My 1st Impressions Of Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 (World’s Largest City)

My 1st Impressions Of Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 (World’s Largest City)

Today is my first full day in Tokyo, Japan. And in 
this video, we will go on a trip across the city and collect first impressions. I have just left 
the hotel I checked into in the previous video.   And now I need to get to my new hotel, which is in 
a very different part of the city. Along the way, I want to try public transportation, find 
some of Japan’s weird vending machines,   eat a famous Vagu steak, and finally check into my 
new hotel, which is a very unique one. The problem is this is the largest city in the world. It is my 
first time here. I’m all by myself and I haven’t done much research about how to get around. So, 
what does a first day in Tokyo really feel like? And will it be easy to get around the city as 
a tourist? Join me and let’s find out. Okay, and here we are right in the middle of Tokyo in an 
area called Ginsa. Yeah, I just left the hotel I showed you in the previous video. And luckily, 
there’s a metro station right here. And yeah,   my first goal is to get to an area called 
Shibuya, a very famous area in the city. So, let’s figure out if we can get there by using the 
metro. If you saw the previous video, then you   already know that yeah, I struggled a lot with uh 
figuring out how to get around the city with the metro because yeah, this is one of the largest 
metro systems in the world. There are thousands   and thousands of daily trains, over a dozens of 
different lines and millions of people commuting here daily. And yeah, once we made it to Shibuya, 
I want to see the largest crossing in the world.   That is something very famous there. But first, 
we need to get there, of course. So, let’s see. I already have some idea based on my experiences 
in the previous video how everything works. But yeah, I’m going to another part of the city today, 
somewhere I’ve obviously never been to before. So,   let’s see. Ticket machines here. Okay, we can 
switch it to English. Here we go. Buy a ticket. Station name. And we want to go to Shibuya. Here 
we go. 210. Okay, we have some coins here. 100 200. Here we go. And I have a ticket. All 
right, that was easy so far. And uh yeah, look at this. Again, it confuses me already when 
I arrived here. The doors are open regardless. So,   I think they really trust the people that they 
are still tapping their phone or buying a ticket, but you could actually just walk through. But 
yeah, I think nobody here does that. It’s a very   uh how do you say that in English? Like the 
society, it’s built on a lot of trust, which I find amazing. It’s really, really good. Okay. 
And you can actually also use Google Maps. So,   I typed in Shibuya and then it shows me the 
metro line I have to take. So, we’re going on the golden line first and then we have to change 
to the purple line at Nagatasho station. So, first of all, we need to find the golden line 
and then go to Nagataso. So, I think this is the the golden line here. Hibuya line. But 
then the question is which direction? Yeah,   that’s another thing I need to find out. But the 
name I see here is a different one. Yakucho line, not Hibuya line or Hiba. Okay, now it starts to 
to get a bit confusing again. Maybe you remember from the previous video I ended up at the wrong 
station. Naga Tasho. Where’s Nagataso? Okay, we are here now and we need to go to Nagataso. So, 
it’s just straight with the Yakucho line. This is the Hibia line. So, it’s a bit of a different 
color. So, I need to find the golden one. Ah,   here we go. Yakucho line. So, we are at stop 20 
and we want to go. Ah, we have it here. Nagato, stop 16. Okay. So, I think I can go down here. You 
hear that? The announcements here are incredibly clear. Very good to understand. That’s often 
uh not the case in different countries like the announcement are not really understandable 
also inside the trains. But here at the platform   and also in the trains, the announcements are 
very well to understand and they are first in Japanese and then also in English. So, even 
as a foreigner here, that’s very convenient. Okay, let me make sure that 
I’m on the right train. So,   one and I want to go to 16 right 
here. So, it should be a few stops. Okay, and we made it to the first 
stop, Naga Tasho, stop number 16. Now, we need to change from here to 
the purple line to get to Shibuya.   Something that I noticed here already is the 
metros are literally the quietest metros I’ve ever been on. Like the the noise level inside 
the trains is so low. Nobody is loud in there. Like people speak with each other. That’s okay, 
I guess. But if they speak, it’s very quiet, not with a loud voice. If you’re coming here 
as a foreigner, I think you really need to   um yeah, look out for that. That you’re 
not suddenly starting a loud conversation with your friend inside the metro trains. I 
think that is something very unpolite here.   And we have all the lines up there. And that’s 
the one I need to go to. Hanza line. Okay, here we are. So this is the right side. Shibuya right 
here. Yeah, the size of these metro stations here is insane. It’s literally like a huge underground 
base here. Moderately air conditioned. So I guess some of the cars have stronger AC than others. 
And here we go. So one, two, three stations. Okay, and we have arrived in Shibuya. And now 
we are in one of the most famous areas in Tokyo, Shibuya. And it’s specifically famous 
for one place for the Shibuya crossing,   which is I think the largest crossing in the world 
even. So, let’s see if we can find that. And yeah, you know, one of my missions for today is to 
find some weird vending machines. And yeah,   you can find them all over, but most of them are 
just like regular vending machines. It’s like we have water here, we have tea, and then here we 
have some chocolate, brownies. But yeah, I do want to find some very interesting, maybe a bit weird 
vending machine today. Okay. And something that   I also learned by now is that on Google Maps, you 
can actually see the exits of the station. So the Shibuya crossing is right here. I’m here. And I 
need to find maybe exit A7, A12, A6. So I can see the the numbers of the exits here. And then I just 
have a look here. And the A exits, the B exits, A the A exits are here. So yeah, I see a sign over 
there. So Oh gosh, where’s the ticket? Ticket is so small. Easy to lose. Here it is. Yeah, look 
at this. All the the doors are open again. Okay, ticket stays in. That is very surprising, right? 
Like they just leave all the the metro gates open, but still uh people seem to always tap their phone 
or buy a ticket. That is a that is a society. That’s really nice. I like that. Okay, now we’re 
just following the sign. Exit A 0 to2. Plenty of signs around. Yeah. Do you notice the difference 
compared to my metro experience in the previous   video? How I got lost on my arrival day here 
inside the metro system. And now once you figure out everything, it gets easier. Way smoother 
than my experience on my arrival here. Oh, what are they selling over there? And look at that. Can 
get cute little dogs here. Oh, interesting. Little figures here. I have seen this dog before, but 
I don’t know where. But it is a famous dog from somewhere. Maybe from like an anime or something. 
I don’t know if you know where this dog is coming   from. Let me know. There are plenty of these 
little figures here. Also pillows, dog chains, and some funny music in the background here. 
Actually, there are quite a few stalls here. Like,   oh, this looks delicious. What is this? Crap. Here 
we go. Hello, Kicha. What are you selling here? What is this? Uh, like a pancake crap? It says, 
it says crap on the outside. Chocolate crab. Ah, that looks delicious. Which one is the number one? 
Banana. Chocolate banana is the most popular one. So, we have chocolate banana. We have creamy 
pumpkin. Strawberry. Okay. So, Japanese people, they like chocolate banana. Yeah. Okay. Can I get 
one chocolate banana? Okay. I would like to try it. I think the creamy pumpkin one is here like a 
Halloween special. You also celebrate Halloween in Japan? Like a party? Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, like 
American culture here. I think it’s originally from America actually. Okay. Just this one. Yes. 
Okay. Okay. So, the price is 320 yen. It’s okay. I don’t need it back. I I will eat it here. Okay. 
Thank you very much. Okay. I have a little pancake now. Is it okay? Okay. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, I 
I can try it right here. Place my camera on her counter, but she said it’s okay. And yeah, looks 
like a very interesting uh little pancake here or crap. But actually, it’s a difference between 
a pancake and a crab. I think these are very   similar, right? This is how it looks like. So, 
I think it’s like maybe like two, four bites, small portion size. But the most important 
thing is let’s see how delicious that is. M. Oh, wow. So, we have banana inside. You have also 
cream inside. And then, of course, the chocolate.   The flavor combination of banana on chocolate is 
I think popular all around the world. Probably one of the best flavor combinations if you want 
to have like a sweet dessert. I think though,   the only thing that would make this better if this 
would be warm or hot because this is cold. But still, this is a very delicious snack you can grab 
here inside the metro station. It’s very good. So delicious. Thank you so much. Do you have a bin? 
Yeah. Okay. Thank you so much. Okay. Okay. So, that was a delicious little snack. But yeah, I am 
really looking forward to my proper meal later on. I want to try the famous Vagyu steak. So, that’s 
going to be my main meal later on in the video.   Okay. What did I say? What exit I’m looking for? 
We have exit A12 here. Yeah, I think I can take that one. Let’s just go out exit A12 and then see 
where we are. Okay. And here we are. Welcome to Shibuya, guys. And I actually think that is this 
already the famous crossing. Doesn’t look that big to be honest. Smells a bit weird here. Like 
something is uh on the grill but for too long, you know, like a bit of a burnt smell. Ah, I think 
this is where the smell is coming from. Chestnuts   here. Yeah. But to be honest, not my favorite. I 
tried that before. Normally not not a huge fan of chestnuts. Um, is this the Shibuya crossing? To be 
honest, I was expecting that it looks way bigger. Let’s uh join the crowd and cross. Ah, I think 
it is. Oh, yeah. Now that I’m actually inside it, it looks uh much bigger. And look at the amount 
of people here. Can you see that? I think the the most famous part to cross is the diagonal crossing 
in the middle. And you can see so many tourists here with their phones out and filming that. Okay, 
we have found the famous Shibuya crossing. Always   cool to see our world famous places. And uh I’m 
happy that you join me once again. How many cool famous places have we seen together here on 
the channel? That is really cool. I love these   moments. Oh, we also have nice cars here. German 
Porsche and lots of black Uber cars. And look at that. There are people cruising around in little 
Super Marios and a Pikachu outfit. Wow. Welcome to Japan, I guess. That is crazy. Oh, look at that. I 
think this is a tour you can book where you cruise around the city at these little cards. Wow. But 
yeah, what I wanted to tell you is I just had a   look on Google and according to Google about 2.4 
4 million people cross this crossing every single day. And at peak times between 1, and 2,500 people 
cross at the same time. That is literally insane, right? And that makes it the the the busiest 
crossing in the world. And yeah, you know,   I also like to show you the places around famous 
places. So this is the famous Shibuya crossing and around it it looks like this. Reminds me a 
bit of the time square in New York City where we have also been recently here on the channel. 
There’s a Starbucks as well apparently with a   good view. So many people take pictures there. And 
yeah, we have all these advertisements here. Yeah, like I said, a bit similar to the Times Square 
in New York. And then these little alleys,   which we’re going to check out in a minute 
as well, but I actually do want to cross the middle again. What a place. It’s a famous thing 
to do just to cross the road. But look at that. So many people crossing and so many people take 
pictures in the middle of the crossing. For once, I’m not the only weird guy with a camera in 
his hand filming himself. Wow. Yeah, this is literally insane. Wow. How did it become such a 
tourist thing to do just to cross the road? That is literally crazy. But I love it. I see a lot of 
western tourists here as well. Tokyo is one of the most uh visited cities in the world. So you do get 
a lot of tourists from yeah basically all over the   world and yeah many of them or I guess everyone 
who visits Tokyo also ends up here at some point. Imagine how weird it must feel for you if this is 
like if you live around the area and you commute   across this crossing every day maybe on on the 
way to work or on the way back to home and then suddenly your crossing where you cross every day 
is becoming like a tourist hot spot and you have   to share the crossing with thousands of tourists 
every single day. Must be a weird feeling. And now the the crazy journey starts again. Like people 
as soon as the the light turns green, some people like sprint to the middle to get the perfect 
picture. This is actually very a very interesting uh how to say that very interesting uh thing to 
witness. Very funny. And yeah, right next to the famous Shibuya crossing, we have this statue of 
a dog here. And as you can see, it’s also a very popular photo location. There’s even a line of 
people who want to take a picture of the the dog statue here. And yeah, the statue of the dog here 
has become the symbol of loyalty in Japan because it honors a dog whose name was Hatiko. And he 
waited for his owner every day for 9 years after his death. And the statue was built in 1934, then 
melted down during World War II and recreated in 1948. So he was a loyal dog, always waited for his 
owner despite his death. And then they decided to make a statue of him here. Very cool, a symbol of 
loyalty. And yeah, the statue is literally right   next to the Shabuya crossing. And actually, if you 
come here and you don’t want to join the trouble of you just want to get across the street, you 
know, you don’t want to be in in the middle of   all these tourists and all these people, you can 
actually just come here like 50 m next to the crossing. There’s another crossing here which is 
yeah way less busy and less popular. So here you can cross the road without all the trouble. Oh, 
look at this. They still have these little stalls   here selling newspaper. Very old school, right? 
Hello. You have Japanese newspaper. You also have English newspaper. English. English. Ah, the Japan 
Times from the New York Times. Ah, so we do also have English ones here. Okay. Interesting. Okay. 
Thank you very much. Oh, and I think these are   comic books also. Very famous in Japan, right? 
Manga comics, I think. Yeah. Oh, interesting. Okay, let me put it on you back. Okay. Yeah, very 
old school these days. Oh, how old I feel when I say that newspapers are old school. Crazy. 
I remember reading them every morning when I was younger. But these times are long ago. Who 
actually still reads newspaper? Like physical newspapers? Very rare these days, I think. 
Actually, I enjoyed that. Like I remember when I was in school and then I I woke up, I went down 
to our kitchen for breakfast and then I always uh read the the daily newspaper. That was like a 
ritual every morning before I went to school. Huh. I’m not doing that anymore. I think the last time 
I had a physical newspaper in my hand is probably what 15 years ago. Crazy time flies. Oh, look at 
it. I was just wondering what is this? So many people inside. And it is a public smoking area. 
Interesting. So if you want to smoke a cigarette, you can just uh go inside here. There’s no roof. 
But uh yeah, there’s like a a specific area where you can smoke. So I guess then that you can’t just 
smoke walking around here in public if they have   designated areas like that. Very interesting. The 
dog has been waiting for its owner for a long time and is very popular in Japan. Ah, okay. Okay. 
Thank you so much. So, I just noticed this dog   here again. You remember we saw this dog earlier 
in the train in the metro station and then I asked the gentleman if he can explain why I see this 
dog everywhere. And it is actually the dog that   we just see uh the statue. So, that’s why this dog 
is everywhere here like small figures on t-shirts. I see it on caps as well. So, it is actually 
the the dog from the statue. So it’s not a not   an enemy dog or from a comic or from a movie. What 
I find very interesting here is this is one of the busiest areas in the largest city in the world. 
37 million people are living in Tokyo and yeah this is one of the the most popular and busiest 
areas and still the noise level is extremely low. Like if I compare this for example with the time 
square in New York where I have been a few weeks   ago without talking bad about the place but the 
time square was way noisier way noisier. And here like Japan overall is a very quiet country. People 
are not loud in public. There’s no loud music being played anywhere. I think many of the cars 
are also electric so they are also very quiet. That is a very good first impression that I have 
here. Okay, we do have some more vending machines   here but nothing special. water drinks, coffee, 
tea, energy drinks, I think. But I did hear that especially in the Shibuya area, you can find some 
very interesting vending machines. So, I’m still   looking for that. Oh, I think I found a little 
vintage market. Maybe that looks interesting. You can write my name in Japanese. Yeah, you can. 
That sounds interesting. Okay. Or I made it. So, do you translate my name or how does it work? 
Oh, really? For example, Anna. This is Anna. Oh, okay. And that is like a real translation. Yeah. 
So, you don’t like write something crazy? Uh, but I transfer depend on sound. Sound. Ah, okay. 
Okay. Yeah. You know what? Let me do that. That sounds interesting. Okay. So, 2,00. Yeah. Okay. 
I I sit here. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Okay. Okay. Let’s get my name written in Japanese. Actually, my 
name I think is also very popular in Japan. My   name is Ken. Ken. Ken. Okay. Very easy for 
you then, right? Okay, she’s laughing. It’s probably too easy. Easy. Yeah. For some reason, 
the name Ken, even though it’s an English name, as far as I know, is also very popular here in 
Japan. 20 people told me that already. Yeah. So,   you can choose the ki because there are a lot 
of ki. Ah, so there are different types of uh writing that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Ah, that’s 
also interesting. So, it seems like you can write the name ken in different ways in Japanese. Is 
it true that uh Japanese writing the characters are the same like in Chinese? Very similar but 
similar similar but not the same. Not exactly the same. Okay. Yeah, I heard that before that 
the the characters they use are yeah like she said very similar to the Chinese characters but 
yeah I don’t think that Japanese people could   for example read Chinese writing. If you see 
Chinese writing Japanese people cannot read it. Uh not cannot uh little bit I can read a little 
bit. Oh really? Okay. Because very similar. Ah, so you can. Ah, okay. Interesting. So, seems like 
they can actually read it. Okay. Can all of So, you can check. So, this is all Wait a moment. 
Uh, this means uh like uh intelligence. What? Intelligent. Yeah. Intelligent. Intelligent. 
Can intelligent. Okay. Wait a moment. This means humility. Humility. Yeah. And then the third one, 
uh, like a research. Research. Yeah. research like a Ken the researcher. That sounds a bit funny. Let 
me see which one I think looks the most beautiful. I actually think the one in the middle is the 
best. Yeah. Can I Can I have the one in the   middle? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Interesting. Actually, 
can I have the two names? Yeah, of course. And for my girlfriend, like we do a a second one. Yeah. 
Yeah. Okay. Let’s also get my girlfriend’s name. Lisa. Lisa. Lisa. Like Japanese. Also Japanese. 
Really? Then uh Yeah. Uh, you probably know how to write it. L I S A. Okay. Like this. Yeah. So, 
uh, let me also get a gift for Lisa. I know you’re watching this. So, this is, uh, how I’m getting 
the name for you. The Japanese writing name. So, Lisa, also different ways to write it. Yeah. So, 
you can choose. Oh, so I can choose again. Okay. Is that with all the names the case that you can 
not all names? Lisa. Uh-huh. Two choices. Two choices. Okay. Yeah. This means uh girls. Girl, 
girls glass. Glass something glass and jasmine. Jasmine. Yeah. Like the flower. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 
Okay. I think we take the jasmine one. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, you do uh two two papers. 
Yeah. One with Ken and one with Lisa. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. You can choose a paper. 
I can choose one. Oh, I like the color green. So,   you you write it over over the color? Yeah. Over 
like this. I like this. Okay. Okay. What would you recommend for for a girl’s name? Maybe something 
with pink. Pink. Do you have something green for   Ken? Yeah, I think I would like to have something 
green. Maybe even this. I think this is cool. So, we do this for Ken and then for Lisa. Yeah, I 
think so. This one? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Let’s do   this one for Lisa. Okay. Okay. Now, I’m curious 
to see how she actually writes it and then how it looks in the end. So, you use these like painting 
brush. Brush. Uh-huh. They are animal hair. Real animal hair. Okay. And then I guess this will 
last very long. It doesn’t go away after one   or two weeks. 2 weeks. Like a like how long does 
it last? Doesn’t wash away. Oh, a long time. Long time. Okay. Yeah, I think it’s very longlasting. 
It doesn’t will uh go away after a week or two. Okay. Let’s see how she’s doing it. It’s Ken, 
right? Yeah. Middle one. Uhhuh. The middle one. Very skillful. Really looks like art to me. And 
this is just their Yeah. Their normal writing, but it looks so Yeah. Beautiful. Like a like a 
piece of art, actually. I like that. All right. This is my signature. Oh, your signature. Yeah. 
My name is Sho. So, Sho. Okay. Nice. Okay. Here we have Ken in Japanese. So, if I show this to 
a Japanese person, like they know my name. Yeah. Ken. Like if somebody asks for my name, I can just 
show them this. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Everyone can eat this. Okay. So, I think we need to let it dry for 
a few minutes, right? Uh-huh. And now Lisa for my girlfriend, which is a bit more difficult, 
right? you. It’s a bit longer. Yeah. [Music] Actually, what a great business model, right? 
You’re just uh sitting on the streets and you write in your own language for tourists like 
their name, you know? Like if I imagine I would sit in Germany on the streets and I would just 
write German translation of foreign names like on a piece of paper. It’s so simple, right? 
But I really think it’s beautiful and this   will look great like somewhere in my home. It’s 
a really cool souvenir. But yeah, such a simple business model actually if you think about it, 
but they’re really great. Really good idea. Okay.   And your signature again? Yeah. That looks very 
beautiful. Yeah. This one. Do you do you uh read from right to left or up to down? Up to down. So 
you would read from like this. Yeah. And this one as well. You read like this. This is one one just 
one character. Ki. Oh. Ah. Okay. But for example, if you read a book, the book is from right to left 
or left to right. Oh, depend on book. Depends on the book. Ah, okay. Interesting. Okay. All right. 
So, here we have the final results. Lisa and Ken. That looks like a piece of art. Very uh beautiful 
writing of your language. If you want, I can put in the frame is 500 if you want. Actually, I’m 
not sure if that will fit in my backpack. Can I Can I see the the frame? Yeah. Let’s see. Uh yeah, 
you guys know I’m only traveling with my little   backpack here. This is not my suitcase. Not glass, 
plastic. So very light. Oh, very light. Yeah. Um maybe I can actually fill it. So yeah, it can 
stand here, right? Yeah. You know what? Yes. Okay. So it’s 500. So 1,000 extra. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 
Okay. Okay. And then you know what? I can actually   put it uh like somewhere in my home like in a nice 
frame. Great little souvenir. So then the total is uh 5,000, right? 5,000. Okay. So 10,000 for you. 
5,000 change. Here we go. Oh, first time I I see the 5,000 note here. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. 
Who is uh the woman here? A very indigenous woman. A very famous woman. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 
Nepon. That is how you say Japan. In Japanese, right? Nepon. Nepon means Japan. Yeah. Yeah. 
Yeah. Yeah. Right. Yeah. I heard that before.   So the Japanese they don’t say Japan, they say 
Nepon. Same like in Germany. We don’t say Germany to our country. We call it Deutseland. Really? 
We don’t say Germany. Yeah. Really? Yeah. Yeah. Same like like like you don’t say Japan, you say 
Nepon. Oh, and in Germany, we don’t say Germany, we say Deutseland. Deutseland. Yeah. Let’s see 
the the final results. So, here we go. That looks actually very beautiful with the framing 
as well. This will be a nice souvenir to take   home from the trip here in Japan. Really nice. 
Thank you so much. That looks beautiful. Oh, that’s your You have a Do you also uh take online 
orders? Yeah. VF now. Yeah. So, people can text you on Instagram. Yeah. Yeah. And then you send 
it to home. All right. So, if you want to get your   name written uh in a beautiful way like this in 
Japanese, I will I will leave her Instagram here on the screen. I can put it on the screen. And if 
you if people want to find you, it’s uh behind the   Shibuya crossing. Maybe I can show you because the 
Shibuya crossing is uh literally over there. So, you just walk like for 2 minutes from the famous 
Shibuya crossing and then you can find her here. If you’re uh interested, please contact me 
via Instagram. Instagram. Okay. Okay, guys. Instagram. Contact you on Instagram and then yeah, 
it’s a beautiful piece of art. Okay. Thank you so   much. That was very nice. Thank you so much. Thank 
you very much. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. All right. So, that was a very lovely souvenir to take back home. 
And yes, something worth mentioning, especially to my American viewers. There is absolutely no 
tipping culture here. You don’t tip. And in fact, tipping can even be seen as something rude to 
do here. So, you would often even disrespect the other person by tipping them. So yeah, in case 
you were wondering why I didn’t tip the lady or   why I don’t tip when I’m eating food here, cuz 
yeah, there’s zero tipping culture here. Okay, this one looks a bit unique, but also again 
just a a drink vending machine. Nothing crazy. I did hear though that you find the more unique 
vending machines usually in like side alleys,   so not on the on the main roads. So I just walked 
into this little side alley here, but again, just regular ones. But yeah, overall I have 
really good impressions of the Shibuya area. I   think though it’s also yeah very touristy area. So 
not really probably not really I’m not 100% sure about that but probably not a super authentic 
Japanese neighborhood. Tons of tourists here,   tourist restaurants, tourist shops to buy 
souvenirs but a very cool area to see. But yeah, let’s head to the next area which is also another 
very famous area here, Chinjuku. And yeah, of course we could take the metro again, but 
actually I’m curious to to get a taxi. I want   to see if I can just flag down a taxi here as 
well. So, they also have Uber here, so I could just get out my phone and call an Uber. Like, all 
these taxis here, or many of these taxis have an   Uber sign as well. But I want to get a taxi from 
the streets. Let’s see how that works here. Okay, we do have taxis here. I’m not sure. Oh, this 
one. Oh, that was easy. Literally the first   taxi I try. Let’s see. Hello. I would like to 
go to Chinuku station. Okay. Okay. To be honest, this is probably the spacious taxi I’ve ever been 
to. Look at that. How much leg space I have here. That is incredible. Wow, the look reminds me a bit 
of these old school British taxis in London. I’ve never been there, but these taxis, yeah, obviously 
you saw them before in movies. Shinjuku station. Oh, I I don’t know. Uh, you mean the which 
side or which exit? It doesn’t matter. Just uh anywhere around the station is fine. Wait,   let me get out the the translating device. 
Anywhere around the station is fine. Okay, okay, okay. Yeah, Google Translate 
works simple and easy. And yeah,   we are using the meter. Of course, I think 
the starting price is 500 yen. So yeah, I think in Japan you don’t need to worry 
about getting scammed by taxi drivers. I   don’t think that’s a thing here. Maybe if anyone 
of you watching this has different experiences, let me know in the comments. But I do think that 
the taxis here and the taxi prices are highly   regulated. So here we go. So we are in Shibuya 
and then we’re going north to Chinjuku. And yeah, it’s 18 minutes at the moment with 
traffic. So, let’s see how much that   will cost us here in Tokyo, Japan. Are all 
the taxis black in Japan? Excuse me. [Music] No. Also other colors because I see around 
here so many taxis and they are all black. So, not always are the taxis black. 
You also have different colors. Oh, this one is taxi as well. Ah, the right one. 
Oh. Ah, yeah. It also says taxi on the side. Ah, okay. So, if you’re out here on the streets in 
Tokyo and you want to get a taxi, not only look   for black cars, there was also a white one, but 
I think the majority of the taxis here is black because most of the taxis I see are totally black. 
Yeah. Also, can you hear that? It’s super quiet. Japan is I think the quietest country I’ve ever 
been to. That is so amazing. And as you can see,   it’s also very clean everywhere. Like the whole 
city, everywhere where I have been to so far looks as spotless like this, perfectly clean. 
There’s no trash lying around. People don’t litter. People don’t smoke in public. So that is 
also very good first impression that I have here.   Uh I come from Narita airport. Narita. Yeah. 
Yeah. I come I arrived yesterday. Yesterday? Yeah. Yeah. And today is my first day exploring 
the city. Bus. No, I take the the train. Train. The train. Yes. 2 hours. Uh 1 hour. 1 hour to 
Tokyo station. Yeah, the express. Yes, correct. Right. Right. 1 hour. Yes. Very easy. And a good 
train. Yeah. Maybe you saw my previous video. The train ride from the airport to the city center. 
1 hour. Very convenient. Nice train. Are you from Tokyo? I’m from Tokyo. From Tokyo. Yeah. Okay. You 
from? I’m from Germany. Ah, Germany. Germany. Yes. Yes. Germany. Tokyo. Mhm. Uh, I think you want to 
know how many hours, right? Long time. Long time. Long time. Yeah. Long time. The the flight long 
time. If you want to fly from Germany to Tokyo, it’s about 15 hours, I think. Yeah. Yeah. Very 
long. Very long time. Yes. But I come from uh yesterday. I come from Guam. Guam. I flew from 
Guam to Tokyo yesterday. That was only 4 hours. 4 hours. Tokyo. 4 hours. That’s long time from 
Germany. Long time. Yeah. Yeah. I’m not sure how long the flight is from Tokyo or from Germany 
to Tokyo, but I think it’s would be like 14 15   hours. Ah, we’re going inside the train station 
now. I think actually I don’t really want to go inside the train station. Just uh somewhere around 
fine, but I guess here we’ll be fine, too. Looks like there’s a parking area for taxis here. Okay. 
Yeah, he also just explained to me that this train station is actually the biggest one in Tokyo. I 
thought that the Tokyo Central Station would be   the biggest one, but he said Chinjuku station 
is actually the biggest one. And because this is the largest city in the world, I think that 
also makes it probably one of the largest train   stations in the whole world. Yes. Okay. Yes. Okay. 
The price is uh 2,200. Okay. I have 200 here and then 2,000 here. Correct. Okay. Okay. Very good. 
Okay. Go. Thank you very much for the ride. Okay. Have a good day, sir. Bye-bye. All right. So, 
2,200 for Yeah. Ultimately, this was now a 15 minutes ride. And yeah, once again, you don’t 
tip here in Japan. That would have been something   disrespectful to do. Okay, let me navigate a bit 
on Google Maps again. This is also the area in which my hotel is located. And by the way, I’m 
really looking forward to my hotel. I think this   will be one of the best hotels I ever stayed 
at. And in this area, I can also find plenty of Baguio restaurants. So, we do have something 
interesting on our list for this area. But first, I actually want to find another very popular spot 
around the corner here. But I guess it will not be easy to find because uh yeah the area I can 
see already the the crowds here and yeah where to start? Um yeah Tokyo is huge. It can be indeed 
a bit overwhelming as a first timer here literally being in the largest city in the world. So even 
I can see the the way to get where I want to go on Google Maps. It looks so confusing with all the 
little roads you have here and different signs and yeah how do I go there? So, does this mean I need 
to go through the station, which I hope I would actually like to avoid going through the station. 
If you saw the the chaos of the previous videos,   then you know why. I think I need to start by 
crossing the road. And then, yes, I actually need to go through the station. It seems like, 
okay, I’m not sure if this is actually the train   station, but it looks like it. And then I’m asking 
myself because I don’t have a ticket because I don’t want to actually take the train now if I can 
actually go through here. So, this is the area you   you need to go or you need to have a ticket to go 
through. But yeah, maybe I can actually go here without a ticket. So, I need to go to the other 
side basically. Oh, wow. This is This is getting intense again. There are literally thousands 
and thousands of people here at the moment. Wow,   look at that. This is insane. Oh, what is this? 
Or maybe some uh you can buy some magazines here. Maybe this is even for free because there’s nobody 
here selling it. So, maybe you can grab a a free magazine here. Interesting. If you know what this 
is, let me know in the comments. Okay, where am I? I do have the feeling I’m getting lost inside the 
station again. I literally just want to get to the   other side of the station and somehow I ended up 
in some type of underground mall again. Oh wow. What is this place? Yeah, look at that. Like 
I entered a train station and now I’m inside a   mall. It’s like a whole world underground here. 
That is literally crazy. Wow. Oh man. Being the first time in Japan is different. Yeah. And Google 
Maps is absolutely no help here anymore. It’s so confusing. There’s an exit sign, I think, here or 
here. I can enter the actual train station again, I think, cuz Yeah, I need a ticket to go through. 
I don’t want to do that. Maybe I can ask for help. Can you help me? I need to find the exit to 
get here. Like exit B or D. B D1. Same floor. Same floor. Okay. So, turn right. Turn right. Turn 
right. Turn right. Okay. Sounds easy. Okay. Thank you so much. Okay. Turn right. Turn right. Sounds 
easy. Let’s see if it’s really that easy. Yeah,   I learned that already here. If you’re struggling 
in Japan, just ask a local. They are always super polite, friendly, and helpful. So, 
that is absolutely no problem here. Oh,   and I’m almost hitting the ceiling here. Oh, yeah. 
Literally, I’m hitting the ceiling. I’m 1 m 90, 62, and yeah, this is literally my height 
here. So, I need to deck down a bit here. Oh,   look at it. There even small little restaurants 
here. So, if you’re taking the train from here, you can grab a snack here before the journey. 
They are proper. Yeah, Japanese curry here. What is this German curry? I don’t know a dish that 
is called German curry as a German. Interesting. Almost curious to try that. But no, I want to keep 
my appetite for the vagu steak later. And oh wow, look at this. This is literally like a 
whole world underground. Keep in mind,   we are underground at the moment below the train 
station. This is crazy. But he said right and then right again. So I need to follow this way, I 
guess. Okay, I turned right and then right again. But now I have to make another choice. Left or 
right again. He didn’t said anything about that. Based on what I see on Google Maps, I think I 
need to go right again, but I’m not sure. Um, maybe I can go out here. Oh, but it says platform 
number 2021. I don’t want to go to the platform. This is intense. I have the feeling I’ve been here 
before, to be honest. Did I just walk around in a   circle? Well, unfortunately, this is also not 
really helpful here. Oh man, this is intense. I just want to leave the station. I knew this 
would happen. That’s why I said I’m not really   keen to enter the station. Could you help me? I’m 
looking for exit D1 or D2. Here. Just here. Yes. Okay. D1 or D16. D2. You also don’t know. It 
seems to be complicated even for the locals. She’s very helpful. Very complicated. Right. 
Yeah. Yeah. That area. So I go left here. Yeah. Here. Here. Here. West bus station. West station. 
West bus station. Okay. West station. Yeah. So I go straight here. Okay. Okay. Okay. I try. Okay. 
Thank you very much. Okay. So even she was very confused about how to find the exit I want to go 
to. And yeah, she said go straight here and then I think go up. But yeah, once again the the people 
here really go out of their way to help you. That is extremely worth mentioning. And I I noticed 
that quite a few times already here in Tokyo. Ah,   she showed me West Station and also order line. 
So I think I’m right here now. I just need to find the exit. Okay, I found an elevator. 
And I think if I take this elevator now up, which I can’t. I saw hope. I thought I’m at the 
right place. I just take the elevator up and then I’m out. But I’m literally not able to take the 
elevator up because I’m looking for exit D1. And there’s literally a sign here saying exit D1 
to D5. So I thought elevator up and then I’m at the exit cuz this one I can’t take and this 
one is going more down. This is confusing. Okay, I think I can also take exit B16, which I see 
here. And wow, I see the daylight again. That was quite a journey just to get from one side of the 
train station to the other one, but we made it. Here we are. Probably it would have been easier to 
tell the taxi driver to drop me off at this side of the station. Okay, and now the place that I’m 
looking for should be over there and then right. And yeah, I just had a look on Google as 
well, googling about the train station here,   and I read that every single day 3 million people 
pass through this train station. And that makes it one of the busiest train stations in the 
world. And that is actually a crazy number,   3 million people every day. And yeah, 
this district here, the Chinjuku district, is one of the busiest in Tokyo in general. And I 
also heard that this area is very famous for its night life. But I have the impression that it’s 
not that popular for foreign tourists. Like I   see less foreign tourists around here compared to 
Shibuya where we just been. And here we are. This is the alley I was looking for. Yakoo, something 
like that. A very picturesque little alley. And I heard it’s full with uh little bars and places to 
get food. You know what? I could actually go for a refreshing drink now after the chaos of the train 
station. Let’s see what we can find here. So, it   seems to be popular to just sit outside. Not the 
warmest weather today, but still, I think, okay, to sit outside. Hello. Do you have a Japanese 
beer? Ah, you do have beer. What is the number one beer in Japan? The most famous one is Asashi is 
from Japan. I think asah is a Japanese beer. Asah. You have a small draft. No. How What’s the size? 
Medium mug. But the mug is too big. You have a bottle like this. Medium bottle. Bottle. Yeah. 
I can sit here. Yeah. Our rules. Please order at least one drink and one Oh, I cannot just one 
drink. So, I need to order food as well. Plus a charge. Ah, I just want to have one beer. 
Cannot. Sorry. Cannot. Sorry. Okay. Okay. No problem. Thank you very much. Okay. That is 
I’ve never heard something like that before. So,   I cannot just sit there and order a beer. You 
need to order also food. And there was another fee of 550 yen. I think it was called customary 
charge, something like that. So, a beer, the extra charge and the food item. and all I want is 
a small beer. Interesting. That’s a bit Maybe some of you can explain that in the comment section. 
Maybe that’s something common here. I don’t know.   And the the restaurant was not even full. Like I 
could understand it if the place is very busy and then you don’t want to have customers taking away 
the spaces if all they do is order like one drink,   you know. Then I I could understand that actually. 
But uh all the tables outside were literally empty. So I don’t think I would have taken away 
space for other paying customers, you know. Yeah, maybe some of you can explain that in the comment 
section because I literally never saw something   like this before. But there’s another little 
alley here. Maybe we can find something here. Once again, let me have a look at the vending machines. 
It’s all the same basically just drinks and coffee   and tea. But uh this looks actually very beautiful 
here. Have a look at that. Very picturesque place. Great to take photos. Literally, as I’m 
saying that, there’s a sign here. No picture,   please. I literally just said great place 
to take pictures. And then I saw the sign, don’t take photos here. I think they they meant 
inside their their restaurant. So I guess here in   the Elliots. Okay. Oh wow. This is actually a very 
cool place. Like all these uh little bars here. So much smoke here everywhere. Smells delicious 
actually. Oh wow. Hello. Do you have beer? Can I order just one beer? Okay. Yeah. Okay. So it looks 
like here I don’t have to order food as well. One beer. Uh do you have Japanese beer? Okay. What 
is the number one beer here? Number one. Number one beer. Okay. A small one. glass. Glass. 
Okay. Okay. Thank you very much. Over there, I wanted to order beer and they said I also need 
to order food. Just one beer. Cannot. Is that something normal? No. No. I don’t want to just the 
beer. Yeah. I want to keep my appetite for later for the the ragu steak. Okay. So, this is what I 
need now after the chaos of the train station. A cold local beer. What was the name again of the 
beer? Sapo. Sapo from Japan. And number one beer here. Okay. Japan’s number one beer. Let’s give 
it a try. Cold and refreshing. Very good. I like it. Oh, it’s a smooth beer and I prefer smoother 
beers. I think I would actually rate this Yeah, like a 8 maybe 8.3.4 8.5 maybe even. Cheers guys. 
Thanks for joining today’s journey again. Good to have you with me on this day. And yeah, this uh 
place right here is also known as the memory lane.   It’s a very famous alley here in Shinjuku filled 
with tiny bars and restaurants. And the whole area became like this basically after World War II. 
And yeah, it’s a very popular area here to get   together with friends, have a few drinks, some 
snacks. And I have to say it’s probably one of the most picturesque areas I have seen in Tokyo 
so far. It looks absolutely beautiful here. The   small little alleys, the smoke coming out of the 
small restaurants. Very nice atmosphere to just stroll around, have a drink, have some snacks. 
Okay, thank you very much. Thank you. Have a   nice day. Yes, you too. Thank you. Bye-bye. All 
right, that was a great little stop. And yeah, the beer was 800, by the way, in case you’re 
wondering. And yeah, I’ve gotten hungry now. So,   let’s find this restaurant where I want to try 
Vagu steak. And after that, we’re going to make it to my hotel. Wow. And here we also have 
some skyscrapers. Like pretty tall buildings all around me here. Yeah, that looks pretty cool. 
But yeah, I do feel some uh sprinkles on my skin. I think it is starting to to rain now. And yeah, 
the restaurant I’m looking for is like 6 7 minutes down the road there. And that is luckily basically 
next to my hotel. But yeah, very different vibes   here compared to the Shibuya area we have seen 
earlier or also the Ginsa area in which we started the video. But also here I have the same overall 
impression. Look at that. That looks even pretty   cool like some trees in the city here right next 
to the streets. That is pretty beautiful. But also here I have the same overall impressions. The city 
is clean everywhere. The people are super friendly and polite. It’s a super calm city as well, 
which for some people can be a bit unexpected. If you hear that Tokyo is the biggest city in the 
world, you think of chaos, you think of noises,   right? But that’s definitely not the case here. I 
mean, this is Chinuku, one of the busiest areas in the city. And you can hear how quiet it is. So, 
overall, I have really good first impressions of Tokyo and of Japan in general. Something that I 
noticed um you can see it here like some workers   on the road or on the streets doing something and 
then around you have the the people with the red lights like pro protecting the the construction 
workers you know you know what I mean? But uh what I noticed is that there are a lot of uh older 
people doing these simple service jobs, you know, like I also noticed it at the airport like people 
working at the parking lot like just showing the cars where to go and also here like all the 
people with the with the red lights. You see   what they are doing now basically just um yeah pro 
protecting is maybe the wrong word but signalizing everyone around to be careful. We are carrying 
some some construction material here you know. So, uh, these are also like older gentlemen, and 
I noticed that a lot here. And I’m wondering   if that’s like if the old generation here has to 
work still, like they don’t really get, how do you call it in English? Like retirement money, you 
know, like once you retire in Germany, it works   like this. You get money from the government when 
you retire. Like you need to reach a certain age. I think in Germany at the moment, 67, and then 
you can retire and you get retirement money. Um, I’m not sure how that works here. if the old 
people are still required to work to to make a living or what I could also imagine is that maybe 
they still want to work you know like some older people they prefer to still have a simple job just 
to be around people every day and not just sit at home all day so maybe it’s also that I don’t know 
if anyone of you knows uh why I see so many older people working in like simple service jobs around 
here and I don’t mean that disrespectful then let   me know in the comments I would be curious to know 
that Okay, I’m looking for this restaurant. It is currently closed, but it will open up in actually 
9 minutes. And I think this is a very fancy and   expensive restaurant actually. And I feel like 
I’m not really dressed for that. I’m wearing a casual Adidas t-shirt walking around with my 
backpack. So maybe this is going to be a bit of a weird experience, but uh let’s see. So I think 
this is actually like an maybe an office building or maybe like a space for events or something 
like that. So, I just asked one of the I think it was a security guide and he said I need to go 
to the 51 floor. So, I think it’s going to be like a rooftop restaurant even. Here we go. Miso, 
that’s the name of the restaurant. And here we go. 51. Okay. 51 floor. I feel like I’m literally 
the only person around here. Miso since 1945. So, I think it’s a very good and old restaurant. Okay, 
it is still closed. I’m here I think 5 minutes too early. But yeah, originator of tepanyanyaki since 
1945. I think tanyaki restaurants are the type of restaurants here where somebody is cooking the the 
food right in front of you. I think you will see   what I mean in a minute when the restaurant opens 
and we can sit there. Ah, the door’s opening. Hello. I would like to eat steak. No reservation. 
No reservation. Okay. Uh, wait for Yes. Okay. Okay. I’m literally the first customer now. Yeah. 
She was asking me if I have a reservation which I   don’t have. So, let’s hope I don’t need one. Okay, 
no reservation. Okay, it’s okay. Okay. Yeah, I can have a look at the menu already, but I already 
know what I want. I want original good vagu steak. Yeah, something like this. Coobe beef sirloin 
steak, misuno special pile steak. Yeah, that looks like what I want. And yeah, I’m pretty sure this 
is going to be the most expensive meal of my life,   but I hope that’s going to be worth it. Oh, just 
sit here. Oh, the nice view as well. Yes, I leave the back here. Okay. Okay, I leave the back here 
and check out the view here. That is an incredible   view already. Wow, the view over the largest 
city in the world. Okay. And yeah, this is what I meant earlier. Tanyaki style restaurants are 
these where the chef is standing right here and   preparing everything for you. And yeah, literally 
the only customer here right exactly when they opened. So I will have a closer look to the menu 
now and then decide which type of vagu steak I   will order. I think I would like to have the miso 
special sirloin steak. It’s including with this, right? Yeah. So, it includes a salad, vegetable, 
the steak, and is this? Uh-huh. And the dessert. And total price 16,500. Yeah, that’s right. 
Yes. Yeah. Okay. Sounds good. And drink? Um, just water. Water. Water. Yeah. Mhm. Thank 
you. Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. So, yeah,   the most expensive meal of my life. Total price 
for the menu will be around $110, which is crazy to spend so much money on food to be honest, but 
uh I’m really a steak lover. I love steak and I’m really curious to have this experience here now. 
The famous A5 Vagu steak. One of the best steaks you can get in the world and having that here in 
Tokyo, Japan with this amazing view in front of   me. I think that’s going to be an experience. 
Okay. And the first course has arrived. So, I’m getting a salad as a starter. I just have 
a water on the side as well. And you just the   presentation here looks already nice, right? And 
then yeah, I think the the steak the main course will be prepared right here in front of me. So, 
yeah, this looks already quite good. Do you eat   uh the salad with the chopsticks? Yes. Yeah. Okay. 
Okay. My first time in Japan. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. Where you? From Germany. Germany. Germany. 
Yes. And I think he actually just presented the the steak in front of me. So, this is this is my 
steak. Yes. Yeah. Okay. So, this is what he will prepare. This is a garlic, right? Garlic. And 
you will cook it here. Yes. This. Okay. Is it okay if I film it? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Thank you so 
much. Okay. So, this is going to be my piece. I’m very excited. And then yeah, he will also prepare 
some vegetables on the side here. Wow. Okay. So,   the preparation starts already in front of me. 
I think I’m more curious to actually look how he prepares everything and then to start with 
the salad now. So, you basically steam it here,   right? You steam it, right? Uh-huh. Yeah. Let me 
give the salad a try. It’s a decent salad. Ah, so the vegetables are basically getting bright 
here. I think some salt and pepper. All right. Okay. And he’s presenting everything on the 
small plate in front of me. The mushroom. Okay. Very beautiful. Thank you so much. That 
looks good already. Here we go. Okay. And he’s starting with frying the garlic. And then he just 
uh put some salt and pepper, I think, on the steak here. What would you recommend? I recommend in the 
medium rare. Medium rare. Okay. Then I do medium rare. Yes. So maybe an unpopular opinion, but I 
usually prefer my steak well done. I know that’s usually not the most popular option to have your 
steak, but yeah, he just asked me and I asked him,   “What do you recommend?” And he said medium 
rare. Oh, thank you so much. So in this case, I’m going with his recommendation. All right, so he’s 
putting the garlic and the oil on top. Now putting the lid on top again. So the steak basically gets 
steamed inside. And yeah, they just brought me this as well. Is this a soy sauce? Yes, soy sauce. 
Uh-huh. Okay. Homemade mustard. Mustard. Ah, mustard. Not the spicy. Uh-huh. Okay. And this 
is just salt and pepper, right? Yeah. Mhm. Okay.   Okay. And yeah, Vagu steak is world famous because 
of its heavy marbling. The fat is spread evenly through the meat, which makes it incredibly tender 
and gives it a buttery flavor. It is one of the most premium types of beef you can eat. And many 
people actually travel to Japan just to eat it. And there is vagu and there’s koba beef. And many 
people actually think these are the same, but koba is actually just one specific type of vagu from 
a specific region in Japan. So all koba is vagu, but not all vagu. Okay, that starts to smell 
really good already. I have to say he’s making sure that it gets cooked from all the sides. 
I have to say it’s pretty entertaining just   to watch him do his work, his art basically. He 
looks very skillful. Okay, I think the garlic is finished now. Ah, he’s slicing the steak, cutting 
out small pieces here. Okay. Okay. And a bit more pepper and salt. Oh, I have to say it’s already 
an experience just to sit here and watch him do his art basically. That is so interesting. And 
he is making the steak into small little cubicles now. And here we are. All right. Okay. You can’t 
believe how curious I am now to try this. Yeah. Check out how juicy and delicious this piece looks 
right here. My first bite trying original Vagu A5 steak. One of the best steaks you can get in the 
world here in Tokyo, Japan. Let’s give it a try. M. Wow. Oh my god, that is delicious. Oh, it is 
so soft and tender. Like you don’t even need to chew it in your mouth. It’s like melting in your 
mouth. That is really good, sir. Thank you so   much. I ate vagu steak before, but never of this 
quality, never this expensive, and obviously never in Japan. And this is on a different level. Wow. 
Do you eat it together with the garlic? Yeah, the garlic together. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Okay. And here 
I have it now. The the little cubicle with the garlic on top. M. Oh, that makes it even better. 
So, the garlic is very crispy and crunchy. So, you’re biting on the crispy garlic first and then 
like a split second later, you’re biting into this   very soft piece of meat and then the combination 
of both together in your mouth is super delicious. Okay, I also want to try it with the the homemade 
mustard and the soy sauce. Really, I’m not a huge fan of mustard, but this one is actually pretty 
good. Anyway, I also still have the vegetables   here, but to be honest, I’m more interested in 
this. Of course, this is the highlight here. But, yeah, you can of course also put it all together 
like this. So the the crispy garlic and then all like this. Oh, I’m very impressed. That is 
so delicious. Thank you so much. Wow. What is this here? This is a bean sprout. Bean sprout. 
Mhm. So, he also prepared some bean sprouts on the side now. So, this is the full meal now. Oh, 
honestly, this is amazing. This is one of the best food experiences I ever had. So soft and tender. 
Wow. And then sitting here with the night view in front of me now. The sun has set already. Wow. 
And I’m literally the only person here. Also quite cool because yeah, it’s still early, I think, for 
for dinner. Okay. And I also have just received   my dessert and a hot tea on the side as well. And 
yeah, what I also like is they provide you with a hot towels here. Maybe you know these from like 
when you fly with some airlines. So you get a hot towel. Very nice. And yeah, let’s uh give this a 
try as well. So this is ice cream. Yeah, vanilla ice cream. And yeah, I can really say as someone 
who has never eaten a steak for this price before, I was a bit like curious like what’s going to 
be the difference between like I’ve eaten like   $50 steaks before and I was having a hard time to 
imagine what’s going to be the difference between the $50 and the $100 steak, you know, but then now 
I can really say there’s a big difference. Like it was just so much more buttery and smooth and 
yeah, very very nice feeling in your mouth just to say it like that. So, there was definitely a 
difference. And now I’m actually curious. Maybe   some of you in the comments can let me know if you 
have eaten a steak before for like three, four, $500 even. What’s the difference between like the 
steak I just had and these even more expensive steaks, you know? I would be curious to know 
about that cuz now it’s hard to imagine like   how can it be even better than this, you know? 
Okay. Well, that was yeah, once again a very amazing food experience. And yeah, now uh it’s 
dark already. So, the sun is completely gone. So, let’s make it to my hotel, which is also a hotel 
I’m very curious about. And yeah, once again,   the name of the restaurant, Miso Shinjuku branch. 
If you want to have a great steak experience, I can really recommend this place. And now, I 
think my hotel is actually in one of the buildings here. My phone is almost out of battery, so let 
me see if I can find it quickly. um over there and then left. Okay. Something that I can also say 
now that the sun has set, I feel 100% safe walking around in Tokyo. No matter which area I have been 
to, no matter if it’s daylight or after dark, I feel 100% safe in Tokyo. And that I think makes 
a country like even more worth visiting. Like I really enjoy being in countries where I can feel 
100% safe. And that has always been the case for me when I visited East Asian countries or Middle 
Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE. And I know I always get the question about how 
safe is it as a woman. Of course, I can’t really judge it. But based on my impressions and based 
on what I have heard from from other um female travelers in my comment section a lot, um East 
Asia is also very safe for female travelers. And I actually walked into the wrong direction. It’s 
on the other side and then left. H yeah, has been a long day walking around Tokyo. But yeah, thanks 
again to you for joining me again. And yeah,   in case you’re new here, feel free to subscribe to 
the channel to follow the journey. I’m also going to travel to another city here in Japan soon. And 
then I also have some other interesting countries   planned for the rest of the year. Okay, and I made 
it to my hotel, which is the Hilton Tokyo. And I have heard that this is one of the best hotels 
in town. It comes with a price though. I’m going   to pay about $400 per night here. So, let’s see 
what $400 a night gets you in Tokyo, Japan. Okay, let’s have a look. Here we are. It seems to be 
quite a large Hilton hotel. Hello. Good evening. I have a reservation for Kenny. Okay, and it is 
the next day actually. Now, I wanted to show you my hotel room during the day. And first of all, 
have a look at this amazing view that I’m having here. Unfortunately, yeah, it is a bit cloudy 
and rainy, but I really like having a view like this when I’m in a big city like Tokyo. And I also 
filmed some clips of how the view looked yesterday evening after I checked in. So, you can also 
see the night view right now. And yeah, I love   having views like this. Very, very beautiful. 
And yeah, before I show you the full room, um, let me quickly tell you that, yeah, I’m really 
having good first impressions here in Tokyo,   Japan. I think as you could see in this video and 
also in my previous video, the city is very clean and I also feel very very safe here in the city 
and that is always a really really great bonus   for me. And I have to say I actually expected that 
to be like this here in Japan because whenever I’m visiting East Asia, I always feel very safe. The 
places are always very clean and I’m having the same impressions here in Japan so far. And what 
I also really really love here is how polite and friendly everyone is, how respectful. I really 
like this culture here. But yeah, unfortunately, one of my missions failed. I did not find a unique 
vending machine. I thought they would be easier to spot here and there in the city. If you have any 
tips how to find very unique vending machines here   in Tokyo, let us know in the comments. So, I’m 
having really great first impressions of Tokyo, Japan. And yeah, now let me show you the room 
that I’m having here. And as you can see,   I have a spacious bed. I really slept amazing 
in this bed. The pillows and the bed super, super comfortable. Then there’s a little desk 
area here as well, the TV. And then what I find very surprising because many hotels, even like 
five-star hotels, do not have this anymore. But here we actually have a mini bar properly filled 
and totally included in the price. So I’m having a water here, mineral water, sparkling water, even 
some beer and Coca-Cola here. Everything included. And then we have capsule coffee here. So a little 
machine like this. Different types of coffee. Also some uh types of tea available here. plenty of 
waters and I even got a little box of it at KitKat as a welcome gift when I checked in. And then this 
room is actually also quite spacious. If you have a look at this, spacious rooms like this come with 
the price in Tokyo. Tokyo is probably one of the most expensive cities to visit in East Asia. And 
if you want to have a spacious room like this,   yeah, then you have to pay a bit extra. Maybe you 
remember the hotel room in my previous video when I arrived here in Tokyo. That room was $100 a 
night. And if you remember that room, it was way, way smaller than this one. And yeah, here’s the 
bathroom. We have a shower here, the toilet,   a nice heated Japanese toilet, and then the 
sink area is looking like this. And yeah, they also have a great pool area here. The 
breakfast has been great as well. And then I think   three different restaurants to choose from. So 
this is a really great hotel. I think one of the best Hilton hotels I stayed in so far. Okay. And 
I’m actually going to stay a few more days here in   Tokyo and then I will take the train from here to 
another city in Japan. But that is going to be in the next episode. So stay tuned for that. And as 
soon as the next video is out, I will leave a link   to it right here. Stay healthy, stay positive, 
and then see you in the next episode. Ciao guys.

My 1st Time In Tokyo, Japan & these are my 1st impressions of Tokyo
My arrival in Tokyo: https://youtu.be/kbPPijS29sg?si=dMEeEVScUf2su24e

Today is my first day in Tokyo, Japan and in this video we will collect first impressions of Tokyo. I just checked out of my hotel I stayed at after arriving in Japan. Now I need to get to my new hotel, which is in a very different part of Tokyo. Since this is my first time in Japan and therefore also my first time in Tokyo, it will probably be a bit difficult to navigate arount the world’s largest city. If you also plan to travel Japan or to visit Tokyo, then this video will be helpful. I share my raw and honest first impressions of Tokyo as I venture across the city. Along the way I want to see the famo Shibuya crossing, visit Shinjuku, Tokyo and also eat the famous Waygu steak. I am very excited for my first time in Tokyo, Japan and to travel Japan in general. Join me in this Tokyo vlog!

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