Life In Tokyo: Vlog #25 Obasan No Harajuku

[Zaneitachi7]

Pause at 2:57 to see Mr. Miyagi in a white hat on the right. lol

[WildBuck007]

The crunch....*crying...whimpering­*....Oh the humanity.......someone get me a dick to wash this outa of my mouth......I've just sunk so low eating this shit XD

[samuraigaru]

OMG！Sugamo is my hometown ! I used to hang out there LMAO I miss that town !

lots of great food too.

[classXrepXichijo]

Thats actualy realy cool that they have something like that to keep them out out trouble lol XD

[GaijinAbroad]

Anyone else noticed the irony between "4-day", old people and shi (4) meaning death?

[HimeGabi]

@GaijinAbroad Yeah I noticed that too. 4th. 14th. 24th Wouldn't that be rude if we were like "Hey old people, come on down on death day, we have a deal for you!"

[TheKaelkinator]

Can someone help me? I want to learn Japanese but I don't know any good, free programs I can download.

PLEASE HELP! I want to live in Japan someday.

[umumum1]

@TheKaelkinator im learning through self study at the moment. there is a youtuber named Aploosh who has uploaded the series called Yan San and the Japanese People. the series is easy to learn from, so it should help you get started (take notes!). it will eventually teach you writing, but i recommend buying some hiragana/katakana learning books. practice and know them well, then move to kanji characters. i found some good ones at barnes and noble :)

[umumum1]

@TheKaelkinator also, practice reading Japanese print as much as you can. its ok if you don't know all the kanji (you can always look it up anyway). reading will get you used to the structure and certain patterns used in the writing. it will also help keep the characters more memorable, especially if you do it every day. if you're serious about it, i'm sure you'll catch on and find other helpful sources for you. plus, you can always take classes if self study is not your thing. good luck.

[TheKaelkinator]

@umumum1

ok thanks!

[brunoleo86]

Save the insects! Say no to the people that eat that hunts insects

¬¬'

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[CocoEspada]

lol when it said i hope you arent eating i suddenly stopped chewing on my pop tart and just stared LOL

[lorddrune]

first it is a whale,, then a shark and now even grashoppers.

[nikandnana]

Aww... Cooney you must be a long time closet insect-eater! Look at the way you gobbled that little chap compared to the 'easy' octopus ice-cream. lol. Love the old hag (erm I mean, hat) gang...

[airfoobar]

"crunchy!"

oh. dear. gawd.

[SaturatedLife1]

The elderly women bucket hat thing that you were talking about is freakin' awesome.

[kmah88]

your music choices are always perfect~

[TheLastRainyDay]

dude I was relaxing and eating my Reese pieces, and hen you go and pop a grasshopper in your mouth...

[TheOneAlectrona]

You ate two grasshoppers... I´m impressed and so amused xD

Good video!

[sukkyatlife]

"most young people refuse to eat it because,...well its freakin grasshopper "

well said

[bvjorge]

Bucket hat gang!! Lol. "I have the bucket hat, don't fuck with me"

[tmochie]

what did you do to the remaining fried grasshoppers that you bought? did you eat them all?? .. coz if you did.. i'd be pretty impressed :) man ur awesome! ^ ^

[elitotaku]

so wich was the tastier cow young ice cream or the grasshopper?

[Shadowdancer21b]

He said it was better than the cow tongue ice cream in the vid.

[TeddyBearWithSexHair]

So its basically like the florida of Japan.

[LH075382]

lol ice cream truck

[aegisshii]

uhm, yummy

[Raellus]

Wonder what they would taste like fried...

[Choice777]

crunchy, sweet, licks fingers= grasshoper nuggets :) at least it wasn't jumping :)

[usernameXaygon]

oldery people gang :D

[scottychik17]

7:51 yes we love you because you do these things for us!! lol. It is one of the many things i look forward to in watching your videos, seeing you eat strange foods ^_^, but to be honest b4 you had put the bug in your mouth i could'nt help but shout "NO DONT DO IT *SHRIEKED*" lol.I hope to see more of them! im watching all your vids from one to wherever they've stopped at lol. on to 26!

[gattsuxx1]

pokemon cards!?

[p1x3lman]

6:14 its delicious...i think haha

[boudy077]

were those fish in the globe real?

[Shadowdancer21b]

Suffering for your art, man.

[frankrizzo1004]

dude your teeth are yellow after u eat those insects....u need a brush

[b3jojo]

I went there today!

't Was very easygoing, thanks for recommending it!!! Had a good meal at that temple! :-)

[lateblossom]

Well, if all else fails, you have the yummy food of Japan to vlog about o.O

[kiwibunny24]

Yay, eat more insects! =D

[SleepyDonutBushido]

Obachan gang colored hats? I knew something was up.

[mayglitch]

all your videos are funny man. Keep it up.

[Yukikaze434]

Lol Sugamo isn't that bad...There's a little traditional sweet shop near a shrine & I love buying dangos, etc...really cheap.

[wehrmanj]

Keep it up man, you are brave and paving the road for goodwill towards gaijin!

I'm still waiting for you to eat down some Natto!

[narutowatcher54]

Anthony Bourdain eats worse than you... no offense.

Like pig anus and bull balls.

[Souliee]

Who gives a shit?

He's awesome anyway!

[Titania400]

But he gets PAID to eat this stuff...quite a lot too, I would guess.

[emerset]

He doesn't get paid, he does this for free. this is his video blog, vlog, and its his hobby. watch video #1.

He's amazing and Im addicted to his insights and humour.

definite good stuff, someone should hire you for this like Bear Grylls, Kev

[narutowatcher54]

Anthony Bourdain eats worse than you... no offense.

[genkiash]

I think I would rather eat a grasshopper than cow tongue ice-cream. That shit takes the cake!

[smatc444]

I appreciate your grasshopper-eating!

Hooray!

[ayse84uk]

great vblog witty humor..thanxss

[MetalHeadProductionz]

lol, ya know... you keep eating nasty food and dislike it... but why take another bite?

[jannnn9]

crunchy crunchy lolz one more

[ankawaiicafe]

lol, the obasan gang hat? thats sooo funny^^

[BorisKid]

oh fuck! dear lord thats disgusting!

[sudjata21]

I really appreciate you eating funny/strange/disgusting stuff for us youtubers

[Lancer7489]

It's like one giant garage sale...lol

[AriniaLendin]

I would eat grasshoppers. I like the old person part of the city. Now THAT'S a place I could live full time!

[greencath16]

ohhh damn! uhhhh grasshoppers :))

[al3xxxxx]

why am i watching this episode

[ripzombie]

Lol @ 5:33 !

[AAAAAAACCCCCCCEEEEE]

5:33

"I got the bucket hat! DONT F*CK WITH ME!" LMAO

[HellsingAllucard]

last comment was so wrong but hilarious! "the ambulance pretty much has this place on in like ..its rude but its almost like a ice cream truck" that should be your next taste ice cream taste "oba chan ice cream" xD

[HellsingAllucard]

whats the cheapest rent in Tokyo?

[dableutyef]

expensive

[innpressTV]

That is Inago (Oxya spp), NOT Grasshoppers. differnt species!!!

Please study more Japanese food culture.

[innpressTV]

4 means a death in Japanese

[salforce19900710]

lol genius !

[porlon2]

ahhahah whats with the old people food, stuff, clothing and some old exciting stuff

[ChivKnight]

lol man i just love watching your face contort as you eat all these nasty foods. XD

[Soldatoflife]

I'm betting you liked those grasshoppers ;)

[xtinaa890]

thats disgusting haha, you are a brave man!!!

[foodnoodle]

u r the man mr cooney

[crazyrareta]

Lol, I find it funny. Ichi Nee San -Shi- is the number four in Japanese, and also is a meaning for death, they replace it, I think with 'Yo' but I can't remember. Just find it ironic that their going on days with four(death) and it's where they'll end up in a bit. :P

[Simonio8]

so true....i think they're trying to tell them something.

[BeastinBryan]

i got the bucket hat....dont fuck with me hahaha.

[BeastinBryan]

hahah your funny man. 5:25-

[eyesonvoi]

I'm wondering...Did you finish the grasshoppers?

I'm only 19 and I've eaten grasshoppers. XD Not fun. But that's because my mom forced me. XD

[sovietmarxist]

cicadas scare me.

[Schaapje]

AHhahahaha grasshoppers.. :P how did they taste??

[sinaasapelsap]

hehe nice vids man

[missvinca]

LOOL "Hey I got the bucket hat, dont fuck with me" LOOOOL NOICE MAN 5/5

[angelhug]

LOL!! You are really funny, I'll give it to you that you were very brave!!

[0RedShadow0]

You can get verry good deals in Sugamo. There is a store with very nice hats for 1000 yen for example. And no, they're not the old people's gang hats.

[LEO11111111222211111]

You're a brave man! I'm Japanese boy but grasshopper cannot eat.

[brycebt1991]

lol granny gangs, lol thats funny

[gagambeno]

I didn't get the Buddha Joke, what was it cooney-san? 5:04

[tokyocooney]

Its a defibrillator to try and bring back people who die there by restarting their heart.

[Generaldude]

hahahahahaha

[orifmraz]

@gagambeno aed>> automated external defibrillator.

[stryder050]

old people mafia!lol,yakuza aint got shit on that!

[AdamDeLaMer]

"Ice Cream route!" You are funny sometimes!

[IZzachan]

I was like don't eat it don't eat it DOOOn't ...

... oh my god x.x I could never do that

you're so brave O.O :D 5*

[animekoi]

it was funny when the old guy said it's good i think

[Ahmadfaridrazak]

japanese ppl have the longest life expectancy in the world

[chrisjmex408]

well i actually love your vids cooney, i just love japanese culture in general. your vids just make me want to go to japan even more! haha,the grasshoppers you ate actually seemed to me delicious. thats because in the part of mexico that half my family comes from (oaxaca,mexico) we eat stir fried crickets. they're stir fried with garlic, lemon, and salt. i actually love them, i guess its just something you have to build a taste for.

ps, you should make a vid about japanese movie theaters :)

[kadhine]

Yeah, I want to try those grasshoppers when I go to Japan, I'm going to make my Jpz father-in-law take me! He'll be so happy :P

[kizzy75]

wow... to many old people...

[Kyte27]

Old people gang signs XDD

[TohruH1]

I love the title! Grandmas Harajuku. ^_^

[segatasanshir0]

lmaoooo at 4:17 the monk is waring a rolex and selling good luck charms. bahaha

ballin'

[theTRUE1414]

hehe plz continue to eat strange stuff o.o xD

[theTRUE1414]

lol older people gang sign xD

[Zeldaman007]

so...many...old people...ARGH!!

[XxDarkDiazxX]

Thank you!! Watching you eat the most bizarre things is highly amusing lol!! I respect you for your choice keep eating!

[forbiddenhill]

when i first saw the title of this video 'obasan no harajuku', i pictured old ladies wearing young gothic lolita outfits..thank god i was wrong :)

[bobert59]

OH god no!

[kadhine]

At the risk of sounding calloused, you "calling out" to God while eating the grasshopper was SO funny!!! your 'icecream truck' quip was hilarious too - although I really am sorry for the poor person inside...

I am going to try the grasshopper next time I'm in Japan - thanks for the info!

[nordicberserk]

WHy are the ambulance people wearing helmets?

[RisingSoldier115]

"I hope youre not eating" Fuck i WAS eating(seriously)

[tokyojamez]

Oh man you put me off my custard creams with them Grasshoppers!!

[asliceobread]

Aha, so every 4th of the month they have an old people swapmeet bonanza..kinda? sounds like fun.

[DavePerry2012]

2:04...Cooney, it's the total, uncompromising honesty of your videos that keeps me coming back again and again. XD

[hungrymunster]

lol @ "idiot gaijin who do youtube blogs."

[DavePerry2012]

We love you forever for doing the grasshopper stunt, Cooney! XD

[RageingMuffin]

Well...I've had the...PLEASURE....*gag...wheez­e* of eating deep fried cheddar worms from this place here in Philly called the Insectorium.

It...was...it...well....it tasted like cheetos...meaty cheetos...

[Bigben2u]

Hooray, for the brave Cooney!!!

[6663000]

I have just purchased, huuuhhhh, a bag full of stir-fried grasshoppers. hahaha

[shineashi]

I too appreciate your grasshopper eating for us watchers -nods- thank you. lol

[lonewolfgirl]

Hey its like Flordia! full of old people and retires

[firstjesse]

Hey my grandma has that hat! She also says you can come see her underwear anytime since you like them so much ;)

[mayumiwinn]

I definitely appreciate your grasshopper eating for us watchers! All your videos are so entertaining and so interesting for someone who wants to visit Japan in the future!

[Ishidasouken]

honestly, shark and especially cow tongue ice cream sounded way more disgusting =D

[yaba3050]

grasshoppers are ok.... they sell fried worms and fried beetles in thailand. Another funny thing they sell is deep fried flowers. :D great vids keep it up :)

[Eyehield2192]

hah funny ending!!

[chellyman]

I've had cricket too before, it had one, it was good and crunchy but the second was all slimy...so i stopped eating that

[ppuruk]

dont fuck up with the old ladies!

rofl.

awesome. youre awesome

[hayatotheninja]

Grasshoppers... My God. MY GOD.

[LadyAlyss]

what do you do with the gross stuff you try? do you give it to other people? send it back home? if you do give it away, to who?

[IdealisticMonk]

I don't know about the others who watch your videos but I do appreciate it! Hahaha, I can not believe you actually ate the 2nd one....

[spicyxonnanoko]

you..... ate.....

a second one?????!!!!!!!

[SumAznKid215]

nice, taking one for the team man!

[jkmh18]

xD I love you man.

Thank you for what you do for me. C:

[pimpinllama]

woohoo i love tokyocooney, tokyoswan (roger swan) and tkyo sam! go cooney

[2243347]

tokyoswan do the same thing like you its amazing

[senpai16]

I don't know where I was but I remember coming grasshopper lolipops? Basically just another tool for little boys to freak out little girls. lol

[OhMySavy]

One time while in a downtown houston candy store I stumbled upon a mexican candy that consisted of grasshoppers and cayenne pepper. Ew. There was another one with some other kind of insect and honey.

[1nubby1]

your from houston? i'm from Texas City ^_^

[yello769]

holy crap!!! that is the biggest underwear i have ever seen! you should not be able to put underwear on a clothes hanger!

[itsrichardperkins]

thank you, I greatly appreciate what you do for me, and everyone else on youtube

[dory98]

u should try scorpion and horse shashimi in Japan hahahahahaha

[s0ulCreative]

This clogging is so good..! Keep it up man, watch every vlog of you!

[OboeDuck]

mmmmmmm... stir friend grasshoppers.

[TGracia93]

lol, old lady bloods!

[rrddhh]

I've had grasshoppers. They were delicious!

[coelacants]

You are so cute!!! I´m in love!!! ^^

[Kamikraze]

If I was there, I would've had some crickets too.

[yakortni]

Just wanna say its funny, like ha-ha funny as well as weird funny, that you laugh when you eat something nasty. Mostly haha.

[SquireCD]

I was eating my noodles when I looked up because the music went silent. I saw a black screen that said, "I hope you're not eating". I thought, "Oh, it won't be that bad".

Well, IT WAS THAT BAD. I am now going to go throw away my dinner... =(

lol

[gimpyf]

was that good? lol

[MarlynHM]

*lol* This is an excellent one! I knew that you were referring to Sugamo when I saw the title. Even though my place is in Sugamo, I've not yet been to the temple and the street. I had no idea they sold stir fried grasshoppers there. Now I know what to expect from it. "-_- Thanx~ =D

[flylikeacow]

I want an obachan hat. :3

Stir fried grasshoppers? Poor, poor, Cooney-senpai.

[MarsDefden]

this was a hilarious episode. I'd probably eat all those grasshoppers, when I was 12 I ate a cricketlicket (basically a blowpop with, instead of gum in the middle...it's a cricket) and chocolate covered mealworms/ants. Basically, you smother it in candy and I'll eat just about anything ^^

[anjlaj]

LOL 5:30,old lady gang with bucket hats

[myrico]

hahaha..very interesting! I'm ur fan, Cooney !!

[LynnetteAmelia]

HAHAH!! thanks Cooney for eating the grasshopers, u are funny and of coz we appreciate u! :D

[BabiiHime]

yep yep!! we do!! (^-^)b

xxx

[DiorChick223]

imao, i wouldnt mind having a bucket hat when im like really old!

[Lizzarazo]

i am gonna stick to fried chicken now..

[masterman321]

like the old lady gang sign lol

[TheDoodlibop]

Cow tongue Ice Cream + Shark Nuggets + Stir-fried Grasshopper = The Cooney face of abject horror and unmitigated enthusiasm (with a dash of "what the heck was I thinking?!")

*****!

[sugizo88]

i gave you 5 stars for eating those crap...

Good work buddy..

[sugizo88]

you're wearing the same hat as well... hhahaha, just kiddin mate.

[Audiomuse]

I would go broke if I lived in Tokyo, I'd be shopping for crap all the time...

all those markets seem so fun

[TheDoodlibop]

ha ha! I second that! xD

[ShinigamiGirl1021]

1:33 i love the chicken hat

[lorddarphyve]

"But then again"... ROFL!!

[koeme]

omg too funny, "u sick bastards in youtubia"

[Ecksplisit]

Lmaooo. Grasshoppers.

[wynnikit]

Gambatte Cooney-San!

[Strideo1]

Rock on!

[CuriousCuriosity]

lol, gang signs. xD

[nyappyapple]

omg. I nearly pissed myself when you started talking about those hats... XDDDD how do you know that the government sends them?? haha.

[zakuroandlina]

i dont think its stupid to eat gross things!!! i think yu are very BRAVE!ilu yu sooo cool lol!!!!:)

[iobject]

i hate old people

[Taikina]

i like grasshoppers :0

[the6thmonkey]

Iv got a bucket hat, Don't fuck with me.

[ZhnYe]

:O My Host Family lives in Sugamo!

[o0pocari0o]

Actually, they just had a television special on NHK about insect　グルメ。　見た？

[o0pocari0o]

美味しい思うですよ？　XD　Those are the best responses from shop owners. 甘いです。　Hmm, I've never seen them selling grasshoppers here on Oki.　However, we aren't quite as exciting as Tokyo.

[afronathan]

lol the おばさん　gang colours

in the UK our pensioners get free bus passes but in 日本　they get hats ^^