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I don’t do TikTok or Instagram but now I’m subscribed on all other channels. Enjoy your Contant. You’re a great guy people in my opinion admire you as do I great work great content love being subscribe to all your channels like I said, except TikTok and Instagram. Keep up the good work I’ll be watching.💯👍
I just love how Josh describes his environment and experience always with enthusiasm and passion . It really radiates and make his videos even more awesome! Thanks for this Japan series and the everything else!! ❤
This is really a well put together documentary of Fukushima and what ordinary people in the area had to leave behind. Really appreciate all you have put into this. Thank you Josh x
I’ve lived in Japan for over 17 years and I remember the earthquake/tsunami/Fukushima disaster really well. The government is trying to encourage people to go back to the towns by offering incentives and grants for rebuilding their houses but many don’t want to go back because they are worried about radiation or a tsunami happening again in the future. Homeowners insurance is pretty good here so rebuilding elsewhere was not necessarily beyond people’s means. I live in Kyushu and a lot of people from Tohoku and Fukushima ended up out here and just stayed.
The beginning was fun watching the Pokemon Park but when you all went to that center for elderly people I was heartbroken. Being a caregiver in Quebec it just made me cry it was so sad seeing all these pictures of them being happy and watching the footage of the earthquake and seeing them so scared it’s broke my heart. We are so lucky here to not have disasters like that and being safe in our homes sometimes we don’t realize that other people are dealing with tragedies. You did a great video! 🥰
The video of the elderly people during the earthquake show exactly what type of people caregivers are, hugging and reassuring the residents during such a terrifying event without a thought of whether they're putting themselves in harms way. Id hate to know what happened to many of the residents as both the mental and physical stress must have caused further heartbreak id imagine. It was a difficult watch for sure 😥
Josh wouldn't it be amazing if family members of the woman who's "Memories" book you found & shared saw your video. They would know that their relative's photo album was still there, unharmed. It could be an amazing way to help the family if that woman has passed.
Those blue cans were ensure drinks they're energy drinks with vitamins and minerals, they make drinks for people who cannot eat solid food or as a supplement to solid food
27:11 No, Josh, that is the previous Empress of Japan with the Emperor. Before they abdicated in favour of their son. It is very common in places with a Sovereign (King and Queen/ Emperor and Empress) around the world to put up photos of them in your home as a sign of honour, respect and support. They are usually framed as elaborately as the homeowner can afford, in this case, this lady in the care home had a poster of them, but it still counts.
Love all those clips before the actual abandoned place. Showing us the place your staying at, the trees by the river, taking us with you to seven eleven. Thank you josh and the rest of the crew for showing us places most of us will never get to see ❤
That machine looks like a suction machine. My son, after his vehicle accident, had a trach in his throat, and before the trach was removed, the fluid in his lungs had to be suctioned out. So that's probably pretty much what its for, suctioning out bodily fluids.
Thank you and the guys for doing this! Been a subscriber for so long and the abandoned explores are always amazing! Loving this series! You are documenting history. 🔥Thanks again!
Totally respectful of the personal tragity suffered by the Japanese people of Fukashima. Considering the extremely limited time frame you have at each site you are producing a well documented "pocket history" of the events/aftermath of the 2011 earthquake/tsunami. It is nice to see the sensitivity/respect you show at each place you visit. We look forward to your next video in this series. Tony & Linda, Portsmouth, UK.
27:12, The old lady in the photo above the photo of the lady who used to live in the facility is not the same person. The elder man & lady are the former emperor & empress
I love how this video shows the main differences between the Chernobyl disaster and the Fukushima Disaster. People are already being allowed back to Fukushima 12 years later. The reactors at Fukushima were in separate buildings designed to contain a meltdown, the old Soviet ones weren't. People won't be allowed back, in mass, to Pripyat for thousands of years because of how unsafe the Soviet reactors were. This is an amazing video. Love you Josh.
Woww!Japan is so clean that even when it's abandoned,it still looks cleaner than some of the abandoned places in America. Apart from the cobwebs,it looks like it was abandoned like maybe few months ago
I was staying in Japan with my family when this happened. I was quite young and I apparently couldn’t walk properly because the earthquake hit where we were staying. We were staying a couple hundred kilometres/miles away from the flood so we were safe from it. But seeing the clips throughout the video knowing that I was near by and that could’ve been me is just crazy!
29:59 Suction machine. It’s to suck out mucus for someone too weak to cough it out and prevent pneumonia or lung failure. My grandma used one at home for a few weeks before she passed away from lung failure. Not fun but kept her alive longer and made her feel so much better after.
I remember reports saying at that time that you could feel the earthquake in Tokyo, which was affected as the Fukushima nuclear power plant supplied a lot of electricity to them. And got safety, some Daikasen (bullet trains) were stopped so people super commuting 100-300 kilometres to and from Tokyo for work were quite badly affected.
I felt what you felt in that building. I have such a heart for the elderly. I can't even imagine what they went through and feeling so scared and helpless. Sadness was felt at every corner of that building. What I found interesting is that this nursing home once was alive and looked to be such a happy place to spend the rest of your time left. Unlike most of the nursing homes in the US. Even the amount of supplies and extra comfort they put into their patients is nothing that you would see here, at least not what I've seen living on the east coast. This must be so humbling to you all who are there filming and experiencing all of this tragedy. It's amazing to be able to watch your journey. Thank you!
The blue cans you picked up in the beginning of the nursing home was Ensure which adds weight and vitamins to people who have trouble eating a healthy diet. The machine you thought was a ventilator was actually used to suction patients mouths who were on a ventilator or bed ridden.
Me and my friend at this abandoned house I’ve wanted to investigate for ghost in it for YEARS and she said “have you tried to find the property owners?” I said “yes and at this point I’m about to just go, I mean, Exploring w Josh had to start somewhere & just look at him now” 😅♥️
You unlocked a weird core memory of mine passing the Pachinko places. We had a machine in the basement of the house I grew up in. When the house got older it developed a mouse problem. During the time we were working on removal, I went downstairs one day and noticed the Pachinko balls were low. Thought it was weird, and as time went on they kept disappearing. Turns out, the mice had a weird obsession with the balls and were stealing them. For years and years we would find random hoards of balls. Like, hundreds in the bottom of a box for example. XD
So sad as there elderly some may have not survived if they relied on power assisted medical equipment. A lot of these elderly will be deceased now so sad 😔 that was there home x
Yet again awesome video,this one’s so sad,I’m a caregiver and seeing the old folks home and everything left behind breaks my heart,can’t wait to see what’s next😊
So incredible and amazing to see all of that. So terribly sad and I pray for everyone. Love your videos Love the time you take for the history and the respect you give. Many blessings and safe travels ❤
Hey Josh at 27:10 in the video that is a picture of the Emperor Akihito and his wife. Not the the lady in the nursing home. She probably was a fan of the emperor and his wife. Great video Josh.
I work in a nursing home in the US and it makes you sad to think that one day the building I work in with all these beautiful people could be gone one day 💔 beautiful video Josh
It's so amazing to see how you can document all these incredible places, even more the ones nobody can casually explore. Cool to see how well preserved some parts even are. Love from Belgium!
i changed my name on here ,but i went back looking,i have watched every single video from josh for almost 5 years straight ,josh is my most loved and watched content creator in you tube period,,so many times i want to correct him and say ,hey thats an old this or an old that ,like im part of what he does or something ....i have litteraly went on his entire journey with him /..,./
This one is a good old Josh style video and i still love every single minute. I just love how you're talking about the elderly people and the dramatic situation. Thank you so much for taking us to all the places. ❤
I am absolutely loving this Japan series, everything about it. I am in my sixties and seeing that wonderful old people’s centre is such an eye opener. I know what happened here was very sad, but the other side to this is seeing just how well the elderly are treated in Japan. I live in the UK and the idea of living in a care home or old people’s home here literally scares me. If ours were like that I would love it. As you say, the architecture and the way they are laid out is all about providing a relaxing, peaceful environment. Thank you so much for all the work you are doing bringing this to us and seeing you all love this as well just adds to it. ❤
You forget that historically the UK has always failed in adequate and compassionate care for not only the elderly, but also the retired service men and women. NOTHING HAS CHANGED!! Take care and live long Trudi. T & L, Portsmouth, UK
Hi josh dan and dave and steve absolutely loving japan such alot to do the locations are amazing but what happened is terrifying poor Japan but the parks are so cute everything pockamont its crazy drink machines are mad thanks for a cool video stay safe and enjoy ❤
Amazing amazing amazing. The balance you manage to get between raw and real and light-hearted humour is actually very clever. It makes your videos even more engaging. I cried during this. I laughed during this. That’s how you know it’s top tier! Mixed emotions! Well done Josh et al 🙌🏻
The one thing that I love about your videos is the compassion that you show and have for those less fortunate and those who have lost everything. Thanks for taking out the time to show us the devastation that they had to go through. So sad!! 😢.
*PLEASE READ THIS, PLEASE!!* JOSH, I just seriously love you for doing this. I already said that in my last comment, but THANK YOU SO MUCH, for capturing humanity and life, just all the memories, and keeping them alive... I think I cried almost in this entire video... It's just so sad what these people have been through. The elderly community always hits me so hard no matter where I watch it, now especially, just living through this traumatic thing in their last years is so incredibly sad...I just can't wrap my head around it, I don't even want to try and think about what they must have been through in those times... At 27:07 you looked at a picture of a lady and said: "wow she looks like she was having a lot of fun!", I literally just broke down from this...and the next picture of her just younger, or her family there. I can't imagine just leaving everything behind like that... You said when you walked out of the room: "I can't get over this, this is really sad." It is, it really is... OMG JOSH, this photage you added from the past, from the earthquake, of the elderly with their nurses..saying how scared they are and them reassuring them that it'll be ok... OMG, I seriously can't stop crying. I am crying so hard...GOD! This video is hitting so freaking hard. I think it's one of the best documentary videos that you've ever made. I'm the kind of person that when I walk in flea markets and see "old pictures/old people pictures" for sale, I just have to buy them. The thought of them just having no one else that could have kept their picture, their memory... This video was just so hard for me to watch. Again, JOSH, THANK YOU for making these kinds of videos, although they make me incredibly sad, they make me appreciate you so much. You always do these videos with so much respect and happiness, always saying that you want to document what happened before everything goes away. I really appreciate you as a person, and I really love you for who you are.
That equipment you saw in that room,I do believe, is for people with a vent down their throat. (A trach) If you have a “cuff” so you can breathe it basically blocks your throat so you have to have saliva suctioned out, and other types of mucus. I’m a home nurse for someone with one and he has a suction machine….however, it’s possible it could’ve been used for anything. It looks old and obviously this machine is japans version so I’m not 100% I believe they also use suction machines during surgery too but I doubt they were giving anyone surgery at a nursing home.
This was amazing too see, you guys must have the dream trip. ❤️❤️ ( But I just want to say I think there is a law that you not allowed too show any faces even if it’s photos be careful with that and when you show people. I think you have too blur out the faces ❤)
Amazing video and yet so sad!it felt kinda like the old times I’ve first started watching u over 7 years ago just better filming and editing..Keep up your amazing work and rise above
Josh, you are so inspiring to many people I’m sure of it. I am a big fan of your channel and content. I wish I could say I’ve watched every video of yours but I just don’t have the time but when I do find time your channel is where I go to. I enjoy watching a fan Kimberly 😊❤💯.
It's so sad to see old people pictures in there . And i can't say anything . And don't know how was grandma and grandpa feels when they gonna through the Tsunami tragedy that happen in Fukushima . At least we know that this building was not hit by the tsunami on the day of the incident .
Josh keep up the great freaking work!!! I am truly impressed that you go to these places and the research you do is unbelievable!!! You have a new fan now❤❤❤❤
Japan got rocked. No disrespect. I love Ninja. Josh Men... Have I thanked you for the paranormal at the Generals of war. Interesting. Go Josh. From Craig. GB.
Wow, this video is so wrong. Scientists have determined that there never should have been any exclusion zones anywhere in Japan, and the wildlife is literally thriving in the areas you say is "the most radioactive place on earth".
hi Josh and guys so sad but nice video hope you guys be safe out there 🙏🙏🙏 this is so creepy 😱😱 I look forward to watching your videos I might not say much on here all the time nice to see all of you guys hope to see more videos ❤️ you guys
What is exploring with fighters doing here 😮 I thought you were doing videos with Moe sargi I mean you were already been doing videos with Josh a long time ago videos with him or maybe you still been do videos with him I just had never noticed
your with the awe guy and the other guy that is cool and steve too i know this is an older vid but i think u guys as a group all together doin vids would be epic and cool to watch lol. just an idea but u guys have some of my fav vids to watch! great vid btw lol.
i get so emotional seeing a konbini! ❤😭 my go-to grab at 7-11, Family Mart, etc order was a couple tuna mayo onigiri and a hot black coffee from the cool lil machine while I was studying abroad. I miss Japan! these videos make me feel I'm video chatting with my best friend!
