Tokyo’s Secret Luxury Side in Ginza (Tourists Never See This)
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All right, guys. We are in Ginsa tonight
and we're going to explore Ginsza area
tonight.
Let's go.
>> Hello everyone. Welcome.
Thank you very much for watching. So,
let's explore Ginsa backside.
>> Ginsa backside tonight.
>> Backside street. Let's go. [snorts]
>> And it's very cold tonight in Tokyo.
>> Oh, yes. Very cold.
Outside the seats. Yeah, there are some
cool restaurant and bars in this area.
>> It's a very very cool restaurants, bars
gather this street.
>> So, let's explore.
Such a really old building. It is.
>> Yeah, this one. Wow. Looks very old.
>> Yeah.
Doesn't look like in Ginsa, but it's
Ginsza here.
Back instead of Ginsa.
>> What's that one? The red one.
>> What?
>> Fish.
>> Fish.
Fish lounge.
>> Fish. We welcome you.
>> Okay. So, it's like a restaurant.
this view.
>> What? Look at this.
>> Very.
>> Is it a restaurant?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> You want to You want to check out that
one?
>> Bar.
>> Oh, it's a bar. Okay. Okay. Let's Let's
Let's see. Wow. Look at this. It's like
a It's similar to Golden Guy area. It's
very tiny.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. It looks like golden guy.
Like a little golden guy in Ginsa.
Look at here.
>> What?
>> Ginsa is a luxury area in Tokyo. And we
are in the back street of Ginsa with
cool buildings. See someone is there.
>> Yeah. And there are many bars actually
in here.
>> Wow. Look at this one.
What is it?
>> Heart.
>> No heart.
>> Heart. Oh, black heart. Oh, that one.
Black heart is over there.
>> Yeah, it's a hidden area
in Ginsza.
Do you know this area? Well,
>> no.
>> No.
What is that?
>> Gravity.
The ramen.
>> Oh, this one is a ramen restaurant.
Yeah.
Okay.
>> Just a back set of Ginsa.
busy. Lots of fun.
>> Yeah,
even though it's super cold tonight in
Tokyo,
>> is lively this area.
It's almost
area.
>> U area.
>> So I know if you go straight on this
street.
>> Yeah. Over there. Uh
>> it's between Ginsa and Urchu.
>> Oh yeah. This one is a restaurant. I
think
I like the entrance. It's cool. It's a
>> What is that? 10 10
>> chain
>> ch also has the same restaurant
>> is a restaurant is Italian restaurant.
Yeah,
>> it's a corridor to exploring.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> All right. Let's check out corridor
areato
introduced that this is a sport. Oh
>> maybe live
stream.
Let's walk another street tonight.
Ginsa Shogun.
>> Oh, Ginsa Shogun. So, it's a it's a
school.
>> Elementary school.
>> Well, it looks very old. Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's very very old school.
>> Oldest school in Ginsa.
>> I think the oldest
>> the oldest in in in Tokyo.
>> Tokyo.
>> Wow. The oldest took the oldest school
in Tokyo. in Ginsa area.
>> Okay.
>> All right. Let's check out.
>> So,
>> what is this?
>> Going to restaurant tonight.
>> Oh, we're going to go to restaurant. We
often we are often asked
how
how can we eat in Tokyo.
>> So there actually there are so many wagu
restaurants. So it's hard to choose one.
So we will introduce to you one our
recommend restaurant tonight.
>> All right let's go.
>> Wow. This also very unique.
>> Upper floor is a club. Yeah.
>> Since 1986.
>> Kimono shop.
>> Kimono shop. Oh, that one.
>> A club. And because they in Ginsa in
many many of the shops they use kimono,
right?
>> Yes.
So some women wear kimono in their daily
life.
>> Yeah.
>> So every day
>> you came back to the same place
>> actually.
So
So in the ladies wear kimono very corre
correct way
>> so they don't wear underpants look
>> why
>> because correct way is do not wear
underpants
the kimono inside of kimono
no pants
>> strangeish
>> strange Right. That's traditional way.
>> Traditional way. Ah, okay.
>> That's not strange.
>> Oh, this bar also looks cool.
>> Yeah.
>> Look at that. People are sitting there.
It's nice.
other prefectures.
>> One of the Osaka is located here.
>> Oh, Osaken Museum.
>> Oh, this one. Yeah, Museum. Yeah, we
tried in
>> first we tried where was it? We tried
actually in
no
family. Yeah,
>> Family Mart.
>> It was a collaboration with Family with
Family Mart. Yeah.
Oh.
>> All right.
>> Yeah, this one.
>> This one.
>> Okay.
It's big restaurant.
>> Oh, yeah. It's a big restaurant here.
Italian restaurant.
>> Italian restaurant is very popular in
Tokyo.
And
>> this is corridor street [snorts]
number street.
>> Yeah.
In the corridor area.
There you go.
Oh,
>> you you
a flower shop.
This bar is always popular.
>> Very packed. A lot of people inside.
>> Yeah, it's always packed like that.
>> I don't know. Is the place is good.
>> There are many young people there.
>> Even the outside
here.
>> Turkish restaurant.
>> So, it's actual.
>> Yeah. So doesn't match the taste for
Japanese people.
>> Looks good.
>> Yeah, because it's actual.
>> So there is actually a dancer, Turkish
dancer.
>> Dancer sometimes.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> They have dancer
>> no actual taste.
>> So that's much for me.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah, it's really cool. Very stylish.
Nice.
Cool.
>> Wrong ground. They're very wrong because
I came here like 10 years ago.
>> Oh, 10 years ago. That means they are
successful.
>> So, so successful.
money.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
Oh
goch.
motorcycle.
There's a British hub here. This also is
cool.
>> Yeah. [music] Ginsa corridor is nice.
>> Your hub?
>> This is my hub.
>> Why is your hub?
>> This has karaoke. Oh, that's
baby. No, no, just
>> let's go. Not to get the copyright.
[music]
>> We're going to get copyright.
>> That's my
>> All right.
Oh,
>> that club
live music
>> where we went to there with Mishan.
>> Yeah. Yeah. It was like a almost one
year ago.
>> Is a hotel
>> reflecting me. No, this is just a
decoration of this building. Cool.
The restaurants inside.
>> This one also is a bar. It's cool. I
like the flowers on the window. Yeah.
Yeah.
Very cool.
All right.
>> Yeah. Many cool restaurant in here. That
wall is Wagyu.
This one
looks It looks like a Wagyu. Wagyu
restaurant.
>> Yeah.
Different.
>> Different. Okay.
>> Reasonable one.
>> Maybe the cheap one. Oh, that's the
building, right? We can go maybe from
here. Shortcut. No.
>> Yeah. No. It seems like no street.
>> Okay.
Tea time.
Yeah, Ginsa is cool.
And like I said, there are many hidden
area in Ginsa. Just the one we earlier
explored, it was like a a little golden
guy.
>> Very open tea time.
>> Yeah, they do. [laughter]
Cars the museum.
All right, we got to try
a super special Wagyu restaurant
tonight.
made coffee in Giza made [music]
>> made.
>> So you played dart with them
like
>> she's on my
>> the president is the person.
>> Yeah.
>> This person
>> and he appears on
>> the same size almost the same size.
Yeah, he's very short.
>> He's very short. He appears on the
advertisement too. Advertise advertising
for his restaurant on TV.
>> Oh yes.
>> Yeah. He's very unique that guy.
>> He made more than 10
10 companies.
>> 10 companies
>> and all failed
>> and finally he hit.
>> Ah
>> that's business going.
>> Yeah. is a chain sushi restaurant. What
>> amazing person he is never gave up,
>> right?
>> So inside of this building
>> that inside of that building. Okay.
>> On the fifth floor. That one. The one.
>> Ah.
>> All right.
>> Okay. Let's go.
>> Okay. Oh.
So,
we're going to try a
cool restaurant.
>> Yeah. Wagyu.
>> Wagyu ski.
>> And
>> so, that's Wagyu restaurant. So they
have not only skyaki menu but also like
Korean barbecue style ramen and many
variety of wagu they have. So today we
will try one of the menu skiyaki.
Yeah.
>> We can try two types of wagyu beefs at
the same time. So we can enjoy comparing
the taste.
>> Yeah. Two type of ski with Wagyu. All
right. Inside this building.
>> Which one?
>> Ah, fifth floor. That one.
>> Floor number.
This group is very
>> also there English menu available.
>> Oh, yeah.
Okay.
All right. Let's go.
Mirror.
Mirror here.
All right. Compai
chairs.
>> [cough]
>> Very tasty. Sparkling wine. It's good.
How is it? You like it?
Okay.
>> All right. Look at that view.
>> [laughter]
>> So this is Wu from where?
from
two types of wagi.
>> So the first one is zoy
zo wagyu and the second one is
>> y zawagu.
>> Wow.
This is
>> it smells really good [laughter]
smell.
>> Smell smell. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Sweet soy sauce taste.
>> Oh, it's soy sauce.
>> Tastes like sweet soy sauce.
>> Yeah.
Super high high rank wu.
>> Super high rank wyu from
>> Yamagata picture.
We have to prepare that mixed egg.
[laughter]
Oh, it's ready now.
>> I'm ready. You are ready too
>> with egg.
>> With your egg.
>> [laughter]
>> I get to lay them off.
All right, it's time to try it.
>> [laughter]
>> How is so
>> very soft?
>> Melted.
>> Melted. Wow.
>> Melted in my mouth.
>> Couldn't be better.
>> So,
beautiful taste.
We see this.
>> All right, let me try it. Should I
Should I eat it all at once?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> With with green onion.
>> Oh, all together.
>> Yeah, all together.
[laughter]
>> It's really good.
>> It's really good.
>> Yeah.
So next we will try another type of lagu
so we can compare taste.
>> Sounds exciting.
[laughter]
Don't don't finish the egg. We need the
egg for that one.
So this one is with mushroom
>> mushroom
>> mushroom
[laughter]
and it's second round
Very
good.
>> Delicious.
Yummy. Okay.
>> The Reset time.
>> Yeah, reset time. The the pan has to be
cleaned for the next stage.
>> Was good.
[music]
>> Happiness taste.
>> Happiness taste.
>> All right, that's
mine.
>> [laughter]
>> Are you feeling it?
>> It's already delicious. As as soon as
you put it in your mouth, it's already
delicious. It's really good.
>> All right. Preparing for the next one.
>> Beef.
>> That was tofu.
>> Oh, yes.
baguf [laughter]
yakfu
in Japanese.
>> So this yak
>> goes with skiaki sauce very well sauce
and everything is made very tastefully
very professionally
with the master.
Look at that. Wow.
>> So this all is from Yamagata.
>> Yes.
>> Yamagata.
This is more famous
beef than the previous one.
>> Oh, this one the the one you just had.
This one is more famous.
>> Okay.
>> All right. Can't wait for eating that
one.
smells really good.
M
>> we see
>> yeah it smells like a high quality
radio.
>> So the timing of every like a thing he
puts in is very important.
Make it.
>> So this way to make is west side of
Japan.
>> Uh concai food.
>> Kai area. The one we had was
>> it's both concai food but making by this
>> pot. Okay. Okay. So it's from Kai
originally. Okay. Kai sty
>> beef is from Tohoku region.
>> Oh,
>> but the way to cooker is kai
>> kai. Okay.
>> Style.
>> [laughter]
>> It's ready.
>> Okay. Try it.
How you going to eat that one?
>> Oh, look at that.
Looks yummy.
>> All right. So, we have to use the this
street type of
granted radish.
>> So, grated radish and
the other one is
>> and spice.
>> Spice. Okay. So, you
>> All right.
>> [laughter]
>> Okay.
[laughter]
>> So soft.
>> So soft.
>> So you like the previous one or this
one? Both
>> different. Yeah.
>> Both. So delicious.
>> I don't know the difference.
>> Beef is more
lighter than the
beef.
So I beef is more richer
taste.
>> It's lighter but both very soft and melt
in the mouth.
So luxury taste.
[laughter]
>> All right. Now he's preparing the
east Japan
style of ski. Oh, the now is different
style. East Japan.
>> Yeah.
>> Now the the pan is ready
>> for the next one.
>> Come by.
>> What is that?
It's This is like hot pudding. Pudding.
>> Oh, it's hot pudding.
>> Hot pudding.
>> Okay.
>> But it's not sweet.
>> Oh, it's not sweet.
>> Salty pudding.
>> Oh, it's salty pudding.
>> So, so
we
all right.
How is it?
>> The taste of beef.
>> Taste of beef.
>> Yeah, it tastes like
soup.
>> Yeah, it's like a beef soup.
>> Based on beef soup.
>> It's so good.
>> Yeah.
>> The best chaw mushi ever I've
>> The best chaw mushi I ever had.
>> There is actually beef inside.
>> Yes. Oh, like that. It's really good.
Yeah.
>> It's really good. I
>> like it.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. The the pickles also is really
good.
>> Looks [laughter] so good.
>> It's a nice combination. All everything
is
>> wine. Nice. Really so good.
>> Refreshing taste.
>> So we can change clean our mouth once.
>> Yeah. Refreshing for the next meal.
Yeah. For the next one. We still have a
lot to eat.
>> Come on then.
She loved this restaurant. So she
started working here.
Magical sauce for siki. You said
>> really like like made coffee like made
coffee.
Another
sauce is here.
>> Another sauce.
>> It's really high quality everything
here. Super delicious.
>> Carrots,
green onion, and mushroom. Long
mushroom.
>> Long mushroom. Mushroom.
Long.
>> Yeah. Yeah. We eat that
shiny tour.
>> But different type. Yeah.
>> One of my favorite food.
>> Yeah.
>> Vegetables.
>> Yeah. All vegetables. Oh, another set.
Wow.
So you have to
>> be
>> refill. Yeah,
>> refill vegetables.
>> Oh, so it's the same as that, but yeah,
it's refill. Okay.
>> All right. Now
he's putting the Wagyu on top of this
vegetables.
Okay.
>> So, he's putting two types of beefs.
>> Two type of beef. Yeah.
>> Yes.
Yeah.
Winner. It's for the winner.
>> Oh, for the winner.
>> It's It's bigger.
>> Oh, one big size for the winner.
>> Winner.
>> All right. It seems it's ready now.
Yeah.
>> Yeah. We are ready for the Kanto region
style skiyaki.
>> Kanto region style.
>> So it's more like hot style, right?
>> And put vegetables and meat together at
the same time. And pour sauce.
>> Yeah.
>> So actually inside of this part there is
sauce.
>> So this is a hot pot. That's why we also
use
these equipment and tools. Tools. Tools.
>> Yeah.
>> So, how to take the beef? Yeah.
>> So, when you
boil the beef, comes from the beef. So,
you can take it. If you don't like that,
>> if you like that, you can eat.
for soup
only ingredients you can get
this pork
set and refill vegetables
meat.
>> Yeah.
>> Two types of meat.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. We are waiting for the rice
because
>> rice. Gohan.
>> Yeah. Gohan. And then
>> are you?
>> Yeah. [laughter]
>> All right.
>> Okay. We got the rice now.
>> And then how do you eat it first?
[laughter]
>> All right. Like that.
two type. The left side and the right
side. Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Tofu.
And then how you eat it?
>> Oh wow. Look at that
with rice.
>> [music]
>> Did I feel time?
>> Yeah. Yes. Before I eat it.
>> Yeah.
>> I put refills.
>> So
>> into the pot.
>> Okay.
>> All right. We're going to finish them
all. It's really good. High quality
stuff.
All right, time to eat with rice.
>> Let's eat.
>> With rice.
>> All right.
The best
so soft
taste.
>> Vegetables are good.
>> Yeah. And the rice also is really good.
>> Yeah.
>> The other one.
>> Two type of
>> beef. Yeah. There is two type.
>> Yeah, two type of
>> I don't know no more the answer which
one is which one.
>> Oh,
>> they're both delicious.
>> Yeah, the rice
>> is also really delicious.
>> Yeah, everything really good quality.
>> Yeah,
>> I put all vegetables.
>> Oh, yeah.
Oh, that's the sauce. What is that?
>> Ah, soup.
>> Liquid. The amount of
>> Yes. Increase the amount of liquid
>> because it's it's been toilet.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> The the amount of liquid is getting
decreasing.
>> So, pour
at the soup stock. Okay.
All right. Next is what is that?
Shimodon.
Okay.
>> All right. Try that sauce. Hold on.
Wait.
Sauce. Okay.
Very
dumpling texture.
>> Dumpling texture.
>> It's so good.
>> Dumpling texture. Let me see.
>> All right. Desert time.
Pakot
pan pan pan pakot pakot
dessert
pota
pudding
creamy
[laughter] creamy creamy creamy
>> and Fruity.
>> Creamy and fruity.
>> Fruity and creamy
and creamy.
[laughter]
[laughter]
>> I can eat. eat it easily because it's
very [laughter and clears throat]
a good contrast
between delicious meat.
>> Yeah.
>> Like a refreshing.
>> Yeah. We had a lot of food. There was a
lot of a lot of wagu vegetables rice
>> and tea set. Okay.
>> 19 days.
>> Okay.
It's warm.
>> All right, guys. Thank you. Cheers,
everyone.
>> No ice. Nice.
>> No ice.
>> It's a good It's a good wine.
high quality wine.
>> Not it tastes like a good I don't know.
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The video follows an exploration of Ginza's backstreets in Tokyo, highlighting its hidden gems, including cool restaurants, bars reminiscent of Golden Gai, and surprisingly old buildings, such as the oldest elementary school in Tokyo. The main focus then shifts to a high-end Wagyu sukiyaki restaurant experience. The hosts sample two types of premium Wagyu beef from Yamagata prefecture, prepared in both West Japan (Kansai) and East Japan (Kanto) styles, noting the distinct cooking methods and flavors. The meal also includes unique dishes like a savory hot beef-soup-based pudding (chawanmushi), and various vegetables and rice. The video also touches on the interesting backstory of the restaurant's owner, who achieved success after multiple business failures, and a traditional fact about wearing kimonos.
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