It looks like you are having the most fantastic time. Jon definitely wants to go now. The temples look incredible as do those strawberries. You definitely did a lot of exploring xx
What a fun first day! Those strawberries looked amazing! I can imagine you two were pretty tired, but excited to see it all! The shrines looked amazing. I'm loving this! 😊
Thank you so much! It really was such a fun first day-we were definitely tired the next day. The strawberries were great, and the shrines were absolutely beautiful. So glad you’re enjoying it-it means a lot! xxx
Ive just got back to Australia from Tokyo about 12 hours ago. I got super lucky with the Lost bar as was super quiet when I got there and got a seat straight away. By the time I left after 1 cocktail there was a mega line though! Great vid
Thanks, Lee! So lucky to get a seat right away! I think that’s where we went wrong cause it was early evening when we tried. Hope you had an amazing trip! xx
Great first day. We had chocolate and custard filled Taiyaki which were delicious, had the candied strawberries in china town (Yokohama) during our first trip but didn’t try the spiral potato. We averaged 20,000 steps most days and 26,000 was our best. We visited so many shrines/temples and didn’t do our fortunes once - didn’t want to get a bad one 😱 Looking forward to day 2 🤗🤗
Thank you! Chocolate and custard taiyaki sound amazing-we’d love to try those next time! The candied strawberries were great, but you definitely have to try the spiral potato if you get the chance. We totally get skipping the fortunes; sometimes it’s better not to risk it, haha! Can’t wait to share day 2 with you! xx
The Tori-no-ichi festival held every November at Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku is also known as the Otorisai Festival and is known for attracting many worshippers. As the city of Shinjuku developed, the festival grew in scale, and is now counted as one of the three biggest festivals in the Kanto region, along with the festivals at Otori Shrine in Asakusa and Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu. The first festival held on the first day of the rooster in November is called Ichi-no-tori, the second is called Ni-no-tori, and in some years it is held three times (San-no-tori). On the day of the festival, lanterns are hung around the shrine, including the torii gate, and street vendors selling rakes line the streets. As it is close to Shinjuku Kabukicho, the area around the shrine becomes even more festive as people who work in the area visit the festival all at once. The shrine is bustling with young people dressed up beautifully and people praying for prosperity in business for the coming year. During the festival, many food and drink stalls line the roads around the shrine, so you can enjoy eating your way around the shrine in a festival-like atmosphere. Scaffolding is erected for this purpose. Thank you very much for coming to Japan. We look forward to working with you again.
Thank you so much for sharing all this information! It’s incredible to hear how deeply rooted it is in the culture and how it brings the community together in such a vibrant way. The atmosphere you described sounds so festive-we’ll definitely keep it in mind for a future trip to Japan! Visiting your beautiful country was such a wonderful experience, and we really appreciate the warm welcome!
When I returned from my first visit, I had culture shock when I landed back at Heathrow It made me realise just how rubbish England was It took me a few weeks to get over just what a disaster this country is
The good old reverse culture shock..... Happened to me when I returned to the UK after my first time in Japan. Walking down the main shopping street and seeing all of the 'Yummy Mummys' pushing their prams with cigarettes in hand, whilst swearing at their older children..... Made me think about how I didn't see any such behaviour whilst in Japan.
You probably already know this now, but you won't see mt fuji from that view. Despite what that drawing says, i believe you are looking south as you are in shinjuku and can see shibuya. Mt Fuji is west of tokyo. If you've got any chance of seeing it, you'd have to look really far to your right, almost parallel with the window, not straight ahead.
Wow! I felt like I was back in tokyo watching this, I loved the park too its so peaceful I'm so jealous 😊. Looking forward to more . Great video
Thanks Sean, It’s great that the video brought back Tokyo memories for you! More videos coming soon ☺️
It looks like you are having the most fantastic time.
Jon definitely wants to go now.
The temples look incredible as do those strawberries.
You definitely did a lot of exploring xx
Thanks Emma! We had the best time-it’s such an amazing place! You’d both love it here! xx
Love to try Tokyo.
What a fun first day! Those strawberries looked amazing! I can imagine you two were pretty tired, but excited to see it all! The shrines looked amazing. I'm loving this! 😊
Thank you so much! It really was such a fun first day-we were definitely tired the next day. The strawberries were great, and the shrines were absolutely beautiful. So glad you’re enjoying it-it means a lot! xxx
I really enjoyed this vlog..i went all around japan a few years ago thank you for sharing.you will love all the shopping. Vending machines and food
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the vlog! x
8:40 You have a lovely handwriting.
Thank you! x
Ive just got back to Australia from Tokyo about 12 hours ago.
I got super lucky with the Lost bar as was super quiet when I got there and got a seat straight away. By the time I left after 1 cocktail there was a mega line though!
Great vid
Thanks, Lee! So lucky to get a seat right away! I think that’s where we went wrong cause it was early evening when we tried. Hope you had an amazing trip! xx
@@TangledUpInFun I got there at 2.30pm so might be a good time to try again!
Great first day. We had chocolate and custard filled Taiyaki which were delicious, had the candied strawberries in china town (Yokohama) during our first trip but didn’t try the spiral potato. We averaged 20,000 steps most days and 26,000 was our best. We visited so many shrines/temples and didn’t do our fortunes once - didn’t want to get a bad one 😱 Looking forward to day 2 🤗🤗
Thank you! Chocolate and custard taiyaki sound amazing-we’d love to try those next time! The candied strawberries were great, but you definitely have to try the spiral potato if you get the chance. We totally get skipping the fortunes; sometimes it’s better not to risk it, haha! Can’t wait to share day 2 with you! xx
The Tori-no-ichi festival held every November at Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku is also known as the Otorisai Festival and is known for attracting many worshippers.
As the city of Shinjuku developed, the festival grew in scale, and is now counted as one of the three biggest festivals in the Kanto region, along with the festivals at Otori Shrine in Asakusa and Okunitama Shrine in Fuchu.
The first festival held on the first day of the rooster in November is called Ichi-no-tori, the second is called Ni-no-tori, and in some years it is held three times (San-no-tori). On the day of the festival, lanterns are hung around the shrine, including the torii gate, and street vendors selling rakes line the streets.
As it is close to Shinjuku Kabukicho, the area around the shrine becomes even more festive as people who work in the area visit the festival all at once. The shrine is bustling with young people dressed up beautifully and people praying for prosperity in business for the coming year. During the festival, many food and drink stalls line the roads around the shrine, so you can enjoy eating your way around the shrine in a festival-like atmosphere.
Scaffolding is erected for this purpose.
Thank you very much for coming to Japan. We look forward to working with you again.
Thank you so much for sharing all this information! It’s incredible to hear how deeply rooted it is in the culture and how it brings the community together in such a vibrant way. The atmosphere you described sounds so festive-we’ll definitely keep it in mind for a future trip to Japan! Visiting your beautiful country was such a wonderful experience, and we really appreciate the warm welcome!
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When I returned from my first visit, I had culture shock when I landed back at Heathrow
It made me realise just how rubbish England was
It took me a few weeks to get over just what a disaster this country is
We know what you mean-travel can really shift how we see things. Japan left such a strong impression on us too!
The good old reverse culture shock..... Happened to me when I returned to the UK after my first time in Japan. Walking down the main shopping street and seeing all of the 'Yummy Mummys' pushing their prams with cigarettes in hand, whilst swearing at their older children..... Made me think about how I didn't see any such behaviour whilst in Japan.
Thank you for come to Japan ♩
Do you enjoy Tokyo ?
We loved Tokyo! ❤️
You probably already know this now, but you won't see mt fuji from that view. Despite what that drawing says, i believe you are looking south as you are in shinjuku and can see shibuya. Mt Fuji is west of tokyo. If you've got any chance of seeing it, you'd have to look really far to your right, almost parallel with the window, not straight ahead.
what time did you get to Chris's bar?
It was early evening, maybe around 6pm. Someone else said they went about 2:30pm and managed to get in no problem.