Hey y'all, I hope you enjoyed this journey of mine. I commute between Ueno and Matsudo weekly I've been wanting to share this experience with you all for a while. Now that I have this new Osmo Pocket 2 (with the help of you all), I'm able to comfortably start filming these experiences in 4K 50fps for you. What did you enjoy the most about this journey? Let me know in the comments! Stick around the channel because there's much more content coming!
I’m watching this on early access and let me tell you how much I needed an adventure today !! This had a semi-ASMR feeling to it, with all of the announcements and goings on while at the station. Thanks for the fun time !! I can’t wait for the next one~
Yay Danbi! You're first to comment! You win the Golden Ticket! You get to pass Go and collect $200. You get to inherit the Chocolate Factory. I'm glad that you were able to take this virtual adventure with me. I was hoping the ASMR vibes would be kickin' a little in this video. Thank you for watching and commenting, as always! Catch you in the Discordoooo~~~
There has never been a law mandating that people wear masks. Japan has been a mask-wearing culture for many decades so wearing one during the pandemic was very easy for everyone to get on board with. There were already stores specializing in making and selling masks long before Covid. During the pandemic though, stores and shops have policies that customers must wear masks and sometimes force the use of hand sanitizer (hand sanitizer is at the doorway of every store and shop now). I went to a ramen shop that told customers to wear their mask until their ramen arrived to their table. In general, though, most restaurants don't care if you take off your mask once you sit at your table. You're going to take it off anyway to eat. Japanese are pretty aware of the pandemic and so everyone collectively wants to do the right thing, by wearing masks at all times.
Man Cory, this brings back many memories! Thanks as always for the videos, can't wait to come back to Japan. As you are up on the platform walking around and explaining what you are seeing and your next moves is so cool! Gives a real feel of being there!
Choo choo Choo Choo! Are the trains airconditioned? I thought the conductor looked really hot and needed a fan! Who were the people dressed in yellow suits at the station? Does pizza hut japan have interesting toppings unique to only japan? Also, this is totally random but have you been to see the mummified monks called Sokushinbutsu? Ya that's right i went from asking about pizza hut to mummies...lol. You think astronomy is fascinating and I think mummies are. I'm enjoying the first person point of view! Thanks
Yes, the trains have AC in the summers and heaters in the winter. Though with Covid, they tend to crack all the windows now for some kind of airflow, even with the AC on too. I imagine the conductor's area is probably warm, but I have seen fans in them before. Pizzahut.jp has a list of many of their toppings. There are definitely many toppings not seen in other countries. I haven't seen the mummies (yet), but nice segue. LOL Thanks again for watching and leaving comments and questions!
Love this. Miss living here so badly. Can’t wait for the pandemic to end so I can get my student visa again. Would you be willing to make more videos like this, but without speaking? (Please don’t think I don’t ever want you to talk LOL). I just would love the ASMR of it. It could just be non-live videos :)
Awww. I'm glad you could feel like you were back in Japan with this video! Hmmm I'll think about the non-speaking video tour. I did that a few times before and the reactions were mixed. Some people were wondering why I didn't talk and others enjoyed the silence. But to be honest, talking/commenting during the videos is just my style since the beginning of my channel. There are plenty of really good walking RU-vid channels out there that don't talk at all (probably why they are all famous with hundreds of thousands of subscribers). hehehe But I'm making my content the way I want to. I tried to talk less in this video, giving gaps of silence and just pure ASMR. Hopefully that's nice enough for you to enjoy. hehehe I appreciate you watching and commenting!! Stay tuned for more!
@@CoryMay81 you do you! I want you to make content that you enjoy :) no matter what it is, I’ll still enjoy it. Just a suggestion as I am new to your channel, so I wasn’t aware that you’ve tried it before. Thank you for all your hard work!!
I teaching adults English 1-on-1 full time. I've been working from home since March 2020 but before that, I was working at an office location in Ikebukuro.
Thanks for the interesting video Cory. I always enjoyed watching the train conductor as a kid in Japan. Whenever I go back there, still enjoy looking out at the train windows. So much to look at lol
Choo, choo! Really enjoyed this! And thanks for sharing the experience! Just curious, but the statue you passed (at 24:26), that wasn't the Kozukappara Execution Grounds Arakawa City, was it? (Sorry to geek out on you with that!)
Glad you enjoyed the video, Dai! And wow, yes! You're right, that is the remnants of the Kozukappara Execution Grounds. How did you know that?!? hahaha
@@CoryMay81 Sorry about geeking out on you like that! LOL I had heard/read about it a while ago. I found the history (story) and architecture fascinating, especially with it being intact in such a built up, modern city. Keep up the great videos, Cory!
Yeah! I had all these train videos in mind for a long time but it's awkward with a big camera, etc. My new camera is the perfect way to finally film inside of places the way that I had envisioned. Stay tuned for more videos!
Great video, enjoyed the Train ride, love your NASA shirt, I've got a Apollo 11 NASA jacket which I like to wear. Looking forward to more cool video's 🇯🇵😎
Woooo! Yes, I'm a total astronomy nerd. I'm even watching a video about one of the largest supernova ever discovered right this second as I check comments and reply to them. hehehe Thanks for watching and commenting!
Incredible video. Love seeing so much of the city via train. I use to ride / tape train rides from Albany, New York to New York City. Mostly saw the Hudson River for 150 miles. Very soothing especially during rainy / foggy days. Love this video. Just amazed at how clean everything is on the train / in the city. New York is always dark / dingy / filthy even before COVID and the protests.
Yeeeaaahhhh! Me too! I'd ride to a random station and just get out and explore. That's basically how I learned all the streets and alleys of Seoul. Now I know that city like the back of my hand. hehehe Thanks for watching!
Choo Choo - just got to this point in video before stopping at Nippori station LOL! A lot of construction or is that yellow tape to stop passengers from going into those areas?
Are you talking about inside of Ueno Station or what part? Any of the construction on the platforms and in the station are all real and they usually put up those white barrier walls to prevent people from going into those areas. I hope that helps explain it. hehehe
@@CoryMay81 I was talking about the tape at Nippori station @ 19:09 of the video. It looks like this is merely caution tape at the very end of the train platform.
@@CoryMay81 I know of the caution tape up in Ueno station, to prevent people from hitting their heads on the lower than normal passages within Ueno station.
Yeah. I was in middle school in Yokosuka when the Aum Shinrikyou cult did that and it was really scary to ride trains that time, especially since it was also rainy season and there were water puddles everywhere, and sarin in liquid form was clear and odorless like water.
In my 2+ years of being back in Japan, I've only seen 1 man carry on a foldable bicycle. I have never seen anyone else bring a bike on the train like they do in Seoul. I'm not sure if it's a rule or just an unspoken societal/cultural thing. A quick Google search resulted in this: www.google.com/amp/s/japan-cycling.com/trains-bike/amp/
Awww sorry to hear that. I hope my videos can help you feel like you're in Japan again, at least until the borders reopen to tourists and you can come back. Thanks for watching!
@@CoryMay81 don’t worry your videos make me happy, my nostalgia meter goes through the roof 👍🏻 been hearing sorta good news about Japan dealing with the pandemic and if everything goes according to plan hopefully I’ll be back in 2022
ChooChoo - i love this kind of videos... normal people, normal life just like it is. thank you so much. i hope to se more like this. stay healthy and save
I'll try... but with so many employees working there and watching every customer to see if they can sell me something, they might notice the camera. It'll be really difficult, I think. hehe
I did a huge walk this morning so now as im back home this is the perfect video to relax! Love the city views so beautiful 😍 thank you for doing this Cory! I have a question: is there any type of transports card that is best for tourists? like I know in Europe some countries have like a visitors card that makes it easier to use the public transports with multiple access for a certain amount of days? Not sure if im being able to ask this correctly but i think you understand what i mean 😂 Thank you once again Cory, love your videos! Oh and choo choo 😂
Sweet! I'm glad you could relax to the video after your walk. I recommend getting a SUICA transportation card, which is what I use. You can use it to pay for all transportation, as well as pay for things at cash registers and even vending machines. But if you are travelling across Japan, I heard that the JR Railway Pass is good for visitors. I don't know the details since I live here and don't need that, but my friend who visited in 2019 had that and went down to Kyoto and Osaka and back up to Tokyo and used that JR Railway Pass and said it was really worth it. I hope that helps you! Thanks for watching and commenting, Laura!
I love love love this! I am going to share this to my fb page so all of my friends and family can enjoy what my daughter Emily and I did while we were there. Love the sounds and scenery. Thank you so much for doing these videos. You are the best!
I appreciate the support by sharing it! I hope others can enjoy the experience of being in Japan and riding the trains here. Stay tuned for many more videos like this!
hahaha It can be overwhelming, but this commute is so frequent for me that I can do it blindfolded. Maybe in other stations around Tokyo, I'd get lost. hehe
Thanks for this video Cory. My usual stop is Kanamachi station, but it's nice to know I could go to Matsudo first and get on the rapid line straight to Ueno. The Joban line from Kanamachi goes to Nezu station which is a longer walk. What is this line called? Joban rapid line?
It's called the Ueno-Tokyo Or Joban Rapid. The stops are Ueno > Nippori > Mikawashima > Minami-Senju > Kita-Senju > Matsudo for either line. The Joban rapid one ends at Ueno, but if you catch the Ueno-Tokyo, it goes all the way to Shinagawa. Very useful to get directly to Tokyo Station or further south from Matsudo.
Akihabara station is a very special tokyo location for me. Bic Camera is the first building i saw arriving from Haneda airport. i miss being there. hopefully i can visit when pandemic is over
awesome video Cory everytime I see vidoes of Japan it makes me want to go there maybe when this whole covid thing gets under control Japan is only 4 hours away from me anyway flight time
Yeah, hopefully you can make it out once the Japanese borders reopen to tourists! I think it's going to be CRAZY once the borders reopen. So many tourists are dying to come, it's going to be super busy and really crazy. hehehehe
@@CoryMay81 yeah I think you might be Rigth about that Corey Japan is for sure going be really busy and filled with tourists once the borders fully open
I have not. I've been meaning to film there for awhile, but it was not ideal for live streaming and I didn't have a good small camera for the footage that I wanted. Now that I have the Pocket 2, I think I can finally go there and make the kind of video I wanted to make. I haven't been there in a long time so I hope some of the stores are still open and not closed due to the pandemic. Stay tuned!
Cory, your videos are the best! I just relived some wonderful memories shopping at Jusco, going to dinner with friends, and just dining, and laughing, and tbecoming totally immersed in the moments, Japan is my most favourite of all vacation destinations. You have a new fan, and I'll be sure to share my experience of your channel with all my friends! Thanks! Gary.
Yeah, travelling around Japan is definitely on my list of things to do. It's just not that safe to travel right now and my income took a big hit from the pandemic in 2020 so I'm just trying to save up money right now. I haven't been to Nara since I was 13 years old, back in 1995. So it would be nice to visit again and make some videos about that.
Chooo chooo! It’s been almost a year and a half since I left Matsudo. I’ve been missing Japan a lot recently and especially Matsudo! I used to take this train journey a lot too when I lived in Matsudo and I was soooo happy when I saw that you made this video! It’s like I’m there and experiencing it all over again! It honestly brought me to tears (especially when I heard “the next station is Matsudo” 😭)Thank you so much for this train journey, Cory! I enjoy all your videos even though I never get to comment on them, it truly makes me so happy watching them! Keep up the good work! ❤️
Dear Cory, thank you so much for your videos. I’m Italian with a big passion for Japan. I’m a Japanese translator but I have never been in JP and thanks to you I can visit and live that life and that place I love. Please keep doing what you do, let me dream until the day I will be able to be there too ✈️🌹
Cory thanks so much for the train 🚆 ride! I live in rural England And it's mad seeing such big buildings and apartments! We are used to trees and forests here!! 😂 Also love seeing the crazy stores inside of the stations! We are lucky if the train station has loo roll inside of the toilets!! In our station! Yes we have one station where I live!! 🤣. 🚽🧻
hahaha I would love to experience the trains in rural England! Sounds very interesting and I'm sure the views of nature are great. Thank you for enjoying this video! Stay tuned for more....😎
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