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2020-08-13 · Ep 776 · 56m

Tokyo's Hamarikyu Japanese Garden Summer Walk

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Summary

Tokyo's Hamarikyu Japanese Garden Summer Walk

Overview

In this summer live stream, John Daub takes viewers on a walking tour of Hamarikyu Gardens (Hamarikyū-en), a historic Japanese garden in central Tokyo. Originally a summer villa for the Tokugawa Shogunate, the park offers a serene escape from the bustling city, complete with ponds, tea houses, and a famous 300-year-old pine tree. John navigates the heat, cicadas, and eventually a sudden thunderstorm, providing a raw and unfiltered look at exploring Tokyo during the summer months.

The video captures the beauty of the garden's landscape, including the Nakajima no Ochaya tea house and the Ōtemon Gate. John also shares updates on his Kickstarter project to support the Japanese fireworks industry, explaining the cultural and economic importance of keeping traditional fireworks alive during a time when events were cancelled. The walk takes an adventurous turn when John gets lost in a wooded area amidst rising storm clouds, adding a layer of unpredictability to the live stream.

Throughout the video, John interacts with his live audience, answering questions and sharing personal anecdotes about his life in Tokyo. He highlights the practical aspects of visiting the park, such as entry fees, stamp rallies, and the best times to visit. Despite the challenging weather and a few technical glitches, the video showcases the resilience and charm of exploring Tokyo's hidden gems, even when things don't go according to plan.

Highlights

  • 00:04 John introduces Hamarikyu Gardens and the sounds of summer cicadas.
  • 01:39 Entry process, 300 yen fee, and the traditional stamp rally brochure.
  • 04:02 The 300-year-old pine tree (sanbyakunen no matsu) planted by a Shogun.
  • 05:47 Shout-out to viewers and mention of the Kickstarter fireworks project.
  • 07:36 Technical difficulties with the gimbal and a encounter with Toby (crow).
  • 14:47 Getting lost in a "crow maze" and mosquito-infested area.
  • 21:08 Climbing Ochayamanoyama hill for a view of Tokyo Tower.
  • 23:06 Detailed update on the Kickstarter fireworks festival funding.
  • 28:42 Approaching the tea houses as the storm begins to brew.
  • 34:21 Spotting a grey heron (aosagi) and the sky darkening rapidly.
  • 39:24 The rush to exit the park as lightning strikes nearby.
  • 41:44 John gets genuinely lost in a dark, spiderweb-filled path.
  • 50:27 Finding the exit and recapping the route taken.
  • 52:52 Final look at the 300-year pine before leaving.
  • 54:52 Closing remarks and final Kickstarter push.

Timeline / Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction at Ōtemon Gate
  • 01:39 Entry & Stamp Rally
  • 04:02 300-Year-Old Pine Tree
  • 07:36 Garden Walk & Dragonflies
  • 14:47 The "Crow Maze" Incident
  • 21:08 Ochayamanoyama Hill View
  • 23:06 Kickstarter Fireworks Update
  • 28:42 Tea Houses & Storm Approaching
  • 39:24 Escape from the Storm
  • 50:27 Exit & Recap
  • 54:52 Conclusion

Japan Travel Tips

  • Entry Fee: 300 yen for adults. Keep coins ready as there are no lines at off-peak times.
  • Hours: Opens at 9:00 a.m., last entry at 4:30 p.m., closes at 5:00 p.m.
  • Best Time to Visit: Morning is recommended to avoid heat and crowds.
  • Stamp Rally: Pick up a free brochure at the entrance to get a commemorative stamp.
  • Transport: Accessible via Toei Oedo Line or Yurikamome to Shiodome Station. Water buses also stop here.
  • Weather: Summer in Tokyo is hot and humid (up to 38°C). Be prepared for sudden thunderstorms.
  • Mosquitoes: Bring repellent, especially near wooded or pond areas.
  • Tea House: Nakajima no Ochaya charges around 850 yen for tea and sweets.
  • Photography: Popular spot for wedding photos; be respectful of couples shooting.
  • Navigation: Maps are available, but some paths can be confusing; stick to main trails if weather turns.

Japanese Language & Culture Notes

  • Hamarikyū-en (浜離宮恩賜庭園): The name of the gardens, formerly a shogunate villa.
  • Ōtemon (大門): The "Great Gate" entrance to the park.
  • Ike (池): Japanese word for pond, seen in place names like Shiorinoike.
  • Sanbyakunen no Matsu (三百年の松): The "300-Year Pine," a historic tree planted by Tokugawa Ienobu.
  • Ganbarimashou (がんばりましょう): "Let's do our best," used by John to encourage viewers.
  • Ochaya (御茶屋): Tea house. Nakajima no Ochaya is the specific tea house on the island.
  • Hinoki (檜): Japanese cypress wood, used in the construction of the bridge.
  • Aosagi (青鷺): Grey heron, a bird often found near water in Japan.
  • Negi (ネギ): Green onions, often a topping for takoyaki (which Kanae dislikes).
  • Stamp Rally: A popular cultural activity where visitors collect stamps at locations.
  • "I See" Joke: John jokes that "I see" means suspicious/doubtful in Japanese, likely mishearing iya (no) or ayashii (suspicious).

Food & Drink Guide

  • Takoyaki (たこ焼き): Octopus balls. Kanae requests them without mayonnaise or green onions (negi).
  • Matcha (抹茶): Green tea served at the tea house.
  • Okashi (お菓子): Traditional sweets served with tea at Nakajima no Ochaya.
  • Tea House Fee: Approximately 850 yen for the set experience inside the tea house.
  • Vending Machines: Available in the park for cold drinks to combat the heat.

People

  • John Daub: Host and creator of Only in Japan Go. Guides the walk, shares history, and interacts with viewers.
  • Kanae Daub: John's wife. Mentioned frequently; stays home due to heat but sends requests for food (takoyaki).
  • Toby (crow): A recurring character in John's streams; represents the crows encountered in the park.
  • Viewers: Various live stream viewers (Chelsea, Yukari, Jeff Ang, etc.) interact via chat and donations.

Key Takeaways

  • Hamarikyu Gardens is a historic oasis in central Tokyo, perfect for a quick escape from the city.
  • Summer weather in Tokyo can change rapidly; always be prepared for rain or storms.
  • Supporting local traditions, like fireworks manufacturing, helps preserve culture and jobs.
  • Live streaming offers an unfiltered experience, including getting lost and technical difficulties.
  • The 300-year-old pine tree is a must-see landmark within the garden.
  • Mosquitoes can be intense in wooded areas; protection is recommended.
  • The tea house offers a traditional experience but requires payment and time.
  • Stamp rallies are a fun, free souvenir activity at many Japanese parks.
  • Navigation can be tricky in older parks; maps are essential.
  • John's connection with his audience adds a personal layer to the travel experience.

Notable Quotes

  • 00:04 "You can already hear the cicadas, which are a very popular, very famous sound in Japanese summer."
  • 04:02 "Always show some appreciation for the trees because they can't really talk to us, but they can if you listen."
  • 05:47 "Ganbarimashou, let's do our best—and I'm bringing you this garden."
  • 14:47 "Toby (crow) alert! Some sort of cursed Blair Witch area, trying to get out of here."
  • 23:06 "We're giving people jobs that would not ordinarily have it. And the more we bring in, the more work that they'll have."
  • 28:42 "Lightning likes me. I'm a positive energy. Lightning's negative. Negatives attract positives or something like that."
  • 34:21 "I don't even know which direction I'm supposed to go. I got to get out."
  • 41:44 "Indiana Jones wouldn't even come in here. What is this? Some kind of tomb?"
  • 52:52 "See, up to getting lost is part of the fun, but it's not that much fun when there's an ensuing thunderstorm about to strike your head."
  • 54:52 "Stay safe where you are and get inside now before the end of the world strikes."

Related Topics

  • Tokyo Parks and Gardens
  • Japanese Tea Houses
  • Tokugawa Shogunate History
  • Summer Festivals in Japan
  • Fireworks (Hanabi) Culture
  • Live Streaming Travel
  • Kickstarter for Culture
  • Tokyo Weather Patterns

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Full Transcript

00:04 John Daub: Hello everybody, welcome to Hamarikyu Gardens (Hamarikyū-en) in central Tokyo. It is a hot one here. This is a summer walk. I thought I would take you outside of the apartment, outside of the city a little bit into the park. You can already hear the cicadas, which are a very popular, very famous sound in Japanese summer, as the city bustles by on the other side of this amazing park. We're going to take you into this beautiful little paradise. I've done this before on a live stream, but today I thought I would take a break. How you doing everybody? There's the Nakagin Capsule Tower. Each one of those capsules in the center of your screen is an actual room. I believe it was available on Airbnb for a while. Hey, Pudding Pudding, this is a live stream, so buckle in for at least 30 minutes, probably 45, as we walk around this beautiful park. Let me show you on the map right here. I like to start at the gate. This is Ōtemon (大門), which is the gate on this side. This beautiful green area in the center of your screen is Hamarikyu Gardens. You see that? And the boat—a lot of the boats that come down the Sumida River will stop here. You can actually enter the park, enjoy the park, catch a ferry and take a ride all the way to Odaiba across the harbor underneath the Rainbow Bridge. It's a really beautiful ride. But we're going to be going into this park in the center. And this used to be, I believe, the summer villa of the Tokugawa Shogunate. But after World War II in 1946, they opened it up to the public. And guess what? It's open in 2020 as well.

01:39 John Daub: So let's go inside. Chelsea, stay with us. Chelsea is not staying with us. Welcome back. There it is right here, the Hamarikyu Gardens, Ōtemon Gate. We're practicing social distancing. Wash your hands. And they ask you to wear a mask, which I'm going to be doing. Stay at least a meter away from people. Kanae is at home. It's too hot for her. The admittance price for this is 300 yen, which I have right here. Three coins will allow you in. There's no lines at this time of day, so you don't have to worry about that. The park's last entry is at 4:30 p.m. It closes at 5. It opens at 9 in the morning and in the morning it is so nice. I like these stamps here. You see this on the back of the flyer? There's a reason I took it. It says here for stamping, so you can open this up kind of like to really get the ink on there. Let's do this—three, two, one. That's really pretty. There you go. So you can stamp your brochure and they actually put the date on there too, so very nice. So make sure you do that. In Japan, stamp rallies and stamps are quite popular indeed.

04:02 John Daub: Before we go to Shiorinoike—ike means pond in Japanese, everybody—before we go to this, let's take a look around here. I believe I always miss this one. There's a 300- or 400-year-old tree that you should always stop and say hi to. Always show some appreciation for the trees because they can't really talk to us, but they can if you listen. I think that's it right there. Look at that thing. Ah, it's beautiful the way it just kind of leans over and man has helped this tree with its living by propping it up with these pillars of love—guess I don't know what else to call them. Sanbyakunen no matsu (三百年の松), or 300-year-old pine tree, or in translation, old pine. This pine tree is believed to have been planted by the 6th Shogun, Tokugawa Ienobu, around 300 years ago during major renovations of the gardens in 1709. Today it's one of the largest Japanese black pines in the Tokyo area. And it doesn't do it justice on the video, especially if it's 720p, which is the typical live stream, but wow, don't miss this. Make sure you take a left through the Ōtemon Gate and just show some love to this black pine. It's beautiful looking. Look at her. Planted by a Shogun over 300 years ago. That's awesome. You can walk over here on this side.

05:47 John Daub: I really wanted to bring you to this park, and I also want to give a shout-out to Yukari. So Yukari's husband wrote me a message in Japanese last week telling me about his wife and how she'd fallen ill and he'd not been able to see her, and Yukari likes to watch the show. So I just want to say to the two of them, and Yukari's husband can't visit her—ganbarimashou (がんばりましょう), let's do our best—and I'm bringing you this garden. So if you can't go outside or you can't see each other, you can at least see this beautiful garden and take this in, and maybe if you're both watching at the same time, you can call that a date. Probably. All right, there's loads of different directions that you can go. It is a massive park, as I showed you on the map. It takes up a pretty significant part of the bayside in Tokyo. We could go that way, but we're going to go this way because it's next to the great pine. So for the next minute or so, just soak up the cicadas and the sounds of summer as we get closer to this garden over here. Just a quick shout-out to Jeff Ang. Hi, John. There's something for the vending machine. Thank you. I'm going to get one in the middle of the park. There's one to cool down. And Daniel McLucklin, can't believe my luck, wake up from sleeping, and there's a daimyo spot open. Yes! Daniel, did you swipe that? Good on you, mate. And there's actually two. There's one more I'm going to open up as soon as I get back home in a couple of hours. We don't have a lot of daimyo spots on Patreon, and I just opened up two spots. It's been a while. So thank you.

07:36 John Daub: All right, now I'm just going to be quiet and let you enjoy Chelsea. She has a mind of her own. See, stick with us here. I'm going to have to restart it. Hold on a second, guys. Going for a restart here. Gimbal's still not with me here. The crow's in the background. Okay, I'm resetting the gimbal, everybody. Just hold on tight. You're in for a little bit of a ride. All right, we're back. Just had to reset. Sorry about that. You're going to be able to see on the left and right as we walk through this beautiful garden. I believe they're called the tombo, the dragonflies. I always get... I never use that. It's Japanese. There's a lot of insect names I used when I lived in the countryside, but living in Tokyo, I never use it. The dragonflies. Let's see if we can get some close-ups of the dragonflies. Sometimes they'll land on top of you, like on your finger if you get in close. These are city dragonflies, though. They're not quite as friendly as the ones in the countryside.

10:27 John Daub: It's beautiful to look back over the flowers, and a lot of photographers come after weddings. They come here to take pictures because it's just such a beautiful little site. I say little. This is a massive park, but the buildings around it kind of also detract a little bit from it. I don't know. The park is pretty empty, and I wanted to show a little bit of support. This isn't very far away from my house, so it's not a very tough ride to get here. I'm in the heat. Got up to about 38 degrees Celsius here in Tokyo, which is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A lot of bees here, so another reason why Kanae was not exactly excited to be coming to Hamarikyu Park at this time. Beautiful, though.

11:56 John Daub: Hey, Avish. Oh, is the... Let's see if the signal got a little bit better. It could be because we're surrounded by these buildings here, and I think Tokyo Tower is the closest space that's giving us the signal. So I think as we get deeper into the park, the signal's going to get a little bit better. I should have gone around to the other side. Pull my finger. Sometimes if you do that, they'll come and land on your finger. A lot of photographers will be coming here, too. Hey, Maior's here. Wow, what a difference a day can make. We did make it. We did it right. I'll talk about that in a minute. And Suzette, bring home some ice cream. Oh, you got it, Suzette. Thank you. Thanks for reminding me. Ah, I got to bring home a tub of ice cream. They don't sell that here, though. Everything comes in, like, mini cups. Logical boy, this is Hamarikyu Park. This is one of... This used to be the shogun's private garden on Tokyo Bay. And after World War II, it opened up to the public. Hola! That's a pretty one. That shows, like, a bonsai-looking tree. It's a sculpted tree, a matsu, or pine. And then there's a tea house. And we're going over there right now.

13:30 John Daub: So thanks for going through that tough patch. That's a beautiful garden back there. Right here. I love the colors of it. People, a lot of brides and husbands come here, and they stand, and the photographer takes a picture over with all these colored flowers. And then they're at the end of it, and it's such a beautiful photo. Kanae and I got married not too far away from here at another kind of garden—it's a little bit smaller. But you can't get married in here. This is a public park. We had a private park. But I wanted to get married where there were trees, a lot of trees, because I always think that... Got to show our love to trees, momiji-gari [?]. I love the history... Sorry, dead spot. It gets better in the center. I don't know why, I guess it's... there's buildings nearby. You can hear in the distance the ships passing through, some of them docking on the side of Hamarikyu Park.

14:47 John Daub: Black screen. Okay everybody, how's the screen now? All right, seems like we're back. This is an old canal here and there's a lot of water, a lot of lakes, ponds going through. Hey, Tori Smith, I got the message. Uh, let's see if we can open this up. Oh this is mosquito kingdom. One got me already. Keep moving, keep moving. Aloha mosquitoes. This does look like the place where Forrest [Gump] did run in Alabama trying to get home through the trees or the car chasing him, you remember that? The problem is that we're in like really kind of deep rocks here. All right, this is better. It's hard to walk in sandals on that. Toby (crow) alert! Some sort of cursed Blair Witch area, trying to get out of here. Crow feathers all pointing south. What is that? Get the water, get out of here. You can't get the signal in here. I lost my tripod. Stupid crows, you and your land of curse. Bad behavior and everything that goes wrong is this area. I think we're good. There's other humans—although they could be harvesters. They harvest people for the crows, part of the human slaves. Whoa, cicada that flew right at me. What is this area? I don't remember ever walking through here. Get the heck out of here. Came here for flowers, not for that. Oh let's go this way. That's stunk. Don't go in there. Do not. Off limits. Oh that was awful.

19:03 John Daub: Hey, your Fun Kickstarter is at 106 percent of the goal. Congratulations. You suddenly replaced the tripod. And Lemon is a traveler, welcome. Look at that toilet. That's a public toilet. They've made it into like a tea house looking thing. Very cool. How many you park? Those crows are not cool. Oh oh oh, okay okay okay. Come back, come back, come back. All right, we're gonna go—we're gonna go back around towards this. I should... You hear a cicada? Cicadas—I don't know how you pronounce it in English. All right, here we go. This is the part that I wanted to show you, but I got lost in some sort of crow maze. Signal was dying all the time, and you can see Tokyo Tower. Beautiful. That's what I'm talking about. What a beautiful scene. So that up on the other side. Nice. So welcome everybody live to Hamarikyu Park. I just wanted to take a break, take you someplace different—um, different compared to where I've been. This is uh, I've been here before in a live stream, but let's take a look at the sign. Oh you can climb that mountain. We're gonna do that. Maybe there's a view from up there. But I always try to film signs. Signs tell a story—which way not to go. Don't go to the duck hunting ground. Apparently there are lots of ghosts there that block signals or something. Um, in the during New Years, this is where they launch falcons and they do some falconry. Oh, the water bus is this way. We'll go towards there. Next. Nothing like a good floodgate. Make the day go by faster watching the floodgate.

21:08 John Daub: And by the way, I will have to end this live stream in about 20 minutes because according to the weather when I left here, there was a massive thunderstorm going by there. And if you're lucky we'll get a shot of a lightning bolt hitting Tokyo Tower safely, hopefully. But there's been some really bad thundershowers in Japan lately and some just torrential downpours and storms that just hit without warning. Let's climb this hill. This Ochiyamanoyama hill it says right there. All right, let's climb this here. Attack! Sounds like a high school track coach. What's wrong dog? Can't you handle it? Handle it right now, it's done coach. We got a little island over there. It's an island of ducks. Are they ducks or are they duck ghosts? It's hard to tell. We're gonna have to investigate. Oh beautiful over there. There's a wedding pictures going on. Do you see that on the bridge? That purple spot in the center of your screen. Very nice. Very very nice. Let's see if we can get the 500 likes and I will take you over to that tea house. Do you see that tea house over there? It's up to you, uh people. If you want to see that tea house, click the like button. Let's get the 500 likes. We can do this together because that's what we do. Everything is together.

23:06 John Daub: So while I have a second here taking in some of the fresh air, um I want to tell you about the Kickstarter project. We just hit the goal around 1:00 a.m. last night. I was up till 3:00 a.m. celebrating by myself. My wife went to sleep and uh we hit our goal of uh about 25,000—250,200—2.5 million yen. That gives us a start, but stage two is to go even further. This now lengthens the fireworks festival. So my goal, my personal goal was five million. We have 25 days or like 75 percent of the time left, so I think we got a good shot at getting the new lights. I'm going to try to upgrade the perks as well, the rewards on the Kickstarter. So you can change your reward level at any time, by the way. Once you pledge a reward, you don't have to stick with it. You can change, upgrade, or even downgrade if you want until the date in 25 days, September 5th or 6th I believe is the last day. And after that, we're locked in. But so far we have the funds to do this. So it's on no matter what. John's going to somewhere to film fireworks that we bought and manufactured ourselves by professionals. These are not sparklers. Some jack-in-the-box from Texas wrote in. And I just put that because he said he was from Texas. He wrote in, oh so you're charging this much for—to, I could go do sparklers in my backyard and charge $100. And I said, well you can't because we're manufacturing them in Japan and we're putting fireworks workers to work. We're giving people jobs that would not ordinarily have it. And the more we bring in, the more work that they'll have. And he didn't quite get it. He just sees... People just see the money and they don't understand the value of it.

24:46 John Daub: The background story for this is that the Fireworks Association has been completely gutted because there are no events going on, nothing planned, and they don't have a lot of work. And I thought this would be a great way for us to give them some out in the countryside where they need it the most. You know what I mean? That's one of the big purposes of it, but I haven't been talking about that. So we get Yahoo's telling me um about it. It's okay. I still have a Yahoo account by the way. Nothing against Yahoo. All right, folks, let's get—let's get back. Let's get moving here. I'm going to take a picture for you for the Instagram. Look at the way the sun is on the distance behind that building. It's beautiful. I could stay here for the rest of the day, but I can't because I got to edit some videos. Let's take a picture for Instagram here. I don't like the live picture. These pictures are for you. I'm sending it to you via Instagram. Okay. I don't think that's a hole in the building. I think it's a maybe there's a hole in the building. I think it's just a special—this is an Instagram story that I'm going to upload for you because I want you to go to Instagram and I want you to see that. That's where you can get updates on the next um live stream over there on Instagram. I'll put that up there just so you guys can check it out.

26:43 John Daub: All right, let's get it out of here. Investigate that hole. That's what it looks like. I don't think it's a hole. I think it's a little view. We're getting close to the 500 likes. Um, let's go down there and walk across that bridge. Do you see that bridge? Really pretty looking bridge crossing the pond to the tea house with Tokyo Tower in the distance. It's such a pretty view, isn't it? Actually, the view looks even better from right here down from the hill. Doesn't it? I think it's a little bit better right about here and uh get down and you can get that tree there. Do you see that's the—that's it right there. The tree on the lake. Let's see if we can move a little bit here. We get Tokyo. That's it right there. That's the view, isn't it? That's it. Oh that's beautiful. That's it. Got it. Thanks. Yeah. Ranjit, exactly. Exactly. I'm waiting for 500 likes from our community. We're at Hamarikyu Park for those of you who are joining us. I was—I just had to run from the crows. I had to run from the crows through a uh oh my word. Look at the sky. Do you see that? I gotta get out of here. So I um only planned to be here for 20 minutes or so. I hit thunder. I hit thunder. I still got a bike ride to go to.

28:42 John Daub: All right. We're going to do this fast here. I'm going to cross this bridge of the end of times. The lights went on. The storm's coming fast. All right, let's do this. Okay, folks, we can do this here. Leon—Leon Olson from Philippines. Congrats on the Kickstarter. Thank you. Thanks to everybody who's backed it. We are successfully funded for that. So this is a tea house. I love the windows and um I believe it's closed now, but typically you can go in there, chillax with a tea and some uh okashi, some snacks. Some information here. I hear the—this is the Nakajima no Ochaya. That's the one we're going to across the bridge. And this one must be the Matsu no Ochaya right here. There's another one right there. Oh I can—I just—I could see the—there's a small bolt of lightning up there. See how fast the weather changes? That's a really beautiful looking tea house there. Look at the old style of the roof. Let's go take a quick look-see here. Beautiful. This is Hamarikyu Park. There's a link in the description if you're interested in checking this out on Google Maps. Look at that. It's awesome to be able to see this kind of history here inside of a park in Tokyo. Pretty much where a lot of hotels are. Just not that far from Tokyo Tower, I mean. Oh look at this. You can see inside. It's closed for today, but from here it says you can take a look. Smells like wood. Smells like wood. There's another building over there. Let's go take a closer look at that.

31:04 John Daub: Hello to our friends from the Philippines. Oh look how pretty this is inside. I'd like to get the futon and Kanae and I can chill out on top of that tatami mat. Smells like fresh cut wood. This looks like a brand new or newly renovated building. We're going to cross that bridge, wrap around, and I'm getting the heck out of here because that lightning—lightning likes me. I'm a positive energy. Lightning's negative. Negatives attract positives or something like that. I don't know. I don't want to be around to find out. Beautiful tea house. We're not even close to 500 likes. This is ridiculous. We need to step up because we're at the bridge now. This is lightning bridge, so I need encouragement. Who's going to encourage me to walk across this bridge? I'm going to walk across to the other tea house. We're 50 likes short. Let's give it 10 seconds. Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. It's not bad. Wait, the likes went down. How did I lose likes? Oh well, you can't blame me for trying.

32:50 John Daub: Otatsutei-bashi (御辻亭橋) [?]. The first Otatsutei-bashi is said to have been built in 1793. Back then. The wisteria trellis sits on the top of the tree. The colour-coded wood is broken down to make the whole tree. I see trellis over here. This tree also is called the hidari [?]. It's kind of similar to a long-term tree, right? It's called a long-term tree. The entire 120-meter length of the present-day bridge is made of hinoki, or Japanese cypress. I love hinoki. It has a really good smell to it. Hinoki smells great. Spike01 has just bought us admission. Thanks, Spike. This bridge is over 100 meters long. There's the purple umbrella lady. I can hear the rumblings, guys. This is not good. Johnny needs to go home. You can hear it just above those buildings over there.

34:21 John Daub: I saw a swan. Where did it go? Kanae asked me to bring her back some takoyaki. I might have to go and do that real quick. She likes the one without the mayonnaise. It's my requirement. John, go and make sure you get some takoyaki. She said like this, but in Japanese. I said, hai, hai, hai. All right, here's the tea house. And your orders will be taken at the entrance. That's pretty neat. For 850 yen, it seems a little bit high, but it's quite worth it. Because you're not just getting the tea, but you're actually enjoying it inside the tea house. And I mean, there's no tipping here. So let's just say that anything that you think is exorbitant in that fee goes towards that beautiful lady in the kimono over there. You can see. This is the Nakajima no Ochaya. And it is a beautiful place. You have to pay to get in here. I'm not going to do that because of the lightning strikes are imminent. But for NHK, I've actually sat in here like a few times and enjoyed some tea. But we're going to be able to see that as we walk across this bridge and look back in the other direction in a second. Right there at the curve, we're going to look back at this tea house. Jerry, she does not want negi. And that was specific in her orders. No negi. So I'll take the negi. I'll just say double it up, buddy. There's a gintoko shop [?] in Tsukiji near Tsukiji Market, which is not too far from here.

36:56 John Daub: Somebody said those clouds don't look too bad. I don't know. I don't know where you're from. They look like clouds that could be from Darwin. And I've seen some massive electrical storms. This looks like Darwin weather. But there's already like a thousand strikes going on when I was up in Darwin about 18 years ago—17 years ago, it was massive. The electrical storms we had in Australia are probably the most impressive ones I've ever seen. You have a lot of lightning and you have a lot of flies in Darwin. City's okay. Walking around is pretty harsh. Let's get moving. I'm not going to do a little Statue of Liberty for you, okay? But this aosagi (青鷺, blue heron) might. Look at this beautiful aosagi. I don't know what sound they make. Anyone know? It's gotten really dark. All right, let's get out of here. I don't even know which direction I'm supposed to go. I got to get out. This looks really bad. It's dark all around now. It was sunny when I came in here. All right, it's not worth it. Like this—this has been a tough live stream. Everybody, I know. I thought this would be a little bit better weather. But like it was sunny when I started. What's up with that? Didn't bargain for this. It is pretty lighting with the clouds here. I'm going to go home, crack open a beer and kind of edit the next video, which is coming up. Oh, I can smell the rain now. Can you smell the rain? I can smell the rain. Soak that in.

39:24 John Daub: Crow, hey you buddy. Yeah, you better run. You better run. I know you live here now. Crows. All right, let's get out of here. Looks like crow forest. I just got a message. John, get home. It's going to pour. Okay. Sorry. I don't have a raincoat. No, wait, I'm lost. I'm lost. Oh crud. All right, I got a map here. We're going to the Ōtemon. Oh it's okay. We're at the Nakajima. I just crossed that bridge. So see here. Nakajima Ochaya. I just crossed that bridge. Cross that bridge on this side. So I want to go to the left. This way. I think so. I'm so far away. No, this is like mosquito death trap. How am I going to get out of here? I'm not going that way. That looks so bad. That is a jungle. No way. That looks not inviting. It's going to stick. Stick to this direction. No, that's not. No, this is going back around the lake. I think that's the only way. I think this is the only way.

41:44 John Daub: This is going to end up being a really really bad live stream. Look at this place. This is full of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are getting in a last supper. What is this clearing? This looks like one of these Blair Witch clearings. Spider webs, spider webs, spider webs. Indiana Jones wouldn't even come in here. What is this? Some kind of tomb? What is that? That's a dead duck. This place is not good. Keep going. Ah, my ankle. I can't get through. This is the chamber. They would lock little kids in here or something probably. Oh I'm not going in there. I'm not going in there. Game over. I'm not going. Hey, time out. Time out. Game over. Help me. Come on. Let's get out of here now. All right, game time's over. Just tell me where the exit is. How do I get out of here? Where are the people? Hello? Hello? Hello? Oh this does not look good. It's like I'm going deeper and deeper and further away from my intended spider web. They're right in my eyes. So dark in here. I can't run. There's like stumps and stuff all over this trail. It keeps getting darker. Could be snakes and stuff in here. My heart is racing. It's so dark. It's like yellow. This ambient light is all yellow all around. This is where we lost the signal last time too. What is that? Looks like a grave. Uh uh uh. Let's get out of here. Excuse me. There's nobody here to help me. Excuse me. Which way? Dead end.

46:23 John Daub: It's a dead end. This is—this stinks. I just want to get out of here. Hey, Aiken's here. Family Mart umbrella. I'm going to need something stronger than that. It looks like the wind is coming. How do I get out of here? I think we're at open pink [?]. I think we're at the picnic space. So if I go straight, keep going towards the Conrad Hotel, I think there's a bridge right there. I don't know where I am. There's no more maps. I don't think this looks right to me. I think it's this way. It's supposed to be a 30-minute live stream. I'm like going on an hour because I can't get out of here. The first person shooter game right now. I'm sweating. Vaughn, how long have you spent finding an exit? This is pretty long Vaughn. I think we're close. This looks a little bit familiar. Ah, spiderweb. What's that there? I don't know. We could be here too at this yagai taku open space [野外卓, outdoor table space?]. I don't know what open space that is. Let's see. I didn't bargain for this. Nogai [?]. Yogai [?] No, it doesn't look like the one. Ōtemon gate is over there? Ōtemon. The entrance. I'm going to have to shake the net. I asked the lady for directions. Iroji [?]. That's a strange name. I asked the people for directions. Sorry about that. It's not a strange name. It's your name. So I'm trying to be polite here. Oh okay. Here we are. All right. Ghost. Here's Ōtemon. My bicycle is here.

50:27 John Daub: Go behind me this way. This way. I wanted to show you over here. So basically we went through this. We went straight here. Now we're going to go to Ōtemon. Then we went through this jungle in the center. And I took you up here to the tea houses. We came out here. We walked over here to this hill. Then we went around here and then I got lost here in this um Blair Witch Project area. And then now we're here and I'm going to make my way out to here. Ah all right. Whoa. I just saw lightning between the buildings there. That's orange gray. That's a bad sign, man. It's coming this way. I know those of you on the West Coast are getting lost. I'm late. Probably should be getting to bed, huh? I got—I did get a stamp when I came in here. Always take the pamphlet if it's free. And on the back of the pamphlet, you'll be able to see a place for the stamp uh stamp to be stamped. Stamp zone. Go straight. All right. Good. I see. I think I see the uh 300-year-old pine. Those clouds look wicked. Oh there's the flowers that we saw with the dead zone over there before. Remember? The signal was not doing too good over there. This looks very... I see. I see means like suspicious, doubtful. I guess she hit the suspicious man. It's one of my favorite Japanese words. I see. Very suspicious.

52:52 John Daub: See, up to getting lost is part of the fun, but it's not that much fun when there's an ensuing thunderstorm about to strike your head. Oh did you see it? There's some lightning there. Oh I could smell the rain. You know you could smell it. All right. There's the 300-year-old pine. We're done. All right. All right. I hope you enjoy this live stream. It was something, huh? You never know what's going to happen when you're live, like lightning strikes or the weather changing from a beautiful sunny hot day to a cloudy day. Couldn't think of anything there. 300-year-old pine planted by one of the shoguns. It's pretty cool. All right. Let's get the heck out of here. This looks like it's like 7 p.m. and it's not even five. You can't touch it. Why would you want to touch the tree? Leave the tree alone. You don't know where your hands have been. Touch the tree. You touch it. All right, let's get out of here. I can't believe there's people entering. There's people going in now. Dudes, have you not seen the weather? All right. There you go. Whoa.

54:52 John Daub: All right guys, I'm getting home. Thanks so much for watching. I'll be on a little bit later. And I'll be talking about the Kickstarter project. We are 106% funded. Keep it going. The more we get, the more, the longer that this becomes. And we got 25 days. I'm going to be plugging the heck out of it from now. A lot of press releases went out. I have an interview with a couple of media outlets. I'm going to try my best to push this and make this the most amazing excellent adventure. Bill and Ted will be jealous. It's one of my dreams to light off my own fireworks. But I'm not talking about Roman candle. I'm talking about professional grade cannon fireworks that we're going to be doing. And we're putting the people to work. We're doing a good thing. And speaking of flashes in the sky, I'm out of here folks. Have a good day. Have a good night wherever you are in the world. Thanks so much for the support everybody. Stay safe where you are and get inside now before the end of the world strikes. Radical Reptile. Will you ever do a scary Japanese urban legends? Maybe. Kanae told me not to. And Jaden Westhead, you'll make it. I believe in you, John. Thank you Jaden. Much love from Tokyo.

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