Japanese Manhole Covers: Matsudo's White Koala! | LIFE IN JAPAN

[@CoryMay81]

Are you interested in Japanese manhole cover designs? What other things interest you about Japan? Let me know in the comments below! Also, ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them to the best of my ability. Thanks again for watching! Be safe and have a great week!

[@JESSICASKAMTheRealJessicaKam]

I love the sound of birds in the morning, thank you Cory, for this amazing video.. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@CoryMay81]

You're welcome, Jessica! Glad you could start off your day with some sounds and visuals of Japan. I hope to see you in the next live stream! Stay moist. LOL

[@JESSICASKAMTheRealJessicaKam]

@@CoryMay81 It’s extremely Moist in Northern California.. LOL.. We have a lot of eucalyptus tree over here. Once is grown into the street, we have to get a permit and hire someone to help trim the eucalyptus tree.. it’s beautiful to see on other property or in the forest..

[@booklover555]

Loved seeing all the patterns on the different covers. I always try to remember to look up when I’m walking to see things, now I’ll remind myself to look down too. Thank you for this walking tour.

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah! Me too. I see the coverings daily, and I glance at them from time-to-time as I pass by them, but I never really stopped to really look at all the designs. Makes me want to do charcoal rubbings of them. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@blueharrington1893]

ThanksCory that was fun love kolas and eucalyptus trees pretty cool have a good one stay safe 🤘☮️💙🍀😜🦋🌲

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Blue! See ya in the next one!

[@Wendybear42]

ALOHA! when I first went to Japan in1996 I noticed and took pictures of many gorgeous manhole covers. Back then and to today I am amazed at Japan's attention to detail. Loved this episode! Mahalo!

[@CoryMay81]

Hello Sher, that's really cool. I wish I had paid more attention to manholes back in the 90s. Hopefully I can make some more videos showing the designs of these street coverings. Thanks for watching! ^^

[@islandgirl5472]

Aloha Cory ~ Yaaay mission accomplished and with so much more!!! Modern Japan is being shown all the time but the Japan of olden days is so interesting and I love how you are able to bring both worlds to us. Again the colors, the scenes of people going about their everyday life, random scenes along the way (pigeons) to me are such a treat. Thank you for all the joy you bring and as always, stay safe...stay healthy :)

[@CoryMay81]

Howzit! I'm glad you can enjoy all the scenes from Japan. Always appreciate your comments and what not. I hope to see ya in the next live stream!

[@islandgirl5472]

Your live stream starts when I’m at work but I wouldn’t miss it....I just close the door to my office & pretend to be busy 😂😂

[@CamilleLMacLean]

Enjoyed the video Cory, thank you. You found the eucalyptus trees so fast! The covers are really beautiful.

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you for watching it, Camille! Glad you and Richard were the first to see the video before it went live. Now I'm really curious about other areas of Matsudo with eucalyptus trees. See ya in Discord! ^^

[@absoluts7ven628]

I am 6 months late I know, but still, I want you to know how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your shots in this video! Such an honest-to-goodness artistic take on the day-to-day life in Matsudo! You capture all the little details with so much oomph that something in me just wants to keep saying WOW. And yes, your talent is really WOW. I really hope you keep doing these short artistic videos about life in Japan. Yes, I love your livestreams too, but there is just something about your short videos that kinda speaks to me and draws me to want to watch more. Please, more short videos pls. Even 3 to 5min - videos are enough to feed our soul. Thank you so much Cory for sharing your talent! You really are amazing. :)

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to me and I'm glad you could appreciate the subtle artistic twist to some of my videos. I will work hard to make more content for you to enjoy. Stay tuned for more! P.S. if you'd like to, consider becoming a #MoistFam member ➤ bit.ly/3wmvGTT and get behind-the-scenes stuff, mobile wallpapers, and what not. Take care! ^^

[@absoluts7ven628]

@@CoryMay81 Thank you for the reply! So happy to hear that you would consider making more short videos. I can't wait to watch them! And yes, I have also joined your membership as an Ultra Instinct Tomodachi! Hoping that in my own small way, I could help support you and your talent. You deserve that and more! Thanks again, and please do take care as well. I hope to visit Matsudo too one day, when everything is back to normal. :)

[@g1yuhmdoongee]

9:40 This was such a cool scene!! 🤩 And glad you found the painted koala manhole cover!👍🏻

[@CoryMay81]

Yay Michelle!!

[@thetalkingshrimp5683]

Cory, I don't know what it is about your videos but I am drawn to the detail I get from you setting down the camera and allowing us to soak in the streets and sidewalks. I am much more interested in this than say a video about that gundlam giant robot, I love just seeing what you see when walking around, watching people go about their daily lives, it's so much more interesting and fascinating. I enjoy it when you walk past stores, walk in them, walking through a train station, these are all things we'd do if we were there. I'm loving it buddy! Thanks!

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad that you enjoy my type of content. I know many other KZbinrs in Japan show similar things to each other, and I know it's easy to make the same kind of content and get the same amount of views/attention. But I want to feel happy by showing something a little different, in my own way. I'm not saying those other videos are bad, but they're a dime-a-dozen. Thanks again for watching!

[@DonBurns]

Appreciate the time you put in to set up the scenes beforehand.

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks, Don. I appreciate that compliment! And thanks for watching & commenting.

[@anatraxia]

Great content Cory! Hope to discover more about Matsudo with you.

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah yeah yeah! Thanks man. I appreciate it, as always. Stay safe and I hope to see ya in Discord again sometime!

[@oppaba]

thumbs up for the "walk-away-part-but-had-to turn-around-and-grab the-camera-stand" act haha. you must've walked a lot, back and forth. good job

[@dedequinney]

Beautifully designed video ❤️

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks, Dede! ^^

[@mikkokim5998]

Ending/outro was hilarious. I love these early videos.

[@Azazel1473]

So funny! "I've never seen a eucalyptus tree..." 10 minutes later: "So I've found this grove of eucalyptus trees"

[@CamilleLMacLean]

that was pretty amazing

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks again, man, for checking out the video today! I still can't believe it. If I had waited 10 minutes and started off my video in the park instead, it would have been super funny to see me doing my intro without realizing eucalyptus trees were right behind me or something. lol

[@FollowTheSunAustralia]

This video was suggested to me and I loved the fact you have the koala / eucalyptus man holes I really would like to see them in person one day 👍😀

[@CoryMay81]

Nice! Welcome to the channel! Glad to have you here. Every area has cool manhole covers, but I think the koala manhole covers in Matsudo are super cool. hehe Thanks for watching and feel free to ask questions on any video or during live streams!

[@FoodNNewsTV]

I really enjoy your videos! It's like we're right there! Awesome job!

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you very much!

[@johnghousi2010]

great video definitely going to look for this cute elusive kula when visiting matsudo

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks! I'll just say it's near Matsudo Station, very close. But I'll let you explore and find it yourself. hehe

[@Kenko_4]

It was very interesting to learn about the manhole covers. Koalas are very cute animals and I like how they always put a baby with the parent in the pictures. I'm not sure why, but I enjoy the vending machine segments :). Seeing the vending machines makes me miss Japan even more. Thanks for the video Cory! -Danny

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah, me too! Always the mama and the baby together. I'm glad you notice the vending machines. You're the first person to comment about them. I'm trying to make that a thing in each of my videos. hehehe Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Kenko_4]

@@CoryMay81 Haha I love it. One thing I really miss around this time of the year is the heated drinks from vending machines.

[@goyareza50]

Thank you for video! I enjoy it! Sending some love from So. Cal! 💕🤗💖☺️💞😃💝🎄

[@CoryMay81]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching, Goya! I hope to see ya in the next live stream. ^^

[@awkwardaquamarine19]

Aww, miss it again! Oh well. Good job, Cory! 🐨🌿That shot of the Japanese red maple tree at 5:28 is worth being the desktop background on my phone or laptop. Goijeous! 😍 🥰

[@CoryMay81]

You didn't miss anything. LOL This is not a live stream. hehehehehe Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@awkwardaquamarine19]

@@CoryMay81 I know, but I still missed the premier. Oh well. I told you I work crazy hours.🤪😉

[@myatezh]

This was fun.. kind of like a scavenger hunt! Which would also be fun to do! :-) Great content as always!

[@awkwardaquamarine19]

@@myatezh, I'm sure Wrong Way May appreciates your comment, but you commented on my thread. No worries, thanks for the comment nonetheless. Cheers!

[@adiw.852]

I like the painted fire truck manhole cover!

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah! I've seen a few of these, and they're always colored so people can easily tell what it's for. That one is directly outside of the 1st floor south east exist stairs of Matsudo Station. Thanks again for watching and commenting, Adi!

[@planorban]

Thanks for finding that for us!

[@CoryMay81]

You're welcome! I really wanted to find it, it was like a treasure hunt! I wish I could figure out other things to search for and make videos about them.

[@TV-qi2bx]

Hi, I'm Yusuke Mizuno from MIDORISHOKAI in Japan. I'm so glad to watch your movie, because we are a paint for manhole covers trading company. Thank you so much!!!

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you for discovering and watching my video! That's cool your company provides the paint for the manhole covers. So interesting!

[@TV-qi2bx]

@@CoryMay81 I would like to collaborate with you about colored manhole cover, if you agree!!

[@papaflickr]

Great video , nice camera work too ;-) Awesome narration and am glad that you found what you were looking for . Thank you for sharing ! Are those new shoes ? Nice ;-)

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks, Dom! It was an interesting day and I was glad to share it with y'all. And no, I didn't get new shoes yet. But I'm hoping to get them today!

[@alunedited4545]

hi, wow you have some patience setting up those walk on/off shots .... all that extra editing you definitely have a different style than some other ppl i've seen, not worried about who ends up in shots and now for a question .... did you think much on ....in this shot i'm going to stop and tie my shoe? liked the pigeon shots, rats with wings but still nature stuff. see you on the live if i can time it right

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks Allan. It is a little extra work to place the tripod and setup the camera, then walk out and back, but not too bad. Like it's not adding on significant amounts of extra time when I go out to film. Hmmm... almost all of the walking shots are done on the spot without any preplanning. As I see a spot that I want to film a walking scene, I just do whatever feels natural. That one point to stop and tie my shoe, it was literally on-the-spot and I liked how it turned out. Hope to see you in the next live stream on Thursday! Take care

[@susanhiggins7428]

Wow that’s so cool .

[@cheryljohnson579]

Keep up the good work

[@CoryMay81]

Thank you, Cheryl! ^^

[@MartyDittmar]

Nice walk & koala hunt! If you crush the eucalyptus leaves you'll get a strong smell of eucalypt. Funny as an Aussie seeing Koala's on a Japanese town's manholes. .... Any towns with Kangaroos or wombats? 😉

[@CoryMay81]

Yeah, I actually did that. I picked off a few leaves and then crumbled them in my hands to get that nice smell. That's actually a good question, I have no idea about the manholes of other cities or prefectures. It is a super huge topic to try and tackle in a video, but I could try to do some more manhole videos just seeing what I find in specific areas. I wish I could travel more across Japan but right now that is not feasible because of financial reasons and Covid. Please stay safe. Thanks for watching!

[@katsimmons2734]

Nice video

[@CoryMay81]

Thanks, Kathy!!! ^^

[@imnotria]

yay!

[@CoryMay81]

Woot woot!!!

[@andy-travels2345]

hi Cory interesting ,japan is so Quirky thats why we love it,did you know Koalas only eat the leaves from one or two species Eucaluptus trees ,mainly Blue Gum 👍😀🙏

[@CoryMay81]

Oh nice, thanks Andy. I didn't know that. Hopefully I can find more eucalyptus trees around Matsudo. For being the city's official tree, you'd think there would be a lot more everywhere. hehehe