Japan's Sushi Culture is in Crisis |

[@rivereee]

It's called a Toyota Century because that's how long it took for Pete to get it on the road

[@Reporin]

We need Pete’s car special soon

[@natalian.1320]

Yeah 🙂👍

[@proxcess4946]

Seconding this!

[@supercyberdigi]

Trash taste takes it for a brittain drifting special and connor breaks it.

[@jessiewionzek4832]

As someone who sold eclipse glasses... I had people coming in literally 15 minutes before the eclipse asking for them lmao

[@entropybentwhistle]

I remembered the rush so I got welder’s glass from Lowes two months before hand.

[@lynda.grace.14]

Best toilets are in the high-end department stores in areas like Ginza, Tokyo. Especially for women, as they have posh areas to freshen make-up as well as toilets you don't have to touch anything (lid rises, the birds chirp to hide your indiscrete noises, the lid lowers on rising, the unit flushes automatically, and the whole stall is sanitized in blue light. Amazing. High-end hotels often have beautiful, Zen-like rooms in dark marble and so on. You don't have to stay in the hotel to use the facilities. Simply wander in and out.

[@retrohipster1060]

Absolutely love the kindness of describing it as "indiscreet noises". 😂 That's hilarious.

[@sebastiandoser6260]

Huge fan, Keep on producing this quality.enjoying it very much,thx to you!!❤

[@chuck6290]

I am so glad you finally got that fookin car sorted out mate

[@tyranitararmaldo]

"Watch out for this spider" Makes it sound like one particular individual is a menace. "This spider likes to try and catch a peep at you on the loo!"

[@johnbecker1996]

I still do pocket wifi when I visit Japan, because it can also give you high speed data for your laptop back in the hotel if the hotel's wifi is crap. Which it often is. If that weren't a concern, I would definitely go for the e-SIM.

[@BringerOfD]

Can you not hotspot off of your phone with your e-sim provider? Thats what I did in europe.

[@raven-a]

​@@BringerOfD You totally can but I think the main appeal of eSims are the cheaper prices for limited plans. I think unlimited ones go for just as expensive as pocket WiFi if not more, plus hotspotting does cost a lot of battery juice. My girlfriend was sharing her internet with me on Japan and her iPhone battery would be empty pretty much everyday by 3 or 4 PM, leaving both of us with no internet (next time I'll just buy a 1 or 2 GB sim for myself)

[@blitzwing1985]

I own a Chaser (an other large-ish Toyota 4door from Japan) The traction control thing is common what happens is that the capacitors used in the electronics don't last forever and after a few decades leak. Getting them fixed isn't impossible but it does require an electronics specialist. OR... if the warning lights are common between all toyotas from this era it could be an ABS sensor etc.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

That's excellent Intel 👍 As a Laptop Tech, I agree 100% !

[@owenilagan144]

The good thing about pocket wifi is it prolongs your phone's battery life significantly by using wifi instead of cellular data. And you can keep it charged with a power bank while hidden away instead of tethering your phone to the power bank when its low on battery.

[@texasburbs4380]

I am in Dallas and was lucky enough to see the full eclipse....I think it was super cool as there will not be another one in this area for 100 years! The birds were so funny you could see them scurrying to sleep and then when it moved again a few minutes later and started to get light again, they looked around like 'what the hell is going on?". LOL

[@The_Lone_Aesir]

For phone coverage "Google fi" had unlimited text and data roaming in japan. In the states it uses the t-mobile network.

[@WeekendDive]

Sadly not anymore. After 3 months outside of the US they shut data off :(

[@The_Lone_Aesir]

@WeekendDive yep I was mainly speaking from thr standpoint of vacation not living there

[@lynn6297]

Currently in Japan. If you don't have a phone capable of e-sim, the physical sim from the jr company is really good and easy to set up. Also a lot cheaper than other carriers and better data usage. Used it for maps and KZbin all day long and haven't had an issue so far-hope this helps

[@robertparsons313]

Just ate fresh direct-to-customer conveyor-belt sushi last week in Nagoya. The place was packed, and the food was great!

[@LuciusVulpes]

Video was privated lol. Also I wish these were longer.

[@darriendastar3941]

If Pete starts showing clips of his new car in the podcast/KZbin channel, will this make it tax deductable for business purposes?

[@bradofwales]

can be but would have to be nearly always in every footage with proof all its use/milage is under work purpose, so shopping trips etc would void it. Bet more details if there's anyone with more knowledge as that's what I was first thinking top of the head.

[@darriendastar3941]

@@bradofwales Great response. Thank you for that 🙂

[@veryboringname.]

@@bradofwales It might vary from country to country but you typically won't void everything by using it for personal use. You can only claim the portion that's used for work, which is what the logbook would be used for.

[@Crossingt]

ESims are wonderful and we had great coverage including up in the mountains near Nagano. We also had one phone with an actual sim so we could and receive voice calls. Very useful for calling ahead if your accommodation offers pick up. Also fun to answer a call with 'mushi mushi'. The actual sim is expensive , about 8 000 y for 30 days but was worth it. Easy to set up too, as were the eSims.

[@JaySharknado]

Pete - I'm the editor for the Jim Cornette podcasts. Hope you enjoyed WrestleMania. What was your highlight? Did you go to the DEAN~! show?

[@AbroadInJapanPodcast]

Hey matey! Must admit we missed that one! Really enjoyed bloodsport and DEFY!

[@JaySharknado]

@@AbroadInJapanPodcast Cheers!

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

Just learned that I will probably have to cancel plans for my trip to Japan next year due to financial reasons and it was one of the things that I was really looking forward to after getting back at my job. Even though I'm quite sad about that I'll still enjoy listening and watching you guys very much. Maybe things will start trending back towards being able to visit before the Yen regains too much value.

[@TanyaOfMars]

"The eclipse wasn't that interesting" [cries in astronomer 🥲]

[@nfbody]

I was in a total eclipse zone and it was trippy AF!!

[@Dan_Mirai]

Yeah weird video was suddenly not available and back up a later. I absolutely loved Perfect Days, awesome sound track too. After watching the movie I made the trip to the transparent toilets near Yoyogi Park and sadly the walls don't work anymore. Had I more time I would of gone to some of the others.

[@highbrand]

Hamazushi is great for the kids who can get a kids meal order with a token for the gachapon machines. Always go there on the 1st or 2nd day in Japan.

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

Tesla sales are down 13% but all other EV sales are up 83%.

[@TheNakedEwe]

I almost died laughing when I saw the cyber truck called der wankpanzer!

[@RadenWA]

Pocket wifi does get hot sometimes…it makes for a great portable heater in the winter 🤭

[@zykzi]

I almost went for a wi-fi dongle but before I got to book it, they removed the cheapest plan. I considered going for the plan next up which would have cost me $120 and a headache for a month. I went with airalo instead for $6...

[@kamanama3671]

Pete is rocking out as the fifth beetle!

[@tinasuarez]

We came in 2007 and the squatting toilets were a huge culture shock. I will never forget the pictures describing what you should do. I’m glad I was young then because I don’t think I have the knee strength to squat over a toilet anymore. lol

[@kevinwebb82]

8:49 Except for him and Connor lol

[@WillWilsonthesafetyguy]

😂 Now that you mention it, Chris does seem particularly obsessed with giving/having back rubs to/from Connor.

[@DasGav]

FYI Kiyotsu Gorge toilets are a silver dome thats see through from the inside only.

[@joepiekl]

Insane that you have to charge the car to give it back. I rent electric cars quite often here in Malaysia, and the whole benefit is that you don't have to fill up with petrol before you give it back, because obviously you just plug it in and it's charged by the next day when someone else wants it. Who's renting a car in the evening? But yeah, I always go petrol if I'm travelling more than 200km. It's just not worth the hassle.

[@auberginebear]

The eclipse glasses were made by companies using approved lenses by NASA for safety, and media had been talking about them until the eclipse started, so that might be why people were running in for them.

[@DovidM]

There were both counterfeit and fake eclipse glasses on sale. The American Astronomical Society issued a warning on 22 March.

[@auberginebear]

@@DovidM ah! That probably better explains the rush, people finding out the glasses they had weren’t safe.

[@SiIveraaron]

to the caller about the pocket wifi, i just got back from 2 weeks in Japan ATT charged me $10 a day, $100 a month maximum a month for my phone plan to work in Japan (unlimited everything) I had max service the whole time and it was better than my service in america.

[@lukasmihara]

I thought it'd be about quality, but the actual topic was just a bot of a change in the way the sushi goes around. as someone who never picks anything from those plates that just go around, and only eats the stuff that was ordered, I think that's a good change. However, concerning the quality: Last autumn I when I was finally able to visit Japan again after way too long because of Covid etc., I went to the Kura-Sushi in Asakusa. They had big signs with the Downtown duo on it and everything, and it seemed to be some sort of new flagship store or something. Inside it looked new and nicely decorated so I had my hopes up, but the sushi... I'm not sure if it was just this restaurant, or if it's the same in all Kura-Sushi places (not sure if I visited them much before), but the quality was bad. The rice wasn't good, and it didn't even taste much like Sumeshi. The Neta also was mostly fairly small and taste-wise it also wasn't that great. Usually I easily get more than 10 plates, usually around 15 I'd say, but that time I didn't even get 10 because it just wasn't very good. Surely, the 100 Yen Kaiten-Zushi isn't the highest quality sushi there is, but I rememebr it being much better at Hama-Zushi, Genki, etc. Also, funnily enough, the Sushi I ate a few months later in a Sushiro in Hong Kong was also miles better than the Kura-Sushi in Japan... Back then I used a pocket WiFi, but last time I just used a SIM. I didn't feel much of a difference in qualtity, but since the pocket WiFi also needs to be charged, I'd say a SIM is probably a bit easier to use :) 18:30 It could be a bit more difficult if the connectiong flight is in Haneda and you arrive in Narita, btu still, with the signs everywhere it should be fine..! I hope we'll see Pete's car soon. That was quite the long journey! :)

[@NabilAhmed-dm5bu]

We need Pete reviewing his Toyota Century!! I’m looking forward to it.

[@medeis]

Perfect Days is a great film. Highly recommended.

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job chris with the podcast

[@miguerys9503]

Probably the best way of learning about how to buy a Toyota Century from Japan, without actually being in Japan.

[@SquishySenpai]

🗣️🎙️🔊😬🙉 I'd hate to hear how Chris sounded _before_ the audio was cleaned up.

[@BeardedNerdSE]

Trekking down the side path from the Nunobiki park in Kobe, we came across a restroom. It turned out that a) it was full of spiders and b) it was squat toilets only. We decided to hold on until we got down to the train station again.

[@joeydestructo]

I used pocket wifi the first time I went to Japan in 2018. It was ok, but as mentioned it was kinda slow, and annoying to have another device to charge and carry around. However, I went again last year, and I found out that my carrier, AT&T, is fully compatible with Japanese cell networks. I didn't have to do anything and my phone just worked over there, although it costs $10 per day. A bit pricey compared to pocket wifi, but much more convenient, and it worked great from Tokyo all the way to Yakushima!

[@HypaBumfuzzle]

I was parking to start a hike and no joke one of those tesla trucks drove by me scaring the crap out of me. 'The f are you' was pulled involuntarily from my mouth hahhahaha

[@AnonYmous-rw6un]

Seems like Pete with Bolt would have been better off with DCFC/rapid charging. Bolt DCFC sucks but you won't be hunting around for cheap level 2/fast chargers. parking.

[@TanukiDigital]

"I saw the eclipse" he says while constantly rubbing his eye. :D

[@wannaknit]

I've just come back from a holiday in New Zealand and I was surprised at how popular sushi is there, I feel like I saw more sushi restaurants than in Japan. Although the presentation was different: they had self-service cabinets for the small pieces (help yourself using tongs)then counters to order cooked dishes from the menu, so the overall feeling was a bit more fast food.

[@darragh666]

Weird. Video went private while I was watching it.

[@rachelwakerley8617]

Same xxx

[@tdolan500]

Bad audio again

[@Nettietwixt]

For me it kept saying video unavailable then would play for for a second or two and then do it again. I went to the channel and it played normally. . The comments are all different now though. Maybe it was reuploaded.

[@rachelwakerley8617]

@@Nettietwixt that's what it did with me xxx

[@LuminalSpoon]

Hmm TC off on the Toyota Century. I wonder if someone has been doing sick drifts around Beppu haha.

[@blackfirehedgehog7725]

I might lick a doughnut... But only one that I purchased. There's a place near me that makes delicious ones but they're messy and sometimes you need to to stop toppings from falling off lol

[@dbl0fluff]

How do you spell that eSIM you mentioned.

[@doodle3304]

A local sushi chain here uses a tablet on your table to order and the order is delivered via conveyor belt in a race car with plates on top straight to your table! It doesn't go around it just goes straight and stops at your table which solves the hygiene issue and you are sure the sushi is made fresh! 😄

[@soapycheesee]

I want to go here!

[@Lock2002ful]

That exists in every sushi chain in Japan.

[@doodle3304]

@@Lock2002ful What I am saying is, the sushi is not being left on the conveyor belt that goes around the restaurant. The chain here has a conveyor belt but is always empty unless you order and a racecar with a plate of sushi appears on the conveyor belt and goes straight to your table, not going around the restaurant.

[@kurisu1204]

One thing i learned about public toilets in parks is: never...NEVER look up

[@SRLeonido]

I need the car episode now! 😂

[@chiaohongcheng]

I have those glasses, ttjank you Pete

[@Xerdoz]

Renault 5 seems pretty sweet for big cities.

[@Arraos]

eSim is the best option in my opinion. Much cheaper than pocket Wifi if you want to use it for at least two months.

[@snuklens]

EVs aren't for long road trips yet, especially in the US. They're more for your daily commute, where you can recharge overnight

[@jeremyjohnson-r1r]

The gross amount of food waste in Japan exceeds 8 million tons. Although Japan can't make the same population boasts as larger countries, it is a densely populated land. That is also the primary culprit for Japan's large food waste numbers.

[@Might_b_iz]

Pete finally got his car 🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kat.scheer]

I agree, I dont trust the ones that have been going around for who knows how long. My local conveyer belt sushi place in Osaka just updated to the plates shooting straight to your table.

[@kirbizle]

That was THE most out of context intro 😂

[@Gwenx]

We have a sushi restaurant with one of those robot servants instead of a conveyor belt and its much nicer, we order small portions via an iPad and then the food is brought by either the robot or a staff member. Every plate you leave with food on costs you an extra sum of money roughly equal to = $3, so eat up!

[@allyahinblack]

I really enjoyed Perfect Days. Damn good movie in my book

[@brewstergallery]

I really recommend the film A Perfect Day. I would love to know what you think.

[@-a6833]

While I immediately believe that based on your and connors love hotel videos, I must say that that museum owner was far from "under the radar"

[@JordanBallaMusic]

i went to team labs OSAKA in october and the squat toilets were very much alive and well, ( maybe not well, but something was defo alive)

[@yenxion6516]

There a channel here on KZbin call Tokyo Btm and it’s about the gay life in Japan. They are two friends who talk about lgbt thing in Japan.

[@zhengoong]

If one day Chris retires and goes back to the UK, I can see him making high quality documentaries of Pete's adventures. Pete Donaldson The Movie, even...

[@Nickzz30]

"Pain in the eye Pete " fucking Big Whoop on getting the car finally. ;)

[@n1hondude]

I think the converyer belt SHOULD get discontinued until people realize a good thing they had and it's too late. Only for years later to be brought back and be successful.

[@snarfi17]

Sound like chris put the mic on +48v and breaking it in the process

[@janusmcgee8909]

Did Chris mess up his mic again

[@lyconxero457]

I had no idea there was sushi that just went around and around on a conveyor belt. I thought all of them worked like that place Joey, Chris, and Pete visited in a recent video where you order what you want and it’s simply delivered via the conveyor system.

[@ZeroXSEED]

The one that goes without order is actually the classic version You pick what you want and ignore the rest It relies on chef knowing his own market so as not to overporduce unwanted sushi

[@KitCat2028]

My home town, Windsor Ontario in Canada, is currently building a billion dollar EV battery plant. I certainly hope EV is the future with that kind of investment.

[@flashphantomw1948]

I dont like pocket wifi. I was gonna be in Japan for 14 days, so my 3GB of overseas data might not have been enough. The issue with the pocket wifi was that it was such an old device, it still used micro-usb, the battery lifespan was extremely short so I constantly had to charge it using my portable charger. I think overall, I ended up mostly relying on my 3GB and the wifi from my airbnb. waste of my money

[@BryanFlowerss]

The best toilet is found in Cris’s house…

[@YouveBeenCabadged]

Pete looks like Val Kilmer today

[@chriswadman1294]

Have you guys watched Shogun?

[@16BitMovies]

Electric cars probably aren't quite there yet, there was an electric car recently in the UK that had its brakes jam on and had to be stopped by police. I'll stick with useless petrol guzzllers for now...😁

[@AnonYmous-rw6un]

Brakes weren't stuck. Driver had points, saw they were caught on camera, was facing a ban and tried to claim the car was at fault.

[@silver1step]

There's a lot of misinfo about electric cars lol

[@Stephen-up3sd]

A lot of the electric car propaganda is now starting to be debunked. Firstly to make an electric car produces 3 times as many carbon emissions as a petrol car, because of the weight of the batteries they require a lot more energy to move, tyres wear out 2-3 times quicker needing to be replaced, as well as using rare earth minerals mined in places like Congo, thus encouraging child and slave labour and armed conflict. All for a car that will be more than likely recharged using electricity coming from a coal fed power station! Also in a few years there is going to be a huge problem disposing of the spent batteries!

[@rbaxter286]

Seems you've forgotten the US has a major eclipse on the East Coast just a couple years ago, so YES people know where they were on sale BEFORE and probably went back there, again, because they asked neighbors and got the "I think we got ours ..." from them. The US isn't just a small island which has the geographical footprint of a hedgehog.

[@なのは-h4q]

The best toilets in Japan are the ones you can eat curry rice in.

[@Curly3373]

Traditional squat toilet are more hygienic than the western style toilet. It is installed back in some countries in Europe 😅

[@jlastre]

Hi, Gene!

[@kaleeyed]

Squat toilets are better for your health (unless you get bit by a spider)

[@DerpyWatanabe]

Never knew that Pete is interested in Wrestling thouuu

[@SydneyTravellersGuide]

RE: Section two on homosexuality in japan. Does Chris not even look at something like timeouttokyo? Its literally like TOKYO PRIDE WEEK or something this week.

[@bradenculver7457]

You do realize having a pride week doesn’t mean homosexuality is at all normalized or recognized in a country? Many places in America, where gay marriage is legal on a federal level, still will discriminate against you for being so. They even directly mention in the video Tokyo and Sapporo as being the better cities for gay people in Japan. Like what is this comment? Black History Month hasn’t somehow magically erased racism. The LGBTQ movement hasn’t somehow eliminated gender based sexual orientation. Pride week doesn’t somehow mean LGBTQ+ people aren’t discriminated against.

[@bradenculver7457]

Honestly such an absurd comment to even post. Having a pride week in Tokyo means somehow gay people aren’t discriminated against in Japan? Yea, ok buddy. Whatever you say.

[@SydneyTravellersGuide]

@@bradenculver7457 stfu. Chris is talking like gay people don’t exist because he doesn’t know anyone.

[@JakofAllTrades57]

Keep the traction control off, install a limited slip differential, and then boom, drift car.

[@ThirdMovieLuke]

Pete definitely chose the wrong car. I have been driving a Tesla for 6 years with no charging issue.

[@damiangrouse4564]

"Best toilet"? the first one you get to after a big breakfast including 3 cups of coffee.

[@MsSmartmonkeee]

Here in the US is that Biden promised to fund all the charging stations but so far there has only been a 7% increase in charging stations across the nation. smh

[@The_Lone_Aesir]

I'm wondering if it's like what the ISPs did about 10 years ago whwre they took money to lay fiber and straight up just pocketed it.

[@Stephen-up3sd]

Another Biden lie - did you hear the one about his uncle bosie being eaten by cannibals?

[@claytonbarnett7084]

Who has been doing these things to the conveyor sushi? Locals or tourists? Why cannot we know that?

[@Athena_Light]

EV needs a lot of work before they can become a sustainable alterative. Great Vid

[@wekkimeif7720]

easy solution for Sushi. Just give the sushi they order at the counter. Wait till your order is done and pick it up immediately

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I have a sad feeling that in the not-too-distant future, Japan is going to lose a lot of its charming qualities that's made it so popular. Already Gion has now been banned from tourists, and visitor limits I believe have been put in place due to too much tourism (I wholly understand these). But stuff like trust in one another to not steal or destroy things, I feel that is going to be eroded away, because we're already seeing it.

[@mustwereallydothis]

Ask someone today how they feel about the social uproar created in the mid 1800s when a female apeared in public wearing *gasp!* trousers, and almost none of them would be able to understand any of it. Let those same people see a burly male with a five o:clock shadow in a nice dress and heels and, assuming they are honest, they will admit to being momentarily shocked at the very least. It takes time for societies to accept change. Those brave souls willing to risk societal wrath to help those changes happen deserve our utmost respect and gratitude. By the same token, those who find it extra difficult to adjust, so long as they remain reasonably civil, deserve our patience and understanding.

[@Bloodworia]

In the EU haptic feedback and actual buttons are mandotry in cars.

[@TheToneBender]

EV cars are great. Just not in a third world country like the US

[@sleepysartorialist]

The tesla comment hasn't aged well. They recalled all 4000 cybertrucks last week 🤣

[@Stephen-up3sd]

Tesla is currently in the process of laying off 10,000 people due to lack of demand. Ford recently announced that even with government subsidies and tax incentives they lose around $8,000 per EV. Toyota recently announced they are to stop producing fully electric vehicles to concentrate on hybrids due to lack of demand. Expensive to buy, inconvenient to charge, very expensive to repair, they are not an option for average Joe.

[@XUtionerx]

ive never got bad stomach from raw sushi in florida

[@Bloodworia]

Don't you hav to fill out all the extensive paperwork when you first arrive in Japan? I can't imgine you will get a domestic flight without doing that first