Tokyo Neighbourhood Tour: Shin-Koiwa Station
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I walk around the Shin-Koiwa station area and talk about what kinds of things you'll find.The reason I made it was because one of my Patreon supporters asked what kind of stuff you'd find in a typical Tokyo neighbourhood. Shin-Koiwa is located in Katsushika-ku, which is in the Eastern side of Tokyo's 23 wards (cities).
This is kind of my rough draft for a more formal video I'd like to main on the main Life Where I'm From channel. So what kind of questions do you have, what would you like to see?
Also, since I didn't research anything before recording this video, I may have gotten some things wrong. So if you see any mistakes, please don't hesitate to let me know.
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I thought its actually was a nice relaxing format, especially how you were talking and interact with your wife. Felt like we were exploring with you together.
Thanks
@@LifeWhereImFromX you can call the format, "Explore together".
If there is VR version of videos like this, i wont be lonely anymore
I really liked the style of the video.
Mainly green narrow street .
I really enjoyed this video as is! When I went to Japan for a week, everyone asked me what did I do. I told them I walked. I loved just walking through the neighborhoods because it was always so peaceful and interesting. Sometimes a mix of new with old and I loved it.
I’m just like that, too. I think walking around in multiple areas is the best way to feel the city.
I walked a lot also. I also took the train everywhere.
I did the same thing. People make it sound like it wasn't an eventful thing to do, but when I was there doing it, there was always something new around the next corner. I was staying in a neighborhood similar to the one in this video.
I liked this long format, easy walk, cinema veritas style. Felt like I was just walking through a neighborhood with a pal, soaking it all in. Loved every second!
I'm fascinated by huge older houses in the middle of Japanese cities like the one at 38:35 - obviously very expensive and very secluded so the owner probably cares a lot about their privacy, but it would still be fascinating to tour a property like that
I don't know about this one, but in our area, my wife would say, "Oh, that's the house owned by the landlord." As in, the people who own a lot of property in the neighbourhood often had these bigger chunks of land. They would own the apartment buildings around the area.
According to Google Maps, the old house with the little shrine on the corner is actually a Buddhist temple! I'd be super curious about what it's like inside (and at least as curious if it were a private home in that style!)
OMG when my girlfriend and I were studying abroad we stayed in a room share near this station. We called this area home for 28 days and still talk about going back and how awesome it would be to live there permanently. It was very quiet there. There were so many little shops that gave the area character. There were many people who were willing to put up with our very limited amount of japanese. A woman even helped translate for my girlfriend when she was being denied at a nail saloon because we didn't have an appointment. I don't know when we will be going back to Japan but we are definitely spending a few days back in Edogawa by Koiwa Station.
I used to lived in a sharehouse in Koiwa too ☺
It'd be interesting hearing more about the shotengai. The history of how they developed, the challenges they're facing now. Maybe you can meet and speak to some of shop owners.
Never thought of that angle. It's a good idea.
Yes. They are in some ways reminance of European medieval cities where people lived in the same building they have their business. A great idea!
@@LifeWhereImFromX You breifly mentioned it but the tofu store may be interesting to go into/see. It's definitely something that most non-Japanese viewers would not be familiar with.
I really enjoyed the Japanology episode on shopping streets, though it had a wistful tone because most are disappearing due to Costco etc. A 2021 update, especially after the effects of the pandemic would be extremely interesting. Ganbatte shotengai!
@@LifeWhereImFromX I used to work on one in Ooyama in Toshima-ku, "Happy Road". It was busy and thriving back in 2003 when I was there but now it seems very run down and a lot of the shops are vacant - maybe a good place to try?
BEST. VIDEO. EVER. Please make more of these videos! Even without narration or commentary, just film and put notes about the places and things around!
This wasn't part of your tour, but I remember that Tokyo has designated some major streets (like the Ome Kaido) as some kind of emergency streets. I think in case of a major emergency (e.g. a strong earthquake), those streets are reserved to emergency services only and I think they're repaired with top priority if damaged. I think that might be an interesting topic, including what emergency plans the metropolitan government has planned in such emergency situations and how does streets will be managed / used. Or maybe just a general "this is what would happen if a major earthquake hit Tokyo" - where do people evacuate to, how are those evacuation centers managed, what will people find there, how will they be provided with foods, etc.
This was great, super interesting and relaxing. No questions, sorry, but I'd love to see more videos in this style about different places in Tokyo/Japan!
I thought it was very interesting to see the small businesses that are the ground floor of apartment buildings/homes. I'd enjoy learning more about those sort of shops or zoning set ups since we don't have much of that where I live.
Yeah, it'd be kind of cool to interview various owners about their businesses and homes. I think the tricky thing would be to get them to agree to open up access to some random dude. But I very much like the fact that by default it's completely legal to run many types of businesses from your home anywhere in Japan (with some exceptions, of course).
@@LifeWhereImFromX It would be nice to educate/draw attention to that style of shop, but I completely understand that it wouldn't be easy to set up! Thank you for all the fantastic videos, always brightens my day to see a new one :)
Second this. Of course it is understandable if some of the shop owners are too shy for an interview, but there must be some that wouldn't mind extra publicity. For me it is very interesting to know what are the rules/policies for having a small business in Japan. Just from this video it seems there are many very small shops , does that mean that is it fairly easy to start your own business?
I lost my wallet in a club in Harajuku. As soon as I laid my head down to sleep on the ship in Yokosuka one of the guys came to inform me that the front gate had received my wallet from a guy that drove his car down from Tokyo to return it. We always said if someone stole something from you in Japan it was a foreigner ( not Japanese) that took it.
That’s quite incredible even by the Japanese standard.
Interesting
Roppongi, not Harajuku, sorry.
Very lucky that honest people like you and your wife found the wallet! I'm sure that when the person realized they lost it they were in a panic!
I think it's fairly normal for wallets to be returned in Tokyo. I was more leaning on the side of not touching it, since I didn't want to seem like we were stealing it. But I do think it was better to go to the police with it, as you never know, someone might have not taken it back.
@@LifeWhereImFromX here in the US the credit cards would have been used and the money would be gone😒 Sad, but true!
@@LifeWhereImFromX Are there any cases where the wallet is actually stolen in Japan? Because stereotypically it would seem that wallets are generally returned to owner or just left on the ground. There are also news portals outside Japan where reports such as "Police are bored and lazy in Japan because there's so little crime" . Just truly curious about that side of the story.
Also, the keeping 20% of the money thing, I'm really surprised that is such a thing, I've never heard of that before! That's fascinating
@@toya.channel from wikipedia "According to the 2016 UNODC statistics, Japan's rate of intentional homicide per 100,000 population is the lowest in the world at 0.3 per 100,000 inhabitants." I wouldn't say the cops are bored, but they may be pretty inexperienced when it comes to certain crimes, like murder.
A video on lost and found with the police and transit would be interesting.
Really enjoyed this video approach, Greg. It's great to be able to look at all the little details in a less edited way. Cheers!
I would like to see a video on how clean and tidy public spaces are and how that relates to Japanese society and customs. I liked that you mentioned how people around the water park took turns cleaning the area.
Japan never cease to impress me - honesty and integrity is so prevalent. This really is the best place to raise kids. Thank you for making this video.
Yes most of us actually did make it that far into the video. Non-scripted videos have their own charm and for me they are also stress relieving. I played this while studying and ended up preponing my study break to watch all the things and places you kept pointing at. Thanks for the upload.
This was delightfully diverting- I wouldn’t change the format much
It would be cool to see a video talking about how hospitals/doctors clinics in Japan operate!
I Love this kind of videos, you should do more and your commentary is very nice
Greg these videos may have lesser views than your videos at lwimf. But the narrative with no music and the down to earth, honest sense of the vlog was simply phenomenal. I can’t praise this enough or express my appreciation. Thank you; arigato gozaimasu.
This was the neighborhood I stayed at when I was studying in Japan. This entire video made me so nostalgic, so thank you. 😭💕 I loved the Shinkoiwa area so much, it was quiet but it wasn't too far from central Tokyo. The people were always so kind and I just loved the vibes the area gave. Hopefully the next time I go to Tokyo, I can give this area a visit once again. 😊
I used to live in Koiwa, just a station away from ShinKoiwa
Thank you for showing Japan in a very good way.
I enjoyed this a whole bunch! Tbh I didn't expect to as much, next to your other videos. After actually being there, this is the next best thing and I do love to wander round new places. Your commentary was super interesting as well, so much that is done differently. This was like a relaxing armchair walk through a part of Tokyo. Thank you so much!!!
Enjoyed the video! I like the pacing and the tone. Good stuff to watch on a weekend. Thank you! 👍😊
懐かしい！！！I lived in Shinkoiwa a couple of years ago. You kinda walked by my old apartment at one point haha. Thanks for showing what it's like these days!
I loved this entire video. I don’t know if you plan to do any more videos of just neighborhood walking tours, but I found this video so captivating, like I was exploring the area with you. Thanks for sharing!
Please create more of this Greg. I felt like traveling with you and your wife. It’s very helpful especially people are unable to travel yet. I’m missing Japan so much. 😌
I enjoy calm walking tours where there is narration, nicely done Greg!
Love this style of video! Would like a series on each neighborhood from the ones we all know to the ones we may not.
I don't really have any useful feedback on what I'd like to see on the main channel, but I enjoyed the whole video, kind of vicariously having a wander through the town. I love just walking around places I visit, and those green ways seem so beautiful!
Glad to see you doing videos on my neighborhood!
I think a video on the different types of Universities and other adult education in Tokyo would be cool to learn about. It would be interesting to see how the campuses look like in a large compacted city like Tokyo. I'm clueless on Japan's higher education system so if you haven't already made a video on it, I think its a cool idea.
I was born in South side Shinkoiwa and grew up in North side Shinkoiwa. Many residents used to be Edokko. As it’s not uptown, things are cheaper but it’s so convenient as rapid trains stop and only 13 minutes to Tokyo station and 90 minutes to Narita Airport by rapid train. I’m sure I’ll be back there for seeing my friends...
Please make more videos like this. this is the perfect companion when working from home.
Omg this neighborhood is so peaceful I would just sit by the river all day and read some books or meditate. Seriously so nice I can’t wait to be there
I love how your wife was so nervous about walking around with a camera and talking when probably at any one time, there are like 20 YTs in Tokyo and the surrounding areas doing the exact same thing :D
4:10 quite the opposite here in America, Drug store items are overpriced. We do all our shopping at walmart for all supplies. The only time you would use would use a drug store is when everything else is closed and or medication cannot be found at other stores. They usually have everything you need when it comes to medication
Very true! Like convenience stores, they are open on holidays and times when other places are closed. You have to pay for the" convenience"!
I have never shopped at a Walmart and that is by choice.
Spent most of my last trip in Hirai, which is one station down from Shin-Koiwa, great to see it all again while I can't get back there, thank you!
I enjoyed every minute. Thanks for this one and thanks to you wife for her comments.
Thanks for taking us around with you, Greg. I was in Japan for a few months in 2019 and loved just walking around residential areas like this.
Hey Greg, great content. It was informative and to the point. I enjoyed all the practical details you share like bike parking, grocery shopping, mixed-use properties, map information and transportation. Learnt a lot. Been a long time fan of your style of narration. Thank you for sharing.
Love this video. It’s my favorite Japan / Tokyo tour video because it’s factual and objective. You’re not trying to glorify certain things you just say it how it is. If you ask me, I would like more video tours of this format! Thank you for all your videos!
Loved this video! I really enjoy seeing more residential sectors. Usually, people focus on the more commercial thoroughfares. I really like the greenways.
At one point, you were literally a half a block from my fiance's house in the residential areas. Although the pandemic has kept me back in the states for over 2 years, I travel to Japan every year and stay there in Edogawa just 5 minutes walk from the Shin-koiwa train station. Watching this was a little like being there again.
My suggestion for a possible topic for the main channel would be to dive deeper into how vending machines wind up where they are and how exactly the logistics and financials of them work!
Seeing them in as random of places as my wife and I have in our trips there, I've always wondered: who decided to put the vending machine there, and stuff like who maintains it?
Anyway, just my two cents. Great video, and I really enjoyed the relaxing stroll with commentary - thank you!
I was literally thinking "This basically looks like any street in a city of Japan" right before you had said it yourself! Much appreciated video. I've probably walked between 500-1000 miles on foot around Tokyo when I lived there just exploring like this. Unfortunately I did not know what I was looking at a lot of time, so having you explain just the little details was very interesting! I'd love to see more of these videos maybe exploring different neighborhoods that have a unique twist.
Loved it! Reminded me of Norm from Tokyo lens. Peaceful and calming exploration. Thank you
Thanks for showing us the neighborhood and slowing down to admire the flowers
its so peaceful and quiet there.
For someone who has just cancelled his third trip to Japan from Seattle over the past year, I needed this. Thank you, Greg. I hope you and yours are doing well.
I really enjoyed this format of a guided tour around a Tokyo neighbourhood. I'd love to see more of this exact thing, actually! Just giving us a sense of what it's like actually living in some of the bigger areas/cities - the quick change between hustle & bustle, and quiet suburbs, is so cool.
I know you wanted feedback on specific things that we had questions on. But I personally wouldn't mind more videos of this format. Essentially Rambalac but with commentary.
i'd love to learn more about the renting system in Japan- such as finding property, the do's and don'ts of seeing an estate agent, pets/no pets etc
Kyde and Eric (their name and channel name) have a lot of videos talking about the Japanese rental system. What to expect, pay, rules, etc. A short summary is there's a lot of money to be spent initially and it's not just for the monthly and utilities you'll be using.
Yeah, I probably won't ever get into the ins and outs of how to do it. I tend to talk more about why things are the way they are.
Definitely wanna know more about these slot machines
Paolo in Tokyo / Tokyo Zebra has a video out recently about renting in Tokyo
I absolutely love how you use city planning facts in your videos as well. It's quite technical, but I am so into that.
I love the look of urban areas in Tokyo.
The store that just sells tofu is interesting, because this probably doesn't exist in Western countries.
The greenway looks so cozy around minute 9.
The river park is soooo beautiful! Especially with the cherry blossoms
The potted plants are so cool, to have them standing in front of you house seems so Japanese to me
I loved this and would love more videos just like it. I’m the kind of person that likes to spend time exploring a city in Google street view and this scratches that itch but is way more interesting!
I loved this video so relaxing it’s like I just took a stroll through Tokyo. Would love to see more like this
Aww ye, Shin-Koiwa is where I spent my first three weeks in Japan ever. Good memories!
I liked the slow, relaxing pace of this video and all the small seemingly mundane details of everyday life you were able to highlight. The land use info was really interesting as well. I would love to see more of these in other neighborhoods with a brief historical background of the area if possible. Keep it up!
I love that kind of "walk & film" videos. When I watched the video, I was able to escape reality for a short time and dream a bit. Sometimes i get lost on Google Maps street view exploring random streets in Tokyo..
I love your videos. They so often show the most beautiful sides of Japan. Thank you for that. Keep up the good work.
Really well done, better than the mute walking videos. I would like to see more with the same kind of concept, from other wards or even cities with locals who can give more context on interesting places.
This is awesome! We have a friend who lives near shinkoiwa station who we plan to stay with whenever tourism becomes a thing again. 😄
This is such a cool video! I love all of your stuff and all the production work that goes into it, but this “stripped down, just taking a walk“ vibe was really nice. I’ve only visited Tokyo a few times but I’m absolutely in love with it, and it’s nice to see and understand more about the little intricacies of an average neighborhood. I’m blown away by the little bike wheel conveyor belt, the construction site peekaboo panels and the fact that they wash the panels when they leave. So cool! Keep it up!
The local Tokyo neighborhoods are so pleasant to walk around. I miss walking there so much!
I like this kind of videos, just a casual walk through of the place
Beautiful walking tour! Greetings from Singapore! Thanks for sharing 😊😊
I really really enjoyed this sort of casual walk-around. I'd love to see more exactly like this, just different kinds of areas or even more of the same and a running commentary on what we're looking at. It's both calming and interesting, a really pleasant video experience.
I would love more types of video like this, especially out of city quaint towns/residential areas.
This video is sort of a cross between post-edit video and live streaming and it gives me a raw, natural, unedited feeling. The feeling is a little bit similar to that of watching your early videos. I really like it.
I love this style of video. So informative! Please do more.
Super interesting video, thanks for creating it. I find this video format interesting in itself, so I'd be exited if you decided to make more of these. Maybe in an upper class or an unpopular neighborhood. Many people pointed it out already, but the Shotengai would make for a great topic for a future video. Also, you'd make a really good podcaster!
Absolutely love the walk-through style. You might combine something like this with the bike-through style that you did previously, and just have a nice long high-quality walking video with limited commentary (as awesome as your voice is) set to appropriate music that people can throw on and relax to. Especially right now, when very few of us can actually go on a walk through the streets of Tokyo in-person.
Thanks. If you're looking for non-narration walking tours, there are quite a few channels that do this around Japan right now!
Really loved this video! Super relaxing. Thanks for sharing
Great video! I've been living in Shinkoiwa for 15 years.
Ah Shinkoiwa! The place I called home for a year. Very nostalgic to see how it is today as I left almost a year ago to this exact date. Thank you for showing my neighborhood! Unfortunately you missed Shinkoiwa park and the Arakawa river on the north westside of Shinkoiwa station. I always used to go there for a walk as it has a great view of the Skytree and sometimes the tip of Mt. Fuji. I am happy to have seen my go-to convenience store and Matsuya though! :D
Yeah, in my main channel video I can include those areas.
I enjoy your videos and topics so much. Please, keep making more material
Thanks Greg, it was an interesting video! It was nice to dive in a Tokyo neighbourhood and discover it with you. I was surprised to see such a small and quite streets in such a big and crowded city as Tokyo as well it's amazing how well cars and pedestrians can cohabitate. You've showed small gaps between houses, are there some windows on the sides? A garden with bonsai trees is amazing! :)
Just a small note, it would be nicer to see your face without a mask when you talk to a camera (if it's possible, if you are not in a crowded place for example) so we can see your emotions and facial expressions.
PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ONE
My wife and I want to know more about ... EVERYTING! Get to work you two.
Very nice video, thank you for posting, thumbs up, we enjoyed it a lot. Japan is beautiful.
You could consider making more videos like this one! I think they are easier to make and with your narration are very relaxing and interesting!
I just exercised with the elliptical while watching it and it was like taking a stroll around Tokyo with some friends! 😁
what a nice and chill video! enjoyed the narration with input from your wife. would really enjoy a narrated walk like this, of different kinds of areas or neighborhoods, once in a while! some people do them as live streams but all that "hello x, hello y, thanks for the super chat" and answering random questions, makes them rather boring to watch later. this video though has just the perfect mix of soothing walk with extra context to know what is what!
Don't feel nervous or embarrassed about walking around filming. Plenty of UA-camrs do this, especially Rambalac. He really sticks out when filming and he walks just about everywhere in Tokyo.
I really enjoyed this video. Would really love for you to do a similar video in a different neighborhood. It was very relaxing to watch.
Always mesmerised....Thank you.
Please make more of these videos! Excited to see what this practice video will be for in the main channel
When I was in Japan, I lived in Koiwa for 6 months. I miss that place.
I would love to see more of the small shops set up in homes, there's just something about them that's really cute. Also the green ways are interesting, it's like they're sneaking just little bastions of nature amid all the concrete and people
really love this kind of video. Would be amazing to have more of these for random stations all throughout Tokyo. I especially love the little parks and shrines and random small stores!
I really like these types of videos! Can you make more neighborhood tours around Tokyo? Thank you and keep up the good work!
This was it, this was the video. It made me feel as if this would be a genuine way to walk around the neighborhood with you and your wife.
Great vídeo. Liked a lot. You have a real talent for videos like this
this video is so nostalgic! i went to shin-koiwa a few times to visit Aripan, a bakery at the end of the shotengai. Sunmerry's at 7:03 is also very good
Is it only me that notices that this tour looks just like a video from Only in Japan * GO but not in live form? Btw I enjoyed the video and I hope to see more tours in the future.
Thank you! I really enjoyed this video walk around! ❤️
This is the most relaxing Sunday morning video... thank you!
Great video Greg. I like the just walking around a see what we see. Gives a looks at a typical Japanese neighborhood.
Really enjoyed this video. Interesting to see a local neighborhood people live in.
Thanks for the video, Greg!
This video was so lovely and entertaining thank you! I wish we can see more of these informational neighborhood tours!
First time I've seen a bike "escalator." THAT is cool!
Great video. Would love to see something like this every few months, strolling around a different neighborhood/area.