and then ryotaro's just got a pile of shaved ice drenched in strawberries the serious strawberry
is like elegant 100 atrocious looks good that looks delicious it is good what's that i got soda
this is traditional japanese hawaiian cream soda and this is something that like a mikey
like who's six years old that would order your six-year-old kid would order this yeah
well i am releasing the child in me today it's pretty good well that's sweet wow it's so good
this is like more strawberry than a strawberry that's what it is why is it here more strawberry
than strawberry because i give better better review than yours because i've seen your food
reviews oh just come on you just do it the rich taste the dairy milk in the ice cream i couldn't
even say that with the sweet decadent rich flavor of the red bean and the alluring somewhat sticky
drink all the ice cream just melted down the side of it you see i think eating shaped ice like tells
your personality how how you eat it from the top from the side to the bottom like i come inside
yeah why do you approach the ice cream from the side i just i don't know it's high quality isn't
it just to show that this i'm a really good person kind generous how does he make this [ __ ] up
here seriously this is like the number one the number one japan travel show this is the sort of
terrible awful presenting that's dreadful wasn't it
with ryotro having ruined dessert forever we head back on over to the sensoji temple which at night
looks absolutely stunning this is when the streets of asakusa are at their best
as we saw earlier today the area around the sensoji temple gets incredibly busy
during the daytime but at night not only is it more beautiful in my opinion because
it's all illuminated but it's completely accessible unlike a lot of parks and places
around tokyo it's all open so pro tip come at night and you can really kind of appreciate the
temple and get a slice of it for yourself it's a beautiful place and a beautiful view about to
be ruined by ryotaro they did what about ruin i was enjoying the moment but but it's your first
time um as well to come here in the evening ever ever yeah in 500 years and i did not know that
this place was all lit up and it's so beautiful amazing i mean i used to come to asakusa quite
a lot when i first moved to japan because when you come to tokyo it's like the cheapest place to
stay right so i used to come here quite a lot so i know the area quite well but i've been here in
a long time so it's quite nostalgic for me to be here but it's raining like hell it's raining okay
yeah i think it's time for onsen on sim yep yes we need that yes it is let's go like i go in before
oh i've been looking forward to this all day the public bath wow oh this is nice this is really oh
oh dear welcome to japan what is your purpose move is it business or pleasure disappointment
there was no way i was going to sit in this tiny private bath with ryotaro so i've waited for him
to get out and i've got it all to myself it's really nice it's made of um hinoki wood so it's
got this kind of suppose this fragrance of lemons it's supposed to smell like but it's really strong
timber and they use it on temples and things but also baths because it doesn't rot easily so it's
really good i think this is one of my first times in tokyo where i've had a proper japanese bath
kind of experience because they're quite rare and difficult to find uh this is actually a private
bath so if you come and stay at this your khan you can kind of rent it out for like an hour or
two i think it's free of charge but uh that's why it's kind of small but it's got the most amazing
view out the window over asakusa and you can actually see the tokyo skytree towering overhead
because it's a cloudy night it's got the string of lights in the sky it looks like a ufo or something
it's really kind of amazing but the sad truth is because of the absence of tourists asakusa is
quite quiet at the moment a lot of these hotels restaurants bars have been almost empty you know
this past year so i'm hoping when tourists get back they're all gonna spring back to life because
tonight realtor and i pretty much have this entire nil khan to ourselves and uh well that's pretty
cool it's also kind of sad you know there's people's livelihoods here that are really at
stake and they really depend on tourists in this area so asakusa come here enjoy it enjoy the bath
i don't know what that is but it's really scaring me it looks like something out of
super mario like they're one of those block things is it out of super mario riot's nodding
yes he's behind the camera and yes that's ruined the mood waking up feeling refreshed
after relaxing bath the night before we head on down for a traditional japanese breakfast
the quintessential japanese breakfast and the quintessential i haven't woken up face
what have we got here we are true well this is nice what's this they're doing spinach with um
sesame uh like sauce on top quite nicely by a fish that looks like it's just been fished out
of the pork yeah or the river yeah do you know what it is he's our japanese expert
it's a fish it's a fish it's a fish fantastic we've got sweet potatoes steamed and some
scrambled eggs i mean japanese breakfast isn't everyone's cup of tea in the morning i would
be lying if i said i enjoyed having this sort of breakfast every morning but once in a while
it's kind of nice it reminds me i'm in japan so does your breakfast in the morning look something
like this is it sort of traditional breakfast with fish and rice or are we just talking
frosties we're just talking corn flakes neither just a toast right toast like toast with like
cheese on top sometimes like you know when i have money i know i know um traditions are changing and
people are eating a lot more bread in japan than they used to this
kind of breakfast i mean this is kind of really gorgeous but like just simpler version of this
um used to be served at home as well when i was living with my grandpa grandma but i'll finish
up our breakfast and then we're going to check out the temple and see what it's like in the morning
just to show you how close you were to the sensorji temple last night check this out
to be honest i didn't even know you're allowed to stay this centrally
but the amazing accommodation tops off our 48 hours in asakusa we've explored tokyo's most
famous shrine both in the day and the night been to a cyberpunk underground street eating
a truly dangerous amount of ice cream that's allegedly more strawberry than strawberry and
of course we've stayed at a beautiful traditional inn ryota and i found this myokan and researched
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description box below so guys that is the end of our tour of asakusa retro tour very retro as we've
discovered the best time to come is at night or in the early morning when the shops are just opening
because right now it's pretty quiet right but for now guys as always many thanks for watching
we'll see you right back here on the abroad japan channel do it all over again next time that's for
me i'm going to try some that shaved ice here yesterday yes what the mountain of gigantic but
and it took me like more than half an hour to finish it i'm up for the challenge let's do it
modern and traditional this is japan
is it the real japan it's the real japan it's the real japan it's a real japan real japan what is it
this the modern apartment in front
and towards that temple that's this is real japan real japan yeah
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