$5 Japan Local Restaurants Guide in Shinjuku, Shinjuku Travel Tips by Local Japanese Ep.530
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0:00 - 0:04Hey guys! Today, we are in south part
of Shinjuku Station. -
0:04 - 0:06It's a little bit cloudy today.
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0:06 - 0:09And the weather, suddenly,
it gets much cooler. -
0:09 - 0:11Today, it's 6th of November.
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0:11 - 0:15Temperature, the highest is 17°C,
lowest is 11°C. -
0:15 - 0:17Right now, it's 16°C.
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0:17 - 0:20Wind is 5 m/s, 72% humidity.
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0:20 - 0:22It might be raining.
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0:22 - 0:24We are at the Penguin Square.
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0:24 - 0:27South part of Shinjuku, compared
to north part Shinjuku, -
0:27 - 0:29it's really quiet.
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0:29 - 0:32We can enjoy the beautiful
train view as well. -
0:32 - 0:36So, we will start the tour from here,
and we will come back later. -
0:36 - 0:38Probably, it will get darker.
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0:38 - 0:42In nighttime, this place becomes
more beautiful. -
0:42 - 0:43So, in this video,
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0:43 - 0:46I will introduce good and cheap
Japanese chain restaurants, -
0:46 - 0:49which you can eat less than $5 USD.
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0:49 - 0:51Yes, less than $5.
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0:51 - 0:53However, the taste is pretty good, too.
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0:53 - 0:56Also, I will introduce the
Shinjuku town, too. -
0:56 - 0:58So, hope this video will help
for your next Japan trip. -
0:58 - 0:59Oh, by the way...
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0:59 - 1:01Hey guys!
Welcome back to Rion's TV! -
1:01 - 1:03I'm Rion. Seeno... Gao!!
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1:05 - 1:09All right, so let's keep walking.
Let's go! -
1:09 - 1:14So, the first restaurant located
in east part of Shinjuku. -
1:14 - 1:16Let's keep walking.
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1:16 - 1:17By the way...
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1:17 - 1:20If you're using the express bus
or airport express bus, -
1:20 - 1:24Busta Shinjuku locates over here.
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1:24 - 1:26So, just remember the south exit.
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1:27 - 1:31Express first terminal locates
beside the department store. -
1:31 - 1:34So, pretty much you can buy everything.
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1:34 - 1:38Souvenir, bento...
Or even the sweets as well. -
1:39 - 1:42And this is the Takashimaya Times Square.
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1:42 - 1:46Takashimaya is really popular
department store in Japan. -
1:46 - 1:49They have one of the cleanest
restroom in Shinjuku. -
1:49 - 1:51This is the second floor.
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1:51 - 1:53We gotta go down to the first floor.
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1:53 - 1:57Since it's windy today,
feels much cooler. -
1:58 - 2:02As you guys know, this year's
Japan's weather is totally weird. -
2:02 - 2:06Yes, it's much hotter compared
to the usual year. -
2:06 - 2:08My original plan was visiting Nikko today
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2:08 - 2:12for watching the beautiful
autumn leaves at Nikko. -
2:12 - 2:15However, when I checked the
official website of them, -
2:15 - 2:19still, it's not fully changed
the color yet, -
2:19 - 2:20which is totally weird.
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2:20 - 2:24Because in the regular season,
already, they changed the color. -
2:24 - 2:26So that's why I changed my plan.
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2:26 - 2:31And probably, we'll visit there next
week or two weeks from now. -
2:31 - 2:34Some part of Nikko, already,
tree color has changed. -
2:34 - 2:37But not in the main color.
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2:37 - 2:40So, I think we'd better wait.
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2:40 - 2:45Now, we are heading to Shinjuku
National Garden areas. -
2:45 - 2:48We turn right over here and keep straight.
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2:48 - 2:50It becomes the backstreet.
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2:50 - 2:52There is McDonald's.
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2:52 - 2:56And also, capsule hotel, too.
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2:56 - 3:00Compared to the east part of Shinjuku,
it's not that convenient. -
3:00 - 3:03However, I believe price is cheaper.
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3:03 - 3:08Haven't tried here, but seems like
the price is pretty good. -
3:08 - 3:11Ten hours, 4,000 Japanese yen.
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3:11 - 3:14There is a free morning curry.
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3:14 - 3:16And also, the dinner as well.
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3:16 - 3:19After 5:00 p.m. really?
It's all-you-can-drink alcohol. -
3:19 - 3:23Seems like there is a nice
artificial hot spring inside. -
3:23 - 3:26And also, the capsule floor.
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3:26 - 3:28Oh, interesting.
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3:28 - 3:32But unfortunately, it's only
for men only though. -
3:32 - 3:36Maybe if you want to save money,
you can try here. -
3:36 - 3:40For the backpackers, I think it would
be a good option, I believe. -
3:40 - 3:42So, the first good and cheap restaurant,
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3:42 - 3:46located just over there at the corner,
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3:46 - 3:48which is really famous one in the world.
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3:48 - 3:51All right, here we go.
We can see from here. -
3:51 - 3:54Yes, it's Yoshinoya.
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3:54 - 3:56Yoshinoya, needless to explain,
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3:56 - 3:59it's a good and cheap
beef bowl restaurant. -
3:59 - 4:04In Yoshinoya, you can eat the beef bowl
with only 500 Japanese yen. -
4:04 - 4:10Thinking about $1 US dollar is about
153 Japanese yen right now... -
4:10 - 4:15Even you can eat this omurice curry
with beef, including tax, -
4:15 - 4:19it costs a little bit over $5 USD.
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4:19 - 4:23But thinking about the quality,
it's pretty good. -
4:23 - 4:26If you spend $6 USD,
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4:26 - 4:30even you can have this
sukiyaki set menu items. -
4:31 - 4:36Probably, it never happens in
most of the countries. -
4:36 - 4:39The next restaurant we can see from here.
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4:39 - 4:42Yes, it locates just over there, Sukiya.
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4:44 - 4:47Sukiya is also a beef bowl restaurant.
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4:47 - 4:50It is not as popular as Yoshinoya.
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4:50 - 4:53However, it's pretty popular in Japan.
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4:53 - 4:55Opens 24/7 as well.
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4:55 - 4:59If you come over here
during the lunchtime, -
4:59 - 5:02you can eat this beef bowl set menu items
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5:02 - 5:07as cheap as 580 Japanese yen,
which is less than $5 USD. -
5:07 - 5:10Sukiya also has the sukiyaki
set menu items. -
5:10 - 5:15If you spend $6 USD,
which is 890 Japanese yen, -
5:15 - 5:18you can eat sukiyaki set menu items.
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5:18 - 5:22My recommendation is their cheese gyudon,
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5:22 - 5:24which is the beef bowl with cheese.
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5:24 - 5:25It comes with Tabasco.
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5:25 - 5:29So, if you like something spicy,
you can always eat with Tabasco. -
5:29 - 5:34Tastes like, you know, pizza
mixed with beef bowl. -
5:34 - 5:38If you like the pizza taste,
probably, you will like it. -
5:38 - 5:41Price is only 620 Japanese yen.
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5:41 - 5:45If you order it, ask them for tsuyudaku,
which is the extra soup. -
5:45 - 5:48You can order it for free as well.
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5:48 - 5:49Yes!
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5:51 - 5:56Usually, those beef bowl restaurant,
you can add extra soup for free. -
5:56 - 5:58You can ask them, "Tsuyudaku de."
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5:58 - 6:02Yes, it is a magical word.
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6:02 - 6:03Let's keep walking.
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6:03 - 6:06Well, it is not the restaurant.
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6:06 - 6:11But also, IKEA... I recommend
their food as well. -
6:11 - 6:14This is not the regular IKEA.
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6:14 - 6:18In the big city, they have
a smaller version. -
6:18 - 6:23Still, we have dining inside,
but it's much smaller. -
6:23 - 6:24Oh, wait.
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6:24 - 6:28They usually sells the soft serve.
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6:28 - 6:31But I think it becomes winter.
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6:31 - 6:33So, I'm not sure. Let me see.
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6:33 - 6:36Oh, yeah. Still, they are
selling the soft serve -
6:36 - 6:38with only 50 Japanese yen.
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6:38 - 6:43Yes, even you don't buy any
furniture, you can still buy it. -
6:43 - 6:47And also, hot dog is only
100 Japanese yen. -
6:47 - 6:48Plus...
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6:48 - 6:52And also, the drink bar is
only 190 Japanese yen. -
6:52 - 6:55Place to eat, it's kind of small.
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6:55 - 6:58But it's pretty cheap as well.
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6:58 - 7:01They already start selling
the Christmas tree. -
7:01 - 7:04Yep, the Christmas season is coming!
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7:04 - 7:05Ho, ho, ho!
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7:06 - 7:08Yes! So, let's keep walking!
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7:09 - 7:14After passing IKEA, Shinjuku
Gyoen is just over there. -
7:14 - 7:20Shinjuku Gyoen is a huge park
located in center of Shinjuku. -
7:20 - 7:21It's a paid park.
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7:21 - 7:25So, compared to other regular
parks, it's a bit different. -
7:25 - 7:28It costs 500 Japanese yen to enter.
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7:28 - 7:34However, if you are 15 years old
and under, it will be free. -
7:34 - 7:40And if you have 60 years old and over,
it only costs 250 Japanese yen. -
7:40 - 7:42So is the student.
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7:42 - 7:46There are many people waiting
in front of the ticket counter. -
7:46 - 7:49However, if you have a train IC card,
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7:49 - 7:53you can use the train IC card, so that
you don't have to be in line. -
7:53 - 7:58I have an annual passport,
so it becomes free. -
7:58 - 8:02They're selling the annual pass
for 2,000 Japanese yen. -
8:02 - 8:06So, if you come more than
4x here in a year, -
8:06 - 8:08I recommend you to get the annual pass.
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8:08 - 8:11One thing you have to be careful...
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8:11 - 8:13Most of the park in Japan,
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8:13 - 8:16it's a public place, so
you can drink alcohol. -
8:16 - 8:21But this kind of paid park,
you can't drink alcohol. -
8:21 - 8:25During autumn season,
this place changed the color. -
8:25 - 8:27And it becomes beautiful.
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8:27 - 8:29However, since this year, it was hot,
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8:29 - 8:32so, still, they hasn't changed
the color yet. -
8:32 - 8:38Some trees are changing color
a little bit, but not that much. -
8:38 - 8:41So, we can come back in the future.
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8:42 - 8:44Let's go to the next spot.
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8:46 - 8:48We came back to the corner of IKEA.
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8:48 - 8:51We are heading to north part of Shinjuku.
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8:51 - 8:54We are at Shinjuku-Sanchome Station.
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8:54 - 9:01Beside this station, Suehiro Dori/
Suehiro Street will start. -
9:01 - 9:05In this Suehiro Street,
it becomes the backstreet. -
9:05 - 9:09There are so many local
drinking restaurants. -
9:09 - 9:13It's not like the less than
$5 USD restaurants. -
9:13 - 9:16However, compared to the
other drinking place, -
9:16 - 9:18usually, it's cheaper.
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9:18 - 9:23During the nighttime, there will be so
many locals drinking around here. -
9:23 - 9:26So, it will be an interesting street
for travelers, too. -
9:26 - 9:30There is a rakugo house in the backstreet.
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9:30 - 9:34Rakugo is a traditional
entertainment in Japan. -
9:34 - 9:36It's a bit different.
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9:36 - 9:40But it's like, you know, standup
comedy in other country. -
9:40 - 9:42We sit down though.
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9:42 - 9:44Entrance fee costs 3,000 Japanese yen.
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9:44 - 9:49But if you don't understand Japanese,
it is a verbal entertainment. -
9:49 - 9:53So probably, you cannot enjoy it.
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9:53 - 9:57You can enjoy the traditional
atmosphere though. -
9:57 - 9:59But maybe from the outside,
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9:59 - 10:01I think it's enough if you don't
understand Japanese. -
10:01 - 10:06And drinking restaurants continues.
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10:06 - 10:08It's just too early time for this street.
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10:08 - 10:12So, many store is closing.
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10:12 - 10:14Let's go back to the main street.
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10:14 - 10:18And another good and cheap
restaurant over here. -
10:18 - 10:21It's a small restaurant,
but a really popular one. -
10:21 - 10:24Fuji Soba opens 24 hours as well.
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10:24 - 10:29Seems like they are having collab
with Ryu Ga Gotoku now. -
10:29 - 10:33You can eat the cutlet curry
with 680 Japanese yen, -
10:33 - 10:36which is less than $5 USD.
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10:36 - 10:41Also, the ramen, 530 Japanese yen
and 580 Japanese yen. -
10:41 - 10:45Those of them even cheaper than $4 USD.
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10:46 - 10:49Whenever I want to have a
quick meal with cheaper price, -
10:49 - 10:54I usually come over to
Fuji Soba and eating soba. -
10:54 - 10:57To be honest, the food quality
is not that high. -
10:57 - 11:00But there are two big positive things.
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11:00 - 11:02One, price is really cheap.
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11:02 - 11:05And two, they serve it really quick.
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11:05 - 11:10If you order soba, you know, they can
serve less than a minute. -
11:10 - 11:13So, if you want to have a quick meal,
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11:13 - 11:16definitely, this place is recommended.
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11:16 - 11:22You can eat plain soba with
only 420 Japanese yen. -
11:22 - 11:24So, let's go to the next spot.
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11:24 - 11:25By the way...
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11:25 - 11:27There is another Fuji Soba.
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11:27 - 11:30Yes, there are so many Fuji Soba in Tokyo.
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11:30 - 11:34Now, we are at one of the
main street of Shinjuku. -
11:34 - 11:39If we keep straight, we enter
to the Kabukicho. -
11:39 - 11:44Beside this street, there is a shrine,
Hanazono Jinja. -
11:45 - 11:48It's located in Shinjuku.
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11:48 - 11:54Right next to the Shinjuku-Sanchome
Golden Gai/Golden Street. -
11:54 - 11:58Golden Street is very interesting
spot to visit. -
11:58 - 12:03But also, this Hanazono Shrine,
during the festival time, -
12:03 - 12:06it becomes really interesting as well.
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12:06 - 12:09So, don't forget to visit here, too.
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12:09 - 12:12All right, so let's go back
to the main street. -
12:14 - 12:16Next to the shine,
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12:16 - 12:20there is one of my favorite
restaurants, Bikkuri Donkey, -
12:20 - 12:22which is a hamburg steak
chain restaurant. -
12:22 - 12:26Compared to less than $5 USD
restaurants, it's a bit expensive. -
12:26 - 12:29However, if you like hamburg steak,
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12:29 - 12:33and also, ready to spend money
a little bit more, -
12:33 - 12:38definitely, this Bikkuri Donkey
restaurant, I recommend. -
12:38 - 12:43When you see this corner,
you can just turn right. -
12:43 - 12:46The Golden Street entrance is
just over there. -
12:46 - 12:50In this street, there are many
tiny drinking restaurants. -
12:50 - 12:54So, for travelers, it is very,
very interesting spot. -
12:54 - 12:56Now, it's very quiet.
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12:56 - 12:59However, when it becomes nighttime,
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12:59 - 13:02this place becomes so many people.
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13:02 - 13:05Maybe not visiting here with kids.
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13:05 - 13:10But one of the interesting spot
in Shinjuku like Kabukicho. -
13:10 - 13:14That street called Golden Gai.
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13:14 - 13:21"Gai" means usually "town." But in
that case, it means "street." -
13:21 - 13:27And here, another less than
$5 restaurant, Saizeriya. -
13:27 - 13:30It's a Japanese Italian restaurant.
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13:30 - 13:35Their doria with meat sauce,
only 300 Japanese yen. -
13:35 - 13:39And the small regular pizza,
it's 400 Japanese yen. -
13:39 - 13:44To be honest, if you just only order
this doria, it's not enough. -
13:44 - 13:50But if you order even this doria and
pizza, 700 Japanese yen. -
13:50 - 13:53So, it's almost $5 USD.
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13:53 - 13:55They have pasta, too.
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13:55 - 14:01This shrimp with spicy cod roe
sauce, 540 Japanese yen. -
14:01 - 14:07And mushroom with spinach cream
sauce, 600 Japanese yen. -
14:07 - 14:11They also have hamburg steak,
only 400 Japanese yen. -
14:11 - 14:15Of course, compared to the Bikkuri
Donkey quality, it's different. -
14:15 - 14:18However, the price is
totally different, too. -
14:18 - 14:21One thing you have to be careful,
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14:21 - 14:24since it's pretty good and cheap,
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14:24 - 14:27so always crowded and noisy,
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14:27 - 14:30especially in this Shinjuku
Station's place. -
14:30 - 14:33So, if you want to eat quietly,
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14:33 - 14:36definitely, this is not the place
to come though. -
14:36 - 14:38But it's the chain restaurant.
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14:38 - 14:40If you visit in the quiet town,
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14:40 - 14:45some Saizeriya much fewer people,
and also, quiet as well. -
14:45 - 14:48So, in that place, I recommend.
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14:48 - 14:51But maybe not in the
crowded place though. -
14:51 - 14:56Now, we are getting closer to the
entrance of Kabukicho Godzilla Street. -
14:56 - 15:00So, there are more and more
people on the street. -
15:00 - 15:02Don Quijote is over here.
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15:02 - 15:06After turn right on this corner,
there's Kabukicho. -
15:07 - 15:08Here we go.
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15:08 - 15:11We are at Godzilla Central Street.
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15:12 - 15:16There is a good and cheap
restaurant in Kabukicho, too. -
15:16 - 15:18Let me introduce.
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15:18 - 15:19Oh, wait.
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15:19 - 15:22This Don Quijote...
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15:22 - 15:25They now have the new claw machines, huh.
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15:25 - 15:27I didn't know that.
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15:27 - 15:30Oh my goodness, that's so cute!
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15:30 - 15:32So many Donpen mascot!
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15:33 - 15:36It's the character of Don Quijote.
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15:37 - 15:39Oh, look at this one!
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15:39 - 15:41We can place the eye drops.
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15:41 - 15:45You know, since I always mistakenly
wash my eye drops -
15:45 - 15:47at the washing machine.
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15:47 - 15:49So, let's try it.
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15:49 - 15:52Seems like that blue one, we can get it.
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15:52 - 15:56Price is 100 Japanese yen for one time.
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15:56 - 15:57Let's do it!
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15:58 - 16:00Yep, seems like it's an easy job.
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16:00 - 16:04All right... 3, 2, 1, let's go!
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16:04 - 16:06[GASPS] I think it's perfect!
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16:06 - 16:07Can we?
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16:07 - 16:09Nooooo...
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16:10 - 16:12I need to break the coin.
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16:12 - 16:14Well, I tried to break the coin.
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16:14 - 16:17But there is no coin breaking machine.
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16:17 - 16:20And there is a long line
in front of the cashier. -
16:20 - 16:23So, maybe next time we can try.
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16:23 - 16:25It's okay. Let's keep walking.
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16:25 - 16:30Oh, wait. Seems like the
Godzilla show just started. -
16:30 - 16:32[CHUCKLES]
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16:32 - 16:36Yep, there is a Godzilla show
once in a while. -
16:36 - 16:40It's fun to watch, however,
it's a small show. -
16:40 - 16:44So, maybe, you know, you don't
have to wait that long. -
16:44 - 16:49If you find that show is on,
you can enjoy it. -
16:50 - 16:53But not like the super
entertaining show though. -
16:53 - 16:57So, the next spot is Ringer Hut.
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16:57 - 17:02It's a Nagasaki champon,
noodle with so many veggies. -
17:02 - 17:07Price is 800 Japanese yen,
so it's a bit more than $5 USD. -
17:07 - 17:10But it's my favorite restaurant, too.
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17:10 - 17:13I especially like this sara udon.
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17:13 - 17:17There is crispy noodle and
so many veggies on top. -
17:17 - 17:19Price is 850 Japanese yen.
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17:19 - 17:21It's the chain restaurant.
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17:21 - 17:23You can find in many places.
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17:23 - 17:26Yep, one of my favorite restaurant.
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17:26 - 17:29Next to Ringer Hut, there is Gindako.
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17:29 - 17:33The regular takoyaki is 580 Japanese yen.
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17:33 - 17:35It's pretty good, too.
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17:35 - 17:38Compared to Osaka takoyaki,
it's a little bit crispy. -
17:38 - 17:42A bit different, but it
tastes pretty good, too. -
17:42 - 17:46Now, we are at Toyoko.
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17:46 - 17:50Kabukicho Tower is just over there.
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17:50 - 17:53This place used to be
a very chaotic place. -
17:53 - 17:56But now, it becomes much cleaner.
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17:56 - 17:59Let's walk to the Kabukicho Tower.
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17:59 - 18:01Since it's a weekday,
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18:01 - 18:04and there are not that many
people on the street, -
18:04 - 18:09so probably, Kabukicho Tower,
really few people inside, I believe. -
18:09 - 18:13There's a Starbucks in front
of Kabukicho Tower. -
18:13 - 18:17Usually, many people sitting
down over here -
18:17 - 18:18and drinking Starbucks.
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18:18 - 18:23But today, not that many people
over here though. -
18:24 - 18:27It getting cold, so maybe
that's the reason why. -
18:27 - 18:33In the warm day, it was a perfect spot
to take a rest though. -
18:33 - 18:38They usually have many different
kinds of event on the weekend. -
18:38 - 18:41But today, since it's a weekday,
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18:41 - 18:44probably, no event is going on.
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18:44 - 18:48Oh, actually, there are more
people than I thought. -
18:48 - 18:52When I come over here during September,
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18:52 - 18:53there were really fewer people.
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18:53 - 18:57But seems like today, still,
there are travelers over here. -
18:57 - 18:59Even on the weekday.
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18:59 - 19:02How about in the second floor?
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19:04 - 19:10In the second floor, there is
a nice game center. -
19:10 - 19:13So many claw machines with games.
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19:13 - 19:16Since we don't have a casino in Japan,
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19:16 - 19:22so this game center is like the, you
know, casino entertainment spot. -
19:22 - 19:25Oh, wait. Now, it becomes Pokémon.
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19:25 - 19:29And also, Dragon Ball Shenron.
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19:29 - 19:30Really?
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19:30 - 19:36And also, price gets cheaper,
180 Japanese yen for a play. -
19:36 - 19:40We can play it with train IC card.
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19:40 - 19:42Let's do it!
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19:45 - 19:46So there is a button.
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19:46 - 19:50I just need to hold, and
there's the scissors. -
19:50 - 19:53If I cut the line over there, I win.
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19:53 - 19:54So, let's do it!
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19:54 - 19:57Hope I can do better this time.
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19:57 - 19:58Hai!
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19:58 - 19:59How about it?
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19:59 - 20:02Nooooo...
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20:03 - 20:05[LAUGHS]
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20:06 - 20:08My Shenron!
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20:08 - 20:12Well, claw machine, sometimes
I win when I'm lucky. -
20:12 - 20:16But this line cut machine,
I can never win. -
20:16 - 20:17So...
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20:18 - 20:21Maybe next time, and one day,
maybe I can win. -
20:21 - 20:23Oh, Nika is here.
-
20:23 - 20:26But this kind of claw machine
is so hard to win. -
20:26 - 20:28So... Maybe next time.
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20:28 - 20:30Ooh, the Joker here.
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20:30 - 20:33Time for the Joker dance.
-
20:33 - 20:39There is a VR Godzilla ride, but seems
like it's not that busy today. -
20:41 - 20:45There is drinking bar at the corner.
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20:46 - 20:50Now, we have more Taiko no
Tatsujin over here. -
20:50 - 20:53And also, the new machine.
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20:54 - 20:56I believe that's a shooting game.
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20:56 - 21:00And chair will move.
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21:01 - 21:04Haha, that must be a fun game.
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21:04 - 21:08And so many different kinds
of racing game over here. -
21:09 - 21:10Nice.
-
21:11 - 21:13Let's go to the next spot.
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21:14 - 21:18So the next spot, it's right in
front of Kabukicho Tower. -
21:18 - 21:20It's Hidakaya.
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21:20 - 21:24Oh, their motsu yasai ramen is back.
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21:24 - 21:28It's a little bit spicy ramen.
It's intestine inside. -
21:28 - 21:32Price is 673 Japanese yen. Almost $5 USD.
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21:32 - 21:36If you order the fried rice,
it's only 464. -
21:37 - 21:40And tenshinhan (crab omelette
rice), 528 Japanese yen. -
21:41 - 21:44Motsu yasai ramen... It's a limited one.
-
21:44 - 21:47Why not? Let's try.
-
21:48 - 21:50So, let's sit down in the corner.
-
21:50 - 21:53We can order by the panel.
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21:53 - 21:54One...
-
21:57 - 22:00And ramen.
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22:00 - 22:02Motsu yasai ramen...
-
22:02 - 22:04"Ki kan gen tei." Limited.
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22:04 - 22:06Oh, yeah. Here we go.
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22:06 - 22:09Motsu yasai ramen, 740 Japanese yen.
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22:09 - 22:11With gyoza, 990.
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22:11 - 22:15And han chahan (half fried rice), 990.
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22:15 - 22:17Yeah, let's eat with chahan.
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22:18 - 22:19Futsu-mori.
(Regular portion.) -
22:25 - 22:26Perfect.
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22:27 - 22:29On the table, there are many seasonings,
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22:29 - 22:32so you can always change the taste, too.
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22:32 - 22:34Beer is only 350 Japanese yen, too.
-
22:34 - 22:37Why not? Let's kanpai!
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22:39 - 22:41Here we go! It arrives.
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22:41 - 22:44So, this is a spicy intestine ramen.
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22:44 - 22:48And also, fried rice, chahan.
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22:48 - 22:52All right, here we go.
The beer has arrived, too, so... -
22:52 - 22:53Let's eat!
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22:54 - 22:56And also...
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23:04 - 23:07It [tastes] much spicer than
how it looks like. -
23:07 - 23:10That's something what I remember.
-
23:10 - 23:12The noodle itself is okay.
-
23:12 - 23:15However, with this noodle soup,
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23:15 - 23:20mixed with this chahan,
fried rice, it's perfect. -
23:20 - 23:22That's something what I love.
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23:22 - 23:23So, if you order this,
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23:23 - 23:26I recommend you to order
with the fried rice though. -
23:31 - 23:32[WHISPERS] It's spicy!
-
23:40 - 23:44Well, compared to Ichiran, the
quality is, of course, different. -
23:44 - 23:48However, thinking about the price, yeah...
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23:48 - 23:49I like it.
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23:54 - 23:55Spicy.
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23:55 - 23:58This spicy noodle is okay.
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23:58 - 23:59But, yeah...
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23:59 - 24:04One thing that I love is
mix this soup... -
24:07 - 24:10...eat the fried rice with intestine.
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24:32 - 24:32Spicy.
-
24:39 - 24:41Speaking of the intestine...
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24:41 - 24:43Usually, intestine has an organ smell.
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24:43 - 24:47However, inside this noodle,
it doesn't taste smelly at all. -
24:47 - 24:51So, the intestine with the organ smell,
I don't really like it. -
24:51 - 24:56But without organ smell,
this chewy intestine, lovin' it. -
24:57 - 24:59Especially, perfect with beer.
-
25:02 - 25:05Price was 1,340 Japanese yen.
-
25:05 - 25:09To be honest, if you just ate the
chahan, which is the fried rice, -
25:09 - 25:11or dumpling, gyoza,
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25:11 - 25:16I recommend you to try Osho,
which is a different chain restaurant. -
25:16 - 25:20However, that spicy intestine
ramen with fried rice, -
25:20 - 25:24definitely, I recommend.
It's spicy though. -
25:24 - 25:26If you love intestine, which is motsu,
-
25:26 - 25:28definitely, you can try.
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25:28 - 25:32By the way, "intestine" in Japanese
called "motsu." -
25:32 - 25:33Yes, you got it.
-
25:33 - 25:37So, now, let's go to the next spot.
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25:37 - 25:39We are in front of Yunika Vision.
-
25:39 - 25:43This is one of the signature spot
in Shinjuku. -
25:43 - 25:48We are heading to the
underground in Subnade. -
25:50 - 25:53You can just going downstairs.
-
25:53 - 25:58By the way, this is the place in front
of Kabukicho Ichibangai's entrance. -
25:58 - 26:03Oh my goodness...
It's so crowded as always. -
26:03 - 26:05It's one of the picture spot.
-
26:05 - 26:10But also, it's a small street,
so that's why. -
26:10 - 26:15So, let's going down to
the underground town. -
26:17 - 26:20In the underground, it is the Subnade.
-
26:20 - 26:23There are several restaurants
that I recommend. -
26:23 - 26:29The first one, it's Tonkatsu Wako.
Deep fried pork cutlet. -
26:29 - 26:34Speaking of the price,
it's more than $5 USD. -
26:34 - 26:38However, thinking about the quality,
definitely, it's worth it. -
26:38 - 26:44For example, this dish comes with menchi
katsu, deep fried shrimp, eggplant... -
26:44 - 26:46And also, the pork cutlet.
-
26:46 - 26:50Chawanmushi, which is a
Japanese style pudding. -
26:50 - 26:55Pickled veggie, sweets, rice,
and miso soup. -
26:55 - 26:59Rice, and miso soup, and cabbage—
all you can eat. -
26:59 - 27:02Price is only 1,680 Japanese yen.
-
27:02 - 27:10This big pork cutlet with radish, daikon
oroshi, 1,980 Japanese yen, too. -
27:10 - 27:13Compared to the fast food restaurant,
food quality is different. -
27:13 - 27:19So, thinking about the price and quality,
I definitely recommend this restaurant. -
27:19 - 27:23Also, behind that restaurant...
-
27:23 - 27:27There is Negishi, which is a
beef tongue restaurant. -
27:27 - 27:31Set menu items is about
1,500 to 2,000 Japanese yen. -
27:31 - 27:34However, the quality is pretty good, too.
-
27:35 - 27:37The rice is a bit different.
-
27:37 - 27:40It's mugi meshi, barley rice.
-
27:40 - 27:45Comes with yam, so you can
mix this yam with this rice. -
27:45 - 27:46Tastes pretty good.
-
27:46 - 27:47It's healthy, too.
-
27:47 - 27:51So, if you like beef tongue, I recommend
this restaurant as well. -
27:51 - 27:54Let's go to the upstairs.
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27:56 - 28:00Already, outside gets pretty dark.
-
28:00 - 28:03We are heading to west part
of Shinjuku now. -
28:03 - 28:04Haha...
-
28:04 - 28:10Yup, this spot, also, so
iconic spot of Shinjuku. -
28:10 - 28:14After cross this train track,
next spot is over there. -
28:14 - 28:18So, the next restaurant is Matsuya.
-
28:18 - 28:23It's also one of the really popular
beef bowl restaurants. -
28:23 - 28:26Beef bowl is only 430 Japanese yen.
-
28:26 - 28:29If you eat inside, it comes
with miso soup. -
28:29 - 28:33But my recommendation is curry.
-
28:33 - 28:38Thinking about it's beef bowl restaurant,
their curry tastes pretty good. -
28:38 - 28:41And so is the hamburger steak.
-
28:41 - 28:44So, this hamburger steak curry,
I recommend. -
28:44 - 28:48Recently, they serve the
beef bowl with cheese. -
28:48 - 28:52However, I think Sukiya is better.
-
28:52 - 28:57So, if you want to eat the beef bowl
with cheese, just go to Sukiya. -
28:57 - 28:58It's just different.
-
28:58 - 29:05Next to Matsuya, there is Omoide Street,
which is a really popular touristic spot. -
29:05 - 29:08Nice retro street continues.
-
29:08 - 29:11But compared to the backstreet,
-
29:11 - 29:16this Omoide Yokocho is more like,
you know, spot for travelers. -
29:16 - 29:19So, the atmosphere is a
bit different though. -
29:19 - 29:24Next to Omoide Yokocho, there are
many discounted ticket store. -
29:24 - 29:28I had the question,
where to change the currency? -
29:28 - 29:30Well, definitely, it's not the airport.
-
29:30 - 29:33Because, usually, their commission fee
is more expensive. -
29:33 - 29:38Usually, those discounted ticket store
has the better exchange rate. -
29:38 - 29:42So, if you find those discounted
ticket store, you can change. -
29:42 - 29:46They usually accept most
of the major currency. -
29:46 - 29:48So, maybe you can try to check their rate.
-
29:48 - 29:53Most of the place have better rate
compared to the airport. -
29:53 - 29:57It gets darker, so more and
more people on the street. -
29:57 - 30:01Now, we at west part of Shinjuku.
-
30:01 - 30:04They are renewing the
west part of Shinjuku. -
30:04 - 30:07Now, still, the street is super packed.
-
30:07 - 30:10But after renewed it,
it will be much better. -
30:10 - 30:14They are building the new street on top.
-
30:14 - 30:18And now, we can see the complete
street over here, too. -
30:18 - 30:23That street continues to
the Shinjuku Station. -
30:23 - 30:25After they finish the construction,
-
30:25 - 30:31this west side of Shinjuku will be really
spacy spot for the pedestrians. -
30:31 - 30:36It will be totally different,
so I really look forward to it. -
30:38 - 30:39Sweet.
-
30:40 - 30:42I have two more restaurants
that I want to introduce -
30:42 - 30:45in west part of Shinjuku.
-
30:45 - 30:51Compared to north part of Shinjuku,
west part of Shinjuku, more quiet. -
30:51 - 30:54In west part of Shinjuku,
there is a Yodobashi Camera, -
30:54 - 30:59which is the really popular electric
appliance store in Japan. -
30:59 - 31:05In front of Yodobashi Camera, there are
so many gachapon machines. -
31:05 - 31:11If you love gachapon, yes, this is
a place that you can come. -
31:11 - 31:14So, the restaurant is behind this street.
-
31:14 - 31:18It's the street on Gigo Game Center.
-
31:18 - 31:23There are so many salarymen works
in Shinjuku west side. -
31:23 - 31:27So, there are so many drinking place
as well in this street. -
31:27 - 31:30Wait, supposed to be around here.
-
31:31 - 31:33Let me see.
-
31:33 - 31:36Oh, sorry, it's the next street.
-
31:36 - 31:39Oh, yeah, supposed to be
the street next to it. -
31:39 - 31:42So, we need to turn right on that corner.
-
31:42 - 31:44Oh, there's another Hidakaya.
-
31:44 - 31:46And yeah, must be here.
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31:47 - 31:50All right, here we go. This is the place.
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31:50 - 31:52So, this place called Shinpachi Shokudo.
-
31:52 - 31:56They have nice Japanese food with fish.
-
31:56 - 31:59All the fish comes with rice
and miso soup. -
31:59 - 32:03Thinking about the quality and price,
one of the best. -
32:03 - 32:04And the best point:
-
32:04 - 32:10If you order teishoku, you can order
the beer with 150 Japanese yen. -
32:10 - 32:14For the second one,
also 150 Japanese yen, too. -
32:14 - 32:21My recommendation is salmon hara teishoku,
salmon belly teishoku. -
32:21 - 32:23Comes with rice and miso soup.
-
32:23 - 32:25Order with beer.
-
32:25 - 32:31Yep. That would be the perfect menu
if you want to eat the lunch by yourself. -
32:31 - 32:33Speaking of Shinpachi Shokudo,
-
32:33 - 32:35recently, it gets really popular.
-
32:35 - 32:38And we have so many Shinpachi
Shokudo in many places. -
32:38 - 32:40Even in Shinjuku, too.
-
32:40 - 32:42In other stations as well.
-
32:42 - 32:48So, if you like the grilled fish
teishoku, definitely, I recommend. -
32:48 - 32:50Especially, if you drink beer.
-
32:50 - 32:56Thinking about the price, eventually,
it become cheaper, so... Good place. -
32:56 - 32:58And the next spot is just over there.
-
32:58 - 33:01Yes! It's right over there.
-
33:01 - 33:04It's the tonkatsu restaurant, Katsuya.
-
33:04 - 33:07Their cutlet bowl is only
590 Japanese yen. -
33:07 - 33:13However, I recommend the katsu curry,
which is the curry with pork cutlet. -
33:13 - 33:16It only costs 730 Japanese yen.
-
33:16 - 33:20Compared to Wako, which is that
expensive pork cutlet restaurant, -
33:20 - 33:22Of course, the quality is different.
-
33:22 - 33:26However, thinking about the price,
definitely, I recommend. -
33:26 - 33:31For me, whenever I want eat quietly
with my friend in the restaurant, -
33:31 - 33:33I always use Wako.
-
33:33 - 33:37But whenever I make the
to-go food for the pork cutlet, -
33:37 - 33:40I use Katsuya, especially
for the cutlet curry. -
33:40 - 33:44If you want to save money and
you want to make it to-go, -
33:44 - 33:47maybe you want to bring back to
the hotel because you are tired, -
33:47 - 33:49maybe you can use this Katsuya to-go.
-
33:49 - 33:52Yes, definitely, I recommend.
-
33:52 - 33:56So, we are almost at south exit
of Shinjuku Station. -
33:56 - 33:59It's almost the rush hour time,
-
33:59 - 34:05so this Shinjuku Station is
getting crowded as always. -
34:05 - 34:09Usually, in the street, there are
many street performers. -
34:09 - 34:13But seems like, still,
no one has started yet. -
34:13 - 34:16This is the South Gate
of Shinjuku Station. -
34:16 - 34:20We were at the New South Gate
of Shinjuku Station. -
34:20 - 34:23It is different, so just be careful.
-
34:23 - 34:25South Gate is over there .
-
34:25 - 34:29But New South Gate is over there.
-
34:31 - 34:35The Penguin Square is just
behind this building. -
34:35 - 34:37We came back to this square.
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34:37 - 34:41This is the place we started filming.
-
34:41 - 34:47And this is the Shinjuku Station
Shin-Minamiguchi, New South Gate. -
34:47 - 34:52Yes, New South Gate and the
South Gate is a different place. -
34:52 - 34:55It's a bit confusing,
but please be careful -
34:55 - 35:00if you are visiting this Penguin Square.
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35:01 - 35:04Outside gets pretty dark now.
-
35:04 - 35:09We can see the beautiful spot
of Shinjuku town from here. -
35:09 - 35:11Compared to north part of Shinjuku,
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35:11 - 35:15the south part of Shinjuku, more quiet.
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35:15 - 35:18So, I like here.
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35:18 - 35:23Also, the night scenery is beautiful, too.
-
35:24 - 35:26As you may realize,
-
35:26 - 35:31there are so many foods that you can
eat less than 500 Japanese yen, too. -
35:31 - 35:33Speaking of Japanese yen situation,
-
35:33 - 35:39as of 6th of November, I think it's
because of the election of United States, -
35:39 - 35:43right now, it's about $1 USD is
154 Japanese yen. -
35:43 - 35:46Yes, Japanese yen gets cheaper,
and I'm happy. -
35:46 - 35:49But of course, there are really depends.
-
35:49 - 35:54Some industry will have the negative
impact if Japanese yen is cheaper. -
35:54 - 36:00But as you may realize, Japanese food
and stuff right now, it's really cheap. -
36:00 - 36:04Well, some travelers says
it's ridiculously cheap. -
36:04 - 36:05It's a good thing.
-
36:05 - 36:09But at the same time,
we have to think about it... -
36:09 - 36:15if the food is cheap, that means there
are so many people working for it -
36:15 - 36:17with very thin profit.
-
36:17 - 36:23Because of the cultural thing in Japan,
the inflation didn't come to Japan. -
36:23 - 36:27So many other countries' price
gets increased. -
36:27 - 36:29But in Japan, just tiny.
-
36:29 - 36:31Well, it can be a good thing.
-
36:31 - 36:34But one serious problem is that
-
36:34 - 36:39our average salary is not
increasing neither. -
36:39 - 36:41Well, you know, because the food
doesn't increase, -
36:41 - 36:43so the salary doesn't increase neither.
-
36:43 - 36:46But after Japanese yen get cheaper,
-
36:46 - 36:50finally, there are some inflations
coming to Japan. -
36:50 - 36:53Well, so I'm not sure if
you remember or not. -
36:53 - 36:57But whenever I talk about
the inflation in Japan, -
36:57 - 36:59I was a little bit happy to hear that.
-
36:59 - 37:04Of course, you know, if I can eat the
food with cheap price, it's good. -
37:04 - 37:06But thinking about Japanese economy
-
37:06 - 37:10and the behind the people
working for the thin profit, -
37:10 - 37:13definitely, it's not that good.
-
37:13 - 37:16For these 20 years, compared
to the other country, -
37:16 - 37:20Japanese people's salary
doesn't increase at all. -
37:20 - 37:25Like, you know, the U.S. people's average
salary is just climbing up. -
37:25 - 37:28But Japanese economy is like this.
-
37:28 - 37:32So, I believe and I hope
this inflation thing, -
37:32 - 37:34it's good for Japanese people.
-
37:34 - 37:38That's also the reason why
I'm super happy that -
37:38 - 37:40Japanese yen gets cheaper.
-
37:40 - 37:44Also, definitely, we can have
more travelers. -
37:44 - 37:46And travelers can enjoy Japan, too.
-
37:46 - 37:48That's also the reason.
-
37:48 - 37:50Well, it became a little bit longer.
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37:50 - 37:53But that's how I feel about
Japanese yen situation. -
37:53 - 37:55It's 6th of November.
-
37:55 - 37:59However, in the States, it's
not 6th of November yet. -
37:59 - 38:03So, still, there is a president
election is going on. -
38:03 - 38:05I'm not sure which candidate will win.
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38:05 - 38:09But hopefully, we can have
a peaceful world. -
38:09 - 38:11So that we can travel and
enjoy the life more. -
38:11 - 38:13Anyways, hope you enjoyed the video.
-
38:13 - 38:16And this video will help for
your next Japan trip. -
38:16 - 38:18I will give you guys more
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update as well. -
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