FYI: This was filmed mostly in February and a little bit in early March, much before Tokyo was put into a state of emergency. The family is all doing safe and well at home nowadays. EDIT Also hit that CC button for subtitles!
Stay healthy Greg! Also, I love Metropolitian transit systems and especially subways. This alone makes me want to go to Tokyo to see the subway system in action. Why can't San Fransisco have this?
On our very last day in Tokyo last year while we were on our way to the airport to go home, in the rush to swap over trains with our big cases we ended up leaving the backpack with our passports and bording passes on the first train and by the time we relised we had already been on the 2nd train for nearly half an hour! we quickly got off and went to the information desk in a total near tears panic and were met by some of the most kind and helpfull people ive ever met who were able to track down the train we had been on and get our bag back in less than half an hour. Public transport in Japan is for sure some of the best in the world!
Wow, that might have been a huge stress :x I guess that also for this kind of things that we go to airport sooner ahah Well, glad they could help you :)
hahaha it hapend to me and my wife too!, they are so awesome. it happend while we are going to nara from kyoto we accidently left our belonging in kyoto station
I completely agree Stephanie. I travelled around Japan last year and used the Shinkansen, metro trains, buses, etc and it was all such an enjoyable experience, even when it was Golden Week and the stations were packed. I also found the staff to be kind and helpful. Glad you got your backpack back quickly 😀.
Fun Fact: Japanese train stations, as seen in the video, have gates leading to the platform that open when your tram card or ticket is scanned. Usually the machines make a light beeping sound to validate the ticket, but childrens' tickets (they have tickets especially for young children) make a cute chick sound, like "tweet tweet tweet"! As a child I had fun riding the trains and hearing the tweeting sound as I passed the gates :D Edit: I believe 6:48 shows the tweeting sound!
Cool! I saw in another video that you don't have to scan your card if you don't want to and nobody would bother. Because the society has such high expectations on people's honesty. Can you verify this?
@@RealNameNeverUsed Thanks for the reply! I believe this only applies in rural train stops. Indeed we value honesty very much; many Japanese people feel guilt easily to doing something bad. In another video it is shown how many Japanese passerby would deliver a lost wallet to a person, and we often do so just because we feel good after doing good. However we still have those occasional "bad" people especially in big cities like Tokyo. So unfortunately, you do have to scan your card when going through the gate in Tokyo, but if you go to rural prefectures with rural trains stops, it is often left up to the person whether to scan or not.
Largely because children’s ticket can only be used by a certain age and the sound is a heads up for the station staff to look up and see if the rider is actually a child.
Here in London, oyster cards for those under 11, and those that are 11-15 years old, also have a different beeping sound than normal cards, but this is largely for revenue inspection staff so they can recognise that this is a heavily discounted card so they can easily spot adults trying to avoid paying the proper fare. Not as fun as the tweeting sound in Japan, but still pretty cool to know!
@@RealNameNeverUsed you always have to scan your card. they just leave the gates open during rush hour to speed up entry/exit. almost everyone still taps their card
When I was in Japan in Sept 2019, my friend and I got lost trying to find the Shinkansen to Kyoto in Tokyo Station. This Japanese man tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I needed help. I said yes and he looked my ticket, and hurried us to the correct station. With his help, we got on the bullet train literally seconds before the doors closed. 👍🏿
I approached a stranger on a train platform in Tokyo to ask if this train went to the station I wanted. He said yes, I will show you. He got on the train with me, we rode about 20 min, and he motioned that this was the stop I wanted. He also got off, and as I walked away I saw him walk over to the other side of the platform and stand waiting to take the train back the way we had just come. He had gone at least 40 min out of his way just to show me where to get off for my stop. I've traveled on subways all over the world and never had someone do that.
I had the same in 2010. I was supposed to be picked up by my host family but due to something they couldn't meet me at the airport. So after being lost for an hour a lady who could speak English kindly took me with her to the correct stations, wrote down the right names of stations I needed and even got me the correct ticket since I bought the wrong one. In most other countries I would have still been standing at that airport station completely lost.
I was lost in Tokyo Station searching for Tokyo Metro Pass Office. Asked a police officer and he didn't mind to take us thru the underground maze to the Ticket Office. Amazing.
" workers can issue themselves a late slip if there train is late " In Sydney if your train is late or delayed NSW Rail "You should have left earlier then"
@@depressedking5841 That's Hilarious friend, you mustn't be from Australia. Or if you are you've never been to Japan. Pretty much all their public transport systems are better than ours by a long shot.
@@codeninja100 Exactly. Just go there and you will see virtually everyone takes their job very seriously. So much focus on attention to details, and effort put into routine tasks. It's very impressive, and a stark contrast to what you see in the US and much of Europe.
coachafella they also overwork themselves to death and work overtime going home later because they see their coworkers still working as “respect”. It’s admirable but at the same time it’s toxic.
“Why is it okay for small children to ride trains alone?” “Why isn’t it safe for the kids to ride trains by themselves?😅” That....just speaks everything about Japan 🇯🇵
Some years ago, my coworker and I were riding a Tokyo subway train when in one station, 3 tiny kids in very neat school uniforms, who looked like kindergartens to us, came in and happily sat in front of us. To our surprise, there was no adult accompanying them. They were on their own and it seems they knew their way around in that huge metropolis.
@@kiryuunaga1olivians100 im I’m from NYC and not only is public transportation unsafe for kids, it’s unsafe for adults as well. Every day in the news you’ll hear about an adult getting pushed onto the tracks right before a train comes, someone being robbed, being assaulted, or being raped. The train conductors and bus drivers are undoubtedly the nastiest and most unprofessional workers you’ll ever see. The stations are some of the dirtiest places you’ll see where even the rats roam the platforms like normal. This is why I stopped riding the public transportation system nearly 10 years ago and drive everywhere. Nothing’s improved either because I still hear the same complaints from people who have no other choice but to take a bus or train.
@@Mew178 that doesn't seem that bad actually. Of course it's not a modern mass transit system but it's looking like a charming little train for rural lines. Definetly want to visit Croatia one day, maybe by train.
> so he thought it was about trains! As a Japanese guy, I don't think so and I know that he has understood the meaning of the question correctly, judged from the words he spoke in Japanese.
@@mPDC-gh8jy but do japanese people are still afraid of letting little kids use trains by themselves? I mean, even in japan there are weirdos, there are weirdos everywhere in the world
@@Vivi-xn9iz my son go to school by his self here in Hiroshima Japan and come alone too he rides bus and street car alone too! Ppl here dont bother or harm the kids and especially in the cities tons on CCTV and ppl can see it if something happen! ppl knows and its normal to see kids riding buses or trains and streetcar here and i never heard that the kidz are harms or in danger
dha1223 Of course. Do you even realize their system economically and the job of an Average Japanese person and how expensive it is ? Stress is almighty her af You can blame the tradition and culture too
@@w1z4rd9 my brother used to work in Panasonic back in 2009, we had gone to visit him and he decided to take us out to a high-end restaurant. when we reached there was a long line so we waited for about 30 minutes, then when we arrived at the entrance we were told that there is no vacant table, but from the glass panes you could easily have a look at the main dining area of the hotel and there was in fact more than one table vacant. My brother talked to her about it and she just denied, this agitated my brother and he demanded to see the manager, after a few exchanges the manager told us that: 'if we dine there then it will make their other guests feel uncomfortable'. (Not to mention that all the 'other guests' were Japanese). Nevertheless, I really liked Japan.
He isn't wrong though. "Are there scary people outside?" I wouldn't even send my kid to the supermarket alone after the nutballs I've seen there. There was one guy who was about to start a fight with the manager because his favorite juice wasn't there. And another guy during Corona outbreak who wanted to start a riot because they wouldn't sell him more than one bag of toilet paper. And yet another guy behind me at the cashier whispered threats and insults at me the whole time which was creepy af. And yes, they were all white, before someone asks.
@@MforMovesets Was thinking about the mafia (_yakuza_) since I've heard stories about them causing arson & a case where they entered a hospital & assassinated the wrong person
Zhi Han Lee People abroad have totally unrealistic fear of Yakuza. They might kill one or two people in a year, and I’m talking about in the entire Japan (population: 100 million). In the US, gang violence could claim several lives a week in a single city.
Zhi Han Lee they (the Yakuza guys) don't get involved with ordinary people. They are infiltrated in many sectors, mainly in the business of games and bars but do not kill anyone. The possession of firearms is prohibited in Japan, so when you read some news about bullet deaths you can be sure it was internal fights for power with other gangsters. I live in Kobe, the city of Yamaguchigumi, the largest yakuza corporation in Japan and have never heard of cases against the general population.
Having lived in Tokyo for 4 years, I found their transportation system to be the best anywhere. Returning to NYC and experiencing the dirty, mismanaged and inept transportation system again was a real let down. I had gotten used to clean, efficient on time trains
I was more impressed with the buses haha so clean and well mantained. They had readily available spares, all the tools and calibrating tools, every bolt torqued to spec.They even wore gloves!
Been to Japan and Tokyo several times. The whole transport system is extremely efficient, ultra clean and very easy to use. We went to buy a ticket at the many ticket machines and were just working out how much when a staff member behind the ticket machines opened a little door and asked if we were ok. We had only been standing looking for less than a minute. I have always found Japan to be the most polite, cleanest and efficient country I have visited.
Cherry Q As long as you keep it in your pocket. Gives you a false sense of security so you do not run when you should. Why people who carry weapons are more likely to get injured, not less.
Everyone keeps saying, “What’s the transportation system like where you’re from?” But they forget to realize that the most important piece of a clean and reliable subway is the PASSENGERS. You can’t fix the subway without fixing the people first.
It works both ways. People have more respect for clean and functioning facilities and respectful people make those facilities cleaner and functioning better.
Manila too. Elderly, pregnant, disabled, and those with small children have to wait for rush hour to end if they want to use a bus to get home during workday.
it always amaze me and i always think that we should learn from other countries culture (in this case japan) because here (i live in france) public transport is so bad, it's dirty, the staff are unwelcoming and you would never allow a children to ride a train alone. And most importantly the etiquette, i mean here people just don't care about other, they put their music at full blast, they're yelling to call a friend. i think this video illustrate why some people wants to live in japan. The etiquette, the politness, the manner, the respect
The same goes here in England where I live, people do not care about others, playing music, chatting with each other and speaking on phone loudly inside the public transport. Some people if they are told off even though politely, they can get really offended. I think the rules likewise in Japan should be implement in early age in the school all over the world.
I live in the U.S. Similarly to the situation you describe, people have very little consideration for others around them. I would also be hesitant to leave a young child on their own to take public transportation. This video makes me wish that we could adopt more of the Japanse culture in terms of etiquette and consideration.
Hey, last year I have ridden on a french tram, and tbh, you can be lucky about how it is. It's worse in Germany - for example the whole ticket system is f'd up. In France I had a NFC card and you'd just hold it up to a reader. It was so beautiful I almost cried (okay maybe not)
I don't really agree with one "culture" taking over the planet, but I think if I had to honestly choose one it would be Japan. I'd be more than happy to learn Japanese and adopt their way of living.
@@DV-zv4ox then you better adopt 60-hour work week, social inequality, racial prejudice, sexism and patriarchy too - those are essentials of Japanese culture as well.
It's amazing what a people can do when they have similar goals and interests. America will never been on this level as long as it's communists VS capitalists.
When i visited japan i was amazed of how much train station were like airports in terms of busyness and cleanliness. The Japanese culture really is something else we could learn a lot from them
Snapbody The Artist I'm so happy that not every country is like Japan. Have you ever traveled there? Though it is incredibly clean it's very depressing country. It's great experience to travel there for a couple of weeks, but live there? No, thanks.
“What’s the transportation system like where you’re from?” Me, a Pilipino: laughs in tricycle, trisikad, and jeepney congested roads Jokes aside, when he said “If they think it’s surprising to see kids ride by themselves, I’m actually surprised why it’s not happening in other countries.”, I felt that. As a kid, I didn’t experience going to school alone. I thank my parents for keeping me safe but it still stuck on to me till this day and lack independence. I’m fine going out alone (only for short distances though) but I still feel uneasy even when there’s no danger evident around the area
philippine government: b e c r e a t i v e w h i l e c o m m u t i n g also ph gov't: *going to office in expensive cars while majority of the population cannot afford one* -- yes, i also agree. i want to experience commuting alone as young as i could be.
Heck even as an adult, my family is wary of me commuting alone in the Philippines. I've been doing it for 3 years now, and my parents are still scared for my safety as well. They even forced me to use an anti-theft bag... It's especially worse for me because I'm a PWD, and public transport here is so PWD-unfriendly. People don't even have the attitude of automatically giving up their seats to people who clearly need it more, just because there's "priority seating". "Sorry na lang" if you happen to have the bad luck of being the person who gets on after the last of the priority seating gets taken.
@@agentrikamcgee There are those people who don't have a habit of giving up their seats to people who need it more because they're selfish enough to think their own daily struggle makes them more "deserving" to sit down.
It impresses me more that the trains and stations are so clean. No stickers, no graffiti, no cigarette bums and most noticeable: no bubble gum stains at the floors. Japan might not be a perfect country (none is actually), but their people care about their environment more than others.
Stickers, graffiti, and cigarette bums are all common types of trash in Japan, but bubble gum isn’t very popular here so you wouldn’t see bubble gum stains much at all 😂
I visited Tokyo before Covid, and the three things that stood out to me, was how polite everyone was especially to a tourist, how clean everything was, and how efficient their public transit is. It makes me want to live in Tokyo so much
Something I think about is how I’d like to be like that myself towards others in big cities but some people just make it so hard. I was in NYC some years ago and while walking a sidewalk, as usual you have people trying to sell you thinks because they know you’re a tourist. There was this middle aged middle eastern man who tried to get my attention and spoke to me, perhaps he was lost or looking for someone. I continued walking because I didn’t know if I should trust the person. On his own, the person maybe have actually needed help. But in a setting where you have so many strangers coming at you… It’s so easy to withdrawal a helping hand. I still think of that person, maybe they were scamming me or maybe they were actually lost. I’ll never know.
When I was in Japan 2 years ago, I started a line right in front of nothing without even knowing it. I was just thinking about stuff, looking around and after a few minutes, 5 or 6 people were standing behind me in a straight line even though I wasn't standing anywhere close where a train door would be opening. I was just the only one there so they accepted me as their line leader. It was so nice and embarrasing at the same time :D
@@giudicedredd9195 Cooperating and cleaning itself is incorporated into education. I didn't like cleaning time, but I hate a dirty environment even more. I was educated without realizing it. 笑
Was in Japan in 2018 and each and every station (actually every single location visited) was so clean: in two weeks, I never saw litter on the ground or anywhere, the toilets were impeccable, there wasn't a bad smell, no vermin anywhere; not to mention every single person was well-mannered, generous, kind, quiet, but friendly. Lost my wallet on a train platform and it had been handed into lost and found, came back and collected it, every single thing was inside. Truly a paradise.
@@s70driver2005 That is true, Japanese people tend to not like foreigners, and I've noticed that, but regardless, they are still very nice people. Despite being overworked and xenophobic.
im absolutely impressed and slightly jealous, every time, with the transit system in this country. great video and super informative so thank you for sharing!
Meanwhile in Boston: - train arrives at the station half an hour late - Doors get stuck halfway open - 50/50 chance your train will catch fire at some point - you slip on garbage that has been piled up in the station for a month
Must suck at the lines you use. Yes, the corridors smell like piss, but I have yet to experience most of the issues you described at the red line. Yes, the trains here are also occasionally late, and yes, the smell of marijuana is pretty frequent in the buses where I’m at. Wow, I’m starting to see some flaws with the public transportation system here (no intent to undermine the hard work the staff members put into it).
The finger pointing that Japanese staff anywhere does, is actually important. It forces your attention to what you are trying to examine, and makes you aware of what you're mentally processing. Because let's face it, while many of us do a decent job at cursory or visual checks, we can get complacent when we think our eyes get the job done 100% of the time, and then we realise we missed something important
I saw NYC subway operators and Chinese flight attendants do finger pointing too. I think it is common in any job everywhere, whenever a human is tasked to conduct safety related, routine robotic tasks. Because human is bad at repeating the same thing over and over again, this gesture helps against derailing the routines.
When I was in Japan, me and my parents where looking at a map to go back to our hotel. Then one kind man asked us if we need help and showed us a train we needed to go to. That is why I love Japan they are very kind, I wanna go there at least once more💛
I am from Medellín, Colombia, our train system is basically what keeps the city together. It is clean, secure and we are so proud of it. However due to poverty and the lobist trying to get us to use cars, we cannot expand the lines, thus hindering the progress. Kudos to Japan a great Inspiration
As a New Yorker I despise almost everything Albany and below except for the Catskills and Long Island. I've only visited NYC a couple times, and I really do like the LIRR and the Subway system.
Wade Wilson has nothing to do with it being a homogenous society. more to do with a society that is so open to investing in public works unlike our own that’s only interested in “cutting taxes and balancing budgets”. you can narrow it down to selflessness/community vs selfishness/unbridled individualism
@@wadewilson6628 more to do with a socity that's metro is modern tbh. NY's subway was started in 1901, Tokyo's in 1950. Tokyo (along with other cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong and Seoul) could activly look from other cities on how to build an effective and efficient metro system.
@@ashsi9625 And yet New York could never upgrade. I was laughing how these trains are so clean and NYC was so proud they did one big cleaning during the COVID breakout.
"I'm actually surprised why it's not happening in other countries. are there scary people out there? bcs trains are basically safe travel vehicles" *_*heart beat intensifies, sweating simutanously, sudden coldness*_*
"What's the transportationn system like where you're from" A lot of options, but you'll still get late everytime. One of the things I love when I went to Japan was how reliable the transportation system was. We were never late for our itinerary... Except that one time I was in Akiba...
6:59 Suzuki-san calmly and politely roasting the rest of us BTW those animations were just so precious! Easy to understand even if you don't speak Japanese.
A bit of an embarrassing story: Back in 2022, I visited Japan and left my backpack with my passport, about 1,000 USD, and some other personal belongings. You see, trains in Singapore do not have the overhead compartments like Japanese trains do and I had left my backpack above this one time so I forgot about it 😂 I immediately went to the control station and got help, they didn't understand English but had some sort of aid and translating device; THIS IS THE BEST PART THOUGH, a young Japanese female stranger must have noticed my frantic nature and came over to help translate (she was Japanese but proficient in English) which greatly sped up the search process. My bag was found by another station master soon enough and I made my way there. I am very happy and lucky to have met such friendly and helpful people in Japan!
I live in Prague, Czech Republic and it's normal for kids to travel on their own using public transport. Quite honestly I am surprised how similar our travel etiquette is. I never realized how ours transportation system is similar to Tokyo's one.
@@mikan3156 Japan too! Culture wise, nature wise, always admired Japanese people for their life philosophy. Hardworking nation. Always wanted to see Tokyo and meet car enthusiasts in Japan.
I live in Tokyo. I had been to Prague before a long time ago ( 2014 ). It's such a beautiful city with beautiful people. Hope I can go back there again in the future.
14:09 Was that an alcohol test for the bus driver? That's standard procedure? That is amazing. As is the video. Great quality and very informative content.
Yes and its not only for bus driver. Many Japanese companies where their business involve in driving vehicle (be it cargo service, courier, bus, train, etc.) will most likely have this.
Since 1 May 2011, alcohol testing of all drivers is legally compulsory in Japan. When I say drivers, I mean drivers working for a company, be it passenger or freight transport. While the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism doesn't mention it in its online guidelines, I'm almost certain railway drivers are also included (not so sure on guards/conductors).
This was soooo good, Greg! I miss Tokyo so much. I’m still looking for jobs there but with the virus and the olympics being delayed I feel like less people are hiring. Still hearing the train melody before it took off was very nostalgic for me.
I’m a Japanese and living in Tokyo for over 20 years, and I’ve taken all of this for granted. But once again look at it , I realised that so many people have been working hard and supporting me in ways that I can’t see. I almost cried😭 I’m proud to be born in Japan 🇯🇵 🥰
That's good. Japanology and NHK Japan shows a lot that Japan has a lot of great things and culture. Watch Not Just Bikes. There's comments from Dutch people saying they took their walkable and bikeable cities for granted too, and now found appreciation for them. Especially learning not every country has them, and people saying they want them or that they wanted to move to the Nederlands for them.
Yup you should absolutely be proud of it too. I'm Australian but fascinated by Japan and been learning about it's culture and trying to learn the language. I can tell you that our public transport is mostly a joke in comparison to how efficient and clean Japan's is! Hopefully one day I'll get to visit.
There appears to be great pride by every worker for taking their job seriously, with full focus and attention on every detail. I have so many memories of this from my visits there. A store clerk putting so much care into how she boxed my pastry, even asking me how long it would take me to get home so she would know just how much dry ice to put in the box to keep it chilled! The man in the post office literally running to get my package for me. The train conductor dressed so sharply, with laser focus and sharp movements in gesturing the signals. The hotel clerk who actually ran from behind the desk, out the door, and a block down the street to fetch me a taxi. The waitress who found me two blocks from the restaurant to return the tip I had left out of habit. The parking garage attendants wearing crisp uniforms and working as if choreographed by a dance instructor to direct traffic. The luggage handlers for the bus from the airport arranging the bags in perfectly aligned rows on the sidewalk. It goes on and on. Just amazing compared to the US and other countries I've traveled to.
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?" Well, Germany here. According to the official pages of the various public transport companies, also always on-time, clean, courteous and precise. But the reality looks quite, quite different......
I am from Japan. My second language is German. And I expected Germany would be like Japan, punctual and clean. But I got truly shocked when I went to Frankfurt last year. 50% trains delayed around 20-30 minutes, I asked the local why, they said me because it's in Germany. My impressions about Germany are dirty, not secure and delay. Sorry for this.
@Proto Man: I think you're mistaken. Almost everything is on a spectrum -- the more of something you get, the less of something else. What the Japanese do well . . . they do at a cost. For example, if you like "selflessness" -- fine. But you pay for it in less individuality and creativity . . .
No they aren’t! You fanboys of Japan are blind. Just because they have clean transportation and clean streets doesn’t mean they are far advanced. Japan has a serious labor rights issue that European countries already fixed over 50 years ago. Japan has a series sexual harassment issue. Japan has a serious xenophobia issue. Japan has a serious science based graduates issue-among the developed countries they are one of the lowest. And many more other issues. Just because they have vending machines and 7-11 doesn’t mean they are more advanced than other developed countries.
I love how the Japanese people take their job seriously & take pride in their work. We have a lot to learn from them. Watching your videos inspire to go to Japan.
I'm getting flashbacks from my trip to Tokyo it was so nice in there... The announcer voice and the jingles always give me nostalgic memories from those 10 days..
@@josephmazzeo9413 The transit union and city accountants are dead set against installing these homicide prevention walls. It's not just their high initial costs, it's all the delays and extra staffing this system needs when the transit faces severe cutbacks to its funding.
I am a filipino and our government entrusted our nation's most ambitious project in the history to Japan. And that project is building an underground subway in Metro Manila. By watching this, I got more excited for the outcome of that project. Salute to every Japanese people.
I agree with using more Japanese ideas. Like from NHK Japan or Japanology. I heard Japanese toilets save more water. Japan is famous for lots of good ideas and good mannerisms so Idk why people and countries aren't using their ideas more right now.
Tokyo Subway: A well-dressed elegant watchman says: "Thank you for riding. This is the final stop :D" Mexico City Metro: Instead here, a overweight poorly dressed taco-smelling security guard: "Move on! This is the final stop. Get out of here quickly"
a ustedes alguien les dicen algo? aqui en Panama namas suena en los altavoces que es la ultima parada y los demas pasajeros tienen que despertar a los dormidos XD
I see a lot of comments pointing to lazy and conservative, but in my perspective both countries are pretty conservative and both are among the most hardworking countries in the world. One thing Mexico lacks is etiquette, I would love to see Mexico implement more Japanese manners in public transport and urban planning.
@@alfi-il7be yes they have societal issues to address but they have absolutely everything in place to address those. Most countries have to build themselves up to the standard of japan before they can address anything.
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?" There is one bus like a couple miles from here. Mostly though, If you don't have a car, you are pretty much stuck being dependent on someone who does D:
What amazes me is how EVERYTHING is so clean and organized, not just the train system. The attention to details is mindblowing. Especially how workers view their jobs, to truly serve their customers to the max. So polite and welcoming! I've yet to visit Japan, but I can already tell I will love it there. It's like being in an anime watching these videos. I know they have their own issues (people working themselves to death and so on), but we sure have much to learn from them.
The thing I love about Japanese day to day life is that every single job, as small as it is, is done with honor and pride, always trying to prefect their craft and doing it with joy
Fudori Toki Service workers are also treated with a greater deal of respect than in other parts of the world because, in a society that values the whole over the individual, people who directly help society run are respected. Its even down to the white gloves you see the bus drivers and train station attendants (and sometimes even garbage men) wear; its a symbol of them having a ‘pure’ job worthy of respect
THIS! Especially during these times, when people all over the world are seeing for themselves who are the essential workers. Not the ones who wear suits but the ones who maintain and operate all our modern facilities.
Always nice to see how efficient Japan works. You sure can get jealous, seeing the "Deutsche Bahn" operating in here in Germany - always late or whole trains getting cancelled. Must be nice using such a great, reliable system!
Remember that in 2018, the railway company here in Tokyo issued a public apology on a national TV, because on that day one of their train departed two seconds earlier than the schedule. Yes, two seconds 😁
Omg 😂 line leader!!! My tea ceremony teacher told me this funny story… She attended formal ceremony (5 guests invited) then the most senior guest - she enters first to the tea room- tripped over on kimono before seated… so rest of the guests followed and tripped over before seated 😂 just to make the most senior guest don’t feel bad for respect. In Japan this could be true!!!
Japan operates one of the, if not the cleanest, safest and most efficient public train system in the world. Much of this is due to Japan's highly homogenous and polite culture. Items left on trains have a very high probability of being found and returned to their owners.
@@birbies that’s not what he said. And I’m black. There’s less friction so to speak when the culture is homogenous. I mean, look at the U.S, you’re kidding yourself if you think we would ever achieve something like this. Our media purposely divides us, and we purposely create barriers and stereotypes of all kinds of ppl. Japan has been known to be racist towards black and brown people; and certain areas do not like tourists. The difference is that the brain has a hard time processing new and unknown stimuli. Many don’t succumb to racist responses but unfortunately others do. The U.S tho, I mean, we’re screwed lol
Very cool. I also understand that children in Japan clean their own schools daily. I am sure this promotes a great deal of pride in one's public goods.
This is usually the way with pioneers :/ When the London Underground was built, it wasn't expected to have the ridership that it has today, so none of the tunnels or platforms and wide enough, tall enough, ventilated enough... But once you've built it you can't easily undo it. In Paris, they saw all the things we'd missed and improved it with things like double-decker trains!
Leshie: The Brits can start by installing air-conditioning in the tube train cars. It gets uncomfortably hot on the trains in the summer, and when you combine that with a crowded train where less than a fraction of the people have bathed and many are coming back from a day of outdoor work, it gets a bit "ripe" shall we say. In actuality; it smells like a petting zoo at times. A far cry from riding the subway in Japan.
After seeing how diligently the staff cleans the station, I've just realized I've never seen any staff cleaning the train stations or or buses in almost 2 years of regularly using the transportation system (I'm in Atlanta)
The section about children riding alone and how they are taught to be considerate and helpful was really heartwarming from an American standpoint. Here we barely let kids play in their own neighborhoods and people are frequently inconsiderate, sometimes to the point of being blatantly rude and selfish. Something as simple as not taking up the entire grocery aisle while people are trying to get by is a common frustration here.
Not Just Bikes talked about cops or child services called on parents for letting their kids play on their yards, alone, or traveling alone in Canada. I get protecting but there's the other extreme of paranoia and stifling kids too. Also watch NJB's third place video and other videos to learn why North American culture created that terrible, isolated, and stifling culture.
Everyone must make effort to stay in Japan for a week or two. An Old School Cultureture in an Advanced country . Consideration in every aspect of living.
I went to japan in 2016 and used 3 days toei subway ticket to go around Tokyo and it was a fun experience! Also very easy and convenient especially for foreigners. I envy the transportation system there and how dedicated the people to their work just for the sake of everyone's safety. I wish once this COVID19 over, I can visit Japan and ride the trains and subway again. Thanks for making this video! ❤️
I have been going to Japan almost every year for the past 16 years or so. Sadly, due to COVID I haven't been able to return this year and I miss it so much. Watching this video brought back so many fond memories of the place. I remember one trip I had bought some chocolates but left them behind at Haneda airport at the bus terminus. They managed to find them and sent them out on the next bus over to Narita, just before my departure. How great is the Japanese culture. A stark contrast to the "me culture" of most western nations.
That they can leave the controls for the safety equipment sitting out in the open really shows you the marvels of a trusting and cooperative people and culture.
My son is currently studying in Tokyo. My family can teach our family manners & value to him. One reason we sent him to Japan is let him learn society & public manners & culture. Grateful & Thanksgiving to All.
FYI: This was filmed mostly in February and a little bit in early March, much before Tokyo was put into a state of emergency. The family is all doing safe and well at home nowadays. EDIT Also hit that CC button for subtitles!
stay home. stay save :D
How are the trains running at the moment?
I wish that japanese stay safe from corona.Love and condolences from India
Stay healthy Greg!
Also, I love Metropolitian transit systems and especially subways. This alone makes me want to go to Tokyo to see the subway system in action.
Why can't San Fransisco have this?
Great Work!
I left my mobile phone in a taxi in Tokyo. The driver drove around till he found me to give it back. I love Japan and the people. So respectful.
that man was truly a legend, given how big Tokyo is and all.
In spite of that, in Japan, the boss of that driver would blame him that he didn't check around the seat BEFORE the customers' gone .
@@bgstsmlman7474 wait taxi drivers aren't freelance (with licensing)?
@@fishussugon3215 probably, they may have operatorz
But what their ancestors did to us was atrocious.
"What's the transportation like where you are from?"
* cries *
LOL same..... crap taxi's and the odd buses
Urine Scented
It’s a lot of pretending you don’t see the person walking through the train begging for money.
Pedro Fayolle yeay i live in a 3rd w
another balkan guy maybe? :)
On our very last day in Tokyo last year while we were on our way to the airport to go home, in the rush to swap over trains with our big cases we ended up leaving the backpack with our passports and bording passes on the first train and by the time we relised we had already been on the 2nd train for nearly half an hour! we quickly got off and went to the information desk in a total near tears panic and were met by some of the most kind and helpfull people ive ever met who were able to track down the train we had been on and get our bag back in less than half an hour. Public transport in Japan is for sure some of the best in the world!
Stephanie D
WOWWWWWWWW
Good to know that it is possible elsewhere. Sigh.
Wow, that might have been a huge stress :x
I guess that also for this kind of things that we go to airport sooner ahah
Well, glad they could help you :)
hahaha it hapend to me and my wife too!, they are so awesome. it happend while we are going to nara from kyoto we accidently left our belonging in kyoto station
I completely agree Stephanie. I travelled around Japan last year and used the Shinkansen, metro trains, buses, etc and it was all such an enjoyable experience, even when it was Golden Week and the stations were packed. I also found the staff to be kind and helpful. Glad you got your backpack back quickly 😀.
Fun Fact: Japanese train stations, as seen in the video, have gates leading to the platform that open when your tram card or ticket is scanned. Usually the machines make a light beeping sound to validate the ticket, but childrens' tickets (they have tickets especially for young children) make a cute chick sound, like "tweet tweet tweet"! As a child I had fun riding the trains and hearing the tweeting sound as I passed the gates :D
Edit: I believe 6:48 shows the tweeting sound!
Cool! I saw in another video that you don't have to scan your card if you don't want to and nobody would bother. Because the society has such high expectations on people's honesty. Can you verify this?
@@RealNameNeverUsed Thanks for the reply! I believe this only applies in rural train stops. Indeed we value honesty very much; many Japanese people feel guilt easily to doing something bad. In another video it is shown how many Japanese passerby would deliver a lost wallet to a person, and we often do so just because we feel good after doing good. However we still have those occasional "bad" people especially in big cities like Tokyo. So unfortunately, you do have to scan your card when going through the gate in Tokyo, but if you go to rural prefectures with rural trains stops, it is often left up to the person whether to scan or not.
Largely because children’s ticket can only be used by a certain age and the sound is a heads up for the station staff to look up and see if the rider is actually a child.
Here in London, oyster cards for those under 11, and those that are 11-15 years old, also have a different beeping sound than normal cards, but this is largely for revenue inspection staff so they can recognise that this is a heavily discounted card so they can easily spot adults trying to avoid paying the proper fare. Not as fun as the tweeting sound in Japan, but still pretty cool to know!
@@RealNameNeverUsed you always have to scan your card. they just leave the gates open during rush hour to speed up entry/exit. almost everyone still taps their card
When I was in Japan in Sept 2019, my friend and I got lost trying to find the Shinkansen to Kyoto in Tokyo Station. This Japanese man tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I needed help. I said yes and he looked my ticket, and hurried us to the correct station. With his help, we got on the bullet train literally seconds before the doors closed. 👍🏿
I approached a stranger on a train platform in Tokyo to ask if this train went to the station I wanted. He said yes, I will show you. He got on the train with me, we rode about 20 min, and he motioned that this was the stop I wanted. He also got off, and as I walked away I saw him walk over to the other side of the platform and stand waiting to take the train back the way we had just come. He had gone at least 40 min out of his way just to show me where to get off for my stop. I've traveled on subways all over the world and never had someone do that.
I had the same in 2010. I was supposed to be picked up by my host family but due to something they couldn't meet me at the airport. So after being lost for an hour a lady who could speak English kindly took me with her to the correct stations, wrote down the right names of stations I needed and even got me the correct ticket since I bought the wrong one.
In most other countries I would have still been standing at that airport station completely lost.
I was lost in Tokyo Station searching for Tokyo Metro Pass Office. Asked a police officer and he didn't mind to take us thru the underground maze to the Ticket Office. Amazing.
" workers can issue themselves a late slip if there train is late "
In Sydney if your train is late or delayed
NSW Rail "You should have left earlier then"
Bro Australia is more developed and better than Japan in most things
@@depressedking5841 no
@@depressedking5841 That's Hilarious friend, you mustn't be from Australia. Or if you are you've never been to Japan. Pretty much all their public transport systems are better than ours by a long shot.
Well Japan is like maybe 5 or 10 years ahead from the whole world
Subhakant Behura their websites arent
毎日、当たり前のように乗ってるけど、当たり前じゃないんだなーって改めて思わせてくれる。日本のいい所はこれからも続いてほしいな。
電車に関しては場所によってはいつも運行遅れたり汚い所があるのは日本でも汚い所とか比較的民度悪い所はあるしわかるけど、外国のトイレとか見ると日本以外での生活が考えられないってなる
Japan has a way making of things look so honorable.
For example hentai
Its so admirable. Everyone takes pride in their job and are taught from a young age that what they do affects the greater whole
@@codeninja100 Exactly. Just go there and you will see virtually everyone takes their job very seriously. So much focus on attention to details, and effort put into routine tasks. It's very impressive, and a stark contrast to what you see in the US and much of Europe.
coachafella they also overwork themselves to death and work overtime going home later because they see their coworkers still working as “respect”. It’s admirable but at the same time it’s toxic.
I don't know about honor but I like how people in different professions all wear hats.
“Why is it okay for small children to ride trains alone?”
“Why isn’t it safe for the kids to ride trains by themselves?😅”
That....just speaks everything about Japan 🇯🇵
And how shitty the rest of the world is.
@@insert_username_here Dubai’s train system appears to be quire sophisticated also.
Some years ago, my coworker and I were riding a Tokyo subway train when in one station, 3 tiny kids in very neat school uniforms, who looked like kindergartens to us, came in and happily sat in front of us. To our surprise, there was no adult accompanying them. They were on their own and it seems they knew their way around in that huge metropolis.
in America not only is public transportation unsafe for young children, schools even have training for safety in the event of a mass shooting
@@kiryuunaga1olivians100 im I’m from NYC and not only is public transportation unsafe for kids, it’s unsafe for adults as well. Every day in the news you’ll hear about an adult getting pushed onto the tracks right before a train comes, someone being robbed, being assaulted, or being raped. The train conductors and bus drivers are undoubtedly the nastiest and most unprofessional workers you’ll ever see. The stations are some of the dirtiest places you’ll see where even the rats roam the platforms like normal. This is why I stopped riding the public transportation system nearly 10 years ago and drive everywhere. Nothing’s improved either because I still hear the same complaints from people who have no other choice but to take a bus or train.
>Whats the transportation system like where you're from?
You don't wanna know...
+1 😂
You from Atlanta too?
Same lol I’m from NYC
@@veronicaaragon8610 Way worse ua-cam.com/video/jN5fFjmObno/v-deo.html
@@Mew178 that doesn't seem that bad actually. Of course it's not a modern mass transit system but it's looking like a charming little train for rural lines. Definetly want to visit Croatia one day, maybe by train.
7:33 "You're always expected to think about how your actions affect others."
The world should learn from this.
in other words, be considerate
Any adequate parent already teaches this ^^
But hopefully not the bad grammar
@@philipppaasch8929 What do you mean?
日本では、それを考えられない人は生き残れなかっただけです。
地震、台風等で突然家を失い、プライバシーの無い避難所で生活することがあります。他人を尊重しないものは追放されます。
東京は近年異常に静かですが…
Suzuki-san didn't even consider the possibility that someone could harm a kid, so he thought it was about trains!
japan is precious
i just realized it. mind blown. please protect japan by all cost.
> so he thought it was about trains!
As a Japanese guy, I don't think so and I know that he has understood the meaning of the question correctly, judged from the words he spoke in Japanese.
@@mPDC-gh8jy but do japanese people are still afraid of letting little kids use trains by themselves? I mean, even in japan there are weirdos, there are weirdos everywhere in the world
@@Vivi-xn9iz my son go to school by his self here in Hiroshima Japan and come alone too he rides bus and street car alone too! Ppl here dont bother or harm the kids and especially in the cities tons on CCTV and ppl can see it if something happen! ppl knows and its normal to see kids riding buses or trains and streetcar here and i never heard that the kidz are harms or in danger
Japan is so precious. It’s people are precious. How diligent he is working is admirable.
Theres no love in japan, birthrate is declining
They're also incredibly racist.
Pritam Acharya Source ?
dha1223 Of course. Do you even realize their system economically and the job of an Average Japanese person and how expensive it is ? Stress is almighty her af You can blame the tradition and culture too
@@w1z4rd9 my brother used to work in Panasonic back in 2009, we had gone to visit him and he decided to take us out to a high-end restaurant. when we reached there was a long line so we waited for about 30 minutes, then when we arrived at the entrance we were told that there is no vacant table, but from the glass panes you could easily have a look at the main dining area of the hotel and there was in fact more than one table vacant. My brother talked to her about it and she just denied, this agitated my brother and he demanded to see the manager, after a few exchanges the manager told us that: 'if we dine there then it will make their other guests feel uncomfortable'. (Not to mention that all the 'other guests' were Japanese). Nevertheless, I really liked Japan.
Japanese Train guy is insulting the whole world calmly in a good way 😂
Another day Japan politely roasting others 😂
He isn't wrong though. "Are there scary people outside?" I wouldn't even send my kid to the supermarket alone after the nutballs I've seen there. There was one guy who was about to start a fight with the manager because his favorite juice wasn't there. And another guy during Corona outbreak who wanted to start a riot because they wouldn't sell him more than one bag of toilet paper. And yet another guy behind me at the cashier whispered threats and insults at me the whole time which was creepy af. And yes, they were all white, before someone asks.
@@MforMovesets Was thinking about the mafia (_yakuza_) since I've heard stories about them causing arson & a case where they entered a hospital & assassinated the wrong person
Zhi Han Lee People abroad have totally unrealistic fear of Yakuza. They might kill one or two people in a year, and I’m talking about in the entire Japan (population: 100 million). In the US, gang violence could claim several lives a week in a single city.
Zhi Han Lee they (the Yakuza guys) don't get involved with ordinary people. They are infiltrated in many sectors, mainly in the business of games and bars but do not kill anyone. The possession of firearms is prohibited in Japan, so when you read some news about bullet deaths you can be sure it was internal fights for power with other gangsters. I live in Kobe, the city of Yamaguchigumi, the largest yakuza corporation in Japan and have never heard of cases against the general population.
Having lived in Tokyo for 4 years, I found their transportation system to be the best anywhere. Returning to NYC and experiencing the dirty, mismanaged and inept transportation system again was a real let down. I had gotten used to clean, efficient on time trains
I live in Tokyo and I remember how shock I was when I visited NYC for the first time , I saw a rat on a subway' platform ! 😁😁
Japan = zero immigration.
This explains that.
@@seanconery8836 WRONG. Tons of immigration to Japan. Have you lived under a rock for the past 50 years?
@@Fluterra judging by the fact they are blaming immigration for something that has zero possible correlation with it they probably do
and nyc subway is extremely dangerous! esp after covid. 6 stabbings just this past weekend.
"Why do you want to go to Japan"
I like trains
**Gets ran over by a train**
There are many fans of trains, called “Tetsu Ora” or “Den Ota” from Tetsudou (subway) Otaku and Densha (train) Otaku
Sheldon, is that you?
@@Marylandbrony ye beat me to it
@@RM-gq3kw Tetsudo means all trains,not only subway
Wow, the bus stuff was just as cool and interesting as the train stuff.
I was more impressed with the buses haha so clean and well mantained. They had readily available spares, all the tools and calibrating tools, every bolt torqued to spec.They even wore gloves!
Felipe C the brushless motors is what got me excited.
I wonder if it's in Japan where they use those buses for their first kms before they get sent to other countries
Been to Japan and Tokyo several times. The whole transport system is extremely efficient, ultra clean and very easy to use. We went to buy a ticket at the many ticket machines and were just working out how much when a staff member behind the ticket machines opened a little door and asked if we were ok. We had only been standing looking for less than a minute. I have always found Japan to be the most polite, cleanest and efficient country I have visited.
Is it expensive?
"So how security take care of drunk people in your city?"
Me: Security??
lmao ikr.. some drunk dude spilled his beer on me one time. Wasn't fun
@@fabi.6080 alchohol isn't allowed on London Underground and a tube (train) arrives every 1 minute.
knife in my pocket is the security
Cherry Q As long as you keep it in your pocket. Gives you a false sense of security so you do not run when you should. Why people who carry weapons are more likely to get injured, not less.
British Transport Police
Everyone keeps saying, “What’s the transportation system like where you’re from?” But they forget to realize that the most important piece of a clean and reliable subway is the PASSENGERS. You can’t fix the subway without fixing the people first.
*stares at NYC*
i dont really agree. i dont see people littering at clean stations, but at dirty ones they do.
It works both ways. People have more respect for clean and functioning facilities and respectful people make those facilities cleaner and functioning better.
This can be applied to entire countries as well. A country is only as good as the people who live there. Demographics matter.
He kind of touched on this, and yeah it requires both passengers who give a damn and workers doing their job.
Japan trains system: clean, safe and on time
My country: "uno reverse card" *it is what it is*
That conductor seems very kind gentle and respectable.
"What's the transportation like where you are from?"
Survival of the fittest
@Punita Rathi He is talking about Mumbai Right? haha
Manila too. Elderly, pregnant, disabled, and those with small children have to wait for rush hour to end if they want to use a bus to get home during workday.
Your name says it all. Mumbai locals right?
Mumbai is one of the worst cities in the world..so can understand.
Oooo yes Amchi Mumbai!!!!
@@redwoodthomas5943 n u cursing my city helps me understand ur weak who could not survive 🤣
it always amaze me and i always think that we should learn from other countries culture (in this case japan) because here (i live in france) public transport is so bad, it's dirty, the staff are unwelcoming and you would never allow a children to ride a train alone. And most importantly the etiquette, i mean here people just don't care about other, they put their music at full blast, they're yelling to call a friend. i think this video illustrate why some people wants to live in japan. The etiquette, the politness, the manner, the respect
The same goes here in England where I live, people do not care about others, playing music, chatting with each other and speaking on phone loudly inside the public transport. Some people if they are told off even though politely, they can get really offended. I think the rules likewise in Japan should be implement in early age in the school all over the world.
I live in the U.S. Similarly to the situation you describe, people have very little consideration for others around them. I would also be hesitant to leave a young child on their own to take public transportation. This video makes me wish that we could adopt more of the Japanse culture in terms of etiquette and consideration.
Mais ils sont nuls politicalement
Hey, last year I have ridden on a french tram, and tbh, you can be lucky about how it is. It's worse in Germany - for example the whole ticket system is f'd up. In France I had a NFC card and you'd just hold it up to a reader. It was so beautiful I almost cried (okay maybe not)
@@Sayahope546 Not to mention how expensive it is too.
I love how every job in Japan is treated with dignity..
This country has more honor and dignity than any other in the world
I couldn't agree more and they're so polite... unbelievable 🥺
that's the culture, when you respect what you do you respect yourself, whatever it is
I don't really agree with one "culture" taking over the planet, but I think if I had to honestly choose one it would be Japan. I'd be more than happy to learn Japanese and adopt their way of living.
@@DV-zv4ox then you better adopt 60-hour work week, social inequality, racial prejudice, sexism and patriarchy too - those are essentials of Japanese culture as well.
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?"
Survival of the fittest. 🇵🇭
Hahah sa edsa
:))))))))))
A mess. NY
Yeah the MRT sucks man!
"What's the transportation system like where you're from ?"
Me : *Start crying*
Me: *cries with you*
Me: From LA, crying for sure.
In Manila, a 30-minute commute can go up to 2 hours
Me: from Boston.....cHuCkle
It's amazing what a people can do when they have similar goals and interests. America will never been on this level as long as it's communists VS capitalists.
When i visited japan i was amazed of how much train station were like airports in terms of busyness and cleanliness. The Japanese culture really is something else we could learn a lot from them
Yes I love their mannerisms in japan
For example how safe it is for Japanese molesters harassing women in trains thanks to their culture.
me: sees people cleaning a bus
me: what is this sorcery
our buses have dirt older than I am T_T
I spoke to a bus driver once and he told me that there service like is 40 years (aud Qld)
ikr why cant everybody be like japan
OMG YES! =)))
@@SleepySnapbody public transportation in the Netherlands is pretty clean, though not at the level of Japanese Public transport.
Snapbody The Artist I'm so happy that not every country is like Japan. Have you ever traveled there? Though it is incredibly clean it's very depressing country.
It's great experience to travel there for a couple of weeks, but live there? No, thanks.
“What’s the transportation system like where you’re from?”
Me, a Pilipino: laughs in tricycle, trisikad, and jeepney congested roads
Jokes aside, when he said “If they think it’s surprising to see kids ride by themselves, I’m actually surprised why it’s not happening in other countries.”, I felt that. As a kid, I didn’t experience going to school alone. I thank my parents for keeping me safe but it still stuck on to me till this day and lack independence. I’m fine going out alone (only for short distances though) but I still feel uneasy even when there’s no danger evident around the area
philippine government:
b e c r e a t i v e w h i l e c o m m u t i n g
also ph gov't: *going to office in expensive cars while majority of the population cannot afford one*
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yes, i also agree. i want to experience commuting alone as young as i could be.
Heck even as an adult, my family is wary of me commuting alone in the Philippines. I've been doing it for 3 years now, and my parents are still scared for my safety as well. They even forced me to use an anti-theft bag...
It's especially worse for me because I'm a PWD, and public transport here is so PWD-unfriendly. People don't even have the attitude of automatically giving up their seats to people who clearly need it more, just because there's "priority seating". "Sorry na lang" if you happen to have the bad luck of being the person who gets on after the last of the priority seating gets taken.
@@agentrikamcgee There are those people who don't have a habit of giving up their seats to people who need it more because they're selfish enough to think their own daily struggle makes them more "deserving" to sit down.
@@chromenine I think its more of a "First come first serve" mindset but that's the same as well.
It impresses me more that the trains and stations are so clean. No stickers, no graffiti, no cigarette bums and most noticeable: no bubble gum stains at the floors. Japan might not be a perfect country (none is actually), but their people care about their environment more than others.
They do be struggling with the vast amount of plastic they use tho
Stickers, graffiti, and cigarette bums are all common types of trash in Japan, but bubble gum isn’t very popular here so you wouldn’t see bubble gum stains much at all 😂
I visited Tokyo before Covid, and the three things that stood out to me, was how polite everyone was especially to a tourist, how clean everything was, and how efficient their public transit is. It makes me want to live in Tokyo so much
Something I think about is how I’d like to be like that myself towards others in big cities but some people just make it so hard.
I was in NYC some years ago and while walking a sidewalk, as usual you have people trying to sell you thinks because they know you’re a tourist. There was this middle aged middle eastern man who tried to get my attention and spoke to me, perhaps he was lost or looking for someone. I continued walking because I didn’t know if I should trust the person. On his own, the person maybe have actually needed help. But in a setting where you have so many strangers coming at you… It’s so easy to withdrawal a helping hand.
I still think of that person, maybe they were scamming me or maybe they were actually lost. I’ll never know.
When I was in Japan 2 years ago, I started a line right in front of nothing without even knowing it. I was just thinking about stuff, looking around and after a few minutes, 5 or 6 people were standing behind me in a straight line even though I wasn't standing anywhere close where a train door would be opening. I was just the only one there so they accepted me as their line leader. It was so nice and embarrasing at the same time :D
It do be like that LMFAO
lol
That’s a really nice story.
Japan is a unique planet by itself.
I wonder why... ☢️
In Japanese school, they volunteer to clean the city and clean the school themself. I also want to pick it up when the trash is falling😅
@@かしわまる-e8m yes I remember going to school in setagaya I was so confused on my first day when we were cleaning the bathrooms and everything
@@かしわまる-e8m They do not volunteer, they are forced to clean the school
@@giudicedredd9195 Cooperating and cleaning itself is incorporated into education.
I didn't like cleaning time, but I hate a dirty environment even more. I was educated without realizing it. 笑
The Japanese take so much pride in the work they do.
We need good and clean workplace
also we need money
Was in Japan in 2018 and each and every station (actually every single location visited) was so clean: in two weeks, I never saw litter on the ground or anywhere, the toilets were impeccable, there wasn't a bad smell, no vermin anywhere; not to mention every single person was well-mannered, generous, kind, quiet, but friendly. Lost my wallet on a train platform and it had been handed into lost and found, came back and collected it, every single thing was inside. Truly a paradise.
Then you didn't run into any drunk people late at night!!
Japan is one of the best countries in the world for alot of reasons :) They are absolute masters at keeping things clean, being polite and friendly!
@@Lubin-md4ml I will say they can be very xenophobic at times. I love Japan but every country has its flaws.
@@s70driver2005 That is true, Japanese people tend to not like foreigners, and I've noticed that, but regardless, they are still very nice people. Despite being overworked and xenophobic.
@@Lubin-md4ml oh yes they are very polite!
7:08 "are there scary people out there?"
me: *laughs like a crackling witch in NY subway
LOOOOOOOOOL
Lol
I mean tbh they aren’t that scary. After a while, you get numb to it.
crackling witch. snap crackle pop!
I think you mean cackling ^_^
A few months ago I was on the train, and this guy stumbles in, sits down across from me, and just lights a blunt.
The way they work makes them incredible. They respect every job they do.
im absolutely impressed and slightly jealous, every time, with the transit system in this country. great video and super informative so thank you for sharing!
The Tokyo area has the best public transport system from any place I've been. Clean, on time and most importantly, people actually behave.
Thing is, it's also one of the most complicated subway system in the country.
Meanwhile in Boston:
- train arrives at the station half an hour late
- Doors get stuck halfway open
- 50/50 chance your train will catch fire at some point
- you slip on garbage that has been piled up in the station for a month
@Cosakita The blue line aint bad
Must suck at the lines you use. Yes, the corridors smell like piss, but I have yet to experience most of the issues you described at the red line. Yes, the trains here are also occasionally late, and yes, the smell of marijuana is pretty frequent in the buses where I’m at. Wow, I’m starting to see some flaws with the public transportation system here (no intent to undermine the hard work the staff members put into it).
My first use of the T resulted in the train getting derailed
"What's your transportation like where you are from?"
me: "Pretty good, my feet are usually on-time."
Imagine your feet not being on-time :D - *Gotta go walk somewhere?* _Can't my feet aren't here yet_
@@TrixityMcLight Well you just print a late slip
Sorry I Dont Have Feet Only Car
9:17 haha, in Paris when you realise you dropped an item like 5s later, it's already been re sold by the robber 😂
that's called robbery efficiency .
The finger pointing that Japanese staff anywhere does, is actually important. It forces your attention to what you are trying to examine, and makes you aware of what you're mentally processing.
Because let's face it, while many of us do a decent job at cursory or visual checks, we can get complacent when we think our eyes get the job done 100% of the time, and then we realise we missed something important
I've actually adopted 'pointing out' items when reviewing finished tasks and it has help me form missing items tremendously!
I saw NYC subway operators and Chinese flight attendants do finger pointing too. I think it is common in any job everywhere, whenever a human is tasked to conduct safety related, routine robotic tasks. Because human is bad at repeating the same thing over and over again, this gesture helps against derailing the routines.
@@aerohk NYCMTA started that recently. It is for making sure the train is positioned in the correct place.
@@aerohk At least, East Asian countries have adopted the system. I have seen the finger point and call in South Korea and China too
When I was in Japan, me and my parents where looking at a map to go back to our hotel. Then one kind man asked us if we need help and showed us a train we needed to go to. That is why I love Japan they are very kind, I wanna go there at least once more💛
I am from Medellín, Colombia, our train system is basically what keeps the city together. It is clean, secure and we are so proud of it. However due to poverty and the lobist trying to get us to use cars, we cannot expand the lines, thus hindering the progress. Kudos to Japan a great Inspiration
Love to Colombia:)
My friends was just in Medellín and she posted about how impressive the train system was.
Much better subway system than the one in New York City. So clean and efficient.
As a New Yorker I despise almost everything Albany and below except for the Catskills and Long Island. I've only visited NYC a couple times, and I really do like the LIRR and the Subway system.
Wade Wilson has nothing to do with it being a homogenous society. more to do with a society that is so open to investing in public works unlike our own that’s only interested in “cutting taxes and balancing budgets”. you can narrow it down to selflessness/community vs selfishness/unbridled individualism
@@wadewilson6628 more to do with a socity that's metro is modern tbh. NY's subway was started in 1901, Tokyo's in 1950. Tokyo (along with other cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong and Seoul) could activly look from other cities on how to build an effective and efficient metro system.
@@ashsi9625 And yet New York could never upgrade. I was laughing how these trains are so clean and NYC was so proud they did one big cleaning during the COVID breakout.
@@themightyflog lol
“Are there scary people out there? That broke my heart. Japan is too pure for this world.
@Darrell P LOL
"I'm actually surprised why it's not happening in other countries. are there scary people out there? bcs trains are basically safe travel vehicles"
*_*heart beat intensifies, sweating simutanously, sudden coldness*_*
Yeah it's pretty funny cause he's basically saying a train IS the safe form of transportation compared to others.
Zabe Denton it is relatively safe it is the season most safe after planes
@@Kev_the_panda Yes?
Where Im from not even adults want to travel by themselves.
Zabe Denton it is one of the safest for each of transportation
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?"
--Your Trains have doors?
our trains don't need barcodes on the doors coz we don't close them
Ayyee i was looking for an indian in the comments😹😹😹mumbai???😂
😂 you guys are getting trains?
- you ride on the INSIDE of the train?!
you guys have trains?
"What's the transportationn system like where you're from"
A lot of options, but you'll still get late everytime. One of the things I love when I went to Japan was how reliable the transportation system was. We were never late for our itinerary... Except that one time I was in Akiba...
Well then, ill be the one to ask.
Whats happened in Akiba? :)
6:59 Suzuki-san calmly and politely roasting the rest of us
BTW those animations were just so precious! Easy to understand even if you don't speak Japanese.
I feel sincerity in that train staff guy. I want to live my life with attitude like him
Japanese has strong cultures : discipline is their DNA, perfection is their daily breakfast. Love Japan from Indonesia 🇮🇩 ❤️ 🇯🇵
Thanks🎵
Liberal asswipe: Let us see what we can destroy.
1 week later: Chaos in Japan. Tokyo has changed name to Chaz.
A bit of an embarrassing story: Back in 2022, I visited Japan and left my backpack with my passport, about 1,000 USD, and some other personal belongings. You see, trains in Singapore do not have the overhead compartments like Japanese trains do and I had left my backpack above this one time so I forgot about it 😂 I immediately went to the control station and got help, they didn't understand English but had some sort of aid and translating device; THIS IS THE BEST PART THOUGH, a young Japanese female stranger must have noticed my frantic nature and came over to help translate (she was Japanese but proficient in English) which greatly sped up the search process. My bag was found by another station master soon enough and I made my way there. I am very happy and lucky to have met such friendly and helpful people in Japan!
I have been to Japan many times, it never fail to amaze me how engaged the workers are and the safety factors included. The barriers are brilliant.
I live in Prague, Czech Republic and it's normal for kids to travel on their own using public transport. Quite honestly I am surprised how similar our travel etiquette is. I never realized how ours transportation system is similar to Tokyo's one.
Good to know! I admire Czech plastic models. So precise yet affordable!
I know the Czech Republic is a wonderful country! from Japan
@@mikan3156 Japan too! Culture wise, nature wise, always admired Japanese people for their life philosophy. Hardworking nation. Always wanted to see Tokyo and meet car enthusiasts in Japan.
I live in Tokyo. I had been to Prague before a long time ago ( 2014 ). It's such a beautiful city with beautiful people. Hope I can go back there again in the future.
Czech Republic and Japan? 😂😂😂😂
14:09 Was that an alcohol test for the bus driver? That's standard procedure?
That is amazing.
As is the video. Great quality and very informative content.
Yes it was. I did not know bus drivers have to take it. I know pilots do, and we had several bad JAL pilots last year.
Yes and its not only for bus driver. Many Japanese companies where their business involve in driving vehicle (be it cargo service, courier, bus, train, etc.) will most likely have this.
Since 1 May 2011, alcohol testing of all drivers is legally compulsory in Japan. When I say drivers, I mean drivers working for a company, be it passenger or freight transport. While the Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism doesn't mention it in its online guidelines, I'm almost certain railway drivers are also included (not so sure on guards/conductors).
会社の普通自動車を利用する時にもアルコール検査しますよ。
This was soooo good, Greg! I miss Tokyo so much. I’m still looking for jobs there but with the virus and the olympics being delayed I feel like less people are hiring.
Still hearing the train melody before it took off was very nostalgic for me.
I’m a Japanese and living in Tokyo for over 20 years, and I’ve taken all of this for granted. But once again look at it , I realised that so many people have been working hard and supporting me in ways that I can’t see. I almost cried😭 I’m proud to be born in Japan 🇯🇵 🥰
That's good. Japanology and NHK Japan shows a lot that Japan has a lot of great things and culture.
Watch Not Just Bikes. There's comments from Dutch people saying they took their walkable and bikeable cities for granted too, and now found appreciation for them. Especially learning not every country has them, and people saying they want them or that they wanted to move to the Nederlands for them.
Me too! 当たり前じゃあないんだ。😍
Yup you should absolutely be proud of it too. I'm Australian but fascinated by Japan and been learning about it's culture and trying to learn the language. I can tell you that our public transport is mostly a joke in comparison to how efficient and clean Japan's is! Hopefully one day I'll get to visit.
There appears to be great pride by every worker for taking their job seriously, with full focus and attention on every detail. I have so many memories of this from my visits there. A store clerk putting so much care into how she boxed my pastry, even asking me how long it would take me to get home so she would know just how much dry ice to put in the box to keep it chilled! The man in the post office literally running to get my package for me. The train conductor dressed so sharply, with laser focus and sharp movements in gesturing the signals. The hotel clerk who actually ran from behind the desk, out the door, and a block down the street to fetch me a taxi. The waitress who found me two blocks from the restaurant to return the tip I had left out of habit. The parking garage attendants wearing crisp uniforms and working as if choreographed by a dance instructor to direct traffic. The luggage handlers for the bus from the airport arranging the bags in perfectly aligned rows on the sidewalk. It goes on and on. Just amazing compared to the US and other countries I've traveled to.
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?"
Well, Germany here. According to the official pages of the various public transport companies, also always on-time, clean, courteous and precise. But the reality looks quite, quite different......
Sank ju for träveling wis deutsche bahn
I think Switzerland is a bit better off with the SBB :D
Come on guys. You are like the Japan of Europe. You need to lead by example otherwise we are all fu****
Deutsche Bahn lmao
I am from Japan. My second language is German. And I expected Germany would be like Japan, punctual and clean. But I got truly shocked when I went to Frankfurt last year. 50% trains delayed around 20-30 minutes, I asked the local why, they said me because it's in Germany. My impressions about Germany are dirty, not secure and delay. Sorry for this.
I swear Japan is 200 years ahead of the rest of the world
@AniMeusic I wrote 'ahead' in a sense that people realized, that it's no use being selfish, etc.
Proof is Playstation.
@Proto Man: I think you're mistaken. Almost everything is on a spectrum -- the more of something you get, the less of something else. What the Japanese do well . . . they do at a cost. For example, if you like "selflessness" -- fine. But you pay for it in less individuality and creativity . . .
No they aren’t! You fanboys of Japan are blind. Just because they have clean transportation and clean streets doesn’t mean they are far advanced. Japan has a serious labor rights issue that European countries already fixed over 50 years ago. Japan has a series sexual harassment issue. Japan has a serious xenophobia issue. Japan has a serious science based graduates issue-among the developed countries they are one of the lowest. And many more other issues. Just because they have vending machines and 7-11 doesn’t mean they are more advanced than other developed countries.
@@Name-jw4sj Yeah right. So lets compare Japan with USA. LOL !!
I love how the Japanese people take their job seriously & take pride in their work. We have a lot to learn from them. Watching your videos inspire to go to Japan.
ive been japan and it really is something amazing, we as in the rest of the world will never ever have it so good
I'm getting flashbacks from my trip to Tokyo it was so nice in there... The announcer voice and the jingles always give me nostalgic memories from those 10 days..
I admire the perfection of these people. I wish the USA was like this...
you wish LOOL
The NYC MTA should take notice of the platform fences/doors for safety....I always wished it had the same safety feature in NYC.
@@josephmazzeo9413 The transit union and city accountants are dead set against installing these homicide prevention walls. It's not just their high initial costs, it's all the delays and extra staffing this system needs when the transit faces severe cutbacks to its funding.
Bosonian yet the main problem is budget cuts. The government doesn’t even maintain tunnels properly
@Bosonian if diversity is an issue, look at Singapore
I am a filipino and our government entrusted our nation's most ambitious project in the history to Japan. And that project is building an underground subway in Metro Manila. By watching this, I got more excited for the outcome of that project. Salute to every Japanese people.
I agree with using more Japanese ideas. Like from NHK Japan or Japanology. I heard Japanese toilets save more water. Japan is famous for lots of good ideas and good mannerisms so Idk why people and countries aren't using their ideas more right now.
Nagpapa salamat 😊
Tokyo Subway: A well-dressed elegant watchman says: "Thank you for riding. This is the final stop :D"
Mexico City Metro: Instead here, a overweight poorly dressed taco-smelling security guard:
"Move on! This is the final stop. Get out of here quickly"
yeah.. at least they look like they working there...
a ustedes alguien les dicen algo? aqui en Panama namas suena en los altavoces que es la ultima parada y los demas pasajeros tienen que despertar a los dormidos XD
I see a lot of comments pointing to lazy and conservative, but in my perspective both countries are pretty conservative and both are among the most hardworking countries in the world. One thing Mexico lacks is etiquette, I would love to see Mexico implement more Japanese manners in public transport and urban planning.
@@stephanideleon7215 en Barcelona también, nadie sube ni baja
New York City : giant rats, urine smell, chewed gum all over the floor, homeless people!
Put the Japanese in charge of Global Transportation .
We should have different world governments in charge of different things
It won't matter if people who use the transport do not respect the rule
Put the Japanese in charge of EVERYTHING.
@@Nemesis_T_Type Wait until you hear about their legal system lol
No, Korea and China.
Japan's level of dedication amazes me everytime I watched anything about Japan.
The bus footage was amazing, because I work as a bus technician in germany. So it was very fascinating to see how they work. Greate video.
“What’s like the transportation system like?”
**cries in NYC**
NYC is lucky to even have a transportation system, lol
@TheDeluxe guy they look like a stank fart too. You are lucky to get on the new ones
Ironically Tokyo's first subway line is inspired by the New York Subway back in the 1920's
when nyc's subway should look like this ...
nyc subway first needs to xomtrol that emergency door lol ppl just missused them like crazy.
They are so perfect that the word perfect itself feels imperfect around them.
yet suicide rate highest in the world talking about perfect.
@@alfi-il7be U google first or Research before u said that cuz japan is not the Highest of all FYI
@@alfi-il7be Correction. Its not the highest, its one of the highest
@@alfi-il7be yes they have societal issues to address but they have absolutely everything in place to address those. Most countries have to build themselves up to the standard of japan before they can address anything.
Past netizen indo
Even the bus garage is so damn clean.
日本人の私にとっても、感動的な動画でした。私達が普段から何気なく使っている鉄道やバスは、沢山の人達の努力と工夫の積み重ね、そして思いやりによって成り立っているのだなと感じます。働いている沢山の方々に感謝！！
優秀な人たちが毎日を一歩一歩懸命に努力して安全と定時性を確保してくれていると感じます
痴漢のおっさんと満員電車が無くなれば完璧
The people of Japan have a lot to be proud of with their transport. The amount of effort and skill that goes into creating this is amazing.
"What's the transportation system like where you're from?"
There is one bus like a couple miles from here. Mostly though, If you don't have a car, you are pretty much stuck being dependent on someone who does D:
What amazes me is how EVERYTHING is so clean and organized, not just the train system. The attention to details is mindblowing. Especially how workers view their jobs, to truly serve their customers to the max. So polite and welcoming! I've yet to visit Japan, but I can already tell I will love it there. It's like being in an anime watching these videos.
I know they have their own issues (people working themselves to death and so on), but we sure have much to learn from them.
I love how much pride they take in their work. It certainly helps when everyone is cooperating with good etiquette!
“Are there scary people out there?” My dude, you have no idea.
The thing I love about Japanese day to day life is that every single job, as small as it is, is done with honor and pride, always trying to prefect their craft and doing it with joy
Very true!, Unlike where I live and employees give you an attitude to simply provide service for an establishment they're employed at?!?!?
Fudori Toki Service workers are also treated with a greater deal of respect than in other parts of the world because, in a society that values the whole over the individual, people who directly help society run are respected.
Its even down to the white gloves you see the bus drivers and train station attendants (and sometimes even garbage men) wear; its a symbol of them having a ‘pure’ job worthy of respect
@@djsantos8798 Sound like here (U.S.), people will get snooty even if you just ask for extra napkins!
THIS! Especially during these times, when people all over the world are seeing for themselves who are the essential workers. Not the ones who wear suits but the ones who maintain and operate all our modern facilities.
Thank you for loving japan🎵
it is beautiful when a group of people do such a good job and give such a great service like this.
Japan : the society that epitomises respect and efficiency. I’m in awe... 🇯🇵 😍
Always nice to see how efficient Japan works. You sure can get jealous, seeing the "Deutsche Bahn" operating in here in Germany - always late or whole trains getting cancelled. Must be nice using such a great, reliable system!
Remember that in 2018, the railway company here in Tokyo issued a public apology on a national TV, because on that day one of their train departed two seconds earlier than the schedule. Yes, two seconds 😁
Omg 😂 line leader!!!
My tea ceremony teacher told me this funny story… She attended formal ceremony (5 guests invited) then the most senior guest - she enters first to the tea room- tripped over on kimono before seated… so rest of the guests followed and tripped over before seated 😂 just to make the most senior guest don’t feel bad for respect. In Japan this could be true!!!
"What's the transportation like where you are from?"
Wait, you guys have transportation?
That’s ATL for you
I've never seen a train in my life let alone ride one lmao
Oh, thank God, at least we have transport system......something is better than nothing....
Ask someone who is from the UK or Australia then Transportation means something very different
I wish my country had eastern Asian public transport. It would be so damn efficient and convenient.
I hope I find a job or career path that brings me as much joy and fulfillment as the train guy 😭 he’s so sweet and genuinely proud of his work
This was one of my favorite parts of living in Japan.
Also, public transportation is nearly non-existent where I'm from. There is just one bus line.
Japan operates one of the, if not the cleanest, safest and most efficient public train system in the world. Much of this is due to Japan's highly homogenous and polite culture. Items left on trains have a very high probability of being found and returned to their owners.
Straight up racist
just say you think black people make the subways gross. you dont have to hide behind words like homogenous
What having a homogeneous society does too a society
Das racist!!! /s
@@birbies that’s not what he said. And I’m black. There’s less friction so to speak when the culture is homogenous. I mean, look at the U.S, you’re kidding yourself if you think we would ever achieve something like this. Our media purposely divides us, and we purposely create barriers and stereotypes of all kinds of ppl.
Japan has been known to be racist towards black and brown people; and certain areas do not like tourists. The difference is that the brain has a hard time processing new and unknown stimuli. Many don’t succumb to racist responses but unfortunately others do. The U.S tho, I mean, we’re screwed lol
Very cool. I also understand that children in Japan clean their own schools daily. I am sure this promotes a great deal of pride in one's public goods.
This
Bro that's normal in several countries
Its wierd that Britain invented trains and we are not even close to having Tokyo's standard here.
I once heard from a Brit the phrase, "we were the first, now we are the worst"(read with a Scottish accent)
That tends to happen to Britain. America pioneered trains and East Asia mastered them. (China and Japan)
This is usually the way with pioneers :/ When the London Underground was built, it wasn't expected to have the ridership that it has today, so none of the tunnels or platforms and wide enough, tall enough, ventilated enough... But once you've built it you can't easily undo it. In Paris, they saw all the things we'd missed and improved it with things like double-decker trains!
Leshie: The Brits can start by installing air-conditioning in the tube train cars. It gets uncomfortably hot on the trains in the summer, and when you combine that with a crowded train where less than a fraction of the people have bathed and many are coming back from a day of outdoor work, it gets a bit "ripe" shall we say. In actuality; it smells like a petting zoo at times. A far cry from riding the subway in Japan.
Edwardbrown I heard it in relation to football ...
After seeing how diligently the staff cleans the station, I've just realized I've never seen any staff cleaning the train stations or or buses in almost 2 years of regularly using the transportation system (I'm in Atlanta)
The section about children riding alone and how they are taught to be considerate and helpful was really heartwarming from an American standpoint. Here we barely let kids play in their own neighborhoods and people are frequently inconsiderate, sometimes to the point of being blatantly rude and selfish. Something as simple as not taking up the entire grocery aisle while people are trying to get by is a common frustration here.
Not Just Bikes talked about cops or child services called on parents for letting their kids play on their yards, alone, or traveling alone in Canada. I get protecting but there's the other extreme of paranoia and stifling kids too. Also watch NJB's third place video and other videos to learn why North American culture created that terrible, isolated, and stifling culture.
This is amazing ! Your job never fails to impress me and make me want to go
Everyone must make effort to stay in Japan for a week or two. An Old School Cultureture in an Advanced country . Consideration in every aspect of living.
I went to japan in 2016 and used 3 days toei subway ticket to go around Tokyo and it was a fun experience! Also very easy and convenient especially for foreigners. I envy the transportation system there and how dedicated the people to their work just for the sake of everyone's safety. I wish once this COVID19 over, I can visit Japan and ride the trains and subway again. Thanks for making this video! ❤️
I have been going to Japan almost every year for the past 16 years or so. Sadly, due to COVID I haven't been able to return this year and I miss it so much. Watching this video brought back so many fond memories of the place. I remember one trip I had bought some chocolates but left them behind at Haneda airport at the bus terminus. They managed to find them and sent them out on the next bus over to Narita, just before my departure. How great is the Japanese culture. A stark contrast to the "me culture" of most western nations.
That they can leave the controls for the safety equipment sitting out in the open really shows you the marvels of a trusting and cooperative people and culture.
The train where I live is where you go to get stabbed, robbed or yelled at. Sometimes all three!
All for free?! LUCKY YOU. We have to pay for robberies and stabbings are extra services!
@Erva Naz Kıdık Chicago baby!!!!!
i thought you lived in india
Chitwan Bhola CHIRAQ BABY
the trifecta
My son is currently studying in Tokyo. My family can teach our family manners & value to him.
One reason we sent him to Japan is let him learn society & public manners & culture.
Grateful & Thanksgiving to All.