My Everyday life in Japan - cheapest groceries in Tokyo! || Sam in Tokyo
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- Ohai!
Have a taste of my everyday life in Tokyo, which at the moment is school and food haha :D
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I don't know what your plans are for next year, but with that fantastic rooftop and all the natural sunlight, that is the perfect location for a container garden. Cherry tomatoes, the kind you held up, are insanely easy to grow and they keep producing all summer. You can either buy starter plants or grow from seed-it really isn't hard at all. I have lots of containers and besides tomatoes I grow cucumbers, green and purple beans, tomatillos, pumpkins, blackberries and raspberries, purple potatoes (yum).etc. I save SO much money every summer and I love you
Ha, ha-I meant to type "I love it"-meaning the gardening!!
Freudian slip ;)
I don't know how you guys define 'TINY, TINY' in Europe...but for an Asian like me, things I normally buy from the store are almost always good enough for 2-3 meals. There is another one where you can buy some items a lot cheaper than the 100yen Lawson store which is called まいばすけっと(MyBasket). If you happen to spot any of this store, I guarantee you, that it's gonna be worth your wile to roam inside the store(s) and compare the prices to what you normally buy.
You're so adorable! Let's meet up some time!
Sam loves Tokyo
Strawberry Mochi ummmuuaah
Loved it I love seeing how others daily lives and cultures are so different
Totally agree that it could be more expensive to make your own food than eating out in Tokyo, especially since convenience store food is just TOO GOOD!!!! And cheap! Double win! Love your channel by the way :D
sometimes I buy food stuffs at 100yen Lawson store(near where I live)...it has fresh vegetables and fruits as well. You can also buy them chopped (cut) and packed. If there's one near you..I would suggest a visit.
+1 for "about bikes in japan" video. Questions coming up in mind:
Have you bought it (if so, then for how much), or you're renting?
If renting, then how much will it be a day or a week, for example?
Should you use a bike lock?
For what do you use it, how often, from where to where? (just your overall usage scenario, that is)
Can you use it all year long? (i.e. in Russia we have too much snow everywhere in winter, so it's more of a seasonal thing)
How about far away trips - i.e. going to other cities by bullet train and then renting a bike there - will it be convinient? (or maybe it is easier to buy once and take it with you)
Can you rent a bike pretty much everywhere or not?
Are there any special bike lanes and how common are they?
Can you use it everywhere? (maybe there are some restricted zones or blocks or very bike-problematic places, so i.e. you were headed somewhere on a bike and then oh shit wtf its prohibited)
Oh, yeah, I forgot: how about subway and suburb trains - can you take a bike there?
And thanks for the video!
Oh, and it seems you forgot to add a clickbox for milk chips video at 3:47 (there is a text, but no clicking area).
Oh, oh, and why water in your bath is so purple? And what was that app, is it Anki for iPhone?
Nikolay Kotlyarov Simple shopping bikes with a basket in front are sold for as little as 10,000 ¥ (100 $). Bike lanes? Never seen any. People ride their bikes on the sidewalk! Never seen anybody taking a bike on a train. Public transport is too crowded.
This was one of my favorite videos of yours, good tip on the cheap supermarket and anytime water cooler Doraemon makes an appearance you can't go wrong.
In India 17 banana costs 65 rupees I.e 110. yen
I love your videos they are fantastic! Love how they are not too edited and polished! Thank you so much! I cannot wait to come to Japan in April! Ps you have really beautiful skin! What foundation do you use? Keep making these fantastic videos!
I could careless about Japan but for some resaon I came across your videos and your smile just brighten my day so I subscribed.
YESSS I love just the normal everyday vlogs. And I loved that you were watching one of Taylor's videos. She is super cute. If you ever meet her you should def do a collab!
The "I started eating lots of bananas because they're cheap" thing is SO REAL. xD I'm in central Japan, in a city surrounded by the inaka, and sometimes some fruits and vegetables are pretty cheap when they're in season. Onions are cheap. Cucumbers are cheap. Kabocha can be cheap. I usually find better deals in the local/farmer's market section of the grocery store. It's not the ideal, but sometimes it's cheaper to buy frozen fruits and veggies. Also, the school where I work has its own farm, and we pretty regularly harvest things like carrots, potatoes, daikon, etc. with the kids. I definitely take advantage of that when I can!
But actually, I had a question about your grocery haul...are you able to eat all of that stuff, like those tomatoes and those bananas, before they go bad? I feel like where I live, the produce is sold when it's at its best...so you have like 2-3 days max to eat it, in a lot of cases. Whereas in America, we usually buy things before they're ripe and then play the risky waiting game...If you have any tricks for keeping fruits and veggies fresh longer, please share!
Aww!! You were watching Taylor!! Hehe. Love your videos! Subscribing ♡
True, fruits and vegetables are crazy expensive in Japan but most of them are DELICIOUS! Japanese grapes: best thing I've ever tasted.
I live in England the prices seem to be the about the same as Japan, I suppose that it must be similar with island nations more things need to be imported
dan bleas same here actually , Britain has similar prices
Prices seem to be about the same....I have no idea where you go, but you probably shop at Self-fridges or something. I live in London, and the prices in Japan are much higher...
you gotta try Aldi :D
Sounds fun!
So adorable at the beginning
The fruits and veggies are expensive, because the farmers usually throw away the items that aren't the "right shape", so what they sell is perfect.
Another reason is that sometimes, for Apple Trees, they remove some flowers that can produce Apples, to make sure the apples that are produced get the most nutrients.
Tokyo is just a shit hole when it comes to living cost.... Especially, I grew up in Shikoku where things are a lot cheaper compare to other regions. If you like the slower life and cheaper living Shikoku is where its at!
japan is a shit hole full stop.
not just tokyo but yeah its the sewer of the country foir sure
Cool, when I lived in Japan sometimes I bought these kind of potatoes I really like the pringles potato.
Love 'everyday' general life clips 👍🏻😁 thank you
Oh wow! Another new channel about japan! Awesome! :)
Oh, du kommst aus Deutschland? Das habe ich gar nicht raus gehört! :)
Great vid! Came here from your last vid in Japan (the one that you're leaving). Thanks for sharing! That's just what someone who's planning to study there need! Good luck with your career Sam!
I use the same text book hahah I swear everyone uses 'Minna No Nihongo'. Your vlogs are lovely! I'm so glad I found your channel :)
Best book series I have ever come across, Minna no Nihongo is amazing!!
your life looks delish!
Elsewhere in Japan is much cheaper than Tokyo... In Kansai there are still many old fashioned shopping arcades with grocery stores, and in the countryside there are decently prices farm shops and stalls in a lot of places. Still, Japanese people seem to ear more veg and see fruit as more of a treat.
Thank you! Great job!
It was a great video with a sense of realism.
Tolles Video 😊 richtig schön geschnitten 💕😄
Thank you for the tips about fruit and veg. my partner is vegan and we're having a bit of a hard time in Korea so we're considering Japan.
Your apartment looks amazing! It must be super expensive.
You should do just what I eat in a day video, I love those! Especially if cooking at home isn't as cheap (also said by my friend who was just there for a year)!
Hi, Euhm I live in belgium (born and raised) and I don't know where you went to buy your groceries but the bigger shops are usualy expensive. But i usually go to Aldi or local supperette's they sometimes can be expensive if you buy out of season fruit/vegtables but if you watch out for this you can buy pretty cheap. Last summer i bought an entire water melon that was 2-3 kg for 5 euro and a 500grams of blueberry's for 1 euro. It's just a question of where you go buy. I don't mean to come off defensive . Just letting you know
I really like ordinary day vlogs!
Thanks for this video! I'm moving to Japan in a few weeks and wasn't looking forward to unsatisfactory grocery shopping that I experienced there before. In the UK you can buy a whole bowl of apples for 100 yen and somethings even less! I particularly liked how much meat it looks like you can buy from that shop. I'm gonna check that shop out, hopefully they'll be one near me but otherwise I'll travel
This is the first video of yours I've seen and I love it, I'm currently saving to move to (hopefully) Tokyo but it seems so expensive 😅 I have a few questions )if you don't mind answering them: how long have you lived in Tokyo? Is there anywhere online where I can find the Kanji book you have in this video? What area of Tokyo do you live in? (I don't know much about Tokyo so I'm just wondering where to start looking) thank you and I love this video, I'll be watching more :D
Hiiii Sam! I love your channel :) You look like a super sweet person!
I'm Belgian but I'm living in Germany for almost 2 years now after living in Portugal. I really love Germany and, you were right, the price of vegetables (and all the food, especially meat) is so ridiculously cheap, I couldn't believe it, especially when I compare to Belgium.
Can I ask you where do you come from in Germany? I wish I could go to Japan too, it look so different!
Well, I'm happy to see your adventures through this channel and I wish you many more adventures!
Frankfurt :)
You've got to come visit my hometown (Sapporo). In my opinion, vegetables are so much better (more fresh and cheaper) there.
Tomoki Yamaguchi . Hey I visited Japan for two weeks this month from India with my wife. Wonderful people and a great Nation.. Next time would love to visit Soporo.
warm regards
Arvind. India
I live on Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. I found that groceries are pretty comparable for prices in Japan. Though, it is still expensive compared to many places.
Thank you! can you do some cheap clothes shopping in Tokyo?
As always awesome video Sam ="D
More 'regular' day in my life would be great. Really enjoy your Vlogs :)
Hi Sam, your video is great, very down to earth :)
My name is Reagan from NZ,
our apples ranging from
$0.99c ~$5 /kg
That's￥78 ～￥383 /kg
(Not just one or 2)
cheap doesn't really mean bad, sometimes it's because it right in the harvesting season so you only have to pay a little for the freshest fruits , same for the vegetables too.
OMG, please do more everyday protip videos like this about the groceries and stuff. I'll be moving to Tokyo in about a month, since I'm a noob at being an adult and I'm moving out to live on my own for the first time ever, these kind of stuff would really help. >
0:41 I have the same 3D printed Bulbasaur plant pot! My dad printed it for me, where did you get yours?? 😊
Thanks for the video. Awesome country.
I can understand your trouble with buying vegies that are not too expensive. Here in Thailand my wife and I have been buying from an organic market that has been in process for the past twenty years. When my wife buys from the older ladies they say five baht or ten baht per vegetable bunch .
200 yen for one apple: That is similar to around 200 US pennies, so around $2 US dollars ( $1.81 USD, or $2.40 Canadian dollars, to be exact, at current exchange rates). Yeah, food is expensive in Japan. And wages are not that high, at least not anymore.
I was sculpting a face, and i was having a hard time making the contours correct. your face helped me getting the sculpture contours correct. Thanks!!. It was a nice video btw.
I love these kind of video's! And for some reason I love to watch what other people buy for groceries, so keep the grocerie 'hauls' coming ;)
You say that you are a student, when are you graduating? :)
You are so nice and I really enjoy watching your videos!!
Kanagawa prefectre is so good because you cna buy locally grown oranic veggies. gyoumu super is cheap too apples were 5 for 350 yen
Soooo cute & healthy =]
A cluster of bananas, the way you show in the picture, is called a hand or tier and the individual bananas are called fingers. Really enjoyed your video! I need to stop taking my cheap fruits for granted! Do they have avocados there?
very nice video! tomatoes here in the states are bit expensive right now...but those prices are crazy cheap compared to other places....i sure do miss the conv. of japanese homes lol
You are so cute!
1kg apple about 1$ in iran
and u also sharia law free , does it sound good now ?
+Alpha Centauri
Sounds great, any other questions dip shit?
pedram sonboli
Just like in Germany. Tokyo prices are insane! I was so shocked the first time I went into a supermarket in Toyko seeing all the single fruits having each their own price tag.... in Germany you usually buy 1kg/2kg bags or nets of fruit.
Same in Chile! Japan food is super expensive 😭
love your honesty baby. new sub !!
Well I'm from the USA, so the prices are probably among the lower end, unless you compare to Vietnam where tropical fruits are insanely cheap.
33c for apples and bananas per Pound is common here!
are nachos hor dourves? whats a milk chip just make healthy hor dourves !do you have an electric front wheel ? get one ! the fruits and vegetables are priced that way because of the price of oil/ land /transportation /gas all because it is an island hope that helps!! fourth edit cans take more energy to recycle and jars are pretty and show the product
Do you know "業務(ぎょうむ)スーパー" ? It is similar to Hanamasa but focuss on frozen food.If you have never been there,I recommed checking it !!
At 2:50. you were watching Taylor R!
I just discovered your channel by chance and I did enjoy the video a lot. I love hearing about everyday differences between countries like grocery prices! ^_^
I was suprprised though, as you said, that store sold in bulk? 4 carrots is not what I think when I think 'in bulk'! My grocery store sells half a kilo of carrots as the absolute smallest package size - but it costs about as much as the regular pack with 1 kilo.
Also: 200 yen for one apple is steep! Wow! O.O
I just discovered your channel!I love your content, I am sorry you are leaving Japan but I wish you success on your new journey!
I really like your videos☺️ I'm from Germany and I must say that I would be happy when the food would be a little more pricier because we waste so much food and when it is so cheap you would just buy the things you need🙊 Sorry for my crappy English😅😜😊
I can totally relate to the insanely priced fruits and vegetables. I moved to Japan from Australia (where fruit and veg are cheap) and nearly died when I saw the prices in Tokyo. I remember my daughter begging me for one orange. That one orange was 600 yen ($6 dollars AUD). In Australia I could get a 5kg bag of oranges for that price!
Aha, Minna No Nihongo! I know it well. Heading to Tokyo in a few months for my year abroad studying Japanese, looking forward to making more Japan videos =)
hey Sam, what camera do you use? it looks like a small pocket red camera but it takes a decent video, let me know, I am curious, thx, G.
a bunch of bananas is called sipi' here in Davao City and cost 75 yen today Oct. 6 2016. great vlogs.
In Deutschland sind die Früchte günstiger aber schmecken dafür nach Gras.
In Japan zahlst du mehr bekommst dafür meistens Reife und saftige Früchte.
als ich das erste mal in Tokyo war hab ich auch gestaunt... da wollten die 8€ für EINE Schale Erdbeeren!!!! XD
ich mag solche ganz einfachen vlogs total gerne. das kannst du öfter machen ^_^
nice video , especially the roof. what is the square thing stuck to the wall that talks ?! 10:22
hot water controller for both kitchen water and bath tub water.
that song in the end sounds dutch are you from Holland? i want to work in japan for a year are there any dutch jobs there like an embassy?
You are in Tokyo, so you're kinda screwed as far as finding cheap fruit & veg. BUT. IF you go into the countryside, local farmers put their excess produce on stands that you self serve. One of the best benefits of being in the Inaka. So everything is in season and the freshest possible.
You really would need a car to do it.
Hi
What is the name of the supermarket that is cheaper in Tokyo? is that I plan to travel again soon to Japan.
What was the thing in the wall saying? I don't understand Japanese. Did it draw you a bath? What kind of crazy magic was that?
In some apartments in Japan the "intercom" on the wall can be used to start running your bath, it will also notify you when the bath is ready! :) hope this helps
So it IS magic.
Sam, too bad youre not in Japan any longer. Would have love to have met you. I'm going this summer and will be a week in Tokyo. I have heard from friends that visited Japan Fruits are just so expensive. Can you share where I can find this grocery you went to.
Yes, you're right -- the correct expression is "a bunch of bananas."
We call it a "comb".A bunch will have several combs growing on it!
肉のハナマサは確かにいい選択だね！まとめ買いすると安いもんね。郊外だとコストコとかもまとめ買いにはいいかも。うちの近くのスーパーは高いよ。
Hey, thanks for the informations. I'm gonna get there in a couple of weeks and I'm worried about buying fruits and... . Do you know were I can find Nikuna Hanamasa ! stores?!
Is it true that many people don't lock their bikes in Japan? I've heard that there's so little theft that people just leave their bikes unlocked! Is that true?
I've seen many people talk about the prices of fruit and vegetables in Japan, but there are some things (like tomatos) that I find are more expensive here in New Zealand (compared to what I've seen in videos that is). I mean right now they are expensive because of the season, but its often around $5 for a pack of tomatos like you bought! Granted, apples go between $1-$5/kg here haha
Also whats the app you're using at the end of the video?
Where did you get the background music? I really like it. Btw, you really eat healthy and live healthy. That's a thumb up!
They are so cute tomatoes in our country one tomato is the size of our palm or might be bigger
Rania Amin Those are cherry tomatoes, which are usually smaller.
Those prices are insane.... a third world contry like South Africa is way cheaper than that..
Do you like your old or new apt better?
😍😘😘😘
Amazing
こんにちは。
スーパーマーケットでの買い物のレシート見ました。ちゃんと¥1玉も大切に使っているのですね。
凄い❗️
How is the biking? Do you feel safe for the most part?
oh-my.. Ive just started to learn japanese (2 w now) and Ive gotten my hiragana down.. but man it takes my brain ages to read. Feels like Im 6 years old agin xD (Just thought about it when you did your kanji flashcards) :'D
Have an awesome day :D
Thank you, I will! (try) xD :)
I'm going to spend 3 months in Japan this summer. Do you know where I could get a cheap bike?
Haha I'm planning on getting a jumprope too :D and you're listening to Fall Out Boyyyy isn't that album the best? ♥ Tbh I'll watch literally any video you make
come to Kyrgyzstan. goods are cheaper here
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Maybe Everyone in Japan is skinny because food costs so much.
Your home seems pretty large for Japanese standards.
I wonder how I'd fare it such small buildings and homes(I'm 6'6 and fluffy).
Oh and I enjoyed your video thanks for sharing your experiences.
Like button clicked :).
Very nice place, could be Rich girl.
+jason4275 she shares the appartement with 2 other girls. She mentions it in her house tour ^^
+Sam in Tokyo poor Dennis we he goes there in september xD
Wonderful video, it motivated me to subscribe to your channel!
Ist das eine App, mit der du da auf deinem Smaho Kanji lernst? Wenn ja, würde ich gerne wissen, welche App das ist :) Danke Sam, viele Grüße aus Kurashiki, Tania
健康的なとても良い動画ですね！
anyone know what is the app she is using at the end of the video?
1 apple here in Philippines is just only about 50 yen.. or less.
What was the box on the wall? I am a new sub!!!)))👍🏼😊
What app were you using at the end?