Tokyo has reopened to foreigners! And in celebration, we’re exploring its weirdest district. It is known for its nerdy culture and amazing otaku (geek) stores, and it is where we first fell in love with Japan. In this video, we’ll be exploring Akihabara, a district in Tokyo known for its amazing stores from anime and manga stores to gaming centers and otaku (geek) shops, this district is sure to excite and inspire any fan of Japanese pop culture! Akihabara is one of the most popular districts in Tokyo, and for good reason. In this video, we explore the coolest shops and find out what’s new in Akihabara!
We are so pumped to share Tokyo and Japan with you all, and thought where better to start our journey than Akihabara, a feast for the senses, home of otaku culture, the perfect place to showcase some of the weird and wonderful reasons we love Japan. Join us as we walk through Electric Town and bring you into all the shops and arcades, even a shrine and feast on some Buddhist monk cuisine.
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Merhaba.
i love you. please be happy and keep smiling. by the way japanese people wear mask because they are introverts. you dont have to wear masks.
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So do love being with you youngers.
Looks amazing there!! Would love to try that food 😍
The Ols aka Owls was the best. No regrets 😂🦉💩🧏🏼♀️
Excuse me but aren't you Vegans!! How does exploitation of Owls in captivity sit with you both. What a terrible payment to see such birds being pimped. In case you need reminding.
According to the latest definition from the Vegan Society, veganism is “a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practicable — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, or any other purposes.”
But are the owls living their best life?
It is so good to see you two in your adventure element and completely enjoying yourselves!! That owl 🦉 cafe rocks! I’d totally do that in a second! All the stuff there is to see and so much to buy is overwhelming! I’d love to go to Tokyo one day. Hope you’re having a good day. Hugs from Southern California 🌴
I love your videos, this one included! But as a birder, I have to say those poor owls looked so stressed out! I don’t blame you for wanting to see them or enjoying the experience, but owls are wild animals (and can’t really be domesticated or kept as pets), and that environment is not healthy for them.
Really interesting to see Japan from your point of view. Those owls, or should I say oilws, wow, what an experience!!
A bit upset to about the owls😢 Reminded me of Bill Bailey ,the comedian, who saved an owl which was on the menu in a Japanese restaurant. So he bought it and set it free.
You guys do the good stuff. I hope its legal. I took some screen shots with the owls. Keely your laugh should be a meme. The owls are enchanting. Such a good life well spent and shared❤️
Loved the owls………..😆
Happy to see you having a great time guys, enjoy to the fullest. Always keep safe and take care. God bless you always🙏
Thankyou for putting a smile on my face.
You need to get a pair of Japanese Geta sandals. They are really cool.
The owl cafe is horrible!!! Keeping owls in captivity so humans can get a thrill is inhumane and irresponsible. Shame on you for supporting this animal abuse!
Hi guys the owls are beautiful but I wouldn’t be able to do what you did I would have them frightened and flying all around the room. I also couldn’t eat like you do if I don’t know what is on my plate it definitely doesn’t go in my mouth. Seeing you guys having so much fun makes me laugh and be happy as well thank you very much. Lots of Love and prayers 😊🏝🦋💖🦮 Safe Travels and keep having loads of fun.
So want to see Japan soon, love to vicariously travel there through other people! I find it very interesting how countries treat the fact that Covid is still around & others appear to not care? Asian people are generally very careful & considerate of others in respect to wearing masks in Flu season but now I noticed the Japanese are still wearing masks due to epidemic, sensible! I went into a shop earlier in Oct without a mask not thinking as so many ppl without masks, then tested positive for Covid yikes 2.8yrs avoiding it. Take care both of you & have a blast!!! Life is worth pursuing fun even while living with a horrible virus! 😍🥳#kindness #compassion #fun
Tokyo looks crazy! So random and so much to look at! Must be such a cool place to explore 🙌👌
Watched the vlog yesterday on my phone, but wanted to pop back today and say hi – Tokyo is doing you both a world of good! Loving those owls, and your pure delight is heartwarming to the core! Mind you, I nearly spat my coffee across the room with the 'dancing' cat…. as I thought your friend had called it a 'stripper' cat…. Still can't get the visual out of my head! 😂Have a great week you two, can't wait to see what you get up to! Massive love xx
Hi Guys. I am so jealous watching you. Tokyo is on my bucket list and its fantastic experiencing it all through your vlogs. Keep er lit guys. Love you. Coby x
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My eyes looked like yours in the Owl Cafe!! 😃😃😃 So cool!! I would have the hardest time whispering the whole time! 🥰😍
Staying tuned in for the next episode!! ❤️❤️😎👍xx
What a hoooot Tokyo looks! What a mad looking place, all the Nintendo and pokemon Nostalgia! Great to see you having a bostin time guys! x
I love watching your adventures….
My two favourite travel bloggers on YouTube.
Thank you.
I have to say disappointed to see you guys in an owl cafe, it's well cruel man. They deserve to be flying free 👎
Haha, I got a toiletpaper commercial after the owl pooping xD
Big brother has fine algorithm!
Wow, I want to go see the place after ye. Loved the owls,they look well looked after,as much as they are in captivity,it givens people the appreciation for owls,they are easily overlooked as such a elegantly beautiful bird. Plenty organisation's in the world look after them and look for donations to help them. Love yer photos, btw its lucky to get pooped on,old tradition. My word so many diverse shops there,such a different world from where I live. Ye are blessed you two with youth, curiosity and brave to go out of your comfortzone. Thank you for showing us parts of the world I may never see.
Excellent video. Have fun folks. Still not entirely clear about the owl cafw, to what extent it is animal abuse if at all.
Loke cat cafes in UK I have mixed feelings.
The video seems very short folks, and one perr week…..?
Love your videos but seeing all of the owls trapped in a room, being exploited, made me really sad.
I personally don't feel comfortable with any type of animal cafe, it's not in the best interest of the animals at all ☹️ That aside, I am loving your Japan vlogs. Would love to visit one day.
The owls were beautiful , my first thought when it got on your head was, oh no it's going to poop ,lol,looked like an amazing time. The lights are gorgeous at night, thanks for bringing us along
Hey guys!! So we have decided to remove a section of this week's video, so apologies it's so short. The truth is we went to an owl cafe and I loved every minute of it getting to be so close to owls and it was so cute and I felt so much joy, but then quickly after I felt serious vegan guilt. I basically paid for someone else to keep an animal captive for my own joy and I realised this was terrible judgement on our part and we don't want to advocate for animal exploitation in any form no matter how cute it was at the time. So we just wanted to come on here and be honest about it, everyone has their own parameters about what they think is morally ok, and I've realised I had some cognitive dissonance about this and what classifies exploitation and domestic animals. It's made me question alot about animals we have normalised as pets and I'm admitting I'm having some serious inner conflict about having went. Hope you guys understand. Xxx
We’ve only just caught up with this so didn’t see the owl cafe, but we visited a similar (maybe) cafe in South Korea with racoons and meerkats you could pet. Also gave me the same dissonance!
I personally think there's a strong distinction between domestic cats and dogs as pets and wild animals. Domestic dogs have been bred for thousands of years to live in a symbiotic relationship with humans. They are biologically wired to respond to us, to form bonds with us. If you left a domestic dog or cat out in the wild it would starve to death. I mean, look at what happens when you get packs of stray dogs. They congregate around humans, they scavenge because they don’t know any other way of surviving.
Wild animals are a different thing. I think ANY wild animal, including parrots, lizards, snakes, owls, should be left in the wild. They might 'breed' them for pets in Japan but it's not to say they have domesticated the animals for long enough to have a co-dependent existence with humans. That animal is probably still genetically very wild and shouldn't be inside, caged.
In that cafe in Seoul we went to, the animals were clearly loved and looked after so well. They were healthy and happy and engaged with everyone. But it wasn’t really right, deep down. Even though the racoon was the coolest dude we ever did meet. And I think for birds it's even sadder. They are meant to fly, to have the sky as their home. I hate seeing budgies and canaries caged up in pet shops! 😢 Just my two cents. Like you said, always food for thought with these kinds of things. Love you both and your depth of awareness, always 💕