Japan Vlog - Shinjuku - Earthquake 9.0

NHK Broadcasting Company in Japan used a clip of this video in their Special program aired on October 9th 2011.
For news on Japan go to : www.nhk.or.jp/
In Japanese
A clip of this video was used for a PBS/NOVA documentary "Japan's Killer Quake". Special Thanks to PBS and NOVA for using this video. Link below :
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/ja...
We were in Shinjuku when the Earthquake hit. M9.0 heres just some video and pics i took while we were there in that area.

[@yousukematuda]

hi folks ! from japan the most important things when earthquake has happened never run never push each other never chatter we learn this rule in elementary school for the first time and every grade and every school many times over i hope you are reminding those three rules too

[@dean8147]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind when I come to Japan next year. I'm from the England, so we don't experience such earthquakes.

[@dizzydarkrai247]

+Dean Bellamy Me too!

[@insertname2067]

Me three.

[@jackx1801]

yousuke matuda I

[@rohayatiabdulhamid9051]

yousuke matuda i respect how you guys handle situation.

[@drewsteps]

Japan is the most fascinating countries I've ever been to, and I've lived on four continents. Japan is an example for the world. It's patient, everyone works together and helps another, it's clean and the crime rate is almost nothing. I love Japan!!

[@aliffirfan002]

Crime rate almost nothing???? U didn't even know the truth of Japan...

[@letter5330]

@@aliffirfan002 hahaha yeah

[@nono-fb8tr]

The crime rate is simply hidden and the conviction rate is fabricated via false convictions.

[@user-oi8rf5cu7l]

@@nono-fb8tr Not true. I don't know what is said about Japan in other countries but at least it's not true.

[@gambacherkalbenstein]

like germany before the f***ing leftists got their ugly hands on...

[@amariluna]

I'm from another very seismic country (Chile) and there's no way my people react this calm. Over there it's yelling and screaming, praying and running out to the streets. I really admire how the Japanese react .

[@artysanmobile]

Self discipline, dignity and kindness are such fundamental parts of Japanese society. It is shocking, for Americans particularly, to see that huge crowds can behave like this. If you drop something of value on the sidewalk in Tokyo (a much more populous and crowded city than NYC), it is virtually inevitable that someone will pick it up, chase after you, and hand it over. I have personally witnessed this and the feeling of hope for humanity persists for a long time after.

[@KenKobayashiRasmussen]

I am half Japanese, but grew up in Denmark, when I was younger and visited Japan, I forgot my very expensive camera and gear on the Yamanote line in Tokyo, we got off at Shibuya station, and I realized I forgot my gear. We went to the help desk, and they had already received information about someone who had handed in my camera and gear. A train steward then boarded the next train in our direction from Gotanda Station, and within 15 min. I had my stuff back, and not only did I get my stuff back, the Steward bowed and apologize that it took him so long to get to us, I wanted to repay them something, so I offered them chocolates, but they kindly refused and said, "this is Japan, no need" Last time I was in Japan with my brother, he forgot his fanny pack in the taxi, I called the taxi companies number and with my broken Japanese I communicated that we forgot our bag, she got our number and within ten minutes, the taxi service center called us back, letting us know that the taxi driver had called in the missing bag, and he would be honored to stop by wherever we were as soon as his shift was done, we bowed and thanked the taxi driver for his amazing service, my brother offered him money, but he would not take it. Sometimes I feel ashamed of being SO amazed by this basic act of humanity and compassion, but unfortunately it happens way too seldom where i'm from, and service is basically non existent.. There is a saying in Japanese "Okyakusama wa Kamisama" which means "Guests are Gods". This is why the service is So good in Japan. They go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and safe and that goes no matter how much you pay for your hotel room or food, and without expecting a tip. Tipping in Japan is frowned upon because good service is not something you should pay extra for, it is a given, because you are their guest.

[@CaesarIanAbatol]

Japanese are so well mannered in this kind of event. You can see that people are gathering on the sidewalks and not on the streets. They're probably concerned on their mobility of their transportation and that's a good thing. Here in the Philippines, you just run towards the streets and this just freezes the city.

[@frostycreeper1055]

Well, as a Filipino, we seem to not have sidewalks in 99.7% of our streets. XD

[@noone-yt6sd]

+FrostyCreeper10 that's so true and there are things called road widening

[@kikiam7850]

in short, road engineering sucks in our country. or monopolized ang industry. either way, kailangan ayusin.

[@jillianwheeler9536]

jilliaN to

[@thrasheusanonymous]

Caesar Ian Abatol When you live in a high quake area, you get use to the shakes and how to control yourself in a event of a earthquake.

[@JNeil1975]

Japanese people are so refined and dignified, they can recover from anything, and they are truly gracious.

[@nipponia_nippon_]

The TV reporter at 5:10 is one of the most famous and popular in Japan. Mariko Oe from the TV Tokyo was once ranked second in viewers' favorite female TV reporter survay of the year.

[@evraalexandrite3770]

She have a nice style

[@julia_likeschicken]

@@evraalexandrite3770 she's beautiful

[@NoChance797]

If I remember correctly that's very close to where my mother was during the quake. Officials in the area told everyone to go to the park, but she walked home (built after the 1923 earthquake to withstand large quakes) because she knew what happened during the 1923 earthquake. In 1923 tens of thousands were killed in parks when they were surrounded by fires that over took the area. Both my grandfather & grandmother were nearly killed and had members of their immediate family that lost their lives in 1923.

[@kalina2958]

Wow seems like she knew what was going to happen😮

[@ItaloCanadese]

So much respect for the Japanese. Right after a massive earthquake and the masses of people were disciplined, attentive to orders, ready to assist, will not panic not matter what. Great deal of respect.

[@Mycenaea]

3:32 No way in hell people in America would walk like that :P

[@NekroLovesCel]

+Mycenaea It would be worse than black friday at Wal-Mart.

[@christopherbolar]

Oh we'd be beeping people out of the way on our fat scooters

[@albertvaldez2669]

Here in the Philippines too. When thye panic here, it's like unstable atoms moving in different direction.

[@chrisydant2163]

Or worse, they will do racial profiling first 😂

[@eliasboo]

Duhh beacuse americans have no respect to others🤦🏽‍♀️

[@user-ex3iq5wi5k]

Thank you for your support from all over the world. Japan is now facing a very serious situation, but believe Japan will be able to recaver thanks to your friendly help Please came to Japan to play 2020 Tokyo Olympic

[@garimatripathi7835]

Really japan and its people are so laudable

[@clayton8009]

I would love to go to see the Tokyo Olympics

[@typ0id]

Can't wait for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

[@yasemingokbilen8828]

Man i really wish to come thoo!!!

[@yaricoo]

佐々敦 you guys should block chinese earlier.

[@carmcam1]

I like how they are relatively calm, admirable.

[@pratnama]

I was 2 years after in shinjuku, I love this place and the whole Japan. GOD bless to Japan.

[@blakeknight9454]

20 mins after a national disaster in America there are looters breaking into Best Buy's.

[@IncognitoSprax]

🤷🏾‍♂️ Why not?

[@Kanthannic]

@@IncognitoSprax *wHy NOt?* This is why americans are mocked while japaneses are respected.

[@Papershields001]

Yeah sure, there were totally looters running around on 9/11.

[@rubinchavarria622]

They take the whole Best Buy . Just steal the entire building

[@mp-sv2cp]

@@IncognitoSprax ghetto ass

[@grumpychocobo]

I was in Japan when this happened as well. Further west than Shinjuku but still in Tokyo. What a crazy day and so devastating watching the tsunami wash in on TV.

[@TheArtemisStudios]

I live in Tokyo now and a lot of people told me that they are still afraid of another one like this.My boyfriend lost many of his friends because of the tsunami.It looks pretty scary,I can`t even imagine how it must have been.But japanese people are very calm during something like this,because panic would`ve make it worse.

[@Bodhi594]

I love how clean it is!!

[@lylehsaxon]

I was in my apartment and just about to go out when the earthquake started. I've been kind of wondering how it would have been if I'd been in town - this video answers that pretty well I think. Thanks for posting this! Some places shook a lot more than others. My apartment (for some reason) shook quite a lot. Lots of broken dishes, piles of stuff that crashed down from bookcases, etc. While you were taking this, I was busy trying to get my apartment back in order. Thanks again! - LHS

[@trimel81]

Japanese are totally remarkable and calm. To top it all off, for every major calamity they've had, there was absolutely NO LOOTING! You are amazing Japan! You will rebuild stronger. More power to you!

[@Netagu]

Thanks for your comment! wish i could have taken more video but my phone was going to die and needed to contact my friends, but everyone was pretty much had the same demeanor. Some looked worried trying to use their cell phones others just watched calmly, but most everyone just going about their business trying to find a way home. The atmosphere was very calm if for whatever reason knew nothing of the giant TV or the earthquake it would have seemed like a really crowded shopping day in Shinjuku

[@BethysHusky]

yousuke matuda we learned at the school when i was joung that we schould sty under the table or under door frame (i lived in iran and there are alot earthquakes, but now i live in austria and there is nothing)

[@kechikexplore3518]

the earthquake in Japan was very strong,at the time of the incident I was there,I am thankful because safe,I will not forget the incident until now 😢

[@Chrisfeb68]

I live in Missouri and we have a few tremors now and then. I can’t imagine going through what they seem to go through in Japan on a regular basis. I admire how the Japanese people handle these things.

[@Netagu]

@MiyuYoshida1 im glad you were away. I feel the same though, im back home but theres so much everyone in that area and that country is going through still. my heart goes out to everyone there.

[@bestiaccia]

Thanks for filming it!!!

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

I adore Japanese people for their discipline.

[@spikelive]

what i really admire of Japanese people is their composure,even in scary,tragic situation like this!in italy,(i'm italian)maybe including myself,facing this kind of event ... everyone would be "mad"!!! a 5.9,maybe 6.0 ,3 years ago ,destroyed,pratically a city called L'Aquila and a lot of small cities,villages in the same zone,region called Abruzzo!....Japan is a great country and Japanese are a great people! thanks for sharing your video!and best wishes to all japanese people!

[@ThePhillip20]

the discipline of these people ... ... ... ... here's what came to mind on seeing this video ... ... .... wonderful PEOPLE

[@operator0]

It's interesting to hear his commentary on the earthquake, before he knew how big it really was and what was to come just a few minutes later. Obviously he was in Tokyo metro area, so he didn't get the full brunt of it, but it is interesting to know that the initial reports had it as a 7.8. I wonder how long it was before they began to report the actual magnitude.

[@jingxulee4144]

3:19 , i love how self-directed the crowd is walking :)

[@erestube]

The crowds you see were outside Shinjuku station. 3.5 million people go through that station every day.The trains had stopped because of the earthquake and most of these people would spend all night waiting in lines for busses and taxis--or walking all night to get home. Many slept in shops or at their offices. Lines not in need of repair started running the next day.

[@xsforreal]

I like how in Japan even during an earthquake people have the decency to not go into the street

[@minakomel]

thank you for sharing this with us. I was there the year before.

[@MiyuYoshida1]

I spent all day yesterday watching video's on the earthquake and I was glad that I had moved from Japan before then but I felt so terriable not just for my friends and family but for everyone.

[@GuhutDikit]

Aweeee sorry to hear that, but let's hope and pray it will get back to normal . Hopefully

[@WeTWiLLy1450]

Wow can't believe you were there in that area. Man. Glad to know your all doing ok.

[@rinkai8770]

I'm from Italy and I was working in Tokyo when the earthquake happened in March 2011. Actually I'm scared every time an earthquake occurs in the centre of Italy. I felt safer in Japan!

[@Netagu]

Thanks everyone i really appreciate it!!

[@Netagu]

@jun0nsj Thank you and also for your concern! Yes i managed to use email to contact a friend and after 9 hrs we finally arrived at his house, and that sunday we came back home. Soon i plan to visit again. How were things where you were that day?

[@Netagu]

@TheKraZyKriSSy Thanks! we felt it pretty good and even tons of aftershocks but managed to make it home now. It was pretty crazy. Thanks again!

[@12823matthewkao]

wow you guys were brave indeed. At that time most of the tourist even foreigners work or study in japan started to packing up and leave the country. very unusual atmosphere.

[@carlosmagnoqb]

The way they organize themselves are an example of keep calm and think a way to do the first intelligent thing.

[@Netagu]

@iischay thanks :) yea we managed to get home ok. its a relief! I cant wait to go back though and help. I really want to do something for them. Japan is my 2nd home :(

[@venusdoutzenparks8031]

My god i am so amazed by how the earthquake was so intense .. my heart and prayers goes to you my homeland japan .. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GlaceonFan32]

some of the walls may crack much and collasped, Japan's way of building the building's structure is different. (i dunno how to explain much but its common for the Japanese)

[@jingxulee4144]

I like how you were the only ones in the stairwell trying to get out :P the most of the others waited for it to stop maybe

[@jackierenshaw2651]

Watching this in 2020 and seeing all those people crowded together makes me feel anxous 😐 So scary hope everyone was ok

[@JSAUSA100]

@hplaserjet2001 Thank you very much, I really appreciate your feedback. She is so excited about going to Japan, but if it is going to be the matter of death and life, then I have to think it twice. Thank you again.

[@bcgrote]

I can't imagine if the tsunami had hit THERE. Horrible. Bad enough to be in that extreme shake, and the aftershocks - yikes! Glad you were ok! Thanks for posting your video!

[@jun0nsj]

It reminds me of the day. I was in Nakano, just a few stations away from Shinjuku. You managed back to the hotel? And safely back home after that? I feel sorry you stayed in Tokyo at this moment, but also glad to watch this movie log... Great report!

[@yunpark2491]

I live in austria so I can't tell how a earthquake actually feels like but I think it must be a really scary and horrible experience

[@chingompiew1]

wow, never seen so many people in Shinjuku! Everyone walks home on this day. I walked two hours. Others had to walk as much as 5 hours to get home... An exodus of people walking from Tokyo out into the suburbs. It was surreal.

[@user-cb9un6xc7u]

この頃はまだみんなガラケーでワンセグが役に立った。地震の揺れが長ければ長いほど津波は大きくなります。それだけでも覚えておいてください。 The longer the shaking, the larger the tsunami．

[@Souliona]

Gosh this is such a great video, nice perspective..

[@fructosecornsyrup5759]

I'm sure the Japanese are so much more prepared for this kind of thing because of the simple fact that they deal with this so often. Bless these folks and their integrity.

[@jasonsweet228]

Nice video. We didn't see this anywhere else.

[@Netagu]

@iischay im not japanese but i feel really really close to the japanese. ive made a lot of great friends there, thankfully they are ok. it just makes me so sad to see this happen :(

[@JSAUSA100]

@hplaserjet2001 I am planning to take my daughter to Tokyo Disneyland, is it safe to visit Japan now or should way a little longer because of the radiation? Please advise. Thank you in advance.

[@Sopin_Fictitious_Railway]

At the time I was a primary school student in Tokyo, in a classroom at school. I thought it was shaking a bit, but a few tens of seconds later a tremendous tremor hit me. The shaking lasted for seven or eight minutes. There were cracks in the walls, the LCD TV fell over and the screen broke. The windows were broken and some people cut their hands. After the shaking stopped, my mother came to pick me up from school. On the way home, the aftershocks were relentless. When I arrived at my house, which was a mess from the tremors, I watched NHK on TV and saw a video of the tsunami. I still remember vividly the moment when a car was swallowed by the black waves in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture. My father was working in Yokohama. All public transport was out of service and the telephone was disconnected. He was unable to return home. My father did not come home until the next morning, when the trains started to move. I was watching TV with my father when he came back. The TV was reporting that the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station had exploded. Soon we received emails and phone calls from my father's friends from university. He was studying nuclear power in Tsukuba, and he told us to get out of eastern Japan before the radiation contamination spread. My father didn't run away, because he didn't think it would get that bad, but it was a moment when our family felt the fear of radiation. The aftershocks are still coming, ten years later. 当時私は東京の小学生で、学校の教室にいた。 少し揺れているなと思っていたら、数十秒後にとてつもなく大きな揺れが襲ってきた。揺れは7、8分続いた。壁に亀裂が走り、液晶テレビは倒れて画面が割れた。窓ガラスが割れ、手を切った人がいた。 揺れが収まってから、母親が学校へ私を迎えに来た。帰り道でも余震は容赦なく襲ってきた。 揺れで中がめちゃくちゃになった自宅に着き、テレビでNHKを見ると、ずっと津波の動画が流れていた。宮城県名取市で車が黒い波に飲み込まれる瞬間は、今でも鮮明に覚えている。 父親は横浜で働いていた。交通機関は全て使えず、電話もつながらない。彼は帰宅困難者となっていた。父が帰ってきたのは翌日の朝、電車が動き始めてからだった。 帰ってきた父と一緒にテレビを見ていた。テレビは速報で福島第一原子力発電所が爆発したことを伝えていた。すぐに父の大学時代の友人からメールや電話が来た。筑波で原子力を研究しているその人は、放射能汚染が広がる前に東日本から逃げるよう伝えてきた。父は流石にそこまで酷くなることはないと逃げることはしなかったが、放射能の恐怖を家族が感じ取った瞬間だった。 余震はあれから10年が経とうとしている今もなお続いている。

[@nuriatobar7418]

You see. It’s very different of how to react a earthquake in a comparison of America that instead of taking of peacefully they’re start screaming looting etc. My respect of all Japanese people. Greetings from Houston Texas

[@aaron1983]

Japan is so lucky to have all that technology to aid it. I doubt my country would be able to respond anywhere near that.

[@Netagu]

@MiyuYoshida1 There we lots of people staring at the screen. It was really cold outside but everyone watching hardly moved at all. it was kinda mixed some of us couldnt believe what was going on and others were shocked. Phones and all that harldy worked but there were quite a few using them trying to get through. I know watching the screen it was hard to absorb at first... Ganbatte Japan

[@JoeKnowTech]

Dude your voice sound very calm. Did you get scared at all?

[@julia_likeschicken]

KZbin recommendation,why now and thank you so much. IMAGINE HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE BUT YOU ALSO HAVE CORONA PANDEMIC.

[@daikuns]

5:10 Mariko Ooe She is the announcer of TV TOKYO

[@Canuckelhead83]

That will be my fear when I go up there. Glad you made it out unharmed

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

You dont have to run or start a stampede though, because most buildings in japan are anti seismic, meaning there are spring bearings built inside. Theyre so intelligent

[@premacharitra1]

japanese people are so calm in such a situation and unbelieveable their manners are way ahead of any as far as i know...many years i see their grace and manners tops any Country ..JESUS help their country lord reduce the Earthquakes and save them

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

Uh... Well, hope they will be saved by a supernatural entity on situations like these, but just so you know, most of japanese are buddhists, only few are christians or catholic. So i dont think many will relate to people saying that he will save them or whatever. No offense. Just saying. But i agree that these people in japan (since not all japanese are as hospitable as their relatives are when they live oversead) have a top tier respect

[@charlespwnage5435]

you should watch Tokyo magnitude 8.0 if you like anime it came out 2009 and I'd scary how its about a similar event and it was made two years before this

[@hayleyscomet3447]

Charles Pwnage it was so good. It kinda predicted the big earthquake if you think about it. Kinda creepy.

[@nurfatihahofficial]

earthquake is predictable.

[@juch3]

@@nurfatihahofficial actually no

[@computertutorials1286]

@@juch3 To a degree they are predictable, in fact a decade before this they said the Sendai area was due for a quake that seemed to occur in 1,000-year cycles. 4 years before the Great East disaster the chances of that happening within the next 30 years were estimated to be 90%.

[@Netagu]

@MrSport4life thanks man!

[@wandilemsimang8593]

thanks im africa no such things..cary eh ?but i still love to visit janpan

[@LifeInAfricaVlog]

The Japanese Are the bravest one, when it comes to Earthquake, it's just like a normal day to them 🇯🇵, and one thing i love the japanese, they are well disipline people. I'll visit this country soon because i miss SHIBUYA 🇯🇵

[@tlalotoani]

I was in México City when happened the 8.1 Richter Earthquake, it felt HORRIBLE, i can´t imagine how does it feel a 9.0 Richter o.O

[@user-su9pk9oe2s]

俺もこの日新宿にいた。新宿の大きいスクランブル交差点のところ。地震で交差点のど真ん中でみんな集まってしゃがんでたな揺れてる最中は。地震の揺れで建物の上にある看板が揺れて、何かとぶつかってパンパン大きな音を鳴らしてすごい怖かったのを覚えてる。そして都庁やNTTビルがありえないくらいにしなって曲がってたのを今でも思い出すわ。

[@nubelinda100]

ESTE VIDEO ES UN EJEMPLO PARA EL MUNDO, SU GENTE MARAVILLOSA Y TODOS CON CULTURA ,QUE TRANQUILIDAD , ACA EN CHILE SOLO GRITOS Y DESMANES

[@thihal123]

Someone ask why the face masks. In many parts of East Asia, when you get a cold or allergies, it is common to wear the mask as a way to protect yourself and others.

[@TehScareM8]

This comment aged well :)

[@denelson83]

Now everyone in Japan wears them, for ominously obvious reasons.

[@user-hv7ht6fl8w]

AT that time, could you go back to a hotel?. 3/11, Ì was in Keio department store at Seiseki Sakuragaoka. After the earth quake , all the trains and buses were all stopped. BY chance, buses re-worked soon, so Ì got a bus and back to home.

[@luisportella1760]

the wall didn't crack that was just the coat, the actual wall is not gonna break, at least not in japan

[@Lord_Phil]

Cool vibrations intensifies

[@korea-yozajoy4255]

😭😭😱😩😩😢😢😢 Japan tokyo😭

[@Netagu]

wow glad you made it out ok

[@MTAUBNVS]

I notice ALOT OF people commenting on how calm the Japanese are during an earthquake.. WELL I SUGGEST THAT THEY UN-CALM THEMSELVES DURING A TSUNAMI...CUZ I NOTICED IN MOST OF THESE VIDEOS THE ALARMS ARE BLARING OVER AND OVER YET THEY LOOK OUTSIDE THINKING.."What are they talking about I don't see no TSUNAMI

[@MrSport4life]

omygosh very SCARY STUFF. Glad to know you 3 are alrite

[@latinguy67]

Wow. So many PEOPLE!

[@itz_andrey9137]

And now it’s 9.1

[@ashleighwood7778]

OMG! Was it scary when the walls started to crack?! I would be so terrified!!! :"(

[@dragicazecevic2514]

tužna sječanja ,,,,nedaj Bože više ,potresa ,nikada ,,,mi smo suosjećali sa vama,,,,

[@kingstone9408]

すげえ昔の時代に見える。。

[@noopsmuanpuii5555]

I love Japanese people

[@shmh7387]

Japan my number one vacation travle earth quakes or not I'll still go.

[@redapple1576]

I really like when they just walking calmly. If that was happened here in the phil. Many people died for skipping the building.

[@Soprano-bk2xl]

そっか、バスタ新宿出来る前か……

[@strickmans]

hope to see u well

[@lafelicidades7893]

大江アナやん！

[@itssaffron290]

Everyone is so calm t's like guys we know what to do come on here we go again.

[@Krystal_Marquez]

so good to see that youg guys are alright. you guys were the 1st people i thought of when it happened... I was thinking, wait! where were they staying?? I hope they are ok. phewww

[@danseabreeze1404]

03:32 WOW, so many people they have to brush up against each other just to walk! The earthquake is just as amazing as the overpopulation!

[@lokiliesmith9683]

Dan Seabreeze most people living in big cities are from rural areas and most of them are tourists.. in fact japans population is dwindling

[@abhisheksharma8295]

and yet how organise and civilized they are. You should learm from them. we all should.

[@spettacolorossonero9]

really nice video! I'd expect more mess after such an earthquake, and while watching the tsunami on TV, but everyone was just so calm...I don't know if that's because of japanese mentality, or maybe they didn't immediately realized what was going on

[@dwnymike]

Wow that’s a lot of people

[@palmsky1119]

Idk why I got this on my recommended.

[@oryday1133]

how soon did you guys find out that it was a serious one and probably one the biggest ones ever?

[@nishinasuno]

At about :30 seconds or so, there was an expediential increase in the shaking which lasted for 5 minutes. They knew within about 2 minutes that it was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake.