Alright good morning guys.
Good morning good morning.
It is a Sunday here in Tokyo.
Yes.
And we thought we'd do something a little bit different.
Like we've been out sightseeing.
Yeah.
Filming food videos.
Running around but obviously not everyday is like that.
So we wanted to do a casual a day in our life in Tokyo video on a rainy Sunday seems like
a good idea.
On a rainy Sunday.
And we are just sitting down here at our chabudai which is a traditional Japanese table.
Low to the ground.
We are having breakfast.
Yes.
And the plan basically is yeah just going to be a day in the life in Japan so we are
going to go out maybe show you our neighborhood.
Maybe have some ramen for lunch.
We've been talking about that.
We're thinking of doing laundry today.
We have to do laundry.
It has been a while.
Our clothes don't magically clean themselves.
No.
We are also maybe going to go for a little walk there is a little stream nearby our house.
Yes.
So it is just going to basically be a typical day here in Tokyo, Japan.
And we're also going to show you just what we get up to when we're not really doing a
sightseeing day here.
Yes.
But first breakfast.
And after eating Japanese breakfast for several weeks like I've been having rice, miso, my
grilled fish.
Yesterday I went to the supermarket and I saw chunky peanut butter.
Skippy.
And I was like that is it.
I know.
That is it.
If you actually came running over to me and I was in another aisle and like you were radiant.
Upon over peanut butter.
Yeah, so you are having peanut butter what with raisin toast and banana.
Yes.
And a little bit of honey.
And this was not cheap.
This was five bucks but I figure I can make this last.
Yeah.
This is anything but a traditional Japanese breakfast but it is delicious.
But it is delicious and I'm starting off the day with green tea and a little bit of fasting.
So yeah exciting stuff.
Exciting stuff over here guys.
That is really your daily life.
Sam likes to fast in the morning.
Quite often.
That is true.
Hahaha.
So in case you are wondering how I'm spending my Sunday I have to do a lot of video editing.
I feel like I'm always behind with video editing because we film way more quickly than we put
out the content so yeah it is always a catch up game and that is the plan today.
Final Cut Pro and I have a date.
Rain or no rain today we have to do laundry.
It is urgent.
We do not have a washing machine in our apartment.
No we don't.
Hi ho hi ho it is laundry time we go.
Yeah, so we're going to a laundry mat.
Yeah.
The good thing is that a lot cheaper than it was in Europe which is the last time we
went to a laundry mat.
And yeah it is like what less than a two minute walk from our place?
Yeah.
It is very convenient.
Yeah we've got our umbrellas, we've got all of the laundry in this bag right here.
Nice.
Let's go do some washing.
Let's go.
Here we are.
Laundry time.
Alright the plan we are taking over one of the bigger machines.
Yeah there is only three big ones.
This one can hold what 10 kilos?
Oh seven kilos.
The other one is only five.
Yeah.
So we haven't done our laundry in a while.
We've been putting it off.
Putting it off.
Yeah and for the little machine it is 200 Yen for the bigger one it is 300 Yen.
Also today we remembered to bring our laundry detergent but if you forget they have a vending
machine.
Yes.
Just over there.
Where you can find the powder and I think it is like 70 or 80 cents.
So it is not horrible.
It is not horribly priced at all.
We do forget.
And yeah I'm not surprised to see quite a few laundry mats in Tokyo because you have
to figure that so many apartments are really small and there just wouldn't be room to put
one of these in there.
Oops.
Yeah I know we were quite fortunate to have a washing machine in our apartment in Osaka.
Yeah.
Yeah we were.
That has not been the case here.
It sure hasn't.
There we go.
(Coin dropping sounds)
So the washing took 34 minutes now that is done.
A lot of clothes.
So we have to throw everything in the dryer.
Yep.
And for the drying you pay a 100 Yen for every 10 minutes.
And usually if you don't have a lot of stuff we can be done in 10 minutes but if you've
got lots it takes 20.
So we are just waiting for the last load in the dryer.
Eight minutes left.
Eight minutes so we're going to take you on a little walk.
I should have brought sunglasses.
It was like raining and now it is blinding me.
I know.
It is actually supposed to be sunny the rest of the day.
Yeah.
And you know what?
We've had so much rain in Tokyo but apparently our last week here is going to be mostly sunny
or cloudy.
Oh big truck.
Woah.
Big truck.
But yeah this is a really nice residential area just behind the laundry mat so let's
go for a little walk.
It is like a whole different world away from the main street isn't it?
It really is.
And you know what?
It is like you have a lot of buildings along the main streets but then once you start walking
through the backstreets you actually see houses.
Yeah.
Which is so strange for me I didn't think I'd find houses in Tokyo but yeah there are
nice homes here.
Yeah and there is quite a bit of greenery and as you can see where we are walking over
here look at there is flowers over there.
Flowers.
Time to get our laundry.
Time to get the clothes.
It should be done.
It has been eight minutes.
Alright guys so laundry is done.
Laundry is done.
Now it is time for lunch.
Yes and so because I didn't have breakfast my appetite has been growing by the hour.
I'm so ready for it whatever it is we have.
We are not sure what is open on a Sunday but I think we're going to try the ramen spot
that is nearby.
Yes there is one near the subway station that I've been to a couple of times.
And it is super cheap and the noodles are really tasty.
Yeah and I've never actually been there.
You've went with Rob.
With our friend Rob.
And you've been there by yourself.
But never with me.
So it could be the first time.
Time to introduce Sam to ramen.
Haha.
Our local ramen joint.
So we are having a look at the menu here.
Want to tell us about the cheapest item on the menu.
Well there is some really good deals here.
Check out this.
This particular ramen bowl.
I'll actually flip it over so you guys can see it.
This one is only 290 Yen.
So you're talking like that is probably like $2.50 to $2.60 US dollars.
Also they have a really good deal over here.
It appears it is like mixed fried rice so that starts at 380 Yen.
So maybe like $3.50 US and then you have an add-on option where I believe it looks like
a bowl of noodles for 160 Yen.
There you go.
Not bad.
Yeah just over a dollar for some add-ons.
But yeah nice budget friendly meal.
It is.
They have a more extensive menu than I had anticipated so I'm still trying to decide
what to get.
Also I've got my eye on the gyoza right here.
You can get 6 pieces for 200 Yen so yeah options galore.
Placing our order.
We're going to start with the gyoza that just arrived.
Just arrived at the table.
And I've prepared a little dipping sauce.
Soy sauce.
Spicy sesame oil and a little bit of vinegar.
Let's see.
Is it good?
Mmmhmm.
That is good.
I like it crispy on the bottom.
Yeah.
That is the way to do gyoza.
Want it a little bit crispy for sure.
Because it is usually.
It is moist in the middle so.
Oh my food is already here.
Alright I'm super excited about my dish.
I'm not entirely sure what it is called in Japanese but I know in Korea this looks very
similar to omurice.
Which is basically if I can lift the hood up a bit here of the egg.
That is basically fried rice.
You've got fried rice on the bottom.
You've got egg surrounding it entirely.
An omelet.
Basically an omelette yeah.
And then over here I have a couple pieces of shrimp.
And it appears to be probably maybe like a sweet and sour type of sauce.
Alright so it is going to be really exciting to try this.
Wow.
And that also came with a little broth on the side.
It did.
A little soup.
This pipping hot guys.
The steam is just rising like crazy.
So I'm getting a nice big bite of the shrimp right here.
Woah.
I bet that is good.
Mmmm.
Oh man.
Oh yeah.
That bite was dominated by a very juicy piece of shrimp.
I have to say that the spice I nailed it with the guessing salsa.
Congratulations.
Yeah.
It is sweet and sour and spicy and it is really nice to have the contrast of the omelet with
the rice as well.
There is just a lot of different things going on all at once but it is all really delicious.
Mmmhmm.
I've got my bowl of ramen in front of me so we've got the noodles.
Yep.
Beansprouts.
Mushrooms.
Half an egg.
A little bit of meat.
Some chives.
And plenty.
I just spat.
Plenty of broth.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
I'm going to try.
That is one of the more premium options in terms of the ramen offered here isn't it?
Yeah.
Lots of ingredients in this one.
And there is lots of variety in the menu.
You can get it with meat, without meat, with ground beef or pork.
Mmmm.
How is that?
I really like this dish a lot.
That is cool.
Mmmhmm.
Why don't you try mine?
Yes.
Let's go in.
Be sure you get some with the sauce.
The sauce.
Yeah, the sauce is really good.
I think you're going to like it.
Get lots of sauce in that.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
That is good.
Like sweet and sour hey?
Yeah.
Like a little glaze.
I just wish it were like spicy like kimchi.
I could totally go for like a kimchi fried rice.
Yeah.
I know we're not at a Korean restaurant but when I think of fried rice now I'm always
like where is the kimchi.
I have to say kimchi fried rice is the best fried rice in the world I think.
Well that was a pretty good meal.
It was.
How much was it?
That was really filling.
So that came to 1260 Yen or 1270 I believe.
So yeah.
Just under $12 US dollars.
Really filling.
We're heading back to the apartment now.
I still have a lot of editing to do.
Yes.
And we need to film a couple of videos today.
Yeah, we do.
Also later we're going to take you on a walk.
Show you the hood.
Yes, I think we might pickup some fruit and vegetables on the way home too.
There you go.
Let's get some fruit.
Do we need more bananas?
Yeah get bananas.
I'm going to get blueberries.
Yep let's grab them.
No that is good.
It is okay.
So that was a super quick fruit pickup.
Um fruit is really expensive in Japan especially if you're trying to buy it at the supermarket
and especially if you're getting the boxed gift sets of fruit.
It is like fancy fruit that you can buy to give as a gift to someone.
Um but if you go to the small little produce shops like no name shops you can usually get
a better deal.
We just paid 640 Yen and we got some apples, bananas and blueberries.
I would say that is a pretty good deal.
One of the cheapest places we've found so far.
So yeah we're trying to add a bit more fruit to our diet because it has been a lot of rice
and noodles lately.
Time for an update.
It sure is we've been filming all afternoon.
Yeah.
If you walk into here.
Camera setup.
Our little studio.
Check this out.
Yes so basically we've filmed two videos this afternoon.
The first one was our Japanese apartment tour.
Yeah.
The second one was our Japanese Kit Kat taste test.
Which is going on around there.
All of the packages.
We're kind of having a sugar crash at the moment.
Urgh.
We're very much craving something salty after eating all of those sweets.
Yeah.
So I think we're going to head to our local grocery store which is called Olympic.
Yeah.
I'm picking up sushi.
I don't know what you're going to have but something savoury.
We've got some red wine in the fridge.
We've got some red wine in the fridge from Chile and a little bit of kimchi so I think
that is going to be our dinner tonight.
Dinner and then a walk.
Yeah.
We are going to take you guys for a walk.
Yes.
So you can see our neighborhood.
We'll show you that at night so you can what it looks like when it is a little bit dark
outside.
Alright so here is lunch.
No, not lunch.
Dinner.
We've already had lunch.
Lunch was kit kat bars.
Urgh.
You know what?
I had a bit of a aftertaste of the raspberry one and let me tell you I wouldn't wish that
on my worst enemy.
That was pretty bad.
Raspberry kit kat burp.
Not pleasant.
But hopefully the sushi will make up for it.
We did like some of the flavors in all fareness.
Yeah.
But um some of the fruity flavors just were too artificial for us.
But anyways we ended up getting sushi for dinner.
Sushi sets.
We've got kimchi.
You've got green tea.
I'm having red wine.
Wine with sushi.
Who does that.
I don't have a cup for that.
I thought I brought one out here.
And you know what I'm going to need like some serviettes here because everything is so slimy
I can't even open.
Clearly we're not ready to eat this year.
Soy sauce.
Do you mind grabbing me a cup?
Yeah.
Thanks.
Whoops.
Alright.
Here we go.
Glug glug glug glug.
Wine and sushi.
Something that is super weird.
Nah.
Wine goes well with everything guys.
I'm having green tea.
And we got the salmon that has the skin.
The grilled skin.
Yeah.
But I don't know unless it is freshly grilled I just can't eat the skin.
It feels a little too chewy for my liking.
I love it.
I think it adds extra taste.
Extra flavor.
So I'll be having mine.
It is time for our evening walk.
Yes.
And our neighborhood tour.
Yeah.
So sunset just happened like 30 minutes ago.
Yeah it was around seven o'clock that it happened.
It is about 7:20 right now.
And it is just beautiful.
Soft blue light.
Pink clouds.
It is quiet.
Sunday tends to be the quietest day in Tokyo.
Yes.
And especially in this particular part of the neighborhood it is even quieter.
It is just so nice going for a walk.
There has only been a few people out.
We've seen a couple people jogging and that is it.
Just us.
Yeah basically there is like this stream that runs through the neighorhood and you have
a walking path on either side.
Yeah.
And it is lined with trees and flowers so it is like a nice little green escape.
Yeah.
Just in a residential neighbourhood.
It is so cool I've been going for jogs here quite often so I know this area quite well.
It is kind of made where we've been staying in Tokyo feel a little bit more like home.
Yes.
And joggers are coming so let's move over.
Haha.
Moving over to the side.
But yeah we've going to show you this little walk and also maybe some of the side streets
so you can see what some of the houses look like.
Yep.
Also we're coming up to some pretty cool skyscrapers and the lights are just starting to come on.
Yeah.
So we'll show you that.
Okay so we are heading back to our apartment now.
Yep.
I hope you guys enjoyed this day in the life vlog.
Yeah.
Getting to see what our daily routine in Tokyo has been like.
Yeah.
It has just been like we've been living here in Tokyo for quite a while so it is just cool
to show you like what a slice of our life is like here.
Yeah.
Well by a while we mean like almost a month which for us is a long time when you're traveling
full time.
Oh and there is gate opening.
Parking lot gate.
But yeah I mean that was a little taste of what we get up to on days when we aren't filming
or sightseeing.
We were filming videos in our apartment but I mean yeah you get the idea.
So yeah productive day.
We made a whole bunch of videos.
We did our laundry.
We cleaned up the apartment and now I think we're going to go chill so we'll see you guys
in the next video.
Bye.