Japan’s WORST Slum Is Nothing Like Your Country

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  • What makes the hood in Japan different from every other country? Follow me to Japan's worst Yakuza Slum: Nishinari, Osaka to see why this place isn't what you'd expect.
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  • @OrientalPearl
    @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +260

    Thanks for watching my exciting new Japan Underworld series. Don't miss PART 1 HERE: ua-cam.com/video/HDECjSIo7aw/v-deo.html

    • @moritaagishta6190
      @moritaagishta6190 Рік тому

      This cheap hotel is there makes sence but is there hotel like this on the Saitama ken area side for example ?

    • @steemlenn8797
      @steemlenn8797 Рік тому

      Either that bridge marking is wrong or you are a lot smaller than I thought 😅

    • @rhaenentargaryen9996
      @rhaenentargaryen9996 Рік тому +4

      Did you just go there alone? Please, you should have someone accompany you next time.

    • @gameboy228
      @gameboy228 Рік тому +3

      Love your video's Pearl. You seem to be an amazing person.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +3

      @@moritaagishta6190 There’s nothing like this in Saitama. The closest is Minamisenju station in Tokyo.

  • @hirok8917
    @hirok8917 Рік тому +499

    As a Japanese, I think it's a very realistic and fun video. Nishinari is the largest slum in western Japan, and many Japanese do not bother to visit. But it's not because it's dangerous, it's just not necessary. It's not even a hidden town.
    It is difficult to narrow the gap between rich and poor, but improvement is progressing.

    • @salahad-din4114
      @salahad-din4114 10 місяців тому +11

      We live in Scotland. From what I've watched it's not a bad area, there are far worse in Scotland. I grew up in one of the areas as a teenage kid. High crime, drugs and attacks on other people. Saying that people in these poorer areas tend to be better towards others than many of the rich I have worked with. The more money they have the more it is about them rather then their neighbours.
      Japan has always been a country on my list to visit.
      I would prefer areas similar to how I grew up, put money into those areas rather than the usual tourist nonsense

    • @redlipstickmafia
      @redlipstickmafia 8 місяців тому +5

      I'm glad that you say the gap is improving/progressing. In the US the gap between rich and poor is growing ever wider, with a tiny percent of the population holding wealth and the MAJORITY of Americans either completely living in poverty or else living in fear of falling down. Our middle class has shrunk to the point where it basically doesn't exist anymore. Especially when it comes to young people - they can't pay they're college debts because good paying jobs are gone, we have a service or gig economy with people earning minimum wage, which isn't a living wage. Young people can't afford to buy houses and many do not even have kids because they can't afford to. And the elite class of government officials only pursue policy that benefits wealthy corporate campaign donors, not the public good, not the needs of the people. There are sociological studies conducted by universities like Stanford showing that this is true -- that political policy reflects the wishes of corporate elites, not the will of the people. And both political parties are complicit, neither on is better than the other.

    • @goeticfolklore
      @goeticfolklore 7 місяців тому +4

      The only scenario I'd say it is dangerous in is if you're alone and a woman at night.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

    • @jakubrogacz6829
      @jakubrogacz6829 27 днів тому

      Well Poland is kind of similar, used to look alot like Nishinari, though we never had issues with too much crime. Now its much more modern but you still find places that are just run down.

  • @rodrigogodoi4250
    @rodrigogodoi4250 Рік тому +173

    Pff… Japans worst slum is like a middle class neighborhood in Brazil. Thats like heaven compared to the worst slum here.

    • @outorgado7879
      @outorgado7879 5 місяців тому +29

      If I literally ever get stopped by a yakuza in Japan I wouldn't be as much as scared as being stopped by any random bimbo in Brazil, that's how safe it is, for me it is almost laughable and really heartwarming to witness how safe Japan is.

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl 13 днів тому +2

      Yeah, this is 10x nicer than the _nicest_ part of Benton Harbor

    • @Knight0fbl00d
      @Knight0fbl00d 11 днів тому +1

      I mean, I'm not surprised. Brazil is a latin-American country.

    • @Knight0fbl00d
      @Knight0fbl00d 11 днів тому +1

      ​@outorgado7879 Okay but bimbos aren't scary or powerful anywhere lmao. Getting a little ahead of yourself there.

    • @rollingrocker666
      @rollingrocker666 11 днів тому +4

      Brazil?? California alone has at least 20 places like this.

  • @xEPICxNESS
    @xEPICxNESS Рік тому +200

    Absolutely kind, genuine and helpful people. Never judge people by their financial situation or looks.

  • @museinglis1979
    @museinglis1979 Рік тому +397

    I live in northern Japan (20 years) but I gotta say that those ‘slums’ are a paradise compared to the ones I saw in India, Thailand or Indonesia…or even in USA/Canada! The slums in my native Montreal or Toronto are way scarier! …I’ve known some people who’ve ‘disappeared’ on the count of Russian Roulette or other maliciousness… 😢

    • @mjlpbn
      @mjlpbn Рік тому +18

      Exactly. The US or even Canada is not as safe as it is (wrongly) said. (I lived in Montreal...)

    • @rinaldirinaldi-ic7up
      @rinaldirinaldi-ic7up Рік тому +10

      Yes yes yes. As an Indonesian i approved

    • @ripalmaripat
      @ripalmaripat Рік тому +1

      @@rinaldirinaldi-ic7up WKWKWKWKWWK 🤣

    • @ripalmaripat
      @ripalmaripat Рік тому +5

      Yes yes yes. As a thai i approved

    • @khungle2845
      @khungle2845 Рік тому +3

      No slums in Toronto

  • @jaclynconti6461
    @jaclynconti6461 Рік тому +991

    It's pretty wild how some people just have no idea about how potentially dangerous this place could be, if you're not really street savvy. Being a New Yorker, this doesn't look nearly as bad as to what it COULD really be, but I think the appeal of the affordability and easy access to tourist attractions is what's bringing foreigners to the area. I hope Japan will see this as an opportunity to assist these people instead of ignoring them.

    • @axelsharpshire6457
      @axelsharpshire6457 Рік тому

      I was already creeped out by her last slum dive. She's going to end up locked in some basement somewhere if she isn't' careful.

    • @axelsharpshire6457
      @axelsharpshire6457 Рік тому +10

      @@exit1368 Who are you asking?

    • @1307scooter
      @1307scooter Рік тому +82

      In NYC and Detroit, they don't enforce the law, in Japan, they really do enforce the law.

    • @AntonGully
      @AntonGully Рік тому +154

      The crime rate in this "slum" is probably lower than 99% of American suburbs. Really didn't like the pre-judgement that came with this video.

    • @axelsharpshire6457
      @axelsharpshire6457 Рік тому +43

      @@AntonGully - She said "Yakuza" meaning it's controlled by one of the many factions of gokudō. If that is the case, it means they control what goes on there more than law enforcement does. They are a lot smaller than they used to be, but it doesn't mean they don't have their influence. These days they are heavily involved in the porn industry. I don't know of any suburb in the United States they have left off the maps which is a huge clue it's probably a place you don't want to be in after the sun sets.

  • @jackpatterson7110
    @jackpatterson7110 Рік тому +412

    This series is so interesting. People seem to be very friendly, even if they're a little unfiltered. It's a nice history lesson too! Thank you :)

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +17

      Thank you Jack. I’ll be uploading the newest one soon.

    • @tacticolfire
      @tacticolfire Рік тому +4

      filtered people are the most dangerous people for you wallet.

    • @Gearsturfs
      @Gearsturfs 10 місяців тому +2

      if you need filtered you shouldn't be working anywhere that deals with vulnerable populations. Also you're living a life that's missing out on authenticity.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

    • @jamescook6477
      @jamescook6477 3 місяці тому +2

      Give me your unfiltered.

  • @chad_dogedoge
    @chad_dogedoge 4 місяці тому +49

    The most dangerous place in Japan is comparable to our safest place in our country 😂😂😂

    • @chinajoe6510
      @chinajoe6510 15 днів тому +1

      Certainly safer than Hollywood or San Fransicko posh area 😂

    • @MaryPetrauskas
      @MaryPetrauskas 6 днів тому

      Sweet people ❤❤

    • @LyricsQuest
      @LyricsQuest 4 дні тому

      I think it's funny, the most dangerous city in France is comparable to the "Average" american city. And the most dangerous city in France, is 5x more dangerous than Paris.

  • @vangjohnny08
    @vangjohnny08 11 місяців тому +72

    I have not been to Japan and would love to travel there one day. All I ever see is the people being so kind and welcoming. You going to the biggest slum of Japan and still being greeted with such kindness just shows that Japan as a whole is full of great people. Im sure there are bad people and places as there always is but this video just shows that Japan is on a different level compared to other parts of the world when it comes to respect and kindness.

    • @user-bx4qr3vq5n
      @user-bx4qr3vq5n 11 місяців тому +3

      是非来て欲しいです!
      特に岩手県という場所に来て欲しいです。食べ物と歴史と街の佇まいがとても素晴らしいです!!
      春には桜🌸・夏には綺麗な海・秋には美味しい食べ物と綺麗な紅葉・冬には沢山の雪が降ります。
      とても、景色が綺麗なので訪れてみて欲しい!私たちは歓迎とともに、精一杯おもてなしをします

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

  • @monso2750
    @monso2750 Рік тому +286

    This was a fun video. It seemed much better than what I would have imagined. It had me anxious that you said it was a Yakuza slum though, I hope you take care not to get too involved in showing us

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +39

      I’m glad that the slum was better than you expect lol. I made a quick stop in Osaka on the way back from filming in Shikoku.

    • @LondonWater
      @LondonWater Рік тому +8

      I think she should dive a little deeper. She’s pasty white, with a camera. For all they know, she’s live streaming 🤷‍♂️ I think that pretty much everyone will show respect. She almost dove right in✌️❤️

    • @jama211
      @jama211 Рік тому +18

      @@LondonWater I've been there and walked around and talked to the locals also. Honestly, I always felt safe and everyone was really friendly. Granted, I'm a big white guy. But, genuinely I felt so much safer there than even in some parts of my home country (Australia).

  • @violet3627
    @violet3627 Рік тому +235

    As a Clevelander, I kind of figured that compared to our hometowns it was going to seem pretty tame. The gentleman from Nagasaki was very interesting - if you can find him again that would make for a good interview. And your tour guide needs his own channel, he seems very cool. Nice of him to take you around :) Another gem, keep it up!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +17

      Thank you Violet. I’d like to go back there and see it again. I was only there for half a day.

    • @redlipstickmafia
      @redlipstickmafia 8 місяців тому +2

      I agree with you on the gentlement from Nagasaki. I'd like to know more about generational trauma from the atomic bombs, very interesting, but also very very heartbreaking and disturbing.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

    • @ffwast
      @ffwast 22 дні тому

      ohio: literally worse than the atomic bomb

  • @miyukichichan
    @miyukichichan Рік тому +144

    We stayed at an Airbnb place in Nishinari back in 2019. We didn't know about it's reputation. We just found out when we walked the streets and saw a lot of homeless people. They were very friendly. No sign of danger even when we walked at night. It's a peaceful community based on my experience.

    • @uranus4511
      @uranus4511 Рік тому +29

      薬物常用が蔓延していないのが欧米との大きな違い

    • @dennythedavinchi3832
      @dennythedavinchi3832 Рік тому +5

      I was there same year in winter. Felt comfort than Umeda

    • @kunionaka4306
      @kunionaka4306 9 місяців тому

      平和ではないよ。危ないよ。

    • @Synth_Dragon
      @Synth_Dragon 29 днів тому

      @@uranus4511 Does japan have a drug problem anywhere in the country at all? If not that sounds very nice.

    • @RodelGrengiaDel
      @RodelGrengiaDel 23 дні тому +1

      @@Synth_Dragondrugs is not a problem in japan no police visibility at all in the street they are not carry gun..

  • @No_Rice_No_Power
    @No_Rice_No_Power Рік тому +47

    You transitioned so well from your 'hidden camera' style language video to this travel genre. Way better than some others that I've seen who have been doing it for years. Looking forward to seeing more! 😃

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +4

      Thank you. Lol but I’ve never used a hidden camera. I know what you mean though. This is a deviation from the language reaction videos.

  • @kevwalton272
    @kevwalton272 Рік тому +42

    with your knowledge of the language and culture this channel has unlimited potential! i love the different aspects of Japan.

  • @timgonzalez1108
    @timgonzalez1108 Рік тому +98

    I love these new traveling journalist style videos. I would like to see more in various topics such as doing groceries, commuting, basic everyday tasks that are unique to Japan or very different in Japan. Maybe some interviews? Keep up the great work Anming!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +7

      Thank you Tim. I’m glad you like these documentaries.

  • @t3hsis324
    @t3hsis324 Рік тому +27

    Thank you so much for bringing a camera to this area to give them your platform. Your friend you made and the people you greeted all seemed so friendly and courteous. I really hope that this will help them get the proper assistance so they can all have basic needs met. I really hope they are not all homeless. They're all such nice people.

  • @AppleAndCoLifeinJapan
    @AppleAndCoLifeinJapan Рік тому +96

    Most tourists (even locals) didn't know about the history of Nishinari (Kamagasaki). Majority of the area are already gentrified (new Hoshino resort was recently built in the area).
    Thanks for making this video, I lived in Nishinari and it's not as dangerous as it used to be. Honestly, its history is so rich especially during the early labor social movements in Japan that it's a shame to totally wipe it out of people's collective memories. The homeless people there also don't really bother other people. It's also a crime to beg on the streets so even though they are homeless, many of them still make a decent way of living (collecting cans and bottles, construction, etc.). And Nishinari-ku is quite big. The area where most homeless are found are near Shin-imamiya/Dobutsuen-mae/Tobita area. But the other areas are not bad. Cheap houses and convenient location (most areas are connected to a train station or bus).

    • @user-fl6ek2yq1n
      @user-fl6ek2yq1n 11 місяців тому +3

      西成のような町からは、政治家や資本家は、搾取しにくいので、政治家や資本家は貧乏人の住めない、搾取しやすい町をつくろうとしています。

    • @redlipstickmafia
      @redlipstickmafia 8 місяців тому

      Wow, I'd like to learn more about Nishinari's history concerning early labor and social movements in Japan.

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

  • @emma2470
    @emma2470 Рік тому +37

    Hey! I definitely scoured for your channel.. I'm the girl in the plaid flannel! I had actually never known about this place until you talked to us and I'm definitely glad you did! On the way to the station we saw some really cool wall murals. We were on the way to our next train so we barely even stopped to look around us, but if we did I'm sure we would have noticed something! Thank you for teaching us about it!🥰

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +6

      Wow, that’s so cool Emma. So it was you that I met on the street. I should have given you a card. Nice to meet you. I hope you enjoyed Nara and Osaka.

  • @holladiewaldfee1008
    @holladiewaldfee1008 10 місяців тому +2

    I love how open, communicative, friendly and kind you interact with people and how everyone is like that to you too ❤

  • @agamersinsanity
    @agamersinsanity Рік тому +14

    For a slum area it still looks pretty good. Sweden has some slum areas, but they are filled with crime and drugs (it's also a no go zone), so I usually do not recommend tourists to go there for their own safety.
    But I'm surprised they are so friendly in Japan in the slums.

  • @KathyakaNina
    @KathyakaNina Рік тому +20

    Thank you Anming for another tour to show us another Japanese slum. I’m really glad that the people you met in this area were a lot more nicer compared to that gentleman from the first area & that you made unexpected friends which is really great. Super sweet that your husband was just messaging you for your safety. I am from a ghetto area in Los Angeles so I know I have seen my shares of interesting stories happening in my area though, it has gotten better here & there past couple of years. For sure those areas look really tamed compared to where I live at in the States. Nice touch in letting foreign tourists about this place that they mostly have no idea about

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for watching Katrina. And thank you for sharing your story. I liked talking to these guys a lot more than the guy in the last video.

  • @Henryplant
    @Henryplant Рік тому +110

    My wife is Japanese- we were laughing at how safe it looked compared to our home in Los Angeles. Maybe we will take a detour there on our next Japan trip to gauge the sketch factor.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +24

      Yeah it doesn’t event compare to how the US is. No guns and very little drug use.

    • @jvh22a
      @jvh22a Рік тому

      The bums in LA are mostly on drugs and crazy. Stay safe and keep away from the bums. Don't feed the bums.

    • @iversonjcameron
      @iversonjcameron Рік тому +4

      As a Texan I cannot comprehend why anybody would want to live in LA.... I have my own land and can do my own hunting if needed to. I do not depend on trucks for anything if they stop one day.

    • @ChefmusicianNervo-ht3jl
      @ChefmusicianNervo-ht3jl Рік тому

      ​@@iversonjcameron more restaurants

    • @ChefmusicianNervo-ht3jl
      @ChefmusicianNervo-ht3jl Рік тому

      ​@@iversonjcameron USA needs 🚅🚝🚄

  • @kenzierenea
    @kenzierenea Рік тому +24

    This video is incredible ! I loved to see this side of Japan. Also, despite it's history, the kindness and openness of so many residents is an incredible reminder that everyone is just trying to get by one way or another.

  • @robbypolter6689
    @robbypolter6689 Рік тому +93

    Compared to the United States, this place is a hundred times safer and cleaner. Whole neighborhoods are senselessly devastated or burned down, or there are wild shootings. The slums in Japan cannot be compared to those in the USA. Western views of a 3,000-year-old culture are always fallacious. The west and its culture left a very negative influence on the culture there. Many Western tourists often have no idea about the culture there in Japan and behave like it, too often hurting the feelings of the Japanese. We in the West should therefore be very cautious and very careful with any judgements.

    • @neymar2953
      @neymar2953 Рік тому +6

      It is said to be dangerous in Japan just because it is a homeless city, but in reality, Kobe and other cities with yakuza offices are far more dangerous

    • @sssiii15
      @sssiii15 10 місяців тому +2

      @@neymar2953ヤクザは一般人には手を出さないので安全ですよ。
      むしろヤクザがいるところは抑止力になるので悪い人がいないのでとても安全だったりします。

    • @amyr3285
      @amyr3285 9 місяців тому

      I agree.

    • @jeremygreen2439
      @jeremygreen2439 4 дні тому +1

      I don't think you can couch homelessness in the veil of cultural sensitivity lol

  • @kendrickkx
    @kendrickkx Рік тому +10

    Thanks for bringing us and showing us this place. They have such great hospitality.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +3

      Thank you for watching Kendrick. I always appreciate your comments.

  • @robertknight2556
    @robertknight2556 Рік тому +15

    You're developing into a documentarian, with history involved, which I think is very interesting in itself and intriguing in what you show us. Japan at another level of observation. Do keep this up. Robert, UK.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Thank you Robert. I really enjoy talking about new places. I've always wanted to introduce new places on this channel.

  • @brenobeltrao8853
    @brenobeltrao8853 Рік тому +28

    Hi. I have visited Osaka 3 times already and I always stayed close to Shin-Imamyia station. Never had any issues with hotels and never felt scared (or even feared) or sensed any lack of safety in the area. It is close to Abeno Harukas, has lots of train and subway options and it's barely 45 minutes away from KIX. Yes, I have seen homeless people (and in other cities in Japan) but they never posed a threat. I believe that foreign are just seeing these advantages and don't really care about the neighborhood's fame from (a distant it seems) the past.

  • @stevenmacdonald1129
    @stevenmacdonald1129 10 місяців тому +2

    Your videos are amazing. I really like the raw feeling when you show a place. Not all of the places are perfect. Real people living in real places. Very cool. Thank you.

  • @pavelittoch8245
    @pavelittoch8245 11 місяців тому +11

    I lived in this area near Hanazonocho Station for 1.5 years while studying in Osaka. while i heard people shouting and agruing outside almost daily, i never felt unsafe walking around there. people there are super nice, especially if you speak a bit japanese they're really warm and welcoming. they dont judge you as well. be kind and they be even kinder to you

  • @oileengrace8228
    @oileengrace8228 Рік тому +61

    I was in Osaka just in January and never knew about this place. I found most people extremely courteous and they treat foreigners well. I also noticed that many people were dressed in pretty worn and old clothes. Only in the shopping areas were people dressed up. Japan is truly somewhere to visit. Thanks for showing this side of Japan and kudos to you for learning the language!💯💪🙏

    • @islamisthetruewaytogod6812
      @islamisthetruewaytogod6812 5 місяців тому

      Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
      Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
      Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
      Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
      Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
      Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
      Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
      Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
      Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
      It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
      (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
      God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
      (2:136 / Translated by Community)

      Salam (Peace) --------------------------

  • @andy-kai-chan
    @andy-kai-chan Рік тому +1

    A large news organization just posted their own vide about this, and I can say your video quality brings a much more personal sense of the situation there.

  • @vnit731
    @vnit731 Рік тому +33

    こういうのは本当にやめておいた方がいい。
    その人たちは偶然良い人達だったかもしれないけど、そのエリアに住んでる人達を相手にした違法賭博やそれの取り立てをしてる闇の人達がいて、その人達を間違ってでも映すとトラブルの原因になる。

    • @---------------24569
      @---------------24569 12 днів тому +2

      以下にヤバいコメント見えている、「My wife is Japanese- we were laughing at how safe it looked compared to our home in Los Angeles. Maybe we will take a detour there on our next Japan trip to gauge the sketch factor.」
      ちょっと危ないと思った

    • @baratmatur6647
      @baratmatur6647 День тому

      We have Honda ,zusuki , Yamaha , Toyota all product inforted from Japan and we put it inside luxurious rooms ..
      Where is the profit money of those big company ?

  • @SilvioManfredDante
    @SilvioManfredDante Рік тому +16

    Japan's "worst" slum is still safer than some of the best areas in the west.
    Good video, Pearl.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому

      I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!

    • @rtgbhreth
      @rtgbhreth Рік тому +1

      Looks cleaner than a lot of places still too 😅

  • @DrVincentHVTran
    @DrVincentHVTran Рік тому +10

    Try to walk around in one of the slums in the USA and you will see the level of real dangerous situations you can get into in the slums of the USA. I was mugged and robbed in Chicago when I was a college student there.

  • @concept226
    @concept226 Рік тому +1

    What a great piece of journalism. Well done! 🎉

  • @luminayre6227
    @luminayre6227 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing so much of the culture and surroundings. Stay safe out there!

  • @bex6638
    @bex6638 Рік тому +118

    You have such a comforting and kind presence, but somehow manage to be so bold and brave all at the same time.
    You freaking go, girl! I'm a woman from Chicago and watching this makes me want to get out there and explore, safely.
    Great content! ❤

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +9

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate that.

    • @Alexander-vo4gv
      @Alexander-vo4gv Рік тому +1

      I think Chiraq is a tad bit worse than Nishinari

    • @bex6638
      @bex6638 Рік тому +2

      @@Alexander-vo4gv can confirm! But I've been meaning to travel and it makes me realize how bold I already am.
      So the adventures await!

    • @bex6638
      @bex6638 Рік тому +1

      @@Alexander-vo4gv similarly, homegirl says "I'm from Detroit" and as a Midwest girl, that hit home.

    • @miku644
      @miku644 Рік тому +2

      @@bex6638 lmaooo you can handle anything in life, you from Chicago. Sincerely a girl from the Bronx traveling alone to Japan soon 😂

  • @jimross7648
    @jimross7648 Рік тому +56

    Anming makes another journey into the unseen world of Japan's homeless, but this time in Osaka. As usual your attitude and style combined with your proficiency in Japanese, cause people to willing interact with you. Thus you are able to gain access to a world that most people simply don't notice. As you indicated it is not really hidden, but the average tourist would walk past it not realizing what they are actually seeing. I only spent a couple days in Osaka and I may have been one of oblivious tourists who didn't comprehend, what they were really seeing. Quite bluntly hidden in plain sight. Your ability to interpret what you are viewing and learning about an issue that most cities and governments never really want to confront, and definitely don't advertise.
    Thanks for this peak behind the curtain of another aspect of life in Japan.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +5

      Thank you so much Jim. I spent half a day here after a big filming trip to Shikoku. I’m glad I stopped by because I really learned a lot. Like you I’ve been to Osaka before and never heard of this place. It was eye-opening for sure.

  • @robertogonzalo1
    @robertogonzalo1 Рік тому +3

    Wow, I use to pass by this area many years ago. I lived in the outskirts. Sorry to see and hear this unfortunate news. I hope things get better over there.

  • @eloquentowl1041
    @eloquentowl1041 Рік тому +9

    We tend to brand them as life failures, but when I look at them they seem to be enjoying life. I realized that the definition of happiness is not having a lot of money or a house.

    • @Christizm
      @Christizm Рік тому

      Material items aren’t that important I have a house and have felt unhappy as other family members have three or four houses and earn lots more then me but understanding that there is more to life then assets has made me feel much better and I’m more happy then them I reckon

  • @Steven52077
    @Steven52077 Рік тому +6

    personal opinion, people will think Nishinarin area is a biggist slum in Osaka, so it should look poor and dirty. Actually it's stereo-typed impression. local people are friendly and nice😊

  • @ericbangug
    @ericbangug Рік тому +8

    When we visited Osaka 3 years ago, the hotel where we stayed at was located just across the Shin-imamiya station, although there were a lot of homeless on the streets, me and my Wife did not feel that its dangerous even when walking at night, probably because they mind their own business and does not bother tourists.

  • @totallyleftfield
    @totallyleftfield Рік тому +1

    Awesome video!
    A real eye opener much appreciated.
    Cheers from Montreal Quebec Canada 🇨🇦

  • @theoc007
    @theoc007 Рік тому +63

    Thank you for exploring the streets of Nishinari. Its one of the most dangerous places in Japan, definitely not a night city to go alone but during the day its not that bad you will see friendly faces almost everywhere. 5:58 That park (Haginochayaminami or Triangle Park) is one of the greater areas in Nishinari, that guy was definitely a good person bringing you there to meet new people. it's pretty close to where I worked in Abeno and honestly it never gave me bad vibes in general. Glad you could spread information about Japans ups and downs :)

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +5

      Thank you so much for watching. It’s awesome to hear from you since you’re familiar with the area. I didn’t stay until nighttime. I wonder what it’s like then.

    • @theoc007
      @theoc007 Рік тому +8

      @@OrientalPearl Sometimes that park will hold events like local concerts during festivals and it's awesome around then, but any other night it's empty with a few homeless people sleeping in the open sober or drunk. During covid a lot of tents ended up being pitched inside the park so it's nice to see it looking better already that's for sure. It's also one of the safest spots in Nishinari ward since police officers patrol around that park quite often making it a haven for the community, anywhere else and its definitely not safe from what I was told from locals. Overall though I spent most of my time there during daylight hours and have found the nicest people who want to drink and chat with just about anyone.

    • @nameisthename25
      @nameisthename25 Рік тому +6

      I'm staying here in Nishinari for a long period and I'm going out at any time of the night. At first I was wary because of the reputation but now I just don't understand. I never saw anything fishy and I would go at 2am to the konbini without a second thought. I see young women and families walking around after dark as well.
      I'm staying there because it's cheaper since no japanese want to be here, I guess most tourist does as well because it's more likely way safer than where we came from. I mean, who is scared of homeless people?

    • @jama211
      @jama211 Рік тому +1

      Is that a second triangle park? I've been to Osaka and walked through Nishinari, but when someone says Triangle park I think of the one just north of Dotonbori where the small statue of liberty is. Perhaps there are multiple Triangle parks!

    • @jama211
      @jama211 Рік тому +3

      @@nameisthename25 Homeless people are much more dangerous elsewhere, but I agree, I have stayed there and always felt safe even walking around at night. I stayed at Hotel Toyo, and who can complain about a private room with aircon for less than $20 a night? I suppose that's a "fancy" hostel by Shin-Imamiya standards though hahaha. I loved it. If you're staying there, I hope you check out Travellers bar/Osaka tacos and Bar groovy. Say hi to Shota and Wataru respectively for me ;)

  • @monkeypro1138
    @monkeypro1138 11 місяців тому +7

    The man wearing the NYC jacket whose first instinct upon seeing you was asking to be friends and offering to show you around the area deserves to be protected at all costs!

  • @johnanderson5186
    @johnanderson5186 14 днів тому +1

    I'm a very old cultural anthropologist who was raised in Detroit. I stumbled across your videos quite by accident. I'm always looking for interesting insights into other cultures. May I say that your work is quite good, especially with your interactions with others. I really wish other young people such as yourself took an interest in other cultures. Keep up the good work and I will look into other videos that you make. Cheers.

  • @dahlysbored
    @dahlysbored Рік тому +5

    Wow I remember living across the road from Nishinari and I never noticed it was a slum. I'm so used to seeing tents and piles of garbage in San Francisco that I thought nothing of it... On the bright side, at least Nishinari doesn't smell like weed everywhere?

  • @nightowl6393
    @nightowl6393 Рік тому +8

    Cool videos
    It's interesting to see another perspective of Japan. Maybe you could visit historical place next. Just a suggestion 🙂

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Glad you liked this video. I have another one filmed to add to this series.

  • @89Timex
    @89Timex Рік тому +5

    Such a great video. It's good to see a less than touristy side of Japan. The people seemed normal. Bad reputation of an area that was no more. Thank you.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому

      I’m glad you liked the video. The touristy stuff in Japan is way overdone.

  • @bsr6823
    @bsr6823 Рік тому +4

    Walk through the worst area in Frisco and you’ll be robbed or dead. Crazy how nice Japan really is.

  • @vernoworkman9879
    @vernoworkman9879 Рік тому

    Thank you Auntie for keeping everybody safe❤

  • @SailorYuki
    @SailorYuki Рік тому +47

    I think these kinds of places with bad reputations are interesting. I lived many years in the heart of what is considered basically the ghetto or the wrong side of the tracks. Lots of gangs, and crime. I've heard so many bombs go off that I don't even react to one anymore. I was never scared. The same with my brother who lives in a house that was bombed, raided and shot at. Being afraid is a valid emotion, but it's also pointless. Nishinari is propably safer than most places around the world. You still need to be weary of your surroundings, especially at night. But that goes to every place. Just be observant of your surroundings and be smart and you'll be safe, regardless if it's downtown Detroit or Nishinari or the suburbs of Stockholm.
    These documentary style videos really show the real side of Japan and are important. Stay safe and give Tommy a hug, poor guy has been worried sick.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +5

      I’m glad that these videos are well received. I think this is a side of Japan more people should know about.

  • @lorrane2177
    @lorrane2177 Рік тому +134

    I have never seen anything like this when visiting Japan. My son lives in Osaka and told me of the homeless. As a tourist, didn’t believe him. Eye opening. It makes one realize all countries have this issue. I’ll share these videos with my 92 yr old mom, who originally immigrated from Tokyo I 1952. We talked of your first video. She was in disbelief. The people you encountered were so friendly! Glad you were safe!

    • @makesmewannadie647
      @makesmewannadie647 Рік тому +14

      I dont know why you were in disbelief lol homeless exists since centuries in every human civilized place on earth sorry dnlclelxlcllellxlx

    • @LifeisaPhotoOp
      @LifeisaPhotoOp Рік тому +4

      @@makesmewannadie647 I think she gets a pass she is 92!

    • @robertcastel1565
      @robertcastel1565 Рік тому

      What are you talking about? the japanese people aren't psychopats than make heinous crimes without remorse, no, the Japanese are much better off than the average Westerner.

    • @uranus4511
      @uranus4511 Рік тому +11

      薬物常用が蔓延していないのが欧米との大きな違い。

    • @user-lv9pr9or2h
      @user-lv9pr9or2h Рік тому +2

      @@uranus4511 銃もね

  • @MrPimpVick
    @MrPimpVick Рік тому

    Very good video, great work , this made me joyful and happy 😊

  • @maybetomorrow1665
    @maybetomorrow1665 8 місяців тому

    Great video as always !

  • @becky9770
    @becky9770 Рік тому +8

    I always look forward to your videos & this was a very informative video! So sweet how worried Tommy was for your safety!!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Yeah he didn’t really want me to go there.

  • @richardjohntierney5434
    @richardjohntierney5434 Рік тому +5

    Really interesting, showing things and people are not as bad as we are told. Thanks

  • @jungyunho
    @jungyunho Рік тому +9

    as someone from a 3rd world country, i didn't feel scared or something when i stayed in that area for a couple of days even if i was walking late at night/midnight. the low cost accomodations and food are 👍

  • @vovantoanquoc
    @vovantoanquoc 6 днів тому

    Really love your videos and your vibe! Looking for more!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  6 днів тому

      Thank you so much. Please enjoy the old videos.

  • @daniellemonte1228
    @daniellemonte1228 Рік тому +38

    That's so sweet that your hubby was worried about your safety ❤ Detroit is deffinatly way worse but, Wow all that trash just piled up and left there by the Welfare office😢 Looks like madness. Loved seeing you with a friend who showed you around. I think most homeless people from my own personal experience of being homeless in the States for a few years (always sleeping outside, never in a shelter) are some of the most giving and generous ppl. They would go without something just to help your situation. Much love to the homeless community of Japan.❤🙏💌

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for watching the video to the very end to catch that part.

  • @jacobperez8921
    @jacobperez8921 Рік тому +7

    Those slums in Japan are nothing compared to places like Tepito in Mexico City.

  • @junrsh
    @junrsh Рік тому +41

    This is the reason I love living in Japan.
    I feel very safe everywhere I go.

  • @duckman6819
    @duckman6819 3 місяці тому +6

    even in a slum the Japanese show respect amazing people

  • @JoshLocWitDaJokeZ
    @JoshLocWitDaJokeZ Рік тому +3

    SHE'S BACK🌍💯I LOVE ORIENTAL PEARL! GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS 💯💯🌍

  • @larrylittlefield7357
    @larrylittlefield7357 Рік тому +2

    Great content, thanks

  • @gweisa899
    @gweisa899 Рік тому +2

    Enjoy these series. I am glad you showing the rough parts of Japan. I love to visit Japan.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +2

      Thank you. I’m learning a lot making these videos.

    • @gweisa899
      @gweisa899 Рік тому

      @@OrientalPearl Your Welcome

  • @LondonWater
    @LondonWater Рік тому

    There’s something about watching your cutsie “I speak Japanese” videos Vs. a nice video like this.. Where you interact with the struggling people. Poor people are where it’s at! In any city! TY for the video! I love it!

  • @dieinfire920
    @dieinfire920 Рік тому +4

    On my last visit to Osaka last year, a Japanese friend was in charge of hotel reservation and it was a couple of minutes from Nishinari. He scheduled that hotel because it was a nice hotel and also very cheap. Contrary to your video, we saw many deluxe vehicles around the poorest neighborhoods -obviously yakuza cars-. But I heard from many Japanese, including my friend, that the area was very dangerous up to the 90’s but not anymore.

  • @user-rg4qm7nk5j
    @user-rg4qm7nk5j Рік тому +4

    It is the dirtiest and most homeless city in Japan.
    That is a fact.
    It is also said to be unsafe and dangerous.
    But that is not true.
    Even if a woman walks alone at night, she is unlikely to be in danger.
    The only thing you will see is an occasional fight between drunken old men.
    Young people have recently begun to visit the area, as it is known for its low accommodation costs and many extremely cheap and delicious restaurants, in spite of its easy access to tourist attractions.

  • @MaxploreJapan
    @MaxploreJapan Рік тому

    It’s really a surprising video. Thank you for sharing this

  • @viktorlafontaine6222
    @viktorlafontaine6222 Рік тому

    Another great experience. You have so much video. A collection to learn real Japanese. Thank you.

  • @user-fe9hr4ok6q
    @user-fe9hr4ok6q Рік тому +7

    I live inside this Nishinari district and I can feel that the safety is definitely better than 20 years ago. I can assert that this district is even safer than most of the cities in India as I visited there last year.The Osaka government really made effort to improve the safety of the Airin area (the most dangerous area) which resulted in the increase of accommodations for foreign tourists.

  • @jimw9415
    @jimw9415 Рік тому +4

    Very interesting, definitely safer looking than many place here stateside.

  • @times7171
    @times7171 Рік тому

    How have i never seen this channel before?? really enjoyed.

  • @books707
    @books707 Рік тому +17

    i'm japanese
    in the past, there were many homeless people in nishinari.
    but now there are various forms of support available,
    and anyone who seeks it can escape from that way of life.
    most of them often choose to live that way themselves

    • @rayoscrost6062
      @rayoscrost6062 Рік тому +2

      why would they?

    • @hinhin5554
      @hinhin5554 11 місяців тому

      @@rayoscrost6062They already don't have families, jobs, friends in the you say normal world. So I guess its more comfortable with loads of people like themselves around.

  • @Paul_Wetor
    @Paul_Wetor Рік тому +6

    A slum with tour guides? As they say: "Only in Japan".

  • @ruiseartalcorn
    @ruiseartalcorn Рік тому +2

    Very interesting! Many thanks :)

  • @BookNerd4Music
    @BookNerd4Music Рік тому

    best content on the tubes. as always Anming

  • @Velvet3den
    @Velvet3den Рік тому +19

    I studied at Osaka University in 2018 and one of the classes was about issues in society so we went to nishinari and visited a Japanese woman who ran a motel there. She also offered different classes for the locals (to make things or write poetry) and they just paid what they could afford. So what I took away from that class was that there are a lot of hotels there because they want to change the area from slum. I had no idea that office had closed, we visited there as well 😔

  • @whushaw
    @whushaw Рік тому +9

    I’m glad to learn about these different areas that I would have never heard of. It’s interesting to see all different types of Japan. It’s awesome to spread awareness and do mini interviews like a journalist! Reminds me a little of Sabbatical or Indigo Traveler if you’ve ever seen those UA-camrs. I liked that you educated some of the other foreigners about the area as well! Your husbands concern was sweet 💜

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +2

      Yeah Sabbatical was in Japan and reached out to me to hangout. Unfortunately I was in America when he was here.

    • @whushaw
      @whushaw Рік тому +1

      @@OrientalPearl Oh really?! That's so cool. What a shame. Maybe some other time.

  • @lesroquel
    @lesroquel Рік тому +4

    I live in Miami...There are areas in my city where I would not wander into alone, but I think I would visit this area of Osaka in my next trip there, looks safer than my gated community.

  • @mydogisbailey
    @mydogisbailey Рік тому

    love your openness anming!!! go you

  • @itsnotlevel2
    @itsnotlevel2 Рік тому

    holy shit your vids just keep getting better! not that I'm surprised it's just that I love videos like this they're more genuine, which is really all your videos are very genuine, but the reaction stuff gets old and so seeing a real side of everything and you being in situations where you it really is a true genuine reaction, not going to like a food market, and then they just real surprised these type of videos I love but just to be clear I love all your videos.

  • @europhile2658
    @europhile2658 Рік тому

    I really liked that one. So good to interact with the locals and nice that they fed you!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому

      I’m glad you liked this video. I have another similar one coming out this weekend.

  • @lassam333
    @lassam333 Рік тому +16

    It's awsome that you let us take a look at not so nice and touristy places in Japan.
    Being the biggest slum in Japan, I expected it to look much worse
    Great to see that not only were able to walk alone through Nishinari, but also nbe friendly welcomed by some of the of the people who actually live there.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Thank you Michael. I’m happy that people get to see outside of just the touristy side of Japan.

  • @zengrath
    @zengrath Рік тому +5

    Wow you went alone this time? Braver then me, however if there is any country to do it in it would be Japan, even in an area like this! Love your videos as always and glad your showing a real part of Japan we don't normally see. Stay safe and hope you and your husband the best!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +2

      I was only there for a few hours then I returned to Tokyo. I’m glad you enjoy this different view of Japan.

  • @AMCTequila
    @AMCTequila Рік тому +1

    I have the good challenge of learning Japanese, your skill inspire me a lot. Great channel

  • @Miss1Pokemonfan
    @Miss1Pokemonfan 3 дні тому

    I love how he saw you filming, and asked you wanted some company ❤

  • @comachi586
    @comachi586 Рік тому +73

    The Nishinari Airin area has become much safer than it used to be. This is because Osaka has made every effort to improve public safety in this area. Even now, there are a lot of strange people in the Airin area, but they rarely cause problems or get involved in incidents. Even now, some people in Japan have the impression that the Airin district is unsafe, but now many Japanese youtubers gather and introduce the townscape of the district and it is a sacred place to visit popular shops.

  • @daijay9084
    @daijay9084 Рік тому +177

    It's great to see someone showing real people who struggle in Japan. It seems that asia in general makes little provision for the elderly, retired people. I suspect that it's expected that their children will provide but often that's not an option.
    Although I'm enjoying the content don't put yourself in danger for us.

    • @SherrifOfNottingham
      @SherrifOfNottingham Рік тому +13

      It's actually common that once you "retire" from your career that you take up "silver" jobs, which could be as simple as sweeping parks or working as a crossing guard to taking up simple office jobs. This is a worrying trend for many because "careers" promised to set you up for a good retirement.

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +24

      Thank you for watching. I’m glad that you appreciate this more real version of Japan. Don’t worry, I never felt like I was in danger during the filming of these videos.

    • @daijay9084
      @daijay9084 Рік тому +6

      @@SherrifOfNottingham Thank you for that information. My cousin worked for a stock market investment company some years ago in the UK. He went to Japan to work for about 7 years. His job was to bring computers into the Japanese stock market but ultimately he was cutting staff. He said redundancy was an unknown concept to most and they looked on being 'let go' was their failure. It was very sad.

    • @daijay9084
      @daijay9084 Рік тому +6

      @@OrientalPearl Thank you for replying. Your 'new style' videos are so informative. My cousin worked in Tokyo for some years. He said that the formalities and different expectations between the men and women were really hard to adapt to. He learnt some Japanese, before he went, from a Japanese woman, so when he arrived his coworkers thought he was effeminate. He quickly adjusted because that misconception cost him business at first. He found the treatment of women harsh at times and never felt entirely comfortable with his female staff.

  • @racetecar981
    @racetecar981 Рік тому

    Love your content

  • @lexheart5877
    @lexheart5877 Рік тому

    I love this thanks for sharing

  • @lifewithcalliope
    @lifewithcalliope Рік тому +6

    Hi Anming! Thank you for showing us this side of Japan. Great video! Idk if it was just in my area, but my tenchou and my other managers prohibited me from saying the word yakuza. So we say "yakyak". They just told us, international students, that someone might hear us talking about the yakuzas or yakuzas might hear us. Please be careful! I know your camera is like a gun to them that they won't do anything to harm you as it is being recorded. But I still want you to be careful! Thanks again for sharing this video! 💖 God bless you!

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      Japanese UA-camrs are sensitive about that word. Foreign UA-camrs use it pretty freely.

  • @user-zk7fj3jx3z
    @user-zk7fj3jx3z Рік тому +20

    It was a scary impression even for me as a Japanese person, but unlike what I expected to see when I saw it this way, they all live well together and are friendly to visitors from other places 😮 Thank you very much for the very helpful video 🙏👍

  • @IvoryK2
    @IvoryK2 Рік тому

    thank you for nice Nishinari report . Nishinari is nostalgic place for me.

  • @fyoudoru6154
    @fyoudoru6154 Рік тому +2

    So I just learned that the very place I stayed in when I was in Osaka for a couple days in 2018 during my trip to Japan was actually the worst slum in all of Japan.
    At least now I know why my hotel was shit, why I saw homeless people sleeping on the streets in the evening, and why many locals looked like villagers from GTA San Andreas. The hood looked like my country (a certain country which is now busy losing an offensive war to its neighbour) during late 90s-early 2000s, which is kinda fun. I grew up during those times, so it brought memories from my childhood.
    Thank you for the content!

  • @adimardev1550
    @adimardev1550 Рік тому +4

    i really can't defind this as slum. maybe because slum we have here in the phillippine is not even comparable to any of that in japan. our people here live along garbage and cemetries. what a disapointment.

  • @takashinishida9113
    @takashinishida9113 Рік тому +6

    Pearl, I would like to explain the brief history of Nishinari District. Before the World War Ⅱ the area was developed as a new amusement center in Osaka with the Tsutenkaku Tower, the Tennoji Zoo, etc. The area was also called Shinsekai(新世界) meaning "new world". But the place was left behind in the after-war development as northern Namba and Umeda areas were much more flourished. The Nishinari became temporary residence for many migrant day-workers since Osaka at that time needed a lot of construction workers. Today, renovation of the town is going on there. Cheap lodgings are now changing into backpackers' hostels and the old-school town in the Tsutenkaku area is attracting many international tourists. When I lived in Osaka once, I strolled around the area many times. The Nishinari was not so dangerous as it looks, though.

  • @mattf2808
    @mattf2808 Рік тому +1

    I had breakfast and went grocery shopping in that exact area two weeks ago. Was super chill tbh. Seemed just like elderly people without much money, not dangerous.

  • @filinchen89
    @filinchen89 Рік тому +2

    I just came back from a Japan trip a few days ago. I obviously only went to touristy places in Osaka and other cities but this video was so eye opening. I honestly had no idea these places exist. 😅

    • @OrientalPearl
      @OrientalPearl  Рік тому +1

      I’ve been to Osaka several times and just learned about this place recently too.