Okachimachi, Tokyo’s Shopping Street Food Bargain Bin

[@malblount1792]

I just love these "market walks".....bargains to be had all over, I'd spend half my time here going from stall to stall. Supporting all the small family shops. Thankyou again John for taking us all with you.

[@TorToroPorco]

I laughed when John stated at the end about how easy it is to navigate Tokyo, probably because I have an awful sense of direction. I still remember what it was like to visit Tokyo before smart phones and Google Maps. When I visited in 2007 it took me almost an hour to find my hotel after I exited Awajicho station because I couldn't figure out where I was using the map I printed out. And like a dufus I printed out my map only in English and the locals weren't able to read my map. Although there was a very nice desk clerk at a hotel who walked with me for 15 minutes to try and help me find my hotel.

[@heartthrobheart6288]

Man I've been to Tokyo 6 times so far. Can't imagine navigating it without google map and unlimited data package.

[@jatinnagpal6558]

these are some of the hopefully stories that ease my heart when i worry about travelling solo

[@jarihult]

You are not the only one who has terrible sense of directions , i’m one of them Toro 🤔😉!!! You’re much experienced Tokyo visitor than i am , i have none experiences so far , hopefully in the future that will change !!!

[@joy12division]

If you only had a map of tokyo that had romanji it would be ok. A lot of major cities are very even blocks which makes it easier to navigate. I also like how most japanese major cities have some sorts of very visible landmarks to verify you are going the right way. Parks, rivers, shrines, etc.

[@robbatayaki5505]

once a 7-eleven clerk walked me under heavy rain with his umbrella 100m to the metro station

[@TheCeleron450]

I love hearing the sounds of Japan in the background.

[@863rafael]

I love going thru street shops and arcades. I hope they stay for a long time to come.

[@yoyasweet282]

Your live streams never fails to put me in good mood.

[@jarihult]

Nice stream , even though i hadn’t time to watch it , too busy 👍!!! Cheap prizes are good to my ears , arigato!!!

[@czarodzi9967]

Great to see Shimura-san again! One of the few people with as much lively energy as John!

[@scooternak53]

I really like it when your true personality comes out when you see people that you know. When you ran into Shimura-san, your joyou, gregarioius nature came out! You bring joy to my life when I watch your livestreams. I follow you on my map and save the places I want to see in person. Thanks and take care!

[@peachesto6643]

It really felt like I was walking along with you. I fully enjoyed watching. Minus me stopping at every shop. 🤣 Thanks again John, Wishing you & Kanae all the best

[@mayanganggarani]

I’m saving this for next visit to Japan.

[@stephaniejmiller8578]

I’m watching from Anadarko, Oklahoma Apache Native 😎 A’HO ( Thank you ) and me and my granddaughters love the postcard we get from you every month 😎

[@dennisponce2529]

I like all of your shows.

[@alamri20]

this was actually a good stream...good place to buy gifts when to visit Japan.

[@HushedHermit]

This place looks so good (maybe I’m just into bargain bin areas?), I’m definitely going to visit next time I’m in Tokyo. Stay safe out there John ✌🏻

[@poppsy69]

i know this is long but i just cant stop watching, always wanted to visit japan, but never could afford it. this is the next best thing.

[@peterstephentrinh257]

This channel should have more subscribers and viewers. This guy is likable.

[@thewalkstreet9423]

Thanks for sharing food and shopping in Japan👍🌎

[@jennifersantos3918]

Oh, boy! I’d spend a lot of time there, if I were in Tokyo. I’ve never seen anything on this area. It’s always entertaining to watch you eat Takoyaki. Thanks for sharing the bargains!

[@binhlam4463]

@Jennifer Santos How are you doing?

[@highfive7689]

Thank you for the Vid. It was fun I'm liking your neighborhood series idea. There's lots of unban energy visible as people make their way about.

[@remuslovegood6666]

cool content. exploring those cute alleyways of various retail shops [ while feeling very safe ] is what i trully miss about Japan especially Tokyo..

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

Nice to see what Tokyo is like now..... brings back happy memories....normally will be in Tokyo during the Lunar New Year holidays.

[@hykuw42]

We stayed in that area for our honeymoon and it was amazing! We had to shop for a coat because it was COLD and my spouse forgot theirs. It was so affordable!

[@patriciatagliabue5037]

AWESOME video and good energy. I live in Tokyo and never been there lol must to later on tour :) thanks bro

[@JapaneseHistory]

Dawn, how can you live in Tokyo and never been there. You must of been to Ameyokocho, yes?

[@astroboy3507]

The stretch cheese hot dog Korean place is gone!!!! @32:44 I think u said this last time u passed there John!!!! 😮 That’s such a good takoyaki place as you know John!!!! Umai!!!!!👅👍🏻

[@markcoycoyescueta6922]

Good to see the CANDYMAN!!!!He gave me random chocolates when I was there couple of years ago ..all GOOOOD!!!

[@baliwalknshops1517]

Hey John... It's so informative 😊

[@89ludeawakening1]

Some of those kimonos were awesome! The green and black one is Tanjiro's, and the orange with white triangles is Zenitsu's from the anime Demon Slayer.

[@silluete]

I knew i have seen that kimono pattern before!!!

[@89ludeawakening1]

@@silluete heck yeah! I'm probably going to order it. That one and his alternate blue one with the clouds on it.

[@nadinegel]

Hi 👋 John, nice to see Okachimachi, Takeya and Ameyoko‼️👍 👏👏👏 🙂

[@With_Me_JAPAN]

Thank you for your interesting vlog😊✨ It must be so difficult for non-native speakers to learn Japanese city names! Even for me I had no idea how to read 御徒町 (Okachimachi) until recently!!

[@gmusashi_45]

For John, if I remember correctly, he's been living in Japan for more than 20+ years now...I think since 98'?

[@With_Me_JAPAN]

@@gmusashi_45 Wow it's so long! That's why he's been making great vlogs about Japan😍I learn a lot from him as well☺️✨

[@binhlam4463]

@with me JAPAN How are you doing?

[@binhlam4463]

@@With_Me_JAPAN I hope you are doing great?

[@sasha-01]

41:27 ya man, that’s like a 1/3 if not half of the content coming out of KZbin Japan, Japan food videos. You should do more food videos.

[@jkoadventures7401]

Another fun tour! Thank you for showing us the bargain places!

[@robbatayaki5505]

When I go to Japan, always an evening stop at Ameyoko. After many visits, I learned that the local dish I was enjoying (a kind of ragout with green onions and tofu) was horsemeat !

[@paulharris7034]

I like okachimachi area as it gives me a retro, Showa vibe. We used to stay at the Super Hotel (diagonally across from Takeya). Thanks for showing us the updated video of the district, and I'm glad to see the new construction projects around the area. Hopefully I can visit this place again soon after the pandemic.

[@zebare726]

Questions 1.What type of camera do you use to livestream this videos? 2.What is the Japanese view of when you film in stores? 3 Why is Japanese Street food/Resturang food so cheap..For example here in Sweden your average burger meal cost 13$, while it seems like you can get the same thing for 7$.

[@GilAsakawa]

Really fun episode, John -- although you've done Ameyoko before, it was just hilarious to see you interact with Shimura -san again (good to see he's still there!) and love seeing your face when you put the takoyaki in your mouth. Saw that one coming! It was a great way for me to spend an hour on a Sunday morning. When I come back to Japan with folks from the Denver Takayama Sister City Committee, I'm going to bring the group through Ameyoko and will tell Shimura-san everyone is there because John Daub introduce them to his shop.

[@Jonathan_Chong]

Thanks John for the great stream its great to see that area of shops

[@eugeneyeoh9758]

Sweet takoyaki. Ate there in Nov 2019. Thank you for recommending it many times. Will definitely eat it again when I get back to Ameyoko.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yeah I followed John to Ameyokocho in 2018 when the Korean hot dog on a stick was all the craze. So much choice.

[@infernusifrit9348]

Thank you John nice job. The store is prob a large wholesale warehouse outlet.

[@Melissa-pk9iq]

Love the neighborhood tours 😄

[@bradkoski]

Would have loved to have come to Tokyo back in the late 70’s early 80’s

[@scooternak53]

I love that shopping area. I seem to recall its really close to Ueno Park and across the street from Ueno Station I think.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yes you are spot on. Literally across the street from Ueno Station exit.

[@letitiaan]

'Uvula', John! 🤣 (Thanks to an Anatomy degree, I know these things 😁) Envious of the takoyaki~ Thanks for another great livestream, loved it.

[@aberazak5020]

Stayed for 1 week at okachimachi, loving the vibe..

[@jaymusio1831]

Thanks John for the vlog!!

[@bradkoski]

Vintage Tokyo......so cool!!

[@tonybrigner3866]

a good place to shop thanks for the tour john

[@superiordirk]

In the days before having to leave Japan at the end of March last year, I would walk instead of taking the train. The walk from Ueno station to Aki is so cool just because you cut through the area of this video ❤ :-)

[@helenadirijal]

Thanks!!! this was a great episode as usual!!

[@jantravis4616]

Watching from Norman, Oklahoma.

[@AppleSlipper]

Okachimachi was the Tokyo ward that my family stayed during my holiday in Japan a few years ago.

[@KSPRAYDAD]

Awe man, would love to get an Abe Tshirt! Just reminded me to get his biography (Iconoclast).

[@thetebanski4608]

Haha - that outdoor alcohol pumps are jury-rigged hit-hat stand and pedal from some drum kit :D

[@kaylajameson841]

I love all your videos!

[@drifter4training]

Oh that's a nice place to walk and look around.. any chances of doing a walk around akihabara district ? Heard the landscape have become quiet..

[@visitworldofficial]

love atmosphere, Greetings from Thailand

[@Phillip2002]

You are me and my cousins favourite youtuber/streamer. Keep up the great work!

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Thank you for coming with me on these adventures! Tell your cousins I say hi 👋🤠 -J

[@Phillip2002]

@@onlyinjapanGO thanks I will tell him

[@scotthancock46]

That’s really cool John I hope I can go to Japan someday!🇯🇵

[@mydenmel]

😂😁😁definitely going to check that shop Shimura candy shop when we visit Tokyo

[@dgstump]

Shimura-san has it figured out.

[@shannondore]

Fun vid as always John but I'm curious... why no tattoos at the pod hotel? And what was the other "Not allowed?" couldn't make out what that picture was.

[@oki_music]

best place in tokyo!

[@margaretstephani9232]

Virginia. But from LI NY!!

[@REVIEWSONTHERUN]

Cool place and streaming. ✌️

[@helenstratigos4862]

Love the nooks and crannies here! A fun walk, John! 🙌🏼 P.S. I didn’t realize takoyaki could be an occupational hazard! 😂

[@binhlam4463]

@Helen Stratigos Good morning. How are you doing?

[@helenstratigos4862]

@@binhlam4463 Hi Binh! I’m keeping optimistic! How are you?

[@binhlam4463]

@@helenstratigos4862 I am doing great. Can I talk with you on any social media?

[@binhlam4463]

Good morning. How are you doing?

[@nanasakurai1313]

Good video. Good man. Thank you.

[@tantohalim]

I will definitely gonna go to that store to buy some chocolate from him when I viist Japan this year or next year, what a nice guy! :)

[@1946pepper]

John you need a refresher course in anatomy and Physiology the correct word is UVELA .. Not Ugela ??? small tissue that hangs down from the soft palate

[@leiraines]

Uvula

[@infernusifrit9348]

Tokyo is totally awesome. The overhead structure at ameyoko? Is that an overhead railway? Never mind u comment on it. I was late to the stream.

[@JapaneseHistory]

Yeah it sure was that was the Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines. One of the most famous and helpful lines in Tokyo. The viaduct makes for a good labyrinth of restaurants.

[@popo864]

John, I always has this thought that when going to Japan I’m going to be afraid to enter any small restaurant and bother them because of the culture/language barrier, how do I know if a restaurant is tourist friendly?

[@infernusifrit9348]

John what's the deal with pachinko parlors and the weird gambling laws?

[@topdeot]

John, I remembered there's this place in Tokyo where all the bookstore are concentrated. They sell lots of English books and some of them are first edition. I don't remember the name. Are you familiar with the place?

[@paulharris7034]

Excuse me for chiming in, but could it be the Kanda Jimbo-Cho (神田神保町) bookstore district? I dunno if they have large amounts of English books, but the shops are known for selling and preserving quality second hand books.

[@topdeot]

@@paulharris7034 Yes I think that's the place. Apart from Kinokuniya, this is the other place that I found book in English.

[@mydenmel]

that kimono is from the anime demon slayer😭🤗😍I wantttt

[@Dhel-Tsu]

Okachimachi one of japan’s best jewelry town ................................

[@adeleestrada8035]

what is the name of that grocery in okachimachi that sells every kind of otsumami and chocolate and snacks and stuff???

[@papapepe2232]

"It burnt my uvula" "That's what she said " !! 😄

[@nandemone1787]

I love John but I've never seen him so desperate 😁 damn the kitkat flavors are limitless

[@glengar]

Back in 2019, we went to akihabara, ueno park, ameyoko. We never knew that there is this area in between. Looking forwad to visit Tokyo again. From Philippines.

[@dennisponce2529]

Carson, California.

[@_Seanime]

does he do work beyond this?

[@minispace1]

Okachimachi, my home from home in Tokyo. Did you have the famous Okachimachi Pizza ;) ?

[@JapaneseHistory]

Sounds interesting. What's makes the Pizzas famous?

[@minispace1]

@@JapaneseHistory That’s a little in-joke. Perhaps John remembered. When I first heard Okachimachi, I thought it sounded like an Italian Pizza variety ;) “Sumimasen, Pizza Okachimachi Kudasai”. But who knows, perhaps someone will pick up the idea ;)

[@joy12division]

I was looking at this area on google maps last night. There was a hotel that looked decent in that area.

[@jangoddefroy5628]

any area like this in Osaka or Hiroshima ?

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I love the Chinese food there!

[@rachelterry9968]

I recently found your vlog and iee

[@leomelblanco]

We miss Ueno shopping. you will find everythimg you are looking for in there at a bargain price I suddenly miss ItoEn green tea. ill go get some later

[@garydell2023]

Interesting John.

[@trustmebronocap]

You will do a live stream of that store

[@AJN007xyz]

Good morning from Alan in snowy Malvern, PA USA

[@ellentook5754]

Eating hot food is not only painful as it can also be dangerous for your health. Take care, John! 🙏😅

[@dennisponce2529]

I hope to be there one day.

[@joannamujan]

Thanks for sharing.. Miss exploring the streets of Tokyo💞 We always find ourselves back in Ameyoko area every visit.. Can't wait till we can travel again.. ♥️from MY

[@thepowerstation2702]

"I've gotta shoot a Christmas 🤶 KFC video now and I'm being chased by Tanaka the Killer Pimp" 😉

[@onlyinjapanGO]

There’s a good chance his last name was Tanaka! If it were Miyagi, there’d be a problem 😂

[@thepowerstation2702]

@@onlyinjapanGO 😂 👍 Nice one John.

[@KarlDahlquist]

I saw another vlogger get run off by Tanaka the killer pimp by that KFC 🍗

[@onlyinjapanGO]

@@KarlDahlquist no way! Who?! Spill the gossip 👂

[@robng9064]

John i remember what you did in the Ainu Village in Hokkaido. The police is still searching for you XD

[@ingwithaz6860]

Hiya, Is Japan now OK to travel to

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Unfortunately, no. The country is closed atm.

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

dammit, we probably passed just by it when we went. We were close to there and ameyoko

[@dalistuff]

are you allowed to touch the apples?

[@Reyd_01]

I need to get into the Japanese apple market....

[@sarahboardman1337]

It's the epiglotis,not the ugula. Every time john, every single time you burn your mouth. Even rats learn quicker than you to just wait😂

[@Devinci297]

i was following you using Google Earth VR

[@elainelecours8770]

Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦