What I love most about Japan is how many alleyways there are, but they don't look creepy and dangerous, they look interesting and almost welcoming, like the city is inviting you to wander the twists and turns. My favourite thing about these videos is there's no music or lots of commentary, just relaxing city sounds of trains, traffic, footsteps and rain.
@@rabbitcreative Those sounds can be relaxing, there's a reason some people like working in busy coffee shops. I like city sounds but I also like sailing in the Norfolk Broads where the only sound is the creaking of ropes and the wind in the reeds.
same here in indonesia. that's why our big cities getting more pollution because our weather is hot and humid the whole year (since it's tropical like singapore), but the alternatives of driving car like bicycling is not really that save
As someone who cannot walk very well I want to say thank you for giving the sensation of free movement. It may not seem like much but to be able to see the world moving by at a walking pace instead of at a snails pace brings to me a peaceful heart. Thank You!
There have to be thousands and millions of able bodied people who can't afford the trip and people who could bit are too damn busy for the next couple of years, or just too busy to step outside for a fortnite. As one of the above, thanks a lot too.
i just love the atmosphere in the more quiet parts of tokyo when i visited tokyo for a month, i rarely visited any tourist attraction, but just took endless walks through the neighbourhoods and soaked everything up....man that was great
@LosBrutalos i rented a short-time flat for 1 month costing me only 400 euro, and eating out can be insanely cheap if you go to the back alleys, you can get rly good meals for under 5 euro though yes, all in all with flight, i did pay around 2k for that month, its not that cheap but managable
omg I did the exact same thing back when I visited Tokyo! It's such an amazing ecperience to go on a long walk in a foreign city and just see the building slowly change a bit, discover new hidden places and just soak it all up 🤙
I visited Kyoto and Osaka as a solo traveler in Christmas 2016, and one of the things I enjoyed most about that trip was taking long, meandering walks around the city, not knowing where I'm going, and taking it all in. These videos bring me back to that time!
You will always notice as numbers of shops increase and people get more that you are coming closer to a train station, one of the nourishing hearts of life of this vast urban area which is so lovely to get lost in.
Same, I can remember many spots that I came visiting in Kyoto. Parts of the street view just make a permanent memory. Hope Japan will be open to tourists soon.
I expected to see stressfull masses of people but somehow this massive city looks like a village in these areas. Everything is so tiny and tidy, no issues with parking and traffic and even lots of nature, ancient trees, a nice garden to relax for people. I love it, what a nice society.
It’s because the infrastructure isn’t built exclusively for cars. Roads are narrower, which means less cars and the ones that do drive the roads drive slower, making it less noisy and less unsafe for pedestrians. People walk, bike, or use public transportation. Smaller roads means more room for nature like trees. Infrastructure that isn’t exclusively for cars means it’s comfortable to walk around, as it definitely appears in this video!
It’s like everywhere else. It surely looks fascinating for people who looks at this from the outside, but try living there and you’ll notice that, as in every country, there are both good things and bad things, as well as pretty places (like this one) and ugly places. Also, no place in Japan will ever beat European cities esthetics, in my opinion. P.S. I just mean to say that people shouldn’t idolize Japan too much, it’s not my wish to start talking bad about the country or provoke anybody.
A thing that's made walks/videos like these more enriching is remembering that every single window you see is a window someone sees every day, inside their little home that is their whole world, and all the stories behind those windows. It helps me see beyond the sea of buildings and makes me think of little made up people and stories behind each window. 10/10 recommend trying it next time you're walking around anywhere.
I thought I was the only one who did this. I never thought about it when i looked at windows though. For me when I was driving in the car I would look around at everyone stuck in traffic and think... everyone here is trying to get somewhere, I wonder if they are going home to their family, off to work, maybe on a first date. It really does make the world seem like more than just metal and concrete.
It's amazing how clean, organized and peaceful everything is in Japan. You can just sense the respect the Japanese have for their fellow citizens when you're walking through any Japanese city.
@@jackedbyjill5139 ethnical homogeneity is not the reason why the Japanese are so civilized. I think that would give their cultural values to little credit.
I lived in Japan for three years while in the Air Force. I loved every moment I was there. The people were very friendly and it was a beautiful country. In many places in Japan you have mountains and/or ocean. Every morning when I got out of bed I couldn’t wait for new experiences. My wife and I had two children while we were there. It was a great three years!
I lived in Tokyo in 93 and 94 and one of my favourite activities was just doing exactly this. Walking to a place instead of catching the train .Kamikitazawa to Shinjuku or across to Tokyo station. The sights and small streets with all the strange businesses was endlessly fascinating. I loved it . I remember walking past a small factory in Kanda with its doors open and they made these tiny clips for stationery the Japanese so love. Years later I was in a shop in NZ looking at the items in a stationery shop and on the back of the box it said Kanda - and the memory of that street in Kanda all came back
Weird you would say that. I was thinking just that. I am from India which is polar opposite to this place but still it feels like I have been there before.
Different areas of a city exist you know.. In London you never actually say you're from london when talking to someone, it's usually almost referring to your borough because of how culturally and economically different each one actually is
This is so pleasant. Japan just has a different feeling when you're away from the busy areas. The areas around the back streets give no indication you're in a metropolis. Thanks for the nice video. Well done.
The lack of motorized vehicles in a more human-centric scaled place makes all the difference - it makes things more quiet, pleasant, and endearing. It's amazing, actually.
That's what happens when: A.) Your public transportation network is S-Tier (I would say S+ Tier to be honest) B.) Your housing and zoning laws are not car dependent and are prioritized for pedestrians C.) Cost of living is cheaper compared to other countries. B and C are what many countries in the West (specifically U.S. and Canada) lack. U.S. and Canada also lack A.
As someone who lives in Mexico, let me tell you... It's crazy to see how people can just leave their bicycles outside their houses without worrying about getting stolen or something else. Edit: 2K likes? Guys, you're amazing!
I love how big cities like Tokyo and Osaka can still have a small-town feel in certain places. Everything feels really tight-knit: the narrow roads, little shops and local amenities don't give the impression that you're walking in a big metropolis. It's as if you're walking in a town within a city. I love these kind of walks, they remind me a lot of my own backpacking trip through Japan in 2019. Going off the beaten path, away from all the touristy places gives your vacation a way more authentic feel. I really want to go back again after COVID normalizes a bit. EDIT: 33:40 and suddenly you're back in the urban jungle! The busy street is such a stark contrast to where you were walking 15 minutes earlier. Love that!
@@billybud6448 just give it time. COVID will become endemic at some point. Might take 5 months, might take 5 years, but eventually things will start to normalize.
Since I can remember, I have always been attracted to Japan, not just by its culture and how quiet everything looks, it seems impressive to me how they take advantage of every last centimeter of available space to organize their cities. I don't know if I'm going to be able to visit Japan at some point of my life, so thank you so much for sharing this video!
I lived there for 10 years and this video is making me think, "damn I really need to plan a trip back" place has such a great vibe, just experiencing these basic everyday societal happenings makes you feel good
I was walking home past midnight when I saw a group of young guys who you would most likely want to avoid if it weren't Japan. I talked to them asking them if they were ok (1 guy looked passed out drunk on the floor). They were the chillest, coolest dudes I shared music interests with; ended up chatting with them for a good half hour before I went back home.
I am from india… have no words to explain the beauty of this city and japan ….each and every thing is well managed without hustle, with nature…..i think this is called real city…people there living arerealy living in heaven
What I find mostly impressive about Japanese city is, despite the high level pf urbanisation it doesn’t feel like a gigantic city. Small neighbourhoods, many people riding a bike or walking. And most of all: it‘s so clean. Look at the walk by the train tracks: in every other part of the world that, and the train tracks as well, would be full of garbage and graffiti.
Unfortunately they work people to death. Equivalent exchange or whatever. If this country becomes a little less strict then it would honestly be the greatest place to live, aesthetic and food wise imo. But I ain't trying to work into a grave.
I was in Tokyo 2 times, one in 2017 and one in 2019. Tokyo has its crowed, noisy quarters, as well as quiet, small-town liked ones. I like and dislike Tokyo in many places, but as soon as Japan opens border with the world, my country included, I will be in 1st flight to Narita again, as tourist visa holder.
@@krunkle5136 I think the main cause of noise in dense areas is too many cars. And Tokyo is a city where cars are intentionally disincentivized and made as expensive as possible. Notice how the streets are narrow and walkable, and most people travel by train or on foot. It's a cozy way of life, that I really wish more places would adopt.
The Tokyo zoning is exceptionally unique. Five minutes walk from a busy and noisy commercial center and you are in a calm and charming tree-lined residential street! (53:00)... I love the benefits of both worlds: urban area and countryside. I'd hope to live in a place like this, or at least visit someday.
The beginning is incredible. It starts from a rail car below the elevated train line, and withing one minute from that noise city scape he is on a quiet residential area.
How do JAPANESE People manage to be so CLEAN and TIDY??? It just blows my mind!! Sometimes I have the impression that this is a video game instead of real life..! I would dream to have such a level of cleanliness and organisation here in my african city...
Each one of us are taught 'garbage goes into rubbish bins' and we just keep that rule. If there is no rubbish bins outside, you take every bits back home. That's all. 😊
@@kellypremium8507there are never rubbish cans though 😭 I was in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Yokohama recently and at the end of everyday my pants were filled with trash 😂 なんでやねん
@@alexandermalmberg1645 なんでやねん！You know such a fun Japanese phrase! 👍 I am sorry it was so incovenient. It all started when the cult religion set a chemical bomb in the 90's. Japanese government abolished almost all the public dust bins since that incident. Thank you for keeping the trashes in your pants' pockets and keeping the areas clean! You are so wonderful. I mean it!
I remember back in 2017, me and my friend walk to our hotel in Asakusa for 5km, at 02.00 AM. It's perfectly save, no one trying to rob us, everybody minding their own business, some road and alley are quiet, some are still crowdy. I love Japan, wont forget my trip their.
Wow, I cannot believe how beautiful and peaceful these narrow side streets are. The amount of green everywhere is truly astonishing for such a big city. I thought we had lots of green in our cities, but that's still nothing compared to this. When I see this, it feels like a paradise.
I have no idea how to speak the language, but I would really love living there for just how good everything looks. Japan really knows how to make an hour long walk fun and interesting.
This videos make me feel like a kid again. How every hidden place harbored some deep meaning. It gives me a very strong sense of warmth. Im not much into anime/manga (though i like some productions) but GODDAMN Japan is an inherently interesting country.
actually the most stolen things in Japan are Umbrellas and Bicycles. some cities suggest riders to put on double locks. Expensive road bikes or sport bikes are often keep in doors for security reasons.
@@Chirigami2525 thank you so much. I just discovered these amazing videos. I've never been to Japan but Tokyo seems almost deserted. It's all very strange to me.
@@purrroudbeauty Not only Tokyo, but also Sapporo, Kyoto, and various other beautiful places! Come and see the sights! （The yen is cheap now. So, if you come to Japan now, you can save a little money lol）
I could spend the rest of my life just exploring the backways and alleyways of Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei. It's those little unexpected surprises just around the corner--like walking that narrow walkway at 39:20 and you come across something that looks like a beautiful shrine
Despite the huge amount of cityscape and everything, there's still little spots where nature is prevalent. It's like finding a hidden spot~ It really feels like walking, bicycle, or a two-wheeled vehicle are the ways to travel around here. Having a car just feels claustrophobic sometimes. Thank you for this video. It's very fun to see into some Japanese structure and culture~
What really stuck out to me was the foliage everywhere. Even outside of the parks, there are bushes, vines, and small trees along every road and building almost.
I'm from Australia and after travelling the world Japan is my favourite place! And not the tourist spots but the back streets like this video. Wonderful people and country. Can't wait to take my kids there.
I absolutely loved taking late night/early morning walks when I visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Got lost once and some college students having a midnight picnic helped me get back to my hotel. I have absolutely no complaints about my time in Japan and can't wait to go back.
I love the haphazard layout of the neighborhoods; the randomness is so refreshing compared to the stolid grid layout of many US cities. And the rain is so soothing. And I cannot get over how CLEAN this city is.
1:15:42 the transition from the small neighborhood with 2-3 story houses and narrow roads to the high-rise megacity type environment was amazingly abrupt. like going through a portal, fascinating stuff
They are not LAID out: they "evolved." The streets follow the original country lanes (mostly just dirt tracks) between what used to be farmers' fields, and these follow the ups and downs of the area's geography. It's not just the cities: small towns and villages are also like this.
11:13 I liked this very human moment. Even in a large city, neighborhoods have people who know each other or come to know each other over time. I thought this warm greeting between friends/acquaintances was a highlight.
I live in Tokyo these are some of the best videos I have observed yet. When I try to describe why I love living in japan (and yes I am here until the end of my days) I can show my friends these videos, Good job!
It's wonderful how clean and tidy everything is. Where I live, you would find those small streets absolutely filled with dog crap, litter, motorcycles and/or cars (and the occasional robber). Also, motorcycles are very quiet, at least in residential neighborhoods, nice. No thugs driving those insanely loud pieces of junk.
Beautiful, well organized, respectful and quiet, clean, well maintained, ya'll are an example to the rest of us how a well-run society should function.
This is fascinating. It feels like behind every other corner, the city could change from neon-lit metropolis to looking like rural town - and back again. Also, there's something magical about those narrow and crooked alleys and buildings with winding corners. And there's lots of green and so few cars.. truly enchanting.
A lot of people appreciate the view (and i do too!) but just imagine the amount of hard drive space needed to film bloody *one and a half hour* of 4K HDR footage, i can't comprehend that And Rambalac even adds all of the walk maps, it's unbelievably awesome!
@@chillfridge Better than what I recorded in the old days 😂. I remember a recording software outputting 70GB/h at 1080p, not HDR. I don't exactly remember which one it was.
@@chillfridge "How much storage space does 4k video at 60fps use?" a guy on quora answered that question more in depth and i compared my own little video i shooted and it quite crazy My video takes barely 2,5 GB of hard drive data and it's only 2 minutes 32 seconds. It's 60 FPS, the resolution was 800x600 it also recorded my mic along with the sound of actual footage (me fast lapping Atlantica in NFSUndergound1) and yeah i didn't record HDR and i'm sure of bit rate and codecs. I'm not a photographer and haven't looked into the camera Rambalac uses, but i'd say this footage is about 60-70 GB which is still quite awesome
The variation in building styles, sizes, colours and almost organic looking layout with smattering of nature makes these type of walks fascinating to me. In my country they build houes and flats in big blocks. All of them having very similar designs and road structure so that everywhere you go you see the same thing. It's copy paste with no individuality. Seeing Tokyo in these videos makes me realise how badly we let people down with urban design.
When I visited Japan, I noticed they put a lot of thought into small details around houses. Maybe it's them sticking close to spirituality in their daily lives by creating soothing environments? I really appreciate it.
I'm so glad that I stumbled on your channel literally by accident. Tokio was always so strange to me in all the right ways. Now I can learn about Japan and it's people more. Thank you!
Going to Japan simply to walk around and see how beautiful everything is, is so relaxing. We should be grateful too, he walked for an hour and twenty-six minutes. 😌
It’s been probably 15 years or even more, last time I was in Japan. Good memories, though; really, really loved it. Seeing this makes me realize that maybe I should go back…
Love your video. This looks magical, the clean roads, the cozy little alleyways, how quiet it is, the people, women wearing skirts, respect all around, nature, shrines. Love Japan. Wish I will ever get to visit it. Thank you for this piece of beautiful footage. Never seen anything like it.
What I like about Japan is they don't put major roads through everything . All their streets for human use are small and human scale and theres just a few big roads that serve those pockets of human areas.
No traffic no crowd neat and clean roads beautiful streets.. peaceful life...japan is awesome...i live in india but once wanna visit japan nd wanna walk on these streets😊
It's kind of fascinating how everything is so clean and relatively well kept, especially with so many narrow streets and alleyways everywhere. Makes me somewhat jealous lmao.
I liked the Shiba Inu at 3:46 got his or her 15 seconds of fame. Haha. Awsome video and another great walk! I just wish there was an "active map" that could follow along with the video in a separate window.
Ah yes, my non-existing japanese childhood memories are starting to kick in
Anime flasbacks...
@babciew kapciach Japan is very accurately depicted in anime
todou: we used to go to high school together in tokyo! do you remember, my best friend?
science called it mandela effect
Try walk at India 🇮🇳👍
What I love most about Japan is how many alleyways there are, but they don't look creepy and dangerous, they look interesting and almost welcoming, like the city is inviting you to wander the twists and turns.
My favourite thing about these videos is there's no music or lots of commentary, just relaxing city sounds of trains, traffic, footsteps and rain.
@@rabbitcreative Those sounds can be relaxing, there's a reason some people like working in busy coffee shops.
I like city sounds but I also like sailing in the Norfolk Broads where the only sound is the creaking of ropes and the wind in the reeds.
@Bone Thug congrats on being racist
@@HTSGOSU I think he meant that alleyways aren't diverse, as in they all look similar and are well maintained or at least i hope that's what he meant
@Bone Thug Based
I no rite! It feels so relaxing just walking, not knowing where you're going and just taking it all in.
As an American, seeing bicycles in front of houses unlocked is wild. I've had bikes stolen from _inside_ my house.
It’s the same in Hong Kong, but it’s useless if the bike is locked or it will be stolen.
@Трезвый Взгляд А в Голландии, говорят, у каждого жителя хотя бы раз украли велосипед. И, хотя бы раз, каждый украл велосипед )))
same here in indonesia. that's why our big cities getting more pollution because our weather is hot and humid the whole year (since it's tropical like singapore), but the alternatives of driving car like bicycling is not really that save
Same in Brazil :(
@@kosmonautics ...eu pensei o mesmo...
As someone who cannot walk very well I want to say thank you for giving the sensation of free movement. It may not seem like much but to be able to see the world moving by at a walking pace instead of at a snails pace brings to me a peaceful heart. Thank You!
Nice
@@Monongahela_ ☠
There have to be thousands and millions of able bodied people who can't afford the trip and people who could bit are too damn busy for the next couple of years, or just too busy to step outside for a fortnite.
As one of the above, thanks a lot too.
Thats cool
i just love the atmosphere in the more quiet parts of tokyo
when i visited tokyo for a month, i rarely visited any tourist attraction, but just took endless walks through the neighbourhoods and soaked everything up....man that was great
@LosBrutalos i rented a short-time flat for 1 month costing me only 400 euro, and eating out can be insanely cheap if you go to the back alleys, you can get rly good meals for under 5 euro
though yes, all in all with flight, i did pay around 2k for that month, its not that cheap but managable
omg I did the exact same thing back when I visited Tokyo! It's such an amazing ecperience to go on a long walk in a foreign city and just see the building slowly change a bit, discover new hidden places and just soak it all up 🤙
I visited Kyoto and Osaka as a solo traveler in Christmas 2016, and one of the things I enjoyed most about that trip was taking long, meandering walks around the city, not knowing where I'm going, and taking it all in. These videos bring me back to that time!
You will always notice as numbers of shops increase and people get more that you are coming closer to a train station, one of the nourishing hearts of life of this vast urban area which is so lovely to get lost in.
Same! Those walks were one of the most memorable parts of my trip there.
Same, I can remember many spots that I came visiting in Kyoto. Parts of the street view just make a permanent memory. Hope Japan will be open to tourists soon.
Do you speak their native language? Or you just speak English as usual foreigner?
i did the same in amsterdam and was more interesting the the tourist attraction
I expected to see stressfull masses of people but somehow this massive city looks like a village in these areas. Everything is so tiny and tidy, no issues with parking and traffic and even lots of nature, ancient trees, a nice garden to relax for people. I love it, what a nice society.
It's MAGICAL! You must visit!
@@F-I-N-E-R what? Lol
It’s because the infrastructure isn’t built exclusively for cars. Roads are narrower, which means less cars and the ones that do drive the roads drive slower, making it less noisy and less unsafe for pedestrians. People walk, bike, or use public transportation. Smaller roads means more room for nature like trees. Infrastructure that isn’t exclusively for cars means it’s comfortable to walk around, as it definitely appears in this video!
It’s like everywhere else. It surely looks fascinating for people who looks at this from the outside, but try living there and you’ll notice that, as in every country, there are both good things and bad things, as well as pretty places (like this one) and ugly places.
Also, no place in Japan will ever beat European cities esthetics, in my opinion.
P.S. I just mean to say that people shouldn’t idolize Japan too much, it’s not my wish to start talking bad about the country or provoke anybody.
These sorts of things are only possible in ethnically and culturally homogeneous societies though
I'm amazed at how clean and green the city is. They really do have a way of making things nice.
Missing definitely some d1ver.sity.
A thing that's made walks/videos like these more enriching is remembering that every single window you see is a window someone sees every day, inside their little home that is their whole world, and all the stories behind those windows. It helps me see beyond the sea of buildings and makes me think of little made up people and stories behind each window. 10/10 recommend trying it next time you're walking around anywhere.
You sir have great imagination power 👏
I thought I was the only one who did this. I never thought about it when i looked at windows though. For me when I was driving in the car I would look around at everyone stuck in traffic and think... everyone here is trying to get somewhere, I wonder if they are going home to their family, off to work, maybe on a first date. It really does make the world seem like more than just metal and concrete.
@@Nomusicincluded I can relate, Though it really hits hard when you see people in a bus heading someplace you've never heard of
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@@buckets6697 Wasn't aware there was a word for it, thanks!
It's amazing how clean, organized and peaceful everything is in Japan. You can just sense the respect the Japanese have for their fellow citizens when you're walking through any Japanese city.
The opposite side of respect is shame, and to bring shame upon yourself and your family can feel worse than death
@@jackedbyjill5139 ethnical homogeneity is not the reason why the Japanese are so civilized. I think that would give their cultural values to little credit.
Yes all their fellow Japanese citizens...apart from little girls and school girls, i don't think they are too well respected.
@@jackedbyjill5139 I’m not
too bad the countrys riddled with kiddie diddlers and whatnot
Love how barely anything is too big, and almost everything just fits into this human sized design.
But there are big structures too , just where commercial, official and other related places
but westerners have to punch holes in to windows to enter most buildings that aren't hotels
ok, this just screams for a vulgar joking reference
It is like opposite of Russia. Everything is big there, statues, roads, doors. It is like they were built for giants.
I lived in Japan for three years while in the Air Force. I loved every moment I was there. The people were very friendly and it was a beautiful country. In many places in Japan you have mountains and/or ocean. Every morning when I got out of bed I couldn’t wait for new experiences. My wife and I had two children while we were there. It was a great three years!
You should go back.... I've been there 5 times - love the place - where you lucky enough to be in Okinawa?
No, we were in Fukuoka and then way up north in Misawa. We’d like to go back but not sure we ever will.
Thank you for your service
That's amazing. Why did you leave tho?
@@illtellyouwhatyouneeduse your head for a minute. The Air Force assigned him somewhere else
I lived in Tokyo in 93 and 94 and one of my favourite activities was just doing exactly this. Walking to a place instead of catching the train .Kamikitazawa to Shinjuku or across to Tokyo station. The sights and small streets with all the strange businesses was endlessly fascinating. I loved it . I remember walking past a small factory in Kanda with its doors open and they made these tiny clips for stationery the Japanese so love. Years later I was in a shop in NZ looking at the items in a stationery shop and on the back of the box it said Kanda - and the memory of that street in Kanda all came back
Wow it's really emotional. We tend to develop such connections with the place we have lived for years.😊
I never could have imagined feeling this nostalgic about a place I've never even been too... What a beautiful place!
Weird you would say that. I was thinking just that. I am from India which is polar opposite to this place but still it feels like I have been there before.
That's called "watching anime" when one was a kid! :)
Same
I didn't really watch any animes as a kid, none this realistic lol, nor did it remind me of that.
@@SuperBudjavlebac Me neither. The only anime I ever watched was Deathnote and I was in my early 30s.
It's really interesting to see how quiet the city is and how the alleyways look safe, even though you're in a 40 Million people megalopolis
but you probably know well that even in this quiet city gangs exist
@@TribunalxWarrior Quiet gangs tho
And I saw the alley way there, so neat and quiet....
Different areas of a city exist you know.. In London you never actually say you're from london when talking to someone, it's usually almost referring to your borough because of how culturally and economically different each one actually is
@@GregLemons alo vi srbijanci se ne pitate nista :)
This is so pleasant. Japan just has a different feeling when you're away from the busy areas. The areas around the back streets give no indication you're in a metropolis. Thanks for the nice video. Well done.
The lack of motorized vehicles in a more human-centric scaled place makes all the difference - it makes things more quiet, pleasant, and endearing. It's amazing, actually.
Narrow roads with no on street parking. Everything is so pedestrianized.
That's what happens when:
A.) Your public transportation network is S-Tier (I would say S+ Tier to be honest)
B.) Your housing and zoning laws are not car dependent and are prioritized for pedestrians
C.) Cost of living is cheaper compared to other countries.
B and C are what many countries in the West (specifically U.S. and Canada) lack. U.S. and Canada also lack A.
As someone who lives in Mexico, let me tell you... It's crazy to see how people can just leave their bicycles outside their houses without worrying about getting stolen or something else.
Edit: 2K likes? Guys, you're amazing!
difrent culture and more respect :)
Same in UK . They’d either be found in a tree or a local cash converters shop
Same in France, especially at Paris.
It used to be like that in Finland too, but now we thankfully enjoy multiculturalism
These bikes are safe with that bike lock
I love how big cities like Tokyo and Osaka can still have a small-town feel in certain places. Everything feels really tight-knit: the narrow roads, little shops and local amenities don't give the impression that you're walking in a big metropolis. It's as if you're walking in a town within a city. I love these kind of walks, they remind me a lot of my own backpacking trip through Japan in 2019. Going off the beaten path, away from all the touristy places gives your vacation a way more authentic feel. I really want to go back again after COVID normalizes a bit.
EDIT: 33:40 and suddenly you're back in the urban jungle! The busy street is such a stark contrast to where you were walking 15 minutes earlier. Love that!
@@billybud6448 just give it time. COVID will become endemic at some point. Might take 5 months, might take 5 years, but eventually things will start to normalize.
@@MisterDutch93 exactly, it just takes a bit of time
Tokyo isn't a city is why. It's an area.
Since I can remember, I have always been attracted to Japan, not just by its culture and how quiet everything looks, it seems impressive to me how they take advantage of every last centimeter of available space to organize their cities.
I don't know if I'm going to be able to visit Japan at some point of my life, so thank you so much for sharing this video!
Like Mark said, they have ugly parts as well. Not everything in Japan is so clean and organized.
What slums?
I lived there for 10 years and this video is making me think, "damn I really need to plan a trip back"
place has such a great vibe, just experiencing these basic everyday societal happenings makes you feel good
@@candlestyx8517 the skeezy parts are oddly still clean and well organised
@@candlestyx8517 Then your country is so beautiful, isn't it?
I was walking home past midnight when I saw a group of young guys who you would most likely want to avoid if it weren't Japan. I talked to them asking them if they were ok (1 guy looked passed out drunk on the floor). They were the chillest, coolest dudes I shared music interests with; ended up chatting with them for a good half hour before I went back home.
That's so sweet. I wish to visit Japan someday! I really do :)
Not every non Japanese drunken guy is gonna cause a problem lol
@@Mikamichae
Oh, is someone alarmed about their nationalistic feelie-weelies being treaded on?
1:04:32 -- that duck is actually feeding the fishes! Even the animals in Japan are so kind!
My question is, What does the duck eat? Certainly not fish!
That would be too macabre!
cute ducky
Nah he just take a ship of water for himself not for fishes...
@@ayamgepreksambelpetir5942 Oh, OK.
@@Yerinjibbang2 Years later, I can confirm it is still a cute ducky.
I am from india… have no words to explain the beauty of this city and japan ….each and every thing is well managed without hustle, with nature…..i think this is called real city…people there living arerealy living in heaven
your country is absolutely awful.... in all aspects imaginable
What I find mostly impressive about Japanese city is, despite the high level pf urbanisation it doesn’t feel like a gigantic city. Small neighbourhoods, many people riding a bike or walking. And most of all: it‘s so clean. Look at the walk by the train tracks: in every other part of the world that, and the train tracks as well, would be full of garbage and graffiti.
It's mostly because there isnt a lot of cars on the road
@Mark Ulis They ride bikes simply because of the population density, nobody would ever get anywhere if everyone drove in Japan.
@@candlestyx8517 Kinda like cities in the US. Except everyone would rather drive and get nowhere.
"In every other part of the world" lol. Stop exagerating.
@The Lord of Entropy I can't flush it because there is no garbage in the first place
People are blessed to be born in such country.
That totally bends to the will of Washington, after having being bombed into submission.
Unfortunately they work people to death. Equivalent exchange or whatever.
If this country becomes a little less strict then it would honestly be the greatest place to live, aesthetic and food wise imo. But I ain't trying to work into a grave.
@@futuretrunks9257 I dont' think the US is much better when it comes to work culture
@@spaceowl5957 I never said it was
@@spaceowl5957 um
Tokyo is packed with people, yet it's still such a lovely place.
It feels so calm compared to my own capital city.
I was in Tokyo 2 times, one in 2017 and one in 2019. Tokyo has its crowed, noisy quarters, as well as quiet, small-town liked ones. I like and dislike Tokyo in many places, but as soon as Japan opens border with the world, my country included, I will be in 1st flight to Narita again, as tourist visa holder.
@@TTR002 that's rich person thoughts for me
It proves that high population density and walkable design doesn't necessarily lead to loud, chaotic and dirty streets.
@@krunkle5136 I think the main cause of noise in dense areas is too many cars. And Tokyo is a city where cars are intentionally disincentivized and made as expensive as possible. Notice how the streets are narrow and walkable, and most people travel by train or on foot. It's a cozy way of life, that I really wish more places would adopt.
@@kagakai7729 oh yeah. Even the streets meant for cars are very narrow usually, fitting in with the overall walkable design.
Oh my gosh I can never say it enough, Japan is so beautiful, both its urban areas and its countryside.
weaboo
doomer 3am sleepless night
Weeb
@@onthegrid6933 bro stfu he isnt a weeb he just likes the way japan is structured
@@pixistix_ weaboo
The Tokyo zoning is exceptionally unique. Five minutes walk from a busy and noisy commercial center and you are in a calm and charming tree-lined residential street! (53:00)... I love the benefits of both worlds: urban area and countryside. I'd hope to live in a place like this, or at least visit someday.
The beginning is incredible.
It starts from a rail car below the elevated train line, and withing one minute from that noise city scape he is on a quiet residential area.
There is something about the Japanese way of building that I find really cozy, those small streets and neighborhoods, love it.
I find it always remarkable how quiet everything is in Japanese cities, even in big cities.
Day to night walk? AND RAIN? You are spoiling us Ramba ❤️
Yes! I want to be spoiled! More, more!
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How do JAPANESE People manage to be so CLEAN and TIDY??? It just blows my mind!! Sometimes I have the impression that this is a video game instead of real life..! I would dream to have such a level of cleanliness and organisation here in my african city...
Centuries of culture and upbringing!
Each one of us are taught 'garbage goes into rubbish bins' and we just keep that rule. If there is no rubbish bins outside, you take every bits back home. That's all. 😊
@@kellypremium8507there are never rubbish cans though 😭 I was in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Yokohama recently and at the end of everyday my pants were filled with trash 😂 なんでやねん
@@alexandermalmberg1645
なんでやねん！You know such a fun Japanese phrase! 👍 I am sorry it was so incovenient. It all started when the cult religion set a chemical bomb in the 90's. Japanese government abolished almost all the public dust bins since that incident. Thank you for keeping the trashes in your pants' pockets and keeping the areas clean! You are so wonderful. I mean it!
道が綺麗なのはその道路の前にある家の人が掃除してるからです。
道路が汚いと近所の人から「あそこの家の人は何をやっているんだ？バカなのか？」と見下されるからです。綺麗な景色を見るためには義務も果たさなければならないです。日本人はみんな義務を果たして近所の人とうまく協力しているのです。
I remember back in 2017, me and my friend walk to our hotel in Asakusa for 5km, at 02.00 AM. It's perfectly save, no one trying to rob us, everybody minding their own business, some road and alley are quiet, some are still crowdy. I love Japan, wont forget my trip their.
Wow, I cannot believe how beautiful and peaceful these narrow side streets are. The amount of green everywhere is truly astonishing for such a big city. I thought we had lots of green in our cities, but that's still nothing compared to this. When I see this, it feels like a paradise.
Our cities are absolute trash compared to Japanese cities lol. In literally every way too
I have no idea how to speak the language, but I would really love living there for just how good everything looks. Japan really knows how to make an hour long walk fun and interesting.
Same dude
same man
Same here, I’d love an opportunity to work and live there
I felt it was quite a interest thing to be able to see the streets and landscapes of other countries through this video.
Not a single building or a road are the same. Love it
Such a different world
what about their faces? XD
very different from Los Santos
@@DryadRoot you are so funny
@@DryadRoot i liked your reply but don't know what to reply so
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What a great feeling to feel so safe to walk around with a camera for that long. Love Tokio.
He should try doing that in Brooklyn at night.
你是我见过最厉害的日吹
seriously the place i have felt safest
Where do you live?
You can't do this in london. Well, u can till u get mugged. People here have no respect. The multi culti contributes to the crime significantly.
This videos make me feel like a kid again. How every hidden place harbored some deep meaning. It gives me a very strong sense of warmth.
Im not much into anime/manga (though i like some productions) but GODDAMN Japan is an inherently interesting country.
I'm still want to visit Japan so bad!, I've started studing Japanese and soon I will visit this fascinating country!, Thanks for the upload!!
What a culture! Everything is clean and tidy, and you can simply leave your bycicle outdor without being solen.Really amazing.
actually the most stolen things in Japan are Umbrellas and Bicycles.
some cities suggest riders to put on double locks. Expensive road bikes or sport bikes are often keep in doors for security reasons.
bozo moment
Looks kind of shabby in some places. Just like any other place.
@@aruglaempire2518 ? where lol, it was all beautiful as far i as can see
@@Philitron128 too bad we're judging places, not the health of people living in these places.
No wonder japan is leading the world, the place is a perfect environment for success that just gives productivity vibes.
I miss so much Japan, the civil culture is from another planet. I can't wait to visit it again.
One thing I utterly love about Japanese neighbours is the fact that they can so much with a limited amount of space.
I see no trash on the streets. So clean. Looks peaceful especially at night
I see no people either, just by the way... I wonder if this was filmed during a lock-down?
セミが鳴いてるから2021年の7月から8月だと思いますよ。
I think it's July/August 2021 because the cicadas are singing.
なのでロックダウンは起こってないです。
So no lockdown has occurred.
@@Chirigami2525 thank you so much. I just discovered these amazing videos. I've never been to Japan but Tokyo seems almost deserted. It's all very strange to me.
@@purrroudbeauty Not only Tokyo, but also Sapporo, Kyoto, and various other beautiful places! Come and see the sights!
（The yen is cheap now. So, if you come to Japan now, you can save a little money lol）
I could spend the rest of my life just exploring the backways and alleyways of Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei. It's those little unexpected surprises just around the corner--like walking that narrow walkway at 39:20 and you come across something that looks like a beautiful shrine
...and, of course, Mejiro Garden...beautiful
Despite the huge amount of cityscape and everything, there's still little spots where nature is prevalent. It's like finding a hidden spot~
It really feels like walking, bicycle, or a two-wheeled vehicle are the ways to travel around here. Having a car just feels claustrophobic sometimes.
Thank you for this video. It's very fun to see into some Japanese structure and culture~
What really stuck out to me was the foliage everywhere. Even outside of the parks, there are bushes, vines, and small trees along every road and building almost.
@@GreenMachineOG If you're fascinated by that, you guys should see Singapore, way more foliage 😄
@@RainingDarkChocolate yeah Singapore looks awesome too! I'd love to visit these cities but I can't afford to yet 😅
It seems to be a very peaceful place, and the cleaning and organisation are amazing! Greetings from Brazil!
I feel like I have spent my childhood in japan, so peaceful
I'm from Australia and after travelling the world Japan is my favourite place! And not the tourist spots but the back streets like this video. Wonderful people and country.
Can't wait to take my kids there.
@Harry Pannu. depends what part.
I absolutely loved taking late night/early morning walks when I visited Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Got lost once and some college students having a midnight picnic helped me get back to my hotel. I have absolutely no complaints about my time in Japan and can't wait to go back.
I love the haphazard layout of the neighborhoods; the randomness is so refreshing compared to the stolid grid layout of many US cities. And the rain is so soothing. And I cannot get over how CLEAN this city is.
I'm a simple man, i saw Mr. Rambalac post a video, i click. Never bored of your videos it always help me get a good sleep since 2019👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Me too, I love his videos
Glad to know I'm not the only one! His videos help me feel relaxed before going to bed, especially the night walks.
Yes I love his videos too! If I am quickly scrolling but don't have enough time to watch it, then I will save it to watch later :)
Agreed 👍, I always ❤followed his video,an energetic stroller that forever shown the sensational sights of 🇯🇵Japan. TQ,Rambalac!!!😉
Life!!!
This Is The Reason I wanna visit Japan Once in My Life.
DO IT!!!!!
It’s very similar to European suburbs
You will, don’t let it stay a dream
@@LMB02 me too
please don't
Expected technology, got mad village vibes. Feels strangely rural and metropolitan at the same time.
they plant vegatation wherever they could fit, it just makes me happy 😊✨🌿🌱
Japan is such a beautiful country. I'd love to visit it myself one day.
And cleanest too bro...
@@i_am_Sreejith It's actually crazy how clean it is.
@@i_am_SreejithChina is a Joke to you??
I just love in 16:00 how you randomly start to make a footage of the cat in multiple angles ❤️
I love that you always stop to interact with the local cats. I appreciate this immensely 🙌
I love those narrow cute streets and plants everywhere, amazing atmosphere
1:15:42 the transition from the small neighborhood with 2-3 story houses and narrow roads to the high-rise megacity type environment was amazingly abrupt. like going through a portal, fascinating stuff
как же красиво живут, всё такое живое, самобытное, человеческое, очень понравилось, благодарю.
скора и мы так жить будем
@@ТестоваяЗапись хахахахах
polnaya huynya
@@ТестоваяЗапись к сожалению не скоро, конченных людей в нашей стране еще много и они продолжают плодиться.
Хочется плакать глядя из окна на Саратов😀
I absolutely love the way Japan has their cities laid out!
WOWW YOU DON'T READ MY PROFILE PICTURE ..
They are not LAID out: they "evolved." The streets follow the original country lanes (mostly just dirt tracks) between what used to be farmers' fields, and these follow the ups and downs of the area's geography. It's not just the cities: small towns and villages are also like this.
@@DieFlabbergast Oh, that makes sense.
I absolutely love this peaceful atmosphere 🥰 and its so quiet too , I really want to visit Japan in the future
I love that Japan is so walkable and pedestrian friendly.
11:13 I liked this very human moment. Even in a large city, neighborhoods have people who know each other or come to know each other over time. I thought this warm greeting between friends/acquaintances was a highlight.
Feels very nostalgic, even though I have never been to Japan. Hopefully one day..
Thanks so much! I don’t know why, but Japan always fascinated me, all my life. And seeing these videos gives me a great deal of satisfaction!
I live in Tokyo these are some of the best videos I have observed yet. When I try to describe why I love living in japan (and yes I am here until the end of my days) I can show my friends these videos, Good job!
I was in Japan in 2018, one of the best trips of my life. Thanks for helping me relive it!
my best trip was South Korea, Seul. nother world. Next yes, Japan is my target.
It's wonderful how clean and tidy everything is. Where I live, you would find those small streets absolutely filled with dog crap, litter, motorcycles and/or cars (and the occasional robber). Also, motorcycles are very quiet, at least in residential neighborhoods, nice. No thugs driving those insanely loud pieces of junk.
Yeah because their city is so populated that the goverment needs to add laws for littering...etc
@@popelidups9217 Every city in America has laws against littering.
@@mynamesjudge except that the it's own citizen could care less to keep it clean, I meant other countries as well not just america
@@imnotaracistokay if they could care less, it means they still care. You mean they couldn´t care less.
@@davidtsw akkkkkkkshully!…
Beautiful, well organized, respectful and quiet, clean, well maintained, ya'll are an example to the rest of us how a well-run society should function.
For a person whose never been out of the US, this is fascinating!
A person who never been out of pakistan both us and japan are like heaven😅😔
I know, i have always wanted to see japan and slovenia so its like a little window into the world.
You're Always Welcome To Visit My Basement
This is fascinating. It feels like behind every other corner, the city could change from neon-lit metropolis to looking like rural town - and back again. Also, there's something magical about those narrow and crooked alleys and buildings with winding corners. And there's lots of green and so few cars.. truly enchanting.
A lot of people appreciate the view (and i do too!) but just imagine the amount of hard drive space needed to film bloody *one and a half hour* of 4K HDR footage, i can't comprehend that
And Rambalac even adds all of the walk maps, it's unbelievably awesome!
@@chillfridge Better than what I recorded in the old days 😂. I remember a recording software outputting 70GB/h at 1080p, not HDR.
I don't exactly remember which one it was.
and you do not even know if he is not even filming in 6k or higher^^
@@hughdismuke4703 he's talking about the fact that this was recorded in 4k for one and a half hours. Not that he walked for one and a half hours
@@slicepie410 yeah I guess your right. I stand corrected.
@@chillfridge "How much storage space does 4k video at 60fps use?" a guy on quora answered that question more in depth and i compared my own little video i shooted and it quite crazy
My video takes barely 2,5 GB of hard drive data and it's only 2 minutes 32 seconds. It's 60 FPS, the resolution was 800x600 it also recorded my mic along with the sound of actual footage (me fast lapping Atlantica in NFSUndergound1) and yeah i didn't record HDR and i'm sure of bit rate and codecs. I'm not a photographer and haven't looked into the camera Rambalac uses, but i'd say this footage is about 60-70 GB which is still quite awesome
46:46 Now THAT'S dedication to keeping a single-shot video moving and smooth before the traffic light changes. Thank you for such a great tour! 😃
I guess they take crosswalks seriously in Japan.
The variation in building styles, sizes, colours and almost organic looking layout with smattering of nature makes these type of walks fascinating to me. In my country they build houes and flats in big blocks. All of them having very similar designs and road structure so that everywhere you go you see the same thing. It's copy paste with no individuality. Seeing Tokyo in these videos makes me realise how badly we let people down with urban design.
If I lived here I would walk through the city every day! This is so peaceful to look at and hear, thank you. Absolutely mesmerizing!
When I visited Japan, I noticed they put a lot of thought into small details around houses. Maybe it's them sticking close to spirituality in their daily lives by creating soothing environments? I really appreciate it.
I'm so glad that I stumbled on your channel literally by accident. Tokio was always so strange to me in all the right ways. Now I can learn about Japan and it's people more. Thank you!
Que hermosas calles, y que dicha poder caminar con algún equipo tecnologico a la mano sin temor a ser robado.
Temor a ser robado sigue habiendo aunque sea Japón, solo que no es tan hdp como en Latam
Me sorprendió con las bicicletas estacionadas y sin seguro, tranquilidad total
Les mostre este video al gobierno argentino y me acusaron de terrorista.
@@germanmancilla7896 cierto muy lindas calles aun asi en japon se suicidan mucho ja
nada más que paz 🥺
This is so peaceful. Makes me wanna live in japan.
In future definitely I visit Japan.......I love these country in every where maintaining neatness and nice people around there....I love Japan 🤩
Spent a solid min focused on the cat! Giving the people what they want. I won't lie, that made me subscribe 😁
Someday, I hope for my wife and I to visit Japan. So much culture, spiritual wisdom and I hear the food and places are great.
Going to Japan simply to walk around and see how beautiful everything is, is so relaxing. We should be grateful too, he walked for an hour and twenty-six minutes. 😌
Полтора часа уюта, спокойствия и гармонии под вечерним дождиком😊
It’s been probably 15 years or even more, last time I was in Japan. Good memories, though; really, really loved it. Seeing this makes me realize that maybe I should go back…
Me encantan estos vídeos.
Quisiera estar ahí para dar un paseo por las calles y ver los distintos diseños de la ciudad.
Dimos un paseo pero por video
Love your video. This looks magical, the clean roads, the cozy little alleyways, how quiet it is, the people, women wearing skirts, respect all around, nature, shrines. Love Japan. Wish I will ever get to visit it. Thank you for this piece of beautiful footage. Never seen anything like it.
What I like about Japan is they don't put major roads through everything . All their streets for human use are small and human scale and theres just a few big roads that serve those pockets of human areas.
There's a great video on "stroads" what you're referring to. The US has everything to car scale which is what makes the US feel less welcoming.
No traffic no crowd neat and clean roads beautiful streets.. peaceful life...japan is awesome...i live in india but once wanna visit japan nd wanna walk on these streets😊
until you meet them and realize how much they don’t like foreigners
@@rooksman64 sed reality
Can’t poo in the streets
You can visit indore in India if you want to see clean streets like Japan, even better than japan
@@mayankprajapat4591 right
It's kind of fascinating how everything is so clean and relatively well kept, especially with so many narrow streets and alleyways everywhere. Makes me somewhat jealous lmao.
I am pleased to see so many narrow streets where there is nearly no traffic with cars. It must be ideal for cycling and walking.
Какой же вайб, я залип на целый час, как же там классно сочетается природа с городом, это просто нечто
I love this city! It is very quiet and looks so clean. Nice video. Thanks
I liked the Shiba Inu at 3:46 got his or her 15 seconds of fame. Haha. Awsome video and another great walk! I just wish there was an "active map" that could follow along with the video in a separate window.
What a beautiful city.
There is something about Japan that people not living in Japan can relate
The calmness
Safety
Silence
Cleanliness
Just amazing
No graffiti
The fact that you are able to walk to school most of the times that you are at a public school is just amazing
@@AJ-fo2pl I think it's problem that every country have
Same implies to China and Chinese people as well.
What if I want to blast some hip hop music in one of those houses at night?
peacefull and clean are the first two words coming trough my mind.
очень красивая и уютная страна прям хочется пройтись по этим улочкам ночью