The Most Beautiful Park I’ve Ever Been To and It’s In Tokyo, Japan!

[@roxanievanlaningham7608]

Nice places and beautiful gardens! Thanks for showing us so much Ben! ❤😊

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@roxanievanlaningham7608 you’re welcome 😇

[@gerardolramos]

Tip: All restaurants in a station are all good 👍

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@gerardolramos but I want the best, Gerardo 👍

[@David-Angela]

Hi Ben Another great review. The park you were walking round at the start was amazing. We just loved the quietness, and tranquillity inside the park, and then in the distance the sky scrapers!! Fantastic 👌 Loved inside the city with all the shops. The cars were so cool and futuristic!! They looked like they could fly !! Love the zebra crossings too 😜.. Sunset time was nice. Thanks once again Ben. We loved watching. Take care. See you next time 👍 David & Angela x

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@David-Angela thank you, David & Angela! Probably the most beautiful park I’ve ever been to in my life, the surrounding skyscrapers definitely add to the atmosphere and remind you of the busy city outside! HAHA zebra crossings everywhere 😂 see you tomorrow!

[@manuela9342]

Thank you so much for your work. Watching your videos, time goes always so fast. I enjoy them very much and it is so nice to look forward to your video every single day. You are bringing the world into our homes :-)

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@manuela9342 time is moving by fast, Manuela 😁 new video everyday in December is going well so far! I’ll try to keep it up!

[@hollyecf]

What a lovely day! Looking forward to van life! Thanks for always including us in your travels!!!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@hollyecf everyday is a lovely day, Fredwina! I can’t wait to share van life! 🤩

[@roykemp6502]

Ben, who knows, you may be setting a new sartorial trend, you may end up like a ...Ralph Lauren. The colors are just amazing in the parks and the sad part is that you hit the nail on the head that the modern era will not have anything standing after 300 years...Many Thanks again!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@roykemp6502 cheers, Roy! Beautiful park, very well taken care of! It’s a shame there will be no more ‘history’ to see in a few hundred years time!

[@sheilaathay2034]

Gorgeous day! Thanks!❤🎉

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@sheilaathay2034 thanks, Shelia!

[@australienne11]

Hi Ben. Primary School hours are around 8.30am until 2pm or 3pm depending on the school...but many children stay later for music, sport, craft, tutoring etc. I'm guessing some go to "afternoon club" so that the parents can work later too

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@australienne11 2pm is very early!

[@australienne11]

​@@TravelWithBen121must get later as they get older...seems they're set up to mind the kids after school so the parents can work. You had me watching a lot of Shanghai videos last week...and some of their apartment buildings have built in child care centres for residents so they can work. Anyway...loving these vlogs. Thanks !!!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@ thank you for watching 😁

[@LindaBulman]

You do not look like you're wearing pajamas. In fact, you look cute as a puppy. Love your positive outlook and fun travels.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@LindaBulman thank you, Linda! I was going for comfort 😂

[@daniellilienkamp5202]

I think the game in the arcade is Pachinko. It is a vertical type of pinball. It was extremely popular in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s (maybe still?) and used completely mechanical machines. My parents bought my siblings and I one for Christmas. The machines in the arcade looked like an electric version, but still used the balls. Gambling is somehow incorporated into the play, but I don’t know exactly how.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@daniellilienkamp5202 I don’t know how it works either, Daniel 😂 everyone looks bored!

[@sgalligan]

Gonzalo was always one of my favorites which we places. Thought it was crowded until I walked the streets of NYC! Both the parks and streets in Japan are quieter and cleaner than NYC. Enjoyed the video!

[@sgalligan]

Ginza - autocorrect will be the death of me

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@sgalligan you’re right about that, Sue! I was thinking London or NYC but Ginza is much quiet and cleaner than both!

[@jacku8304]

According to Chinese lore, zigzag bridges and paths are said to stop evil spirits that can only follow a straight path and unable to turn corners. The famous Yuyuan Gardens and Huxinting Tea House in Shanghai have zig-zag bridges to keep them safe from those spirits. As for bridges built in Chinese gardens, It is to create multiple viewing angles in a limited space. Visitors walking on a zig-zag bridge would naturally slow down their pace and allow themselves to see the garden from different angles. The belief of warding off spirits👻 was part of the reason too. These traditions were transmitted to Japan in ancient time.

[@david1234lee]

Good morning, Ben ! America stresses freedom but nobody has guts to walk in Central park after darn and nobody dares walking in Harlem, south Bronx, lower Manhattan even during the day hours or that might be the last walk. But not in Tokyo !!! You can walk all day and all night and nobody bothers ! What a difference between an oriental city and an American city. It is time for Americans to do some serious thinking !

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@david1234lee freedom is living safely 😁

[@david1234lee]

@@TravelWithBen121 Indeed, Ben !

[@Nindy_Chann]

I love the Garden and beautiful sunny day!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@Nindy_Chann the most beautiful park I have ever been to 😁 thanks for watching, Nindy!

[@JustShelby888]

26:10 the hyper punk almost looks the cyber truck’s little sister. There’s a ton of people here in Florida that have the cyber trucks. I don’t know if you’ve seen one of those in person yet But I actually like that car. I would get in red. ❤ I don’t own a car right now. I just ride my bike everywhere here in Florida but if I had one, I definitely would want all electric and something completely different than most people have. Giza is the high end district of Tokyo, I’m surprised you didn’t know that back in the 80s when Japan was in the middle of their heyday they used to say that you could put $100 bill on the ground and the land underneath the bill would cost more than the hundred dollars It was the most expensive real estate in the whole world.. and I don’t know what time Japanese kids start school, but I know a lot of them attend clubs after school so that’s probably why they go home around 6 o’clock. Honestly, I think kids should start school a little bit later and not get out till four or five because here in America they start at like 730 so sometimes the school buses come pick them up at like 6 o’clock in the morning it’s insane. I don’t think your brain starts working till 9 o’clock no matter how old you are I’ve always heard living in Japan is OK as long as you work for a foreign company or are self-employed like a content creator or such because that’s the one negative about Japan and the reason that so many people are not getting married and having kids because the work culture is just too intense . And even as a woman it’s very old-fashioned and you’re expected to hang out with your boss and your coworkers after work and go out drinking I wouldn’t last a day there cause I don’t drink that’s the one thing I do notice about Japan is they have a really strong drinking culture I’m surprised the rate of alcoholism is not higher there or they might just really be good at hiding because everyone’s drinking all the time.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@JustShelby888 I haven’t seen a cyber truck in real life Shelby, but they look like cars from the future! I’ve heard of Ginza but just never been there, I was so surprised by how similar to NYC it felt! I agree about kids starting school too early, some kids don’t fully wake up until lunch time! No kid should ever be going home at 8pm then back at school 12 hours later. I heard the same thing about working for a foreign company in Japan is great but not a Japanese company. I just don’t want a job that I’m expected to stay late everyday and go out drinking with the team!

[@JustShelby888]

@ it’s funny because here in America, they actually frowned upon managers and superiors, fraternizing with employees after hours. At least in the industries I was in that was a big no-no. Because then they said that you could have favoritism towards some employees versus others. So you know different cultures maybe with the younger generations though they’re starting to become more relaxed hopefully cause I’ve also heard that if you’re a woman and you work for Japanese company then when you do go out drinking with others, you’re expected to like pour the drinks and like kinda tend to the guys. And in today’s society that doesn’t fly in most cultures, you know we’re expected to be at least equal . It’s also the reason though Japanese people usually find their husband or wives at work. it’s a much higher percentage than the western world, which is another thing we look down upon. Cause then normally in Japan once they get married, the wife is expected not to work and have kids and then they never get to see their husbands cause they’re working so much which is why Japanese couples don’t wanna have kids. And their population is plummeting. That’s the only thing that they’re really gonna have to change. I feel like if they change their work culture it would probably be a perfect country cause I think they could still offer a high-level of service without putting in all those extra hours because if you do some research on it a lot of those hours are just like busy work they’re not even being productive. Some of the employees will just stay around and through their boss leaves because it’s frowned upon for you to leave before your boss goes home

[@TravelWithBen121]

@ that’s why I love traveling Shelby, to see different cultures and the different ways people live their lives! Very fascinating.

[@flyerschris72]

In most landscapes and gardens the paths are not straight so you get different views. Most people just look at what ever is in front of them. Btw love your videos.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@flyerschris72 cheers, Chris!

[@kamanama3671]

I think that looks fabulous❤

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@kamanama3671 I agree, Kama 😁

[@gjoy4183]

Bubblers or "bubblah" is what we call water fountains in Boston.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@gjoy4183 no bubbles, no bubblah, Joy 😂

[@darrenransley9719]

Yup, we Aussie’s call it a bubbler too.

[@neoh.tadano]

Before I travelled to Tokyo I thought there's lots of historical sites, but when I did visit it more than 10 years ago. There's nothing real historical left except 皇居, even 淺草寺 was rebuild after world 2, so I realized that city was wiped out completely during the war then actually they just rebuilt a new city

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@neoh.tadano many things were destroyed 😮

[@ronmartin4150]

You'd never say walking around that park.. and lots of others areas in Tokyo, actually.. that you're in the middle of the most populated city in the world. Such a wonderful place!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@ronmartin4150 that’s what makes the parks even more special, Ron!

[@fetch33]

Regarding crooked bridges....evil spirits can only move in straight lines!

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@fetch33 is that really the reason, Lisa? 😮 I assumed it was to stop people riding bikes or running 😂

[@fetch33]

@TravelWithBen121 I heard of this years ago. However, I googled the answer just to be sure.

[@carolleiter6027]

Very nice. Lots and lots of buildings. I would get lost. Ha ha.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@carolleiter6027 it’s just a bit maze, Carol! Beautiful place!

[@carolleiter6027]

@TravelWithBen121 use to live in LA and was use to the crowds but now I live in very small city.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@ crowds are something I can deal with if it’s civilised 😂 if there’s no etiquette or rules then it’s horrible!

[@oddmanoutprops9391]

They started on each side, figured they would meet in the middle. Then were like "damn it, who put cross eye Johnny in charge of this?"

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@oddmanoutprops9391 HAHA 😂

[@jaysato]

if i recall thats a private park that you pay like a few bucks. but i remember in around maybe 2010ish, my buddy from chicago came to japan. i still currently live here in japan. i never knew about hamarikyu until i tagged along with him. also we had the chance to see the nakagin capsule, exterior only of course, before it was torn down. another private park thats nice is the shinjuku gyoen. the area you are in is actually shiodome but yes it is close to ginza.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@jaysato right Bob, a few dollars to get in 👍

[@allannagh232]

It is a “bubbler”. It’s a Massachusetts term for water fountain.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@allannagh232 no bubbles, no bubbler.

[@darrenransley9719]

How tall are you?

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@darrenransley9719 taller than the average Japanese person 😂

[@izabela1961]

Hi again. I've just sent you a link to a vlog on Instagram, but I'm not sure if you get it. It could be interesting. Let me know.

[@TravelWithBen121]

@@izabela1961 I did not get a link, Iza.

[@izabela1961]

@TravelWithBen121 Ok. I'll try to send it by e-mail.