THIS Was Ranked Tokyo’s “Coolest Neighborhood” - But Why?

[@leinabambino]

Woohoo! Gakudai! Wonderfully presented Shizuka ❤

[@teomai]

Really nice neighborhood. I prefer this kind of neighborhood, not over crowded or really busy. Thanks for the tips up 👍🏻

[@davidinouye2606]

Thanks for the cool tour of Gakudai Shizuka! The people you encountered were so nice and friendly. And Leina chan made a cameo! How cool is that!😄

[@DoctersUnited]

I'm glad this channel exists, love your energy as always Shizuka!

[@jadebench]

I miss neighbourhoods like this in Japan. You get lost and you find some cool stuff!

[@masayuki2465]

ありがとうございます！

[@bubble.mp3]

As always Shizuka doing an amazing job as a host ♡

[@ShizukaAnderson]

Thank you! 🥹❤️

[@billyhiggins1908]

Shizuka thank-you I never been to this area so definitely need to check it out. Please stay well love your awesome channel🤣🎵✨🎶🎌

[@calnative4904]

The coolness went up a notch with Shizuka and Leina 😎

[@jnb756]

dang it I was gonna say that but you beat me to it!

[@DaveEtchells]

You just gave me a new destination for my next visit to Tokyo in March! - Even the yakitori place looks interesting to me: Usually yakitori is just too much chicken for me, but the dishes there looked really different. Thanks for sharing!

[@karting111111]

We're so spoiled with so many video's this week!!😍

[@JapanbyFood]

🥰

[@Kiboko119]

It really can't be a complete "Japan by Food" video without Shizzy drinking some beer 😎

[@holimoli2023]

What a great episode. Thank you!

[@dragontalontsiawd]

Lord willing, I would love to see some of these places when I go for my upcoming trip to Japan. I'll be there for almost 3 weeks.

[@HallOfFantasy]

18:02 - Two of my favorite restaurant chains: Tendon Tenya and Matsuya. I ate at both places so many times. 👍

[@roarntito]

I always find myself smiling after watching your videos Shizuka🙂 You make learning about Tokyo so much fun along with the extremely pleasant people you interview….🌹

[@obrolansabot2842]

Hi Shzuka san, I stayed in Kawasaki for 3 months during mid 90s. I also traveled to Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura and Hakonw. It is interesting to follow your channel and refresh what I have learned and experience long time ago.

[@Momo-qo7is]

I visit this station every weekend. I am quite amazed by this ranking. There is nothing special about this stop except my favourite salon and sports massage place 😂. I will check out the restaurants you recommended next time of my visit.

[@turbturbturb]

That is why we take for granted so much.Eveything becomes the normal.Need to look a little deeper, me too when I lived in japan.

[@JapanbyFood]

Sometimes, it's just about knowing where to look! Hopefully you'll enjoy these foodie stops on your next visit!

[@chimpo131]

​@@JapanbyFoodlol you're so fake 😂

[@OnceUponATimeInJapanM8]

Agree, lots of more interesting locations near GGDG that are already “known”, so here new/unknown = coolest! 😂

[@SOAR-OF-AVEM]

This is a really pleasant tour with Shizuka!. Thank. you so much for this time out! It's good to appreciate other restaurants and areas that are moving with good business! Thank you.

[@averageguy1261]

Wow, this is a different take on Japan. Great content!

[@juancarlosgallegos3902]

Great vid! "The grandma" this, "the grandma" that was hilarious lol

[@yippie6862]

Those Doughnuts ♥ Oh, and Shizuka not too shabby also 😉

[@ellenkorang6670]

Was in Japan in September and planning to book another trip for next year so saving these places on google maps ❤❤❤😊

[@kevinhsu5678]

So DELICIOUS n FRIENDLY introductions from Vancouver Canada Great Great job Dear

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks for the video! I saw the Time Out Tokyo article too, and wondered what it's like there as I'd never heard of this area!

[@TrumanBurbankFE]

Born and grew up in ShimoMeguro, and it's refreshing to see the old neighborhoods becoming trendy and cool.

[@JapanbyFood]

Right?! Happy areas like these are finally getting recognition!

[@hawaiioahu2800]

Thanks for the tip! Looking forward to checking out the vibe on my next solo trip in February! Great job as always Shizzy! :)

[@skip1815]

JbF with Shizzy is a great day to start the week 💙👍

[@frankmacleod2565]

howdy

[@skip1815]

howdy 👋​@@frankmacleod2565

[@Toogoodxoxo]

I cycled through this town 2 weekends ago on the way to Shinagawa, I thought it was cool but now I will definitely go back this weekend!!!!

[@jessykurniapratama9772]

New monday and new Shizuka Chan's food adventure let's frickin gooo!!! :)

[@astroboy3507]

I’m definitely going in June to that takoyaki lady’s place 48 years and very reasonably priced too!!!! 👍🏻 I like this cool area vids!!!! Love vids on city areas to what also good and with a long history too!!!

[@stevenbaker2175]

Those donuts look amazing!

[@JapanbyFood]

They WERE amazing!

[@Channe1F2k]

the singaporean/malaysian accent was the last thing i’d expect to hear in a byfood video 😂

[@muhammedhilmi9171]

Lezzgooo xD

[@KirkKiyosadaTome]

I love that Shizuka was able to experience the homey feeling of Canada at the donut shop. What a neat area to consider visiting!

[@simonvu3027]

Impossible not to smile watching Shizuka narrate. Adding to Japan itinerary.

[@keithpalmer1843]

Very cool place, cheers for more of your content. 🍻

[@xxCablexx]

oh, that does look like a lot of fun, I'd love to walk around and check out all the great spots there, especially want to snag a seat at the Yakitori joint

[@shawndouglas365]

I have walked through this area a few times on my way back from Ribera Steakhouse (Meguro) at night and have always thought it was so cool and such a hidden gem.

[@MusBayanan]

Was just thinking about where to spend my last 2 days in Tokyo. Shizuka saves the day again! 😅❤

[@ShizukaAnderson]

Yay!! Hope you enjoy its hidden charm 🥰

[@LuckyG999]

I must go there next month 16 December. Thanks so much for showing us this coolest neighbourhood! 🥰😍🤩

[@JapanbyFood]

Yay! We hope you like it!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

It certainly had a great atmosphere.

[@heitorm.6067]

I'm coming to Japan by March 2025 and I'm definitely visiting this neighbourhood. Thanks for the great content.

[@kevinreily2529]

Shizuka has such a positive, upbeat personality. As a frequent visitor to Japan, I thought it might be Shimokitazawa. But that's in the past.

[@HoNguyenNamAnh]

しずか様、ベトナムから挨拶申し上げます。現在、日本市場向けの観光について調査しており、チャンネルの動画から様々なことを勉強になりました。貴重な情報をシェアしていただき、感謝したいと思っています。ところで、日本語がうまいですね。

[@GenXer1973]

You are so pleasant and beautiful! ❤ thank you for being so informative!! Subbed to your channel!! 😊

[@mrdude88]

Takoyaki with onion inside sounds delicious and LEEEINAA!

[@shuermarvin577]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love your videos!

[@marilynintokyo]

would love to check this place out. I live in Kichijoji, which has a very different vibe

[@alexanderdavis7749]

Shi is money! and production team.... you guys are even better😉

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Merry Christmas Shizuka. I would love to visit this area it looks really fascinating. Great to think you can do something new without loosing the old atomasphere. Unfortunately it's new fame will mean once again it will be loved to "death", and Japan will loose another little bit of it's uniqueness. Cheers Muffy from Australia.

[@Christopher-b1p]

The donut shop owner was right. Canada is very like Hokaido for weather. I was lucky enough tonget some real Japanese rice from Hokaido, to go in my Japanese rice cooker. So easy to make sushi!

[@joshschneider9766]

It's cool that the school left a positive legacy. Looks like a very nice place, I'll have to visit 😊

[@d3n0tz_]

A Hidden Gem in Tokyo? Amazing!

[@joyaclub]

Who knew you were from Canada? :) Damn, I want to try that donut shop.

[@redroninx289]

I JUST got back from Japan this morning. Adding Gakugeidaigaku for my next visit

[@astroboy3507]

You will miss the food I BET a don’t worry I’ll take over in June for you 😁✌🏻

[@thewuwu]

Shizuka is the most upbeat, positive & joyful host ever! So refreshing! 😊

[@andrewsadikin5226]

U r talking about that Doraemon Nobita ‘s future wife?

[@shinikeda4302]

The great irony being that her name means "quiet".

[@dongshengdi773]

​@@shinikeda4302that's why she never replies to me

[@daniel-darling]

Im going to japan next month I will definitely go here Thanks so much!

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@JapanJacques]

I actually did immediately guess it, even though I’ve only been there once! Super lively and character-filled area

[@paulh7751]

I am new to your channel and am learning a lot! Have my first trip to Japan booked for April. Was just thinking I wanted to have a day in Tokyo, not worrying about the 'sights", just taking in a cool, low key neighbourhood. This seems to meet the bill perfectly, thanks!!

[@nathanielmills4678]

Welcome 😁 enjoy your trip. Sorry random stranger who enjoys every episode.

[@T3CHGY007]

Wow I did not know that you are from Canada originally! Hello from a fellow Canadian!

[@ShizukaAnderson]

Hello!! Thanks for watching the channel! 😁🇨🇦

[@We_Need_To_Talk_About_Dougie]

This looks like a professional food show. Very well done

[@JapanbyFood]

Thank you 🥹❤

[@HollowHouse3]

The music got so intense when you ate the raw chicken, I had to rewind the video because I thought I had something else playing in another tab lmaoo.

[@WizardOfOss]

Just returned from my 20th trip to Japan, think Tokyo has been part of 17 of those......yet never neared of this before. I kinda hope it will remain a hidden gem, and not end up the next area completely overrun by tourists.

[@Hds.Incorporated]

that grandma was so cuteeee. An absolute pookie!

[@thejessta]

Shizukaaaaaaa LEINAAAAAAA

[@LottoLogista]

I visited Gakugei-daigaku on my last trip. They had a great sento not far from the station. GD has a great low-key food scene that wont break your bank, either.

[@UncleHoCM]

Shizuka, such a great presenter.

[@2vot]

Can’t wait to come back to Japan for foods

[@TontoKowalski2]

It's 7AM here and I just drank a beer while watching this video.

[@sunsettersix6993]

When you were talking about the coolest neighborhood in Tokyo, I was totally thinking about Daiku....Gakudai.......no, I really had no idea.

[@JapanbyFood]

You were on the right track! 😏

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

Shizuka looks to me like a mix of Björk and Melissa Villaseñor. 😁

[@Lightiningtoofast999]

What is the Pink food @ 17:34?

[@edogawaboy1]

I lived there in the early '80s. The moment I stepped out of the ticket gate, I fell in love with it. Visited it again in 2024. Have to say it has changed not for the better, IMO. , Large apartment complexes that have gone up, resulting in a lot more foot traffic. Spacious single residences replaced by box homes built right up to the streets. The spacious Himonya Park that used to have nice open feeling and grass area has been, I think, been replaced by a baseball field with fences/tarps at least tens of meter high . Cozy, low-key stores and restaurants replaced by "trendy" places. Overall, I feIt claustrophobic and disappointed at the changes. A tribute to progress, right?

[@OnceUponATimeInJapanM8]

Nice area that’s not (yet) overpopular, but definitely a stretch for Timeout to rank as cooler than nearby areas of Daikanyama, NakaMe, Jiyugaoka, Shimokita, Sancha, etc etc. “Relatively unknown, cool neighbourhood” would be a more appropriate designation…

[@Chinlenlun]

Wife and I really really need to visit Japan and stay for at least a year! I’m 63 and is in my bucket list 👀

[@ShizukaAnderson]

You really must! Tokyo can be a bit overwhelming but the traditional sights of places like Kyoto and the more rural areas are a must-see at least once!

[@Chinlenlun]

@ noted. Thank you The only concern… the long trip all the from Florida 🤪 We enjoy your videos a lot!!

[@pdavid24]

12:58 Shizz I think you've had chicken tataki from another izakaya, if I remember correctly, you said it wasn't for you.

[@pdavid24]

OhI I was wrong, that was chicken torisashi

[@ronni9443]

tsukene is wow! yum!

[@panathenaea]

ok, I usually escape Tokyo as soon as possible but you may have hooked this Canadian with donuts lol

[@trvlingdumpling]

❤! Is Apple Pay or contactless payments accepted by small local merchants? Arigato 🙏

[@FNTraveller]

Please send Hana Tako google location, cant find it on maps

[@TheLockWhisperer]

Dang !! i guessed the wrong neighborhood i was gonna say... Airin, district in Nishinari, Osaka

[@gilghost]

omg i miss leina

[@416cyclestyle]

Nakameguro is my vibe but I’d chill there.

[@roynobody]

"i had it before and i'm still around" 😆

[@strictlyonvacation8860]

Went to Higuma doughnuts in Harajuku and it was packed!

[@Pineapplelesspineapplepizza]

Sounds so weird to hear “mascarpone” said as “mas-car-poney” that doughnut looks so good.

[@typerightseesight]

I'll never forget I was watching an episode of Japan by food and you were in a bar full of skeletons sitting in bathtubs and something didnt seem right so I went downstairs to check on my dad with them paused on the screen. My dad was sitting dead in his chair like a skeleton at the bar. lol

[@SWAVcast-]

Greetings from the #38th coolest neighborhood.

[@etherdog]

Martina featured Another 8 Corner in one of her vids last year.

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

When I saw the station exit, I thought it was gonna be Jiyugaoka.

[@bengtal]

Takoyaki... she puts onion in it, which is a little ONIusual 🌱❤

[@Mike-Eye]

Best 2 x hosts ever

[@stephen129]

I guessed Koenji. I've never heard of this place.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Japan is clearly on another level from the rest of us.

[@JacksonDocument]

If I can't speak Japanese, how hard is it to live there permanently? Visited Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Kanazawa) last month... Food was so good, people are so nice, I don't know why I live in the states anymore!!! Btw Kanazawa curry is the best curry in the world.

[@icerag]

When you hear ‘North America’ from someone, most likely that person is Canadian. That said, I love the Canadian vibe. The people are very nice.

[@snowcountry322]

Ebisu is my fave.

[@juvetb1]

It’s not easy eating that chicken meatball with egg yolk. This host does it still looking like a supermodel.

[@instantlife]

Chicken Tataki might be too end boss for me, but Japanese yakitori is some of the best skewered chicken I've had anywhere.

[@JapanbyFood]

Chicken tataki is not for everybody! Luckily everything else at the restaurant was just as delish 😋

[@Lawrencedimayuga]

I love yakitori!!!