All right, guys. Welcome back to another

video.

Today, I'm going to walk from Yurako

to Ginsa. And also, I'm going to talk

about the topic and share my observation

with you guys.

I specifically like this area because

you can see a cool view of Shinkansen

and a lively area here.

So, let's just walk

and like I said when uh we're going to

go also check Ginsa today's a weekend

and it's very lively.

Yeah. here right now we are in

Urugu area

and there is something I think going on

there I think it's related to election

is election season in Japan now

and as you see it's lively here

we're right in front of uh Euro station

now

this area is very interesting

It feels more local and a bit more

relaxed compared to Ginsa. But now is uh

daytime and also because of the election

and the shopping area. It looks very

lively.

Yeah. Also here is somehow because there

are many companies there. You can see a

lot of office order, a lot of casual

restaurants.

Also if you go ahead just under the

train track or get a gadish area you can

see a lot of bars is at night

that Tokyo Ku Kai is also a center that

people usually go there uh renew renew

passport port

and that glassy building in the

background is Tokyo International Forum.

It's a really cool building. It's really

huge and very nice. They have some event

hall inside and Shinkans is coming.

Yeah, this is my one of my favorite view

Shinkansen with that building.

All right.

Yeah, Tokyo is full of contrast.

One street can feel very ordinary and

old one then another street feels like

very modern, very cool.

All

right.

Also at night, this this area is very

lively

because like I said, there are many bars

in Isakaya just nearby.

And as I walk, you can see how organized

and calm the city is. People walk

quickly. trains run on time and

everything

feels controlled and efficient.

And yeah, this is one of the reason that

people admire Japan.

Oh yeah, here all here also is a cool

spot especially at night. There are two

convenience store, the Family Mart and

7-Eleven. People get drink here at night

and just drink outside.

All right, let's slowly head to Ginsa

area.

But behind this clean and organized

surface, daily life can be very

demanding. Many people work actually

long hours in Japan as you guys know.

And uh they they come from far places.

They maybe they can't even afford to

live in Tokyo, central Tokyo. So they

live outside and then they use train to

come to Tokyo maybe like a every day

like a commuting time for them is like a

2 three hours like one 90 minutes

morning 90 minutes at night and that's

normal. And by the way this is a pacing

ping also is a big thing in Japan. A lot

of people go there and play.

So, Eurok in general shows a more

realistic side of Tokyo. It's not

luxury. It's not a tourism spot. It's

just like a everyday life like a

with a lot of companies and shops.

All right, let's go. And today is a nice

weather as you see. Yesterday was very

cold. Today is not that cold, but I

think at night it's going to be cold

because west side of Japan is snowing

right now. Even now since two two three

days ago and in some area like Nigata we

we had like a big amount of snow over 1

m.

All right now I'm getting closer to

Ginsa and as you get closer the

atmosphere slowly changes.

And this shopping mall also by the way

is very popular.

I think after we pass this we're going

to see Ginsa area.

So the cool thing about Ginsa is

everything uh become wider. The street

the building the building become taller.

The shops are bigger and more expensive.

It's only a few minutes from like Urugu

or from the Shimbashi, but it feels

really different.

Yeah. From now on, you you start to see

like a luxury brands, department stores,

and high-end restaurants.

The people's fashion also changes

as you see more business people, more

tourists, more people talking, taking

photos, especially today because like I

said, today's a weekend and uh the main

area of Giza is closed for cars.

We're going to see that in a few

minutes.

Yeah, Ginsa is one of the most famous

and expensive area in Tokyo.

It actually represents money, prestige

and like a global capitalism somehow

because many international brands use

Ginsa to show their statue and power.

All right.

It feels good when the when the weather

is good walking in this area even though

it's crowded but everything is wide. I

like the architecture. I like that but

that Koban that police box also is very

unique in G in Giza just behind police

box everywhere in Japan is different.

They have they use different like

shape and design for the buildings. In

general, they are small but cool.

All right, let's cross the street before

it turns red.

So walking from Urugu to Giza feels like

walking from normal daily life into a

showcase of wealth. It's very different.

And this contrast is like exactly what I

want to talk about today.

You see all famous luxury brands like

Hermes.

This building is actually cool. I've

been inside a few times.

So in general, Japan looks rich, modern

and successful. Places like uh

Ginsa make the country look like

extremely wealthy.

Yeah, as you see, very lively today.

So many Japanese people say something

interesting. They say Japan feels rich

but they personally feel poor.

So while you watch this walk through

Ginsa I want to share my observation

about this contradiction. Why is that?

how a country can look wealthy on the

outside but many people are still feel

like a financial pressure and stress in

their daily life.

A very cool blue sky today.

All right, that's

also we're going to see the famous

Nissan building in front of us soon.

All right. So, Ginsa is often

called the luxury capital of Japan. Some

of the most famous global brands

have their flagship stores here. As I

said earlier, also the land price in

Ginsa is among the highest in the world.

Rent is extremely expensive here. And

companies use this area just to show

prestige and power. I think you can see

luxury fashion stores, high-end

restaurants and large department stores

everywhere.

And if you come here as a tourist, if

you see only Ginsa, you see, oh, this

country is amazing. This is super rich.

But yeah, this is the street I was

talking about, the main street of Ginsa.

So, it's closed for cars on the weekend.

So, a lot of people walk in this area,

shop, a lot of people take, you know,

walk their dogs.

So, why Japan actually feels expensive

for locals? Oh, this is a Nissan

building. I went inside this building

when I was doing a live stream last

week. This is super cool. So, the the

first floor is Nissan. the second floor

and I think I think second floor, third

floor, fourth floor is Sony Sony Center.

They showcase camera, TV and all Sony

products.

So in general, Japan's economy is

stable, but salaries have not increased

for

have not increased much for many years.

Maybe just a little, but yen got

actually weaker during like past few

years. At the same time, prices for

housing, food, and services actually

slowly

getting more and more. But salary

doesn't change that much. In Tokyo, rent

is very expensive. Many young people

spend long part of their salary just for

housing or they they have to move

outside of Tokyo and they live in

Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki or Kanagawa

which is easy to come to Tokyo. Sometime

only it takes less than 1 hour to reach

Tokyo. So they come to Tokyo to work and

then go back home.

Look at that D. So cute. He's big.

Oh, look at this one. So cute.

Let me let me go closer.

Wow. So fluffy. Look at that. It's huge

and and friendly.

Look at that.

Wow, he's wearing shoes.

What?

That's so cute. All right.

I like that Tiffany building.

Yeah. So this is the building Ginsa six

building one uh famous uh department

store in Ginsa.

So also Yeah. Yeah. Tiffan building is

is really

I like the texture, the design, the

architecture, the color.

It's so cool. Anyway, also taxes, social

insurance and daily costs also

is expensive and reduce how much money

people feel they have, you know, because

you spend a lot of money for rent and

then for taxes and social insurance and

other cost. So you don't Oh, look at

this too.

All right.

Yeah, then you don't really have much

money left. I'm talking about most like

average Japanese people with a like a

salary man with a stable job.

So even if Japan is a rich country, many

individual feel financial pressure in

their day life. Oh, by the way, this is

Unilo

building is the biggest one in Japan and

it's so cool. You can do some workshop

activity inside. I think it's like eight

floors and each floor is very unique.

Yeah, it's it's fun to go and check it

out.

Also, recently, Japan has become

extremely popular for tourists. The

weekend makes shopping, hotels, and food

cheaper for foreigners. But that one, I

think, like I made another video is is

changing. So, I think they're going to

make things more expensive for

foreigners to for tourists like a hotel,

like a restaurant and a lot of stuff.

They're changing. They're updating. If

you didn't check that video, please

check it out. My I think one of my

previous video I I said why Japan is

changing in 2026.

Look at this. Yeah, a lot of a lot of

cool dogs. Even the dogs in Gins area

look very different.

Yeah. Even though

like I said this is one reason why areas

like Ginsa are so crowded with

international visitors because you see a

lot of international visa too and

because tourism brings a lot of money

into Japan's economy but we is

everything like is getting crowded

everywhere. So this why

look at those three ducks. I love ducks.

Sorry guys. I just I can't keep Oh, look

at this. Yeah, we just saw them earlier.

But for locals, the weekend also means

imported goods become more expensive. So

tourists may feel rich in Japan while

local feel

prices are rising. This creates an like

interesting contrast in daily life in

Japan.

So one interesting thing about Ginsa is

how calm it feels even though it's very

crowded. Even with this crowd, people

walk quietly. They rarely push each

other and they see very organized, very

controlled.

And yeah, this shows Japanese discipline

and social order. Even in a luxury area

with many tourists, people behave

quietly.

But sometimes this calmness also hides

stress and loneliness. Maybe I talk

about that in another video. Many people

walk alone focused on work and daily

responsibilities. But today is a weekend

is very different. So, it's mostly you

can see a lot of family and couples,

right? Let's check out this. Oh, this

area is a side street in Ginsa. At

night, this area is a like a turns to a

different place. Now it's because the

bar is mostly bar here and bars, clubs,

new clubs and uh but at night uh you can

see different lighting different uh and

all bars are open and mysterious. It's a

luxury night life also. Maybe I can make

another video about this and explain the

luxury night life of Ginsa.

Yeah, but yeah, here is the daytime now.

Just the the bar area in daytime also is

like a shopping area.

In places like Giza, you can see small

details and

that you can see a lot of like a no

small details that represents modern

Japanese lifestyle.

So conveniences

like being like a convenience is part of

Japanese culture. They make everything

even though sometimes complicated but in

general is you know in long run is very

yeah Ben convenience technology service

and organization make life very

efficient here and comfortable. They

they organize things well

but also downside of it is sometimes

that efficiency can uh replace human

connection. This way you know in Tokyo

especially in the big cities you feel

loneliness. People can live comfortably

but still feel lonely or mentally tired

even with this you know being well

organized high quality service and

stuff.

All right let's check out

this side as well.

So when you walk in places like Ginsa,

everything looks rich and successful.

Japanese safe, clean, advanced and

globally

respected but many people feel pressure

from work, money and society

and that's and they may not feel rich

personally even though if the country

looks rich from outside and so as a

tourist when you come to Japan you might

not understand locals feeling

maybe you feel you see the country very

organized is very cool, amazing like

this. So everybody's happy, rich, but

it's not. It's different.

So this is the

contradiction of modern Japan. Luxury

and pressure,

order and loneliness,

wealth and stress. Yeah. So all come

together. All right, that's uh clock for

400 p.m.

Uh we are

and central Ginsza.

Wow. Today is very lively.

Oh, by the way, that

Seikko building in front of us is a

symbolic building. Every Godzilla movie,

that building is shown and is destroyed

by Godzilla.

Godzilla is somehow is part of like, you

know, Japanese culture is is a is a

symbolic character. is like a it's like

a because Japan has has a lot of

earthquake disaster and a lot of typhoon

things. So it's like and but uh because

of earthquake and they have to you know

uh make update a lot of building

reconstruction.

So it's like a you know it's this why

Godzilla is a symbol. It's like a symbol

of construction renewing in Japan.

All right, I'm going to

Oh, that's that was a camera shop on the

right side. You can exchange your lens

and camera and stuff.

I use that one sometimes.

Yeah, walking through Ginsa shows a very

interesting side of Japan. For tourists,

it looks like a luxury paradise. For

local, it's like a normal part of daily

life with real challenges.

So, Japan feels rich on the surface, but

personal happiness and financial comfort

are more complex.

Yeah, nice weather today.

It's not that warm, but it's not that

cold.

Okay.

Yeah, it's

It's cool, Ginsa. I mean, it's really

fun for even though it's very crowded,

it's not, you know, stressful for

because if you walk in Shibuya or narrow

area because there's too many people, it

is hard to walk. Ginsa, even though it's

very crowded, it's easy to walk because

the sidewalks are wide, the streets are

wide.

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