Gravitas: A trip to Japan's Little Edo

[@kulatejataujongana1027]

It’s good to see Japan protecting historical buildings in Edo 🇯🇵 Hopefully our indigenous Taiwanese houses could be protected as well

[@ChopSueyDish]

We in Taiwan are of the opinion that India should also demolish the iconic Taj Mahal since it represents the oppression of Muslims over Hindus. After all, India is demolishing mosques right ?

[@shivanshusingh8376]

@@ChopSueyDish Bro you said in a comment on another video that you are from Karnataka?

[@kaye_07]

@@shivanshusingh8376 Bhai he is an impostor😅.. You can see the two comments are from different channels :)

[@LeviAckerman-0210]

@@ChopSueyDish u are not even indian

[@gregg4600]

Thank you Palki and your Team, for expanding and sharing your interest in culture and history to the world, and to do this on your virtually your last day is simply awesome! The research, composition, production, editing, takes globs of time and effort and you guys blend it seamlessly! I just wanted to bring this forth right as it says a lot of your Team's skills and effort to do it so well to inform so many! Thank you!

[@jaydenp3138]

Nice to see a bit of history and Japan. I haven't been there, but would love to visit one day.

[@embun1945]

Thank you Palki Sharma for promoting Edo. Arigato goisai masu.

[@paragkale1159]

I have always looked at Japan with fascination and admiration. GRAVITAS's Tokyo editions deepened and widened my interest. Ma'am Palki has shed light on so many facets of that great country. Be it robots, the massive underground water temple or the charming town of EDO each segment was informative.

[@pearls1626]

The old buildings are beautiful, thanks 🙏 for sharing history

[@thilubhargava5569]

Thanks much Palkiji for taking us on a trip to Little Edo a peep into Japanese history and culture. Long live Indo Japanese friendship. Jai Bharat🙏

[@hemalathakandula1737]

Loved the buildings...Coz of Palki, feel like going and visiting that place...Thank you, Palki for retaining audience's interest owing to your eloquence. Something inspiring and can be shown to students who want to have effective communication skills...

[@vinmira7628]

Amazing Japan..history at its finest..good job wion.

[@ma.esther9637]

The best country for me. Never get tired visiting that country. So beautiful, serene, picturesque and most of all, people are respectful, kind and have manners.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ma.esther9637]

@@missplainjane3905 20+ times. And my siblings and will travel there again next year.😀

[@aclark903]

@@missplainjane3905 3) Aging & dying.

[@aclark903]

@@missplainjane3905 I live in Japan. Have done for 22 years.

[@aclark903]

@@missplainjane3905 いえ、私の日本語は下手くそですよ。

[@ma.esther9637]

@@missplainjane3905 I don’t know if you were able to visit Japan. I am highly recommend you to visit Japan and see it for yourself how beautiful Japan is. -Japan is highly developed country. - I’ve been to different States in America and I cannot stop myself comparing America to Japan. For example, Central Park in N.Y. This park is unkept while in Japan All parks are beautiful..... NOTE!!!! In Japan, You cannot see trash on the their park or anywhere around it....It is amazingly clean. Subways.....the best. In a a scale of 1-10, it’s 10 for me. I love their culture, their food and the people.

[@charlescura7727]

What a great coverage! Congratulations Ms. Palki and to the entire Wion, well done! 🔥

[@surabhikashyap241]

I am surprised that they maintained the structures so well yet rented it for business. Blending the old and new, that's remarkable.

[@varungautam6498]

we are always fascinated with Japan

[@ananyaghosh5503]

Japan most beautiful country ❤️❤️

[@lorenasadamatsu9543]

japan is an amazing country.. they are in tune with the new era but still preserve thier old culture and tradition.. i lived here for ten years now and i loved japan❤️

[@lorenasadamatsu9543]

@@missplainjane3905 yup.. luckily i am😊

[@lorenasadamatsu9543]

@@missplainjane3905 1:yes of course 2:of course 10…!3:they are very polite, respectful, hardworking people 4:land of anime,nutritious food and out of this world technology

[@lorenasadamatsu9543]

@@missplainjane3905 yeah.. go to KYOTO ..the old tradition combined with the new! also where you can find the famous “KINKAKU-JI” ( the golden temple)

[@English46000]

Nice documentary, palki is a all-rounder.

[@harshavardhan9631]

Little Edo looks beautiful

[@karunanithin.ramachandran6482]

I don't know if they still have them but there were graveyards where you can give your old cars the last rites and that goes for a lot of other things like discarded furniture to old models of entire sound systems from players to speakers and woofers still in usable condition .It's open to anybody who wants to hunt for spare parts which are no longer in production .

[@deepjyotibrahma6404]

The way the Japanese protect their culture and heritage is phenomenal. I wish every country could do that i.e combining the modern with the present. Modernization is necessary but not by forgetting who or what we are.

[@j2174]

Japan actualy regularly rebuilds older structures every 20-50 years. So most of the buildings are actually quite "new".

[@2Oldcoots]

Incredible!! Thank You.

[@queenytalo370]

WION Thank you for this. I love Japan🥰

[@Bigmangh]

I love History...it has mixed feelings...

[@irishadullah-al-akbaruthma8796]

I really 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 this ERA of EDO. I 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 how Japanese keep there history. This Era of Edo is so Fantastic. I'm From nigeria

[@tora201jp]

Its just up the road from me! So glad to see you introduce Kawagoe! Awesome place!

[@mangeshgokhale4952]

川越市は美しいです。

[@padmaoruganti9179]

Great job Palki Sharma , beautiful Japan for many dream destination!

[@aireginjuan596]

Really loving WION more than ever, it has everything of what a great news channel should be. Thanks for your light and inspiring videos, as a respite from all the difficulties of this world.

[@RodCornholio]

On my bucket list.

[@sakura613]

This was awesome! Do more of this please!

[@claranewton9752]

Palka is a brilliant reporter, thank you for this little nugget.

[@jackdearden9451]

Interesting one for the contrast. Simply put: the more you learn about ancient Chinese culture, the more you will learn about Japanese. One example: the concept of Shinto is inherent to a historic Chinese religious culture, that of Shinto Confucianism.

[@patrickt49]

Shinto is native to Japan. Confucianism is from China which spread to the rest of Asia. They were both integrated to Japanese culture but their origins are different. Buddhism is also big in Japan so why not add Indians to the mix as well?

[@scribebat]

i might have liked to *see* some details about what they actually did to make these structures more fire-resistant but 😎

[@jasongoodman3546]

We love you Palki! From USA

[@jirislavicek9954]

That is really cool! I would love to visit Japan.

[@taetaebread]

I love Japan beyond words ❤️

[@Libra_Strings]

Wow! I’ve really been wanting to visit Tokyo. Thanks for showing it as is after opening back up after pandemic shut down.

[@TamagoHead]

Great human interest stories! Very interesting that India & Japan share Buddhism as a whole faith, and religious freedom & democratic ideals. The building techniques moved from China to Korea and then to Japan.

[@alokmishra7058]

Salute to Japan s culture

[@---re9jc]

Love your combination. Traditional top with a blazer. Looking good.

[@collelector5972]

This is refreshing

[@ShyamSundaresan]

WONDERFUL CLIP...BEAUTIFUL EDO..

[@peetymcfly8871]

Love these preserved ancient towns. Its beautiful. And Its surprisingly clean. Its better than NY city.

[@SylviaStarbucks]

If I knew you were in Kawagoe I’d have gone in hopes of seeing you. Sweet potato ice cream is amazing!

[@rajeshvaidya3659]

I live in Japan for 24 years and arrange tours for Indians. Thanks for staring the video. I am going to include this place in my tour. In Japanese there is a word called "Saishokukenbi" means a woman who is intelligent and beautiful. Palki is a perfect example. I wish I could have met her when she came to Japan with Modi-ji. Please join my tour for rest of Japan.

[@madjack9283]

Koora that word is familiar with almost exactly the same meaning, I wonder how did that connection happened

[@tivo3720]

Wow love it wion

[@healthya540mg5959]

Thank you for coming to Saitama in Japan. I wish I could have been of assistance during your stay here.

[@melaniegatton]

Very interesting!

[@purnelldavis5133]

Magic 🐯 !!!

[@wytrose4602]

WOW 😳😳😳

[@RD-rt8wr]

Nice report, loved it

[@9stars844]

One of the best country in the world

[@precioussteady8116]

My town EDO❤️❤️

[@gladysjohnson2320]

That seams a nice place to vist

[@PakPhorenMinistr]

This is nothing, in central asia an entire nation has moved back to 7th century thank to a deadly book!!

[@prathvishpattanshetti3136]

Kuπand🤡

[@MitchellSantner1]

Quran is the best Time Machine. It takes back you to stone Ages after you read some pages.

[@ashajha6605]

Afganistan

[@porkysharma8423]

​@@MitchellSantner1 Ironically it was Islam who brought India into its golden age.

[@swarnadipmitra1095]

@@porkysharma8423 lol on the contrary Islamic golden age is nothing but plagiarism of Indian inventions. Islam is a baby in diapers when compared to Indian civilisation.

[@neviahhaokip6333]

Why I am in love to PALKI Sharma?..??...??? 💞

[@MYFATHEREMMANUEL]

Wow... there is a place in Nigeria called also Edo Estate.

[@alexpearce3070]

Yeah

[@srummal]

Palki you should have met me in Tokyo....Kawagoe is very beautiful indeed, had visited last year.

[@srummal]

@@missplainjane3905 once ..... planning to visit shortly again.

[@srummal]

@@missplainjane3905 My answers are below 1) Do you consider Japan as a highly developed and advanced country ? - Yes 2) How would you personally rate Japan (from culture to technology, architecture, food, local products, scenery/landscape, standard of living/quality of life, etc.) on a scale level of 1 to 10 ? culture - Western influence is hitting the core Japanese culture - 6 New generation is westernised but indeed, an avg Japanese is aware of its roots. & proud of its language traditions - 7 technology, - 8 architecture . Traditional buildings - 10 Modern Architecture - 8 food, - 7 - Since I am vegetarian - the options are very limited, Japanese food is light and overall healthy & less oily. local products - 9 but most of the daily usage products are made in China. Made in Japan trade mark which world use to respect a lot, is not easily available. scenery/landscape, - 10+++++ standard of living/quality of life, etc.) on a scale level of 1 to 10 ? - 8 3) How would you overall describe the characteristics of Japanese people ? - Punctual, dedicated but don't want to take responsibilities. Too much paper work for everything like government bureaucrats. 4) If you have 3 or more words to describe Japan, what would it be ? SAFE - Very safe and secure place. Fun - if you are a outdoor person. Excellent for sightseeing - Must visit for every one before they depart from planet earth but don't visit June to August - lots of heat wave warnings. Respect for sports from childhood - excellent system from school onwards and outside too with large number of public and private sports facilities, motivating & keeping all generations healthy.

[@srummal]

@@missplainjane3905 Yes. No, I am learning…know only basic Japanese. Yes. You must visit Japan, from Okinawa island to Northern Hokkaido it’s different landscape yet very beautiful. Please also visit India too, in a group. It’s a different cultural experience and India is like visiting Europe, each state is like a different country and has its different language, food and traditions. Avoid April to July due to high heat wave’s.

[@srummal]

@@missplainjane3905 6 I have visited including Okinawa and Hokkaido is pending. Having some historical info makes old cities, forts, temple and palaces more interesting.

[@srummal]

@@missplainjane3905 it’s a big industrial economic force. You can see manga characters in big train stations walking normally … mangas are sold everywhere., even elders are hooked to manga as lot of people live alone.

[@KAPIL-6T9]

2:22 palki sharma is always sarcastic 😂

[@eliotanderson6554]

Japan has lot to see but they get representation unlike india which is not shown deliberately in news media movies animation games anything

[@hinetapungahuka3700]

Kura means school

[@_xenomorph8096]

Did u say Koorai ..? Aka roof

[@kalinga2nihon]

Let's visit Kawagoe, Saitama 🇯🇵

[@af556]

You didn't show a map of where it is.

[@princeMylow]

1898 Philippine Ind. From Spain near come

[@karambelkarshantanu]

Hy hi palki sharma your hair looks so daamm good nice haircut 👌 making you so beautiful 😍 And pls do make your video in natural light and outside of the studio you look soo nice

[@adityabiyani387]

badiyaaaaaa

[@stephengolden6080]

The sweetest potato is someplace else!🙂

[@graceepge2521]

'Koora' is similar to 'Koorai' in Tamilnadu

[@douglasjackson5007]

Nice to see history preserved in Japan. I'd like to see something similar about Taiwan. Mao did his best to destroy all vestiges of Chinese culture and traditions. Fortunately, Chiang kai-Shek did his best to preserve these during his retreat to Taiwan - bringing with them as much art and artifacts as time would allow. This has made the CCP very jealous of Taiwan and has curbed tourism from the mainland to prevent them from seeing what a REAL China was and could be.

[@jn5171]

There’s still Edo or Great Benin kingdom/empire in Africa

[@electrogestapo]

I think it looks like Gion, Kyoto.

[@koblongata]

💖

[@Indian_gae_boii]

i think europe is the same, i mean if you go to places france or croatia (where GOT was filmed) all the building there are very old no modern buildings, so its like you travelled back in time there as well haha

[@porkysharma8423]

Many of the "old" traditional buildings are actually new. Most of what they had was destroyed in WW2. Including Japan.

[@Indian_gae_boii]

@@porkysharma8423 i xant believe there's a palki Sharma hater 💀💀💀💀 don't you have any life ???

[@macik7624]

You should try Kyoto． It used to be beautiful. Currently being taken over by Chinese investors and Japanese politicians allow it to happen.

[@darnneljones6954]

...WION just had to choose this time period...

[@andreasadler5188]

Palki you are a great journalist and we love the news and stories you cover and the manner in which you cover. However on this occasion I see you not wearing a mask where even little children were compliant to wear a mask, please wear a mask and follow the local standards.

[@61574]

japan is a example china should follow

[@michaelwang6125]

does the Starbuck from little Edo taste the same as Starbucks in India? XD

[@meharsamba]

'We are in Japan, might as well milk it out as much as we can' the reporter thinks to herself....lol

[@DavidSmith-eh9im]

Great video. Shame about the giant logo at the bottom of the screen.

[@kamalp5528]

Kurai in tamil is same as what they mean by kura.

[@jaibharat8697]

Konichiwa,😃

[@frankt.nkwoka606]

Do more of this kind of stories, politics is becoming horribly bitter and boring

[@efosaapril702]

So Japan also bears Edo? This is the name of my state in Nigeria, Edo state Nigeria.

[@steve6593]

The last sentence is not correct. It does NOT sum up Japan for you. There are numerous places which look like 2022. You picked one place and classified the entire country to be so ????

[@steve6593]

@@missplainjane3905 Yes, I visited Tokyo

[@KM-em9me]

Sure. Russian missiles can reach impressive speeds when they are pointed at the ground and miss their target by a few miles.

[@harigowda3619]

PALKI you are sobre & Beautiful

[@Milroynishantha3261]

🌻💛🇱🇰🙏🙏❤

[@parassendri6437]

Is it like journalist cannot wear mask while addressing 🤔

[@ratuldey4031]

Are you journalist ?? Do not lucture her.

[@devannikdas4428]

If India can become like japan ... we can totally stop brain drain ... since that's not happening any time soon ... me and my thousands of fellow indian stdents we prepare to leave the country hoping that India will one day change and become more liberal and open minded ....

[@anonymouscrimson1686]

open-minded without preserving culture? The Temples, the Ayurveda. yoga is been destroyed right in front of your eyes. And you are planning to move out of the country and talk about becoming like Japan. You are such a clown. Pure hypocritical lobbyist.

[@rbnjdd]

Cultural modern society with strong sense of belonging to this nation

[@devannikdas4428]

@@rbnjdd you literally Don't make any sense ... can you elaborate pls ?

[@mrnoedahl]

Unfortunately we cannot go back in time so what’s the point.

[@hinetapungahuka3700]

This would be like Edwardo Edward colonial sweet potatoe is kuma Ra

[@sarahkhan2310]

Japan must be held accountable for irresponsible discharge of contaminated nuclear water from damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean

[@user-kp7ws2zx7i]

Holy Bible Explicitly says to Humans:- Today we appear and tomorrow we disappear, our life is like shadow on Earth. Holy Bible Explicitly says to Humans:- The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand, please repent from all your sins before Lord Jesus Christ, thou shalt be saved and thy family members from eternal Hell to eternal Heaven Amen 🙏

[@phantomc2175]

Marketing

[@livinghope1561]

AMEN . THE TRUTH

[@senseisaitama8684]

ha

[@famejay7318]

Japan has monarchy

[@mishrachabra4471]

PSU

[@55jigme]

India need to learn from Japanese experiences , become modern and yet traditional .