Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo's Cat Town 🇯🇵 Retro Shopping, Street Food, Narita Airport, Japan Vlog 2024

Yanaka Ginza (aka Cat Town) is one of Tokyo's Best Kept Secrets.
This beautiful cat-loving neighborhood in the Old Tokyo district is the final chapter of our Tokyo Travel Guide! Join us this week as we roam Japan’s traditional shopping street and food alley.
From the two best menchi katsus we’ve ever eaten to the best neighborhood tsukemen noodle restaurant, we’ll take you to Yanaka not once, but twice! Once after thrifting at Tokyo’s largest flea market (watch that video here: • Thrifting in Japan 🇯🇵 ... , and another time just before heading to the Narita airport.
Cats, cats, cats! Yanaka is also known for being an old-fashioned cat town where cat cafes, cat souvenirs, and cat spotting will surely be a cat-thartic experience!
Thank you for joining us in Tokyo as we move on to our next adventure.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Yanaka Ginza
00:42 Tokyo Cat Town
01:42 Yanaka Souvenirs
02:10 Soft Serve
02:34 Yanaka Street Food
04:17 Handicrafts
05:39 Ramen
05:59 Tokyo Morning
07:04 Nippori Station
07:24 Yanaka Cemetery
07:50 Yanaka Rice Crackers
08:47 Yanaka Bakery
10:11 Menchi Katsu
11:19 Tempura
12:31 Yanaka Coffee
12:58 Nippori to Narita Skyliner
13:27 Narita Airport Food
14:19 Narita Sushi
15:23 Narita Shopping

[@ertydfgherty]

i recommend Ignis coffee and Hanaju yanaka cafe and Kamunabi ramen and Fujiya… thank you guys visiting my town!

[@RalphSam]

Wow... we just checked all of them and they look really interesting! We will try next trip. Thank you so much 🇯🇵❤️✨️

[@RalphSam]

We wanted to eat at Fujiya but there was a line. Next time for sure 😊 Yanaka / Sendagi is beautiful!

[@seafarer_]

I’ll be in Yanaka in one week! I’ll visit the places you recommended

[@RalphSam]

lucky you! hope you have a wonderful time 😊

[@scarypeanut]

I love your channel's vlog style so much. Not overwhelmingly loud like the others and actually shows the scenery clearly.

[@RalphSam]

thank you so much 🙏🤍

[@R.Manuel1985]

Absolutely loved all of your Tokyo Vlogs. Loved how you both went to popular spots in Tokyo but went to places where it seemed off the beaten path. The vibes were immaculate 🤌🏾

[@RalphSam]

One of the best comments! Thank you ✨️✌🏽✨️

[@aaronramirez6828]

LOVE all of your Japan vlogs. I cannot wait to go back.

[@RalphSam]

Same! Thanks for the love 😻

[@bonnythounaojam8858]

i usually don't comment on KZbin but i can't do that on this channel, i felt relaxed watching. love the photos of ralph. Keep doing

[@RalphSam]

Coolest comment! Thank you so much for watching ❤️🇯🇵❤️

[@user-sx3iz1me3o]

definitely missing Japan. your blog has a certain calmness in it. i love it.

[@RalphSam]

✨️😌😌✨️

[@TYup-cr5pk]

FINALLY!!! Been waiting for your latest video to be up. Happy but sad that this is the last installment on your Tokyo series 🥹

[@RalphSam]

Your comment made our day! Thank you ✨️ we hope to return!

[@andream.313]

Was waiting a lot for them, they are my favourite couple and guide in japan i would like to meet them :)

[@RalphSam]

Thank you 😻😻

[@jamira120]

まだまだ貴方が知らない日本のこと、経験したことのないことがたくさん有ります。動画のセンスも良かったです。また、日本に来てね!

[@RalphSam]

We are planning to return to Japan for spring. Where in Tokyo are you from? Thanks so much for watching and commenting ❤️

[@daemonneko]

I just love how you guys go to places where the usual travelers won't. Will be back in Tokyo this spring and that cat alley in Yanaka Ginza just made it to my list! Originally planning on taking the Skyliner through Ueno but after watching this video, it's decided that Nippori is the better station. Haha. Keep making these videos, thanks! :)

[@RalphSam]

Appreciate this comment 🥰 checking out unusual areas like Yanaka is really worth it. Enjoy your trip!

[@starmud2]

I've become such a fan of your channel through discovering this series, you did fantastic job on capturing such a unique and wondrous view of japan :-)

[@RalphSam]

This warms our hearts! Thank you ✨️🥰🥰✨️

[@autumntriesthings]

a crazy cat lady's paradise

[@RalphSam]

definitely 😸

[@leewoodside]

Great vlog! Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for watching! 😸

[@invisible__design657]

Will u guys be doing a haul of what you got? I really liked your low-key relaxed vibe btw ❤

[@smallworldBigwalk]

Really miss Japan. Plan to go back for the sakura festivals. Thanks for sharing.

[@RalphSam]

Same! 🌸🥰🌸

[@dendenlabb]

I screamed a little when I saw 'cat town' 😹😻 we're flying next week and this would be a last minute addition to our Nippori stop 😅 thank you!!

[@RalphSam]

😁🐈🐈‍⬛️😺 thanks for watching! 😻😸🐈‍⬛️😻

[@lizhang1805]

My daughter and I are planning to go to Japan this summer for celebrating her finishing her middle school. Will definitely to go to Yanakaginza, thank you for introducing this very Japanese place to us. I lived in Japan but not Tokyo for 6 years back to 90s, never thought that I would be loving to visit Tokyo again and again.

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for sharing that with us. We like to go to historical areas. Did you have favorite places when you used to live in Japan?

[@harroshi]

Definitely saving Yanaka Ginza for my next trip to Japan! Thank you for sharing this place, the grilled oyster looks delicious ❤

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for watching! Yes the oysters were great🦪🇯🇵🦪✨️

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

Just...stunning. Can't wait to return. Thank you for keeping me inspired and focused on working overtime-- and having the self-discipline to keep saving my spending money. I know it will be worth it when holiday time finally arrives. What an excellent video...wow. 😃💯💯

[@RalphSam]

Tokyo's worth it! Hope you enjoy your future trip 🫶🏽😀🌸

[@kimoevlogs]

Hey guys! Just wanted to say we really love you guys's videos! Real easy to watch and calming on the eye. For sure we've subbed and will continue to follow your journeys. Keep it up guys! Kim & Moe 👫🏻

[@RalphSam]

Hi Kim and Moe! Thank you so much for subbing! We appreciate the kinds words 🤍 Will check out your channel as well 😊

[@kimoevlogs]

@@RalphSam much appreciated guys... big luv from London... 🙏🏼🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♀️

[@ik3928]

Love your videos. I watch them during work, meals and before bed lol I live in Tokyo but didn't know about Yanaka Ginza, so this made me feel that I want to visit! Thanks!

[@RalphSam]

Lol wow thank you so much for watching! What part of Tokyo do you stay in? 😻

[@ik3928]

@@RalphSam I live in Kichijoji:) Will wait for you guys to visit next time!

[@birgitbonde6677]

Been loving your Tokyo content. My son and I are going to Japan (from Denmark) for the first time next year. So interesting to get points of interest and most of all areas with good food and local shopping. Thank you😊

[@RalphSam]

Denmark sounds amazing to us. Would love to visit someday. Thanks for your comment, and enjoy your trip :)

[@yaei4606]

また来てください😊🇯🇵

[@RalphSam]

ありがとう。 戻ります。✨️🇯🇵✨️

[@libbyrose8541]

Your Japan vlogs are so relaxing. Can't wait to be in Tokyo in 2 weeks!

[@RalphSam]

Lucky you! Hope you have a wonderful trip 🇯🇵

[@Mwoods2272]

I enjoyed all your videos of Tokyo.

[@RalphSam]

Happy to hear that! Thank you.

[@nds1985]

Because of your video, I am adding this place as part of my itinerary because we love the old town vibes!

[@RalphSam]

So happy to hear that! Couldn't recommend Yanaka more. Great vibes and food. 🤍

[@meluvcats]

Thank you for bringing us on a journey with you guys! Looking forward to more travel vlogs! Genki de ne!

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for commenting again! Always nice to see. Ureshii!

[@Anne_fka_XATM038x]

Yanaka Ginza looks so beautiful! I love all the small neighbourhood shops, thank you for taking us!

[@RalphSam]

thanks so much for watching! hoping to explore more neighborhoods like yanaka this year 😊

[@peewee2024]

Thanks so much, interested in ceramic / pottery tours.

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for watching! Would love to include more ceramics in our next video ✨️🫖✨️

[@kathlene642]

Beautiful conclusion to your Japan series. It helped me so much with my own planning. I can't wait to see where your 2024 travels take you.

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for checking out our series! Stay tuned for the next ✨️😉😉✨️

[@marimochizuki98]

Thank you for visiting Japan . I’m looking forward to you coming back to Japan 🍘🍡🍵

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for commenting again 😁 we still remember your helpful Ginza trivia 👌🏽

[@marimochizuki98]

@@RalphSam I was also glad that you traveled to Kamakura where I live🥰

[@RalphSam]

@@marimochizuki98 we would like to try staying longer in Kamakura this year. So much to see, so much to eat 🍡

[@muhamadakif5064]

Love your Japan series!!!!!

[@RalphSam]

Arigato 🌸😸🌸😸

[@sakinadenia]

definitely will explore this neighborhood next week when I come to Japan! thank you so much for another great vlog~ stay healthy ❤

[@RalphSam]

Yanaka was the coolest! Thanks for your comment ❤️🇯🇵👌🏽

[@orcasrising]

i love you guys' calm and unhurried style of vlogging. there's a kind of elegant stillness to it that matches Japan's essence perfectly. I'm heading to Tokyo in about 2 months and while it's not my first time there, your vlogs made me excited to be going back :D

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much for the love 🤍 Really helps us when we're in the middle of editing another vlog. We're back in Japan next month too. Excited to film more. Hope you have a lovely trip! 🌸

[@merrynpreston9446]

So want to go to yanaka ginza. Next visit for sure. Great vids ❤

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for watching! Yanaka's worth it ✨️🇯🇵

[@premiumrvrm]

Love watching your Japan videos!

[@RalphSam]

Cool! Thanks for watching ✨️😌🥸✨️

[@kimmyestrada2799]

thank you for your tokyo vlog series, ralph and sam. as always super enjoyed it! 😊 where is your next destination?? will you visit korea soon?

[@RalphSam]

thank you so much! still planning our trips this year, so definitely considering korea too. we just came back from taiwan, so look out for our taiwan vlogs next! 💞

[@kimmyestrada2799]

Im looking forward to it!!!@@RalphSam

[@BendStudioPilates]

I have been binge watching your vlogs, I am obsessed!!!! I head to Japan in 6 days and I have been taking notes from your videos, so thank you!!!! 🫶🫶

[@RalphSam]

Cool! Whats your Japan route if I may ask? Thanks for watching 🇯🇵✨️

[@BendStudioPilates]

Of course! We're snowboarding for 10 days at Nozawaonsen, heading to Tokyo then Osaka :) @@RalphSam

[@RalphSam]

Sounds really exciting! Enjoy the snow ❄️❄️😌😌❄️❄️

[@BendStudioPilates]

thank you ❤@@RalphSam

[@makisushi07]

I love love love your japan content so much. Especially now i miss japan but can’t go back there yet. Would love to visit these places you went to. They look so charming. And loving the photography. ❤ hope you will visit japan again because i really would love to see more videos

[@RalphSam]

Thanks so much! Already planning a return to Japan this year 🤞🏼✨️😁😁✨️🤞🏼

[@jademorales8919]

As always love love 💕 your video ❤

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for watching ✨️❤️✨️

[@user-jr8el8ii9p]

Nice report～😻ﾆｬ~

[@RalphSam]

Thanks so much ✨️🌸😻😻🌸✨️

[@HeyItsMia]

Did Ralph get his film developed in Tokyo? I am in search of good developing places there when I visit! Another great video ⭐️

[@RalphSam]

Not yet but I hear locals go to Osawa Camera in Ebisu. Great for film developing ✨️🥸👌🏽 we went there in our Nakameguro vlog

[@cholietta]

I visited the Yanaka neighbourhood last year, but I couldn’t spend much time there ☹️ I only tried the cat tail dessert (it was good!) Loved the vlog, I really miss Japan! ❤

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for commenting again 😊 we miss Japan too and hope to return this year ✨️

[@himalaycontreras1030]

❤❤❤

[@RalphSam]

✨️❤️🇯🇵❤️✨️

[@karenm6487]

Ralph san purchased lot of Family mart’s socks😂 it should be good souvenirs ✨ Actually Family mart release seasonal exclusive products and cardigan with famous Japanese designer for AW is so nice🎉 Pls come back Japan soon and look forward to see your Taiwan video😊 Taiwan is one of my favorite country ❤

[@RalphSam]

😁😁 family mart socks were irresistible 😁😁 wow thanks for the tips! Cardigan was tempting! The famichiki socks looked cool too!

[@MlleAudree]

Hello! I just found your Channel and its so great, so artistic ! Could you by any chance tell me which film caméra you were using during this video? The pictures are sooo pretty!

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much! I used an Olympus mju ii film camera 🎞🥸✨️✌🏽

[@AhadianP267]

Lold @ sento-loving guy

[@RalphSam]

🛁😌🧼

[@pjison]

cats!!

[@RalphSam]

neko, baby 😎🐱

[@sl9673]

Hi new sub here! Awesome videos, do you mind sharing what camera and equipment you are using? Thanks !

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for subscribing! We use our Samsung phones for video 😊

[@brandontan3412]

Where are you guys going next , love watching your videos

[@RalphSam]

Stay tuned for next weekend 😁✨️🤞🏼✨️🤞🏼😁

[@shortynoner]

Lovely video! Where is the conveyor belt sushi at narita airport? Can you olease lrt me know. Its much appreciated

[@RalphSam]

It's at Narita Terminal 1 right beside the Observation Deck. It's called Kaitenzushi Misaki. Before going through immigration 🍣

[@Midami422]

Im planning to take my family to Philippines end of this or next year. Can you show us around your hometown in PI? Thanks!

[@RalphSam]

Would love to do a Manila vlog someday! Thanks for watching ✨️🇵🇭✨️

[@Metroidsmashington]

Commenting on this vid in the hopes that you guys see it but can you tell me the name of the store he got that giant tote bag from? I'll be in JPN this fall and would love to get one!

[@monas.5377]

I love that you show a kind of more relaxed side of visiting Tokyo :) I‘m visiting for the first time in October with around 4 days in Tokyo, do you think Nakameguro and Yanaka Ginza are still worth a visit and could be done in one day together?

[@RalphSam]

Thanks, we try to take it easy. Sure! From Nakameguro you can walk and take the train from Ebisu to Nippori station, or start from Yanaka 🇯🇵

[@sherwinh1661]

actually missing the bangkok market / vintage hunt videos!!! will u be goig back to chatuchak for more content?

[@RalphSam]

Chatuchak started it all for us! Hopefully someday again. Bangkok is really repeatable! Thanks for your comment ❤️🇹🇭

[@sherwinh1661]

@@RalphSam agree !! Bangkok always has new shops and finds - it’s always updating with new vendors - looking forward

[@Irotasidna08]

This video was so good!! How do you know what areas and places to go to and eat! Also, How do you build your itinerary?

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much! 🙏 We've been visiting Tokyo for a few years now, just the first we since we started vlogging. We build our itinerary around certain neighborhoods, and then leave lots of time to wander and explore honestly. Very loose. 😊

[@fer850]

May I ask if you can remember the shop that shows up at around 1:50? (also really love all your videos! The presentation and editing are amazing and you've given me lots of inspiration for my own trip!)

[@RalphSam]

Thank you! The shop is called Yanaka Matsunoya 😊

[@baihaqihshr]

love your video as always!!wondering what camera or phone do you use to film? ☺️

[@RalphSam]

Just our Samsung phones actually 👌🏽 thanks for watching!

[@towada1066]

@7:49 The bucket and ladle are used by the family to wash the grave ... um, I probably wouldn't have taken this picture (-_-) but the cemetery has the graves of really famous people like Shibusawa Eiichi and the last Tokugawa shogun.

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for the insight and the trivia along with it. Appreciate the correction. It's nice to be somewhere with such a historical background.

[@towada1066]

@@RalphSam I think you may like Monzen-Nakacho neighborhood too. The Tokyo National Noh Theatre is great, but this year, I really want to see a performance of Tokyo Takurazuka in Marunouchi.

[@RalphSam]

@@towada1066 we've heard of Monzen Nakacho from Only in Japan's videos. Cool, will check it out. Do you have other favorite places?

[@towada1066]

@@RalphSam Suntory Museum of Art will reopen this month. Italia Gai has some really good restaurants, especially Komugi Lab, but they're small and incredibly popular. Hama Rikyu Garden is really nice too. But ultimate is concerts at Suntory Hall, I really like the style and elegance of Akasaka.

[@RalphSam]

@@towada1066 Sounds sophisticated. We like music and nature too. We will take note of these places for our next trip. Thank you.

[@kimberlycl4240]

loving your vlogs. Will be going to Japan in July and now will be adding Yanaka to my list (i love cats)😊

[@RalphSam]

Nice to hear from a fellow cat lover! Enjoy your trip ✨️😌🇯🇵

[@NaomiPurhonen]

Those tools are for cleaning the grave that you guys saw at the cemetary.

[@RalphSam]

True! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@Goomy736]

what camera did you guys use for the film style pictures you took?

[@RalphSam]

We use a Contax film camera ✨️🥸👌🏽

[@Goomy736]

@@RalphSamdo you happen to know the exact model and name?

[@RalphSam]

Contax G2 📸

[@Mihiio]

Just a question you speak japanese or just english is already good ?

[@RalphSam]

we can speak a little japanese, but you can communicate even if you only speak english 😊 try downloading the google translate app too!

[@NoOneOfSignificance]

Saan ang susunod na biyahe? 🤔

[@RalphSam]

🇹🇼🧋🍜

[@NoOneOfSignificance]

@@RalphSam Nice, 3-4 hour flight. Lots of good food and sweets, especially at the night markets. Try Papaya 🥛. Enjoy!

[@tty6229]

한국인지 발음이 이상하네

[@retroafroo]

kooll videyoo!!

[@RalphSam]

Cool! Arigato 🥸👌🏽