have to say I really enjoyed the comedy skit with Mr. Eats. That was funny. 😂
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
When I was in Japan six years ago for Halloween, I got to see that Halloween was used for cosplay in Japan.
Not just like mummies and sexy bunnies and stuff, but people were dressing up as video game and anime characters during the day at the park.
It has both, and honestly who cares.
they do that everyday man.
@@BasicDad4547 I'm not sure of your image of Japan, but no. People do not walk around in crazy costumes every day.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17.
Isn't dressing like a mummy cosplay? I mean, it is a character from popular movies
I lived in Japan from 2000 -2011. Just like the video, Shibuya was like new years in NYC or Mardi Gras. Absolutely crazy insane party.
Oh so intresting! I want to see Mardi Gras party one day!!
I definitely got Mardi Gras vibes from that train scene but at least in Mardi Gras you choose to go there, you're not trapped in it on your commute.
In the early 90s, I went to Osaka to ride a train in costume, but it wasn't as crazy as Tokyo.
Shibuya actually looks like NYC's Halloween Parade. It's pretty crazy and just as packed as New Years.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17.
I'm from Hungary, and here Halloween is also disliked by mostly older people. We didn't have anything like the train partys but it's right before the day of the dead which is a holiday when people visit the graves of their family members. So many people don't like the idea of partying before. We also don't have trick or treat and there are few Halloween themed products. So most people don't really care about Halloween at all other than some dress up parties.
It’s interesting to see how Halloween is adapted in Japan, because horror and Trick-Or-Treating are central parts of the holiday, as they are core parts of its origins. Halloween is a combination of several European harvest-festivals, traditional celebrations going back thousands of years. The holiday we know today pulls from traditions associated with death and the supernatural.
Though the most commonly accepted main contributor to the modern holiday’s traditions would be the old Celtic festival of Samhain, a day where it’s practitioners believed the barrier between our world and the spirit world was thinnest. A tradition of Samhain was to go door to door dressed in costumes (specifically the Mari Lwyd) reciting verses in order to receive food. There’s more to it but those are the basics
Your husband is a funny addition to your videos. I was surprised to find he's Cantonese. Another great video. Keep it up!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17
I feel really for Yoshi Hattori, a very sad thing to happen! Thank you for the video, interesting to hear these kinds of stories from Japan! Happy Halloween to both Mr and Mrs Eats😊 And now I need to get my own JoJo hat😂
It’s tragic for sure, but the problem of violent racists with guns continues sadly.
It is sad. But defeated people from vassal societies trying to deprive us our crucial right to self defense can get bent.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
@@joshfennell2257 Josh, shame on you. The man in Louisiana was trying to protect his wife from a stalker.
@@earlysda That's not true and no source I've seen has covered that angle. Don't spread misinformation because you don't like when racists get called out for being racist. They murdered a child and left him bleeding in their yard for over 40 minutes. They called him "Oriental and dark skinned" in their defense claim for why they were scared. They were racists 100%
Some people have Halloween parties in the US but it's not very common. A vast majority of the Halloween celebration is just kids trick-or-treating and watching scary movies/going to local events.
We certainly don't associate it with drinking and partying at all, that's more like Saint Patrick's Day or Mardi Gras
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
Really? There’s tons of adult Halloween celebrations in my state, maybe your too rural? But even when I lived in Kansas there was a community party for the adults after the kids went to bed, usually just drinking and bbq.
Hallowe'en started as an Irish christian-pagan hybrid here in Ireland, with much of ancient Christianity here being a curious hybrid of the long, long entrenched paganism that was routine here for a few thousand years until about 13-1200 years ago, when Christianity began to start solidifying here. Today, even though virtually nobody outside Ireland knows that it's actually *our* event, it's pretty much the same as everywhere else - something for kids, although our dwindling elderly Irish Catholics here may have a Stations of The Cross or similar service to say prayers for The Dead.
As for Paddy's Day, most Irish people don't see it as anything other than a day off work - few people drink here for it, save some rougher, poorer people. I've been abroad for Paddy's Day in other countries, however, and whether in New York or Hong Kong, the foreigners marking the day tend to be going hell for leather to get as drunk as lords in a way that isn't really done in Ireland, where alcohol consumption has dropped sharply over the last 20 or so years, and where I think the Irish Vintners' Association said a third of all pubs have closed down in the past decade or so.
I feel like holidays like Halloween are definitely used as excuses to drink. After a certain age all it it becomes about is drinking.
This relationship with Halloween in Japan reminds me of how Metal and Rock was seen in America in the 80's.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
the train parties would really annoy me too. I really love that rule "don't bother people". I think london should adopt it at rush hour especially!
Thanks so much for another great video, I loved Mr Eats offering that "child" his idea of candy! HAHA! Keep up the awesome content xx
In Spain Halloween is a relatively new thing,but curiously the biggest Halloween party that I've saw was in Kyoto in 2019... organized by a good Japanese friends of mine.It was an amazing event!! Since then I haven't celebrated Halloween again
I can't help but feel bad for foreigners who might have just wanted to go home after work but got caught up in one of those parties and might have lost their jobs from it, despite not participating and just taking the same train home
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
When I first came to Japan in 2000, there were NO Halloween goods sold anywhere, and like Ms. Eat said by around 2010 you started seeing Halloween goods at Daiso, and then at supermarkets and convenience stores. Now even Daiyu 8 and Cainz Home (home center/hardware stores) sell Halloween decorations!
I think Tokyo Disneyland played a big part in popularizing Halloween in Japan. Tokyo Disneyland started doing Halloween-themed things with food and decorations in the park around the mid-2000s (with the emphasis on cute of course since it's Disney) and then Halloween quickly became more popular in Japan after that.
Ah, this was a sad video 🥲🥲 Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday, I wish other people had the same experience with it but after those two incidents, it makes sense 😞
Of course many Japanese enjoy cute and friendly Halloween too! Actually Halloween become even bigger every year! But of course you will find some people who don't celebrate or will avoid certain area during Halloween time! When you come here I'm sure you can find very Halloween fun event!!
As someone who always ends up doing the cleaning, I love the party and I hate the mess.
That's why you have the party at someone else's house. LOL
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17.
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday! I was in Japan (Takayama) for Halloween in 2019 and there wasn't even the slightest bit of festivity. I had known that Halloween wasn't really celebrated in Japan so I didn't expect to see anything but it still felt very strange to not even see a decorative pumpkin anywhere 😂 Considering how Japan adopted Christmas and Valentine's Day I was surprised Halloween didn't get the same treatment so thank you for making this video so I now understand why! I had no idea some Japanese people just straight up hated the holiday.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17
It's a negative day anyways.
@@thecrowsnest6963 How so?
Fascinating history. Thank you.
I take that full sized Snickers Bar, best line ever 🤣 have a good one
Interesting video! I live about an hour from Baton Rouge and remember that shooting. Very tragic.
American trick or treating serves an important purpose. It's one of the few opportunities we get to interact with our neighbors. Where Japanese culture has that sense of community year round.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
SUPER informative, contextual, and insightful explanation -- much better than what I expected from the title! Thank you for teaching us about these things!
We miss your videos Mrs Eats. Hope you have a great 2023!
As an American, I dont really enjoy the scary side of Halloween. I spent the last 3 years in Japan & loved how cute & festive it was each year.🥰
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
In the Netherlands we have our own version or Halloween. 11th of Novemeber in honor of Saint Martin. We go around the houses with paper mache lanterns as kids and sing rhyme songs and get candy.
I learnt about that, sounds fascinating. Every time I ask a Netherlander about it they say they don't know what I'm talking about?
@@matthewlaurence3121 every Dutch person should know about 11 November.
@@-gemberkoekje-5547 That's what I thought. I suspect it was more about an unwillingness to engage with me. I take an avid interest in culture and some modern dutch are preoccupied with pop culture. I have struggled for years to get to know anyone from the Low Lands.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for another informative video!
Great outfit by the way!
Every day is Halloween for us Goths. I just go to private parties in Kabukicho, Yokohama and Okubo. Our party locations change every year.
Oh I liked to wear very baggy black jean with lot of strap on it when I was teenager!
In the immortal words of uncle Al Jourgensen.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
I see some people here saying it's unwelcome in the UK? That's bullshit, it's celebrated (at least where I am) pretty handily and is a lot of fun. It's celebrated in schools, events, and of course trick r treating. Who cares if it's a "money-grabbing scheme". Kids get to dress up, walk around at night, and get free candy, and adults get to see all the interesting costumes and have fun. There are a lot of adults who answer the door in costume as well. Its very American how its celebrated -- its nothing like it is in Japan. Tell Mr Eats to LIGHTEN UP DUDE!
He's much lighter now! I put him on a diet!
@@MrsEats :)
@@MrsEats LOL
Great video. Thanks for sharing!!
I just discovered you and it's all due to my 16yr old daughter who wants to live in Japan some day. We were talking about Japanese things tonight and I decided to look up what it's like to live in Japan and came across your videos and they're SOOO well put together and funny....so I just had to subscribe! Can't wait to watch more!
I wouldn't blame Halloween for that sort of misbehaving. They mostly seem to be young, drunk and riding the high of breaking the rules with a mob. No wonder folks are turned off by it.
Reminds me of fastnacht in Germany. But that is a planned mischief night. And of course Oni night reminds me of the Krampus tradition as well.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
Your editing has to be some of the best on CZcams! 😂 love learning all this 👻🎃
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
video quality is quite professional which explains the great amount of effort that has been put into making of the video !!!!!!
Mr. Eats is great! What a fun couple you are!
Not everywhere in america has the traditional trick or treating you see on TV. More and more I see Trunk or Treat popping up, where you go to a parking lot (usually at a church) and go from car to car to get candy. A lot of places in america don't have neighborhoods where you are close together, so walking house to house isn't really possible. When I was a kid in the 80s, our local mall did a trick or treat event, which I personally loved, because I lived in a cold weather state that didn't have sidewalks, and Halloween was frequently cancelled due to snowfall. Going to the mall meant it was warm, brightly lit, and best of all, I didn't have to wear a coat over my costume! You'd just go shop to shop with your basket and get candy. My parents would get dinner in the food court and let us wander with groups of kids.
I remember when I was a kid in the mid 2000s my neighborhood and neighborhood around ours would do trick or treat going door to door and the adults handing out candy. But by the time I was in my early teens in the 2010s people began to stop doing that. One by one from one neighborhood to the next they began just being empty on Halloween night. Then when I was 17 there was no one out on Halloween night. And now at age 23 in the neighborhood that I live now still no kids on Halloween night not from last year at least but I assume this year would be no different. Kinda find it sad that it's just died out. But I've seen it take on a new form in the form at least from my sister and her 7 year old son. What she hide bowls of candy under leaf piles for her son and his friends to find in her back yard while wearing their costumes then after that all of them gather around and watch nightmare before Christmas, scary godmother, and other kid Halloween shows until everyone ate their candy and was ready to go back home. I think that's a good replacement for doing neighborhood trick or treating for kids. But those trunk events sound cool as well. My idea of Halloween night is eating candy and watching scary movies or going to get drunk in a costume party. But when I have kids I would love to do what my sister does.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
This is fascinating! I haven’t been in Japan around Halloween so I haven’t experienced it. I was there for Christmas and New Years and it’s amazing!
Thank you for this video and your hard work 💖
Edit : this slightly reminds me of the parties held by the club kids in NYC. It would take over the whole train. This was around the late 80s and 90s.
Interesting. They weren't arrested or spoken to by the police?
Wow! was it okay to have such a party on the train in new York?
It happened when it was more chaotic there and I think the police just stood by and watched. There are videos of it on YT. Michael Alig (not a very good person) hosted them. Seeing these videos reminded me of it!
I was in Japan once for Halloween. The family went to some resort area that had a path with Halloween decorations and lights. I'm going this year for Christmas and New Years.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
Thanks for helping me understand.
That was probably the funniest skit you and Mr. Eats have. Also thank you for this video. It's interesting to see how vastly different this holiday is in different countries.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17
@@spicydramarama852 this verse proves that the concept of eternal hell is a false concept.
A lot of neighbors this year ended up having campfires and grilling out in their driveways while handing out candy to kiddos. It was really nice to see everyone dressed up outside and houses decked out in Halloween decorations. Hope y'all had a happy halloween!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17.
bruuuh that skit at the end was amazing
This was a lovely video! Sad to see disruptive people starting things off horribly. Along with the really devastating death of that teen just trying to get to a Halloween party :( I'm curious to see how Halloween evolves in Japan myself now :) As usual, love your videos.
This video was so funny! 😂 thank you Mr & Mrs Eats! Happy Halloween!
I was gonna say, it was surprising to me that "Halloween" wasn't more popular earlier given how, especially nowadays, dressing up in costumes for cosplay or for other things seems to be so popular among young people especially in those districts like Shibuya where I've seen costume contests and conventions and so on
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
this is such an awesome analysis and video. very comprehensive and entertaining thank you for making it!!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and John 3:17
@@spicydramarama852 a little bit too dramatic now there sweet heart, US midterm elections are next week tho... Circa NOVEMBER 2022 for future reference anyone checking in The future
This was an amazing video and explanation.
The rule of which houses to avoid is if their external door light is off. If the light is on then trick or treaters are welcome to come to the door. Similar to an old Christmas tradition of having lit candles by the door. It is a sign of welcoming. Though this tradition is dying out.
That was so interesting … Thank you, Mrs. Eats! As a US citizen, I wouldn’t want to be on one of those trains or at that intersection in the midst of all that mayhem. And the killing of that Japanese student here was an awful tragedy 😞😞😞
I enjoy your channel immensely. You make learning about Japan enjoyable. Thank You..
Quite Funny how Japan has embraced Halloween..Makes me want to visit Japan but not on Halloween...
the way you said pennsylvania is one of the best ive heard from foreigners all over the world. my friend is half american and spends her summers here and can barely say it right (although she is from texas so..)
It's amazing how some foreigners think that they can go to another country and don't follow the standards of that country. I thought that is common sense but apparently not.
Of course I don't blame the foreign tourist who came for the party. They probably didn't know anything about how it affect Japanese people and maybe even think it's very normal part of Japanese society. But English teacher who live and work here should have some better sense I think!
@@MrsEats Of course you can blame them. When you're visiting another country, the least you can do is learn about the culture. The behavior they displayed in the video would not be allowed in their home county. They are actually breaking the law, by disturbing the peace.
@@moniqueloomis9772 I wouldn't take public transportation if I had to in America. One too many people have been pushed onto the train tracks or raped in front of people who just whip out their phones to record instead of intervening or call police recently.
My country Philippines loves Halloween. It's a big change.
Oh so interesting!! How do you celeblate it??
@@MrsEats it was weird, ever since I left my country. I decided to stay in Canada. Philippines usually celebrate Christmas first month of September and then we celebrate in October Halloween. In our culture, we celebrate "all saints day" prayer of the deceased family. After October, Christmas again until the end of December 31.
@@MrsEats I think because Filipinos influence by north America that's what I believe.
@@MrsEats The only ones who celebrated Halloween in the Philippines are city folks usually from middle class and above, it's just a relatively recent trend. Most people instead celebrate what we call "undas" which is All Saints' Day. Basically, spending a whole day or overnight with relatives at cemetery while visiting tombs of dead loved ones.
@@khust2993 indeed you are right, it's been 20+ years since I left my country! I completely forgotten how I celebrated!
This will be my first Halloween here in Japan. I’ve enjoyed it so far
Last part of Hallo’ween in America: Halloween has its roots in the ancient, pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated on the night of October 31. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, believed that the dead returned to earth on Samhain. On the sacred night, people gathered to light bonfires, offer sacrifices and pay homage to the dead.
Happy Halloween!🎃
Happy Halloween Critical! What is the tasty Halloween food you tried this year??
you and mr eats makes me LOL. Ty for the video :)
I went to Japan in 2013 during the Halloween season, it was so fun seeing a lot of young people cosplayed in the street. It was an amazing experience.
Yeah, Halloween is not that extreme in North America. It's pretty weird how it got out of hands in Japan and Korea. I do feel that a lot of the crazy things could have been avoided if the city authority had instead organized something official in a park or a pedestrian commercial street, with activities for families and adult along with security. Where I live, cops and fire fighters often patrol the street (on horses, foot, bicycle, squad car or firetruck) during trick or treating and give candies to kids and explain safety rule and they also do safety like blocking streets, etc. Also people only go to houses with decorations which indicates that treats are offered. Anyways, cheers!
wow i had never heard of the Halloween train parties.. that's crazy. i enjoy trick or treat in the US but i think all the cute stuff in Japan is nice too!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17.
Fantastic content! Love knowing about the history of Halloween 🎃 in Japan!
i lived in Japan (Sapporo) in 1982-3, and was able to travel back alot during the 80's-early 90's. it was an incredible time for sure.
In car-centric America, the equivalent of this would probably be a bunch of drunk pedestrians suddenly blocking the highway during rush hour. Just saying this so my fellow Americans can imagine how annoying this train party incident would be.
New Mrs. Eats!!! Happy Halloween!!! Best day!!!
Same to you! Happy Halloween!
@@MrsEats Thank you! 👋🏻😁
I _LOVED_ the funny "Steven He's Dad" impression Mr. Eats did!
Also, my siblings and I were _hardcore_ trick-or-treaters. We'd bring pillowcases because they held more candy, stay out as late as people were handing out candy for, and would have POUNDS of candy on a good year!
Back in the late 80s, my dad was still in the Army and got stationed to Misawa AFB. Our first year was spent in off base housing and we got to have Halloween there as well. The locals were not only familiar with the holiday, many families with young children also took thier kids around for trick or treat. My guess for this acceptance and participation was the proximity of so many military families. We had a blast that year and looked like the locals who joined in did as well! Just my experience at the time, as seen through the eyes of an eight year old girl. 😊
I remember reading this case during law school. I never thought about how it could affect Halloween in Japan.
Been to a Shibuya Halloween back in 2017, was fun for me. not gonna lie
I'm glad you enjoy it!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16 and 17
Mr Eats warms my grumpy old man heart lol.
Didn't know Mr eat can speak Cantonese.... Very funny when he swear 🤣🤣🤣 priceless
In the US, some of what makes Halloween special is that it's a way for poor kids to get a sack of candy and toys that they normally might not be able to afford. It might be unspoken, but part of the tradition is for people in well-off neighborhoods to splurge on candy knowing that it's about giving other families a special night, and there's no shame in it because everyone's in costume.
I don't know what part of the US you hail from. That doesn't happen around here. If rich people want to help poor people, they donate to places doing trunk or treat at a church or YMCA. They don't want poor kids in their neighborhood.
@@onemoremom7421 Its odd of you to make it sound like only the rich help the poor out. It's actually more middle and working class that give their time and care. Our family is working class, but we welcome any child to our door on Halloween, rich, poor, or anywhere in between.
@@jenniferraymond9766 I replied to Max and his comment on well-off neighborhoods, ie rich. Halloween isn't about helping anyone out. It is kids having fun. I never said anything about who helped the poor more.
Wow I'm from USA and I have never heard this. I've heard of kids trick or treating in wealthy neighborhoods to get bigger candy bars but not because they were hungry or anything lol...When I was growing up (poor), the custom was to only trick or treat in your own neighborhood, for two reasons 1) You know most of the people whose houses you are going to and 2) You are not putting an unfair burden on some neighborhoods while leaving other neighborhoods without any trick-or-treaters. (Some people put a lot of effort into decorating their house and buying candy and dressing up only for no one to show up, and especially some older or retired people who love the visitors to their home.) So it was generally frowned upon to go to another neighborhood.
@@onemoremom7421 I live in a well-off neighborhood and will be giving all the kids all the candy I can. People drive in specifically to my neighborhood for trick-or-treating. I used to trick-or-treat in this neighborhood, and I didn't grow up here.
But it's not like this is a local thing. I've lived in a couple of states, and there's always been "good neighborhoods" for trick-or-treating.
Bring on the poor kids. I want them to have a great Halloween. Also you can tell the really poor, or especially shy kids, because they take a single piece of candy. When that happens, take a handful of candy and toss it into their bag. Yeesh.