Thank you for a beautiful video of Tokyo's landmarks! I had read about the 'Tokyo Cathedral', an impressive & huge-scaled system to regulate & manage floodings for Tokyo, but wasn't aware that it is open for public tours! What makes me very happy with Tokyo in particular, and Japan in general, is the harmonious co-existence of tradition & modernity -- some time within the same neighborhood. The Japanese have also realized that it is NOT enough to simply build (structures, high-speed rail system, etc.) but also to properly maintain such structures for optimal functionality!
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, the G-Cans experience is unique, and there are several tour options. Takes a little effort to get there from central Tokyo, but worth it. The website says that someone in the group must speak basic Japanese, however, they have printouts in English and we've never had the need. I have often said Japan is unique due to the ancient temples and history, yet at the same time having the most advanced rail system and architecture in the world. It is a land of contrasts. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Please share the channel with others as we're trying to grow,. Have never done any video editing or RU-vid videos until five weeks ago, but we're having fun sharing our experiences with others.
Hello. I'm Japanese. Nagoya is famous for producing the reddish-brown Hatcho miso, and Nagoya food made in Okazaki is very popular among people of all ages and genders. The most popular food is Wakashachiya（kanji 若鯱家） udon.
Thank you for watching and sharing! Yes, we love the Okazaki Miso on tonkatsu! There is a very good restaurant in Nagoya Station down a small corridor where we enjoy eating their tonkatsu and chicken wings. Delicious! Many thanks for commenting!
Every large city in Japan (especially without knowing the language) can be a challenge. Even though we've been many, many times we typically get turned around at least once or twice ourselves! In April, we went the opposite direction from Nagoya station, and in June watched our bus drive off not knowing we should have been standing on the opposite side of the street! Happens to the best of us. But we've found that asking a station attendant or someone working at at nearby store, or bus stop will try their best to help out. The Japanese are so gracious in that manner. Thanks for sharing your experience. We have a planned video on the very subject of transportation and getting around. Thanks also for watching and hope you're enjoying the videos!
Yes, we love Japan and its people! Josephine's family has 163 years of history in Japan, so we have many friends there. I hope you will visit our website at www.unchartedjapan.net where we have written 24 articles on our travels throughout Japan. Thank you for visiting and please share the channel with others. We will keep on smiling!
Thank you for your compliment. This video work and editing are all very new to us. Until a couple of months ago, I had never used editing software, so to know that the videos are of good quality, that is very encouraging. Thanks for watching and please share the channel with others as we attempt to grow so we can continue helping visitors find the undiscovered parts of Japan.
Hey, guys. Enjoyed your video. I was there in 2017. I liked it a lot more than Tokyo. And way more than Osaka. Then I was able to go to every floor in the Castle. My business hotel was incredible for the money. I am going to Nagano next time but will always love this city.
Thanks for watching and glad to hear from one who's been to Nagoya and enjoyed it as much as ourselves. Its overlooked by most as they speed through on the shinkansen, but for those who get off the train, they'll be pleasantly surprised. So much more we could have included, but couldn't fit it into one video. Appreciate the comment and hope you'll share with others as we are only five weeks in to our videos and growing the channel.
Thanks for watching and glad to meet another traveler to Japan! Its a wonderful country. The SCMAGLEV Museum is a great train museum, and just one of several in the country. The Small Worlds Museum was a real surprise for us, and we could have stayed there for several more hours.
Thanks for the comment and for watching. Yes, Japan has a rich history that goes back a very long way. Josephine's family has had a family connection there since 1861.
Thank you for commenting! Josephine's family has 163 years of history in Japan and we thought it would help folks get a different view of Japan. We also have plans to produce several videos on various subjects as to what to do and not to do when visiting Japan. Glad you're enjoying the videos.
Thank you! This RU-vid thing is very new to us (only posted our first video five weeks ago), so we appreciate the compliment. Creating graphic maps is something I am working on, as I know viewers want to know where to find these places. Thanks for watching!
From having been multiple times, I can say you could easily spend a week or more there. An excellent day trip is to the historic post town, Magome. Easy to get there on public transportation and a wonderful pedestrian friendly town. We expect to produce a video on Magome in a couple of months.
Yes, Nagoya is a lovely city with so much to see and enjoy; far more than we could cover in one video. A beautiful garden we visited last year during the fall color season was the Tokugawa Garden Park, which is a place we highly recommend. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great choice! Seriously, Nagoya was/is considered by many as a manufacturing based city (Toyota for one is headquartered there), but it has so much to offer the visitor. There are numerous other places we didn't show in this video such as the Noritake Gardens and Museum (it too was founded in Nagoya), the Nagoya City Science Museum, the Tokugawa Garden and Museum which is a must see if you're there during the fall color season. We thoroughly enjoyed it last year. We're going to do a feature on the post town of Magome (about an hour west and easy to reach via public transport) that is one of the most beautiful in Japan; google it. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing the channel with others!
@@UnchartedJapanTravel Thanks for the additional tips - I hope that two nights will at least accommodate the highlights. I’m afraid I don’t have your hotel budget, but I assume there are less expensive places around the station.
@@angelhair143 Thank you for asking! We love helping out. To do all that is in this video, you really need two days. Of course it somewhat depends on how much time you wish to spend at each location. We could easily have spent a full day on the Meiji Mura Village if we include travel time there and back. Josephine would love to return there in the fall when it is cooler. You can definitely cover the SCMAGLEV Museum, the Toyota Commemorative Museum, Sky Promenade, and Nagoya Castle in one day. Just plan your route. Nabana no Sato is off by itself and is worthy of an entire afternoon, but we most enjoy it just before sundown and when the lights come on, but check the calendar to ensure the illuminations are there when you plan on going. You can tour Oasis 21 very quickly and stroll down the neighboring park, but you might also include a visit o the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art which is next to Oasis 21. We haven't toured it. But in short, one day for several of these is very doable, but I if you include Nabana no Sato and/or Meiji Mura, I recommend staying three nights so that you have two full days. A side day trip which we will feature in an upcoming video is a visit to the historic post town of Magome. It can consume the better part of a day, and it is so, so worth it. Do a google search and you'll understand why I say that. Again, thanks for watching and commenting. Please share with others as we're trying to grow the channel so that we can continue doing what we're doing. (We're very new to all this RU-vid stuff!)
So glad you found us and are enjoying the videos! This whole RU-vid thing is new to us so we're learning as we go, but we know Japan. Josephine's family has 163 years of history living there since 1861 which gives us a different perspective. Thanks for watching, subscribing and sharing the channel with others! Enjoy our Nagoya video which comes out at 9 AM eastern time today in the U.S.
Your videos are very useful ever for Japanese like me. I have been missing many many great places and experiences even though I was born and grew up in Japan! Thanks for making me realized the unknow gems!
Thank you for your kind comment. It pleases us knowing that you and others find our videos helpful. It is our desire to share the lesser known parts of Japan. Visit our website to learn more about us and my wife's 163 year connection to Japan, and I hope you will subscribe to the channel if you have not already. Thanks for watching!
@@UnchartedJapanTravel Hi! Thank you for your message. I've subscribed to your channel and also visited your website, learned your wife's background. It's amazing! It is why you can share the lesser known parts of Japan with the polite and respectful manner. Waiting for your upcoming videos!
@@user-hx9eg9yc8b Thank you for subscribing and visiting our website. Josephine's family history provides us with a unique perspective on Japan. Her sister still owns the family house north of Nagano. The Nagoya video will be out at 22:00 Japan Standard Time (9:00 in the eastern U.S.) Saturday. Thanks again for commenting and enjoy the next video!
Thank you for watching. Sasayama is a hidden gem of a town. We first visited Sasayama in the early 90's before Maruyama Village was available for guests. Its the most amazing little place. We anticipate uploading an entire video on Maruyama Village in a couple of weeks. Be sure to watch and subscribe so you know when it comes out. This RU-vid thing is very new to us (we only uploaded our first video five weeks ago), so your comment is very appreciated for beginners like us!
Thanks for watching! Yes, we were fortunate with the timing for the cherry blossoms. Kanazawa has a lot of charm within the old neighborhoods, yet not quite overrun with tourists such as some places in Kyoto.
The Maruyama Village just outside Sasayama is a very special place where we met some locals who knew Josephine's father many years ago. Small world! We'll be producing a video in the next few weeks that is solely about Maruyama Village. Be sure to look for it!
We love Japan. Josephine was born and raised there as were three generations of her family before her. We have a deep connection to Japan and the family still owns a house north of Nagano. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Glad you like them. Despite the crowds of Kyoto, there are still many places one can enjoy the authentic city in peace. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You're very welcome! We enjoy sharing our experiences with others. We sincerely want others to have the best experience possible while in Japan. This RU-vid thing is very new to us, and we're trying our best to make informative and enjoyable videos. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for watching! Glad you're finding them informative and hopefully enjoyable. Next up is Nagoya, one of our favorite cities that most tourists overlook.
Glad you found them helpful and I hope you'll be able to visit some of these hidden gems. We enjoy getting away from the crowds, and you can do that even in places such as Tokyo and Kyoto, but we encourage folks to get outside the big three: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, and explore other areas. Thanks again for watching.
Yes, in some places, but those places tend to be in one of three big destinations: Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. If one ventures beyond these cities to places like we highlight in our Takayama, Sasayama and Kanazawa videos, the experience is totally different. Tohoku up north or south toward Kyushu are places that offer tremendous cultural experiences yet without the crowds. But even in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, one can find places that are still authentic without the crowds. Thanks for the observation and watching!
Oh yes! The Cube at Kyoto Station is a fun place to explore and that skywalk provides a great viewing platform. There are numerous restaurants on that floor. Our favorite was a soba restaurant where we could dine and look down onto the scene below, but it closed a couple of years ago and replaced with something else. Thanks for the comment and watchin!
Domo arigatogozaimasu! Thanks for recommending the Fushimi Momyama Mausoleum. That is a beautiful garden setting with its grand staircase. Thank you for watching!
Aloha! Just found your channel and enjoy it. With the over tourism crowds these days, the “hidden gems” places where you can chill are a great find. 🤫Thank you!
Yep, in some places, the crowds can be overwhelming, but there are still plenty of hidden gems if one looks for them. That's our goal: to help people find them so they'll enjoy their visit all the more. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching, and its our goal to share unknown places throughout Japan, so I'm glad to hear we succeeded! More to come today with our Kyoto video, and next week from Nagoya. Always great to meet another Japan frequent traveler! You can read our story on our website at www.unchartedjapan.net.
Thanks for watching, and hope you have a wonderful time with your son and experience in Japan! Glad to know you've found the content helpful. We enjoy sharing our knowledge of Japan, especially those places that are less known.
Thanks for watching and commenting! This RU-vid thing is very new to us, so we appreciate the compliment. Definitely put Japan on your travel bucket list.
Thanks! Yes, music makes all the difference! What would our world be like without music? Selecting soundtracks is perhaps the most enjoyable part about editing and creating these videos. Its all new to me, but having fun with it.
What good fortune! Josephine learned while speaking (in Japanese) with a local lady that the town had just restocked the canals a day or two before. Had we been there earlier, we'd have been looking just at water flowing past. That was a fun town to explore. It was kind of a surprise "lets check this out" kind of thing. Hope you can visit there yourself! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for watching and commenting. This YT stuff is all very new, so we're slowly getting the hang of it. But what we do know is Japan, and we enjoy sharing that knowledge. Up next is Kyoto!
Thanks for the comment! It may seem that way, but the Japanese are some of the most gracious and welcoming people you'll ever meet, going out of their way to help those of us with a "deer in the headlights" look. Language isn't so much a barrier these days with so many tourists, so go ahead and come along for the ride!
Thanks for watching! We're definitely novice video creators, but enjoying the learning process and sharing our knowledge of Japan with the world. Next stop: Kyoto!
Thanks for watching and commenting. This RU-vid thing is still very new to us, but we definitely know Japan and love sharing it with the world. Watch for our next video: Kyoto.
This is one instance when it helps to have jet lag. Can't sleep in? Just get up and out! Seriously, it helps to get up and out early or later in the afternoon, but there are still many places even in the middle of the day where one can escape the crowds. Thanks for watching and commenting!
