Japanese Guy Explores The Biggest “Little Tokyo” in Europe // Germany Travel 2022

[@HeatherLewis213]

Germany and Japan have a similar industrious, engineering, design and technology focussed culture. They are direct to the point and highly value efficiency, authority, rules, and being punctual. They both love well made cars, well made cameras, electronics, minimalist and sleek designs (Dieter Rams style) and good beer. Many Germans admire Japan.

[@iiraingirlii]

Yeah same with Austria

[@r.d.7358]

@@iiraingirliiBelongs to Germany

[@TheAlderFalder]

Japan is NOT direct to the point. The exact opposite.

[@vaccinatedanti-vaxxer]

Japanese might be the least direct, blunt, to the point talkers in the world, total opposites of Germans in that regard.

[@RazzFazz-Race]

Düsseldorf also celebrates a JapanDay once a year. There are many booths near the river Rhine and many cosplayers.

[@NomadicWes]

That sounds so fun!

[@samuelsamenstrang6069]

@@NomadicWes it is

[@roelvillamor1471]

You really see a big difference when you are accustomed to local culture. But, it is really appreciated to see this in other countries. Nice video content Wes!!!

[@NomadicWes]

It always feels good when you find the food or culture that you're used to in a foreign country:)

[@a.k.7884]

Thank you for the Video. I visit little Tokyo next week too. And next year for 3 weeks japan. I am from switzerland😅

[@benhecko5283]

You do such an incredible job of showing off various parts of each area that you visit! Love seeing your content, thank you for making it

[@DreamsComeTrueEnglish]

I wish you went to Nord Park to the Japanese garden and to the EKO Haus Japanese temple in duesseldorf! It's worth it and I guarantee it will feel like Japan. In düsseldorf there is even a japanese kindergarten for japanese immigrants whose parents work at japanese companies here.

[@WeaselSkeeter]

I think you would like Düsseldorfs Japan Day and the Dokumi (Germanys largest Anime and Japan expo) The price for the Ramen was extremly high compared to the Restaurants here in Berlin that i know.

[@NomadicWes]

It was the most expensive ramen on the menu and I also ordered some drinks but yes it was still expensive😅

[@tomasc0202]

They have ramen in the 12-15 euro range as well in Düsseldorf. Ofcourse it's still more than in Japan and you don't get the specials but it doesn't have to be expensive. It is actually pretty cheap compared to the Netherlands or Belgium were that 12-15 euro ramen costs 20 euro.

[@ClassicPolly]

I literally had no idea that there is a large Japanese community in Dusseldorf and they even have a festival, so cool! What is the main thing (dish or food item) that you miss when you are outside of Japan?

[@NomadicWes]

Well mainly good Japanese food haha I've been craving for sukiyaki lately

[@DreamsComeTrueEnglish]

Yes, did you know that almost every year, over 600,000 people attend this festival? It's amazing, I have attended for two years in a row

[@Lisa-kf4eg]

Very informative video and you seem like a very nice guy ! Thank you so much :)

[@thekittycatx3216]

As a german living close to Düsseldorf, who often goes there for "Little Tokyo" its super interesting to see a japanese guy visit it and talk about it in english. I agree that the ramen is pretty expensive, sadly it costs you arround 25-30 bucks to go somewhere and eat there... going out here is pretty expensive... :c Im happy you seemed to enjoy your trip tho!

[@sokannhake3808]

really helpful as i plan to visit various japanese shops and restaurants 😍 especially the manga shop

[@erdbeerreis477]

If you want to try really good japanese ramen in germany, you have to go to Ramen-Jun in Frankfurt!!! Its so good and Frankfurt is really worth a visit :)

[@NomadicWes]

Oh no I was in Frankfurt a few weeks ago. I wish I had already known that back then🥲

[@MOON_HVNA]

Never visit Frankfurt! It's a really dangerous place, go rather to Hamburg, because it's way more tolerant and kinder.

[@Zarkovision]

For Ramen you were at the most famous place in Düsseldorf, but not the best place, which would be "Naniwa Noodles & Soups" at the "Oststraße". The taste is better and the prices are more reasonable. But at 12 o'clock expect a large queue.

[@maribethlizio3296]

Thank you for your review.❤

[@juanmacias5922]

Awesome trip, cool that you were able to experience some nostalgia outside of your country. :D

[@NomadicWes]

I bought so many Japanese groceries lol

[@Nellyaa]

デュッセルドルフに来たこと楽しかったみたいで、よかったです！ If you return to Düsseldorf, I'd be interested in your opinion on the Ramen at Takumi! They're supposedly the best in Düsseldorf. I really enjoy every time I visit Düsseldorf as well. ☺️

[@M4tti87]

Great Video Sir :) best regards from bayreuth, Germany

[@mp4373]

Excellent video as usual, learned something new too

[@NomadicWes]

Thank you!

[@bernoGarcia]

Very informative, great editing, love it. Thanks for the video.

[@fanwan1206]

Why didn't you go to takumi? There now is even takeichi (from tokyo) in Düsseldorf. They opened two ramen restaurant and one yakitori one

[@stephaniew18]

As always another great video Wes!😊👍

[@NomadicWes]

Thank you!😎

[@killininstinct343]

I would've personally recommended visiting Takumi in Düsseldorf in terms of either Ramen or Curry. Nice vid

[@pnjwck]

Thanks for sharing!

[@luledelosandes3576]

Thank you!🙏 Very good. 😃

[@silesia93]

Although it's my hometown I still learned some new things watching this video😄👍

[@dietfitnessweightlosstips2830]

Very good tour! Well done

[@damore_]

Well made vido once again; thank you!

[@NomadicWes]

Thank you for watching!

[@theReal_Truth_XL]

I live in germany and I didn't know that. Thanks for tip. Can't wait to eat ramen for the first time

[@kasirbarati3336]

Exactly what I was looking for ❤️❤️❤️ Just hope you could add the location of the places you visit there that was more like Japan with tons of japanese people.

[@larissavandepol9609]

I miss Japan, I went for 3 weeks last year and those were really the best 3 weeks of my life! But really cool video (:

[@jeanysong9468]

Oh they have a good umaimon ramen there, i used to eat it in amsterdam, but i heard it was from there

[@Thomas-gm3bd]

Takezo is my favorite place to eat in Düsseldorf. However, most of the ramen places have certain ramen that are not good, alright and then outstanding. With takezo i recommend everyone to go with the classics. Kara shoyu ramen is the best, miso tastes a lot like fried onions, tantan men are also great options for people who like grounded meat. Avoid too many toppings and too much heat. The balance just gets wrong.

[@tommiedoll]

I think you would have gotten a better Ramen at Takumi. It's the closest to authentic Ramen from Japan. But it also depends on which kind of Ramen you are choosing. The quality of the different soup stocks can differ extremely! Sometimes it takes time to find your favorite flavor.

[@spiele_maus]

I didn’t even know that there is a large Japanese community in Düsseldorf, even so I’m from Germany lol. But I never been to Düsseldorf so that might be the reason.

[@TheNomadMagician-y3j]

Ich wohne in der nähe von von Düsseldorf und hatte es auch lange nicht gewusst. Natürlich gibt es da immer den Japantag und ich wusste dass dort sehr viele Japaner leben, aber das es ein japanisches Viertel gibt, hatte ich lange nicht auf dem Schirm. Ich war noch Anfang des Jahres mal dort und hab vor dmenächst nochmal hin zu fahren, nächstes Jahr im April werde ich dann eine Japanreise machen, nach Tokyo, Flugticket hab ich schon.

[@quietschbaer]

Sorry, Düsseldorf isn't 40 minutes away from Cologne. Cologne is 40 minutes away from Düsseldorf.

[@marieklingenberg3600]

😂

[@BarbaraVolkwein]

Here are so many Ramen Restaurants - altough much more cheaper (from 10.-EUR up) and better as in that Place, which is always overcrowded by tourists. (and I don’t mean Takumi, this is just a Franchise-Restaurant). Little Tokyo isn‘t the only japanese Place in Düsseldorf, there are many others. But you‘ve been checking out the best japanese Food Store 👍

[@olafurbanski7554]

Does anyone know where I can buy best Matcha in Europe? I miss that taste after I got back from Japan and nothing available at Polish cafes comes close to Japanese matcha..

[@jeffreytam1514]

True, it's really Japanese Town in Europe. Want to see your barbershop where you had your hair cut. BTW, is there any reason why there are so many Japanese in Dusseldolf?

[@NomadicWes]

The salon is called Salon Ichigo! It seems like a lot of Japanese companies and people gather here because of the city's great location for business in Europe

[@tkerkhoffdus]

Next time around try Ramen at Takumi, they offer the best Ramen in town.

[@anima_und_bahamut]

go to aachen, there are a lot of japanese and japanese shops etc.

[@ThomasF95DUS]

Aachen is an ugly city though

[@anima_und_bahamut]

@@ThomasF95DUS maybe

[@mina-ok2un]

It's not really affordable that's right, but I believe they maybe change the the tast of the ramen a little because you're in Germany, we don't use that much heavy flavours😅 but I'm from Düsseldorf and therefore I'm often in little tokyo 🤗

[@niwa_s]

Izakaya are actually not that rare. I would say they come third after Sushi and Ramen restaurants, followed by okonomiyaki places. We have several in Berlin despite the number of Japanese people living here being very small.

[@NomadicWes]

Wow that's great. I'm in Berlin now so maybe I can try one of them

[@niwa_s]

​@@NomadicWes After checking again, the okonomiyaki restaurant seems to have been replaced with another Takumi branch, unfortunately. There are also places specialising in yakiniku, 懐石, Japanese style crêpes, kakigoori plus a couple cafés serving breads and/or pastries. I guess something interesting could be among them.

[@remarc69]

Geez, €30 for ramen seems slightly expensive, especially if the quality wasn't great....nice haircut btw, Wes😁

[@NomadicWes]

Haha thank you!

[@stillgotyourmom]

Sadly everybody is missing that Japan most use gen mod products so I guess a more natural taste isnt recognized anymore

[@EriMizutani16]

Great haircut Wes! And great content as always! You said the workers in the ramen shop were Japanese. Were they immigrants themselves or descendants?

[@NomadicWes]

Thank you! They looked quite young so I guess they were students or on working holiday

[@avgeekviggi8360]

Good Video, you don't really see many Japanese caring about Germany, most of the times it's the other way around

[@christophjohns8231]

Please don't consider the ramen shops in Düsseldorf, only. They are mostly for tourists and nerds who hardly know how it is supposed to taste. The Izekayas and high level restaurants are top notch and there are many small businesses who are amazing, too. Doing a Japanese business in Düsseldorf means being measured by Japanese people on their own measures. Even though it might be far more expensive than in Japan, please consider that we need to import many ingredients. In Düsseldorf you can't sell shit for gold; we have the best Japanese community and we are proud of it!

[@fredfredericks3496]

I like Japanese people. You are good people.

[@riaconradt2554]

Japanese food is always expensive in Germany. But most of them are good.

[@madsummon]

One good thing about Bangkok is that we are having vast choices of independent Japanese restaurants with quite reasonable price. I've been to Little Japan in Paris (Rue Sainte-Anne) during my trip in Europe and found it to be reliable place for dinner during my time there.

[@NomadicWes]

Yess Bangkok is one of the most convenient foreign cities for Japanese to live in

[@lemongreensg]

So cute…

[@fdama]

Such a cute looking guy.

[@ikdante5597]

Are you based in Germany?

[@hastamanana8696]

In my impression, Korean Japanese like to live in Germany, not ethnic Japanese.And at the same time, they like to criticize Germany.Love and hate.Ethnic Japanese are more indifferent to Germany.

[@cinnamonrx8717]

❤❤

[@HalifaxCanadaScotia]

You so cute 🥰

[@pascal792]

1:47 brabus g class wtf

[@streetcat3411]

日本人はそこに住んでいるの？

[@danielstarr9037]

I’ve got an instinctual suspicion anytime Germany and Japan come together for anything 🤔

[@ZiErtrouble]

Oh man.. don't say so.. the world is in peace right now.. 😅😅😅😅

[@gagsdoublej4254]

Excuse me Sir/Madam Are you saved? If you died tonight are you going to heaven? Only Jesus