Uncover These Ramen & Coffee Spots in Central Tokyo | OGIKUBO

Come along as we dig through the old streets of Ogikubo in search of getaway spots from the intense Japanese summer. Ogukibo and Nishi-ogikubo is only a few minutes away from Shinjuku but it can take you away from the city's hustle and bustle in an instance. Filled with amazing nature, gardens and tea time cafes, it is perfect for a relaxing day.
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[@TokyoCreativePlay]

Which spot in Ogikubo did you think was the coolest? Emma is definitely heading back there for those chairs...

[@Nynke_K]

That park was so pretty and the garden with the trickling water sound thing was awesome!

[@melaniejaneprocter5529]

Hi Emma and Norm I loved the garden's so beautiful and the water chime. I'm staying in shinjuku, can you walk there? That coffee shop was great too so quiet, loved the clocks took me back to my nan and granddads when there clock would chime at 12. 🤗😍💖💙📸👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@deborahwright7153]

All of it it a very beautiful and cool place

[@teddy3f]

I like that the sound of cicadas,may be watching too much anime. 😄

[@ChrissiTee]

The park with huge ginko trees was gorgeous! I loved the chairs too. Damn Japan is so awesome

[@JDfromTBC]

YAY MORE NORM! The Norm-Emma duo is TC's best!

[@menohaveaname]

Coffee and Ramen: Both are such amazing things. A very good time.

[@Hephzibah624]

It's crazy for me to think about how many hidden gems there are in Tokyo just waiting to be explored! I can't wait to move to Japan 😭

[@alanlee1355]

Take me with you. 😢

[@natpainter8185]

and me

[@HereComesThaBoom]

looked like such a lovely day with hidden gems like some of those park. it also helps that u2 got great Chemistry. could watch hour long videos like this and be entertained troughout. thanks and can't wait till the next one :)

[@HaTake-j7u]

What a beautiful town and video! I reallyvenjoyed it. Thanks for your great job!

[@victorguerrero3570]

Emma is stacked

[@Gantorin]

That first place reminded my of the movie A Garden of Words. Beautiful film.

[@stevesapsford1429]

Perfect timing! Today is our chill day in Tokyo. This place is great

[@menohaveaname]

Emma's Emmas, where good things always happen because Emma is a gem.

[@Ryuchan5]

I was born and grew up in Ogikubo! Thanks for introducing my town to the world! 10minutes from Shinjuku by JR Chuo-line. Highly recommend for foreigners. Safe area.

[@indigo_died6910]

Can't wait to check out these places when I go back to Tokyo

[@kungfool69]

I highly recommend the park at the start in the beginning of the video!! and then go to Nakano Broadway for shopping and dinner!

[@carlcustodio4186]

Fantastic video! Always fascinating and a pleasure to see your adventures! Lots of love from Melbourne...:)

[@PigeonCarriere]

Nishi Oigkubo is my Tokyo "home" our fave airbnb was there. We plan on staying in the area again. Nice and quiet.

[@alstonjacobs4934]

It was nice and quiet while still allow access to all the big touristy spots

[@tammi6771]

Definitely need to go check this area out. I loved the park in the beginning. It would be so beautiful in autumn.

[@SigiL2]

I was just about to explore this area today before a concert but decided not to at the last minute! Will definitely have to come by and explore now, especially that garden.

[@timothymiyagi229]

Otaguro park does really nice light up for the autumn leaves

[@alanlee1355]

I'm glad i made something to eat while i watched.

[@illicitshadow]

This was a lovely little series, looks like a nice laid-back area. Thanks for sharing :) I think Norm needs to do a kisetan tour of places that have the best coffee! We hit up a few older kisetan on our last trip, and although quaint, kitsch and mostly staffed adorable older ladies, they didnt have a great coffee selection (one even served only instant, eeek!) hehe

[@illicitshadow]

Also, sorry if I just gave the channel a bunch of notifications about comments, ha!

[@mysimplisticpleasures194]

Love the whole video! The Monozuki Coffee Shop makes me think of my parents house. They have the wood and antique vibe going in their house. But, most of all, my Dad loves clocks and they have over twenty, leaning towards thirty in their house. They are set a little off from either other, so when they chime, they take turns. ♥️

[@dianechaniewski293]

"..the area is known for coffee and antiques" Me: Yes. (LOL) Great job TC crew!

[@fuffidageld2120]

Nishiogikubo also has a free anime museum as well as a very big and cool shrine a 15 min walk north from the station

[@dikadothings6301]

I used to carry a few cinnamon stick and chewing them, and by my personal experience i think the best way to enjoying it were by using the cinnamon stick to stir the hot coffee and don't take it out till your cup were empty where you'll find the cinnamon to be soft enough to chew on..

[@GaijinQuest]

Oh god, you guys always make me so hungry with videos like these. Now I crave after Ramen😩

[@whyisthisathingnow...]

Great to see the return of Energetic Emma and Knowledgeable Norm! (excuse the poor attempt at nicknames haha)

[@SyrianSoaper]

I was so confused. This got recommended to me and I didn't get a notification for Norm's channel and it was 3 days old so I was about to tell Norm in the comments there was a problem with notifications and then I clicked it and realized Norm was on a different channel lol!

[@mystogan7320]

Thanks for the awesome videos , I really enjoyed it.

[@jakeconnelly2441]

Loving Norm's low key shamisen hat.

[@Keannaversaje-w1w]

Its so funny how i live a minute walk away form ogikubo and I havent even visited these ereas😭 but now i know i will probably visit❣️thanks for this video✨

[@tabiwithme3311]

I live here too 😂

[@sonjamartinez8274]

Love the hidden spot stops ! I think my fav was that garden with the well chime! So neat! What time of ramen did you guys order?

[@ChrissiTee]

"You know thoshe cool people in moviesh with a tootshpick? Thish ish the nexsht lebel" - I'm dying

[@mekugi_7729]

Great vid. Re. antiques, TC might be able to make a good video about the Oedo antique market? Twice a month, jammed full of interesting stuff. I think it'd make for good content. (last time I was in Tokyo I was lucky enough to be there on the right Sunday and scored some sweet netsuke).

[@Mwoods2272]

If it's not sponsored, they won't film it.

[@alexchapters716]

" you can get some pretty wicked looking melons over there, like, actual watermelons " 😂

[@ChaosCause3000]

If you're there I recommend the suginami animation museum. It's small but really nice and free to enter :)

[@kungfool69]

THANKS EMMA for recommending this park at the start of the video to me a few months back. My wife and i visited this place and enjoyed it!!! then afterwards we visited Nakano Broadway afterwards for dinner and shopping

[@XeiAudiMusic]

Forbidden love koi 🤣

[@Jess-xb2ow]

Would love to see some more love on the east side of tokyo other than Akihabara!

[@illicitshadow]

agreed! Ueno/Ameyoko is my fave area of Tokyo, I can't wait to live there some day!

[@xmaslieder]

Ogikubo reminds me of Space Patrol Luluco

[@turib6526]

"i don't really know any card tricks" *does 3 really cool card tricks* 🤣

[@katyoutnabout5943]

I feel like you got ramen just for the video... no one craves ramen when its that hot outside 😂

[@trevorrandom]

Only 12 minutes from Shinjuku! ☺ ♥ 🇯🇵

[@superchatoalien4905]

今日の動画も面白かったです。都内の紹介動画を作るならブラタモリを参考にすると良いかもしれません。

[@sunshine_and_clouds]

It will be nice if you write in the description the month of the filming of the video. I'd like to travel to Japan but I don't know which month to go because of the weather.

[@Mwoods2272]

The first weeks of December. The days are cool, rainy season is over, nights chilly, just need a light jacket, X-mas illuminations, fall foliage, it's the best time to come visit.

[@Kawaii159qwerthvd]

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@evolutionxbox]

What’s the music?

[@a.tapes_]

Idk if Tokyolens and tc don't collaborate anymore but I hope y'all pick him up for more vids.

[@DanMan869]

The ramen looked reallllllly good! How much (USD) did a bowl like that cost?

[@Artbyemzed95]

DanMan869 generally around 9-11 usd. Some cheaper ones can be 7/8 and the Michelin Star ones are about 18

[@TheAsthmaticSeal]

Norm! Norm! Post a cardistry video, Norm!

[@redoctober6521]

Coffee haiku: Coffee coffee cof fee coffee coffee coffee Coffee coffee now

[@Big-boned_Pikachu]

"Like actual watermelons" lol

[@diegopenya9349]

Coffee beans from ColUmbia

[@ando1135]

God damn, norm makes me drool, he’s so fine and he wears tight clothes on purpose...he knows what he’s doing!

[@illicitshadow]

haha! Lucky he is fit and comfortable in his own skin, eh? :P

[@quasar_dsgn]

@MJ Brooker Wait married? With who?

[@Nynke_K]

5:50 actually, as a linguist I have to disagree! 'I'm' may be two words but it's only one syllable. So if it's really the number of syllables that counts, Norm's line should be okay.

[@emissary1989]

Norm cardist confirmed!

[@dynamicgecko1213]

Ogikubo sounds like the main character of a kids' anime.

[@astrowolvez]

"It's snowing on mount fuji."

[@sasakisadao8]

Do I sense chemistry between the two?

[@illicitshadow]

I think on a friendship-level definitely, they present really well together, its like a smooth conversation with them bouncing off each other. I dont think theres romantic vibes if thats what you mean though, and doesnt emma have a bf?

[@sasakisadao8]

@@illicitshadowThe interaction between Norm and Emma is so natural, so I thought maybe there's something brewing, or they could be just tuber colleague to each other as they tend to hang out and help each other out as you pointed out.

[@natsmyspace]

They look so similar could be related. Love it but those clocks would annoy me

[@kas23698]

Norm's a melon guy huh?

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

¥2 billion to live in Ogikubo 🤔 well alright then

[@apredator4gb]

I knew Norm was a melon guy.

[@towada1066]

errr,... Ogikubo isn't " central Tokyo " ,... you're just a few stops away from leaving the special wards (^_^) ... hmmm, you might like Koto ward (Tokyo ' low town '), especially Monzen-nakacho,... if you speak Japanese it will be easy, otherwise I think you'll have problems ...

[@Mwoods2272]

So true, they say a few minutes but it's actually around 20 to 25 minutes from Shinjuku.

[@darlgearhart988]

Norm's shirt is way too tight

[@jinglefish4196]

Definitely worth a visit but I missed more in depth info, just showing the pretty felt superficial and the conversation was.. Eh too staged. Also the girls thirsting after Norm, he has a family and a kid, have a bit of decorum.

[@tanpotgs5313]

I'm so tired of Norm videos. Bring back Natasha!

[@dashong8912]

Hope they sack that Tokyo Lens guy. He's no good.