Japan's Sushi Culture is in Crisis |  

We need Pete’s car special soon

It's called a Toyota Century because that's how long it took for Pete to get it on the road

As someone who sold eclipse glasses... I had people coming in literally 15 minutes before the eclipse asking for them lmao

I am so glad you finally got that fookin car sorted out mate

Huge fan, Keep on producing this quality.enjoying it very much,thx to you!!❤

Best toilets are in the high-end department stores in areas like Ginza, Tokyo. Especially for women, as they have posh areas to freshen make-up as well as toilets you don't have to touch anything (lid rises, the birds chirp to hide your indiscrete noises, the lid lowers on rising, the unit flushes automatically, and the whole stall is sanitized in blue light. Amazing. High-end hotels often have beautiful, Zen-like rooms in dark marble and so on. You don't have to stay in the hotel to use the facilities. Simply wander in and out.

"Watch out for this spider" Makes it sound like one particular individual is a menace. "This spider likes to try and catch a peep at you on the loo!"

Pete - I'm the editor for the Jim Cornette podcasts. Hope you enjoyed WrestleMania. What was your highlight? Did you go to the DEAN~! show?

Video was privated lol. Also I wish these were longer.

The good thing about pocket wifi is it prolongs your phone's battery life significantly by using wifi instead of cellular data. And you can keep it charged with a power bank while hidden away instead of tethering your phone to the power bank when its low on battery.

For phone coverage "Google fi" had unlimited text and data roaming in japan. In the states it uses the t-mobile network.

I am in Dallas and was lucky enough to see the full eclipse....I think it was super cool as there will not be another one in this area for 100 years! The birds were so funny you could see them scurrying to sleep and then when it moved again a few minutes later and started to get light again, they looked around like 'what the hell is going on?". LOL

Just ate fresh direct-to-customer conveyor-belt sushi last week in Nagoya. The place was packed, and the food was great!

I almost died laughing when I saw the cyber truck called der wankpanzer!

I own a Chaser (an other large-ish Toyota 4door from Japan) The traction control thing is common what happens is that the capacitors used in the electronics don't last forever and after a few decades leak. Getting them fixed isn't impossible but it does require an electronics specialist. OR... if the warning lights are common between all toyotas from this era it could be an ABS sensor etc.

Seems like Pete with Bolt would have been better off with DCFC/rapid charging. Bolt DCFC sucks but you won't be hunting around for cheap level 2/fast chargers. parking.

"The eclipse wasn't that interesting" [cries in astronomer 🥲]

Pocket WiFi was the best. We used it for everything even worked in the middle of the mountains in Hakone. I’d highly recommend a pocket WiFi.

ESims are wonderful and we had great coverage including up in the mountains near Nagano. We also had one phone with an actual sim so we could and receive voice calls. Very useful for calling ahead if your accommodation offers pick up. Also fun to answer a call with 'mushi mushi'. The actual sim is expensive , about 8 000 y for 30 days but was worth it. Easy to set up too, as were the eSims.

Insane that you have to charge the car to give it back. I rent electric cars quite often here in Malaysia, and the whole benefit is that you don't have to fill up with petrol before you give it back, because obviously you just plug it in and it's charged by the next day when someone else wants it. Who's renting a car in the evening? But yeah, I always go petrol if I'm travelling more than 200km. It's just not worth the hassle.

Tesla sales are down 13% but all other EV sales are up 83%.

If Pete starts showing clips of his new car in the podcast/RU-vid channel, will this make it tax deductable for business purposes?

The eclipse glasses were made by companies using approved lenses by NASA for safety, and media had been talking about them until the eclipse started, so that might be why people were running in for them.

I still do pocket wifi when I visit Japan, because it can also give you high speed data for your laptop back in the hotel if the hotel's wifi is crap. Which it often is. If that weren't a concern, I would definitely go for the e-SIM.

Yeah weird video was suddenly not available and back up a later. I absolutely loved Perfect Days, awesome sound track too. After watching the movie I made the trip to the transparent toilets near Yoyogi Park and sadly the walls don't work anymore. Had I more time I would of gone to some of the others.

Awesome job chris with the podcast

Just learned that I will probably have to cancel plans for my trip to Japan next year due to financial reasons and it was one of the things that I was really looking forward to after getting back at my job. Even though I'm quite sad about that I'll still enjoy listening and watching you guys very much. Maybe things will start trending back towards being able to visit before the Yen regains too much value.

Currently in Japan. If you don't have a phone capable of e-sim, the physical sim from the jr company is really good and easy to set up. Also a lot cheaper than other carriers and better data usage. Used it for maps and RU-vid all day long and haven't had an issue so far-hope this helps

Pete is rocking out as the fifth beetle!

Hamazushi is great for the kids who can get a kids meal order with a token for the gachapon machines. Always go there on the 1st or 2nd day in Japan.

🗣️🎙️🔊😬🙉 I'd hate to hear how Chris sounded _before_ the audio was cleaned up.

Pocket wifi does get hot sometimes…it makes for a great portable heater in the winter 🤭

I need the car episode now! 😂

I almost went for a wi-fi dongle but before I got to book it, they removed the cheapest plan. I considered going for the plan next up which would have cost me $120 and a headache for a month. I went with airalo instead for $6...

We came in 2007 and the squatting toilets were a huge culture shock. I will never forget the pictures describing what you should do. I’m glad I was young then because I don’t think I have the knee strength to squat over a toilet anymore. lol

I used pocket wifi the first time I went to Japan in 2018. It was ok, but as mentioned it was kinda slow, and annoying to have another device to charge and carry around. However, I went again last year, and I found out that my carrier, AT&T, is fully compatible with Japanese cell networks. I didn't have to do anything and my phone just worked over there, although it costs $10 per day. A bit pricey compared to pocket wifi, but much more convenient, and it worked great from Tokyo all the way to Yakushima!

Perfect Days is a great film. Highly recommended.

Probably the best way of learning about how to buy a Toyota Century from Japan, without actually being in Japan.

EVs aren't for long road trips yet, especially in the US. They're more for your daily commute, where you can recharge overnight

While I immediately believe that based on your and connors love hotel videos, I must say that that museum owner was far from "under the radar"

I was parking to start a hike and no joke one of those tesla trucks drove by me scaring the crap out of me. 'The f are you' was pulled involuntarily from my mouth hahhahaha

When I was in Japan in February we went to a kura in Tokyo and the only things at the table were the utensils and the matcha. All the sauces went around on a plate in packets and you had to order everything on the touch screen. They never had anything just going around. The service was quick though. So I wouldn’t say you’re gonna miss much.

FYI Kiyotsu Gorge toilets are a silver dome thats see through from the inside only.

I've just come back from a holiday in New Zealand and I was surprised at how popular sushi is there, I feel like I saw more sushi restaurants than in Japan. Although the presentation was different: they had self-service cabinets for the small pieces (help yourself using tongs)then counters to order cooked dishes from the menu, so the overall feeling was a bit more fast food.

I thought it'd be about quality, but the actual topic was just a bot of a change in the way the sushi goes around. as someone who never picks anything from those plates that just go around, and only eats the stuff that was ordered, I think that's a good change. However, concerning the quality: Last autumn I when I was finally able to visit Japan again after way too long because of Covid etc., I went to the Kura-Sushi in Asakusa. They had big signs with the Downtown duo on it and everything, and it seemed to be some sort of new flagship store or something. Inside it looked new and nicely decorated so I had my hopes up, but the sushi... I'm not sure if it was just this restaurant, or if it's the same in all Kura-Sushi places (not sure if I visited them much before), but the quality was bad. The rice wasn't good, and it didn't even taste much like Sumeshi. The Neta also was mostly fairly small and taste-wise it also wasn't that great. Usually I easily get more than 10 plates, usually around 15 I'd say, but that time I didn't even get 10 because it just wasn't very good. Surely, the 100 Yen Kaiten-Zushi isn't the highest quality sushi there is, but I rememebr it being much better at Hama-Zushi, Genki, etc. Also, funnily enough, the Sushi I ate a few months later in a Sushiro in Hong Kong was also miles better than the Kura-Sushi in Japan... Back then I used a pocket WiFi, but last time I just used a SIM. I didn't feel much of a difference in qualtity, but since the pocket WiFi also needs to be charged, I'd say a SIM is probably a bit easier to use :) 18:30 It could be a bit more difficult if the connectiong flight is in Haneda and you arrive in Narita, btu still, with the signs everywhere it should be fine..! I hope we'll see Pete's car soon. That was quite the long journey! :)

8:49 Except for him and Connor lol

to the caller about the pocket wifi, i just got back from 2 weeks in Japan ATT charged me $10 a day, $100 a month maximum a month for my phone plan to work in Japan (unlimited everything) I had max service the whole time and it was better than my service in america.

eSim is the best option in my opinion. Much cheaper than pocket Wifi if you want to use it for at least two months.

Trekking down the side path from the Nunobiki park in Kobe, we came across a restroom. It turned out that a) it was full of spiders and b) it was squat toilets only. We decided to hold on until we got down to the train station again.

"I saw the eclipse" he says while constantly rubbing his eye. :D

Hmm TC off on the Toyota Century. I wonder if someone has been doing sick drifts around Beppu haha.

That was THE most out of context intro 😂

I have those glasses, ttjank you Pete

I agree, I dont trust the ones that have been going around for who knows how long. My local conveyer belt sushi place in Osaka just updated to the plates shooting straight to your table.

One thing i learned about public toilets in parks is: never...NEVER look up

I think the converyer belt SHOULD get discontinued until people realize a good thing they had and it's too late. Only for years later to be brought back and be successful.

I might lick a doughnut... But only one that I purchased. There's a place near me that makes delicious ones but they're messy and sometimes you need to to stop toppings from falling off lol

I really enjoyed Perfect Days. Damn good movie in my book

The gross amount of food waste in Japan exceeds 8 million tons. Although Japan can't make the same population boasts as larger countries, it is a densely populated land. That is also the primary culprit for Japan's large food waste numbers.

Renault 5 seems pretty sweet for big cities.

I really recommend the film A Perfect Day. I would love to know what you think.

i went to team labs OSAKA in october and the squat toilets were very much alive and well, ( maybe not well, but something was defo alive)

My home town, Windsor Ontario in Canada, is currently building a billion dollar EV battery plant. I certainly hope EV is the future with that kind of investment.

We have a sushi restaurant with one of those robot servants instead of a conveyor belt and its much nicer, we order small portions via an iPad and then the food is brought by either the robot or a staff member. Every plate you leave with food on costs you an extra sum of money roughly equal to = $3, so eat up!

How do you spell that eSIM you mentioned.

Wow. He's not moving. The Pete is usually swinging his chair, seems to be his version of chewing gum, for concentration & is the visual equivalent of a dripping tap! Distracting. Oh oh, he's started......

There a channel here on RU-vid call Tokyo Btm and it’s about the gay life in Japan. They are two friends who talk about lgbt thing in Japan.

Seems you've forgotten the US has a major eclipse on the East Coast just a couple years ago, so YES people know where they were on sale BEFORE and probably went back there, again, because they asked neighbors and got the "I think we got ours ..." from them. The US isn't just a small island which has the geographical footprint of a hedgehog.

Pete looks like Val Kilmer today

Weird. Video went private while I was watching it.

"Pain in the eye Pete " fucking Big Whoop on getting the car finally. ;)

The best toilet is found in Cris’s house…

Pete finally got his car 🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Squat toilets are better for your health (unless you get bit by a spider)

Sound like chris put the mic on +48v and breaking it in the process

If one day Chris retires and goes back to the UK, I can see him making high quality documentaries of Pete's adventures. Pete Donaldson The Movie, even...

Have you guys watched Shogun?

EV needs a lot of work before they can become a sustainable alterative. Great Vid

Hi, Gene!

Traditional squat toilet are more hygienic than the western style toilet. It is installed back in some countries in Europe 😅

Never knew that Pete is interested in Wrestling thouuu

Did Chris mess up his mic again

The best toilets in Japan are the ones you can eat curry rice in.

I had no idea there was sushi that just went around and around on a conveyor belt. I thought all of them worked like that place Joey, Chris, and Pete visited in a recent video where you order what you want and it’s simply delivered via the conveyor system.

sorrie what japan has one of the highest food waist eggs are only good for 2 weeks is just 1 example

Electric cars probably aren't quite there yet, there was an electric car recently in the UK that had its brakes jam on and had to be stopped by police. I'll stick with useless petrol guzzllers for now...😁

easy solution for Sushi. Just give the sushi they order at the counter. Wait till your order is done and pick it up immediately

Keep the traction control off, install a limited slip differential, and then boom, drift car.

A local sushi chain here uses a tablet on your table to order and the order is delivered via conveyor belt in a race car with plates on top straight to your table! It doesn't go around it just goes straight and stops at your table which solves the hygiene issue and you are sure the sushi is made fresh! 😄

I have a sad feeling that in the not-too-distant future, Japan is going to lose a lot of its charming qualities that's made it so popular. Already Gion has now been banned from tourists, and visitor limits I believe have been put in place due to too much tourism (I wholly understand these). But stuff like trust in one another to not steal or destroy things, I feel that is going to be eroded away, because we're already seeing it.

Who has been doing these things to the conveyor sushi? Locals or tourists? Why cannot we know that?

Ask someone today how they feel about the social uproar created in the mid 1800s when a female apeared in public wearing *gasp!* trousers, and almost none of them would be able to understand any of it. Let those same people see a burly male with a five o:clock shadow in a nice dress and heels and, assuming they are honest, they will admit to being momentarily shocked at the very least. It takes time for societies to accept change. Those brave souls willing to risk societal wrath to help those changes happen deserve our utmost respect and gratitude. By the same token, those who find it extra difficult to adjust, so long as they remain reasonably civil, deserve our patience and understanding.

In the EU haptic feedback and actual buttons are mandotry in cars.

Pete definitely chose the wrong car. I have been driving a Tesla for 6 years with no charging issue.

Don't you hav to fill out all the extensive paperwork when you first arrive in Japan? I can't imgine you will get a domestic flight without doing that first

Japanese-style toilets are better for you. Reduces colon cancer and stuff. Still weird tho.

Here in the US is that Biden promised to fund all the charging stations but so far there has only been a 7% increase in charging stations across the nation. smh

ive never got bad stomach from raw sushi in florida

Until you check out NASA's experts speak to the details of the total solar eclipse & our solar system, do you really need to share a nay say opinion?

RE: Section two on homosexuality in japan. Does Chris not even look at something like timeouttokyo? Its literally like TOKYO PRIDE WEEK or something this week.