I spend the day in Ginza. Located in the very heart of the city, east of the imperial palace this is primarily a place for high end shopping during the day, and business men who work in the area to go party at night.
I have included lots of recommendations, but especially check out the JNTO Tourist Information Center and ask for their monthly event calendar.
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/tokyo/0085020014.html
Also in this video I showed my favorite Paper shop, because I am a paper dork.
http://www.ito-ya.co.jp/
And my favorite place to eat Yakitori. The place I went to in this video is just around the corner from the place I went in the Swedes video, if you remember that.
http://eatbma.blogspot.com/2006/07/yakitori-alley-in-ginza.html
Also due to a surpising interest in the pen… here is a link to the online catalogue listing. No idea if this is available abroad. Made by Kuretake of Japan.
http://www.craftduo.co.jp/KWSC/GoodsInfo.aspx?ShoCd=0777100010
Music:
Missippi Fred McDowell: Red Cross Store Blues
Tenessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons
Duration : 0:9:59
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lets not be …
lets not be irresponsible in our statements and say ridiculous things like “givs us or die”. thats very ignorant and arrogant. i was simply stating facts. a recent report came out that said europeon homes were only 50% the size of american homes, their petrol was almost 200-300% of what it is in USA. the fact is that we get things here at ideal prices and you dont. plus your gov taxes the out of you. all petrol prices at the world level are the same, but europeon governments tax a lot.
actually we have …
actually we have all the luxury and then some… you might wanna check the news. All of those cheap, big, houses led the whole global market to where it is now. And about that “oil is cheap”…i, and everyone outside america, don’t consider human lives cheap. that’s how you get cheap oil: “give us, or die”. that’s the american motto.
waste of space? lol …
waste of space? lol, i guess thats the only thing you could say when you dont have what we have. we have big trucks and big houses and big malls, because WE CAN! our petrol is cheap, so are our houses. property prices in japan/europe are ridiculous. i guess if i was in your situation, i would be lecturing americans too about waste, since i wouldnt be able to have the luxuries that americans had. no offence meant here, just what i see at the truth
Lol, and our …
Lol, and our streets only get wider the farthur one travels from the New England states.
Hey listen, why …
Hey listen, why dont u make this as a 1.5 hr movie dood. I mean its neat and can make u couple of bucks if u release it in DVD’s in the US. Who knows might become big hit like “Paranormal Activity”.. u know wat i’m saying?
lol same here, im …
lol same here, im sure we’ll get there some day ^_^
we have lots of …
we have lots of narow streets like that over here in Europe. i’m actualy amazed by how wide streets are in the US, it’s like a freaking waste of space. Probably the reson why we have trucks with no nose instead of big-ass-apartment-trucks in the Us. LOL
So nice to hear u …
So nice to hear u say that in the end! I love Japan too! Just… havent been there… yet. T_T
off-course there …
off-course there expensive.. there all designers… that type of stuff is always expensive..
i loooooooooooooove …
i loooooooooooooove japan , and the song too ,that was cool.
thanx for all..
Love Ginza…
Love Ginza…
the purple shoes …
the purple shoes cost one month of your rent you really serious they cost that much.
Ginza has loads of …
Ginza has loads of narrow streets where Paris is based completely on wide streets so I do not see any similarities.
it’s sharpie pen …
it’s sharpie pen dude, it suppose to make your writing looks cool! lol i didnt believed my hand writing when i tried it… i was like… wth… AHHHH!! XD
Ginza was desingned …
Ginza was desingned by French city planner in 19th century as Washington D.C was in 18th century.
So both of them are very similer to Paris.
Ginza is not the busiest place in Tokyo.
I didn’t know …
I didn’t know Tennessee Ford existed, thank you for that man.
Love the song in …
Love the song in this one (through the end); and yeah, where is the last video?
lol. by looking at …
lol. by looking at the traffic, it seems alot faster to walk
what happened to …
what happened to vlog 39?
That would be cool …
That would be cool if there was a stone dog that was a ‘love warding’ statue, meaning it keeps potential love away. I bet the guys (especially the ones with stalker girlfriends) would be petting that thing all of the time…
I could not stop …
I could not stop watch your interpretation of the possible reaction of the UK bar owner when the Japanese asked him for the old furniture of his bar.!
GREAT acting!
wow everytime i see …
wow everytime i see your videos i get hungry! , by the way you like more japanese or mexican food?
I wish my …
I wish my handwriting was that cool
Was inspired by …
Was inspired by this video to buy a couple of brush pens myself at Daiso.
you are foreigner …
you are foreigner talking well. There is not one point where even this video is surprised at. Japanese of your circumference has doubts of you clearly.