Shopping for the WEIRDEST Tech in Akihabara JAPAN

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Today we are doing the ultimate weird tech haul as we shop for some of the strangest tech that Tokyo's Akihabara district has to offer!! Join me along with @AppleTrack and @lukemiani
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@TokyoLens Год назад

This was a bit of a wild adventure! Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/tokyolens Risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! **What would YOU have bought? Let me know in the comments!!** - **I THEN BOUGHT EVERY RETRO NINTENDO IN JAPAN!!!** ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LrZ4rf-PvRI.html Sam and Luke each shot their own Japan craziness too (channels are linked in the description!) Go give them some love | oh and if you want to see a FREE Abandoned house in Japan... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tneLNsV3oXQ.html PS - if you’re not in the mood for a free abandoned home and want more of this day, Luke shot a bunch too!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NFIbjvAZ79A.html

@AmandadeOliveira Год назад

I would've bought everything, so jealous right now.

@audrabez9309 Год назад

I would have bought that cup humidifier, so many memory cards, and a portable DVD player.

@adipaulo Год назад

I don't know if you did that for a reason but the links for Luke and Sam are crossed over 🙂

@ltcinsane Год назад

I wonder how bad your friends costs were shipping all that tech back home. XD

@hezekiahwallace2412 Год назад

Where I live at the local Bi-Mart in the Pacific Northwest of the United States you can still buy portable DVD players.

@pinkisflammable Год назад

I’m not a tech/electronics person but it’s fun to watch other people get excited by things I would completely overlook. Also “Money isn’t real here” is motto I can get behind 😂

@JackieWelles Год назад

Well they also did videos about those products so everything will pay back 😄

@bigben1986 Год назад

Agree 100%

@marcross52-95 Год назад

Agree. I like tech, but not at enthusiast level, also enjoy seeing people enjoying their perosnal hobbies.

@rabidrabbitsmokingneonlights Год назад

Unfortunately the real feeling sets in as you return home

@RobbC. Год назад

You guys just replicated every trip of mine to Japan. Tech and retrogames... 95% of my cash went on those, the other 5% went on Family Mart chicken 😁 Damn I miss Japan. Thanks Norm

@Domspun Год назад

My declaration at customs: " I bought tons of games ". lol

@shineout2im1 Год назад

did you resell them in back in the states?

@terencew3840 7 месяцев назад

Fami Chicky is a real addiction

@bilditup1 Год назад

“It’s like the electronics part of a yard sale, except the whole store is that part” words can’t begin to describe how hype I am

@kittenamy1 Год назад

Loved seeing Tokyo from the eyes of people who aren’t used to it!

@TokyoLens Год назад

literally my favorite way to enjoy Japan~

@TheCyberMantis Год назад

@@TokyoLens So true ne. ☺

@WhiteWulfe Год назад

Okay, the random fursuiter as you guys are wandering about is just... Epic. Especially the confusion from one of them being all 'wait, what just happened?!?!" Gotta say, it's awesome seeing people geek out over the old Numark iDJ controllers...

@AlexanderDinebier 11 месяцев назад

That random fursuiter is called Keenora. What a surprise to see him in a random, unrelated video. Got to say he's traveling a lot. :)

@skyfox7969 7 месяцев назад

@@AlexanderDinebierthanks for that I wanted to follow him ^^

@Rubrick25 Год назад

I really love how honest your friends are. I'm also passionate about technology and it was funny watching them freaking out over really small products. Really funny. Also how were you able to carry everything you bought? That has to be at least 100 products.

@TokyoLens Год назад

it was.... crazy lol

@-DeScruff Год назад

16:46 Those low capacity Compact Flash cards are actually *super* useful for the right kinda person. Some devices of certain vintage will flat out not recognize drives above a certain capacity. Compact Flash can be adapted to IDE, an older standard Hard Drives used. So these 1GB CF cards are perfect if you have a device with a dead hard drive, that can only accept drives bellow 2GB, since they are less prone to failure then a 20+ year old used hard drive.

@andrewcarmichael8683 Год назад

When I live there, I took on the persona very quickly of seeing odd stuff as normal. That was a big mistake. I realized too late that I should have been experiencing Japan through the eyes of a child like your friends. I don't know when I will be able to return to Japan, because life of a father is happening again, so I am surviving off my memories.

@TokyoLens Год назад

its a dangerous game to play!

@dynoguru Год назад

The fur suiter made me smile and just how kind all 3 of you were to him. I want to thank you for that. Thank you for all the videos, you really make me feel like I'm there with you.

@legodingseling Год назад

Akihabara still seems to impress me even after hundreds of videos.

@TokyoLens Год назад

I never tire of it~

@MaxW-er1hm 8 месяцев назад

Any other good reccs from other 'tube channels for me?

@Anjel1e Год назад

Your videos are usually pretty chill, so it was a delight to see the chaotic energy hanging out with your friends brought. 😁

@perdomot Год назад

I started laughing when the furry recognized Norm. He knows the most interesting folks. LOL

@sanashi27 Год назад

As an anime fan who watches lots of anime vloggers, I've seen many videos of people just being super happy being surrounded by something they love and just being excited over it as I like the same things. This video is the first time I've seen something like this but for tech lovers. I'm not really familiar with lots of tech stuff but I enjoyed watching them just be excited in seeing whatever stuff caught their eyes. Makes me happy, too!

@s70driver2005 Год назад

Dude Akihabara was a quadruple treat for me!!! I saw amazing anime stuff, awesome cars and motorcycles and of course amazing food and drinks. My wife and I loved that part the most out of all the places we visited in Japan.

@ElderNewt Год назад

Never would I expect to see a furry asking for a photo with you. That's awesome and unexpected. I love it

@JanineLoomis Год назад

Nothing like seeing through someone else's eyes to renew your appreciation for your surroundings

@TokyoLens Год назад

100% this!

@voidepi Год назад

They found so many hidden gems! Some of those shops in Japan blow my mind; the kind of stuff that you can find in great condition, secondhand! Wish we had that kind of stuff more available in the states. Love that you left the cute furry encounter in here lol~

@with_me_JAPAN Год назад

This is one of the best shopping videos in Akihabara! Seeing Sam and Luke super excited to everything they see there is so much fun😂✨And very random tech stuff there is hilarious😆

@SmilingQuokka Год назад

This looks like a fun day out! This is the kind of thing I can see my husband doing when we visit Tokyo. He works in IT and these shops would be a dream for him too 😂 Edited to add: The iPod would have been my purchase of choice. I miss my old iPod. Sometimes you just want a simple, lightweight something to listen to music or a podcast for when you go walking for example. My phone can be a massive distraction 😅

@petethedoodler 8 месяцев назад

I was in Akihabra in 2001 and I was blown away with how far advanced Japan was in front of the west. It blew my mind.

@psiga Год назад

Fabulous. I kinda thought I'd be too jaded to be amused by Akiba tours by now, but this hit the sweet spot of both innocent and super geeky. Just as you said, Norm, they went and bought things that you never woulda considered -- and they bought them with _zeal_ and _zero regrets._ I'll be checking Sam and Luke's videos tomorrow. (I laughed myself to tears from that final bit of B-roll, by the way.)

@Embarrassed_Mess_ Год назад

It’s always fun to see what people think is so weird and crazy that you just walk past every day and think nothing of. I see this a lot living in Florida. 🤣 Thank you for another fun video! 😊

@UzumakiHarutoJP Год назад

same 😭

@selw0nk Год назад

Florida is worse 😂😂

@Embarrassed_Mess_ Год назад

@@selw0nk lol, I wouldn’t be surprised 😅

@UzumakiHarutoJP Год назад

@@selw0nk I don't know if you were in central Florida but like remember the international flea market 😭 people were always selling weird stuff there, although some of it was more expensive than necessary and some was cheap quality

@SuperbFairy Год назад

Notification squad for Norm where we at?

@TokyoLens Год назад

best squad ever

@Endy_Oh Год назад

Has entered chat

@amribel Год назад

this video was so fun to watch, i love how excited they were! their love for tech is on another level that it makes me wanna do the same even though im not that techy at all 😆💗

@eetadakimasu Год назад

I love this, thank you for creating a relaxing, fun, wholesome channel

@VlonoY Год назад

I think it's always great so see, what random electronics you're able to find in Akihabara.

@TokyoLens Год назад

and there is soooo much to be found!

@catwatson2795 Год назад

As always another awesome video, so much nostalgia the days and hours I have spent walking those shops, I can't wait to be back there to wonder aimlessly again. I love how everything is so affordable and yet in really good condition. Keep up the god work!

@Dajhaniel Год назад

Thank you for letting me relive my hardoff-hunting I did in Tokyo and Sendai in 2018. Just browsing the junk sections is so much fun.

@leahnardo Год назад

Seeing other people delight in things I don't quite understand (even being an computer engineer) is still endearing to watch. May they have much joy in their finds!

@andgainingspeed Год назад

Terrific video! My favorite part was the claw machine delivering the only disappointment your guests experienced on their shopping spree. 👍

@lanstar94 Год назад

What a fun video! I love the sense of treasure hunting you all share. You never know what you'll find when it comes to second hand and obscure goods.

@hunterevns Год назад

Always interesting to see what catches each persons eye in stores like this! Loving the variety of your videos lately can’t wait for the next one :)

@TharynTaylor Год назад

😸I am SO HAPPY to see Luke and Sam in Tokyo with you. All my favorite RU-vidr's in one video!!!

@nerd26373 Год назад

It's great to see you doing well. We hope you continue to look after yourself while traveling.

@TokyoLens Год назад

thanks~

@VerhoevenSimon Год назад

I really love these videos, just the sheer excitement. Being able to easily place myself in their shoes does also help quite a bit.

@hihillari Год назад

The secret cameras 👀 The cash-only part is really handy to know! It’s so sweet seeing the excitement of your friends experiencing Tokyo. I know that has to feel great! ❤️

@KuroRyuu86 Год назад

Japan is still uses cash first over Plastic. Always carry cash when your in Japan.

@XtendoOne Год назад

Oh man that was so much fun. Akiba is such a wild place where you can find the weirdest things. And going with people who get really axcited because they don't get to go regularly makes for such great content! XD Have fun with the boys!

@rhythmaddict808 9 дней назад

I just love you! I watched you rebuilding the lil shop and you just melt my heart with your enthusiasm! You have a new fan here! Hugs from TutuMa in Maui!

@yossisureta2578 Год назад

LOL laughed so hard through the video! Enjoyed watching Tokyo Lens with the Tech friends❤ can’t wait for another collab!!

@thiagoborges2920 Год назад

I have a friend who will be living in Japan soon, and I have to tell you how I really want to do a "garbage" run with him around Akihabara and Book-Offs. Searching for games, instruments and other paraphernalia. Amazing video, Norm!

@ryshellso526 8 месяцев назад

Weeeboo!!!

@MicheleJean Год назад

This was a lot of fun to watch. Having them along for the adventure allowed us some electronics that are maybe just taken for granted.

@JWesT133 Год назад

I love tech and all the wierd stuff you can find, so watching your friends reactions are great. Its always interesting to see the different prices/products you can find in Japan, compared to UK/US.

@pekoeji Год назад

loved seeing them get so excited and enjoy every shop ^^

@Stormcrow89 Год назад

Sorry I’m late! Been a lot going on. I love watching their excitement at their finds, especially the Gameboy games and DJ stuff. Definitely awesome!

@captainbaconsky Год назад

I love the sensibility of driving a small car in large city. Like, it makes sense. I remember all the F150 trucks I saw when I lived in NYC and that threw my brain for a loop. also, all those cool pieces of retro tech! gotta love it.

@TokyoLens Год назад

all about that retro tech!

@captainbaconsky Год назад

@@TokyoLens not gonna lie, I would have gotten the digital abacus. just for the kicks

@murisakiasuna4423 Год назад

Shopping videos are so much fun! It’s like playing D&D with shopping episodes mixed in with deep and fun content.

@zoof1306 Год назад

Just woke up so missed the upload but time to watch it now!!! So excited

@kameronpan2939 Год назад

Oh wow this is really hyping ne up for my trip to Japan! Only 2 more weeks!! I can't wait to just wander around each day and find something completely new every time

@DefqonOneNLD 11 месяцев назад

i love how you dealt with the fursuiter, props to you man, i was super suprised to randomly see a furry outta nowhere, hahahaha.

@JDMRightHandDrive Год назад

Awesome video Norm, this looks like so much fun to go unique electronics shopping in Japan. I cant wait to travel to Japan someday! You boys look like you had a blast!

@grayfox11010 Год назад

Love to see you can still find cool tech gadgets in Akihabara. Electric city lives on! Also love that jacket!

@griffrafff Год назад

This was probably one of my favourite videos. One of things I plan on doing is exactly what yall did in this video. Love all the crazy stuff, also won't have trouble getting gifts for family while there 😂

@TokyoLens Год назад

honestly such a great time!! make sure you swing by the studio for coffee after you gos hopping to so I can see everything you got! haha that Patreon office-hours calendar should be up soon!!

@griffrafff Год назад

@@TokyoLens you bet! 🫡

@emgriego1 Год назад

This was hilarious. The absolute definition of kids in a candy store. I immediately watched the tech demo after watching this. Great stuff! I definitely would have bought the glasses and the little robot dude.

@thecolortwelve3784 Год назад

I really miss Tokyo. I didn't spend enough time wandering in the stores of Akihabara. Loved the randomly running into the surprised fan.

@pedro66596 Год назад

i am not a crazy lover of electronic retro stuff but i find it fascinating how much stuff you can find in those stores its like a museum of electronic stuff just love the vibe and the energy of this video.

@k_redacted5353 Год назад

The shrine in the tech shop is now my aesthetic, thank you for gifting it to me🤩 EDIT: I was not expecting 12:01 , but it brought me alot of joy

@Keenora Год назад

Oh my gawd! You've put me into the video! 🥹 Thanks a lot! You're an amazingly nice and kind person 😊

@takoyaki_kasi 6 месяцев назад

I love your fur suit!

@TheScratchDesk 5 месяцев назад

You have such a cute suit!! Ahhhh it’s so tempting to bring mine over, I fly to Tokyo in 5 days >

@cm9754 5 месяцев назад

At first it didn't make sense when I saw your profile picture but then I saw you in the video and it all made sense

@JadeyJ4d3y 3 месяца назад

that was definitely a surprise to see you lol

@eileenjurek6898 2 месяца назад

Awesome costume! ❤

@redhairluffy Год назад

the reactions of your friends remind me of my niece and nephew whenever we go to a toy store 😂 love their enthusiasm!

@ossian108 8 месяцев назад

The best haul video i have ever seen. Actually it's most likely the only haul video i watched. Genuine fun!

@xredgambit Год назад

Great video. Love seeing the excitement on your friends faces

@ChiChisStreams Год назад

This video was awesome! Loved the excitement from everyone! Also, I need to go to those stores! On the gaming side there was a virtual boy Nintendo pod AND a dev SNES kit!

@minorglitch01 Год назад

Just casually bumping into a Tokyo Lens fan in a fur suit. You know, normal Japan things.

@denippon Год назад

Dude, Lukes amazement, and childlike joy is wonderful to see, wholesome video, love it :D

@silis_pap8473 Год назад

Love the Akihabara videos! Can't wait to spend 1 whole day in these stores when I visit in April

@sleepy2906 Год назад

Honestly I kinda love how Akiba is kinda quirky! The place has a personality of its own, and I can see why Norman chose to make another video there! Definitely gotta go there whenever I go!

@lukemiani Год назад

I can’t wait to go back to the Hard Off

@TokyoLens Год назад

LETS GOOOO!~! lol when you getting back?

@lukemiani Год назад

@@TokyoLens Gimme 24 hours

@raivisbane6764 Год назад

I have been busy so I didn’t get to watch this the day it came out but I have to say your friends are fantastic. you all have that excitement energy that is fun to watch but for different things and that’s great.

@eskercurve Год назад

This video has given me so many places to go! Thank you! Some of the stuff is like the meme where "here's a thing -> bored; same thing in Japan -> ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!" But other stuff I saw cannot be found even on Amazon. So good job with this video.

@nikolauscharlton2996 Год назад

Going to Japan in 2 weeks and I am legit stoked! Thank you for your making all this great content!

@cooky123 9 месяцев назад

How went your travel?

@DanielandYuka Год назад

OMG I love Luke Miani and "Samothy"! Big fan of their podcasts Dark Mode and Genius Bar Podcast! So happy to see you hang out with them from their recent trip to Tokyo!😻🍎 What a fun video Norm!

@TravelGeeq Год назад

Always love your videos. I'll be there in less than 2 months and I already feel myself packing too much junk on the return trip home.

@Hooked13G Год назад

The seamless transition to the ad read... love it

@TokyoLens Год назад

glad you enjoyed that lol

@captainbaconsky Год назад

@@TokyoLens Norm, your ads are the best. I enjoy the fact that you continue walking around and showing things. like, I already have a VPN but I'll watch the ad just for the cool shit you show us in the background

@x3Shinkir0 Год назад

Sure was interesting to see some of the unique finds in Akihabara, am definitely looking forward to visiting Akihabara and exploring every nook and cranny to see what I can find even more. And Hi Norm.

@TokyoLens Год назад

hi!

@Shanyandao Год назад

I never look at the tech stuff when I‘m in Akihabara, but maybe I should pay more attention to it. It’s fun to see all the weird gadgets that exist! That was a fun video!

@TokyoLens Год назад

its what its all about!

@schivoncarrell Год назад

It is so fun to see your friends having so much fun here. I love your tiny apartment vids btw.

@lennardodavinci6350 Год назад

Your reaction to the furry absolutely SENT me.

@nicolea6489 Год назад

Being recognized by the Furry must've been hilarious 😂😂 "wait no way"

@TokyoLens Год назад

made my month lol

@nitsan Год назад

Fun video. I really like stuff but I'm also a minimalist and I don't like clutter or wasting money. But I still enjoy looking and walking around shops. And once in a while get something that's really useful to me. 🙂 I really like my (Japanese) Casio watch.

@zenzone3919 Год назад

I imagine this is how showing Tokyo to friends is gonna be like on one of the days. I hope I'll be half as excited as Luke when I ever visit Japan.

@finalplate1208 Год назад

the joy and excitement that the guys expressed....priceless. Thanks for another fun video.

@masamiju Год назад

This video was really refreshing, a bit different! While natural wonders and tiny apartments are the 'Norm' :P , this is also Japan, sharing the quirky things with friends from abroad, and enjoying their reactions!! Thanks!

@IvyrKazegami Год назад

I was not expecting to see a fursuiter out in Japan, but damn that was a nice surprise!

@1964corvan Год назад

alert the Space Templar!!!

@thiago4santos Год назад

Everyone was in the happiest mood ever buying all the randomiest stuff they could find.

@melissawaite6018 Год назад

Norm you’re an icon. Taking a pic with a fur cosplayer (?) fan, you’re amazing

@sarahramos2919 Год назад

I haven’t even made it a quarter of the way through the video and had comment. There is so much joy in the first few minutes! My face hurts from laughing. (Been under some stress…) Thank you so much for sharing this, and I cannot wait to be an American in Japan very soon! Take care!

@LemifromJapan Год назад

I often go to Akihabara, but it was so much fun to see your friends get so excited!😆Japan has so many weird stuff😅

@TokyoLens Год назад

(^-^) they had a great time!

@fantasyfinale6976 Год назад

I could spend literal days in Akihabara and I'm not even that tech-savvy. But I do get invited to go to antique stores and flea markets with my parents, and I'm always searching for old tech like a needle in the haystack that I rarely find. Wish we had stores like this in the US, I've been hunting for a 1990's graphics tablet (I'm a digital artist and thought it'd be cool to have one as just a fun collectible thing, it'd be cool to have it next to my modern tablet and compare them) and just cannot find one like at all, not even on eBay. I really really wanna visit Japan someday, Akihabara is certainly on the list of places I NEED to go if I do. I'm just not sure if or when it'll ever happen.

@Bladeki Год назад

OMG when you got recognized at 12:00 that was such a wholesome moment! 😊

@egghead2048 Год назад

for some reason i enjoyed this video the most out of all your videos. so much interesting stuff and also nice reactions with your friends.

@TokyoLens Год назад

Thanks so much!!

@manaphyex3964 Год назад

Three of my favorite content creators appearing together at the same time, it's like an all-star, is this a dream, if I meet on the road, I will probably faint.

@jameswilliams3038 Год назад

I would love to just run through Akihabara with an unlimited budget. I could be there for days lol

@Winston-1984 Год назад

The crossover I didn't expect, I saw that Luke posted something from Japan (haven't watched it yet). awesome stuff.

@LeAlienn Год назад

There’s smth immensely engaging about watching a couple of Americans discover a whole other side of tech. I could feel the culture shock thru the screen!! Also, love their energy and hope to see them again on your channel (I’ll definitely be checking out theirs’ in the meantime)

@apophisstr6719 8 месяцев назад

I always had a blast treasure hunting in Akiba, even if sometimes I couldn't find a certain target, the experience was still a blast because there were just so much to see!

@JoeSchmmo Год назад

This was such a fun watch! I would love to see the reverse where they take you to places like this in America if possible. They way you can find the "Weird and out of place" that is normal to us. Also once again I would buy probably as much as them when it comes to amount of stuff I found just in the video haha! Great video as always bud!

@RabbitTeaPot Год назад

My earliest memory of ever seeing or hearing anything from Japan (I live in the uk) was in the very early 90s where we had a kids show about tech (I cannot remember what it was called ) every episode they’d have this bit where they popped over to Japan for the “Chindōgu (珍道具)!” Section. I loved it! Used to crack me up every time lol and I was fascinated by Japans tech scene ever since.