So cool this video John! Watching with my wife and she told me a funny story about people chocking with mochi, she worked in a rest home long time ago around Niigata, so they needed to be very careful giving mochi to the elderly people, one time one old guy was choking to death and nurse very strong trying to save him (arms crossed around his stomach and pushing hard), didn't work... luckily cleaner was passing by with a vacuum!!! she grabbed the vacuum and inserted in the guy's troath and sucked the remaining mochi saving his life!!!
Deadly mochi foiled by a vacuum cleaner! Niigata has some of the best rice and mochi too! Yes, the new year ozoni soup is such a danger if big chunks are in there and if the soup cools, the mochi gets just a little firmer! It's like swallowing a bath plug if you don't chew! ... better taste but just as deadly. Thank you for sharing the story!
Hate to break it to you but she may have been messing with you...There's a infamous scene in a very famous Japanese movie called "Tampopo" where a character in restaurant starts choking on mochi, and they save him with a vacuum. It's an amazing movie that HIGHLY recommend. Also, I very highly doubt that a vacuum has anywhere near the suction power to actually remove something stuck in someone's throat, even shop-vacs have don't have the much power.
Watch out for the laser beams! LOL Sorry to keep you waiting before eating at times - haha! You're a very good friend to lend us the time to make this and greatly appreciative of it - it turned out well and was a lot of fun! Let's do it again, anytime!
My two favorite Japan channel flavors, tasting better together! Your fun videos kept me sane during lockdown. Glad you guys did this combo video. And way to rock that beard!
I agree. I cant make myself watch or continue watching the old channel with the new host and format. I particularly miss the intro and sound effects of his older videos.
Thanks for watching this Eating Spree in Asakusa! So QUESTION: What was your favorite street food from this episode? Let me know in the comments below and Don't forget to subscribe to this new main ONLY in JAPAN channel! New adventure coming really soon! PS: The ONLY in JAPAN Fireworks Kickstarter is still going on - last week to support and get in on event! Live streaming it from Nagano on Nov 3rd! -John
I enjoyed watching this episode, John. You are on a different level in creating NHK-ish type of episodes. To be honest, I prefer watching these recorded videos, rather than the Livestream. A big fan here from the Philippines.
John me and my sister have always watched your videos when we were 6 and loved them ever since. We're big fans of yours and always watch your video when we want to learn more about Japan! Keep it up and keep us informed about Japan!
I really appreciate the professional sort-of documentary-ish vibe of all his videos but what makes me subscribe and keep watching for the longest time is the creativity and randomness the videos have, emanating from the creator's ability, expertise and personality. And every video keeps getting better. i noticed the sort of hyperlapse that he said he was experimenting on. Very cool!! He makes all his videos light and fun (and informative) to watch even if it is documentary-ish. The cats, the crows, the space boat and the ducks, i love them. I just really enjoy this creator's craft. And ericsurf is really awesome to watch here too! One of the legends of Japan YT too!!
2:03 whoa dekai! 😂 That and the 🦸👀 stare. Yes the comical touch is a must when your guest is 🧔🏄6️⃣ I wonder if off screen Eric gave each food his usual Nom Nom scale to you JD. 8:44 wow 😱 shocking 🍡 fact! 22:46 The cheek thermometer 🌡️ really gave the Taiyaki a truly medieval touch. Another well crafted entertaining video. A first OIJ video with EricSurf6 is probably a landmark video 🥰👍🏽
Eric is super kind and fun to work with - my style is much slower than his - I really appreciated his patience. A true landmark for the OIJ series to have on one of the first and greatest Japan UA-camrs going back to 2006, the year when UA-cam started! Much respect for Ericsurf6 and hope to catch up with him again soon.
This episode was so much fun! Love seeing you guys together anyway, but the bit of comedic banter along with the creative edits really elevate this one - great job!
Everytime I watch your videos John it does make me appreciate not only Japan but life itself. :) For some reason when there is food involved in a video it makes me feel thankful that I am alive in this age. :)
Bravo John!! Your hard work shines in this episode. Hope you get more views & subscribers. You can sense when other youtubers are mailing it in with click bait, you provide substance. You make Asakusa proud, good job Ambassador!
Best 25 minutes of today! I love this episode. I mean with eric as the guest star, and John's General Zod super eyes & mickey mouse sound, the A1 bokeh, and many foods..It's all there!💪🏻🏯🇯🇵
Kagetsudo is a tradition on any trips I make to Japan. Been there the last 3 times I've visited, just as they open in the mornings. Absolutely beautiful
The BEST Asakusa street food video. Clear info like shop name, prices, taste test, time stamps, etc. Fried chicken cartilage??? Omg, i need some of that!! 🤤🤤🤤
Nankotsu is really good - I think it took me 1-2 years before I tried it. No internet in 1998 so I had to build up courage to try new things. I wish I'd had had it earlier!
I used to walk around Asakusa with friends way back 1990-1997. There are a lot of street food that was really taste good with rice wine during winter days.❤️❤️❤️...Natsukashiii❤️
Eric really lovin' that sweet potato ice cream. ☺ Neat creative editing on the nikkuman segment with Eric casually eating and you speaking at hyperspeed. 😂
Thanks! The kids were off so I had to play around to distract viewers from the lousy sound there 😂 but yeah, I kept talking and Eric just enjoyed and was done! Hahaha! It was a highlight to edit that, make it more fun.
Thanks for another great video John! You make dreary city life bareable and you keep us sane while we're stuck inside for lockdown. Your videos are so wholesome and earnest it makes world seem a more beautiful place through your lens.
Such an awesome episode. I don't know how I missed it. U and ericsurf6 are favorite food reviewers in Japan. I forgot how big Eric's beard used to be. Great video.
@@3goodtimes3 it was during the pandemic, we found a way to make it work and have fun! No tourists here, so quiet - historic wide in a way. Won’t find it like that ever again.
Awesome video John. One of your best yet. The humor and editing are masterful. Highly enjoy your work these days. Your livestreams are as amazing if not more than your videos. Quality all around as you’ve shaped your UA-cam identity to your liking drawing the people who enjoy your company. Thank you for sharing your life within the wonderful world we all live in. Be blessed, watching, liking and subscribing. No Tobys allowed!
You're looking good John! Love the new animated intro. I highly recommend staying in Asakusa. And don't forget to explore every alley they have the best taiyaki and daifuku along Nakamise St. And ohhh yeah Nikuman is definitely a must try steamed bun. Thank you for sharing. Brings back great travel and street food experience.
Glad to share the adventure with you in this video - definitely recommend Asakusa as the hub for a Tokyo visit to all international visitors! For the jet lagged, much more fun walking traditional streets than the dirty ones of Shibuya and Shinjuku.
That was quite the street feast! 😋 Eric at 8:37 "You talk too much" LOL 🤣John, you won't be winning any eating contests against Eric! Although you don't want to eat mochi too fast as you pointed out. Well shot and paced and looked fantastic! 👍🍢🍡
2:07 THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Just finished watching The Office for the second time :D Great video as always John! Can't wait to go to Japan and try all those!
Always a pleasure to see your videos and experience Japan through your eyes John!!! always fun, educational and when it comes to food...mouth watering!
Your vids are the best John. You're one of the great OGs of youtube and you deserve all the success this channel will generate. Lets get you back on top!
God this is making me miss this place so much. When we visited in September 2015, Asakusa felt like a home away from home. From the food vendors, to the Tokyo Skytree greeting us every morning we walked outside and to the amazing temple. I still have my fortune I got from there too (It was the best luck too!). I can't wait to visit here again soon
I really enjoyed this video which is concise and to the point. Fast forwarding while walking n talking is a great idea. I stopped watching the livestreams a long time ago other than the ones on the fireworks and your baby. Please have more food eating and sightseeing exited videos.
I changed GO to include more uploaded content. I realized that if the UA-cam app is not going to improve (still lousy encoding and 720p) I’ll need to evolve the content. The uploaded 8K walks have more traction but I really have to work harder to improve the channel signal quality for live streams. Thanks for being a part of both!
when I visited Japan we stayed at a hotel near asakusa, so we went there several times!! the menchikatsu and melonpan stands you visited here were my favorites, as well as an oden shop. the lady who ran the shop asked me if I had oden before, and I said yes at 7/11. she was mortified and gave me some free daikon and told me to eat at her shop instead of 7/11 from now on 😆. I wish I could go back!
So cool this video John! Watching with my wife and she told me a funny story about people chocking with mochi, she worked in a rest home long time ago around Niigata, so they needed to be very careful giving mochi to the elderly people, one time one old guy was choking to death and nurse very strong trying to save him (arms crossed around his stomach and pushing hard), didn't work... luckily cleaner was passing by with a vacuum!!! she grabbed the vacuum and inserted in the guy's troath and sucked the remaining mochi saving his life!!!
Deadly mochi foiled by a vacuum cleaner! Niigata has some of the best rice and mochi too! Yes, the new year ozoni soup is such a danger if big chunks are in there and if the soup cools, the mochi gets just a little firmer! It's like swallowing a bath plug if you don't chew! ... better taste but just as deadly. Thank you for sharing the story!
wow
Smells like bull
This made the day 😂😂😂
Hate to break it to you but she may have been messing with you...There's a infamous scene in a very famous Japanese movie called "Tampopo" where a character in restaurant starts choking on mochi, and they save him with a vacuum. It's an amazing movie that HIGHLY recommend. Also, I very highly doubt that a vacuum has anywhere near the suction power to actually remove something stuck in someone's throat, even shop-vacs have don't have the much power.
Thanks John for the fabulous street food tour of Asakusa! Love how you put all of this together. I can really feel your passion for food!
Epic beard man. Very nice.
Watch out for the laser beams! LOL Sorry to keep you waiting before eating at times - haha! You're a very good friend to lend us the time to make this and greatly appreciative of it - it turned out well and was a lot of fun! Let's do it again, anytime!
U look like broke foreigners
A masterpiece of a beard!
My two favorite Japan channel flavors, tasting better together! Your fun videos kept me sane during lockdown. Glad you guys did this combo video. And way to rock that beard!
Only in Japan only feels right with John Daub!
Just so let you know that your passion about making videos about Japan is very much appreciated.
I agree. I cant make myself watch or continue watching the old channel with the new host and format. I particularly miss the intro and sound effects of his older videos.
Thanks for watching this Eating Spree in Asakusa! So QUESTION: What was your favorite street food from this episode? Let me know in the comments below and
Don't forget to subscribe to this new main ONLY in JAPAN channel! New adventure coming really soon! PS: The ONLY in JAPAN Fireworks Kickstarter is still going on - last week to support and get in on event! Live streaming it from Nagano on Nov 3rd! -John
My favorite was taiyaki and dango
I have to go with that fried chicken - spice sounded very interesting
Chicken with different layers.
That Sweet Potato Ice Cream!
Mine's taiyaki!
I don't know whether to look at that golden chicken, or Erics golden Moses beard! Love you two together.
I enjoyed watching this episode, John. You are on a different level in creating NHK-ish type of episodes. To be honest, I prefer watching these recorded videos, rather than the Livestream. A big fan here from the Philippines.
John me and my sister have always watched your videos when we were 6 and loved them ever since. We're big fans of yours and always watch your video when we want to learn more about Japan!
Keep it up and keep us informed about Japan!
Thank you Talha! Tell you sister I said hello 👋😁🎌
My two favorite UA-cam influencers in one episode, can’t get any better than that!!
the best episode yet!
You two guys have great chemistry together. Excellent video and great to see Eric on your channel.
My 2 fav. JAPANESE based youtubers. Eric brings the funny food experience, and you the deeper insights in japanese culture.
This reminds me a bit of the old Only In Japan videos. It fills me with so much happy nostalgia. Thanks, John!
Except better and in 4K! More street food episodes coming all over Japan. I love this series of street food guides.
Amazing, John! Good to see you back at it again!
I really appreciate the professional sort-of documentary-ish vibe of all his videos but what makes me subscribe and keep watching for the longest time is the creativity and randomness the videos have, emanating from the creator's ability, expertise and personality. And every video keeps getting better. i noticed the sort of hyperlapse that he said he was experimenting on. Very cool!! He makes all his videos light and fun (and informative) to watch even if it is documentary-ish. The cats, the crows, the space boat and the ducks, i love them. I just really enjoy this creator's craft. And ericsurf is really awesome to watch here too! One of the legends of Japan YT too!!
Two legends meet!
2:03 whoa dekai! 😂 That and the 🦸👀 stare.
Yes the comical touch is a must when your guest is 🧔🏄6️⃣
I wonder if off screen Eric gave each food his usual Nom Nom scale to you JD.
8:44 wow 😱 shocking 🍡 fact!
22:46 The cheek thermometer 🌡️ really gave the Taiyaki a truly medieval touch.
Another well crafted entertaining video. A first OIJ video with EricSurf6 is probably a landmark video 🥰👍🏽
Eric is super kind and fun to work with - my style is much slower than his - I really appreciated his patience. A true landmark for the OIJ series to have on one of the first and greatest Japan UA-camrs going back to 2006, the year when UA-cam started! Much respect for Ericsurf6 and hope to catch up with him again soon.
This episode was so much fun! Love seeing you guys together anyway, but the bit of comedic banter along with the creative edits really elevate this one - great job!
Everytime I watch your videos John it does make me appreciate not only Japan but life itself. :) For some reason when there is food involved in a video it makes me feel thankful that I am alive in this age. :)
Walking around a historical area while dining on the food? Yes.
Standing and eating..
Yum!
@@VictorLugosi nooo 😭
"I came back without Eric (Don't tell him) to try one of the most popular variations with whipped cream."
The whisper tho.
🤣
Bravo John!! Your hard work shines in this episode. Hope you get more views & subscribers. You can sense when other youtubers are mailing it in with click bait, you provide substance. You make Asakusa proud, good job Ambassador!
15:00 haha I was having a rogue week and this made me laugh so hard. Please keep making videos! They’re such a source of joy for me
Eric rubbing it in how good his ice cream is … hilarious!
Best 25 minutes of today! I love this episode. I mean with eric as the guest star, and John's General Zod super eyes & mickey mouse sound, the A1 bokeh, and many foods..It's all there!💪🏻🏯🇯🇵
Awesome Video John i get hungry right now the sweet potato ice cream look great thanks for sharing the video
😀
John and Eric are making me so hungry right now also love the vids.
You guys were so funny !! I loved this!
Only John Daub can make you love things about Japan. Thanks for the video!
Man two of my favorite UA-camrs from Japan! Food looks great!
this collab turned out great and really funny too!
Great editing John! Always a blast when Eric comes by!
Love it the video from the start to end
I love street food, I'd love to try all of it. Thanks for taking us along you two, it was a very fun episode.
Kagetsudo is a tradition on any trips I make to Japan. Been there the last 3 times I've visited, just as they open in the mornings. Absolutely beautiful
I absolutely love those long walking shots!
Me too! Thanks for this. I’ll try to add more in. It gives a fun and total look at the area.
Yes yes more street food vlogs, givin us what we want!
The BEST Asakusa street food video. Clear info like shop name, prices, taste test, time stamps, etc. Fried chicken cartilage??? Omg, i need some of that!! 🤤🤤🤤
Nankotsu is really good - I think it took me 1-2 years before I tried it. No internet in 1998 so I had to build up courage to try new things. I wish I'd had had it earlier!
I never get tired watching your videos John!
Great video John is back with street food 👏👏👏👍😀✊✊🇯🇵🇮🇳⛩
thank you
Really enjoyed this video! Thanks for all you do to bring Japan to us! You tha man!!!
I used to walk around Asakusa with friends way back 1990-1997. There are a lot of street food that was really taste good with rice wine during winter days.❤️❤️❤️...Natsukashiii❤️
Fantastic! Great fun to see you & Eric! Now I’m hungry for Japanese street food. 😋💞
Love the music in the intro , get me every time. Amazing video John keep going
Glad to see John stil doing his thing man, been a minute since I watch these videos.
Eric really lovin' that sweet potato ice cream. ☺
Neat creative editing on the nikkuman segment with Eric casually eating and you speaking at hyperspeed. 😂
Thanks! The kids were off so I had to play around to distract viewers from the lousy sound there 😂 but yeah, I kept talking and Eric just enjoyed and was done! Hahaha! It was a highlight to edit that, make it more fun.
Eric Berg is a MUST when you do food videos in Japan. 😄
But I was really surprised to see him in this video, thumbs up. 👍👍
That was the most enjoyable show in a while! I like the prepared shows more than the live streaming, and it is good to see their reappearance!
Love your videos John! Always look forward to you’re videos as it brightens my day
Thanks for another great video John! You make dreary city life bareable and you keep us sane while we're stuck inside for lockdown. Your videos are so wholesome and earnest it makes world seem a more beautiful place through your lens.
Asakusa Menchi... I love them. Never fail to have 1-2 of it every time I go to Asakusa.
Almost like being there. Thanks
Wow! Great editing, John. Also, a very refreshing video out of hundreds of other videos about street foods of Asakusa. Well done! 🔥🔥🔥
Such an awesome episode. I don't know how I missed it. U and ericsurf6 are favorite food reviewers in Japan. I forgot how big Eric's beard used to be. Great video.
@@3goodtimes3 it was during the pandemic, we found a way to make it work and have fun! No tourists here, so quiet - historic wide in a way. Won’t find it like that ever again.
@onlyinjapan I was actually wondering why other shows attempted to be yours now, I know. Amen and be safe.
This was a great collab!! Also sweet beard Eric!
Awesome video John. One of your best yet. The humor and editing are masterful. Highly enjoy your work these days. Your livestreams are as amazing if not more than your videos. Quality all around as you’ve shaped your UA-cam identity to your liking drawing the people who enjoy your company.
Thank you for sharing your life within the wonderful world we all live in. Be blessed, watching, liking and subscribing. No Tobys allowed!
No Toby allowed!! Haha! I forgot the Toby emoji is only on OIJ*GO - thank you Matt!
I think you two have a fun comedic chemistry and you should work together more often.
An excellent over view of the food scene, thoroughly enjoyed it, wish I had seen this back in the late eighties before I visited Japan, such is life.
You're looking good John! Love the new animated intro. I highly recommend staying in Asakusa. And don't forget to explore every alley they have the best taiyaki and daifuku along Nakamise St. And ohhh yeah Nikuman is definitely a must try steamed bun. Thank you for sharing. Brings back great travel and street food experience.
Glad to share the adventure with you in this video - definitely recommend Asakusa as the hub for a Tokyo visit to all international visitors! For the jet lagged, much more fun walking traditional streets than the dirty ones of Shibuya and Shinjuku.
Great vid John, quality is impeccable as always!
That was quite the street feast! 😋 Eric at 8:37 "You talk too much" LOL 🤣John, you won't be winning any eating contests against Eric! Although you don't want to eat mochi too fast as you pointed out. Well shot and paced and looked fantastic! 👍🍢🍡
The two of you are just so natural. I love the collab vid. 😍
That was such a fun episode! The food, the banter, loved it! Definitely going on the itinerary!!
Absolutely amazing! John and Eric never disappoint. Get some! 🍻oh and nice editing👌
John is the greatest! Cant wait for the next video!
I love the way you describe things especially the food, keep being you! 😊😊😊
Such a fun video, John! I enjoyed the collaboration between you and Eric! This makes me miss Japan!!
One of the best Collaborations in my opinion, y’all work so well together and make content funny and awesome!
Yes 😃 strolling & eating, high on my list of things I love watching you do ❤️ more please!
Love Asakusa! So much street food and delicious too. I miss eating fresh dango 🍡
Clicked as soon as I saw the notification.
😍 Great and also funny street food episode episode, i like it.
2:07 THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Just finished watching The Office for the second time :D Great video as always John! Can't wait to go to Japan and try all those!
Always a pleasure to see your videos and experience Japan through your eyes John!!!
always fun, educational and when it comes to food...mouth watering!
Your vids are the best John. You're one of the great OGs of youtube and you deserve all the success this channel will generate. Lets get you back on top!
I miss Japan and the food, and everything is yummy 😋. Thanks John and Eric!
What an amazing crossover, I'm going to eat myself silly in Asakusa this December now that Japan is finally open to foreign tourists
God this is making me miss this place so much. When we visited in September 2015, Asakusa felt like a home away from home. From the food vendors, to the Tokyo Skytree greeting us every morning we walked outside and to the amazing temple. I still have my fortune I got from there too (It was the best luck too!). I can't wait to visit here again soon
Been looking forward and waiting for your new video
Thanks john!!
Well Done, John! Always looking forward to your videos!
Awesome new video, John! Asakusa is such a gem in Tokyo.
The more I watch these videos, the more my bucketlist grows. Damn it covid when will you end?
Amazing video 🔥🔥 love the quality and fun vibe 👏👏
Despite the year we filmed in without tourists, we had fun! 2021 was a rough one everywhere and we needed it.
I'm glad to see you back 😊
You know John, this is my way of experiencing Japan. Thanks
Great episode. Lots of treasures. Thank you!
OMG! I actually laughed out loud when you did the laser eyes.
hehehe - Always wanted secret super powers! I noticed I was looking more at his ice cream than my own. It really was THAT GOOD! hahaha
Wonderful video as always.
Also @24:25 The Most Beautiful Girl walked by…☺️❤️
We didn’t notice with that yakitori in front of us! I may have noticed in the edited 😂
What a coincidence, I just finished watching Paolo’s Asakusa food tour from 3 years back.
Watching right now…. So far really good.
A channel worth subscribing peeps!!
Wow so this is how it looks like when two legend collab 🔥
Love your video. Keep up all the great content.
I really liked the editing on this video. Keep up the good work!
Everything looks so delicious. I really enjoyed watching this.
Very well done sir...proper travel show production.
I really enjoyed this video which is concise and to the point. Fast forwarding while walking n talking is a great idea. I stopped watching the livestreams a long time ago other than the ones on the fireworks and your baby. Please have more food eating and sightseeing exited videos.
I changed GO to include more uploaded content. I realized that if the UA-cam app is not going to improve (still lousy encoding and 720p) I’ll need to evolve the content. The uploaded 8K walks have more traction but I really have to work harder to improve the channel signal quality for live streams.
Thanks for being a part of both!
Great vlog John and Eric !
Eric is such a show off err showman lol 😂
Live your live content and love the original style of content too! Glad to see more produced videos.
Now I know where I'm going to eat when I'll be able to come back in Japan.
That menchikatsu looks great.
when I visited Japan we stayed at a hotel near asakusa, so we went there several times!! the menchikatsu and melonpan stands you visited here were my favorites, as well as an oden shop. the lady who ran the shop asked me if I had oden before, and I said yes at 7/11. she was mortified and gave me some free daikon and told me to eat at her shop instead of 7/11 from now on 😆. I wish I could go back!