Japanese Food Court Differences!

[nonubusiness]

That dish you guys ate looked delicious! In the US it would have looked a bit different. A giant sign stating how hot it was would be hung from it and would have to be carried out by 2 OSHA certified employees while supervised by a lawyer. >_<

[BahoUtot]

If it wasn't for you I'd mistakenly dump my urine at the 2:52 contraption, thinking its one of those fancy hitech toilets.

[YellowFDkid]

I actually had my first experience with "culture shock" at a McDonalds in Tokyo. We finished eating and were about to throw our trash away when we saw that setup. We stared at it for a good 3 minutes before someone got up to help us. He took the tray from my friend and separated it all, then looked at me. I looked back, smiled, then did what he did. We all had a laugh.

[X8802]

japans smart except for all the damn raw food. get food standards..

[Nikotiini69]

@X8802 What do you mean? Raw FRESH sea fish is perfectly safe to eat and many like it. We here in Finland also eat raw salted salmon with bread etc. I can't see why it would be a bad thing?

[wheeler1]

I would DEFINITELY think twice before even PICKING UP a towel sitting out like that!!! LOL

[watsupstartaketwo]

@wheeler1 tell me about it. I thought it was blaringly obvious it wasn't for wiping your mouth >.<

[ReccaDreamer]

This segment is making me hungry again. At least food courts in Japan are cleaner than most in America. Not to mention, they recycle more than what American food courts does. Both good and clean. Also, the food looks really nice and much healthier than most foods you would find in a typical food court in America. Nice video again. :D Love your food videos.

[KELLERMANisBACK]

My school has waste bins for liquids now XD

[nartin86]

It's interesting that Japan not only invents great technology but they also seem to always make these little things like the wooden box to hold the pot. I've realized that Japanese like to over-create things that sometimes seem to be unnecessary. Where I'm from, if a pot is hot, you don't create this perfect box just for the purpose of holding the pot.

[DrownedBeliefs]

I saw one of the signs said きつねうどん, or 'fox udon'? What on earth is that?

[juandenz2008]

@DrownedBeliefs Udon topped with deep fried tofu (aburaage). Apparently there are legends that magical foxes and Inari (goddess of rice and fertility) like aburaage.

[DrownedBeliefs]

@juandenz2008

Wow, I wasn't aware of that at all - appreciate the reply mate!

[stefan5445]

@DrownedBeliefs

they are udon with deep-fried tofu which has been marinated in a sweet, soy based sauce; in mythology the きつね had magic powers like transformation into human beings and so on and they were fond of that particular style of tofu, hence きつねうどん

[stefan5445]

@DrownedBeliefs

>_< i didn't notice until now that your question has already been answered, i'm sorry.

[iLOVENATURE2011]

i wonder if the japanese foods are spicy??... they look so delicious! i want to try one... =)

[stefan5445]

@iLOVENATURE2011

there is some spicy stuff, but in my experience most things aren't. but you are right, they ARE delicious!! ^_^

[junkie4vids]

Silly gaijin habits at 2:42

[cotton1983]

lets laugh at the silly tourist. it is fun >:D

[Ninjaxfrog]

Every western country should have japan and china towns in each city well at least japanese ones noth if there big enough of

[anthemlog]

"Why does this napkin taste like O-o Japan?"

[free1here]

that's pretty convenient that they have those sinks right there in the food court

[bejeren]

why Japan so awesome... argh

[CapChronic]

@bejeren cause it sucks ass where you live?

[gillianorley]

For a truly confusing array of recycling and trash bins, check out a Whole Foods.

Do they have those in Australia? I'm guessing not in Japan. At least, not yet.

[Dparrey]

@gillianorley Basically every house/unit has normal rubbish and recycling with many places now having a green waste bin. So 3 bins per household isn't weird at home.

Out in many modern public places, seeing 3-4 bin types isn't unusual. Like Glass/Food/Normal/Recycling or something

[lundymaphone]

@Dparrey I live in Canada and my city has 3 (I have 4). Food waste, Recycling, Garbage (thankfully this one is rarely used), and my final one is for Glass. There is no glass pickup so it is technically garbage but there are local places to recycle glass which I take my glass to.

[Nnovata]

can japanese do math with japanese numbers?

[gd6585]

Have you heard about the new feces burger coming in Japan? I love Japan, but this is just disgusting

[mcrobsessed247]

totally unrelated to Japanese food courts but your laugh at the end of this video sounds so....comforting? reminds me of Santa Claus for some reason. hehe :)

[jyozeff]

isn't that Korean bibimbap?

[Nobuo001]

I already saw myself wiping my mouth and face with them cloths, how embarrassing! I honestly thought they were for your own hygienic use until, of course, you said: "Save Yourselves The Embarrassment".

[brabon1]

for some reason, your stuff has stopped popping up on my subs

im peeved

[makoto114]

Thanks for this! Helps prevent some mistakes if ever I go to Japanese foodcourts. Saves me from embarrasment.

[calculatedslip]

Maybe it's silly but I always fret when throwing away cups that still have liquid in them, because I don't want the workers who have to empty the bins to risk getting it all over themselves. Maybe that never happens though, lol. Still, wish the US had waste bins just for liquids. Seems like a good idea for other reasons. Smart thinking, Japan.

[iamsofakingwetoddit1]

it looks like my high school cafetaria

[sweetfeat1]

I guess if I went to a mall in North America you wouldn't see too many people going for "weird forigen foods" they'd go for what they're familiar with - hamburgers. In that respect hamburgers are weird foreign food in Japan I guess?

[princessofDBZ]

hey! Im a muslim, and could you make a video about the food , we can't eat pig

[marinex101]

so you can eat rice at your house or get the same thing at the store?

[Yazoku]

Wow, The Japanese think of everything. I am always amazed. So hygienic. I would really love it there because i hate dirtyness and inconvenience. But it looks so clean and convenient there :-)

[thejorrel129]

That looked alot like the food court at the mall where i live...except

Clean, Healthy, Bright, and an overall Zen like feel to it. So acually it's quite the opposite of ours.

[EtherSword]

Wow, a sink to wash your hands at a food court? That's high class there compared to America lol.

[blueswiftness]

haha I bet this video prevented a few mistakes

[wingwaabuddha]

This place has a booming business !

[simplemilia]

Hi, i was just wondering, is there any muslim food in Japan? :D

[ifarhani]

@simplemilia GOOD QUESTION!!..I'd love to know as well.

[lemonrind]

Most food courts where I live have a Japanese style restaurant (sushi, teriyaki, etc.). They are always staffed by Chinese people, LOL. I guess they figure we can't tell the difference.

[TwoStonesOneByrd]

Looks very spacious compared to the ones here. There is usually less than a foot and a half space between two tables when the chairs are pushed in.  And most are usually super crowded.

[Sugarchan]

I went to a mall in the Nara prefecture that had a bi bim bap booth and they served it as you showed in a stone bowl and a wooden frame to carry it.

[AsIaODL]

AweSOme (-: :-)

[xspacie]

love the insight and love the idea of wash basins where you eat !

[TokioDylan]

Maybe it's like that where you are in rural Japan. I know in Tokyo, places like McDonald's, Yoshinoya, Coldstone, etc are always packed at the food courts.

[weslleysantos112]

america:land of the fat people

[TheCasanovvaa]

@weslleysantos112 Japan home of the small penis.

[10beez]

I got hungry so I had to pause this video and go eat.

[RaimiiChan]

japam: land of the skinny ppl

[Nemesis093781]

Thank you for the video.

[mikesomsays]

lol. You are making fun of the foreigners ;) I was so overly careful of stuff while I was in Japan like the towels for the tables you mentioned. Took me a while to figure out that metal cylinder was for emptying liquids and ice...this was at a McDonald's there ..... same kind of setup ;)

[mega17]

A sink in the food court.

I would love that in North America so much. No need to worry if someone's walking away with your bags, or watching bags for your friends.

[kawaiifull]

awesome vid, this is really helpful stuff :P

[Gell1welt69]

Nice video as always:)

[forgottenwinner]

Food courts here in america are probably 1% healthy food and the rest is junk

[saintpine]

It's easy to make mistakes if you don't know local traditions.

When I was a kid I started drinking from the water bowl with lemon that was put on the table in some Italian restaurants together with meals that clients normaly use their hands to eat.

This was obviously mean't as a small washing bowl.

Haven't seen it yet in Italy in the last 25 years, and I'm living here 30 years now, they give the clients sealed wet paper hand towels.

[D0OMZDAYZ]

Your laugh is epic

[Daviysoh]

Those posters say 'Tempura Udon'$6, 'Kitsune Udon'$3.9, 'Soba'$4.8, 'Tuna rice bowl'$7.3, 'Pork cutlet rice bowl'$7.3, 'Fried prawn rice bowl'$8.4, 'Chuka soba'$4.7, 'Miso Ramen'$7.1 and so on... I guess that korean food is $6-7.5.

[SilentDeath901]

You pretty much just saved my life by showing that last bit about the cloths lol. I probably would've ended up using those as napkins by mistake at least some point in the future had I not seen this video. Yet another reason why your channel is so helpful! Thank you!

[DelusionalJ]

Just thought I'd mention how amazing it is for you to continue finding themes and making videos, this really takes dedication and a great amount of work ;)

[TheCandaceH]

LOL, that would not be very nice to pick up one of those napkins! lol

[sajonaee]

sinks! that's what we need in north american food courts!

also, can you do or if you have already, do you have any videos beauty and makeup related? like maybe some items unique to japan only, beauty stuff you'd only ever find in a japanese conbini and also drugstore beauty! i know you're a dude, but if you could cover these, that'd be awesome!

[killersushi88]

Now...if only America can adopt this, plus the healthy food menus. That would be terrific!

[Just4Th3Lulz]

@killersushi88 America need to adopt a lot of things from the Japanese.

[AaronDArnold]

You have to sing at least a couple lines of Ian Drury's 'Hit me with your rhythm stick'.

I hear that song in my head almost every time I hear your videos.

[suiton629]

@TheJapanChannelDcom Wow. The food court in Japan looks way better. I'm not surprised that so few people go to the burgers since the Japanese cuisine is so varied and very tasty. And the traditional food they make is actually well prepared and not like pre-cooked food. Oh wow. And it's awesome that there's a hand washing station right in the food court. I'm always impressed with Japan's level of sanitation and convenience and consideration. =)

[KewpieGirl]

where's everybody? how come there's only few people get to eat like you? I like the idea of the sink there. Organic anti-bacterial hands cleans!

[ejbalshan]

Looks like the rest stops I was in when I was over there. Immaculately clean, great selection of healthy food, and really elegant sweet shops.

[SmilingMaram]

CERCL

[TheLifePerfect]

Seems like if you want to do something, not only have they already thought about the problem but they've provided the best possible solution. In this case, a fully functioning sink with soap. Man, I hope my life gets even more weird and I end up in Japan.

[imtxsmoke]

Korea is the same way with regard to trash disposal... everyone is programmed to put trash in the correct receptacle. You can't even get people in the states to clean up after themselves.

[sybrix]

Oh so you "seen other foreigners doing it" eh? I bet you were one of those "other foreigners", I'm onto you lol!

[YumiTumiKurumi]

if 115 yen is ABOUT $1, how much is 500 and 1000?

[FHomeBrew]

@YumiTumiKurumi Google "500 yen to dollar". If you just Google "yen to dollar" Google returns the value of one yen. You can put any number in front of that and it'll convert it instantly. Very useful, although I don't know if and how it keeps track of currency exchange values. Although it's probably a good enough estimate.

[Kikujirosan]

after seeing that burger from your video the other day, I'd pick the traditional stuff too.

[thesoccerduchess]

everything so clean

[1oana387]

Thank you, for sharing another interesting and funny video! (´・ω・)つ

[DivineV3]

Glad to hear you laughing in your videos as I assume you are still enjoying making your videos. Must be really hard to find all sorts of material for your videos. Anyway, keep up the good work and don't mind the thumbs down/negative comments!

[drewman415]

Just curious, how much was that hot pot? I noticed it was a generous serving unless that bowl is not that deep.

[bikemessenger7]

ah! thats what they are for!

[Midnightryder7]

Every place u go to seems so dam nice and clean..how does japan do it?..with so many people here and everyone on the go..we do keep things clean..but not spotless like japan..how do they do it?

[danrulz98]

I could see why the traditional stuff would be more popular.. that hamburger looked disgusting while all the traditional stuff looks really tasty.

[Ruvigy]

That made my day :)

[Beethoven1981]

Watching these "food & eating" videos makes me fat. I have to go eating every single time when I see one of these videos. Could you make a video about how to excercise in Japan (or something like that). Japanese gym would be nice place to see.

Thanks for this great video. =)

[Shinobimuramasa7]

The trash bins look so clean compared to the ones Im used to!

[Mampfmaschine]

2:44 Lol :)

[jamesmaseobrown]

Needless to say that if you're eating in japan these days, you may end up glowing in the dark.

[jamesmaseobrown]

I've been to Japan, and the food is GREAT ! ! !

Even the stuff you get in machines are healthier.

[seventhsheaven]

Do you throw the blue table cloths away after using them, or do they get washed and put out again?

[bugeyedpet]

love the dr. hibbert lagh

[genuinebbuck]

What did it say above the blue and gray tray things that held the clothes?

[Goldenwind]

@genuinebbuck You can get a clear shot by switching to 1080p, and pausing at 2:17.

It's three Kanji, so I can't translate for you (someone more experienced probably can).

[genuinebbuck]

@Goldenwind I actually know the first Kanji but the other 2 I'm not that far yet.

[SireStefan]

@genuinebbuck It sais 使用済 (しようずみ; shiyouzumi), which basically means "used", so my guess is that dirty cloths go into the gray tray, to be washed and used again.

[ramsien]

Again with the well placed sinks, always thinking ahead.

[Volacie]

So cheap! O__O Even American food courts are more expensive, haha.

[spiro37]

best foodcourt eva!

[Oty3d]

So paper trash is Moeru gomi and plastic trash is purasuchikku gomi.

[michaelXXLF]

"If they have a choice of the hamburgers and this stuff they chose the traditional stuff."

[hotgoatlove]

All rise in the food court for the honourable Judge Fudge!

[psyjax2]

That's like a Korean dish, dolsot bibembap. Awsome dish!

[MasterCorruptor]

Why is food so damn cheap in japan ?

I did a price check on some of the most expensive dishes here and compared the prises to what we have in norway.

The normal price of an appetizer in norway is 750 yen !

The main dish is about 4,500 yen.

And the desert is another 750 yen.

This is unfair !!!

[t3hpyr0x]

@MasterCorruptor To be fair, this is a food court, and not a restaurant. You probably wouldn't buy appetisers and dessert at a food court. In Australia, that chukasoba (which is actually just a weird way of saying ramen), which is 380円, would run you back about 865円, but that's one of the more expensive food court items.

[MasterCorruptor]

@t3hpyr0x True that. But it's still much cheaper than anything similar we got in norway. 

[SireStefan]

@MasterCorruptor Norway is a rich country, your prices may be higher, but so are your salaries.

+ Japan has very low consumption tax, making consumer goods cheap. The income tax is quite high though, maybe it's the reverse in Norway?

[SShmz08]

美味そうｗ

[lemongrassmari]

Haha XDD

Maybe a video with all these small mistakes would be nice XD

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@lemongrassmari

The "how to" playlist is to try to help people avoid making mistakes...

[MurdocLC]

Having sinks inside the restaurant like that I've never seen before, really good. I don't understand how some people can eat hamburgers and fries and then not wash their hands. Xd Ew.

[Mirarenai]

As always, thank you for your work in making this video!

[suiseiseki2007]

there is like only you in the entire food court....

when was this taken?

[tnguy245]

good grief im craving for some of that chum :D

[109mytiger]

The hot iron pot dish is a korean food

[realessence]

Isn't that a Korean bibimbap? It's nice to see that nowadays Korean food is getting more popular in Japan after decades of political conflicts between the two countries.

I shouldn't have watched this video with an empty stomach. Now I'm starving.

[FloofyCookies]

@realessence well kpop is dominating the music industry in japan lol

[frootbat31]

Our local mall has a food court that includes an asian place that offers free samples, and I always get their food. Its just light and filling without making me feel so overstuffed. And tasty

[Viccyvictor]

Yay, go traditional stuff.

[oemi100]

*drool* gief some :D 

[caldevera]

so there's no staff to clean tables after people eat?

[MurdocLC]

@caldevera Ofc there is. It's just if you wanna help.

[gothicmuffinofdoom]

Is the food in food courts of good quality? Here, some of the food court shops serve food of less quality than the stand alone shop of the same brand.

[Speed12236]

I'd probably be the foreigner wiping his mouth with those if it weren't for this video.. xD

[StarDr0ps]

@Speed12236: lol, me too. xD

[danteasdfgh]

that's looks pretty tasty, gosh I'm hungry hehe...

[stephenmortimer845]

a touch of satanic glee ???

[nirvgardengod]

is that where they get 'hot pot' from?

[edo946]

I recommend the sushi to the Europe and America people as a Japanese. In the sushi, it is very good with Japanese food.

[wangabo123]

I would choose those traditional foods over hamburgers anyday. Even when I go to the shopping centre and eat there, I usually walk past Mc Donalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks and head straight for the Asian foods, mainly getting a bento. Although it costs more, im satisfied with the meal :D

[Lumixster]

Wipe their mouths with them? :o OMG poor bastards lol

[MobiusInfinity117]

How come in almost all of your vids there are hardly any people in the food courts ?

Do you film when no people are around? :D

[FashionistoIRE]

That box is such a good idea. I could do with one! Nice video again, you always make me hungry though ha ha.

[steviekakit]

@FashionistoIRE Reminds me of Korean stone pot meals, but they don't give you that box. Gotta be more careful =P

[Shoostoppin]

Okinawa soba ftw!!!!!