✨ Walking from Shibuya to Harajuku ✨ Tokyo Street Walk

[@scooterxx6094]

I’m planning a trip for mid April (after the cherry blossom madness) and my husband is easily overwhelmed by noise and crowds. Cat Street and Yoyogi Park seem like the perfect balance of sightseeing without the crowding. Thanks for your excellent video.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Often you only have to go a street or two away from popular areas to find quieter backstreets. The main Takeshita Street on Harajuku is very noisy and overwhelming. A good tip for avoiding crowds at stations is to 'pull over' to the side when you get off a train, and wait for the crowd to disperse. After 30 seconds or so it'll be much calmer and you can continue with much less stress!

[@scooterxx6094]

@@cakeswithfaces arigato gozaimasu!

[@nomadseekshome6195]

If your husband doesn’t already have some, get Loops earplugs. They tone down a lot of overwhelming noise but you can still hear what you need to hear. Cheapest ones are £20 😊

[@scooterxx6094]

@@nomadseekshome6195 Thank you. I’ll suggest he looks into it.

[@damienglynn]

I love this relaxed slice-of-life style vid, really makes you feel like you're there.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks! I was worried that not much happens in it! (But that's slice of life!)

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

i have eaten it think ill have a jam pie and biscuits with my cup of tea now.

[@YonathanG]

It’s always too exciting when it’s about Japan 🥲 I miss it so much

[@cakeswithfaces]

I know that feeling! Enjoy the vicarious travel through videos! :-)

[@xgreatnwcomicsx]

Took the Hachiko bus. Very cute. Very slow! Take the train!

[@cakeswithfaces]

Aww I've seen it driving around but never been on it!

[@xgreatnwcomicsx]

@@cakeswithfaces we picked it up at the stop next to the Starbucks at the scramble. It takes you in a loop around the block before heading away on its route. Just get off before it leaves Shibuya Scramble if you want a quick ride.

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@xgreatnwcomicsx I guess driving across the scramble crossing would be a different viewpoint! 🙂

[@garrytuohy9267]

Reminds me of many, many years ago on my first trip to London and while walking around I realized how close some of the Underground Stations were. Anyway, that Bakey looked amazing ... I will put them on my todo list.

[@cakeswithfaces]

When you're only taking the train around you don't realise, do you? ☺️ All Japanese bakeries are good - they always have unusual treats you haven't seen before! So good!

[@Andy_001_]

That lemon and white chocolate bagel looks so nice....😋

[@cakeswithfaces]

There are always such unusual, different options at Japanese bakeries!

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

No wonder ive been having wind all evening i ate more today ,i sometimes dont eat enough no wonder i feel really tired.

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

Hi Amy, great video on walking from Shibuya to Harajuku. I'm going to Shibuya in mid March for a Band-Maid concert at Line Cube Shibuya. My wife is coming with me and we're staying in Ariake Garden. We're hoping to join in on some Sakura blossoming madness, should be doable as it's season for Sakura when we're in Tokyo. Your book has been put to good use in planning things to see and do while we're in Tokyo. Greetings from Norway.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Fantastic, have a wonderful time! You'll be right next to Small Worlds Tokyo at Ariake Garden. That area's a calmer and more spacious part of Tokyo.

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

@@cakeswithfaces Thanks, I saw Small Worlds Tokyo from my hotel windows, but at the time I had no ide what it was. Due to your videos I now know. We may visit it, and Team Labs Planet which is also near by 🙂

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@jan-ovepedersen5764 Oh I loved TeamLab Planets! Although the (much larger) TeamLab Borderless will be open by the time of your trip - but only Planets has the water rooms!

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

@@cakeswithfaces Thanks again for more great info. I didn't know about borderless, gotta read up on that one 🙂

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@jan-ovepedersen5764 It's the permanent version - here's my video from before it closed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip-VZXeohZKXrrM It's re-opening next month in a more central location near Tokyo Tower, in Azabudai Hills.

[@MadsMcKay]

This video was perfect, thank you. Soothed some of my missing Japan. I wanna try every coffee place you passed!

[@cakeswithfaces]

If you try every coffee on the way, it'd take a LONG time to get from Shibuya to Harajuku! 😂

[@MadsMcKay]

Welp, guess I gotta move there for a few months, no other choice really.@@cakeswithfaces

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@MadsMcKay It's the only option! 😅

[@194DAG]

Great video as always. I went to Shibuichi bakery every morning for breakfast before going out for the day. Delicious 😋😊

[@cakeswithfaces]

Ah glad I could try your local! 🥐

[@4869shk]

Binging all your videos as they give such a real feel to how a regular day would look like! We're planning to visit Japan for the first time, what are your thoughts on renting an e-bike/bicycle ?

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks so much! I've never rented a bike, but they say it's a good way to get around Kyoto, and Tokyo's mostly fairly flat too. You can only take bikes on trains and the metro if they're folded/dismantled and covered or in a bag, so you might want to pick a day when you don't need to go on the subway if it's in Tokyo. There are some nice recommended cycling routes, and I think cycling by the river would be nice: tokyocheapo.com/entertainment/sport/tokyo-cycling-routes/

[@angelicamason1650]

Thanks for all the info Amy. I’m heading to Japan at the end of March. I think walking is the best way to see a place. As you said, when walking you notice the little things.😊

[@cakeswithfaces]

Including: cherry blossoms at the end of March! 🤩🌸🌸🌸

[@MissiBoo]

I can't believe how quiet the side streets are 😮. Beautiful video Amy. Thank you 🙏. Happy New Year to you and Phil ❤🫶

[@cakeswithfaces]

Happy new year! Some parts of Japan are always very crowded, but you only have to go a street or two away and it's quiet again!

[@MissiBoo]

@@cakeswithfaces That's amazing. I thought that Phil was going to have his usual curry pan 😂

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@MissiBoo He does love them! I'm still looking for a veggie version! 😅

[@Ildra2007]

This makes me so excited for my trip at the beginning of March! This will be my second time out there

[@cakeswithfaces]

I love it more and more each time I go back! Have an amazing time!!

[@AlanVByrnes]

Merry belated Christmas and Happy 2024 to you and Phil and everyone 🥂🥂🥂 I hope it’s another great year for you all!! 🎆🎆🎆

[@cakeswithfaces]

Happy New Year!

[@AlanVByrnes]

@@cakeswithfaces 😎😎😎

[@AlanVByrnes]

@@cakeswithfaces 🥳🥳🥳

[@victorlow2901]

I’m finally going in March

[@cakeswithfaces]

Woohoo!! Not long to go!

[@RicardoChase]

I love these types of videos

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it, I was worried that nothing very exciting happens!! 😝

[@grantdole]

Good Morning! Love your videos.. keep up the great work.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks so much! I've got lots planned for 2024!

[@duotheduo]

I m in Tokyo now. Thanks for your video in the past it helps😅

[@cakeswithfaces]

Hope you're having a great time! Have a Fanta Grape for me! 🍇

[@AlanVByrnes]

Excited for more helpful Japan videos also and so happy to see Japanuary back 🥳🥳🥳

[@cakeswithfaces]

Japanuary helps brighten up January!

[@AlanVByrnes]

@@cakeswithfaces for sure you are so right it’s just bleak and nothing really fun going on people are just getting bills paid too after Christmas need something like this to make it super fun 🙌🙌🙌

[@ericmillettcon]

Have you ever seen the rockabilly dancers at Yoyogi park?

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes! They're just as amazing as you'd hope they'd be. They're in this video (a very old video of mine!) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpSwhoKKaLx1grc

[@MeikamiB]

I'm from Montana and had never heard of Mystery Ranch until you just passed the store in this video. What a delightfully weird, small world.

[@cakeswithfaces]

It's so funny when you discover something local on the other side of the world!

[@ngcath]

i have one question, can you really eat at the park? cause i've heard some people doesn't allowed to eat at the park, we can't eat while walking too, if we want to eat like snacks or bread, where can we stop to eat?

[@cakeswithfaces]

It can sometimes be tricky to know where to eat your takeaway bento or convenience store snacks! You're right, you shouldn't eat while walking (unless you're at a festival, it's ok there) but eating in a park is fine. I'll also sit and eat at a bench if I spot one (they're quite rare so will often be in a park anyway). There aren't many bins so take your rubbish with you.

[@あいうえお-o6s1f]

I loved the previous Harajuku station building. 💖✨ That station building was a very precious wooden building. 🧐 I think it was valuable as an important cultural asset. 🤔 If in UK, I would not have done such an outrageous thing as demolishing it. 😰 I'm very sad. 😢

[@cakeswithfaces]

We all miss the original station! It's still in our hearts! 💖

[@あいうえお-o6s1f]

​@@cakeswithfaces Thank you for reply. I took a lot of pictures of the previous Harajuku station building before the new station building was put into use. It was a very fairy-tale station building suitable for the town of Harajuku. 💖✨

[@manjoola]

Psycho Bunny is a clothing brand from Montreal. They are in many countries now. We have one in Honduras too.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Ah I didn't realise it was from Canada! It's a great name! 🐰

[@iiraingirlii]

Hope you are okay ❤

[@cakeswithfaces]

I'm based in the UK :-) (I do my filming on trips to Japan, then edit when I get home). Thanks for your concern - my thoughts are with everyone in Ishikawa prefecture.

[@83drika]

Hi! do you know anything about Oedo Onsen Monogatari Urayasu Mangekyo? Is it like the one that closed down?

[@cakeswithfaces]

I haven't been, but it looks like similar to the one in Odaiba that closed - a hot spring theme park. Looks like it has so many different baths!

[@83drika]

thank you! I really wanted to go to the other one I was really sad when it closed @@cakeswithfaces

[@cakeswithfaces]

@@83drika It looks like a great alternative!

[@sea80vicvan]

Cat Street looks to be a good break when you get overwhelmed by crowds. I recently worked at a bakery, and those goods you had sound delicious, but so many carbs. 😂 One of my first jobs was at a Tower Records store in Seattle; the company in Japan was spun off in the early 00's as a separate entity with the name and branding rights for the country, so it was unaffected by the original Tower going bankrupt in 2006. Good video; it does fuel my wish to return to Japan once I've built up more funds.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Carbs are ok when you're walking so many miles each day. 😊 That's interesting that Tower Records Japan's a separate company - it's refreshing that you can still get CDs and physical media in Japan!

[@towada1066]

hmmm,... Shibuya and Harajuku are my most hated places ... maybe you will like Hama Rikyu Garden .. there is also nearby Italia Gai with cobblestone streets and yummy Italian restaurants ...

[@cakeswithfaces]

I stayed near there on my very first trip to Japan.

[@towada1066]

@@cakeswithfaces Mitsui Garden Hotel Shiodome Italia Gai is nice. They have a public bath but I don't think allow tattoos and lots of foreigners don't know how to behave ....

[@JAPAN4K]

amazing video. I'm your fan ＋👍🔔

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks so much!

[@primokarmasilver]

I could probably walk around Tokyo all day ...most likely be easy because I'll be lost

[@cakeswithfaces]

You'll need comfy shoes!

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

OF course some people are on line for praise and followers like some politicians are angel sad really they should be on here for us to enjoy the things they show us not for their own glory angel.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

Thats it leave us old buggers i was enjoying that .

[@AlanVByrnes]

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[@cakeswithfaces]

🙌🙌

[@AlanVByrnes]

@@cakeswithfaces 👌👌👌

[@AlanVByrnes]

@@cakeswithfaces 🤖🤝

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

the white or grey skys are depressing i prefer blue skys and fluffy white clouds

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

well its not morning here young lady its 9 49pm and im off to bed going to join my hot water bottle. helps keep me warm throughout the hours of darkness so ill be off ill watch you tomorrow after noon night night.

[@lizzie7929]

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[@davidwolstenholme4676]

im not on line to gain followers nor praise i like writing so im on here.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

ill watch only in japan now then after it episodes of korean dramas.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

I bet you enjoyed your bagel.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

yesterday i deleted three people on facebook yesterday two were lying and one telling me what to do ,i dont lie nor tell people what to do so bugger themoff they went.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

Afternoon young lady designer of clothes.im just having dinner beans on toast and a slice of bacon and cup of tea so im now your nearly 11 minutes.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

i dont like bagels im eating a lemon curd pie

[@mPDC-gh8jy]

3:55 >??? ゴルゴン or "Gorgon" in English spelling way stands for ゴルゴンゾーラ / "Gorgonzola" :) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgonzola

[@cakeswithfaces]

Ah that makes sense! I was thinking demi-gorgon....! 😆