My neighborhood in Japan, part 3

[bonjovigirl2011]

wow like when people who keep their youth alive . Please don't stop being young.

[AscariGood]

Great video Eric - Mark By the way

[bartvb100]

0:56

'i'm hunting skateboarders, hahaha' now that's a cool hobby

[Pokemarbles]

The area you live in looks so peaceful.

[0Zyzzix0]

Have you seen the movies called my neighbour totoro or cyber girl ?

[TheByrne44]

Ur such a massive hero I love you. Your my number 1 YouTube star ly

[MortifiedThePenguin]

Look up Young at heart and you get a picture of Eric

[TheSouthernGentleman]

People hunt in Japan? I did not think they were a very gun friendly people.

[nicrocket022]

it is just me or have all of you notice the neighbourhood is missing the "u"?

[pokemon13216]

Ur sons must b sooo luckey to have u as a dad :)

[samaraimaster101]

I would love to go to Japan to see what its like and to get every burgurs

[prosteck1]

there was skateboard in 1971

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

I loved the clip of you skateboarding in 1971. What was the song you used in that clip?  Thanks!

[taiko78]

thats cool. I`ve taken my push scooter and roller blades with me sometimes while travelling in Japan it saves time waiting for buses at the stations. Hvae yet to try skateboarding though.

[jimbo44556]

HOLY SHIT IMMA BRING MY LONGBOARD TO JAPAN WHEN I GO!

[xxHardkorex]

@ericsurf6 why are u in japan ?

looks like america lol

[JustYourShadow]

lol Pansy Park

[mrshercon]

bad skater but i am too

[rbo7]

great vid. by the way what is the name of the song during that sad flash back of you in 71?

[ydoiwatchthese]

dude you have gotta be one of the coolest dads ever (just don't tell my dad i said that)

[ellelesrose]

That's so sweet. :)) Your son is the cameraman. Had no idea who was doing the filming. Now I know! :)

[clubharrypotter115]

you look like you had blonde hair when in 71

[0light8dark0]

if your a teacher than you must be a really awesome teacher!!

[nightmare122489]

Lol sidewalk surfing.... and you almost busted your face! Do they just allow hunting anywhere in the outer limits of the city?

[enanyta42]

HEHEH IT WAS COOL BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR U TO SHOW US UR HOUSE :P n_n

[Define40]

thats a long board not a skate board

[jassboom]

Eric i really like the last part of the video in the year 1971. I really like the way you preserve old precious memories.. Hows your dad?

[XxLawletxX]

Eric, I didn't know you skate. D: that's awesome!

I see your goofy foot. :o By that I mean you push with your left foot. I'm regular, I push with my right foot. ^_^

[creatureskater12]

wrong cause goofy means u skate wit ur right foot in front regular means u skate wit ur left foot in front

[XxLawletxX]

I was talking about the (Back) foot that pushes, not the front foot. Goofy stance you have to PUSH with your LEFt foot and your RIGHT foot will be your front foot. Regular stance(My stance) you have to push with your RIGHT foot and your LEFT foot will be your front foot. Please, next time when you're trying to prove someone wrong..read the comment carefully..L0L kthxbai

[To6yandChr1s]

I'm goofy too :p

[Kearneyr94]

i like the end 1971 ;)

[farve104]

how long have you been living in japan?

[arequipa1]

this is great, it was neat to watch you just skateboard around japan!! whow

[LightsandWaves]

That seems a nice country to live in, nicer that they make it look like. Is it as nice as it seems? People seem very kind as well. I'm an anime attic and I always wondered if it was like they show it. And the traditions are amazing as well, japanese is a language different from any other I know.

So, are you REALLY a teacher?

[Leopoldox33]

how does this guy lives , he works or smthin Oo

[bobfordeez]

he teachers at a university in japan

[jassboom]

He said he was a teacher

[balmung123]

what kinda of skateboard did you have? from what i can see or trying to tell it looked like a makaha

[habbocoolgirlnumber1]

aaw you where so cute xD

[christiandiaz]

1:31 -  1:34 thats what she said :)

[martysmp08]

I wonder if it rely is possible for me to actually move to Japan..nahhh it is just a fantasy *sigh* love the footage i wonder where in Japan it is :)

[chaizy23]

dude you rule.

[TheBreezCast]

The coffin? you know that's what started street luge...

[benj872]

すき！！！

this vid is good, plus, your little beard its epic ^^_

[cunigham]

lol awesome...teacher,skater,surfe­r...lol it would be awesome to have a teacher like you hahah

[TeaBagCorner]

your seem like a cool dad

wish my dad skateboarded haha

[DannySouless]

Sugoi Ne

[martinlink007]

Really really like Japan, especially when there's a cool guy like ericsurf6 living down there :D

More videos like this please!!

[TomBarnfield2007]

Im moving to japan soon.

since ive grown up ive known i wanted to move away...

 and thanks largely to your coverage, ive decided to move to japan..

[TiramisuHappy]

Is it just me? But my eyes started welling up with tears at the end of the video...

Maybe I'm getting too old.

This is, personally, by far the best video from you!

Thanks for the memories!

[ericsurf6]

Hey thanks teary eyed! I gotta start doing more videos like this again.

[USEPartyPeople]

@ericsurf6 hey eric, have you lived in japan all your life? if not, why did u move there and for when?

[JeffreyOKay]

This truly was a great video. I got some good laughs and the ending was pretty awesome :).

[tutorialconr]

1:40 xD!

[ferfsake]

that was funny..less about japan more about your self.. wich is ok..i would love to try and live there ... what i would do would be another thing?

so remeber chicago trucks and clay wheels.. and putting a board across your skate to go down really large hills. like an airplane? ahh those were the days.. nice 8 mm footage..

[Vgamer4210]

japan is amazing

[utuber6565]

wow, ur neiborhood :d or however thats spelled is so cool!!! i have a dream of going to japan one day, mostly china though, question, have u been to tokyo?

[xsakuraba]

It's not a skateboard...it's a LONGBOARD...and the wheels are not special...it's just a normal wheel used in longboards...how do i know?...i work at MURASAKI SPORT IN KANAGAWA KAWASAKI....come some time!!!!

[christianuuuu]

my sister and my aunt lived there for 2 years in that neighborhood i dream of going to japan one day maybe we'll meet up but for right now im stuck in nevada with our drought going thru middle school *sigh* well ill comment you l8er :D 5/5

[ericsurf6]

Nevada, how cool! I've got some friends in Las Vegas.

[balmung123]

if you were skating back in 71 you lived in west LA area? right?

[ericsurf6]

You're close! I lived in Huntington Beach in 71.

[balmung123]

my grandpa lives there right now. pretty chill place i visit cali everytime i can with my fam. my mom and family used to live there or in the general OC area, but its great to see some old school boarders from back then haha cause my fav thing is z-boys and surf style boarding

[wobbletime666]

haha awesome!

[tylers8600]

Hey, hows the skating coming a long for you these days? Its good to see older guys skating, looks like you needed some practice on your balancing in some of the shots, hows the progress?

[TheClock7]

Looks like a great place, Eric! Seems like you and your son had a good time.

[popcornproductions13]

oh i forget alot 41

[popcornproductions13]

could you gett a water proff camera and show you surfing is it hard to surf

[ericsurf6]

Right, that video was a pain in the ass to shoot! It took me two afternoons to get all of that footage together. But hey, skateboarding is fun!

[iamnorwegian]

great work on the parts where you leave the camera standing a certain place, filming you go by. You dont usually think of the fact that you have to go all the way back up that hill afterwords to get the camera.

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[BusanKevin]

Awesome!

[trollsrgood]

awsome man(as it usually is with your videos, i liked the sidewalk surfin part and the clip from 1971 at the end they were funny. oh, and hwo the heck do still have film from back then??!?!!?lol

[ericsurf6]

My dad shot that old 8mm film and kept it at his house, then a few years ago I digitized all of it. I've got lots more that I haven't edited yet. Check out my "sailing to Catalina" video.

[evowatchcrap]

man thats pretty sweet. P.s. The bullet train is awesome. rode it to shimizu

[thegoheads]

how did i miss this vid? i just saw your comment on another vid refering to this one. Loved the sidewalk surfing, you almost wiped out there! longboards are fun!

[Stuntman89]

Awesome!

[valiuzz]

did you skate on dirt? -.-

[ericsurf6]

Yes! Soft wheels can ride on all sorts of surfaces. Smooth ride!

[JMo93]

i love the sidewalk surfing part

[ericsurf6]

Thanks! I'm glad somebody appreciates that part, that was really hard to do and I shot it a bunch of times and still didn't really get it right.

[ys1992]

that was pretty sick

[cravecrave93]

man thats awesome that you longboard at your age. Check out my videos

later

[jctheoverlord]

r those gullwing sidewinders on that board

[ericsurf6]

Gullwind Sidewinders, yes indeed. I wanted to say that in the video, but I couldn't remember what they were called. Thanks!

[ThatSecondDude]

coolest guy ever!

[ericsurf6]

after that second dude.

[atrainluvn]

Awesome video!

I just got into longboarding and I think it's great that there is no age limit for riding them. I loved the vintage footage as well. Keep 'em coming!

[TkyoSam]

lol, i bet you are an awesome dad :D

[cooksterz]

An incredibly unique view of these unssen places! There had to be more bloopers.. LOL - great vid from the past too!

[ericsurf6]

Thanks, and yes there were lots more bloopers. Could have made a whole video of them probably.

[shouwa52]

nice video. looks like you are having as much fun as you did when you were a kid!

[ericsurf6]

Yeah, pretty much. I'm going snowboarding this weekend.

[ravensky23]

Wow! You have some mad skills on the skateboard! That's a huge skateboard. I would even try that one ;-) My only experience with them was about 10 years before your vintage footage when My brother sat me on one of the little skinny ones and set me rolling down a hill...into traffic! I lived, obviously, but haven't been on one since!

[ericsurf6]

Ten years before my vintage footage? I'd sure like to see that! Yeah, the longboards with the wider tricks and big, soft wheels like mine are so much easier and smoother to ride.

[ravensky23]

Yep, I'm old. ;-)

[maneneko]

That's so cool that you can skateboard!

Good think you digitized the 8mm film too. I have a bunch of beta tapes that need digitizing. :P

[ericsurf6]

Wow, you have Beta tapes?

[05jackster05]

I Think Youre Great! Your Sons Must Love You A Tonne! ( Like They Should Anyway ) Lol. Great Video!

[dan18rx]

you can do soo many things x.x

[Gensing1991]

oh damn you getting down on the the board lol thats sick!

[bradyrussell24]

nice!! and its kool u know how to skateboard lol

[Goldex13]

Nice video. The 1971 part made it very good. :) Japan looks like a nice country to live in, well except for the skateboard-hunters of course.

[TheNewBarrina]

nice that was tight. why do you live in japan?

[ericsurf6]

It's a fascinating place that grew on me.

[SaraBear2012]

that was funny when you tried to kick your board up and when you ran into the camera... you make great video's and this was hilarious! and btw you have a very nice neighborhood...

[ericsurf6]

Thanks Sara, It was fun making this video. Good thing the camera isn't broken from that crash.

[kittykattykoo]

It's funny and entertaining. ^^ loved it!

[ericsurf6]

I wish I could be funny and entertaining more often!  Thanks for the comment.

[ebonyofold]

This video rocks. Longboarding in Japan looks like a lot of fun. Are there rules prohibiting skating in more congested areas?

[ericsurf6]

Good question. As you can see by the video, I'm out in the suburbs/sticks, and skateboarding is cool here. But maybe I'll try to do another skateboard video in Tokyo though and see if the police stop me.

[zombiekid16]

Love the footage at the end, thats priceless stuff man! :)

[ericsurf6]

Yeah, I've got more old footage from the 70's...you may be seeing some in my future videos.

[zombiekid16]

That would be great, its a brilliant bit of footage, i never had any of that, i know i'm still young(17) but its still nice to look back and go, that was me :)

i've just got the odd picture and Memory in my head

[PooNasoRusRex]

u have a good time no matter wat ur doin

[ericsurf6]

I do, but I don't have Halo 3.

[RCbasher07]

great work mate, like always

[ericsurf6]

Right on dude!

[ctjuggles]

Great editing. Liked 0.48-55, 1.40, and 1.56 a lot. Your sense of humor comes across so naturally on your vids. VERY cool to end with the 5yr-old you.

[ericsurf6]

Thanks CT. .48-.55 I was so close to eating it, 1.40 I almost cut that part out, and 1.56 I was 7 years old!

[Pinkhasov]

Man your videos are awesome. you put so much energy into your videos. and its cool to see different backgrounds and the and the 8mm footage was SWEET!

[ericsurf6]

Hey thanks a lot, I had a lot of fun making this video.

[agustin1955]

I like very much Japan...thanks...

[qiranger]

Thanks for the visual trip!

[xjasongarciax]

Did the pigeons leave you a surprise? :) You'd probably see me doing the "sidewalk surfing" because I would most definitely bust my ass otherwise! Cool vid!

[sugartora]

Skateboard looks much fun. You are good rider. You have wonderful neighbors, more nature, mountain, river. Thank you for always showing new beautiful videos.

[epirawr]

Hah! Thank you Eric! Keep them coming!

[sarcasmosis]

Awesome.

[wlmtopsportsman]

That was great!! Funny and infomritive.

[debstef]

Live to skate, skate to live. That bullet train was awesome

[ericsurf6]

I've never been much of a skateboarder until I got this longboard. It's just so easy to ride.

[peglol]

WOW, I remember the days of 8mm, skateboards, and the song at the end. LOL

[korean4sin]

thats awesome

i wanna try lol