Tokyo to Takasaki – A Perfect Day Trip Adventure
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Heat.
Heat.
Wow.
>> Looks really good.
>> And yours?
>> And mine is
from
the sugar is inside with the
>> nice packaging.
>> Wasabi.
>> Wasabi.
>> And oh, we see some
chicken rice.
>> Chicken chicken rice. All right, let's
try it.
>> And mine. No,
>> yours doesn't.
>> It's yours.
>> Yeah.
>> Important. All right.
>> So, what was the name of this
shinkansen? It goes all the way to
Nigata.
>> Joinkansen. It goes all the way to
the destination.
>> So, on the way this Shinkansen stops
some point. So, today we are going to
Guma Prefecture Takasaki. Takasaki.
Takasaki city.
>> Yeah, let's explore Takasiki today.
Takasaki in Kuma
and very beautiful sunny day today.
>> It's going.
>> Okay.
>> How is it?
>> Yeah, it's cold because this is bento
>> lunch box. You have to buy it before the
you get on the train.
But it's made to be eaten as cold rice.
>> Look how delicious.
Wow.
All right, let me try this.
>> Let me try this.
>> All right, we we arrived at Takasaki
station now. Takasaki
and this Shinkansen goes all the way to
Nigata.
All right, we are in Takasaki Station,
Gumma Prefecture.
>> Yay.
>> So, have you been to Takasaki before?
>> No, first time.
>> First time. Yeah. And it's a very nice
day. Today, we're going to go and
explore Takasaki in Unwa. Let's go.
>> So, first we will stop by the near spot
where we can enjoy sightseeing of the
Takasaki city. Just go straight from the
station west side.
>> All right.
>> We're going to see some uh attraction in
Takasaki.
>> Just came from uh
Shinkansen station from Tokyo. It takes
only less than 1 hour. All right. We are
at where? Where is this place?
>> Kakasaki.
>> Kakasaki Ward office. City office.
>> City Hall.
>> Yeah. And then we're going to go on the
top. And apparently there's a really
nice view of the city from here. Let's
go.
All right. We're going to go to
21st floor.
>> Oh, there's a restaurant.
>> There's a restaurant.
Yeah, it's just a city office.
>> Yeah, but they have this observation and
restaurant on top of it which is unique.
>> All right, very quick.
Oh, here
the restaurant area.
Oh, you can get the view here.
>> Oh, very cool.
>> Wow.
>> Very nice weather today.
>> Autumn leaves.
>> Yeah.
>> Very beautiful the view of
>> city.
There's a nice river over there.
So, you can get the really nice view of
the whole city.
>> Yes. Second free observation deck on top
of this building.
>> Don't sleep.
>> Don't sleep.
>> So do not sleep here.
>> Yeah. Do not sleep here.
>> Wow.
>> So that place that tree
>> I took a picture earlier.
>> Oh, you took there.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow. So it's it's really nice. It's very
cool view and it's free on top of ward
office. Old gate is over there.
>> Oh,
>> old gate for the castle.
>> Oh, so
>> the castle castle was here.
>> There was a castle here. Now that little
>> gate
>> that's the only place was castle.
>> So this building was castle
>> was castle. Now it's hard.
Also there is
some art gallery here, a restaurant here
and also
>> Daruma again.
>> Duma. This correct is
>> many DA a lot in.
>> Let's check out the other view as well.
ruins of Takasaki Castle.
All right, let's
see the gate.
So, this is the only part of the castle
left.
>> So, just the first gate remains. Oh.
Very
small but beautiful.
>> Just this part remains. Other parts all
has gone on.
>> The castle was made
>> uh completed in 1598.
1598 like almost
>> so
>> made by
this.
>> So
just we see only this part
>> we feel like oh we are in the old
castle. Yeah
>> in Japan.
>> It's coyo season in Japan and it's very
beautiful.
>> Yes. Especially
It's good lighting time.
>> Super beautiful yellow.
Yeah.
Very funny.
>> Funny song.
>> Oh, the trees are very beautiful.
>> Yes. Very beautiful street.
>> They call it
>> Ohi is the
>> is the
>> around the castle.
>> Yeah, it's very typical in Japan around
the castle. They make this to protect
the castle
in
>> Japanese word.
>> Wow. This is also super beautiful.
Very
nice. Seems at night also there will be
illumination.
>> All right. Where we are now?
>> In front of the gate of Takasaki Chu
Ginsa Street.
Takasaki Cho Ginsa. See the Shot guy.
Very old Shot guy.
>> Yeah, it looks like so.
>> Yeah. And this very long, but
let's go and check it out. It looks
empty
>> because this is street opens from the
night.
>> Oh, so it's a night life area.
>> Yeah.
But the music sounds really old.
>> Yeah.
>> Like over 100 years ago. No copyright
song.
>> So the shops actually are opening at
night.
>> We can see a lot of coach flowers.
>> That's celebration for the night night
shops.
>> Night shops. Okay. Because they need a
lot of flowers.
>> So these flowers were used [music] for
that,
>> right?
>> So
Wow, it's a big shooting.
>> So, Takasaki, the population is over
like a 350,000 people. It's not that
big, but the city actually is really
big, but the population is low.
>> I can't wait to see the night view of
this street cuz it's super quiet right
now.
>> Yeah,
>> but I it might be changed a lot at night
cuz there are many many shops.
>> Yeah. night life shops.
>> So yeah, we're going to do a live stream
here. You guys, when you watch this
video, you can check the live stream on
the archive section of the
live streams.
>> But it's the design is cool, the roof
part.
So actually we have explored a lot of
places in Tokyo. There are many shot
usually is like a daytime thing. They
open until like a 5 6 p.m. But this one
it seems is a different is night life.
>> Very different.
>> Maybe night life shops.
>> Yeah. A lot of clubs.
>> The number of shops are a lot a lot of
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> shops gather here.
So now it's really quiet.
>> Yeah, [snorts] we're going to compare
this quietness with the night version.
Let's see.
All right, that's the Shot guy over
there. Now we came to a side the street
and it seems there are many shops in
here.
So nighttime we're going to check this
area now. It's very quiet. Let's see.
>> And it looks like ghost town now.
>> That was ghost town at night.
>> Actually, many shops gather in this
street
>> especially bars.
>> Oh, girls.
>> Yeah.
They usually open at after 7 p.m.
>> Wow. Really old movie theater.
>> Old movie theater.
>> What is that?
>> Not the actual person. [laughter]
>> Actual person. No.
>> So what does it mean? This means
>> older generation
area.
>> Yeah.
[laughter]
>> What type of movie they have?
I don't know.
Old movie theater.
>> It looks like so
>> they have old movies.
Wow.
>> Yeah, you can see some movies.
>> The ticket is 1,500.
>> [laughter]
>> Okay, maybe they have some nostalgic
movies.
>> So, here is a narrow street.
So, there are many type of bars, girls
bar and strange shops in here.
>> Bubble.
>> What's that?
>> Babble. Babble.
>> Oh, babble.
>> Pub.
>> Pub.
We're going to Yeah, like I said, we're
going to check this one night time and
at night
>> time
is very
somehow
this is empty now. But my time
we hear is wild. Let's see.
What
is
his name?
All right.
>> All right.
>> This is the special food of Takasaki.
>> The special food of this restaurant.
>> So,
>> so the shape of the noodle is unique. As
you can see, it's wider.
>> Wider.
>> Wider. Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's so thick. So I will explain
how to enjoy this
only
specialt
enjoy the taste of soba.
It's good.
>> It's good.
Yeah, first time seeing this type of
soba is soy sauce and wasabi.
>> Good.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Too much
chopstick.
Deliciousness of soba,
>> right?
>> Comes clearly
>> if you eat this way.
Soup.
>> This is not soup. This is so okay.
>> I can't imagine the taste.
Pork.
>> Pork baste.
>> Pork and sesame.
>> All right.
>> Roasted. Really deep. And yeah. Super
delicious soup.
Soy
>> pork.
Very
[snorts]
different soas.
>> First time I'm trying soba.
>> It's really good.
Very tasty.
All right, guys. That's it for this
video and we're going to just get ready
for the live stream tonight in Takasaki.
And yeah, by the time we edit this
video, I think the live stream is
archived on my channel. You can see the
live stream version of this Takasaki.
What is that one?
Yeah, we just checked the daytime
version of Takasaki.
>> Elephant.
>> What is that? Elephant.
>> Elephant
>> is a my enemies.
>> Oh, this one.
>> See you soon.
>> All right. See you soon. We have to get
ready for the live stream. Yeah. when we
edit this video. I think the live stream
is already archived on my channel. You
can check it out. Uh GMA Prefecture live
stream. All right, see you guys. Smash
the like button, guys. See you next
time.
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The video showcases a trip to Takasaki city in Gumma Prefecture, Japan. The journey begins on a Shinkansen, where the travelers enjoy bento boxes. Upon arrival, they explore the city, starting with a visit to the City Hall, which offers a free observation deck with panoramic views of the city and surrounding autumn foliage. They also visit the ruins of Takasaki Castle, noting that only the first gate remains. The exploration continues to the Takasaki Cho Ginsa Street, a shopping street that is quiet during the day but known for its nightlife. The video also highlights a unique local dish: a wide, thick soba noodle served with a special pork-based dipping sauce. The travelers express their enjoyment of the city and its food, and mention plans for a live stream later that evening.
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