Return to Japan Vlog Day 3 Part 2 // Alleyways, Nooks, and Crannies - AdventureArchives
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13: 05, superior Asian driving skill lol.
Date: 2022-04-30
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Jon
The whole atmosphere just seems -cozy, - although that isn't quite the right word. just the way everything is built up on top of itself, with every nook and cranny turned into some useful purpose. Seeing people out enlivening every alleyway makes them so inviting, too, like every alley is a potential adventure of interesting sights and sounds and people. Really cool! It's so great to have you as such an intimate guide to a place i'll probably never have a chance to visit! Thanks!
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The whole atmosphere just seems -cozy, - although that isn't quite the right word. just the way everything is built up on top of itself, with every nook and cranny turned into some useful purpose. Seeing people out enlivening every alleyway makes them so inviting, too, like every alley is a potential adventure of interesting sights and sounds and people. Really cool! It's so great to have you as such an intimate guide to a place i'll probably never have a chance to visit! Thanks!
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Zantetsu
I like Japan alot but the one downside is there is definitely what I call a -same-sameness- to the cities there. They all look about the same and feel about the same, it's like the same thing over and over and over again. It's awesome for a while but it gets to be repetitive eventually. Of course I haven't been to every part but all across Honshu it feels that way.
Getting out into the countryside is definitely a good antidote though.
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I like Japan alot but the one downside is there is definitely what I call a -same-sameness- to the cities there. They all look about the same and feel about the same, it's like the same thing over and over and over again. It's awesome for a while but it gets to be repetitive eventually. Of course I haven't been to every part but all across Honshu it feels that way.
Getting out into the countryside is definitely a good antidote though.
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Anson
I used to live right down the street from where you guys are wandering at 15: 46. The reason you hear lots of languages is because this area has multiple universities including Waseda University down the road (where I went) so there's a lot of foreign students. You're also right at Shin-Okubo which isn't just Koreatown; it also has a lot of South Asian folks as well. And Ikebukuro is fairly close which has a large Chinatown.
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I used to live right down the street from where you guys are wandering at 15: 46. The reason you hear lots of languages is because this area has multiple universities including Waseda University down the road (where I went) so there's a lot of foreign students. You're also right at Shin-Okubo which isn't just Koreatown; it also has a lot of South Asian folks as well. And Ikebukuro is fairly close which has a large Chinatown.
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Tim
I totally get what you two are talking about here. Seeing how other countries deal with common issues is really fascinating. You can learn a lot about a country by looking at how they solve problems. Also, you know how some shopping malls decorate and design the interior of the mall to imply that you are outside or in a small town, etc. Japan seems to be an entire country of that sensibility.
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I totally get what you two are talking about here. Seeing how other countries deal with common issues is really fascinating. You can learn a lot about a country by looking at how they solve problems. Also, you know how some shopping malls decorate and design the interior of the mall to imply that you are outside or in a small town, etc. Japan seems to be an entire country of that sensibility.
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TheArtkaw
This reminded me of the first time I walked around the love hotel district in Shibuya so many years ago. It was strangely magical seeing the tiny packed bars, the night groceries, dead-ends and convenient stores. It was just so inspiring for some reason. I've been going back since, but that first time walking around Tokyo is just insane. Loved every second of it.
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This reminded me of the first time I walked around the love hotel district in Shibuya so many years ago. It was strangely magical seeing the tiny packed bars, the night groceries, dead-ends and convenient stores. It was just so inspiring for some reason. I've been going back since, but that first time walking around Tokyo is just insane. Loved every second of it.
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Scott
-This is like Blade Runner-. I said that exact same thing when I first visited! And to take it further, in one of the alleys in Kabukicho there was a noodle shop that looked like the shop Harrison Ford ate at. I made your same comment and my friend said -Dude, it was filmed here! - (Although, according to imdd. com, that's not true)
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-This is like Blade Runner-. I said that exact same thing when I first visited! And to take it further, in one of the alleys in Kabukicho there was a noodle shop that looked like the shop Harrison Ford ate at. I made your same comment and my friend said -Dude, it was filmed here! - (Although, according to imdd. com, that's not true)
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Badr
Robby, I know exactly what you meant about those alleyways and buildings. I remember last time I was in Japan, I took so many pics and videos of the most random locations, something about them just seems so interesting. Looking forward to the next episode!
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Robby, I know exactly what you meant about those alleyways and buildings. I remember last time I was in Japan, I took so many pics and videos of the most random locations, something about them just seems so interesting. Looking forward to the next episode!
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Dustin
I just want yall to know that I am just as interested in all the crazy things that yall are seeing and experiencing! It is so rich with stuff and all the random things that seem to come together through decades of piecing it all together. SWEET!
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I just want yall to know that I am just as interested in all the crazy things that yall are seeing and experiencing! It is so rich with stuff and all the random things that seem to come together through decades of piecing it all together. SWEET!
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Dead
Finding beauty in the mundane is a great feeling. The best part of these vlogs has just been Robert and Andrew marveling at the slight differences between Mid-western and Japanese architecture. Those cramped corridors were super strange.
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Finding beauty in the mundane is a great feeling. The best part of these vlogs has just been Robert and Andrew marveling at the slight differences between Mid-western and Japanese architecture. Those cramped corridors were super strange.
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