Tokyo Bay via Pacific Islands Homecoming Adventure
Tokyo Bay via Pacific Islands Homecoming Adventure
Overview
In this homecoming episode, John Daub returns to Tokyo after a 10-day adventure on Chichijima in the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. The video documents the final leg of the 24-hour ferry journey aboard the Ogasawara Maru, capturing the transition from the tropical Pacific back to the urban sprawl of Tokyo Bay. John provides live commentary from the deck, sharing the stark contrast between the blue waters of Ogasawara and the industrial harbor of Tokyo.
The journey offers unique vantage points of Tokyo's infrastructure, including a close pass by Haneda Airport where planes are seen landing and taking off just meters from the water. John highlights key landmarks such as the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, the Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo Tower, and Tokyo Skytree. He also points out construction sites for the upcoming 2020 Olympics and the new Tsukiji Market location in Toyosu.
The video culminates in an emotional arrival at the terminal, where John spots his wife Kanae waiting on the pier. Throughout the stream, he interacts with Patreon supporters and livestream viewers, answering questions about island life, medical care on remote islands, and the logistics of the ferry service. This episode serves as both a travel log and a heartfelt return to the city he calls home.
Highlights
- 00:02 John announces entry into Tokyo Bay, spotting Umihotaru rest area.
- 04:17 Close-up views of planes landing at Haneda Airport from the ferry deck.
- 05:02 Discussion about Anago (saltwater eel) farming near Haneda.
- 15:22 First sighting of Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Gate Bridge (Dinosaur Bridge).
- 25:56 Full view of Rainbow Bridge and Odaiba skyline.
- 34:33 Ferry passes underneath the Rainbow Bridge.
- 37:19 View of the new Tsukiji Market in Toyosu and 2020 Olympic construction sites.
- 42:12 John spots Kanae waiting at the terminal as the ferry docks.
Timeline / Chapters
- 00:00 Entry into Tokyo Bay & Aqua-Line overview
- 04:00 Haneda Airport plane spotting
- 08:00 Ogasawara trip recap & ferry accommodations
- 15:00 Tokyo Skytree & Gate Bridge sightings
- 25:00 Approaching Rainbow Bridge & Odaiba
- 34:00 Passing under Rainbow Bridge
- 37:00 New Tsukiji Market & Olympic Village construction
- 42:00 Docking & reuniting with Kanae
Japan Travel Tips
- Ferry Travel: The Ogasawara Maru ferry takes 24 hours to reach Chichijima from Tokyo. It carries both passengers and significant cargo, serving as a lifeline for the islands.
- Accommodations: Ferry cabins range from economy floor space (~$250 USD at time of filming) to economy premium capsule-style rooms. Patreon support allowed John to upgrade.
- Haneda Views: The ferry route passes close to Haneda Airport, offering unique photo opportunities of planes landing over the water.
- Rainbow Bridge: Pedestrians can walk across the Rainbow Bridge for free. It offers great views of Tokyo Bay and Odaiba.
- Ogasawara Health: Medical facilities on Chichijima are limited to a clinic. Serious emergencies require evacuation to the mainland, which can take 7-8 hours.
- Airport Choice: John prefers Haneda over Narita for convenience, though Narita has more international flights. Airport buses are recommended over trains for luggage handling.
Japanese Language & Culture Notes
- Umihotaru (海ほたる): Literally "sea firefly," this is the name of the artificial island rest area on the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line.
- Anago (アナゴ): Saltwater eel. John mentions that the best anago in Japan comes from the mouth of the Tamagawa River near Haneda.
- Ogasawara (小笠原): Also known as the Bonin Islands. A remote archipelago 1,000 km south of Tokyo.
- Kanji (漢字): Japanese characters. John points out the destination sign written in Kanji on the ferry.
- 2020 Olympics: Filmed in 2018, the video shows active construction of the Olympic Village and venues in the Tokyo Bay area.
Food & Drink Guide
- Anago (Saltwater Eel): 05:02 John mentions the best eel in Japan comes from the Tamagawa River mouth near Haneda. He recalls filming an NHK episode about eel farmers there.
- Beer: 22:44 John spots a passenger drinking a "brewski" on the cargo deck.
People
- John Daub: Host and narrator. Returning from a 10-day trip to Ogasawara.
- Kanae Daub: John's wife. Seen waiting at the ferry terminal at the end of the video.
- Livestream Viewers: John interacts with several commenters including Reverend 900, Eric, Asim, Alan, Matsusumi, and Otomi, answering questions about health safety on islands and trip details.
Key Takeaways
- The ferry to Ogasawara is a vital economic link, transporting goods and people, not just tourists.
- Tokyo Bay offers a unique perspective of the city's skyline, including landmarks often seen from ground level.
- Remote islands like Chichijima have basic medical care but rely on mainland evacuation for serious issues.
- The 24-hour journey is part of the adventure, with amenities like lounges and restaurants on board.
- Returning to Tokyo after time in nature highlights the contrast between urban infrastructure and natural environments.
Notable Quotes
- 01:09 "Autumn is here. Back there in Ogasawara, the temperature was like 30 degrees... And then here, it's just so different."
- 05:02 "The best anago (saltwater eel), the best eel in Japan comes from here. That's what I was told."
- 08:49 "I think, you know, the ferry ride is 24 hours, and the way I look at it is it's just part of the adventure."
- 15:22 "I'm seeing the Skytree for the first time in a long time. I used to see that every day now. It's an old friend."
- 34:33 "Here we go. We're going to go underneath the bridge, everybody. Here we go. Whoa, this is so cool."
- 42:12 "It really is a homecoming. I don't have to travel too far."
Related Topics
- Ogasawara Islands Travel Guide
- Tokyo Bay Ferry Services
- Haneda Airport Aviation Spotting
- Tokyo 2020 Olympic Venue Construction
- Walking the Rainbow Bridge
Search Tags
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Full Transcript
00:02 John Daub: Welcome everybody to Tokyo Bay. We've kind of officially just entered it. That right there in the distance is Umihotaru (sea firefly rest area). Hold on a second. They really like making announcements. They're finished. This is the Aqua-Line. The Aqua-Line runs underneath Tokyo Bay. And it's pretty big. And then half of the Aqua-Line goes above ground. That connects Kanagawa with Chiba, bypassing the city of Tokyo. So it's pretty useful. There it goes underneath the water from there. And if you pan over here, that's an air hole for the underwater roadway. And then the other side of the water is the waterway. And that side is where the people entered. So it's like 2 or 3 kilometers under the water. It's pretty crazy.
01:09 John Daub: Hey everybody. So we've just entered Tokyo Bay. It officially sort of started before, I think, announcements like every 5 seconds. Oh man. I had the wind noise, but there still might be some. Maybe the wind is a little bit better now. I actually had the dead cat on, so the wind noise should be muffled. But it's still going to be pretty strong. You can just see the lady's skirt. There's a lot of wind. Oh, that's a dude. Sorry, dude. There's a lot of wind on board the ship. There's just no way around it. We got a really big difference in the temperature. I've noticed when I arrived on the boat, when we arrived into Tokyo, this area, it got a little bit chillier. I had to put a shirt on. Autumn is here. Back there in Ogasawara, the temperature was like 30 degrees. 31, 33 degrees. Sunny. Warm. Tropical. Okinawa-like. Florida-like. It was good. And then here, it's just so different. If you compare it, just look at the water. It's black. I don't get that Bonin blue, beautiful blue color of the water. There used to be a little tropical tinge to the look of the water with the white foam. But nothing like that here in Tokyo Harbor. It's just like dead water. Which is, you know, better than no water.
02:56 John Daub: There's a sailboat out there. Looking kind of small compared to this big Pacific ferry. We have been on the ferry now for, I think, 23 hours now. We're about an hour away. We're getting a lot closer. I can see because we got land on both sides. We're getting closer to Tokyo. There's land on that side. And there's land on the other side. In a minute or two, I'm going to take you to the other side. You're going to be able to see Haneda Airport. We go straight past Haneda Airport. And in fact, from over here, you're going to be able to see some of the planes coming in and landing at Haneda Airport. It's going to be pretty exciting. That's a portal for a lot of you who are making a trip to Japan. Wow, that's a big ship. Hey, from Australia. That ship might be one of those heading towards Australia. But we have a lot, a lot of boats. I'm going to take you to the other side now through the ferry. Okay? Just give me a second.
04:17 John Daub: There it is. Now you can see Haneda Airport. Right there is Haneda Airport. And we're going to get a chance to see a couple of planes coming in. Ah, now we're starting to see the city of Tokyo. Do you see it? The higher building. This is great. Airplane, airplane. Okay, hold on. Can you see it right in the middle? That baby's going to be making a landing at Haneda Airport. It's pretty cool as the ferry goes right by the airport.
05:02 John Daub: Now, the Haneda Airport, a little bit of information on it. It is, it's actually not as big as Narita Airport. So most flights here are still domestic, I believe. But it's getting where there's a lot more international flights are coming in. The mouth of the Tamagawa River, it's right at where Haneda Airport is. And the best anago (saltwater eel), the best eel in Japan comes from here. That's what I was told. There's a ton of eel farmers. And they have traps right outside the airport. I went with NHK about that. That was eight years ago. And on an anago boat. And it was pretty cool. We got a chance to catch a lot of saltwater eel. That sail-looking thing is the air hole for the underwater Aqua-Line. The Aqua-Line is a highway that goes underneath the sea from Kanagawa to Chiba bypassing the city of Tokyo. And that's what that symbol is. It's kind of like an air hole for the highway. If you're going to make an air hole, you might as well make it look like a sailboat, right? Oh, there's one taking off! Any ideas where that baby's going? Outer space at that angle.
06:25 John Daub: So we are right now passing Haneda Airport. I know from here it looks pretty far away, but it's swimmable. I'd say we're about a quarter of a mile away. Maybe four or five hundred meters away. Sorry, that'd be half a mile. We got to see birds again. There weren't too many things over the Pacific. But then again, due to high winds and waves, they closed the outside of the ferry for half of the trip, so we couldn't go outside, but that's alright. Here comes another plane to Haneda. So we got a bird on one side and a plane on the other. Pretty cool. Has anybody been to Haneda Airport? Usually I will try to fly out of there because it's more convenient, but Narita is... Well, the buses are probably better to take than the Narita Express. I always like the buses from the airport, because you can put your luggage there, put your luggage underneath it, and not worry about it. Bringing luggage onto a plane is always a pain in the ass.
07:41 John Daub: Alright. Now from here, you can start to see the city. I think even the monorail, Alex, I think even the monorail is not as convenient as the buses. Literally, you wheel your bags to the bus, they put it underneath it, and that's it. You don't have to touch your bags until you get to where you're going. But the monorail is pretty cool. One of the cool things about the ferry, the ferry ride into Tokyo Bay, is that you get to go underneath the Rainbow Bridge, and we'll get a chance to do that probably in about 15 minutes or so. So if you're watching for that, you might want to just skip if you're watching the playback. Oh man, that flight's going really... Look at that. It's like going straight at us. Very cool.
08:49 John Daub: Alright, so now we are directly parallel to the airport. You can see the tower, that big building right there. And we'll be by it in about 2 minutes. And then after that, we start to pull in towards the city more. And I'm going to go back up on deck. This is just to keep the wind noise down. Just to sum up, for those of you who don't know, I've been on Chichijima, which is called Ogasawara, one of the main islands in the Ogasawara Islands, which is also called in English the Bonin Islands. B-O-N-I-N. And yeah, it was pretty amazing. 10 days on the island. It took one day to get there and one day to get back. I left on the 1st, I'm arriving on the 13th. So I guess I was there for like 10 and a half days. It was pretty fun. I took a lot of video, so I think I'll be able to get 2 main episodes, maybe 3 main channel episodes out of it. So that's going to be a lot of fun to edit. One of them is a scuba diving episode, so I filmed it almost entirely under the water, which I've never done before. There's another flight taking off. But I think, you know, the ferry ride is 24 hours, and the way I look at it is it's just part of the adventure, because there's two restaurants in there. There's a lounge and a restaurant.
10:48 John Daub: Reverend 900's in town. How are you? Took care of your health on island like special precautions. Please provide advance notice frequently, even 30 minutes before is great. Reverend, number one, you had advance notice on Instagram almost an hour before, and everybody on Patreon had over one hour advance notice, so there you go with that. If you support on Patreon, you get the advance notice first. I gave this well before 30 minutes on Instagram, so I'm sorry, Reverend, but that's... I wish you could get the advance notice. I don't know. I can't... I don't know what else I can tell you. We get a double take... a landing and a takeoff. That's pretty cool. Now, this channel's called the Go Channel. It means I'm gone. I'm not in a studio. It's hard for me to plan when this is gonna happen. And I... this is not really... Wow, I just... the angles on the planes are pretty cool. It's going up a lot steeper than you think. I haven't heard an airplane sound in two hours. Two weeks. Because there's no airplanes on Ogasawara.
12:13 John Daub: Just to go back to the Reverend question about precautions, yeah, this is... and it's a valid one, because on Chichijima, there's a clinic and there is a doctor, a couple of doctors, but if you really are worried about, you know, your health, or you have massive health problems, probably don't go to the island. If you do have a heart attack, the closest hospital, they'll give you care. Okay. On the island. But the closest real hospital is like seven hours away, I think they said, by airplane. The plane has to go from the mainland, and it's a Japan Self-Defense Force plane, or helicopter, and it gets all the way to the island, and it'll bring you back. And I think they said it's like seven or eight hours. It's pretty crazy. It could be even more, just depends on the weather. So you don't want to, you know, hurt yourself bad. What the hospital... the clinic does do is it'll patch you up so you can take the boat home and help when you get back to the city. But most of the world is not living that close to a hospital. I'll be honest with you. I mean, like, most of the world is not that close to a major hospital. So you're taking risks all the time. Just if you live in New York City, there just happens to be like a dozen hospitals, half a dozen hospitals right near you. Isn't it... look at the angle of the takeoffs. It's pretty cool. This one we're going to see the full turn.
14:00 John Daub: So if you are worried about your health, don't go on a Pacific island 1,000 kilometers away. You know, but if you do need medical assistance, you will get it. I talked to many kids there, and I asked them where they were born. They were born on the island. So they can get medical care. I mean, you can give birth on the island. You can do a lot of stuff on the island. There's help on the island. So there you go. Hey, Eric, thank you very much for that. I appreciate it. I am home. And someone's waiting for me on the other side, Eric. So I'm going to... I'm going to have to end the livestream before I see her. She's not going to want to be livestreaming that. You guys might want her, but she's not going to want to do that. Yeah, we're just... We're just getting closer to the city now. And behind Haneda Airport, if you've ever arrived at Haneda, you can see the city in the distance. And I think that's... We're going to start to see that in a moment. I'm going to go on up. And then if the wind noise is too much, then I'll go back down a little bit. But let's go topside to see what they got here.
15:22 John Daub: And there's actually... I think there's like a blackout area near Haneda Airport. And we hit that. Now, right now, I'm seeing, for the first time in a long time, the Tokyo Skytree on the right side of your screen. And just in front of that is the... We call it the Gate Bridge, Tokyo Gate Bridge. But it's nicknamed, for some reason, the Dinosaur Bridge. I don't know. Just check out Google Maps on that. There's the Skytree and the Gate Bridge. The Tokyo Gate Bridge, aka Dinosaur Bridge. But I'm seeing the Skytree for the first time in a long time. I used to see that every day now. It's an old friend. Hey, friend. Skytree. And now I'm seeing a lot more buildings. It's all buildings on the other side of that pier. Check it out. That's Tokyo... Oh, there's Tokyo Tower! Oh, we're getting real close. Look at that. You can see Tokyo Tower just jutting out right there in the center. How cool is that? Oh, we're getting in there. As soon as we turn the corner, we're gonna be more city side. And the vibe's gonna change.
16:36 John Daub: I've already packed my stuff, but the signal's not very strong. The place that I have was... I went in there Japanese economy style, which is just basically a floor space that you can sleep on. And it's $250 for that. I paid for the trip home. And by the way, thank you, Patreon, for the support. You know who I'm talking to, because there's 497 of you who helped support me to go on this trip. Because of that support, I was able to upgrade to an economy premium, which is sort of like a room, like a capsule hotel with steps to go up to it. It was pretty cool. So I'm gonna show you that, maybe in a live, in an edited version of it. Okay, we're getting closer to it. I'm trying to think, what's the best way to show you Rainbow Bridge? We're gonna go underneath the Rainbow Bridge in about 10 minutes, I think. The captain of the boat told us that we're going much, much slower. When we were out at sea, we were going three times faster. Maybe even four times. We were blazing. And that means every time we hit a wave, you could hear the crash in the hull. And when I was sleeping down on the second class economy, it was way, way, way down there. And every time the hull crashed a wave, you could hear it. But I still slept pretty well.
18:00 John Daub: You guys ever sleep as a kid? You remember sleeping so well in the car when your dad was driving you? You'd be able to just, you could sleep well in a car. I don't know, maybe it's the hum of the engine. The hum of the engine down below, you know, it's pretty good at lulling you to sleep. And with the waves going like this in the boat, it wasn't pitching back and forth that much. Just enough where it seemed like mom was rocking. Mom was rocking the cradle. And you're just back there at age three or age four or whatever, you know, some sort of memory that you have where mom was rocking you. And at the same time, you're in a car. It's a double whammy for wanting to go to sleep. I slept well. And last night, I slept so well. I went to bed at 10 and I woke up at 7. That's nine hours, right? Yeah. So, really good night of sleep.
19:01 John Daub: If you look up there, you'll see Tokyo to Chichijima, written in Japanese kanji. Hey, Asim. It's good to see you, John. Always wait for your streaming man. How you doing? You good? You need the sleep. I'm getting right back to editing. Actually, I have a meeting tonight for more work. And then I'm right back into editing. The day I left, I released the candy episode. And now it's been almost two weeks since the last episode. So, I got to get back and get the next episode up. So, it's just like I release one episode. I come out here and film. I'm right back at it. We got to get back out there. So, putting more episodes back up. When I say we, I'm talking about me more. More or less just me. I got to get out there and do it. All right. You can see the city is just starting to get a little bit bigger. That there is a screenshot right there. That's pretty cool.
20:05 John Daub: Now, this ferry leaves. Technically, there's one ferry a week. But sometimes, some weeks, you'll get two. And the reasoning is that the ferry will stay for three days in dock to unload and load up again on goods. So, when we were in Ogasawara and Chichijima at the port, they were loading up all the goods and maybe other stuff that they need to send to the mainland. So, this is a lot more than a passenger boat. This ferry, I think this is called the Ogasawara Maru. This ferry is so much more. It's like a really major part of the economy. It brings in a lot of, not just the tourists, but it brings in a lot of goods and services. Let me show you the back. If I show you the back, I think you get a better idea of what I'm talking about. Oh, wow. Now, you can really see Haneda Airport clear. Hold on. I'm going to take you over there. Check it out. I guess the ferry moved in closer to Haneda Airport because now you can see the planes real clearly. You won't get another live stream from this side for a while. That looks like a Thai airline. Thai Airways? I see Alan's in the house. Hold on a second, Alan. Is that what you want? I think you can see a lot with that thing. It's a cannon. I mean, literally. Look at that little boat. This ferry could smash that little boat. Come and challenge us. Like three of you and there's 800 of us. We were a pirate. We should conquer that boat. It wouldn't be much of a challenge.
22:44 John Daub: Alright. I was a little distracted. Now I'm going back to show you some of the cargo. So this is all the stuff in the back. That dude's drinking a brewski. That's pretty cool. All right. Oh, they're making another announcement. This is where I started the live stream. They love to make announcements. I'm going to give you a tour of the ship. Thank you for your hard work. The ship will be arriving in about 30 minutes. Like a pizza. You can see on the other side. There's a lot of stuff. Thank you. That's a lot of goods that they're shipping abroad, isn't it? Look at that. The goods also go down into the hull of the ship, so there's a lot of containers. Alright, we're saying goodbye to Haneda Airport. Right. The ferry is important to the economy of the island because it brings in a lot of supplies and brings in a lot of... Almost everything is imported in the sense that it comes from the mainland. Ah, I'm starting to see... The containers are full. I saw them loading it up. That's contained, that for sure. I just know that there's a lot of them over there. Sorry, everybody, the signal's going in and out. It's hard to say why. It's just we're out here on the sea, maybe. It's between... Or something like that.
25:56 John Daub: Now, if we compare now from about 10 minutes ago, it's a completely different view now. We were much further away. Now I can see the colors of the Tokyo Tower. I can see the Rainbow Bridge. The entire Rainbow Bridge. And if I go like this now, you can see it too. So it's going to be interesting. We should be underneath the bridge in about 5 minutes. That's John's 5 minutes, which could be 10 minutes. So just depends. It's hard to spitball of an exact time. What I can tell you for sure is that there's a plane somewhere over me trying to Godzilla that thing. He got the shot. He wants to get that shot of the city. That's the Tokyo skyline, ladies and gentlemen. We'll be entering the Tokyo Tokyo Bay, like the inner Tokyo Bay, I guess as soon as we get underneath the Rainbow Bridge. And that connects with Odaiba. Odaiba, which you can see right there with the Fuji TV building on the right side. This is an angle of the city that you really don't get a lot of chances to look at. It's pretty cool for me. I get to look at it from the other way. The trip takes 24 hours, right? So it's a lot more rewarding when you have to work and go that 24 hours. The last one hour, the last 30 minutes, they're pretty rewarding. It's nice to see your destination come into view, just like on the other side when we left Tokyo. When I got closer to Chichijima, to Ogasawara, I started to see the other islands. And you could tell that you were getting closer to destination. It just felt good because you really work hard sitting around doing nothing. It's harder to do nothing. It's harder than it is to do something, I think.
27:56 John Daub: Yeah, that's Odaiba. The others that took Kaiba got that right. I guess it's the Nikko Hotel, that brown building in the center. I believe for an NHK Tokyo Eye episode, we went up on the roof of one of those hotels. I can't remember which one it is. And from there, it was about Tokyo Eye, this episode. Actually, Jennifer was the one in that episode with me. And we had the manager of Tokyo Skytree on the other line of the telephone, the mobile phone. And he was telling us when he was going to illuminate Tokyo Tower. And he was counting down 10, 9, 8. And we had the film rolling because we wanted to get that for the episode. And they said, 3, 2, 1, hit the lights. And it took like a minute for it to light up because they were using incandescent light bulbs still. I don't know if they've changed it over to LEDs, but Tokyo Tower had some mammoth Godzilla-sized light bulbs on there. The guy had changed the light bulbs. He had to pretty much hug it and just spin his body around to unscrew it out. At least that's my image. This was so long ago, I could be making this up. I do have a picture of him holding the light bulb and he was hugging it. That's true. Alright, here comes the Tokyo Tower. You can't get... I can just get Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower together. You can see Tokyo Tower on the very left side. And Tokyo Skytree is just right there. It's out of sight now. It was kind of like behind that building on the right side. This one. So you'll see Tokyo Skytree in the... between the buildings in like five seconds. Oh, and there's the Ferris Wheel at the Venus Fort. That's on Odaiba.
30:04 John Daub: So ladies and gentlemen, one more time. We are now starting our entry into Tokyo's inner harbor. And you can see the Rainbow Bridge right there. And once we go under the Rainbow Bridge, I'm pretty much home. After two weeks. Almost two weeks. Finally I'm back on the mainland. I once walked across that Rainbow Bridge. I think it was last year. You can do that for free. It's kind of a neat little attraction and you get an amazing view. One side they open it up for bikes and the other side I think they open it up for walkers. So depending on which side you're on, you get a different view. But it's free to walk across. The space boats don't go this far. So once we get underneath the Rainbow Bridge, we just might get a glimpse of the space boat. I'm the only one who calls it space boat, by the way. I don't think anyone else has ever called it space boat. Maybe it's starting to catch on. I started calling it space boat about, I don't know, 12 years ago when I first saw it. This looks like a space boat. That could be the space boat right there. It's hard to see. It's really far off. Alright, now the boat's kind of turning. It's starting to cut off the view of the bridge a little bit. There's the Tokyo Skytree again on the right side of your screen. In about one minute you're going to start to see Odaiba Beach come into view on the right side. So I'm going to pan the camera around. You're going to get a nice view of that. But the boat has really quieted down. The wind is not nearly as strong as it was before.
32:30 John Daub: Hey, thanks Eric. Thanks for the welcome home, guys. Hit that like button. If you like the fact that I'm home, hit the like button. That's the reason to, you know, like a live stream. Why not? You're going to lose the Skytree. But what we lose with the Skytree being gone, we will gain with a beautiful view of the beach. Now, I do know that those islands there in the center where Odaiba is, these used to be like islands for aerial docks. They're islands for the defense. This is what I was told. And they've been around for a long time, I believe. Before that, these were there for other purposes. For the defense of Japan. For the defense of the city, I believe. But you can actually walk onto this island, which is kind of neat. Not many people will make that trip. So after you walk across the bridge, you can walk onto this island. And you can get, there's a lot of plaques and signs that tell you the history of it. I can't remember off the top of my head, but I just know that they're there. And it's worth making that trip if you're into World War II history and things like that. There's some stuff on why that island exists there. I don't think you can get to that island. I don't think that one's a bit, unless you have a boat. But this one you can walk across. Hey, Matsusumi. Good productive trip. Yes. I'm looking forward to all the main channel videos. Yeah, it's going to be fun. Once I can put all the videos onto my other hard disk to back it up, it's going to be pretty fun to start taking a look at the drone footage and the underwater footage. I've never made an episode like that before. So I'll share some of that information with you on Patreon, too. As these episodes get closer and closer to being finished, I'll share screenshots of the episode on Patreon for all the supporters. And maybe some previews of it, because it'll be pretty fun.
34:33 John Daub: All right, now we're starting to go past the battery, the little islands, barrier islands. That's Fuji TV. Sorry, the wind is picking up. I'm actually going to put the wide-angle lens on, okay? And maybe the weight is going to cause this to... The reason why is because of this. Look, we're going to be going underneath this in a second. So I think we want to do wide-angle for that. It's going to be pretty cool. I might have filmed this when we left. I can't remember. All right, here we go. Yeah, it's pretty heavy. With the mic, with the dead cat on it, and the lens, yeah, the gimbal is starting to struggle. But we're going to be going under it in about 45 seconds. But don't count. I could be wrong. Selfie. Here we go. You can see the cars now traveling above it. And underneath the car deck, you can see another car deck. There's a lower deck, and then you can see a walkway. There's kind of like a catwalk thing. It allows you to walk across it underneath it. It's pretty cool. All right, here we go. We're going to go underneath the bridge, everybody. Here we go. Whoa, this is so cool. That's kind of worth it right there. Welcome home. Nice. That was pretty cool. I got to take the wide-angle lens off. The camera was good.
37:19 John Daub: All right, so that's pretty much it. I'm going to end this livestream in about five minutes or so. As we get closer, the boat is starting to slow down a little bit more. I got to go get my bags. But a couple of interesting points. One, now you get a better view of the Rainbow Bridge, and you can see how it slopes down into land on this side. That's the Odaiba side. And right there is the new Tsukiji. I believe that's the new Tsukiji market. You see it, guys? Boom. That's going to open this fall. It looks done. This might be your first look at it, but stay in a little bit. That's a look at the new Tsukiji market, which is the Tsukiji market is moving. This location looks really nice, doesn't it, in Toyosu? Otomi, this is not a cruise. This is a ferry boat from Ogasawara, 1,000 kilometers to the islands out in the Pacific. So it's not a cruise. Oh, that, that might be some kind of cruise. I've never seen that boat before. That's pretty crazy. And those cranes that you see are the construction for the 2020 Olympics. And I'm going to pan over now past the new Tsukiji market in Toyosu. Boy, that's a modern-looking building, isn't it? It's pretty cool. So these cranes, and these cranes, this is where the Olympic Village is going to be built. In fact, is being built, I should say. And they've made a lot of progress. Since when I was here in February to now, you can start to see all of the buildings now starting to take shape. So you see the skeleton of them, and they're going to fill that in real fast. But those cranes there, they represent the Olympic Village. So this is where the Bayside Olympic events, the venues for the Bay, Bayside of the 2020 Olympics is going to be held.
40:05 John Daub: Okay. Sorry, I was wearing headphones. It's worse in person. I think the entire city heard that. The mayor is going to make her. I think the mayor is going to make her trip out to see the city. That was a pretty darn official call out. But I guess the further away that the ship comes from, maybe the louder the horn can be, that was heard pretty far. Was there some dude going like this, maybe? I don't know. All right. So there you go. There's a view of the 2020 Bay. Bayside Olympic venues, plus the Tsukiji Market and the Olympic Village. And I'm going to take you to the other side before I cut this live stream to get my bags and stuff. That's Kachidoki and Tsukishima. And that's Chuo-ku. And this is where I live in this area. It really is a homecoming. I don't have to travel too far. I wish the ferry could maybe drop me off. Oh, there's the monorail. Hey, guys, there's the monorail. Oh, that's where the ferry goes in. Oh, we're getting really close. We're getting really close. I'm going down below. Oh, is that the monorail? Maybe it's the Yurikamome Line. Not sure. I can tell you that that's Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower saying hi to all of you guys. Welcome home. If anyone's watching this from the observation deck, shout out to you. Tokyo Tower is 333 meters high, or at least it used to be. I think they shortened it a little bit after the tsunami. And the earthquake in 2011, the tower got bent.
42:12 John Daub: You can see people waiting. That's our destination. Hey! That's our destination. Is that Kanae? Thanks for joining me on this adventure through Tokyo Harbor. I hope you enjoyed it. I had fun showing it to you. We're back safely in Tokyo. I'm going to get my bags and get off, but it's a pretty fun trip to go out there to Ogasawara. And I recommend it. We'll see you guys later. Thank you. All right, guys. I'll see you later. Have a good trip. Thanks for watching this adventure. Go back and play it again. We go past Haneda Airport, past Umihotaru and the Aqua-Line. We go underneath the Rainbow Bridge. We see a lot of boats. And, yeah, it was a pretty cool adventure. I'll be livestreaming tomorrow again and break down this entire trip and maybe even show you some screenshots. But I want to give a shout out to everybody. If it wasn't for Patreon who supported this trip, without you, I wouldn't have gone to these islands. Seriously. It cost about pretty much what I said it was going to cost. So it was totally worth it, though. I experienced a lot of stuff. And we're going to get at least two episodes, maybe more. It depends on what I can do with the footage that I took. Ah, we know I can start to see the people. All right, guys. Can you see the people on the other side? All right. Is that Kanae and [?]White in the center? Maybe. I can't tell. And if you're watching, jump up and down. Jump up and down. Jump. I can't see her. Jump, jump. No, I can't see. Jump, jump. Do you see her? I don't see her. I'm waving. Jump, jump. Oh, there's some lady saying hi. Is that her? No, because that person is sitting next to some dude. I don't know. Hey, look. She's got a sign saying Hiyo-san. Oh, I can see Kanae. Check it out. Look. There's Kanae. She's on the other side. Look. Sorry for the video lag, guys. I don't know what's going on. And she's taking her picture. Smile. And she took our picture, everyone. She's on the other side. Look. Are you watching? I'm watching now. Jump, jump. All right, everybody. I got to go get my stuff. Thanks for watching. I'll see you tomorrow, maybe tonight. I don't know. But if you're a Patreon supporter, I will give you a thumbs up. I'll do an update after somebody. Sorry, Reverend 400 for that. But thanks, guys, for watching the live stream. I'll see you later. Have a good day, good night, wherever you are. Kanae says goodbye, too. She's taking her picture again. Smile.