What Christmas in Japan is Like after 26 years

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  • @nitesurfer247
    @nitesurfer247 19 днів тому +19

    Love watching you in Japan. I visited Japan when my daughter lived in Aomori and then a few years later, moved to Tokyo. Japan is so beautiful and culturally impressive. I was there in the Cherry Blossom season of 2018. Hated that I haven’t been back. Absolutely LOVE Japan and its culture. Love watching your UA-cam channel too!💖

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому +2

      Thank you! Hope you can get back soon, it seems different than before. Many more people but in some ways, Japan is better to tourism too. Aomori is one of my favorite places, I just missed the Maguro season in Oma but will be back in Spring I think. Hope you can see the blossoms again in 2025! Merry Christmas!

  • @prateekpunjabi7633
    @prateekpunjabi7633 19 днів тому +7

    Merry Christmas to the Daub family! 🎄❤

  • @sunaikim8376
    @sunaikim8376 18 днів тому +7

    Merry Christmas John! I'm the person who interrupted your live stream at Ginza last week. Thank you for sharing your valuable time to talk to me! It was awesome to meet you in person!
    My husband and I visited Hiroo based on your recommendation.
    We had the burger at the food truck which
    was a bit small but very very good!
    Thank you for all your good work and have a great new year 😊

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому +2

      Merry Christmas!
      Ah, I remember :) great to see you that day, much warmer than now 🥶
      Oh, I was walking by after to get that burger and the umbrella flew up and INTO THE TRUCK!! The poor guy had a mess in his kitchen and I said I’d definitely come back. Glad you went. I had to go back and get the Truffle Bakery for the fam instead.

  • @kiyoshitakeda452
    @kiyoshitakeda452 19 днів тому +4

    Enjoyed the video. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and your family !!!

  • @JHR768
    @JHR768 19 днів тому +11

    I'm an American but actually prefer Christmas in Japan. In the U.S. it's over the top with Christmas music and Christmas store decorations starting before Halloween. The commercialism is just too much, Black Friday and ads on TV all the time. Here I appreciate the Christmas lights and more subdued tone. That being said it is a little sad on actual Christmas Day when banks and all shops and stores are open like any other day. My wife and I will attend a Christmas Eve service at St. Albans church near Tokyo Tower where we were married, then have a Christmas Eve dinner at a fancy French restaurant with my wife's brother, his wife and a cousin. Christmas Day we will have a friend over and I will make mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, salmon, broccoli, salad and pecan pie a la mode for desert. And it's a wrap.

    • @koilamaoh4238
      @koilamaoh4238 19 днів тому

      and here I thought it was dying down, with people complaining or being offended by "happy holidays"...Since religious rates have been in the decline in the US. Its prety quiet where im at in the US, same ol boring years, not much changed.

  • @heatherfling7820
    @heatherfling7820 18 днів тому +3

    You are all important to me and had enjoyed seeing Leo growing up. I Love your videos John I remember Leo as a new born in your home. I would think of myself as a Great Aunt to Leo. He holds a special place in place in my heart and well as you and Kanae. Thank you for sharing your thoughts . Merry Christmas we Love You and your family. 🎄♥️🎉👋🏻

  • @alittlebitofskye
    @alittlebitofskye 19 днів тому +5

    Merry Christmas John you & your family from Sydney. Just finished work, cracking open a beer wishing I could get a Japanese cake, then heading into the city to see some lights

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Merry Christmas! We’ve finally entered 12/25! Santa’s on the way!

  • @CptFitzgerald
    @CptFitzgerald 18 днів тому +1

    I'm amazed that turkey still hasn't taken off or is even available in Japan by this point in time considdering the fact that we get our turkeys frozen here in the states. That stuffing recipe sounds fire. Merry Christmas, John and everyone else here.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому +2

      Ovens just are not big enough for a bird like that. In the US, I’m surprised Ostrich hasn’t taken off with some of the mega ovens around! 😂

    • @CptFitzgerald
      @CptFitzgerald 18 днів тому

      @ If only we could convince a local restaurant 🤔

  • @engrjulianasaid4383
    @engrjulianasaid4383 19 днів тому +3

    Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄

  • @bluryeye1
    @bluryeye1 18 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas! Thanks for the great content all year.

  • @tmimi8316
    @tmimi8316 18 днів тому +2

    Merry Christmas John, Kanai & Leo! I was in that area but missed meeting you to wish you when you were there streaming!

  • @larrywalsh4755
    @larrywalsh4755 19 днів тому +6

    Watching from my house in Tsukishima. My first Christmas in Japan

  • @JesseLee-vc8kt
    @JesseLee-vc8kt 19 днів тому +1

    Thank you for this annual Christmas Eve livestream John. It’s always a joy watching your videos. Indeed, the convenience stores in Japan are awesome. My family loves the chicken nuggets from Lawson. And the ‘chickens’ in the Family Mart poster sure looks good! ;p Merry Christmas John, Kanai and Leo.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Ah, Lawsons sis have the nuggets! But Famima stepped it up this year big time! Merry Christmas!

  • @williamjayaraj9257
    @williamjayaraj9257 17 днів тому

    Thanks for this Christmas eve in Japan video. Wonderful. Merry Christmas.

  • @fernandoscrenci4874
    @fernandoscrenci4874 19 днів тому +1

    Great Coverage on this Topic of Events happening inside Japan !!!

  • @silentsnake820
    @silentsnake820 18 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas. Wishing you, your familiy and everyone else close to you all the best

  • @jarihult
    @jarihult 19 днів тому +4

    Even though i didn’t saw this from the start i still liked this 😎Chicken at christmas could be a thing ,although 🤔It’s still an option 🙂Thank you for sharing this John ,Merry Christmas to you and your family Kanae and Leo 🙂👍🎄!!!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  19 днів тому +1

      Merry Christmas Jari!

    • @jarihult
      @jarihult 19 днів тому

      @@onlyinjapanGOMerry Christmas John🎄

  • @cozydayzandnightz
    @cozydayzandnightz 18 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas, and thank you for all the excellent content!

  • @lorrane2177
    @lorrane2177 17 днів тому

    Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for a great year of videos. Happy New Year!!!🎉❤

  • @fleurbee8360
    @fleurbee8360 19 днів тому +1

    Have a great time celebrating and have a wonderful New Year John, Kanai and Leo.

  • @mariedelalto2803
    @mariedelalto2803 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas for the three of you ❤❤❤🎉

  • @raabcv
    @raabcv 17 днів тому

    I used to live in Monzennakacho too! It was over closer to Eitai-bashi. Anyway, it’s fun to see the neighborhood on UA-cam. Thanks for all your content. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

  • @ChrizardsAdventures
    @ChrizardsAdventures 19 днів тому +2

    Merry Christmas from South Carolina. We our having a big ham for Christmas and Turkey on New year's.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Ooooh, love Christmas ham! Maybe that’ll take off in Japan too. Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @illletmyselfout.8516
    @illletmyselfout.8516 19 днів тому

    The huge variety of food in Japanese supermarkets and conbini is amazing 😊

  • @Hicks-g1m
    @Hicks-g1m 18 днів тому

    Merry Christmas John you give out great info and tours 🎄

  • @watchmakersp9935
    @watchmakersp9935 18 днів тому

    Merry christmas to you John , your family and your subscribers! (from London who's been studying nihongo for a few years at university).

  • @Enemtee
    @Enemtee 17 днів тому

    I've celebrated christmas in Japan like 5-6 times. KFC a few times, always cake. We even imported and did KFC in Sweden, and made chicken and cake at home aswell. One time we went to McDonalds on Christmas Eve in Kyoto. I heard another Swedish family there, so I went over and told them "God jul" (Merry christmas in swedish).

  • @Kamakurajoe
    @Kamakurajoe 19 днів тому

    Merry Christmas. ❤❤
    Thank you very much for all live and clips this year. 😊😊

  • @muhammadfirdaus634
    @muhammadfirdaus634 19 днів тому +2

    Have a wonderful Christmas, John. Go easy on the diet and feast. Have a good one..

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  19 днів тому

      Thank you :) I’ll take it easy tonight 😅 Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @Bakapooru
    @Bakapooru 19 днів тому +5

    Strawberry sponge cake with whipped cream is way better than the too-sweet frosting.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      On some days, I have to agree 😂 like NOW after eating way too much.

  • @annunakian8054
    @annunakian8054 17 днів тому

    In US supermarkets it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be at least one bad berry in a pack. Ofc that mold can spread to other packs. You'd think it would make sense to get rid of those in order to not have to throw them all out but that would be too much work.

  • @sarukravitz4981
    @sarukravitz4981 19 днів тому +1

    Hi John. Since you asked, for my first Japanese Christmas back in 1992 I bought a turkey from an import store (cost about 50 bucks) and a friend roasted it while I made the sides. I invited a mix of gaijin and Japanese friends and had a dinner party. Later, a drink at bar and then midnight mass at the only Christian church around. Good times.
    (Renting a room for a Christmas boink was a thing then as well.)

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  19 днів тому +2

      Amazing! Thanks for sharing - my biggest issue was I didn’t have an oven BIG enough for a turkey even if I could get one 😂 still don’t but it’s easier to get one baked. We got a beautiful Miyazaki raised rotisserie chicken for tonight. Going to Church is great, we don’t have one near us but I’ll have to take Leo next year.

    • @sarukravitz4981
      @sarukravitz4981 19 днів тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO I didn't either, but my friend baked as a hobby so she had an oven (very rare in my circle) and the turkey just BARELY fit in there, which is good considering what it cost. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @tonysharing3955
    @tonysharing3955 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas John.. Have a wonderful holidays buddy 🎉

  • @artistwithcameras
    @artistwithcameras 19 днів тому +2

    Met the guy in charge of KFC for YUM brands who owns the brand and he said its way bigger in Japan in sales than the entire US.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  19 днів тому +1

      I bet! It’s the day fast food isn’t seen the same way … but again, there is so much competition now, they really have to up their game to stay on top. I don’t have any Japanese friends who go to KFC on this day but it is still huge!!

  • @jantravis4616
    @jantravis4616 18 днів тому

    Merry Christmas to you, kanae, and Leo.
    The food there looks awesome . I wish we had the Christmas cake here.
    To me Christmas is spiritual to me. 😊

  • @MrM9991
    @MrM9991 18 днів тому

    Merry Christmas to you and the family! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

  • @Nozinbonsai
    @Nozinbonsai 19 днів тому +1

    A chicken was a luxury once but now its everywhere ( like dust). Christmas is about people. Even if you have nothing. Do what you like and be peaceful. Don't worry about going to the local charity meal, thats why they are there, the more the merrier. 😊

  • @JustShelby888
    @JustShelby888 19 днів тому

    Merry Christmas 🧑‍🎄 and Happy Yuletide 🌲 here in America in the south we have ham on Christmas.. I could really go for one of those strawberry cakes, though those look yummy! 🤤 and if those are chicken legs, how big are those chicken? 😮 Those almost look like turkey legs 🦃

  • @franco3584
    @franco3584 18 днів тому

    I'm Down with Family Mart Christmas Dinner .Everything there, looked so Good.

  • @jnyfumare
    @jnyfumare 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas John!!!

  • @shelleyrevell7829
    @shelleyrevell7829 17 днів тому

    Merry Christmas to you ❤❤im a new sub 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @TumpalManurung
    @TumpalManurung 19 днів тому

    Merry Christmas John, Merry Christmas everyone.

  • @ericifune5543
    @ericifune5543 18 днів тому

    As a Japanese-American, Christmas for me growing up was turkey and sushi.

  • @salteveline
    @salteveline 18 днів тому +1

    KFC Japan is on another level!

  • @Karma20XX
    @Karma20XX 18 днів тому

    メリークリスマス!! Merry Christmas!! 🎄

  • @randysousie5272
    @randysousie5272 17 днів тому

    Merry Christmas to all. ..

  • @iskandartaib
    @iskandartaib 19 днів тому +2

    Imagine a bucket of Famichiki.. 😁

  • @shckg
    @shckg 18 днів тому

    KFC for me tonight!! And Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

  • @hermyt
    @hermyt 18 днів тому

    Thought John would share his stuffing recipe in the description.

  • @igorzagorsky37
    @igorzagorsky37 18 днів тому

    Note: Typo in the title. “in” and “in”. Should be “is like”. 😉

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Thank you! Fixed it ^_^ merry Christmas!

  • @HarutoArata
    @HarutoArata 18 днів тому

    Merry Christmas all.

  • @dcgunman
    @dcgunman 15 днів тому

    Have you had Korean Fried Chicken, aka KFC? It is the "BEST" damn chicken ever. When in Korea get their KFC. Theres a couple of good Korean Fried Chicken chains in Korea. When we were in Tokyo back in October we were looking for a KFC-Korean Fried Chicken. We did find a spot in Korean town that was pretty good but not as good if you were to get in Seoul, Korea. Korea has the same strawberries from Japan, Perfection and delicious n sweet. I believe they got the strawberries from Japan.

  • @jeremykunayak
    @jeremykunayak 19 днів тому

    It's called Stuffing for a reason. You stuff it in the bird cavity. The flavor is from being cooked in the bird.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      It’s leaped to stuffing stuffed or not, some call it “dressing” but that’s also claimed by the salad 🥗 so a war may be brewing for what to really call it.

  • @lillianmvargaso4960
    @lillianmvargaso4960 18 днів тому

    ❤🎄Merry Christmas🎉

  • @jameschicken1008
    @jameschicken1008 18 днів тому

    just curious but can you get fried chicken cheesecake etc at other times of year in japan

  • @tacoshmaco13
    @tacoshmaco13 18 днів тому

    Christmas in Japan even with all the light shows still feel a bit empty. It’s just the commercialised end of Christmas, but not the heart and family and excitement 😢 Would much rather be in the US

  • @nicklasolsson1489
    @nicklasolsson1489 19 днів тому +1

    God Jul from Sweden! 🎉

  • @angelicasoup638
    @angelicasoup638 19 днів тому +1

    Hey John , you can buy rotisserie chicken at Costco good not creasy and cheap.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      They aren’t the best though. I heard the “may contain carcinogenics” listed on the label. Probably everything does but I just skip the Costco chickens. Go for the combo pizza instead 😋

  • @greeniris17
    @greeniris17 17 днів тому

    Did I catch a “hey now”? And a Bababbooey to you all!

  • @DavidRoberts-xz8qs
    @DavidRoberts-xz8qs 19 днів тому

    Love hotel + chicken bucket + games = perfect date

  • @chewie94116
    @chewie94116 17 днів тому

    KFC Christmas dinner is ALWAYS sold out. I had to order it in advance once.

  • @gorgeossa
    @gorgeossa 17 днів тому

    Lived there for 15 years. Every Christmas, my friends and I (all from the Philippines) would do a potluck. We would even do a Secret Santa. The way Japanese celebrate Christmas(even Catholic Japanese) is quite boring. You can’t even consider it as a “celebration”.

  • @Lorenzodiecastmafia
    @Lorenzodiecastmafia 17 днів тому

    Not from Japan but kfc has become too expensive and the pieces of chicken have been downsided. Merry Christmas 🎉🎉🎉

  • @menetherin
    @menetherin 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Christmas! On my way to KFC!

  • @sachi-h5i
    @sachi-h5i 19 днів тому +1

    Merry Xmas🎉🎂
    🇯🇵より

  • @Marigen1971
    @Marigen1971 18 днів тому

    There sure seems to be a lot of KFC in Tokyo, Is it popular? Edit: not a christian or catholic but I still can enjoy the festivities and a date like the one you discribed sounds really nice especially if you don't have your own place and lack privacy at home (have roomates for example).

  • @socku5850
    @socku5850 19 днів тому +1

    I don't really see chirstmas cake in american look beautiful.
    My family we don't really celebrate Christmas. We just do a regular family dinner.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  19 днів тому

      If the day can bring the family together, that’s a beautiful thing ❤️

  • @nancyengle4656
    @nancyengle4656 18 днів тому

    What is Leo's middle name ? (a curious Grandmother)...🥰 Merry Christmas !

  • @neonssbu2723
    @neonssbu2723 18 днів тому

    Kentucky Fried Christmas

  • @julieluna8509
    @julieluna8509 19 днів тому +2

    Watching this video from the Philippines, Have a Merry Christmas to-you John, Kanae n Leo

  • @DavidChow-n4x
    @DavidChow-n4x 19 днів тому

    Hi John, wishing you and your family a Blessed Christmas.Does KFC deliver in Millbrae CA?

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Merry Christmas! Hmm, maybe not but I heard Dominoes deliver a pizza to the top of Mt Fuji so …

  • @jle92708
    @jle92708 19 днів тому +1

    i would totally do kfc here in u.s. for christmas 😂 that’s actually not bad

  • @nicole221
    @nicole221 18 днів тому

    Superrr vlog us usuall!!

  • @ED-209UHD
    @ED-209UHD 19 днів тому

    Watching this sat in my bath tub in a Shibuya hotel wondering what to eat tomorrow as a pescatarian 😂🤦

  • @aewriter
    @aewriter 14 днів тому

    That is Twice the Kpop group and chicken poster! 😂

  • @musgrave6886
    @musgrave6886 17 днів тому

    leo of chicken!

  • @KarlDahlquist
    @KarlDahlquist 18 днів тому

    Everyone goes to KFC in the animes! Especially during the Christmas - New Year's Episode arcs. Next week you have to go to the temple and pay your respects. And run into an unexpected person to set up the Valentines Day Episode. lol. And if the female character is over 25, then you will get the Christmas cake jokes.

  • @b.christensen9669
    @b.christensen9669 18 днів тому

    Without mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw, and biscuits with honey 🍯, it's not KFC

  • @TonyPadgett
    @TonyPadgett 19 днів тому

    I hear ya, but nothing beats KFC!

  • @Bergkatse2
    @Bergkatse2 19 днів тому

    I was living in Yokohama last Christmas and my 80yo parents flew all the way from Scotland to spend Christmas with me and I ordered KFC for Xmas lunch (original recipe not the roast chicken). My parents really loved it and it came with a commemorative plate and a lovely chocolate dessert. We had booked a fancy restaurant for later but cancelled as we were still so stuffed! My parents were also here for the Noto earthquake on New Years Day which they took in their stride (my 52 story high rise was swinging and swaying for 15 minutes).

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому +1

      It really does seems like an odd and very ONLY in JAPAN thing to do. Japanese Food Rituals are so fun and also a bit much, to do every single year! New Years, same same same … soba on 31st etc etc

    • @Bergkatse2
      @Bergkatse2 18 днів тому

      We bought Osechi-Ryori from a fancy depato at Yokohama Eki and I made zōni from scratch and my my partner, my dad and I ate that on New Years Day (interrupted by the earthquake). My mum had a hard time with Japanese food so I made her mince and tatties like she was back in Scotland. We didn’t realise the Osechi was supposed to be eaten over three days and wondered why our guts were busted and we had so much food left 🤣

  • @sanpoisson1934
    @sanpoisson1934 19 днів тому

    Well at least I love Chicken. However it’s impossible to just order lunch in KFC during the week of Christmas.,

  • @phyeager5638
    @phyeager5638 18 днів тому

    You could try going to a Christian Church in Tokyo to celebrate Christmas.

  • @MaineUSA
    @MaineUSA 16 днів тому

    Now i want KFC lol

  • @Og-Judy
    @Og-Judy 16 днів тому

    It's crazy to me that Japanese took a secular approach to a highly Religious HOLY day for Christians honoring the birth of Jesus . It is after all called CHRIST mas for a good reason . We don't say "Merry Santa Claus" in a celebratory way to have family get togethers either, although in sone European areas they celebrate the feast day of Saint Nicholas on December 6th. Dutch celebrate Sinterklaas or Sint Nikolaas who was a Bishop who died on that date. Known as the patron saint of children. Red cloak of a bishop and all gave rise to English language turning Sinterklaas into Santa Claus with the red suit.

  • @goldfishchannel
    @goldfishchannel 15 днів тому

    damn i was waiting for you to take a bite of some juicy chicken

  • @UenoJazz
    @UenoJazz 18 днів тому

    Are you running out of ideas John? Promoting KFC at Christmas, hasn't that been done already.

  • @setsukogeary5516
    @setsukogeary5516 18 днів тому

    😆😆😆😆😆😆😘

  • @ninaashik
    @ninaashik 18 днів тому

    I loved Christmas in Japan when I lived there because it was a non event or a kind of token Christmas where people would offer things in a very quirky way. I remember seeing Santa Claus on the cross once. It wasn't a joke it was just a way they did not have historical Christmas culture. It was such a relief. I was happy to go to work and miss all the Christmas craziness. That was my experience. That said have a Happy Christmas and great that you can enjoy Japanese New Year which is the best, I love Japanese New year.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      This is actually true! There is a kind of stress at this time of year and people don’t have it in Japan around Christmas.

  • @greeniris17
    @greeniris17 17 днів тому

    Japanese love that dark meat!

  • @omarhadjar3232
    @omarhadjar3232 17 днів тому

    What's with the expats? is this for the G7 citizens😂, I guess immigrants are the ones from the global south citizens, just like businessmen and oligarchs differentiation. Love your show, stay real!

  • @maralisil
    @maralisil 17 днів тому

    What, your arms are broken? You can't make a simple cake with buttercream frosting? Even roast chicken should be well within your ability, man!

  • @utube9932
    @utube9932 15 днів тому

    It's sad that Japan does not really embrace Jesus the real reason for the season but yes pagan love hotels yuak !!! 😢

  • @mcgee227
    @mcgee227 18 днів тому

    As an Atheist, this would be great for me.

  • @Spaceouts
    @Spaceouts 19 днів тому

    A person working aboard, we call them an immigrant. An American working aboard, they call themselves an "Expat". I heard this from a japanese colleague, he is so right.

    • @kjriwoutube
      @kjriwoutube 19 днів тому

      Because they immagrated to the US that's why they are immigrants but you can leave your home country you become a expat of there and a immigrant of the new place

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  18 днів тому

      Depends on the length of time they intend to stay so I can’t agree with you here. Most Americans working in Japan will not stay for more than a few years. As someone who has lived here for over 25, I can say the number of people I’ve met who are here for more than 10 is very very low.

    • @Spaceouts
      @Spaceouts 18 днів тому

      @onlyinjapanGO If you are intent to live in japan forever, then you are an immigrant. unless you are planning to leave japan someday, then expat fits the profile.