JAPAN: Two Castles in Two Days

[@vankyre]

When I was a kid, I've always wanted to travel to Japan. Learned the language, read a lot of books on its history. I was supposed to go to an exchange trip in 2006 but it didn't work out and I was not able to go. As an adult I ended up traveling all over the world, EXCEPT to Japan. Your Japan vlogs made me remember the feeling of being fascinated in Japanese culture, language and history as a kid. Really good quality content man. Subscribed!

[@lunajj1944]

This Robbie’s Japan travel videos never get old. It’s just like I’m traveling with him and brought some good memories. Thank you 😊.

[@RedStickHistorian]

If you want old in your area, check out the Serpent Mound an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio. It is an effigy mound (a mound in the shape of an animal) representing a snake with a curled tail. Nearby are three burial mounds-two created by the Adena culture (800 B.C.-A.D. 100), and one by the Fort Ancient culture (A.D. 1000-1650).

[@ReeWrayOutdoors]

Really enjoying this Japan series! Your videography and editing skills really make this a pleasure to watch. And your music selections are groovy AF. Haha I'd be surprised if your vlog channel doesn't see a serious uptick in subs from this series!

[@alant.541]

As always, your videos are "awesome." I'm obviously looking forward to the next one...Takeda Castle.

[@warpscout]

The production value of this video is insane!! Awesome!

[@davidburns7905]

Hey I love the dump comment, feels like I'm there with you,. You know, negotiating adventures always come with some speed bumps😉👍🏽

[@Peter95111]

haha I'd forgotten about Mos Burger. We would eat lunch there when I worked at the Motomachi plant in Toyota. Since you went to Himeji you should've stopped at the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge.

[@murasaki1177]

This is a very rare occassion that all 3 of my favorite youtubers uploaded a video all at the same time. devinsupertramp, corridor crew & robby huang in one day man this is a real treat.

[@savezelda]

These are my favorite japan travel vlogs. Wish you had more. Or would make more.

[@higashioosaka]

You're fantastic！ Welcome to Osaka! Amazing video!

[@Wolfsonchik]

Once more to be said: calm and cozy pictures of Japan - that is what you are just brilliant about... This scenes are the most satisfying.

[@menunknown6502]

I am from Himeji city. Thank you for your interest in my hometown.From日本

[@ArielCruzPizarro]

Excellent video Robby, really nice!!! I liked the Himeji castle :D

[@gintokisakata7490]

Ahhh, Osaka-jo ... I slept (nearly) on the upper wall one day during my bicycle trip and next morning I saw one of the nicest sunrises of my life where the sun slowly rose above the eastern mountain range that I crossed the day before on my way from Nara.. Ahhh, Himeji-jo ... I slept there in the small „park“ behind the castle tower on a bench. Next morning I was nearly surrounded by alot of old people doing morning exercises guided by a radio program. ^^ Good times, miss them … I hope you had a good time, too!

[@matthewh7256]

The water bottles are for scaring away cats. They say the cats don’t like their reflection so they use water bottles to keep them away. (Though I May be wrong.)

[@747urhdh]

ive heard it was to keep away bad spirits, but also the cat reasons haha.

[@happiness4vr]

Much appreciation for the amazing scenery and your time for these outstanding vlogs. Thank you kindly for sharing this to all your viewers. 👍❤

[@odeo1049]

I visited Osaka Castle several years ago, your video brings back a lot of memories ;)

[@rastusbojangles]

You need way more subs than you have m8. great content. Im happy the algorithm gods smiled on me today.

[@kw2764]

I was in Himeji Castle--it IS Awesome. I love the gold work on the Osaka castle. Great views from the top

[@botanyboy1]

Hey Robby, great video editing, as always. Thanks for the upload, it made me appreciate this country in ways that I forget about having lived here almost 2 decades. It is too easy to take the place you live for granted, and get caught up in the minutia of everyday affairs. Japan is an awesome place to live!

[@nulltrope]

Highly recommend hiking all (or part of) the Kumano Kodo next time you're in the south. One of the stops is Nachi Taisha, which has the largest waterfall in japan! Definitely one of the most memorable moments of my trip.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Love that jazzzzz😊

[@littlesparrowchannel7637]

The scene is so beautiful, lovely footage , amazing view . Love the way you capture it. This place is absolutely amazing. Happy traveling 🧳

[@williambeck6364]

Wow, the music cue right after you hit the Noguchi statue. Timed with the drum fill..... Awesome, Dude!

[@nicholaskluftingermusic6432]

I really commend u on how u put your videos together. Your travelogue is always interesting and your visuals it back up. Also love the randomness of it all. Hope to go to Japan someday. If u like castles, u have to check out the UK as well as Germany, France and Croatia.

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

Those water bottles @1:00 are actually supposed to stop cats from peeing or spraying around the plants. Japan has quite a few feral cats. Another sign that the caretaker of that garden has put up a small sign visible @1:05 telling dog owners to not allow their dogs leave poop or フン there.

[@gunner678]

I'm really enjoying your travelogue. Nice style and easy presentation. I can truly feel your passion for the place and travel. Well done! You do in fact have older Mesolithic period buildings in North America, but they are isolated from the western culture. I live in Europe, so we have lots of cultural sites I'm glad to say!

[@vienne4300]

I love Japan rural. Highly recommend, hiking in Japan Alps, Nagano. Hope to see Andrew, Bryan, Thomas and you camping somewhere in Japan Alps.

[@rolandmd73]

Thanks for sharing your Japan adventures!

[@cetri777]

looks surreal without the clouds!

[@BoltonBolt]

I am loving these vlogs!

[@bridgetteb4112]

Thank you for sharing all the odds and ends of Osaka! I've seen plenty of the Glico man and people peeing in the river

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

@24:00 The practicality aspect was all built into the pathways and the walls going up to the castle. It was supposed to impenetrable... the best example of a castle in Japan. One of the few that didn't get bombed into oblivion during WWII. If you noticed that the path to the main keep was designed to confuse invading hordes and give the advantage to those in the castle. When an invading force would come, the important people were kept in the keep and the surrounding village workers could seek refuge inside the walls.

[@Exset20]

“ Now that you’ve heard it, you can’t unheard it.” 👍🏿😆

[@AP-qc9hi]

15:15 I've never seen the Nozomi being out of service.

[@PLF817]

Thanks for the adventure! Btw the seeing castles were amazing!

[@cravingwilderness]

Great vid and left me in suspense

[@khunpingpong]

you remind me of Peter Barakan from Japanology but the younger version with vibe..thx for the vid. very good!

[@codeninja100]

Ya know... You do kinda have that french look. Lol love these vlogs man cant wait for my trip later this year

[@marieokay]

when you listed the places you were going in the beginning, i was only half listening and heard "water temple." had to rewind just to make sure... TEMPLE and WATERfall. got it. also, imPECCcably edited, Robby!

[@ajbeast7379]

dude. youre on my favorites list now mate! :)

[@jacobvega2133]

Lovely!

[@ah1563]

You casually mentioning that you have to take a dump... I feel like we just got closer somehow! 😄😄😄😄😄 I wasn't expecting that, yet somehow I was.... 👍👌

[@IEDProductionsI]

As always, good stuff!

[@yukine5466]

This greeny drink reminds me of probably the most greeny drink in Russia called Tarhun that was invented more than one hundred years ago in Russian Empre and still remains pretty popular.

[@SelleandChris]

So informational :) great vlog

[@pastafazoule]

hey Robby just subbed,love your vids,and mostly house and jazz house music u put in always hits the spot,did anyone tell u you look like actor Eric McCormack lol

[@jason_from_canada]

Really enjoying these Robby! Love the maps with Robby's floating head! Informative and lets us know where you're going and also, its just plain fun! Liked the little statues at the end :O)

[@richardmollberg3096]

Great tour! Clean and peaceful, I saw graffiti in one place. Diverse within the "japanes frames", so many details everywhere. To experience some really old alleys, go to the Old Town in Cairo and Varanasi. But that's a little more chaotic :) The Osaka castle must have been a huge symbol of power in the middle ages, seen from miles away. Quite a foundation.

[@MjC7192]

yes North America was inhabited 450 ad and earlier.....the mayans made there way to Florida and a little west...and the Vikings (and were also in Canada)

[@teresacatroppo2277]

Robby, have you been to Nagoya? Also you need to go to Naha Okinawa! I visited Japan 17yrs ago and went to Naha Okinawa first for a week which is 5days for us since I traveled from Baltimore Maryland to Naha and if you know that you have to go to Haneda first then to Narita to go to Naha! My mom is originally from Okinawa and she wanted to fly back for the last time 17yrs ago!

[@greenBean129]

Dude the videos are great you can tell your in your Element. If u ever head to the mid west/st.louis or out west like Cody Wyoming I’ve got a place for u to stay

[@MaysonCrowe]

Maybe someone already mentioned this, but the water bottles are thought to ward off stray cats. As you can guess it doesn't really work.

[@RecLocJapan]

We love Himeji castle!

[@deckiedeckie]

War is the ultimate spur on people's creativity....self preservation!

[@osuiro5206]

Your videos are amazing! How come you have so little views?

[@Pedram_Aphotic]

Greetings from Persia ♥ link me your oldest villages you've visited in Japan! love the old school slice of life anime vibe villages ^^

[@danielk3126]

Love the atmospheric clips that you used! Also was wondering if you recorded any of your game finds and if you plan on ending any future videos with you laying out all your finds in a table and talking about them like you did in previous Japan videos? Or did you decide not to do that this time around?

[@RobbyHuang]

Oh, those are upcoming. I decided to release the most interesting (for most people) stuff first.

[@danielk3126]

@@RobbyHuang ahhh gotya. Can't wait!!!

[@johngaynor6671]

Robby great video but I have one question? Where all the litter? I did not see on soda can or any plastic bags in the ponds. All the streets where just unbelievable and Clean with no litter any where. When you went to all the temples not on piece of trash anywhere. I bet you miss the good old U.S.A. where we love all are streets its litter.

[@RobbyHuang]

Man, there is just none. I saw one bag of garbage sitting on teh street and that was a fluke.

[@KJWUmbralEcho1051]

@1:06 I think they put out the water bottles to keep cats out of their little planting space. Mythbusters tested that myth once (it was busted).

[@OKCChad]

Amazing videos. I’m very interested in a solo trip to Japan, actually was going this month, but got delayed due to travel restrictions. Was wondering if you had any advice on solo traveling especially in Japan.

[@SyaoranLiClow]

Despirte Himeji-jo being the bigest, my favorie castle still is Osaka's

[@vyr01]

8:30 so about taking a dump, how do you find the public facilities in Japan in that regard? most of the ones I have been around (not in Japan) are lacking in comfort conducive to allowing a comfortable dump, some are just horrible in upkeep and some are just cramped, like it was put there as a bare minimum afterthought to meet some regulation or something --- I would imagine the Japanese keep it pretty tidy

[@RobbyHuang]

They're great! I mean, as far as a public restroom can be great. They seem to be plentiful enough too, at most stations and convenience stores.

[@vyr01]

@@RobbyHuang Thanks, see people are interested in some of the weirdest things, some of the public conveniences here in the US are horrible, and some are pretty nice for what they are, same in the little of Mexico I went through

[@GigaChadJecht]

I went to the himeji castle in 2014 april after the blossom week and holy fuck bro the lineup went all the way outside of the courtyard and we moved like LA traffic but on foot for hours

[@treksandpreps]

Quick question for you Robby. When did you go? Its very good possibility no one is outside because of the corona virus going around.

[@RobbyHuang]

This was in November, but also, it's Japan, not China haha.

[@treksandpreps]

@@RobbyHuang That's good to hear. and yes i knew it was china,... but as of now its spread to japan, malaysia, india, taiwan, the usa, britain have all had cases. and I know I'm missing some places. But glad your safe man.

[@RobbyHuang]

@@treksandpreps Yeah man, hopefully it's contained without a problem. I try to remind myself that just the regular old flu kills thousands of people a year, so there's no need to start panicking just yet.

[@treksandpreps]

@@RobbyHuang For sure. I just eat raw garlic. That's my cure for everything lol. Haven't been to the doctor for being sick in years. Anytime I feel something coming on... boom clove in the morning and at night. Only works raw though. Its like taking a shot of whiskey though.... super hot and burns the stomach for good 10-15minutes haha.

[@lowkeylowkey1000]

Enjoying japanese "White Castle" loooks so much better than the american :)

[@00ta]

I thought Dr. Hideyo Noguchi was born in Fukushima (East part of Japan). I'm confused with his stature there...

[@oesoy]

I'm diggin that jazzy song with the strong bass line. Did you make it?

[@RobbyHuang]

Nope, unfortunaqtely, just a royalty free track you can find the credits in teh description

[@PhongNguyen-nr3vz]

15:48 Which app is that? Thanks!

[@RobbyHuang]

That's just google maps actually, has really good public transit stuff built right in.

[@PhongNguyen-nr3vz]

@@RobbyHuang thank you!

[@cameroncross7513]

Is it true that it’s considered rude or something to eat or drink while walking in Japan?

[@ajk9087]

Unlike in America or Europe, it is not so common but young generations do that. Old people? may be not.

[@chemdah]

Do I have the power to unhear it? I'm trying...... Nope, I can't unhear it. You need to take a dump Hahaha.

[@angelamagruder5911]

Hello,where are their masks?? Have a safe,nice trip,enjoy the food,remember to get some good reasonably priced gifts and presents,great photo-ops!!!

[@RobbyHuang]

This was in November 2019, no pandemic yet!

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

LOL @26:27 Those signs are getting more and more common with more and more Chinese worldwide tourism.

[@3001jl]

its like a live action anime

[@kaisermuto]

Ten jin saka (zaka) Tenjin means a kind of god. JIn doesn't mean temple. Tenjin is one word. Tenjin is thunderer god. And Saka or Zaka means slope. Tenjin-zaka is thunderer slope.

[@LedoylinatorCh69]

21:48 THATS WHAT SHE SAID

[@AJKPenguin]

5:16 Welcome to M**********n Castle. 11:53 Beedrill!

[@shaestarr13]

Are you from France? 🤣😂 And I dunno but the little "hostle" staying places are really odd. Is that what you're calling them? Hostle?

[@RobbyHuang]

Hostels yeah, they're basically just communal hotels where you rent a bed. Each night was like 2000 yen, or like 20 bucks.

[@darrellandersen]

"Burger Products" hehehe

[@omegasalmonfish]

6:54 word up. Hopefully we will learn. But I’m not optimistic

[@kalai_doscope]

Yo Robby, come to India! I'll show you chaos in every order :)

[@kathysterndahl3134]

I was living in Osaka in 2004 when my mom got sick and I had to go back to the US to care for her. This (and all your Japan videos) brings back such wonderful memories!

[@PeterFLB]

Lucky this video doesn't have Smellavision included for your "dump" adventures....

[@smashexentertainment676]

Been to both castles. Basically you've seen one, you've seen them all. They all are pretty much alike.

[@Malgorbia]

America has like 10,000 years of Native American culture. But it doesn’t make the mainstream and ofc a lot was destroyed and native people killed and moved off their land. But to say that America has no ancient culture is super incorrect. I can easily point out old farming regions in the Appalachian mountain and we have many remnants of it in our culture as well. Ofc I would love to see more native culture in the US and have less of it been destroyed by colonists but it is there. (More in the Southwest because many of the natives were either forced to move there or weren’t moved off the land as much since it wasn’t see as desirable but also wasn’t developed as quickly as the super coveted coastlines.) But yesh just wanted to give a shout out to the ancient heritage of the US that is often overlooked and forgotten. Native people still exist.

[@415s30]

I'd like to point out we have very old structures built by the ancestral puebloan people in the South West, less that 10% has even been excavated by archeologists. People say the US has nothing old, they just have no respect for Native Americans.

[@puentecorto2688]

your age 12 miles , it is nothing . keep walking men.