Tokyo’s Kōenji Retro Shopping Street Experience

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  • @curlylove9171
    @curlylove9171 5 років тому +6

    I grew up in Koenji.( Haven’t been There in decades) so Thank you for this🙌🏻love that town

  • @SyaoranLiClow
    @SyaoranLiClow 3 роки тому

    Thanks to a friend, I went to a couple of Izakaya in Ikebukuro, so it was a nice experience

  • @kirksmithbass
    @kirksmithbass 3 роки тому

    Great tours, John!! Koenji looks like great fun! I loved going back to Otomesando and Takeshita with you also! Thanks

  • @gearsau
    @gearsau 4 роки тому

    I used to live in Ogikubo, way back 1994--1997. Ogikubo is two stops further on that line :-)

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 5 років тому

    This is what I love to do anywhere in the world. The more retro the better! 👍 💖 🙏 😊 ✌️

  • @lioness77alfar
    @lioness77alfar 4 роки тому

    Love these like walking along with you ... Very nice

  • @carmelitatangatue359
    @carmelitatangatue359 5 років тому +2

    Cool neighborhood .....i love it

  • @carinemissous7921
    @carinemissous7921 5 років тому

    Thanks for the great tour! Hopefully we come back to Japan next year and will walk there.

  • @GilAsakawa
    @GilAsakawa 5 років тому

    Another wonderful tour of a part of Tokyo that most people aren't familiar with! Really fun and informative... truly, this is why we subscribe to your channels!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 років тому +1

    It's cool they kept it that way! Sniper candy? A great military disguise. The electrical boxes are informative, I learned something new! So the taco hats are called amigasa? Cool! And the drums are shime-daiko. I like Chochin lanterns

  • @RenerDeCastro
    @RenerDeCastro 5 років тому

    Really love these livestreams, John. Even if I'm not watching them live, they still offer great insight on what to expect, ESPECIALLY with regards to shopping streets and the potential hidden gems they offer. Keep it up!

  • @jason_from_canada
    @jason_from_canada 5 років тому +5

    Love the retro neighborhoods. That is commitment! Breaking your no McDonalds for the livestream! 😁👍

  • @morrigangarrido
    @morrigangarrido 5 років тому

    Hello I passed 2 happy new years in Koenji Station...in the north side. It's s beautiful place and THANK YOU FOR Make smile...I walked very much times in the same ways like you

  • @Neal_only1
    @Neal_only1 5 років тому

    Kichijoji is another nice station area on the chuo sen that has a private line that extends to Shibuya

  • @daifuruta581
    @daifuruta581 5 років тому +1

    Koenji is my neighborhood from my house in Nishikasai.

  • @astroboy3507
    @astroboy3507 5 років тому +5

    I love how your branching out like areas like this John!!!!
    I wonder how your friend is going in that nakano viral vid with the ice cream place u did few years back now John!!!! 🍦🍦🍦

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      He’s doing good. I learned that I Onoe someone who’s related to Suzuki-san at the tower ice cream shop! Small worlds.

    • @astroboy3507
      @astroboy3507 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO yeh small world like miho!! 😆

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      astroboy3507 inn I know, right? Today I heard some people want a Funabashi visit.

    • @astroboy3507
      @astroboy3507 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO yehhhh!!! He.he.... 😉

  • @Kitora_Su
    @Kitora_Su 5 років тому +6

    It was an awesome stream, John! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch the past 8 streams because of problems here in Assam. The internet was cut off for 9 days and mobile-net is still down. People are protesting everywhere and it's been like a civil-war like situation since December 10th. I and my family are safe though and glad it cooled down before Christmas.
    A beautiful Merry and Wonderful Christmas to you and Kanae ^^~

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +2

      Oh man, I’m sorry to hear about that! I hope everything gets better ASAP and I’m so glad you’re all safe. I hope you got the postcard too! Merry Christmas ♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪ from both os us!

    • @Kitora_Su
      @Kitora_Su 5 років тому +1

      @@onlyinjapanGO I hope so too, I won't be living here for long so I want to have as many good memories as I can gather. And thank you for the wish ^^ Good night

  • @yeevita
    @yeevita 5 років тому +2

    Love the old houses and secret gardens, particulary the wild bamboo forest!

  • @legitan
    @legitan Рік тому

    Shotengai is Shotengai if there is cover /roof up above it or not.

  • @Proberaumwurst
    @Proberaumwurst 5 років тому

    0:53 I subscribed to your channel for many reasons, this of course being one of them, but if there's one thing I also always really liked, it was when you visited all the different onsens and ryokans. Maybe they're too expensive to do videos on them all the time, or maybe most just can't have you filming in them all the time. Or maybe John secretly got some new tattoos and onsens are off the menu now :) Either way, great show, I appreciate you doing all of this. Grüße!

  • @thepowerstation2702
    @thepowerstation2702 5 років тому

    We never try the special 🍔 burgers in the 🇬🇧 UK McDonald's but we do in 🇯🇵 Japan. The cherry 🍒 🌸 blossom theme one Easter was good. Love the teriyaki burgers in Lotteria chain in Japan 👍 💖 🙏 😊 ✌️

  • @federicomaisch6812
    @federicomaisch6812 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing

  • @yesilbursa
    @yesilbursa 5 років тому

    Hey John, long time subscriber here. I think your content is great. You could probably reach to more people if you included something like "Before the Olympics" in your titles. These areas are the hidden gems where people can experience everything there is in Tokyo without the crazy crowd.

  • @czarodzi9967
    @czarodzi9967 5 років тому +1

    The basket of kids was a highlight!

  • @Neal_only1
    @Neal_only1 5 років тому

    A very large reservoir lake up in the mountains past Ome

  • @mistadiscovery
    @mistadiscovery 5 років тому

    haaaa, i was like i hope he gets the wrapped Candy gotchapon and you did shaaa! nice stream to have with morning coffee loved the area thanks John. Merry Christmas sir

  • @palalabu
    @palalabu 4 роки тому

    i like this next stop, discover vibe

  • @mike111om
    @mike111om 5 років тому

    awesome man. thanks for taking one for the team with that mcdoanlds. IT HAD TO BE DONE. AND U DID IT !

  • @baliwalknshops1517
    @baliwalknshops1517 3 роки тому

    Hey John... My mouth is watering watching you eat😀. 👏👏👏👏👏💞💞💞💞💞💟💟💟💯💯💯💯💯💞💞💞

  • @elsalisa146
    @elsalisa146 3 роки тому

    Please find out more about that house with the bamboo? Isn’t it unusual for the gate to be left open ? It does feel spooky.

  • @yevercase3339
    @yevercase3339 5 років тому

    nice streaming & video quality.. watching from the Philippines.. 😊

  • @alana1761
    @alana1761 5 років тому

    Love this!!! I. So mad!!! I knew you were going to make a video but I went to sleep Nd missed the LIVE!!!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Oh no! I’ve got a bunch coming over the holidays! No worries. Midnight snack run this Saturday (I think)!

  • @okayklif
    @okayklif 5 років тому

    Hi john hello from kagoshima.nice place and warm nice people really.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      You made it to Kagoshima!! I’m so glad you went. Have a good time and try the kurobuta hire katsu!! And it’s satsuma potato season!! 🍠

  • @JazzyllamaSI
    @JazzyllamaSI 4 роки тому

    I never been ENVY OF Someone or anything, till you showed up 🤗💥😛 TE ODIO!😅❤

  • @jillmondt5398
    @jillmondt5398 4 роки тому

    John it would be so cool if you got an interview with the people who live in the "Bamboo Garden" to share with us.

  • @VegardThefilmmaker
    @VegardThefilmmaker 5 років тому +1

    What about the Pablo cheese cake? Do you like those?

  • @lemarquesse23
    @lemarquesse23 3 роки тому

    Bar 365 is a beer and pizza bar! Decorated like Cambodian Ruins.

  • @VegardThefilmmaker
    @VegardThefilmmaker 5 років тому +1

    I´m not the biggest Mc donalds fan but that cheese inside that looked good.

  • @alanm3438
    @alanm3438 5 років тому

    You always do a very nice job on your videos. Domo!!!!!!!😀😀😀👺👺👺

  • @shirlnp
    @shirlnp 5 років тому

    I enjoyed the apt. Info the best!!

  • @thomasleegrady9545
    @thomasleegrady9545 5 років тому

    Good morning, I have to say you are doing a awesome job. How far is that place from Kyoto. And I need to know in the near future are you going to do any road trips. Recently I was out in Tokyo to Kyoto and I drove back-and-forth. But I was pressed for time to make it back to Tokyo from Kyoto. I just need to know are you able to do any road trips to see the small town areas

  • @garyspears7342
    @garyspears7342 4 роки тому +2

    "I want something that's gonna weigh me down and make me feel sick all day". Lol

  • @joshuaskimore
    @joshuaskimore 5 років тому

    I would love to experience this video in 360. I can use my vr headset while having a virtual tour of Japan. ^^

  • @MrPouruonishi
    @MrPouruonishi 4 роки тому

    I checked Bar 365 on Google. It looks really interesting.

  • @funtrain23
    @funtrain23 3 роки тому

    Nice stream!

  • @kitsunelolita1297
    @kitsunelolita1297 3 роки тому

    soo retro

  • @southside1025
    @southside1025 5 років тому +8

    McDonalds in Japan is so much better than the US

  • @DiRECs
    @DiRECs 3 роки тому

    Who is this Shoten guy I keep on hearing about?
    :p

  • @perdanasyahputra6803
    @perdanasyahputra6803 5 років тому +1

    Hi John!! I'm From Gotanda Tokyo..

  • @alanm3438
    @alanm3438 5 років тому

    Did I hear you say that you will not be there next year????? Sure, you get me hooked and then you are going to leave. If possible, another phrase I heard and I think it has to do with commercials is "shig hots vite". Thanks for your help and great videos.

  • @minispace1
    @minispace1 5 років тому

    I watch this in Smellavision. Very appropriate. My downstairs neighbour is Chinese and she’s cooking something very spicy ....

  • @Neal_only1
    @Neal_only1 5 років тому

    It ends in Okutama

  • @WhiteDragon689
    @WhiteDragon689 5 років тому

    Japan looks so much like an anime movie...pre-Akira movie. Has anyone ever done a report of the Japan underground tunnels? I'm sure under Tokyo looks like swiss cheese. Could you even gain access?

  • @forestsnowfall
    @forestsnowfall 5 років тому

    I'm going to be in Tokyo from April 7 to April 20, I hope I can track you down!

  • @yamabushi_nate7825
    @yamabushi_nate7825 5 років тому

    The video quality on the streams are incredible now

  • @alanm3438
    @alanm3438 5 років тому

    Can you tell me in Japanese commercials it sounds like they say "o christmas" ( all year round ). I know almost none of the language but I heard that phrase often. Do you know what that means. Thanks!!!!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Haha! I know what you’re thinking - at the end of shows when they talk about sponsors. Kind of means “brought to you by” I believe :)

    • @alanm3438
      @alanm3438 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO
      I think you are right. I just thought of it. When ever I went to McDonald's all the employes shouted out a greeting but when you went I did not hear it???????? Thanks for your help.

  • @ansom1036
    @ansom1036 5 років тому

    1:22:20 😂 your reaction is priceless!

  • @johnwest4492
    @johnwest4492 5 років тому

    How are Simon and Martina ? They haven't posted a video in a while we were getting worried?

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      John West they post Instagram stories :)

    • @johnwest4492
      @johnwest4492 5 років тому

      Oh ok thanks John, ya the last video said that Martina was feeling so well and I know what's she's going through have been injured pretty severely in the Military myself. Would lo d you have there link for Instagram?

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      John West of you search 🔎 Simon and Martina, they should come up on top. It’s a public account. Or google it :) add Instagram and it comes up. I don’t know the link. I use the app :)

  • @ChoPi-Eww
    @ChoPi-Eww 3 місяці тому

    Kanae maybe would've liked the puppy better than the mystery sniper lol

  • @MrDboydeluxe
    @MrDboydeluxe 5 років тому

    Just the fact that John can talk for 90 minutes unscripted is amazing! but for it to be fun and entertaining is triple amazing, I'd be stammering away after 3 minutes trying to do a live stream

  • @Grahamrobinsonvt802
    @Grahamrobinsonvt802 4 роки тому

    Are you west side or east side

  • @kitsunelolita1297
    @kitsunelolita1297 3 роки тому

    hi John
    hello from Hungary

  • @jaydkaladcamper
    @jaydkaladcamper 5 років тому +3

    Austin powers would say " Groovy baby". :)

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      Haha! I said WAYNES WORLD “SCHWING!” - Mike Meyers though 😂

  • @mamon99519
    @mamon99519 5 років тому

    More 360 videos please :)

  • @flameout12345
    @flameout12345 5 років тому

    I just came back from a almost 2 week in japan. Japan you have changed

  • @vinchonghh
    @vinchonghh 3 роки тому

    UCC coffee is the best!

  • @ayseayse2897
    @ayseayse2897 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏👏👏🌹

  • @brandonarkell5357
    @brandonarkell5357 4 роки тому

    India is largely Hindu, and Hindus don't eat beef, but I think they sometimes eat pork. It is the former, largely Muslim, parts of how India as defined by Britain--such as Pakistan and Bangladesh--where they don't eat pork, because doing so contradicts Islamic teaching. But there are some areas of India which are largely Islamic and they don't eat pork.

  • @lalilulelo
    @lalilulelo 3 роки тому

    So weird watching a pre-pandemic live stream. Many people outside, only a few wearing face mask, and you didn't clean (sanitized) your hands before touching your food.

  • @hooktonfonniks
    @hooktonfonniks 5 років тому

    My wife and I are going to Japan next October for a delayed honeymoon. I hope those gachapon are still there so I can get a sniper. Xp

  • @CovertRadio
    @CovertRadio 5 років тому +2

    Confucius say: "If one try to make "sense" out of Gacha-Pon - Then Gacha-Pon make "cents" out of brain."

  • @baliwalknshops1517
    @baliwalknshops1517 3 роки тому

    Hello John

  • @saturdaymorningfan3123
    @saturdaymorningfan3123 5 років тому

    Man graffiti everywhere. Even next to the meat shop! Shame even japan has graffiti in the big cities. Could they not clean some of it off? Otherwise great livestream. Love your japan tours. Any chance you can go to blister comics in Akihabara? It's a shop that sells American comics!

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      It’s still very rare. In areas where there are a lot of youths like here, it’s happens more often. Some areas hire people to do It like Harajuku. They do clean it, paint over it often but it’s no where at the levels in Europe and the US.

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      Maybe - I’m going to be hitting Akihabara a lot more in 2020.

  • @edssportscards6898
    @edssportscards6898 5 років тому

    I miss Hana

  • @1ChilledDude
    @1ChilledDude 5 років тому

    Honestly, that house with the overgrown trees and bamboo @ 56:00 looked like something straight out of a J-horror movie. Seriously spooky!😨
    Otherwise, certainly a very entertaining walk through of Koenji. 😎

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому +1

      1ChilledDude location scouting for horror films in Japan? Yes!

    • @1ChilledDude
      @1ChilledDude 5 років тому

      @@onlyinjapanGO 😂😂🤣

  • @hootarosetagaya5570
    @hootarosetagaya5570 5 років тому

    レトロ趣味なら青梅駅周辺も面白いよ。

  • @alrickhenry8544
    @alrickhenry8544 5 років тому

    Jamaica

  • @asamax64
    @asamax64 5 років тому

    Hi John. Buy a puppy for Kanae😺😺😺

    • @onlyinjapanGO
      @onlyinjapanGO  5 років тому

      She has allergies :( asthma - we’ve talked about it a lot!! Cats are impossible though. Puppies are so cute, watch them grow and become part of the family. A lot of doggies need adopting too 🐶

  • @goaheadmakemyday333
    @goaheadmakemyday333 5 років тому

    Pal   LOOK  純情商店街 古着屋 高円寺阿波踊り

  • @kitsunelolita1297
    @kitsunelolita1297 3 роки тому

    go get in and grab something

  • @Isomoar
    @Isomoar 4 роки тому

    Kinda disappointing is how I describe every visit to McDonald's. I try not to go, its just convenient fuel for me once every few months.

  • @YamaGaYobu
    @YamaGaYobu 5 років тому

    I can’t reply the livestream chat :0

    • @hellohi821
      @hellohi821 5 років тому

      It takes about 20-30 minutes after the live stream ends for the chat comments to be visible. Give it some time, and it will be there.

  • @kamanama3671
    @kamanama3671 4 роки тому

    I was thinking so many maskless people then I looked at the day that was 11 months ago.

  • @magicwoody
    @magicwoody 5 років тому

    there are 2 Things @mcdonalds which are good: McRib and Big Tasty Bacon. Rest is.... booooooooooring

  • @Stache987
    @Stache987 4 роки тому

    Someone take aim at that bird noise for a street crossing sound, if you can't talk loud enough to be heard at your wrist, how in blasted wherever can that be tolerated

  • @michaelredocto8354
    @michaelredocto8354 4 роки тому

    L

  • @kerloz2359
    @kerloz2359 3 роки тому

    The wet fuel analogously shiver because pelican respectively milk sans a cold rhythm. vacuous, amazing multimedia

  • @kerloz2359
    @kerloz2359 4 роки тому

    The yummy bass indisputably scold because kitchen excitingly refuse below a woebegone playground. colossal, thick carol

  • @kerlozano8806
    @kerlozano8806 3 роки тому

    The rotten dolphin concretely stain because step-grandfather traditionally memorise over a charming tub. painful, selfish knowledge

  • @gaysodaniel1636
    @gaysodaniel1636 5 років тому

    Dog meat