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  • [Martina] So you booked your tickets to Japan you're ready to come here

  • But you know what it can be pretty overwhelming

  • [Simon] We're gonna give you our travel tips to Japan to make your trip a whole lot easier

  • *Toilet Flushing*

  • *Fart noise*

  • [Simon] Ahhh... F*sheep noise*k

  • Now what you're gonna find in Japan is that public bathrooms

  • are a little bit hard to find an easy way to find a public

  • Bathroom if you really need to go is in convenience stores and convenience stores are everywhere you don't even have to buy anything

  • But you can leave something behind excuse me

  • *toilet flushing*

  • That actually wasn't me flushing that was me just pushing the button that said flushing sounds

  • Whew this seat's warm. I have a question

  • I want you to describe in the comment section below if you went into a bathroom in your

  • convenience store in your home country

  • What would it be like? would it have a warm toilet seat?

  • Along with a bidet and flushing sounds? Would it be as clean as this?

  • Please tell me I'd love to know. I'm sure it's as clean as what we have here.

  • God, I'm so comfortable, I don't even wanna go.

  • That's it for this video

  • I'm chilling in this bathroom

  • [Simon] Now you might find if you're using data roaming on your phone that it dies a lot mine certainly does

  • [Martina] Yep

  • [Simon] and if you're looking for somewhere to charge your devices

  • It's not as common as what we're used to in North America so the place you're gonna need to go the charge your stuff is

  • bear with me,

  • McDonald's

  • *Pow*

  • *Gunshot*

  • *Gunshot*

  • *Angry dog bark*

  • [Martina] I know that sounds really weird

  • But if you have a laptop and you're traveling and you're looking to like dump your memory card and stuff McDonald's is actually kind of

  • Like a workplace in Japan and it's totally bumpin it's always bumpin

  • Also if you come to McDonald's make sure you check out their bizarre specials because Japan is constantly doing like special edition things for example cheese

  • bolognese fries

  • Fries in McDonald's are always dope. From what we've heard, they're the only country that actually fries their fries in fat

  • I don't know if that's real or just an urban legend, but they taste amazing

  • I was supposed to have the first bite. Notice how I ordered it and it had like one fork... For me

  • [Simon] Mmm my god [Martina] Mustachio

  • Hmm that's actually really good whoa

  • Ketchup is so 1950. Ketchup, you're out. That's sweet and salty and cheesy damn

  • So let's talk about the internet in Japan when you land in the airport make sure you pick up either a

  • Wi-Fi hot spot that you could bring with you everywhere you go

  • Or if your phone is unlocked you can also get a SIM card at the airport

  • It's roughly around $10 today for unlimited internet access

  • Definitely get that or if you decided not to get a hot spot or a SIM card you can go to any Starbucks in Japan

  • For free Wi-Fi however it will make it difficult for you to use Google Maps outside of a Starbucks Google Maps is gonna

  • Give you everything you need to navigate Japan bus schedules Subway schedules

  • Walking locations to get you to the restaurants that you want to go to oh what's that?

  • I hear you plan on just leeching off the network for free while in Japan

  • Hahahaha! Good luck with that

  • And one last thing if you are in a Starbucks

  • And you have a drink make sure you finish your drink and throw out your cup in the Starbucks

  • Because if you leave the Starbucks with a cup, good luck finding a garbage can anywhere in Tokyo

  • they just don't exist

  • Damn it

  • One of the most overwhelming things about being in Japan is using the train system

  • [Martina] You know those videos you see on line of people like smushed inside of trains like with their arms

  • You might get pushed into a subway

  • Yeah, that's gonna happen

  • So we're gonna try to show you guys how to get on and off the train when you line up for the train

  • line up on both sides of the line don't line up in the middle here

  • As soon as the train pulls in you step off to the side

  • People will get off through the middle and then once they're all gone, then it's your turn to get onto the subway

  • And then you go through the middle this way

  • Sounds complicated for some people I know but just follow that rule and you won't be a jerk

  • [Simon] Uh, Toumorokoshi supu onegaishimasu (Corn soup, please)

  • [Simon] Uh, Sumoru. Hai (Small. Yes)

  • [Simon] Daijoubu desu. (It's all right.)

  • [Simon] Arigatou gozaimasu. (Thank you very much.)

  • Before I get on the subway, I like to grab myself a high quality cup of warm corn soup right here on the subway platform

  • sounds weird

  • But it's delicious it's like corn on the cob in soup format

  • And you don't get all the stuff in your teeth and look embarrassing to your friends

  • What are you saying getting a cup of soup by myself on the subway is embarrassing to my friends. It's not like my friends watch this anyways

  • it's not like I have

  • a lot of friends :(

  • Welcome to Tokyo Station

  • Odds are you will be taking a

  • Shinkansen or bullet train from this station if you're heading out to Kyoto or Osaka or other parts of Japan

  • And if you are going to be taking a bullet train from here

  • I highly recommend that you come here an hour in advance at least because Tokyo Station is massive

  • It's just really massive, and it's very busy as well

  • There's a very good chance you're gonna get lost

  • And don't be embarrassed about getting lost like even local Japanese people get super lost at this station because it's very confusing

  • But why are we saying the importance of coming in hour in advance? The bullet trains leave ON. TIME.

  • [Simon] On the second

  • The second!

  • TO THE SECOND! If your train leaves at

  • 6:02 there's a dude with like a watch

  • He's like. 58! 59!

  • And then the doors shut and it leaves so do not ruin your trip by showing up late

  • Getting lost and then missing your train be punctual ([Martina] Punctual) be responsible be an adults get your shit together

  • I need you to

  • get that shit together

  • No?

  • [Martina] Drake? I need- No? [Simon] It's copy written

  • [Martina] I don't think anyone's gonna- [Simon] That means demonitze

  • [Simon] This video took a lot of time to make [Martina] I need you to- (hums)

  • YouTube don't listen to this song

  • Just cover your mikes

  • So that's it for our video on travel tips to Japan and Tokyo

  • Obviously we couldn't cover everything there is to know so if you have any questions

  • Please leave them in the comment section below

  • We answer as many questions as we can or we might just make a video about it

  • Oh, yeah, we can have like part two travel tips to Japan

  • Also, if you guys are hitting up a Shinkansen, a bullet train, make sure you grab yourself an Ekiben before you leave Tokyo Station

  • What's an Ekiben ([Simon] Oh?) oh?

  • This is an ekiben. And if you want to know what's inside of this magical little box come with me click on

  • Martina's video and I'm gonna teach you all about that

  • Look, I've got a better option for you Tokyo Station has a famous vegan ramen shop. I'm gonna have some ramen right now

  • I think you want to see that instead. RAMEN or whatever the hell this is? [Martina] Look at all this magic. What is this?

  • [Martina] Look at all this seafood [Simon] Pick me, obviously

  • [Martina] Come with me choose your own adventure choose your adventure with Martina. [Simon] Pick me, choose the best adventure with Simon

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