Hey Guys!
So, 3 years ago in December 2019
I went to Japan for the first time
specifically Tokyo
It was a really special trip for me because it was my first time travelling abroad by myself
It really made me feel like I'd grown up a little bit
Little did I know, I still had/have a long way to go
But...anyway
After I got back from Japan the whole
covid situation hit the world and I wasn't able to go back
but two weeks ago for the first time in 3 years I was back in Tokyo
Right now I'm in an area of Tokyo called 'Ningyocho'
I'm here because I want to recreate a photo I took 3 years ago the last time I was here
There's a croquette shop here called 'Imahan' and they're so delicious
So I'm going to get another croquette, recreate the photo and eat it
Here's a picture of me 3 years ago
and here's me recreating the photo 3 years later
and this is me enjoying a delicious croquette
it was just as delicious as I remembered
Hey guys! Right now it's around 12pm in Tokyo
and I'm on my way to Shibuya to find something to eat for lunch
there's also a Pokemon Centre there with an awesome Mewtwo that I want to go and see again
it's really cold in Tokyo at the moment
in the daytime it's around 10 degrees (Celcius)
and then in the night time it's around 5-6 degrees
so kind of a similar feeling to when I was in Seoul
but this time I came more prepared
I have more warm clothes with me
hopefully there won't be any shivering or complaints about how cold it is
let's head to the train station and I'll see you guys again in Shibuya
After a 10 minute ride on the train I arrived in Shibuya
Shibuya is most famous for the Shibuya crossing
which unfortunately I didn't get any footage of
because there were way too many people
and I'm shy
and also silly old me decided to go to Shibuya
one of the most busiest places in Tokyo
which is why I'm posing so awkwardly next to this promotion for the new Pokemon games
after that I arrived at the department store with the Pokemon centre
aside from the Pokemon Centre there are a bunch of other great stores
such as the Capcom store where you can merch from titles such as Street Fighter
and... whatever these things are
There's also the Jump Store where you can get merch from all your favourite Jump Series
such as One Piece
My Hero Academia
Demon Slayer
Spy Family
and even Slam Dunk
one of the coolest things in this store was a wall
where you can compare your height to your favourite anime character
I was around the same height as Luffy
My favourite character from My Hero is 'Bakugo', this is a figure of him in my room
it was pretty cool to find out I'm slightly taller than him
then I headed over to the Pokemon Centre
where I got to meet up with my old buddy Mewtwo. He was looking well!
across from the Pokemon Centre is the Nintendo Store
it's one of the coolest stores in the world
obviously it's full of Nintendo merch from all your favourite Nintendo games
but unfortunately because it was so packed I couldn't get in straight away
There's actually a really long line to get into the Nintendo store
you have to get a ticket like this one here
right now it's around 12.30pm
so I need to wait at least an hour until I can get in
while I'm waiting I'm going to get something to eat
I think there's a nice tempura store around here
there's a lot of people lining up to get into restaurants because it's lunch time
so I've got to get in cue and then I'll show you some delicious Japanese tempura
after a 30 minute wait I was in
Usually when I have tempura it comes out in a big bowl all at once
but at this store they served it a few pieces at a time
that's because tempura is most delicious when it's eaten hot
so you get to eat every piece at it's most delicious...
-est
and of course it tasted amazing
and then here's me
eating it to quickly
and realising that it's too hot for my mouth
unfortunately because of the wait at the tempura store
I didn't get back to the Nintendo store in time
but at least the food was nice
so I didn't make it back to the store by 2pm
and unfortunately because there's so many people they only give 1 ticket per person per day
while walking around and exploring Shibuya
I came across this interestingly named cafe
I guess they sell eggs?
one thing I really wanted to do while I was in Tokyo
was find as many cool vending machines as possible
I just think vending machines are really cool and futuristic
I didn't end up finding as many as I wanted to
but I did find a few so let me show me
This vending machine sells cigarettes
which I thought was interesting because usually they're placed far back behind a counter
but these can just be bought on the street
this one sells bento which are little boxed meals
this one sells products from Toyama prefecture
for example it has tea and other locally made snacks
this one sells ladies tights
and this one sells jewellery
neat!
It's not Christmas yet in Tokyo
but there's already a lot of beautiful Christmas illuminations which you can see behind me
and these are all over the city. A lot of Christmas trees and nice lights
kind of getting me into the holiday spirit
and of course the cold weather
it's one of my favourite things about coming to Tokyo at this time of year
is all the beautiful illuminations
Right now I'm in an area of Tokyo called Kameido
because I'm going out to eat Hormone for dinner
hormone is liked grilled beef
but not just that it's also the innards and organs
it doesn't sound like the best
but when I had it for the first time it was really delicious
so i'm happy to be back here for the first time in 3 years
let's go get some dinner
this is the menu
so I would say that I'm pretty proficient at Japanese
I don't know what half of the things on this menu mean
and to be honest it's probably better that way
because if I knew what I was eating then I might not be able to eat it
here I am being a goofball waiting for the food to come
and here's me grilling it for real
and of course it was super duper delicious
it was just as, or maybe more delicious than I remembered
I ordered 'ramune' which is Japanese soda
there's a marble in the top that you need to push down to open it
and this is me failing at it
after figuring out my mistake I was able to open it on my second try
surprisingly I was able to open it with minimal spillage
and it tasted good
after dinner I hopped on the train and headed back to my hotel
there's so many cool things about Japanese trains and train stations
for example there's a screen like this
which shows all the upcoming stations and how many minutes it takes to arrive at each one
there are also women only carriages
which is available during commuting times which is great for safety
for the women
One of my favourite manga 'Chainsaw Man' has an anime airing at the moment
so there was a lot of promotion for that inside the train
also I came across one of my favourite Japanese groups 'King & Prince'
Kishi-kun <3
and in one station I even came across a cute little aquarium
look at how cute it is
one of my favourite thing to do overseas especially in Winter
is to just walk around and get lost
right now I'm in an area of Tokyo called Ginza
and I head there were some wild Pokemon loose
so I made it my mission to go and find them
they were surprisingly easy to find
turns out they were just chilling at Mister Donut
one crazy thing they had were self-serve cash registers
this is probably really normal for Japanese people
but this is the first one I've ever seen. It was like being in the future.
the donuts were a little bit different to how they were advertised
but nothing's perfect
I picked up one Jigglypuff, one Pikachu and an iced coffee
and this was my breakfast for the day
probably a little bit too sweet
but what was important was the experience not tradition
the Jigglypuff donut had a nice strawberry frosting
and cream filled centre
I have absolutely no idea what flavour the Pikachu one was supposed to be
but the cream centre was nice
after that I continued walking around the Ginza area
to burn off all the calories I just had for breakfast
when I came across these really awesome bike racks
I don't know if these are common in other countries
but I've never seen bike racks like these before
it's so nice because the bike slides right on
It really wasn't my intention
but this ended up turning into a me eating Japanese food and snacks vlog
so let me show you the last snack I enjoyed while I was in Tokyo
this is one of my most favourite Japanese snacks of all time
it's called Taiyaki
after I bought them I headed to this local park to enjoy them
while sitting at the park I spotted this really cute pigeon
look at where he's standing all the way up there by himself
you silly little pigeon
nah but he was really cute
Taiyaki are usually made in the shape of a fish
unfortunately I forgot to shoot footage before I took a bite
so here is a Taiyaki with no head
the traditional filling of Taiyaki in 'anko'
which is a red bean paste like this
and the next most common filling is custard like this
and yes I did buy two and eat both by myself
so my time in Tokyo came to an end
and honestly I was so happy being back in Tokyo for the first time in 3 years
everyday was full of happiness and wonder
walking around this huge city
hopefully it won't be 3 years until I come back again
ideally I'd like to come back multiple times throughout the year
because I've actually only been to Japan during Winter
so I'd like to experience the other seasons if I have a chance
and hopefully shoot some fun content for you guys
I shot two other vlogs while I was in Tokyo
so please be on the lookout for those in the coming weeks
Tokyo thank you so much for having me
and I hope I can be back again soon
see ya