9 Must Visit Spots in Shinjuku, Tokyo!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Have you ever visited Shinjuku before? Let us know! 🇯🇵

[@Benobot99]

I definitely will on my next visit! Aiming for 2026. I missed out on all of Hokkaido, Hiroshima, and Shinjuku.

[@njt4u]

The theater at Kabuki tower is sooooo much better tho. It's expensive, but totally worth it. Just like a 4 min walk from the Toho Cinemas shown here too.

[@vin-metal5192]

Spent a couple days there last year, stayed at the Gracery - love that area, and the 3D cat!

[@rko1095]

I'll be there in about three weeks!!!

[@RavenMelonai]

Yes! We went to a nomihoudai in Shinjuku one night and ended up with some strange charges on our bill at the end. Lesson learned! The ramen yatai street stall we ate at to end the night was wonderful though!

[@clrd4tkf]

Was in Shinjuku for a week back in May. The choice of restaurants and bars in the area was completely overwhelming at first ..... but eventually became just regular overwhelming. Loved every minute we were there.

[@尾籠堂]

Real cyberpunk vibe!

[@YusufTangulu]

Thanks for to showing us the Tokyo streets, shinjuku etc......

[@ItsBAndBees]

I’m in the states and love TKG, and we often eat raw or marinated yolks. My husband still is a bit grossed out by it, especially when I crack a whole raw egg into something lol but my kids were raised eating very adventurously cause I love to cook 😁

[@silverian]

3D cat was impressive! Heat and water in hot summer days is something to remember.. I remember old films where they used umbrellas during hot days. I remember that one Finnish writer made guide book called Tokyo pass, where he told about different locations and Golden Kai was one of them.

[@alisyasdiaries]

We still use umbrellas against the sun a lot in Japan! I'd say it's one of the essentials when you're out in the day 🔥

[@BearusAurelius]

Raw eggs are so good. I eat them most days here in America. As long as you source from trustworthy farms, raw beef and eggs are perfectly safe. Even more so in Japan I imagine. 09:00

[@JustJakeTravel]

Great video! I've been to some of these places but that Izakaya looks like and I never knew there was a club underneath Kabukicho tower?!?! すごい. Stay hydrated lol

[@lazyreuvin]

We'll be in Shinjuku this Sunday 🙌🙌

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

enjoy, its an really awsome spot

[@lustrojinn]

Aye yo seera, That improv, on the fly dialogue. 👌👌👌 On point. We like it.

[@alexschroeder1]

My partner, that is from Osaka misses eating raw egg from Japan I can’t wait to try in October when I come to Japan first time overseas going to have have my 40 in Tokyo, we absolutely love your videos please make more ❤❤

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Thank you for the kind words - hope you have a great time out here 😁

[@joltfiend]

Shinjuku's my favorite place to visit when I'm in Japan. I saw Godzilla -1 in IMAX when I was there in November and saw it at the Toho theater. How could I not? I'm guilty of walking past that restaurant on the corner and not eating there. I'll have to my next trip out.

[@byghostlight1]

Thank you for always releasing your videos just in time for the moment I arrive home from work!

[@wasabigirl2004]

... and JUST when I am about to go to bed 🤣

[@mian.bilaltariq]

After watching these kind of video's, I have great desire to go Japan.

[@leandroperalta]

I watched Chris add a raw egg to some noodles. I have been adding raw eggs into my noodle soups almost every time since then.

[@juniyananajukyu]

The izakaya spot you highlighted used to be a fruit shop. I remember first seeing it in 01.

[@chanproperties]

I just got back from Tokyo and I stayed at the Capsule Hotel nearby and I must say that I enjoyed my visit immensely. I am planning to go back again. Your video is very educational and entertaining. If anyone is on the border and not sure if they should go visit I would encourage them to just buy the Airfare, book the hotel and Go!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Can never go wrong with a trip to Tokyo 😄

[@GayeWilliamson]

Stayed at the Gracery on the weekend, filmed the 3d cat, and yes, the heat was brutal.

[@scotttan6377]

Fun and informative episode - well done !! @9:04 I would eat a raw egg with rice with a touch of shoyu and sesame oil

[@Ssslothbby]

It took me so long to realize that when she says chemist she is talking about a pharmacy lol

[@ChiiroRavenheart]

Rocking that curse amulet look

[@janusu]

I used to eat natto with spring onions, a little soy sauce and mustard, and a raw quail egg. Mix it all up and it's great! And yes! Raw egg with sukiyaki is amazing! Thanks for another great video! You seemed a little delirious today for sure, Sarah. I hope you and your cameraman both stayed properly hydrated. The Mrs. and I are planning a couple days in Tokyo for our upcoming trip next month. I don't think we'll have time for Shinjuku this time, though. We have a few other places on our itinerary already. I think we'll be looking for the Hachiko statue at Shibuya, though. And I think we're going to do a day at Disney Sea. At first I thought it was just a water park, so I wasn't that keen, but your video there with Lyssa piqued my interest. My wife's always been a Disney fan, so it was her suggestion to go there. Edit: I've just got to add: a literal donkey would have been an obvious choice for a Don Qi mascot :P

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Sounds great - hope you have fun during your stay and at Disney Sea!

[@kawaiipanda1974]

The 3D cat was nice, but the panda next to Ueno Station is awesome!

[@turtleburglary1141]

Brilliant edits as always Shah! 😇dope vid Sarah!!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Thank you!! 😁

[@Highwind2013]

hopefully hotel gracery opens up again soon I would love to get a close up picture of the godzilla's head statue 🙏

[@tommysdirtandsoultommytheh1569]

Just got back from Shinjuku a few days ago. Stayed at the Keio Plaza Hotel and loved it. Great place and fantastic food. Loved Shinjuku itself.

[@AUCKata]

When I was in Japan I ordered some dish that had rice and cooked meat on top and the lady asked if I wanted tamago which I said yes. When they brought out my meal I saw the raw egg (My first) and thought "Oh I thought you were gonna give me a cooked egg". Ended up mixing it around and eating it anyway. It was actually pretty damn good 😋

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

You did the right thing 😎

[@那須規固員]

I'm studying English now😊 Thank you 😮

[@abh4316]

Thank you girls for handling the heat for us to make us happy.

[@buffhottie]

Thanks for the tips, heading there next month and can’t wait to explore Golden Gai

[@Tazer_Silverscar]

3:55 - The food hall also occasionally has performances on, inviting groups from all over Japan to re-enact performances from their local festivals. There's a company called Omatsuri who organise them. I've not been over to see any of them, but it was covered on NHK World reasonably recently. 5:22 - That's very likely to be one of those performances - interesting perspective X'D

[@MrJersey84]

I'm planning to go to Tokyo 🗼 this spring, hopefully. Watching your content is making more want to plan better, your videos are so fun to watch. Appreciate your videos thank you

[@elireyna9464]

The star of Tokyo Creative with another great video. :)

[@marcclapton]

Love the new style of video!!!

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Thank you so much!

[@cgigammez5749]

109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku is the best movie theater by far

[@DHJakon]

I stayed in Kabukicho in February. What’s convenient was the airport buses were near the hotel I stayed. I didn’t go to Kabukicho Tower. It seemed too touristy and I wanted to avoid inbound prices. One thing that I found sketchy were guys approaching women for “various” purposes. My female Japanese friends don’t like going there.

[@whatsgooda]

Nice video ill be arriving in a few days!

[@kimwallace1170]

We are stay in this hotel in September! By the way I love your necklace 😊

[@Niinetailer9]

Lmao “The heat, it’s gotten to me” Me too, you’re turning on the heat every video 🔥 lol

[@svenp.8378]

Cool Sera vipe video Love it :D

[@ufgatorbearify]

I have never liked eggs, but there is something special about Japanese eggs. I lived in Osaka 92-94 and ate raw eggs with lots of things. Especially sukiyaki. Definitely recommend trying even if you don't like eggs like me. But really....get unagi and curry 🍛 😊😊. (Probably not together )😮

[@silis_pap8473]

Hanazono Shrine was the first place I stumbled upon when I arrived at my hotel for the 1st time. Holds a special place in my heart

[@williamwallace3057]

you are solid gold, ty!

[@Racmaster00]

For anyone interested, the Gracery Hotel also has Godzilla themed food in the restaurant

[@mstrblaster1772]

Will be there in Sept...cant wait

[@hellshire11]

eating raw egg with sukiyaki is da best!

[@sasikredi]

great video , do you have link for the bus in kabukicho tower to airport

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

There's a booking section on this page - www.tokyubus.co.jp/tourist/kabukicho-busstop/

[@ironlungs10]

One of my favorite places to eat is komeraku in the lumine II building on the 7th floor connected to shinjuku station. It's not anything too special but they have a karrage and ochazuke set that is so damn good. Always hit this place when I'm there.

[@fatsushiman4834]

That dead pixel driving me crazy 😂

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

It's driving us crazy too now 😭

[@MrKWAMEFLIP]

@@TokyoCreativePlay just a heads up it's not just the one, at 17:35 there's 4 visible all around where Sarah's face is

[@MrKWAMEFLIP]

@@TokyoCreativePlay ..and one near the top right and one near the bottom center, sorry!

[@johhnnybass841]

😂 Had tkg so good that I had a second portion and was violently ill 😂

[@hcm9999]

I almost never go to Shinjuku... There is a very good bookstore in Shinjuku called Kinokuniya next to Takashimaya. It sells books and magazines in English.

[@areasevenpro]

If you ever enter Bic Camera or Yodobashi Camera, prepare to endure the jingles played every minute.

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

And then be hooked on said jingles 😂

[@wasabigirl2004]

@@TokyoCreativePlay hahaha 😁

[@aloha_andy]

I would love to see a japan waterfall ranking :D

[@Bloodrunsreddownthenile]

That restaurant under the 3D cat used to be an amazing fruit stand. I was so bummed when they closed down :(

[@Armadaonion]

I stayed at Hotel Gracery in September of 2023. Kabukicho Tower was very new and amazing. I'm currently plotting my return, maybe in 2025, but not in the summer.

[@kazuki313113]

I'm really interested in a what kind of Japanese things foreigners are interested because I feel so good all of things like service,food etc you know, every time when I return to Japan from where I have based for now Japan which is compared to I have ever been to country and foreigners are as thinking as same with me or not so.I'm looking forward a new video on KZbin and have been supporting you. From Japanese is based in Leeds,UK.Cheers

[@caminodetokio4816]

お冷 (Ohiya) literally means cold water in English.

[@konroz]

we ate raw egg in Hungary, when i was a child 20-30 years ago mixed with sugar, but we never ate raw chicken, that is the real deal.. i would never eat it, sometimes i think, how could we ate eggs, but in dough i lick the spoon sometimes and there is also raw egg with sugar and flour, too... One part of me loves, because it tastes nice, but a growing part of me says, it is gross, i need to grow up and never do it again

[@KhrisAsaurus]

Raw eggs! 🤗🥳😊😊😊😊

[@so_chan17]

But don't come to Japan from late July to early September. The heat will kill you!

[@Mohamed.Shaabann]

I think the camera u re using to film has a couple of dead pixels, very noticeable during the night scenes at the end of the video. Great video tho as always

[@taccosnachos]

12:10 yoooo...shout out to Dave

[@AndromedaEris]

My husband and I are staying in Shinjuku during our visit next week! Super excited to explore, thanks for the video! :)

[@DarthAndylus]

Any tips for finding an affordable place there haha? It looks like the pricing is wild haha compared to other sections of tokyo for my trip in April haha

[@tdolan500]

@@DarthAndyluswhat’s your price range?

[@brokenserenity01]

the way they handle eggs in japan makes it safe to eat them raw compared to the us and some other countries where they do odd things to the eggs that renders them unsafe to eat raw.

[@DavidChong]

@@jamescorrigan6063they have machines in Japan that inspect the eggs using spectroscopy & also eggs in the US are washed in such a way that removes a protective coating on the shell which makes them more resistant to salmonella. That said the risk is not that high even in the US if you want to take your chances. edit: also just did some googling and some countries (I think primarily European so not as far as I can tell Japan or the US) vaccinate their chickens against salmonella.

[@datdam7161]

can you list the spots you go to. it would be very helpful thanks

[@pajaroprecario]

I want to be your friend lol Do you recommend dedicating a whole day to Shinjuku? Or can you split with another area? Thank you :)

[@tdolan500]

Edit: typed this before I got to the bit where you did give the advice. Great job! I’ll leave it though because they are good points if you’re visiting the area. I do feel like glossing over the adult entertainment aspect of Kabukicho is bit disingenuous when giving advice on tourism in the area. As a tourist you need to exercise caution. There are East African gangs present, they hang around on groups on every street and they will hassle and you trying to lure you towards adult services in a bid you scam or rob you. I’m saying this from first hand experience in December. I was hassled literally from the moment I stepped foot outside the hotel for the first time. There are warnings played over the loud speakers from the Police during the day about it. It’s going to be most prevalent if you’re a solo male traveller. It’s quite unsettling having someone follow and put their hands on you while loudly shouting about the services they can get you. Be assertive and firm telling them you’re not interested and keep walking. They will lose interest. I wouldn’t describe it as a dangerous area or somewhere you should avoid altogether but definitely keep your guard up.

[@gregdee9085]

2nd This. Redic that she's missing that. But bit kinda kiddy show.

[@tdolan500]

@@gregdee9085 yeah KZbinrs tend to really gloss over how seedy the area is. I spent my first week in Japan there alone and I couldn’t recommend it. Like, I went to Chris Broads recommendation of Hanbey, it’s literally on the 5th floor of a building of Brothels.

[@carlosortega7406]

I would love to see a dúo colaboration, with you Sarah and Megan

[@jw0ng23]

When do the 3d animals appear in Shinjuku?

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Should be every 15 minutes from 7am until about 1am

[@Klamsauce]

I'm from hawaii and we actually have a TKG farm lol

[@troylatimer2200]

I’ll be back on the 7th of August till the 21st of August 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Hope you have a great time!

[@troylatimer2200]

@@TokyoCreativePlay it will be my 4th visit 🤫

[@carlosortega7406]

Whisky 🥃 na, osuki de su yo, mor sukoshi, shaberimasho

[@xredgambit]

Looking forward to going to Japan eventually. I will add there may be a dead pixel or something on your camera. The night shots at the end had a single bad pixel that was a little distracting because I thought it was my screen. once I moved the video it followed the video.

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Thanks for the heads up on the dead pixel! 🙌🏽

[@rhaimusg5785]

Love the video but oh no. Is there something off with the camera. I see a small white artifact close to the center of the video. Almost like a stuck white pixel. Appears regardless of what monitor I am viewing it on.

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

There was a dead pixel - fixed it in camera and hopefully shouldn’t appear next time we record 🙇🏽‍♂️

[@deaddrunkgamer7399]

If your speedrunning tokyo since you're only there one day i do understand Kabukicho tower, but real talk, its overhyped like crazy and its better resturants around the tower and arcades. Not to mentioned overpriced. Also sure, a little hyped as well but they do have a hanbei in shinjuku as well which looks fairly okay. and is it just me, is it a typo, isnt it Futatsu?

[@Saika_Sakitora]

just went to stop at a cheapest hotel i found there. not quite my [culture] spot tho lol. good thing is it's not that far from my [culture] spot and even tho the hotel is cheap it's surprisingly comfy

[@PokeRiderM]

Ohiya? いいね。もうすぐ使ってみます　^o^

[@evilcab]

1:18 kamurocho gate for yakuza fans lol

[@thomasedwards6641]

Didn't visit Shinjuku as much as I wanted when I visited but did go to Kabukicho Tower.

[@jonathansakura]

Guys becareful here Lots of prositution right in front of the toho cinemas 😅 next to the godzilla gracery hotel

[@MENTOKz]

hydrate is the subtitle for this video right lol

[@TokyoCreativePlay]

HYDRATE HYDRATE HYDRATE 🚰

[@MrGundawindy]

Raw egg in Japan? I eat raaw egg in Australia. Any time I have packet ramen I stir a raw egg in there too.

[@stephensturges5711]

can you be my guide when i get there in october haha

[@gewglesux]

Go to Bar LOST!!

[@ulomeli079]

🔥

[@skyyence]

Did anyone one else think there was a spec on their screen around the 9:18 mark

[@winters-rp]

hahaha yes

[@brianbuchmeier]

I tried to wipe it away a couple times before deciding to scroll down to see if it moved with the video 😅

[@sin-style]

居酒屋で卵かけご飯はシブいねw日本語のイントネーションがとても良いですけど日本に住んでいるのですか?

[@moxavenger]

Very beautiful and romantic.

[@derfel316]

I 🥰 🇦🇺 girls

[@elixir2984]

Speaking of Kabukicho being "dodgy", I got drugged in Osaka and it was awful. Stay safe people! I was even with my partner but still got done. But don't let it put you off travelling there, I've been to Japan four times and have loved every moment (except when I couldn't move off the floor in my Osaka hotel, hah)

[@argus2159]

“Ohiya” is, in my opinion, a bit old way of describing “water” at the restaurant. By the way, don’t say “Ohiya” in occasions other than restaurants.

[@danicarobinson4866]

In North America Donkey Hodie is a kids cartoon

[@ricadonnauy8175]

Raw egg whites may be safe (as in you won’t die or get sick) but not sure you want to eat that on a regular basis. There’s a protein in raw egg whites that prohibit you from absorbing B vitamins, which can lead to some serious deficiencies. Raw yolk is fine.

[@russmakesstuff]

Pity the Robot Restaurant is no more. 😭

[@alanberry8239]

I’ve been in Yokohama for the past 3 days and we are sad 😢 there is zero atmosphere and it is not tourist friendly in the slightest. This is the last stop of a six week holiday from Canada to UK then we were looking forward to Japan. We would actually fly home early it’s that bad. We are sticking it out and hoping Mt Fuji tour and a couple of days in Tokyo redeem Japan. Otherwise it’s an absolute low lite of our 6 weeks

[@steveseattle140]

Why would I buy DJI gear in Japan?

[@Bakapooru]

All Japanese cameras only have Japanese menus. That's what the signs at Map Camera said. I was so disappointed.

[@xnonsuchx]

Uh-oh! Looks like they’re starting to get dead/stuck pixels on their camera. :-(

[@landspide]

Last I heard 1 in 20000 raw tamago will get you ;) play the odds.

[@WushuTaz]

So...other than scams, being drugged and robbed, eating raw eggs and heat stroke...Shinjuku is an excellent place to visit! 😂😬

[@SongWolf27]

I'm allergic to eggs and chicken, so I have to be careful eating anywhere