So what's up guys Foxen here!
These Attack on Titan statues were actually crowdfunded online and in the end they doubled
the original amount the grand unveiling was supposed to happen in April springtime and
then 2020 hit so there was a delay to summer time. Unfortunately that also got postponed
due to this heavy rain disaster that hit the city and finally earlier this month the Attack on
titan trio got unveiled in Isayama's hometown. Isayama actually give a speech here for
the whole event. Naturally me being in Japan i thought why not go there in person? Anyway
first obstacle i'm over here in Tokyo how exactly do i even get to the attack on titan
trio? Isayama's hometown. The actual Attack on Titan trio is located in the Oyama dam which is located
in Kyushu island of Japan. There's really only two travel options in Japan either taking
the shinkansen aka the bullet train or plane ride but hold up an actual issue. You actually
can't get Oyama directly.
Isayama's hometown is cho inaka.
You gotta get to the closest major city first Fukuoka then you can make your way over via
local transportation which is about a two-hour trip. The Plan. Get over there get on a 5
hour shinkansen ride over to Fukuoka.
Thankfully i had Jojo to keep me busy. I actually managed to chop out 12 episodes. Anyway finally
made it to Fukuoka a little bit past 5 p.m. Already getting dark. Check it out in the station
Demon slayer! Demon slayer is freaking everywhere right now. Some pokemon goodies too is that
a donut and mr KFC himself oh yes it feels like Christmas. To save a little bit on cash
the hotel i'm staying at is about a 20 minute walk from the station. Very interesting bed
decorations. As you would expect for the price the bed was like sleeping on a freaking onyx.
Definitely had to try the infamous food stands i hear a lot about. Munched on some delicious
yaki ramen, tried some hakata ramen which originated here and to top it off some wieners with bones.
Around the city I was actually pleasantly surprised at the Christmas decorations already
going hard on the holiday stuff. There was this big ass light christmas tree and a bunch
of small shops ended up buying and trying some hot christmas wine. Day two time to visit
kid Mikasa, kid Eren and best girl Armin this is when i realized it i should have double
checked much earlier. Turns out Isayama's hometown is really in the middle of nowhere so much
to the point that there's only one bus or one train that heads over there per hour. About
12 pm finally the correct bus getting into Hita Station.
Just looking around reminds me a lot of the Saitama area which is right outside of
Tokyo. Right outside the actual bus station hello potato girl Sasha. All around the Hita
train station there's a bunch of Attack on Titan stuff scattered about this includes
a ton of wings of freedom banners, some attack on titan life-size cutouts. The standout is
right in the middle of the train station area there's a wall of manga. You may know at first
glance i thought there were rough sketches from the actual attack attack and manga panels
you know similar to those displayed in the Attack on Titan exhibition but nope turns
out these are all fan creations these are drawn manga panels done by the kids in the
nearby school could you imagine drawing something then having Isayama pick it out for display
freaking awesome anyway time for a quick bite at the station cafe yummy yakisoba the plan
is to head over to the oyama community center then ride the shuttle over to the Attack on
Titan dam this is the fun part the taxi driver had no idea how to get either to the dam or
this community center he actually got outside of the cab to ask the cab driver behind us
too the oyama community center looks awfully empty especially inside i could feel something's
off the only lady working here came out with the bad news the shuttle to the attack on
titan dam really was a one day thing she told me maybe there will be another shuttle running
next year and just for a little bit of context the website does mention a shuttle service
although my editor who told me about it and i completely misinterpreted it anyway no biggie
this community center is actually around the midway point the attack on titan dam is only
a 50 minute walk away no problem i told myself after all what better way to soak in the hometown
where Isayama grew up you really won't be surprised to hear that i'm not really an outside
doors person still the whole area was gorgeous you could really tell where sami got the inspiration
for some attack on titan titan trees or the walls i passed by some kfc saw some goats
you could spell the delicious cow pies in the air oh yeah it's totally the boonies what
i didn't realize the short walk was completely uphill thanks japan random vending machine
in the middle of nowhere if only i wasn't carrying 20 plus pounds of equipment.
i i'm gonna die it says i don't know like 15 more minutes i've been climbing this thing
it seems like for far longer it is entirely uphill hopefully i make it part of the way
there you could see some signs with the remaining distance.
Oh no it's all it's still going uphill funk.
All right made it to the actual dam location i think.
Yes in fact this is the dam the top of the attack on titan dam whoops. I'm all the way
up here if only there was a way to quick step down there all right so on top of the actual
damn damn and i am not in the place where i want to be like my hair is so Funk up so
i need to go down there to actually see them now i know how it feels to actually be on
top of the actual wall it'll probably take me another 30 minutes just to get down so
at least this is going downhill honestly i'm not really a fan of heights but i didn't mind
being high up perhaps it was a dam's wall angle fall off don't worry fun water slide
below oh my god so it's been about 10 minutes me now going down the mountain i've been jogging
a part of it just because i want to get there faster before the sun goes down and i am screwed
with light plus i don't know kind of just wanted to speed things up i will get there
i am hoping i took the right path at this time all right hopefully get there in 10 minutes
i really did jog whenever the path was going downhill at one point my backpack exploded
and stuff just fell out anyway finally got to the path of freedom the Attack on titan
wings of freedom marked around five minutes left of walking
okay 24 7 you're being watched.
Enter this way
be aware of wild piggies ah i could use some bacon right now.
All right let's let's go in
a long long journey almost over like an hour and 20 minutes after getting into that taxi
not too many people here but there were a few all right and i made it i'm just waiting
for some people to i think they're gone konnichiwa Eren, Mikasa and armin they look so innocent
back then of course these little titans are recreating that special scene you got their
shock look at they stare into the colossal meat man peeking over the wall you got Eren
out in front shonen style and a two in the back in reality for the anime scene Eren was
a bit further behind even in the manga it was actually Mikasa a tad in the front. By
the way what's important is their horrified expressions it looks like their eyes are popping
out right next to everyone's foot is a handprint plus a name and a mini Mikasa this is isayama's
name so i'm assuming that is his handprint to go with it part of the whole reason he
say i even wanted to do this was really to try to help out their own town trying to bring
in more tourism i hope that with the attack on titan season 4 that picks up because honestly
at least with the places i've been to there really is no one around there's just a lot
of old folks here that reminds me so the thing about the Levi's statue the Levi statue is
coming in 2021 Levi was actually part of the second goal no surprise Levi fans made it
happen unlike the trio Levi will actually be in his adult version looks like it'll be
him in scout uniforms sporting duel blames hopefully those aren't sharp but durable the
leeway statue is actually going to be in a completely different location he's going to
be set up at the Hito station which means Levi is going to be right in the middle of
Isayama's hometown this actually makes it so much easier for any of you that come to
see him so want to see me come back for levi colossal smash that like if we do get over
9000 within the week i'll get my ass back here for round 2 in 2021 maybe even on the
unveiling day i also think they shouldn't stop at just Levi which attack of dining character
do you think should get a statue next? Come on you can't have Levi without Erwin the thing
that actually sucks about this if you're actually taking into account the toll bring in more
tourism there's no easy way to get over here unless you either taxi it or just rent a car
and hopefully you brought your own the attacking town and trio statues seem much bigger than
actual size officially they're 145 centimeters i did think you were supposed to keep your
distance that was until i saw some girls get super close and feel airing up oh yeah someone
wanted that Eldian booty young era Mikasa and Armin are overlooking the dam the stand-in
for wall maria according to their official site this is over 90 meters however that is
from top to the very bottom from Eren’s location to the top 70 meters much closer
to the colossal titan height right next to the Attack on titan trail you got a special
message left behind you could go ahead and pause the video to read it in detail the gist
of it is you see Isayama talking about his hometown how it was this location where he
got the idea for the attacking titan story he give thanks to everyone who helped to fund
these attack on titan statues hopefully this inspires future children in the area i do
need to mention that i did show this to my japanese buddy he was like oh my god the guy
really tried hard to get the hell out of there which if you don't think about it that is
one way to interpret that last chunk fun bonus off to the side you got another tiny Mikasa
plus Isayama's name that's three Mikasa’s in one spot hmm can you spot any hidden meaning
all right so i think i've been here for like an hour and 30 minutes i think it's time to
go it is about a two hour trip back um walking and i hope i could find some place to catch
taxi or bus along the way otherwise i don't know hopefully if i pass on hopefully someone
edits the video and then uploads it oh yeah i almost forgot the only good thing about
this whole adventure is that at least at the very least it may be dark i may run out of
water but at least it's going downhill and that's what matters getting back the super
abridged version. Ended up walking for over an hour made a 7-eleven stop for some quick
dinner
eventually found a taxi like 10 minutes from the 7-eleven it was pitch black on the way
there got back to the train station and i swear i rode on the slowest train in japan
way to go you booney mobile then back at the hotel at like 9pm completely crashed anyway
cost breakdown coming up but a quick thank you to bookwalker for sponsoring i know you
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for any manga and light novel link below getting into the total cost of the attack on titan
trip from tokyo to fukuoka via the shinkansen one ride costs about 130 dollars double that
for round the trip from fukuoka to the near station next to the attack on titan dam taking
the special bus it was about 18 from the station to the community hall by taxi it was about
28 only like a 10 minute ride then on the way back when i actually got onto the taxi
going back to the station about 20 dollars and then this time taking the train back to
fukuoka 22 in total about 550 just for transportation then for the hotel 2500 for two nights and
then another 2500 as a cleaning fee overall super super cheap in fact as cheap as some
hostels i've used in japan before anyway putting it together the hotel went traveling about
600 really traveling made up the majority of the cost and if you're wondering about
food i really didn't keep track of the cost i was mostly eating convenient food like at
7 11.
really nothing special either way about 600 total honestly this was hella expensive for
a two-day trip it only helps that i got a video out of this getting to one of your burning
questions would i come back honestly if you asked me the night i got back i would have
said no but after a few days have passed by this little trip has definitely been one of
the most memorable times i've had while in japan and that says a lot i'm getting more
and more interested in round two whenever levi pops up for your next bernie question
would i recommend that you visit so real talk i would not recommend visiting if it's your
first time to japan maybe not even in your second trip japan just has so much to offer
for you to explore so many major cities temples attractions fukuoka may be on your schedule
for your second trip speaking of which quick update since i got back they've actually just
announced this attack attack on Titan collab with the fukuoka tower on top of this in Isayama's
hometown you are able to visit the local spawns some of these do have some special Attack
on Titan food.
Others have Isayama’s signature or a drawing done by him there's even this ar app for specific
locations i really do think with the title dot in season 4 and the upcoming Levi statue
there is huge potential here for some tribal package japan make it happen anyway hopefully
you enjoyed this type of video i do want to do more on camera stuff even if only small
this whole thing was definitely a new challenge editing for it was a completely different
process so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss what's coming up and i'll see you guys
later