Sydney Vlog | First Time in Australia

We finally got to visit Australia, which was always on my bucket list. I actually came to Sydney about 30 years ago, but I was there more just a few hours so I don't think it really counts does it? On this video, I'll explore the central area, check out the Sydney Opera House and get some lunch.
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[@helenalphabet7832]

Sydney is beautiful but crazy expensive!! I live on Melbourne and Ive just come back from tokyo and ita such a shock as to the difference in prices! Food in japan is so cheap and great quality. I miss japan so much!

[@inaustralia7]

City Extra?!?! Please dont tell me that someone recommended that place to you! 😱😱 You both ate in the most overrated cafe offering the worst food in Australia, in THE most expensive area in Sydney. Condolences. 🙏

[@helza]

All true but if you want to eat down there at the harbour there isn't really anywhere that's not expensive

[@inaustralia7]

Agreed. It's ALL expensive down there....but City Extra?!?! I'd rather eat at Opera Bar for the exact same price, but better quality food!

[@sltga1254]

City Extra should have closed down over 20 years ago. The food is terrible there.

[@unklecyril]

They liked it. Looked delicious…

[@sltga1254]

@@unklecyril They probably didn't know any better. Have you tried 'City Extra'? Would have been better off with a Hurricanes grill there in my opinion.

[@Makimel74]

Hey guys! Welcome to Sydney! Glad you are enjoying it, but sorry about the cost of food! We have had a cost of living crisis going on over here for the past 12 months at least!

[@nikeeweston]

Same in the UK it’s mega mega mega expensive cost of living crisis in full affect.

[@seandavie3672]

I'm coming from Australia to Japan for my third trip in December. A three week holiday in Japan is cheaper than doing the same trip in our capital cities. Australia is a beautiful country, but it's certainly up there in prices.

[@brianmeek8501]

Hey guys you need to go to Marrickville for Pork Rolls , Marrickville Pork Roll , and you need to get out of the city a bit , perhaps Newtown for cheaper good eats . Enjoy the rest of the stay

[@EE-uj6tw]

Prices here are shameful! Just bought a sandwich for $18 and a coffee for 5.50..in the suburbs. Supermarket prices are just as bad. My rent went up from $560 to $900 a week for a one bedroom apartment. Won’t even go into how much all the other utilities are. Can’t wait to get back to Tokyo just to be able to enjoy food without the guilt. Yes we do have a beautiful harbour,but we’re working too hard to enjoy it.

[@carols3517]

That is expensive for all,not just you guys! Try checking online for the rest of your stay.

[@Angelicwings1]

Welcome to Australia! If you are still in Sydney let me make some recommendations… Go to the Queen Victoria Building really early in the morning. Around 7am. You can look at the architecture without a ton of people. It’s a beautiful building. Also the Australian Museum is very low cost and really cool. Also the Maritime museum is cool! Art Gallery is also epic. Also the Royal botanic gardens are gorgeous! I’m glad you went to see them! Also I highly recommend any kind of show at the Capitol theatre. More tips… Every place in Darling Harbour costs a ridiculous amount of money for food. Try to find a place closer to Central Station. Buuuuuuut I highly recommend the Sydney aquarium. It has one of the few Dugongs in captivity. Pig the Dugong didn’t thrive when they tried to release him into the wild several times so now he lives in the aquarium. You will find China town easily. It’s impossible to miss. Also if you take the ferry to Taronga zoo you go under the harbour bridge and get a perspective of the opera house too. Are you just in Sydney for a week? Next time you’re in Australia I recommend going to the Mid North Coast. Port Macquarie is a good place with lots of lovely place nearby to see beaches and bush land and animals There are affordable options but you need to go into the smaller places

[@nikeeweston]

They aren’t.

[@Angelicwings1]

@@nikeewestonfair

[@Angelicwings1]

Jacaranda are kind of our version of cherry blossom in several ways. We all comment on how many blossoms happen and the colour and look out for them every spring. Next time you’re in Australia let me know! I will meet you somewhere and show you some of my favourite things! Also there are better hotels to stay at for less money. All the places on the main drags and especially on the harbour are so expensive. Next time come to Taree or Port Macquarie and it will be less expensive and I can show you even more beautiful places than Sydney

[@troylatimer2200]

Funny thing I tell people all the time that Tokyo is half price compared to Sydney 🤘🏻🇦🇺🤘🏻

[@dalehazel4308]

Welcome to Sydney! You guys ate a very touristy place and I wouldn’t rate the food there. Sydney is very multi-cultured and so many things to try. Hopefully you will return to sample all of what Sydney has to offer.

[@KazuoSteains]

Would have loved to have shown you the good food spots in Sydney 😅

[@Shinichisworld]

Please do next time we visit

[@Jeni10]

Purple flowers is a Jacaranda Tree. You don’t need to tip in Australia unless you feel inclined to reward excellent service.

[@KenSydney]

welcome to Sydney. The city I love the most !!!

[@Scriptor13]

You poor guys must have had mega jet lag during this video, so thank you for battling the desire to sleep in order to vlog for us. And, yeah, the price of food (with no great konbini to fall back on) must have been a shock. The weather certainly did look beautiful! The balance of green spaces and urban architecture was _very_ nice. That Jacaranda tree was absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to more Australia videos!💜💜

[@EnWorks]

No jet lag - Japan is only two hours behind Australia. I think it was just the long flight they weren’t used to.

[@Scriptor13]

@@EnWorks Yeah, you're right, it was probably travel fatigue. As little as a 2-hour difference can cause jet lag symptoms, especially if one is traveling west to east, but Japan to Australia is more north to south. No jet lag going that way. 😆

[@astroboy3507]

Shame u never had the chance to call me shinichi I would have took u around to a few great spot too!!! 👍🏻 Yes Sydney is very expensive food and property’s!!!!

[@rachelbee3131]

Welcome to Australia boys. Glad you’re enjoying the Spring weather too. Sydney is the most expensive city in Australia. Not shocked you’re surprised by the ridiculous over priced food. Unfortunately it’s pretty much the norm here. Unlike Japan, you don’t always get what you pay for. We are heading to Tokyo in a week for a 2 week trip, our second visit. Can’t wait. Enjoy your time in Australia. Maybe next time you can come to Melbourne 🇦🇺🦘

[@rosm9601]

OMG Shinichi! Let me know where you'll be in Sydney today or tomorrow. Welcome to my hometown!!!

[@grahamjones6519]

No tipping needed in Australia.

[@phengov943]

Nice vlog, food and Sydney looks wonderful 😊👍

[@kismetau]

Welcome to Sydney! Spring is my favourite time here. Mark Wiens has a great video on Cheap Eats in Sydney if you want some ideas for the future. Eating out has definitely become less affordable here post-Covid. Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay :)

[@grahamjones6519]

Prices in the CBD are more expensive than the suburbs. Tourists are targeted. Apologies. Tokyo is a much better for food and prices.

[@fillstar84]

Sydney is pricey, especially food compared to Tokyo. You can find meals under $20, but they tend to be take away, food courts, or special deals. Enjoy your stay.

[@robfos3040]

The cost of living here is why so many Australians are heading to Japan and causing issues with over tourism I guess. Glad you found some positives in your trip but totally understand your astonishment with the cost of tourism in Australia. You should shout out next time you're planning a trip to Oz, I'm sure there's plenty of us here who would be more than happy to help you find great places a bit out of the tourist areas (which aren't taking advantage of tourists wallets).

[@thebarak]

Aloha from Hawai'i. Have you guys realized that the Australian dollar is just 66 cents USD? It is still pricy in Australia but maybe a third less so than you assumed here.

[@Bentears]

Welcome!🎉 sorry I wont get a chance to bump into you both. I live in Victoria 😢. Hope you both have an amazing time!

[@seachangelezzie]

So alcohol is very expensive in Australia in general. I would suggest going to a bottle shop "liquor store" to get beer and drink it in your hotel. Hot tip for food, woolworths supermarkets have a ready meal section that has sandwiches, to go salads, rice paper rolls and sushi that is not bad and better priced.

[@grahamjones6519]

Welcome to Sydney, do enjoy. Opera House is fifty years old this year.

[@AndrewJohnEgan]

Welcome to Australia. I hope you had a great time and were treated well, as folk from here are when we visit Japan!

[@Shinichisworld]

We had a great time. Looking forward to our next visit

[@huizeng6824]

HI,Shinichi welcome to China,its very very cheap ！

[@AirCrewRani]

You're in Australia!!!! I hope to see you if you guys are going to Brisbane/Gold Coast

[@nikeeweston]

Guys they aren’t there anymore. They are back they weren’t there for very long.

[@becmerci22]

Sydney is great for sightseeing, but for food Melbourne is much better and a little cheaper too. Melbourne has an amazing Chinatown

[@Shinichisworld]

Can’t wait to visit Melbourne

[@bettyboop7426]

Much as I love Melbourne,minus the Winter weather,both cities have bargains if you do research as many youtubers promote it.Although I loved the Dandenongs in Melbourne and some great wineries. I think for foodies though,there is no point visiting without research otherwise ppl are stuck in random poorer quality places as even in Japan and Singapore I ate some average food as my friend wanted comfort over quality of food

[@moistpeanut5986]

Bahn mi should be in a baguette style bread right? That looks like a sub roll.

[@danniyao7541]

Welcome to Oz! Yup. Everything is expensive here. You guys got into the tourist trap.. hope you enjoy the good weather here instead.

[@kingkasuma6137]

Hi Shinichi and Satoshi The Jacaranda tree in full bloom is probably one of the closest things we have to the Sakura blossoms here in Australia and glad you got to see one.

[@sydneyfigureskating]

Marrickville Pork Rolls or Eat Fuh do great banh mis in the CBD.

[@whytedraegon66]

sydney center and beach area is notoriously expensive :)

[@MsTash77]

Please come to Melbourne to enjoy the best food in the country :)

[@darlanoz3788]

Welcome to Sydney!!! If you are still in town I have a few recommendations below: The first 3 are cheap(ish) eats. Best banh mi - Marrickville pork roll in darling square (near chinatown) Best Laksa - Malay Chinese Great middle eastern food - Jimmy's falafel Best Malaysian - Ho Jiak Haymarket Great Italian - Tottis near Wynyard station Best drink with a view - O bar and dining - rotating bar to get 360 views of the city

[@mcmelbourne5927]

Hope you had a fabulous time in Sydney! I've just flown up from Melbourne for the weekend - accommodation is very expensive. I spent 3 weeks in Japan in October & could not believe how reasonable the price of food could be (maybe except fruit, although persimmons were coming into season and were an ok price); coming back to the food prices in Australia was a bit of a shock, even though I was only away a short time! Chicken parmigiana is loved all over Australia, it's not a Sydney speciality 😄

[@libbypeace68]

On your next visit to Australia, Look at staying a little out of the cities where it is less expensive which means you can stay longer. Brisbane is also a beautiful city and cheaper.

[@dano4700]

Perth is just as expensive unfortunately.

[@phunk8607]

at 1.30 you see Murrays buses that goes to Canberra...

[@jeremynickallen]

A few quick and easy foodie places to try around the city if you’re still about! Black Edition Coffee and Stitch Coffee, Fishbowl (healthy salads), Shortstop Donuts, Gojima, Ice Kirin Bar, Dopa Donburi and Milk Bar, Bush Redfern (amazing local indigenous ingredients), Lode Pies (amazing pies and pastries), Bourke Street Bakery, Butterboy in Manly. The list goes on!

[@jeremynickallen]

Oh and Messina of course - a Sydney gelato institution!

[@debracantrell1058]

Awesome video enjoy the walk checking out everything food looks delicious 😘❤️😍🤩🥰💯🌈🙏

[@oraweetaphianthong877]

I so want you guys to come to New Zealand, but I'm also worried that it will be very expensive like Australia 😅 Well, my parents run a nice, affordable airbnb in Dunedin, if you're interested!

[@davenann]

Good one! I grew up in Sydney, have lived in Fukuoka, Japan for a long time, great to see you there. Yes…you went to the touristy, expensive places in the downtown. Best contact a local, get out of the city, less expensive. There are some Jacaranda trees in Miyazaki. I plan to go there next spring.

[@kjermsx3]

Welcome to Sydney! The purple tree is called a jacaranda tree!

[@iamavaenergy]

Exactly my fave tree!

[@999roze]

OH WOW!!!! Hope you come to Melbourne sometime too!

[@牛村鵝仔們]

I Miss Sydney so much..

[@seandavie3672]

Japan to Australia via Singapore is the worst. Take a gamble next time and fly Jeststar via Cairns.

[@sisilianoon2594]

best fries and pizza in Australia

[@adventurebythemile]

Why don’t you do Airbnb instead of hotel?

[@robyn_roamz]

I was very surprised to see that you are in my city. The areas that you have been visiting are very tourist oriented so the prices are very expensive. You need to go into the main shopping area uptown from the station. There you will find the places where the city workers go to eat. No Sydneysider could afford to eat around Chinatown or by the harbor all the time. I hope that you enjoy your stay.

[@Shinichisworld]

Thanks for the tips!

[@madalenechu5257]

I would love for you to come back to Sydney! There are also plenty of cheap and cheerful places in Sydney and would love to share some our favourite places to eat. In Chinatown there is a new precinct called Darling Quarter where there is a great banh mi place called Marrickville Pork Roll. Chinese Noodle House are delicious handmade noodles and dumplings. Ho Jiak for Malaysian and Mamak for roti. Plus so much more. It's so multicultural

[@RescuedRhythms]

You guy's are adorable :)

[@bettyG101]

What a beautiful place, but omg, the prices of food!! I've always wanted to visit Australia...maybe one day. You both look great brother...oh and here on the central coast, down towards southern California, we have tons of Jacaranda trees. They're beautiful, but quit messy. Hugs to you both! XOXO

[@JonLee-l1w]

Next time you visit Sydney get in touch with me - happy to show you around 🎉

[@Shinichisworld]

Definitely!!

[@jeniallenby8389]

so amazing to have you here ❤

[@michaelducote2509]

Love Earl Grey!

[@galaxyfarrahway]

hope you are enjoying my home town! will you come to Melbourne too?

[@Shinichisworld]

Not this time. Maybe we will visit next time

[@kezzalat7092]

Best time of year to be at the Botanical Gardens The first tree is a Moreton Bay fig We would of taken the two of you out for dinner in Sydney 👋👋😀🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@ST-co7yt]

Thank you for visiting our beautiful city! What beautiful weather! Hope you enjoyed the rest of your stay!

[@pavementpounder7502]

Hey Shinichi, I was wondering when you'd come to Oz! We do have such a variety of food here. Are you still here? You coming to Melbourne? Be happy to show you around haha.

[@pavementpounder7502]

Yeah Aus is expensive, its gotten a lot moreso recently too. I'm from Perth and moved to Melbourne 10 years ago. It used to be a fair bit cheaper here than Perth but now its expensive. $10 meals are a thing of the past. $20 for a bowl of small ramen is typical.

[@shannondore]

Whoa! I didn't know you were going to Australia. That's awesome! Hope you have a great time and I can't wait to see what other fun videos you'll have from the trip.😊

[@Js_Son83]

$30 for fish n chips?!! Omg! That's ridiculous expensive! And you didnt even get a whole fish, just two fish sticks! I would have thought it would be like $10-15.

[@Angelicwings1]

As an Aussie I can confirm it usually is only about $10 - $15 in AUD. However, Sydney prices, especially on the harbour, is super expensive

[@bettyboop7426]

City Extra is not a place I would choose to eat,only have a tea whilst waiting on someone as it does not represent food scene but tourist trap

[@debbie-annvierra1075]

I love u guys!!! I'm from Hawaii, going 2 Sydney in March for a week. I plan on buying groceries 4 da airbnb n packing food n snacks. But of course we'll have 2 eat out sometimes, so I'm trying 2 decide in advance, by researching n watching helpful vlogs, like urs. Mahalo n Arigato!

[@lauras8674]

Wow! I was in shock at how expensive the food was! Twice the cost compared to Colorado 😮

[@yevb7666]

I know you guys are back to Japan already so I won't make any recommendations. Sydney is very expensive, yeah don't' think $5 challenge can work here you can't get much for under $5, maybe a substandard sushi roll at best (saw your Singapore video can't believe you can get so much quality food for under $5!!). Sydney has lots of beautiful beaches, did you guys visit northern beaches: Manly to Palm Beach stretch? How do we find out where you are? would have loved to meet up in Sydney with you guys. Cheers

[@suejmaryoung]

Hope you are enjoying my home town Sydney, Australia! Great food and places to explore!

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Hi Guys, Welcome to my country. The tree is a Jacaranda and if you can, try to see an Illawarra Flame Tree together with it. The flame tree is the colour of Tori gates and looks amazing with Jacaranda. Eating out has become incredibly expensive over the last year, due to the cost-of-living crisis we are having. Please enjoy Sydney for all its free beauty and a cheap thing to do is take a ferry ride on an ordinary ferry around the harbour. Cheers, Muffy from Oz (Australia).

[@Jeni10]

It’s Spring in Australia, but we begin Summer on 1st December. We have been on daylight saving since October and will go back to normal time next March.

[@EnWorks]

Economies of scale… we just don’t have the population here to force downward pressure on prices. Plus our cost of living, wages, and input costs (electricity, petrol, etc) are all very high compared to other OECD countries. The current Yen exchange rate wouldn’t have helped you either. But I hope you had a great time nevertheless.

[@Jeni10]

Dixon Street is Chinatown. You’ll find it on a map and can walk or bus there. Common things are more expensive in the city than in the suburbs. Welcome to my city! Get further out of the city and the prices should come down, depending on where you go.

[@keithtanaka2452]

What a pity I didn't know you were visiting Sydney. I'm a 4th generation Hawaiian nikkei living in Sydney for 40 years. Zannen!

[@erictang4798]

The most economical way for locals like myself to travel within Australia is: 1. book airbnb with functional kitchen in the suburbs outside cbd. 2. drive my own cars or hire a car in other cities if it is too far to drive. 3. shop in local supermarket and cook at home to avoid paying ridiculous price in the restaurants. 4. take public transport into the cbd if nowhere to park around there or you do not have your car.

[@erictang4798]

you are at the most expensive tourist trap Circular Quay n Opera House. Being a local, even I cannot afford to eat out there. The salary here is one of the highest in the world to make it very expensive to eat out at the restaurant as they need to pay good wages for waiters/chefs. We are serious shortage of hospitality workers here and push the wages even higher. I hardly eat out but cook 99% of my time as the grocery price in supermarket is tax free and much cheaper self catering at home. Japanese yen is so low to make it even more expensive for you guys. Try food court in Chinatown opening for lunch and dinner as they are cheaper than restaurants.

[@CB-sx8xh]

Welcome to Australia! The seafood is amazing, and you are here coming into summer fruit season :)

[@CB-sx8xh]

My food recommendation is to find a hamburger "with the lot" which includes an egg, beetroot and a pineapple slice (yep, a pineapple slice :)

[@CB-sx8xh]

The purple blossomed tree is a jacaranda which is native to South Africa and loves the Australian climate. Apparently McDougall street in Kirribilli has a wonderful display of them.

[@shoopy70]

Welcome I'm so sad you weren't recommended better places to eat. I live down the coast about an hour away and would have lived meeting you both and showing you my Sydney. Enjoy your time and much love always xoxo

[@c.u.c7938]

The prices of food is high because our wages are high. Next time, get working visa and you'll be fine.

[@LWJCarroll]

07:01. Cool! The new camera dies great on food! I was wondering how it would go on food. Thanks. Laurie. NZ. 😊

[@shannondore]

12:56 Wow and I thought Japan had old beautiful trees, but that tree is amazing!!🌳😍

[@coraliemoller3896]

Tourist locations with prime views of Bridge or Opera House - very high rents so very high prices.

[@lyricoan9646]

The yen is low and Australia is in general just an expensive country. Better go when the yen is higher.

[@gopheritnow]

Sydney is expensive. Eating places around tourist spots are extra expensive. There are various food courts that offer cheaper options but no views.

[@user-yg6vn6wc9n]

Welcome! Enjoy Sydney. Catch the ferry from Circular Quey to Manly. 30 mins. Nice beach, local old school fish and chip shops on Manly Corso across from the beach. Layed back feel.

[@mikaNmiyu]

You are in same city as me right now while I’m preparing my trip to Japan in 2 weeks

[@plushieangela]

The diner you ate at is at the rich end of George street, up near Chanel and Tiffany & co. Try places closer to your hotel, around Market City, and Broadway Shopping Centre for more budget friendly options, up where there's more student accommodation. You may also get some good recommendations if you see a group of students hanging around, vloggers are common so most people are used to it. Pancakes on the Rocks in Darling Square I'd also consider pretty affordable for the portion sizes they offer.

[@galaxyfarrahway]

yes, Sydney is sooo expensive even for basic things

[@tivet4]

sydney 1850 seed jacaranda tree old 175 yr old

[@heatherrennie2692]

Hello Shinichi and Satoshi Wow, you both are in Sydney. When you got on the tram it broke down. Did you get your money back from the tram? I hope you both have a fantastic time. ✈️ 🛩 🚎.

[@teethai2986]

Welcome to Sydney! I hope you enjoyed your stay & come back soon!

[@kbkgadventures]

It is a beautiful place to visit~ glad you enjoyed it!

[@heatherrennie2692]

Does Sydney go forward time zone from Japan or backward? Bet you were jet-lagged. ❤

[@chillicheese2562]

Go to Burwood and Cabramatta for some good and cheap foods 😊

[@graceishikawa8736]

see Janice Fong, she lives in Sidney.

[@johankauffmann4667]

Welcome to Sydney guys. More recommendations...take the ferry from circular quay to Manly. Blue mountains is pretty. Unfortunately looks like we have a bit of wet weather for the next week.