00:00:18 John Daub: Hey everybody, that was the Shinkansen. That train goes by from Tokyo Station on its way to Nagoya, Kyoto, and Osaka. And this is Yurakucho. This is where I am right now. I can prove it to you. I have proof. I am right here standing in front of the station. This is the Chuo-guchi (central exit) or central entrance to Yurakucho Station.

00:00:42 John Daub: Now Yurakucho, I have included a map in the description. Yurakucho is between Tokyo Station and Ginza and Hibiya Park. It's sort of in between. It's one of my favorite areas to come because it's so convenient. There's a JR line that will take you. This is the closest link to Ginza using JR. The other links that you should know is Hibiya Park which has the Hibiya Line and Ginza has the Ginza Line of course. So this is a very convenient place. But for meeting, this is where I always meet my friends.

00:01:20 John Daub: I come through the tunnel on the other side underneath the Yamanote Line and you're in front of Bic Camera. This is the world famous Bic Camera. I believe this is the first one. It's very old. And you can see it outside of Yurakucho Station. It goes up just filled with electronics. It's prime real estate. On this side right here is the Yamanote line. On the other side the Shinkansen goes by.

00:01:46 John Daub: But today I got some news. I just got a brand new iPhone 7 Plus because the lens was cracked on the other side. For the last five months you might have noticed the flare when I went on the other side. That's all been fixed. Apple only charged me about $400 for that. But anyways, I think it's important to have the clearest video quality possible for you so you get a better idea of what you're seeing. Because seeing clearly is important. Here comes the Yamanote line. You can see the train coming straight through.

00:02:32 John Daub: This is the side of Yurakucho. They've just newly paved it all. All this is because of the Olympics. They've really cleaned up this area. There's been a lot of restaurants and shops on this side that have closed down because of renovations that are going to be taking place for the platform for the Yamanote line. Once again, this side of Yurakucho Station has all been renewed. It looks nice and clean.

00:02:58 John Daub: But the reason why I brought you here is not just to show you Yurakucho Station. I brought you here to show you this man. No, no, I'm not here to show you this man. But right over here is Tokyo Station. And if you swing left, this is the Tokyo International Forum. And this is going to be one of the locations of the 2020 Olympics where weightlifting is going to be taking place. Just one event, weightlifting. And I thought since the day is so beautiful, look at these wonderful blue skies, I'm going to take you out and show you something. And I just happen to be here because this is where the Apple Store is located in Ginza.

00:03:43 John Daub: And this is the Tokyo International Forum. We're going to have a little tour through here. There's a map. There are shops and restaurants here. There's a lot of foreign food. There's a Donut Plant. There's a Shake Shack, which is new. And the Shake Shack is just right over here. There's the Shake Shack. But what I want to show you, the first thing I'm going to show you when I go in here is this building.

00:04:08 John Daub: We had a big, really heavy rain last night. I mean, it was like lightning and thunder in February, which is weird. So there's water on the inside of this sign. But this shape here, remember it. We're going to go inside. It looks like the hull of a ship to me. I'm not quite sure why. But inside here, there are four event halls that are massive in size. These are much bigger than what they look like on these boxes here. But if I'm telling you these are massive, this is just amazingly big. And we're going to go take a look at that right now. Because we are at the event hall. The Tokyo International Forum. Yeah. Sounds better when you try to say it like Peter von Gomm. Peter's my friend who is also a voice artist. Very talented man.

00:05:03 John Daub: So let's go in. And I'm going to talk when I take you inside there. But there's a lot of places around here that's very interesting. It's just one thing that you have to be mindful of is you can't walk using smartphones in here. It's unsafe. So don't forget that everybody. It's something that we all have to pay attention to. So let's go inside.

00:05:40 John Daub: Alright, you can start to see it open up a little bit. It is just huge. It does look like you're inside the hull of a ship. And when I get down to the bottom, I'm going to pan the camera up. And you're just going to see the massiveness of this hull. The glass windows up there on the left side, you can see to Marunouchi, the backside of Tokyo Station. Massive. I like here on the sides, they have these planks of wood. And I guess it muffles the sound or something. But there's a reason. Don't ask me what it is. I don't know.

00:06:34 John Daub: What I do know is that I often walk through here because this is a shortcut, especially when it's raining. You can walk through the International Forum underground all the way from, I believe it's like from Ginza or Hibiya Park. You can walk underground for like one and a half kilometers or about a mile. And you don't have to get to Tokyo Station without having to go outside. That's pretty cool. There is a new type of vending machine. Alright, so now I'm at the end of it. Let's turn it around. I want to show you the full scope of the Tokyo International Forum. It is massive. And I like this building a lot.

00:07:13 John Daub: It was constructed, I believe, in 1996, 1997, about a year before I arrived here in Japan. So it's been around for a while. It reminds me a little bit of the architecture of Kyoto Station. If you've ever been to Kyoto Station, you know that it looks like a mountain going up and up and up. And these kind of rafters, domes. This is the same style, I believe. It was built around the same time, right before the Nagano Olympics. If I zoom in, there's some stairways that go around. But I believe only security can go up there. I've never actually been up there in my dreams.

00:07:53 John Daub: So this is the main hall for the Tokyo International Forum. You can go downstairs. Let's go see if we can go downstairs. There are some cafes and restaurants in here, I should point out. This one is Cafe Veloce, which is a good place if you're waiting for somebody. A cell phone charging station. I always wanted to lay down in the middle of the forum and just look up at the ceiling. And then the security guards will wake me up and tell me that it's not safe. That's happened before.

00:08:46 John Daub: So every so often, they have events here. And last year, I was here for a Fukushima sake event. And today, there's the Internship Super Business Forum downstairs. And you can go in here. Maybe we'll just give it a shot. This is Event Hall E1. I guess maybe I can take you down into the Super Business Forum. I'm not really looking for a job. Oh, look. I think there's some security telling you you have to have certain qualifications. Uh-oh. You know what? I'm gonna go and do that. But first, I want to show you one more thing before I get in trouble.

00:09:40 John Daub: It is nice to be in here. So these are even bigger conference rooms. And I think they look like elevators. But I believe they're just doors. Magical doors. Conference room and lounge. We are going to go up. And I do like how they color code it. So when the Olympics come, if you can't speak English and you don't know what hall means, you can just pick a color. Oh, wrong way. So we're gonna go up on this escalator. I'm gonna show you the other side. But there's also a marker here, which I heard was very important culturally. Let's go up these amazing escalators.

00:10:46 John Daub: So there's a rock here. It's called Ota Dokan [?]. The Ota Dokan has some sort of background to it. I'm not really sure. I'm hoping when I get there, there's some explanation. It's possible that I don't know what I'm talking about. And in that case, I might make up a story. But if I did, that might be more interesting than the actual story of it. All right. This is what I wanted to show you. This is important history.

00:11:22 John Daub: One thing that I wanna tell you is that although the Olympics is coming in 2020, Japan will also be hosting the World Cup for rugby. And I love the logo. Check it out. It's Mount Fuji inside a something, which is on the side of a rugby ball, which is different than a football, American football. It's very complicated. Meru Manga. So you can get their newsletter if you subscribe there, I guess. Giant Rugby Ball Monument. This is what this is. It's produced by the organizing committee and it weighs 500 kilograms. Why? Why would you do that? What's the purpose of it? Of the weight? It could be hollow for all I care.

00:12:16 John Daub: Now, this is the Ota Dokan. And it is significant because, you know, just down the street is Tokyo Station. And across from Tokyo Station is... Yeah, anchor it so you can't steal it. That's true. If it's 500 kilograms, you definitely can't steal it. But that's Tokyo Station over there. And next to Tokyo Station, on the Marunouchi side, is the Imperial Palace. This is where the emperor lives. And historically, in the past, that's where Edo Castle was. Edo Castle. There's a reason why Tokyo doesn't have a castle. It was destroyed. And it no longer exists. But you can see where Edo Castle used to be.

00:13:02 John Daub: Inside of the Tokyo International Forum, I believe they have a stone and a recreation and some monuments here. They've written something on this wall. It will be the first time I read it. The Ota Dokan from 1432 to 86. That's a lord. Muromachi period. Famous for having fought in more than 30 battles without ever being defeated. Whoa! Really? He's said to have been born in Sagami. A son of Ota Dokan, who was a senior counselor of the Ogigayatsu branch of the Uesugi family. Lord of the Kanto region. Whoa! Basically, this guy was really cool. He was, I believe, connected with Ashikaga, where there's a viewer who always tells me to go to Ashikaga in Tochigi Prefecture. Very cool.

00:13:57 John Daub: So basically, this guy, Ota Dokan, was a really powerful warlord. Yeah. He looks it. Now he resides over the forum. He's pointed right now in the direction of the Imperial Palace. So this is how you know which direction the Imperial Palace is. It's that way. Very cool. Very strong looking dude. I wouldn't want to tango with him in a dark alley unless he was paying for a hostess club or something, maybe. He has a sword. So Linda asks about his sword. He does have one. And he has a bow and an arrow. Ota Dokan was prepared for just about anything. Including the weightlifting events, I think, in the 2020 Olympics. I wonder what he could bench press.

00:14:52 John Daub: But what also is impressive here is that it has a recreation of what he was doing. And what the Edo Castle used to look like. And a lot of kids that are studying Japanese history in the classes all around the world might be this is the first time where you're seeing it in three dimensions. You know? Usually it looks like this. A two-dimensional picture. Or drawing. And this has been recreated in 3D because it is a model. And you can see it is quite large for a castle. It might be a little bit larger than Osaka Castle. Yeah. But had gold on it. Very beautiful roof. Very close to the Imperial Palace. Tokugawa Ieyasu used to reside here. And Edo Castle no longer exists. So that's why Tokyo does not have a castle. Because it was destroyed and not rebuilt.

00:15:50 John Daub: Osaka Castle is a recreation of the original castle. So that's not real. And you know how I know? Because Osaka Castle has an escalator. That's it. They didn't have escalators 100 years ago. But you can take an escalator to the top of Osaka Castle. Or at least to the entrance of it. Edo Castle. Here's another kind of drawing for it. Edo Castle was built on... That's interesting information. I really don't know a lot about Ota Dokan. This is the first time I'm hearing about him. But apparently he had a lot of military exploits. And the aftermath was that it really helped to grow the city of Tokyo. Never mind that he probably beheaded lots of people. But hey, you know what? He wasn't the only one. A lot of people were getting beheaded back then by samurai.

00:16:41 John Daub: It was about this time that Ota took the name Dokan. Which is really cool. By the shogunate in Kyoto to send troops to quell an internal conflict that had erupted among the Imagawa family of Suruga. Dokan agreed on a practical plan for resolving the issue in consultation with Ise Moritake. Later known as Hojo Ujiyasu. It's strange to see it in English. I mean the names. However, while Dokan was away from Edo. Nagao Kagehisa of the Nagao clan. A family related to Dokan was resentful of not being made senior counselor. You know, everybody took things too personally. I mean, did you really want to be senior counselor? It's just a lot of work. You know, in Japan, a lot of people don't want to get promotions. You know why? Because the responsibility doubles and the salary just goes up like this.

00:17:35 John Daub: So, I mean, did he really want to be a senior counselor? He was a senior advisor. Let me put it to you like this. Yeah, maybe he'd have a little bit more power to harass the women in the office or whatever. But in the end, he would probably get very little out of his senior counselorship. Nobody listens to senior counselors. They're the ones who get beheaded, you know. Did you ever see Star Wars? It's the general that gets like strangled by Darth Vader. You don't want to be a senior counselor. But yet he was so resentful of not being made senior counselor. So, you know. Dude, chill out.

00:18:13 John Daub: Alright, this is Tokyo in 1542 to 1546. This is Chiba Prefecture and you can see the clan. I believe that's what it is. This is Ota Yoshitaka. Yamauchi. So, I guess this is the clans like the way that the people that own the certain area. And you can see as we get to the 1560s. And all the way up to 1600s, it starts to consolidate. Although the lighting is really bad. I don't want to go on and on about Ota Dokan. But it's still pretty cool. It is pretty cool. There are other Ota Dokan statues. This is one of him in the park. And this is, that looks almost the same. Except this bow is up here. Here's one of him riding a horse. Here's one where he's just standing and looking cool. Here's one of him in Saitama. At the shrine, I believe. And he's in prayer. And this one looks like the one here.

00:19:24 John Daub: And there we are. That's Ota Dokan. So, an important person in Japanese history. But we've come here pretty much for this. The International Forum. And you can see the different layers. Very cool. If I pan up, usually you'll fall down. This ceiling is quite high. I'd say it's like 30 meters up, maybe. But it's in the same design as Kyoto Station, I would say. It's very similar. And they were built around the same period. And I wonder if the architect is the same as well. If not, they're very similar styles. The rafters and the escalators and the patterns. This one does look like the hull of a ship to me.

00:20:09 John Daub: Down there, these people are waiting for a business convention. In Japan, people usually wear black suits. And I guess at the business convention, you have to give your business cards. And yeah. Down there is... The last time I went to an event here was last December. It was a Fukushima sake event. And they had food and alcohol from Fukushima prefecture. It was really good. I believe I live streamed that on Facebook. Which is still available. So if you go to the Only in Japan TV Facebook page, you'll be able to see it. I'm not gonna go to that because I know they're just gonna kick me out. It's not gonna be so much fun. I'm not looking for a job. I have one right here.

00:20:51 John Daub: So to end this live stream, I'm going to take you to the subway line. I'm gonna go and scout a location. Me and Jennifer might be doing a live stream in the middle of the month. Or an episode for Only in Japan. Here's the sign for the international forum on the other side. And once again, the international forum from the other side. Radix Monkey Studio, thank you very much. I will be having a beer on you. I do appreciate the super chats very much. Brandon Lee. First live stream I haven't missed. Hey! Welcome aboard Brandon. And Captain Dirk, thank you very much. So cool.

00:21:36 John Daub: It's late. It's 8:37pm. Wonderful. There you go. Beautiful, beautiful day today. In the distance is Tokyo Station. You see that red brick? Boom. That is Marunouchi. That's the south entrance to Tokyo Station. And it's not very far. As I said, you can walk underground. There's an underground passageway that leads you all the way to Marunouchi, to the Shin-Marunouchi building, to Tokyo Station where you catch Shinkansen. You don't have to walk. You can literally walk underground from Tokyo Station to just about Ginza or Hibiya Park. And it's pretty cool.

00:22:17 John Daub: I'm going to be going this way. You know what? I can take you to... The thing with the live streams is sometimes people will join me an hour after I've already started. That's one reason why the live streams sometimes go a little bit long. There's the Yamanote Line passing over the tracks. Behind there is Kyobashi. That's another district of Tokyo. The Yamanote Line is quite long. It's now become lunchtime. You can see the office workers are all waiting to get into restaurants. It's crowded. Everybody's got a suit on except for me. Marunouchi, this side of Tokyo.

00:23:11 John Daub: Just for people who are joining me, I just got a brand new iPhone 7 Plus. I traded in the one that I had. It had a broken lens on the back. So there was a flare. And buy half beer for Jennifer. Robert! You know, Robert, Jennifer's just going to drink the entire beer. It's not even worth giving her half a beer. I'll let her drink first because that's the polite thing to do. And by the time it comes back to me, it'll be like backwashed. So that'll buy me $2 worth of backwash, my friend. I really do appreciate the super chats, everybody.

00:23:57 John Daub: Oh, no way. Is this new? I don't remember this being here. VIRON is a French bakery. They have one in Shibuya, but I didn't know they had one here. And shops are always opening up. Whoa, I can look through the window, right? Wow, that looks so good. I should stop. No, I'm hungry. Oh, look at the sweets. Stop it. Whoa, wait a second. Is that a babka? Okay, I'm going to go in for a second. What is that chocolate thing? It looks too good. I got to come back. Marquis. All right, I'll be back. Did you see that chocolate thing?

00:24:54 John Daub: You know, one of my favorite places is Demel's in Vienna, Austria. I've been there many, many times. And the reason why that bakery is better than that is for the history behind Demel's. This is in Graben Street, I believe. It's not too far from St. Stephen's Platz, the center of Vienna. And to Otaku, let me help pay for your phone repair. Dude, thank you very much. That pays for a big portion of it, and that takes a load off my mind. Thank you very much for that. And litterer to camera, you're very welcome for the support. I like the total, $2.99. Thank you very much, everybody, for the support. To Otaku, you saved my life, my friend.

00:25:49 John Daub: So, you see, the phone is even better than it was before. Look at that bokeh. Jim. Thank you, my friend. Jim does such an awesome job of it, and he also throws me a dessert, so I appreciate that, Jim. I'm just happy to be out here on a beautiful day, and sharing this experience with you in the distance. Like, when I say distance, I mean like right there, is the Hato Bus. And if you ever came to Tokyo to take a bus tour, this is where it originates. It originates right outside of Tokyo Station, the Hato Bus. Almost always has a bus. It has like a Hello Kitty pattern to it. And I guess they do that because a lot of people that come and take the bus tours are from Hong Kong and Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The people coming to take the bus tours are usually from this side of Asia, and they love Hello Kitty. And you can see Kitty-chan is getting a wipe down right now. Kitty's got, representing Sanrio. And Sanrio, like a champion, right there is a Wako department store from Ginza Yonchome. This is in the center of Ginza.

00:27:19 John Daub: Alright, we're just about at Tokyo Station. Another thing I can point out to you about where I am right now, that's a point of interest. Tokyo's post office. And post offices in Japan, my head is just filled with a lot of useless information that might be useful to you. Post offices in Japan are open from 9:30am, depends on the location, to 4:30pm, but they're open for services and then until 5pm for stamps. And everywhere except for here, which is open until, I think it's 24 hours, this post office. And I can take you a little bit inside and show you what the Tokyo Central Post Office looks like. Whenever I have to rush to get something postmarked, I book here, like sometimes on the last train, I send it in, they postmark it, I rush home, and this place has saved me a couple of times, just like Tootaku did with the repairs.

00:28:21 John Daub: This is from Dark Zaku, thank you, and Formula Neo. Don't tell my wife I gave you this. Shhh. Stop, stop, stop. Don't tell her that we were hanging out, okay? If I have time and the battery doesn't die, I might take you to go get a beer here. Alright, so here is the Tokyo Central Post Office, and they've really made a design here, and right here on the corner it says kitte (stamp in Japanese). So that's what that means there, but you wouldn't be able to tell because it's just a bunch of bars, right? And there's the post office symbol. That is also on your smartphone as an emoji. Or one of those symbol things, I guess Apple has it in there. There's a lot that Japan makes that is available to the international world, and that one means post office. Here, not anywhere else, but the entire world has that symbol. The onsen symbol. You can get that on a smartphone anywhere in the world, and people are going, what is that symbol? That, the symbol for onsen, and this one is just here.

00:29:27 John Daub: There you go. And post boxes usually have two slots. This one's for letters and postcards, and this one is for letter packs. They're non-traditional sized things. Memo Vic XOXO, and wow. Thank you very much for this. These look like totals for products. It's $99.99. Thank you very much for that. I appreciate it very much, and I'm going to be putting it to good use. I won't stop streaming. How about that? I'm going to take you around Tokyo Station a little bit, and I can show you a really nice view that I showed with Peter von Gomm and Jennifer in a livestream that went offline.

00:30:05 John Daub: Up here, Peter von Gomm, Jennifer, and I, we met for the first time. All three of us, a few weeks ago at an event. February 5th was the date. At an event for the reconstruction of Tohoku. And there's a place up here. If I have time, I'm going to take you up there. Oh, I think it's right there. There's a place right up here where you can, that overlooks the new station. And from this point, you have an amazing view of the brand new Tokyo Station. And it's all been redone. You can see here the historical 1920s, I believe. The early 1900s. And they've just renovated. Again, it was done for the Tokyo Olympics. I'm pretty sure of it.

00:30:56 John Daub: Now, I'm pretty sure we're not allowed to livestream inside the post office. So I'm just going to take you in real quick. And with any dirty looks, I'm like booking and getting out of here, okay? But I just want to show you what the post office looks like. Okay. Here's the post office. Check it out. It's a post office bear. That's like the official mascot of the post office. How cool is that? After hours, this window is open. So you can always, there's always somebody here at the post office. Right now, this is closed because the main post office is open. That's the way it goes.

00:31:48 John Daub: And then in here, I just want to give you a quick look. That's what the windows look like. You want to take a ticket. Do you see right here? There's these things called seiriken (numbered tickets). And what you do is you take it and then they'll call your number. So that's how the system works. I don't think I'm going to take you in there because I'm going to get in trouble. Here's some Japanese stamps. I love the fact that in Japan, we still send letters. And the stamps are super colorful and they usually have characters like Kitty-chan on it. You can buy cool stationery as well. These are some of the products. I guess I will take you in there.

00:32:31 John Daub: Oh, they got cherry blossom cards. Wow, that's beautiful. I think it pops out. Check out this. This is a card. Here it is. Here are the samples. You can see they're in three dimensions. Wow. Oh, that's beautiful. These are celebrating the cherry blossom seasons, which will be starting in about two weeks. And here's one for the kids. Oh, look at that. Oh, that's so cute. It's very cute. Look at this little doggy. Wow. How much are these? So this one, the birdie, is from Sanrio. And costs, wow, three dollars for this. That's not bad.

00:33:44 John Daub: And here's where the collector stamps. Oh, these are the stamps for winter. 82 yen. And you can see they call the numbers here. Do you see? They'll call your number 136. So you want to make sure you take a number. So you want to make sure that you take a number and wait for your turn. So you don't have to wait in line. What you do is you can write your number. You can browse around the post office. Chill out. You'll hear the ding ding. You'll look up. You'll see your number. Go there and you can send your postage stuff. So it's better than waiting in line. The ticket system is pretty prevalent in Japan. It's at banks. It's at the post office. It's at even the Tokyo Skytree incorporates this seiriken. It's like a ticket that will save your place.

00:34:42 John Daub: Let's go to Tokyo Station really quickly. I want to take you past Marunouchi. We're going to walk there right now. So I'm going to be silent so you can take in some of the ambient sounds. Some viewer told me that I should do this so it might be a good idea. So I'm just going to stop talking for a little bit. It's a beautiful day, isn't it? See up there on the roof how the architecture is so different. It's really beautiful. Especially after it's been renovated because about 10, 15 years ago it was getting a little bit downtrodden. A little beat up. But now it's very beautiful.

00:35:24 John Daub: Here we go. This is the JR Marunouchi south entrance. Let's take a quick look inside and I'm going to book. See if I can get in one last scene before my battery dies. Apple iPhone but Apple didn't charge it up to 100%. All right. So check this out. This is the inside of Marunouchi. Wow. And it goes way up there. And they have a net so the pigeons don't get in there. But it looks very European. It was done in a more classical style. There's the gates to enter into Tokyo Station. So this was done, this station back in the early 1900s was done more in a European style. Because after Japan opened the gates to trade internationally, they wanted to sort of replicate the West. They wanted to sort of be connected more with the West I guess because that was good for business.

00:37:01 John Daub: Which way should I go? I think I can cross the street here. And what happened was people got out of their kimonos and traditional wear into suits and more Western clothing. This was in the Meiji period. I believe from 1868 to 1912. I forget the periods exactly. Around this time. And then after that, the Taisho era started. Mr. Seiichi, my Japanese neighbor, was born in Japan. He was born in the Taisho era 97 years ago. So I know that Taisho era is after Meiji. And the woman who I'm going to be highlighting in my next video on the main channel, Living a Long Life in Japan, the Secrets to It, she's 107. She was born in the Meiji period. That's just insane. It's like saying your grandfather was born in the Civil War. It's just another period of history. That is just mind-blowing. That somebody is still alive from the Meiji period. And she's got her eyesight. She gets around by herself. She doesn't need a lot of care. She's a really amazing woman. And it was just a pleasure to talk to her. So I'm looking forward to uploading this video probably next week. Maybe if I work hard this weekend.

00:38:32 John Daub: So this is the Marunouchi Building. And the Shin-Marunouchi Building. They're right next to each other. And they're built with the same architectural style. They look like twins of each other. Front of Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station. And if you go straight, beyond the sea, the Imperial Palace, which is beyond here. You don't see any high buildings in this area because that's where the Imperial Palace is located. I have a lot of respect to the Emperor. Do not swim in the moats around the Imperial Palace. Some English dude did it. He got arrested. Deported. And it's not a free trip back apparently. You gotta pay a fine. And you can't come back to Japan for seven years. That's what being deported means. So it's not a free trip home, you know. I think he said he dropped his wallet in the pond so he got naked. And he jumped in the Imperial Palace pond. It was in the summer. And the police... He was trying to avoid the police and they were trying to fish him out. There might be a video on the internet of it. It was hilarious. But it's very disrespectful. Don't do it. But it was really hilarious.

00:40:11 John Daub: All right. Let's go inside the Marunouchi building. Let's do this. I got just enough battery for this. Stand on the left. Walk on the right. Stand on the left. Walk on the right. In Osaka, stand on the right. Walk on the left. Just saying. All right. We're almost there. One more. Stand on the left. Walk on the right. Here we are. This is where I was with Berkley. There's Kua'aina Burger. They make a pretty good Hawaiian burger. It's a chain here that's all over Tokyo. And we can go outside. Auto door. Don't mind if I do. And this is where we're gonna go, buddy. Because I got 5% battery.

00:41:36 John Daub: Thank you very much. This is from Aerial List. I appreciate that very much from Super Chat. Thank you. And here's your treat. On a beautiful, beautiful afternoon here in Tokyo. It is March 1st. And we have an amazing spring-like day. Down there in front of the Marunouchi side of Tokyo Station. Lots of people are just going about their day. And we're up here taking it all in. On the left and the right of the station, you can see the trains leaving, departing Tokyo Station. On a very regimented schedule. That looks like the Chuo Line. Chuo Line will take you to Shinjuku. But it is really beautiful. I love this station. One of my favorite pictures of this Marunouchi side of Tokyo.

00:42:29 John Daub: The end up up. My favorite picture of this side of Tokyo is from the 1930s. This is before World War II. And if you're into baseball history, you might enjoy this. Babe Ruth. I believe it was 1936. Babe Ruth crossed the Pacific Ocean to come to Japan. More than once. And he came to Tokyo the first time. He was a hero. This is before World War II. This is really interesting history. And there's a picture of him in a car, a convertible, where he's coming up and he's got that Babe Ruth, like drunk, drunk joyfulness to him. You know, the hot dog eating babe. And he has this picture with that big American smile and it surrounded him. There's lots of people from Japan. And in the background was this station. It was this view. And you can tell from the architecture. It's just one of my favorite pictures because I love the Babe. And yeah, I believe that picture is available in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome. You can see that. And on the Internet if you just put Babe Ruth Tokyo Station maybe. 1936, I think.

00:43:47 John Daub: And there was a Japanese pitcher in Shizuoka who struck him out. And that pitcher became a national hero. Babe Ruth is one of the reasons why baseball is one of the national sports of Japan. Because it was the first sport that became established here in Japan that was... They always had sumo. But it was one of the first sports that became established here in Japan that people just loved it. And after World War II, baseball was already established here before the war. But after World War II when there was the occupation from the American forces, baseball just exploded in popularity because there was a chance where... You know, the Japanese could go up against the Americans. And they still do that in the World Baseball Classic which is pretty cool.

00:44:31 John Daub: But a wonderful, wonderful view here today. Let's pan around a little bit. I have a friend who represents the Yokohama Bay Stars. And I might be taking in a game soon. Like very soon. That's where we walked from. And this is the post office over here. And you can see the tour buses making its round around Tokyo. It's really nice. And with 2020 Olympics coming, the construction is not over. You can see in this area, they've really finished the construction very fast. But there's still some buildings going up. And that's over on the Nihonbashi side. That's not North Korea. I saw that comment. I read the comments. Enjoying their lunch. The window watching me. Who's that dude with the gimbal?

00:45:32 John Daub: So there you go. That's Tokyo Station. That's Yurakucho's international forum. And this is the area around it. So I hope you enjoyed it. I'm going to give you the last 20 seconds to look at this amazing view. I want to thank everybody for the super chats. I want to thank everybody for the amazing generosity. I don't know if I deserve it. But it does make a difference. And believe it or not, I think the total we have just about pays for the new iPhone repairs. This device that you have in front of you. So I want to say thank you to everybody for chipping in. And buying. Not just a beer and a chocolate. But this phone. Thank you. Have an amazing day or night wherever you are in the world. Maybe I will get it. That looks really good. And thank you Jim for the plug. See ya.