Tokyo’s Akasaka & Hidden Fox Shrine | Toyokawa Inari Betsuin

This is a place so many walk past and rarely go in, next to the Emperor's Akasaka Estate, it’s a branch of the main site in Toyokawa near Toyohashi (Aichi). Let’s have a Quick Look inside. MAP: maps.app.goo.gl/iEqKdGRz8FdjB...

[@jimandcheritravels]

We arrived a few days ago. About to tour tokyo today. Going to skytree today. We appreciate all the travel info from you over the last 6 years fir our planning

[@user-ke5ij6nb7s]

Akasaka seems like a lovely neighbourhood and also a good place to go when you're hungry. Thanks for the walk, John!

[@jarihult]

Kitsune🦊shrine looked nice🙂Thank you for showing this 🙂👍!!!

[@tiarn87]

I stayed in Akasaka last year and we loved it. Close to everything but also away from the chaos.

[@moxavenger]

Liking the longer walk. Beautiful day.

[@DiRECs]

37:06 I remember that! I was surprised when I heard it. So different from what you normally hear at traffic lights. As another person commented, it's called "Toryanse". I passed through that intersection on the way to Akasaka Palace last year. There, for some reason, they found it suspicious that I a Caucasian male solo traveler would want to visit Akasaka Palace and they were very diligent in searching me and asking questions. I mean... I just like how the Japanese take care of gardens and public spaces, man, and wanted to walk around and take a few photos 😅.

[@johnlopez9626]

I loved seeing this new place the park looked beautiful and seeing new restaurants I never seen before I like that you in adventures it’s so much fun

[@kevlarcardhouse252]

Akasaka is the place I stay when in Tokyo! Not dead quiet with no options but not insanely busy either. A decent area to explore and stay relaxed but still very central, so it's a very short subway trip to the more touristy spots.

[@onlyinjapanGO]

That’s a good way to put it. It’s a good balance, central, well connected. Taxi is also much cheaper to most places. Walking distance, 30-45 min almost all places! It’s a pretty good spot when you think about it, competition too so prices are overly inflated.

[@LynnHiroko2u]

Akasaka! OMG! Watched it again on TV screen, I’m telling you the video (live streaming) is so much better…seeing John’s face BIG !!! Lol😂 The last part where you are walking/crossing the street and the music playing…we remember. New Otani hotel is where we stayed and we walked around the neighborhood..you’re bring us nice memories of Japan again! I can’t wait to see where else you will be going!!!

[@JapanMediaTour]

Nagoya has an incredibly underrated food scene as well!

[@onlyinjapanGO]

It does, miso katsu 😋 among so many other dishes!!

[@nishinasuno]

I've been to Toyokawa Inari many times.

[@thomas5585]

Thank you for visiting here! I've always wanted to go! I wish I could get Omamori.

[@williamtexeira6671]

Thank you for sharing Akasaka history🙏🏾

[@michaelcedillos224]

Welcome to Japan Mr.Bond.❤

[@user-sx1oe3xd6f]

The traffic light song is called Touryanse.

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Love it!

[@nolisarmiento1719]

I hope John will visit again the hidden shrine in Akihabara......he went there some time during the summer of 2017......it was the first live stream that I watched on this channel

[@onlyinjapanGO]

I have, many many times when I show Akihabara. It’s just not specific to only the shrine like that stream. It was a fun one, I was chocked the signal stuck in the alley that day.

[@dutchmangoesjapan6991]

This was the first ever shrine I ever visited in Japan. Could never find in my following trips

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Now you can :) one the edge of the Akasaka Estate.

[@doel_the_daring]

Tourism could be a set space and time this way everyone wins those places get tourists the tourist get their tourist pics and the government can tax the tourist space and hand out fines. It would be easy to put the screen up and down to block the out of time tourist pics. Even lock the standing space up and use ticketing entry limited people with a must buy from the 711 as part of the process. Rent the space and paid parking etc etc.

[@raid7752]

John you don’t know about the fox god? You need to check you Babymetal to learn about the history behind it.

[@jantravis4616]

🦊😊❤ you should visit the little rat shrine in Kyoto 🐀❤😊

[@nicolefernandez92]

😊😊🏆🏆

[@killclipx8340]

Why don't you vlog for some Vegan restaurants? I would love to see it. Im sure some Vegan people want to see it also.

[@onlyinjapanGO]

I’m not Vegan 🌱 probably that’s why, but I’ll see what I can do.

[@LeeGeeEd]

What area is the best to live in Japan?

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Depends on each person, for me - Hiroshima. Loved the people, good culture, easy access to the whole city (smaller) on the Shinkansen line. Wish they had a closer airport.

[@LeeGeeEd]

@@onlyinjapanGO thanks for replying me. I have been watching your videos whenever I can. We were there on Golden week. However, my boyfriend had injured his right foot that he couldn’t walk. So I had to leave him at the hotel and sightseeing alone with no Japanese. Google translate was my life saver. I wanted to eat Japanese food so badly but my google map wasn’t functioning good. I will be more prepared next time.

[@n4rut089animereviewer]

You know if a president is a people man if he eats the same food as the commoners.

[@onlyinjapanGO]

That’s one way to see it, he sure likes his burgers 🍔 I remember when a friend who’s a Trump supporter here called to say he was going to meet Trump at a Yakiniku restaurant in Ginza / Aoyama. Then it changed suddenly to a burger. Hahaha!! He didn’t meet the president but got a burger later.

[@janie7242]

Haha...Japan is really an animate Kingdom. That Big Fox statute was quite unique and fun.😉