Tax Free Shopping & Food Suggestions in Yokohama Japan - Adam Koralik

It's Adam Koralik here and today we're traveling to Tokyo Japan! This continues our two week adventure, and the seventh of TEN episodes. This episode will have a heavy focus on tax free shopping tips and food recommendations in Yokohama.
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[@AdamKoralik]

A video about paying taxes or something? Thrilling.

[@InfectedJello]

I really appreciate the stories you share Adam.

[@chrilz1498]

Thank you for sharing that story about your mom, Adam. It’s beautiful you two had that experience before she passed, and you’re honoring her memory telling all of us

[@cax1175]

Thanks for sharing that story with your mom.

[@darioprime]

kawasaki was this place for me, so many places just outside the train station, yodobashi, bic camera, daiso, etc.

[@jamesgillre]

Emotional moments for sure, remember the good times, Stay strong Adam and thanks for the cool JP insights

[@AstonDB8]

I just watched all 7 back to back and I need a part 8-20.

[@BMW-sd6nn]

Love this! I'm so jealous but I'm going in March fingers crossed! Super helpful

[@neocollector808]

The udon looked good. Foodie heaven!😊

[@user-rz6me5tl3o]

Hi Adam. I love your channel. Sukiya has a bunch of restaurant brands and Hama-sushi is just one of them. First, they tried to buy Sushirou, the biggest sushi chain in Japan, but failed. And then started their own brand Hama-sushi about 15 years ago. Hama sushi is big enough now, but Kura sushi has alomost 50 years history in sushi buisiness. If you feel Kura sushi is superior, you are right.

[@Locomamonk]

If I ever go to japan I'm totally binge watching your japan videos for sure! So useful and entertaining! I'm loving this series!

[@CCH3900]

Today we join our FFavourite Bearded Gaijin as he shows us the sights and sounds of a Yokohama shopping mall/train station. He also checkds out another sushi joint and continues to give the viewers travel tips. - Great work as usual Adam glad to hear the cake was as good as it looked.

[@mattnordsell9760]

I love takoyaki! You said that they are squid balls, actually it's octopus, tako is Japanese for octopus. If you're having sushi and see ika, that's squid.

[@darktetsuya]

well as far as I can remember your Japanese sounds about right. 21:21 the green thing's wasabi! my birthday's coming up and I'm definitely thinking of getting me some sushi.

[@enthusiasticgamer88]

Sick with COVID right now and this is just the video I needed to cheer me up.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Get well soon.

[@johnnychang4233]

Ramen and Gyozas are converted staples from Chinese expats cuisine. Also Adam going into a shopping spree just to collect the Tax refund cash to fulfill his Udon crave is epic ;)

[@rbzsfg]

I'll be back in two weeks. And in Japan with very little cash? Wow. Good luck to anyone in that predicament. I know that because of the pandemic, many businesses started to take credit cards, but Japan is still very much a cash-first country.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Yeah, it was a panic situation. Like, aside from trains, I was able to be fine. But the idea of being stuck because of not having access to the trains...nerve wracking.

[@cax1175]

If you happen to somehow be home April 21, you'll have to let me know. I have a four hour layer over in Chicago before I can fly back to Madison.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

I think I'm in London.

[@cax1175]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld Fine, I'm getting redirected there. With pokemon box this time.

[@electrickk-]

These videos are making me wanna travel to japan soooo bad

[@cax1175]

One way trip along Shinkan from Kawasaki, where I'm staying while being around Tokyo, to Osaka, is $116 one way. If I plan to travel to other cities while I'm staying in Osaka and Tokyo, especially an hour or more away, the JR pass is probably worth it for those trips at the very least.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

How long are you going to be in Japan?

[@cax1175]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld 3 weeks. Arriving April 1, leaving April 21. It's about $440 for a JR pass for three weeks.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Eh, okay. That's a lot of distance. You might get kind of overwhelmed.

[@cax1175]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld I'm staying in Kawasaki half the trip and Osaka the other half. I'll probably just be around Tokyo and Osaka/Kyoto most of the time.

[@cax1175]

I will need crepe cake. Also how to learn how to use chopsticks

[@cax1175]

I'll probably just take the train everywhere, especially flying in and out of Haneda. Whoops

[@user-lt8cs3yk1n]

Do you ever get more adventurous with the sushi varieties? I once took the plunge on eel and swordfish, and now those are some of my go-tos. Some others (like the roe) are a bit more of an acquired taste, methinks.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Oh definitely, but I'm trying not to scare away first timers.

[@user-lt8cs3yk1n]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld lmao

[@Locomamonk]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld Well... I was totally perplexed with the takoyaki thingie, great call! 🤣🤣🤣mindblowing!

[@randygrullon2752]

If you have an iPhone, you can add your suica card to your apple wallet. You can then use apple pay to add money to it.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

I don't use iPhones. The same app exists for Android, that's not the problem. The problem is that the app is regional and only accepts Japanese credit cards.

[@hot0527]

Teach English to immigrants in their own country 😂😂 good catch though. I'm loving these series Adam! I love it so much, a friend and I are planning a Japan trip in April. Let me know if you want to meet up!

[@silgo7923]

Great Anthology Adam.. and please Google even though I stopped the video half way, this no way indicates the quality of the content, A+ all the way

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

...Thanks? Why stop it if you were enjoying it?

[@silgo7923]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld er… demanding kids lol but I finish watching…

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Ha, this would be a valid excuse.

[@cax1175]

My debit card works at atm here, so hopefully it does there as well

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Ew, debit.

[@cax1175]

Just in your opinion Adam, if I plan to take the train from toyko to Osaka and back, just two times total throughout my trip, as well as from Osaka to Kyoto and Tokyo's outlying districts, do you think there are enough rail routes that I don't need the JR pass? It seems like in Tokyo itself, the JR pass doesn't have many lines. It's just a $440 commitment. I don't wanna buy that and then have to spend a time on separate rails on top of it. Obviously I'll be looking for games mostly.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

The JR Pass is only worth it if you take the Shinkansen at least once there and once back. After that it's just a bonus to use on things. It sounds like you intend to go well above that.

[@cax1175]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld Yeah, I will be going all around Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto. I guess I'll have to definitively plan my route. If I plan to go to like Hiroshima or farther when I'm staying in Osaka, then the JR pass might be worth it.

[@matsu242]

been travelling to Japan for over 15 years. As Adam said, if you plan on using the Shinkansen then the JR pass is worth it, especially if youre going to Kyoto and Osaka. its a nice experience to have and honestly to take other types of trains will still cost a bit and take way longer (may as well save time on a short trip) there are JR lines in every city so itll be useful for moving around. The main loop line in Tokyo (Yamanote Line) will get you to all the main places and is JR. theres tonnes pf JR local lines as well. although you’ll find jumping between the metro and jr lines to be the most efficient and easiest way to go. get yourself a PASMO card and charge it for the metro lines

[@NiGHTS1980]

Toire. = Toilet. As in Toy-reh. トイレはどこですか. I wish you got to spend more time in Japan with your mom. Seems like its something you really wanted to do. 😢

[@RedOneM]

So if I were to pay total minus tax at the counter with paperwork I don't need to do anything when departuring?

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

No matter what, even when various clerks tell you otherwise, you don't need to do anything at departure. The people selling stuff haven't quite caught up to the automation yet. Meaning, they'll put little papers and stamps in your passport expecting a guy at the airport to check it. Said guy at the airport doesn't exist. Just let them do their process, once you have the cash refund, you'll never hear about it again.

[@matsu242]

you probably know but you should be able to withdraw money from your credit card at a 7/11 (english menu on the atm) not ideal with fees but good if your in a bit of a jam cash wise

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

It doesn't work on non Japanese cards unless it was set up way in advance with a substantial fee. Trust me, I looked.

[@matsu242]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld odd. i used my credit card at one in August this year when i was there.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

How bad was that fee? They told me it would be like 26%.

[@matsu242]

@@AdamEatsTheWorld i cant remember but it wasnt anything like that. im an australian so maybe its a bit different with your banks. basically it was the worst exchange rate of the day plus like a 3-5% fee. not ideal but if youre in a jam. as you know cash is king over there

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

Yeah, but as an American the idea of using cash is like using horses. It's a novelty that's hideously out of date.

[@nicholaskingston390]

Why do I suddenly have a desire to hang out with middle aged men in blockbuster shirts? 😃

[@legitan]

KURO-SHUSHI aka BLACK-SUSHI. One of the employees there committed suicide due to the harassment by his senior.

[@AdamEatsTheWorld]

That's sad.

[@cax1175]

Ohio gazai moss

[@LargeHadronAnusCollider]

The there was no discounts for Australians in that tax free section.