🌸 Jindaiji, Chofu: Easy Tokyo Day Trip (16 mins by train!) 🌸

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Jindaiji is a chilled day trip from Tokyo with picturesque streets, a temple, soba restaurants, a yokai shop and cafe, and a street with monsters from manga! It's only 16 minutes from central Tokyo by train.
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We were lucky to be in Chofu for Jindaiji's main festival: the Daruma Market on 3rd/4th March, which is also plum blossom time. There were so many street food stands, and stalls selling daruma for good luck achieving your goals. Chofu is a chilled, relaxing place to visit on a day trip from Tokyo. It's very leafy and picturesque, with soba noodle restaurants in historic buildings, a beautiful temple and charming streams with a waterwheel. You can get there easily in just 16 minutes from Shinjuku (details in the video).
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Train to Chofu
01:51 Walking to Jindaiji
03:15 Jindaiji
04:32 Street food
06:45 Exploring Jindaiji
10:06 Daruma market
11:56 Castle ruins park
12:16 Yokai on Tenjin Dori
12:39 More things to do in Chofu
#japan #tokyo #japantravel #chofu

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29 июн 2024

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Комментарии : 59

@tobynmanthorpe 2 дня назад

I'm amazed at how many videos you have created from just one trip!

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

I film everything!! 😅 This is actually leftover from last year's trip that I hadn't edited yet!

@j_609 2 дня назад

This seemed like a really nice day out. I love that it's really just locals and not many tourists so you got to experience the festival like a local.

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

That's so true! And walking from the station, on many streets we were the only ones there!

@PipkinsUK 2 дня назад

Chofu hasn't really been an area that I'd visit whenever I'm in Tokyo but next year I'll definitely pop over for a wander. It looks like an interesting place.

@cakeswithfaces День назад

It's perfect if you need a break from the inner city, away from all the crowds, to relax for an afternoon!

@amandahayward 2 дня назад

What a gorgeous place Amy 😍. This is definitely worth a visit. Thank you 😊🫶

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

It's nice to have a break somewhere chilled sometimes!

@madtitan1463 2 дня назад

Ahhhh, station announcements 😌🥰

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

They always make me so nostalgic for Japan 🎶

@xXNekou День назад

I'm always happy to know more day-trips from Tokyo :)

@cakeswithfaces День назад

You'll never get bored when you're in Tokyo, there are so many things to do!

@davidwolstenholme4676 День назад

beautiful nature,beautiful buildings ,beautiful food what more can people ask for.

@anitaloughran5182 2 дня назад

Didn’t you? 😂 Love the sassy not-impressed giraffe ride

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

That expression on its face...! 😂

@swissfoodie3542 2 дня назад

Jindaiji looks lovely, thanks a lot for sharing this "secret place" with us. Also, I very much like the fact that is accesible from Shinjuku in just 16 minutes (we always stay in Shinjuku). Lets see if I can fit it in, into our next Japan trip.

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

Shinjuku's my "home" in Tokyo too! Can't believe how quick the train is. You only really need half a day so hope you can make it!

@Panda_Roll 2 дня назад

I visited Chofu on my first trip to japan specifically for the Kitaro Chaya since I'm a fan of the anime. Went to surprise festival (the same daruma festival) in Jindaiji where a random toddler kept trying to steal my Takoyaki 😅 One of my favorite experiences of the trip.

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

Oh no a takoyaki toddler! 😂 Glad you caught the festival too! It's always fun when you come across something by surprise!

@garrytuohy9267 2 дня назад

Some great Stree Food there and it also gave Phil a chance to shine. But I never realized that you were in a Band.

@cakeswithfaces День назад

Every Japanese festival we've been to has been excellent for street food - so much choice! Here's our band's channel (Those Fine Strangers): ru-vid.com/show-UCCZbggyGRv53uayp9yxRAzg Or if you do Instagram: instagram.com/thosefinestrangers/

@jan-ovepedersen5764 2 дня назад

I didn't know you're playing in a band, how cool. I'm a bass player and play in a few bands, we do a few gigs a year for fun.

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

There's nothing like playing live! 💖 Phil was in the band first, then after watching them for years I decided to learn trombone and join too, just before 2020. It's the best!

@jan-ovepedersen5764 2 дня назад

@@cakeswithfaces It sure is a lot of fun playing live 🙂

@loopyfrog День назад

What a lovely area. Great editing as always! So enjoyable to watch.

@cakeswithfaces 2 часа назад

Thanks! You need a break from the big city sometimes!

@Gazereths1234 2 дня назад

Nice video! I'm actually planning a day in Chofu and Fuchu on my next trip, wanted somewhere new in the west of Tokyo since that's where I usually stay. You gave me some good ideas of places to see :) Thanks!

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

Great plan! I always try and visit somewhere new each time (although it gets harder as time goes on to find new places..!)

@shoeithecat523 2 дня назад

Went to Jindaiji on our first morning in Tokyo bizarrely, wasn’t the original plan but failed to get Ghibli museum tickets and fancied something quiet and traditional after a long day travelling. Couldn’t remember the station we went to but a quick search says it was Tsutsujigaoka on the shinjuku line (no wonder I couldn’t remember the name lol) and it was a lovely quiet tidy looking suburb type place before a quick bus journey, the autumn leaves were in full effect, no tourists at the temple just a few locals in kimono going about there day and some great soba restaurants. Maybe not the most obvious place to go but I loved it!

@cakeswithfaces День назад

That sounds lovely! Even though things don't always go to plan, it's great to discover somewhere unexpected. Chill places like this are perfect for your arrival day - I always try and plan in something not too hectic too!

@shoeithecat523 День назад

@@cakeswithfaces Also, I didn’t know about the eyes thing with the daruma, got a green which is for good health from one of the stores round the temple, I understood this much from when I was buying it but just read up on it some more, had to check the eyes on mine were indeed all white, very interesting! Keep up the good work, would definitely recommend your channel to anyone planning a trip to Japan 🇯🇵 ✈️

@cakeswithfaces День назад

@@shoeithecat523 Thanks so much! I'm fascinated by the symbolism of Daruma. A bit more gruesome but legend has it they're based on a monk who sat still meditating for so long their arms and legs fell off. And/or they got to frustrated about falling asleep while meditating that they cut their eyelids off...!

@shoeithecat523 День назад

@@cakeswithfaces That’s pretty dark but totally on trend for a lot of these Japanese folklores! Think I preferred the artwork of the children’s story on how little daruma wanted to be like little tengu but was jealous of his long nose, which was depicted all along the inside of the carriage on the train we got back to Shinjuku… and not one person had graffitied a dick on the pictures like would have happened within minutes if such a thing was on a train over here 😹

@Bloodrunsreddownthenile 23 часа назад

GeGeGe no kitaro is my favourite anime! We went to Tottori this last trip so I could finally visit Mizuki Shigeru Road! It was amazing !

@cakeswithfaces 2 часа назад

So glad you got to go there in real life!

@Bloodrunsreddownthenile 2 часа назад

@@cakeswithfaces thanks! The gegege area in Chofu is great too, we’ve been there twice. We also went to a little park in Chofu that had some gegege statues and gegege themed stuff for kids to play on. The airport in Yonago is also gegege themed! We flew back to Tokyo so I can see the gegege themed airport! Oh, we also found a massive Kitaro statue at a fish market not far from the Mizuki Shigeru road. I love gegege just a little bit 🤣😂

@davidwolstenholme4676 День назад

Afternoon amy just boiling basmati rice, heating up a jar of curry,and took out some slices of free range chicken breasts from the freezer that i has cooked the other day .

@gallaghim 2 дня назад

Thanks for letting us know about this area. There's been a decent amount of destinations I didn't know about until I saw your videos, consequently my list is getting longer! I liked the snippet of your band too. Would like to see more. That's Phil on drums, right?

@cakeswithfaces День назад

The Japan to-do list is never-ending!! :-) I always try and go to new places, every time I go to Japan (plus old favourites!). Yes, that's Phil on drums! Here's our channel: ru-vid.com/show-UCCZbggyGRv53uayp9yxRAzg And if you do Instagram: instagram.com/thosefinestrangers/

@gallaghim 21 час назад

@@cakeswithfaces Cool, following now on both. You guys look like a lot of fun live.

@spankohyayo 2 дня назад

何時も真剣に日本を紹介してくれてありがとう！！

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

I love Japan. There's so much to enjoy and share! :-)

@MadsMcKay 2 дня назад

I donno if you folks get takoyaki at home, but I was not prepared for real takoyaki. I was utterly addicted to the smaller, crispy takoyaki I can get here in southern california, and then the massive, soft takoyaki I got to try in Japan weren't anything like what I'd had dozens of times before. Can't imagine how long those massive ones took to cool off. Anyways, I am interested in supporting your band! Do you guys have any social for Those Fine Strangers?

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

It's interesting how foods get 'translated' and you're used to whatever's served in your country! There's no way of knowing how authentic it is. But if it tastes good, it's all good! ☺️ We're Those Fine Strangers on Instagram & Facebook - enjoy!! 🎶

@carstenneugebauer5180 2 дня назад

We really love your videos! I wish the sound quality could inprove a little bit. the voiceover is fine but the outdoor shots sometimes sound a little bit muffled. ❤🍡🔉

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

Thanks so much! This is a video from last year (even though I have newer footage, I didn't finish editing everything from 2023...!) so I was wearing a mask for many of the shots when I was filming behind the camera, so that could be it. Always tricky filming conditions when you're in noisy places out and about. 😅

@Roland1. 2 дня назад

I was looking at flight tickets (London Tokyo) for March/April 2025. But very expensive! I looked at BA, FinnAir, JapanAir for tickets. Which one do you fly with? (I don't want to go on a 20 hour flight)

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

Flights are so expensive now! 😭 I flu with whichever airline has the best deal: ANA, JAL or BA fly direct, but I've also flown with Lufthansa and Air France indirect.

@Roland1. 2 дня назад

@@cakeswithfaces With FinnAir next April cost cca: £1000 :(

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

@@Roland1. My flights this year were over £1k per person - so much more than before 2020. 😭 Keep an eye on the fares as prices do go up and down, and look out for sales & deals.

@aubreyadams7884 2 дня назад

@@cakeswithfaces I always momentarily do a double take when most people on YT mention airfares to Japan. Then realise, of course that most live in UK/Europe or N. America. I'm in Australia (Perth) and airfares to Japan are typically half that (ANA, Singapore Air, Cathay Pacific). Of course, when we what to fly to Europe, then it's a different story! PS. Always love your videos.

@cakeswithfaces День назад

@@aubreyadams7884 Thank you! You're very lucky having such lower air fares, I'm very jealous! (When it comes to Japan!)

@evicencio31863 2 дня назад

Was it little bit cold ❄️? Or hitting 32°C?

@cakeswithfaces 2 дня назад

This was filmed in 2023, and it was warmer than average - ok for light jackets and sometimes even t-shirt wether some days (I was only wearing my coat as we were getting the shinkansen later and I didn't want to pack it in my suitcase). However I went at the same time this year and it was colder than average, and I had to wear a coat, scarf and gloves most days. So it can go either way in early springtime! It wouldn't be as warm as 32°C though - more like around 20°C if it's warm.