Hi guys.
Today I’m in one of my favorite cities, Tokyo, in the land of the rising sun.
The view from here is just spectacular. You can even see Mount Fuji.
I can’t wait to explore the city. Let’s go do that.
Guys, this is Melodee who is going to show me around.
We’re in Shibuya, correct?
Yes, we’re in Shibuya, the liveliest part of Tokyo.
We’re actually at the Shibuya "Sukuranburu Kosaten" which means the Shibuya "scrambled crossing".
It is the busiest in the world, as you can see. How do you feel being here?
I’m very excited, but there is so much going on at once.
I’m just taking all of it in. The sounds and people. Wow!
I’m going to take you around. Do you want to try the crossing first?
Yes. I’d love to. Alright. Let’s go!
It seems like people recognize you.
I do have a YouTube channel under my name, Melodee Morita.
I create a lot of content on Japan, so it could be about Japanese culture,
fashion, beauty, food ..
This is so incredible.
When you’re a foreigner and everything is in Japanese, it feels so entertaining!
It’s a lot to take in, right? Yes.
This place is popular among middle schoolers and high schoolers
and a lot of foreign people like to come here because it is the center of Tokyo.
Here, you can find a lot of fashion, you can do karaoke, have ramen,
pretty much everything in one location.
I can see there are some flagship stores like there’s Forever 21 and I saw Adidas.
It’s a great place because you can get both Japanese and international brands.
That’s good.
Whether you’re a foreigner or are from Japan or wherever, if you come here,
you can find what you want. Awesome.
This is really fun. You could spend the whole day here.
This is another iconic thing of Shibuya. This is Hachi, who is a dog that waited
for his owner, even after he passed away, for nine years every single day.
And he came here and waited?
Yeah. Every single day outside of this Shibuya station.
Oh my god. That’s so sad. I know. It’s so touching
and that’s why he’s here as a memory for lots of people.
I want a picture with Hachi. Yeah! Let’s take a selfie.
There are so many people here to take a selfie with Hachi.
Yeah, there is. It’s one of the most popular places here for sure.
Alright, Maria. I’m going to take you to a really interesting café.
Okay.
I haven’t been there either, but it is supposed to be a lot of fun
and it’s probably something cute, so let’s check it out.
Okay. Yes, let’s do that. I think it should be right here. Let’s head on in.
I’m getting a clue. It’s so cute. Oh my gosh. I can’t wait.
Oh my gosh! It’s a hedgehog café!
It’s so adorable. Oh my gosh, it’s so cute.
There are worms in there. I know. It’s what they eat.
We can choose the cage? You can choose two cages.
Okay. Thank you.
Do you want to look around first? Yes.
Oh, he’s sleeping in his little corner. I don’t want to wake him up though.
I know. This is a little school theme.
This looks like a school and there are little hedgehogs on the board.
This is like a cozy living room and this is a bedroom.
This is a kitchen.
Oh, he’s awake! Shall we choose this guy because he’s awake for us?
Yes. Her name is Tororo.
It sounds like Totoro.
She’s so cute on the wheel. I know, she is.
The word ”chiku chiku” means prickly. It kind of stings a little bit.
I think that comes from the hedgehog.
Chiku chiku. That’s a little Japanese word.
Hi Chiku Chiku!
Guys, look what I have over here. I have some snacks for Tororo
and she’s looking really excited to have them. Look at what I have. Mmmm. Yummy, yummy.
Let’s see if she likes the worm.
Woah! That was quick! She really likes the worm.
Can you eat from the spoon? Woah. Her teeth!
How do you say “snacks” in Japanese? "Oyatsu".
Tororo, would you like some Oyatsu? Tororo. There you go.
She’s so sweet, but she looks a bit tired now.
I know. She looks sleepy. Maybe we should let her sleep.
Yeah, let’s let her sleep. Let’s go. Bye, Tororo! It’s been a pleasure.
This area used to be really old and a little bit rusty.
This is called the Shibuya Stream.
It’s very new. As you can see, there is a stream. It’s very therapeutic.
It’s a nice way to get away from the busy city and the sounds.
You can even hear music. It’s very nice and calming, right?
It’s very clever. It’s a way to bring some nature into the busy city life.
Exactly.
Especially such an intense and busy district like Shibuya.
Right.
There’s a bunch of little cafés and that looks like it would be really yummy.
I’m going to try the original. I’m going to try the coco-ananas.
Alright. Let’s do that. Let’s see if we can get a spot.
Oh my gosh. We have to sit here.
Look at this. It’s a green wall full of lemons. Yellow lemons.
Do you want to sit there? Yes, of course. I want to sit and swing there.
Melodee, how do you say “thank you” in Japanese? You say, “arigato.”
Arigato.
How would you say hi and bye in Japanese?
Hi is “konichiwa.” And bye is “sayonara.”
How? Sayonara.
Either way works. Sayounara or sayonara.
Do you want to do something very Japanese? Yes.
There’s a karaoke place and it’s on all these floors, all the way up there.
The whole building? Yes. This whole building is just for karaoke.
Oh my gosh. It must be very popular here. Yeah. Do you want to go in?
Yes. Alright. Let’s do it.
I think we’re on floor four. Oh my gosh. It’s eight floors.
You actually have to stand and wait for an elevator when you want to go to karaoke
because the whole building is karaoke. All the floors!
You can see the neon lights already. Oh my gosh. It’s party mode.
Here we are.
Oh, we have a whole room to ourselves. Yes. There are individual rooms.
Karaoke is split up into two words. Kara means “empty” and oke is like “orchestra,”
so basically, you’re singing with an empty orchestra.
That’s what it means. I never knew that.
Interesting, right?
This is an iPad sort of thing to choose your songs.
You can choose by the song you want, The artist, popular hits right now.
This is the menu for food and drinks. So, you just click and it comes here?
Exactly. You choose whatever food or drink you want.
You can just order it and it comes here. It’s perfect. It’s also with pictures.
There’s teriyaki chicken, pizza. It’s basically like a restaurant.
Oh my gosh. You can even find songs by the year.
I think this is awesome. I’m looking forward to experiencing this.
I think if you have a whole building just for that, you can come with your friends.
If I had this where I lived, I would be a regular. Some people even sing throughout the night.
They order food. You can be here the whole night?
You can come here after school and you can sing until the morning if you wish.
I’d like to do that for my birthday. That would be fun!
Do you have a specific artist you like?
I love singing in general, but I have to warn you: I’m really bad.
I’m really, really bad at singing. No, no.
My friends usually ask me to stop. In my head, it sounds like wow, I’m killing it.
Then, sometimes when I see a video of it afterwards, I’m like, why did nobody stop me?
We can sing ABBA. We’re doing Mamma Mia, guys. Let’s do it.
We did it! Yes!
What a day we had. I had a great guide and Tokyo is full of surprises.
I really enjoyed myself. I loved the karaoke.
Guys, what’s your favorite song?
Comment below and the winner is going to get this awesome luggage tag.
Don’t forget the casting competition. The deadline is soon.
Check out episode #86 for all of the information. It’s a great opportunity, so don’t miss it!
Make sure to come back and watch the next episode
because we are going to continue discovering Shibuya in the Harajuku district.
Thank you for watching. Bye!