Life In Tokyo: Vlog #22 Sanja Matsuri

[phamcuong95]

That fortune turn out to be true violent wave in spring is the March tsunami in 2011

[Draidic]

fast forward to 5:20 when your reading your fortune. an old fortune that talks about violent waves.

Trippy, or maybe cause im just drunk i dunno.

[xTOWELxHEADZx]

When I was in Tokyo, my first time, it was during this festival. I had a traditional, blue kimono and I carried this thing with the locals.

Fun experience, indeed.

[Rokkiteer]

Brilliant music choice at the end. And interesting to see some Yakuza guys.

[Pacmanvice]

I visited that same place and stood where you where a couple years ago, with my school. Can you tell me if this is true. They told us, that that gold thing in the back, was representing Poop......

[gothgirl1213]

When I see the.. um "golden poo" I always thought it was Sperm... So I would call it "The Golden Sperm" :P Just my thoughts

[orifmraz]

golden poop. lol!! cool yakuza guys. it's not enough that u know ur ordinary and poor but picking out a 'regular fortune', that's too much. lmao!!

[SaturatedLife1]

I tend to dislike people sometimes, too. Fortune part was hilarious. Love this video.

[talktal]

how many bars in tokyo play 2tone?

[chronicleone]

Ramen Coma is probably your gallbladder struggleing to keep up with all the oil in the ramen, try and avoid oily ramens or get them served in better oils like canola or olive. Sorry dude I get it too, but worse with pains in my side because I wouldn't lay off when I should have when I was younger. COme to Texas I'll hook you up with some tacos, it's what gets me over here anyways.

[Choice777]

hahaha sharingan at 0:23

[bioxemnas]

FUCKIN LOVE ELECTRIC AVENUE!!!

[Hatanodai07]

Great visuals - nicely done. I have so many shots of Sanja Matsuri taken during the 10 yrs I lived in Tokyo... someday I'll put them together in a slide show, I hope.

[artist4010]

Ha you know what's funny is that I was there on the same day at the same festivle when i went to Japan, though i was only ther for a few hours. Also about tha golden poop, the first time I saw it, thats exacly what i thought it was. The funny thing is that on the trip my friend bought a magazine before coming back to the US, and onece we were back she saw an article about it and she read it and she said that it was called the golden poop, which was very funny, ha!

[tekhda89]

Kenji's gonna be a "flish" haha

[kensan0809]

Regular fotune may be "chu-kichi" in Japanese. I like a "chu-kichi" more than "dai-kichi" which's an excellent fotune because too much luck isnt good.

[narutowatcher54]

Win the lottery... lol I wish D:

[BijouxRoue]

Maybe it's just because it's late at night, but that whole fish turning into a bird fortune made me laugh for much too long. Amazing, though. I wish you the best of luck with that battle.

[SlickGamingVideos]

lol "volg"

[AriniaLendin]

Man+thong = no win.

[dolamyte911]

Calling it a "marble bag" does = Win though!

[AriniaLendin]

Very true!

[ChivKnight]

lol they sounded like they were chanting "suck balls suck balls suck balls" when they were carrying the spirit thing. XD

[salforce19900710]

LOL

[blueravenfire]

the part were you read your regular fortune was funny as hell, "my fish is going turn into a freaking bird." lol!

"huge golden poo." lol! XD

i love your videos, they are hilarious.

[Rishidan]

Dude... Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue"? That was one hell of a pull from the 80's One Hit Wonder Club. =D

[gyotakuboy]

wow id like to see a vid of your fish turning into a bird!

[SaifoMano]

Regular fortune? LOOOL!!

Does it make any sence?

[DuckHeadlolz]

love the videos man. keep it up

[Danvie11]

Regular Fortune?? Thats so mediocre !!!

[ebaymagot]

local bitch?

[kedjiny8]

whats the song playing in 3:39

[poptya]

Electric Avenue surprisingly fit the Yakuza's dancing perfectly....who knew?

[tensazabimaru]

my fish is gonna turn into a freaking bird lol

[eskercurve]

Those fortunes can be kinda spooky though. My wife and I got one each and mine basically said "yeah this is going to be an awesome year - great job review, great economic opportunity, blah blah ... but your wife will be delayed". Hers said "you will have to work damn hard and will still be late." It was true ... she got stuck in Japan three months while I'm back in the states. ... ...

[jylon42990400]

yea thanks man. i'll be sure to read it. lol.

[jylon42990400]

whoa man. honest mistake. you dont have to get all hostile with me lol. thx tho.

[kaikyoshiro23]

lol wasnt bein hostile, just pointing it out u kno, sorry for bein misunderstanding....maybe I should put an expression next time XD

still u should read the description first before asking......ppl tend to put the music to the side of the description....but IDK.....I dont blame ya, Im sometimes lazy to read it too lol....

anyways take care ^_^

[nurizeko]

Interesting, somewhat similar to Catholic festivals in those countries, where a village will have a statue of Marie or something and carry it around the streets.

[BananaPancake]

The giant poo! my family pointed that out when I was visiting last march, so random

[tenten0hinata0rock]

lol

that drunk guy dancing was hilarious

[GarethF90]

That was a ball tightingly hilarious ending. 9:20 as well.

[jylon42990400]

what is the name of the song at 3:38

[kaikyoshiro23]

it says it in the description if u bothered to read it at all.....

its fantasista-dragon ash

hoped I helped!

[apm2k]

First: I love your vids Cooney!

@Yori38> "gaijin"　「外人」　means "foreigner" (particularly a person, who also looks like that). Another translation is "a person, regarded to be an enemy"... very nice.

If you want to say "foreigner" without this negative meaning, you could use "gaikokujin" 「外国人」.

[Yori38]

great video! what's gaijin?

[JermaineATL]

The chant sounds like the said "Suck- BAlls... Suck- BAlls...."

[sebertx5]

kenji rock ^_^

[SumAznKid215]

doode that guy at the end got nice moves

[OhMySavy]

I get it, you want a fish-next-door.

[yello769]

I might need subtitles to understand cooney's friend (matt??) Literally, the only thing i heard him say was "golden poo", which at that point, prompted my uncontrollable laughter. I still am not sure what he was talking about but that's okay.

[dory98]

hahahahaha i love that messed up fortune. i remember i got a regular not so good fortune and i was like O.o huh???? so...ive got regular fortune but...its not so good???

[usk01]

Oh god :D that is Asaksusa! I've been there! Go to the bar called "Samurai cafe" Really great service! ^^

[SuMOnezHero]

You do such amazing work! Thank you for taking time out to show us all these wonderful things. Please dont stop!!! You keep me going!

Sincerely, Fan 203 :)

[AbstractLogistics]

Hahahah the golden poo will be one of the many stops i now HAVE to take! thanks cooney

[batkitty357]

omg i am so sexually disturbed. the time when he was talking about his fish turning into a bird i thought he was talking about his penis O.O

[REVpioneer]

WTF?? lol how on earth did you get that thought? haha

[RynAndRae]

lol!!!!

don't worry. that's exactly what one of my friends thought until i explained it to him.

♥

[kirawillprevail101]

do u got anything on anime lol

[Joskun]

Dude your friend is funny lol

I love the way he said "golden poo" lol

[yumekonekochan]

It's fun to re-watch these videos after going to Tokyo- I went to that temple and got my fortune told (the best fortune!) and all that good stuff. And I bought way too much crap in those streets.

[ORINO52]

You should go to KISHIWADA MATSURI in Osaka! That is bloody cool! You can check it out on youtube.

[HakuX2121]

Are you ever going to make a video about Edo?

[masterman321]

"It get's hella packed." nice terminology

[yoyodojo3]

About 3 minutes 41 seconds into this video there is a [japanese] song playing. Does anyone know who sings this song and the name of the song?

[SwtMsT]

Fantasista - Dragon Ash

((It's in the description on the top right))

[billyhoho5]

If you havent already, do one on your nieghborhood...please

[Mieta79]

'gold poop' is very famous XD it means Asakusa everyone knows. sorry for the designer.

[TiramisuHappy]

NOTHING is more sexy than beautiful sweaty women carrying an Omikoshi with a Hachimaki (a traditional headband) among all those men! I have a fond memory of being a participant in the procession beating the Taiko drum when I was about 5 years old. God, how I miss growing up in Tokyo in the 70's.

With your "regular fortune", I hope you'll continue to entertain (and educate) us for, well, 'til it runs out... :)

[planetsound2004]

zomg you gave me the finger!! (5:43) lol j/k awesome vlog :P

[JustSujC]

Kenji is still alive?

[Kakarot21591]

Uuuuuuuuum, about the opening song, I always thought kung-fu was Chinese... Idk...

[Nguyen33]

it is

[PervertProducts]

the art of kung-fu is also taught in japan...

[Nguyen33]

i know that i'm saying where it originated.

[shinobi008]

cheers mate!

[mrmree]

Oh man, and I missed this one. Good thing I regularly stalk all of my subscriptions

[gregsdaone]

And thus ended my ability to make coherent commentary! That said it all. I actually was "skooled" on this video, meaning that I learned something. Keep up the good work Cooney, you tell it how you see it.

[6GeMiNi9]

you and your morphing fish, that does seem rather regular though... wait I mean... yeah, no. anyways, glad to see you put up another vlog, I was starting to wonder. maybe I'll see you this summer while I'm in japan should I stay in tokyo for long! man thongs... euh... just didn't seem real necessary.

[122Lilith1]

OMG! when u read the "regular fortune" i had tears in my eyes from all the laughter ...very kool vid as always, thx 4 posting

[genkisalsaholic]

Hahah! Regular fortune (^_^)... well, there are there still levels of regularity. I once got a "regular-little bad" fortune--- but no morphing fish in it. I loved your NIKU tat at the beginning & really enjoyed the whole video-- great takes & educationally entertaining commentary. Subscribed!

[unibrowed]

Your videos are great. They are funny and informative. keep 'em coming.

[silverygit]

When I went there I only whished I could have gotten a chance to drink ! Matsuris are fun because of the people...oh dear, all your videos make me laugh.thanks for the entertainement!

[MeiHua16]

I just found you by chance and I love your videos. You have me laughing so hard.

[keyakikid]

Some nice footage, but Sanja Matsuri is a Shinto festival and has nothing to do with Senso-ji apart from the fact that Senso-ji happens to be situated right next to Asakusa Jinja, which the festival is centered around. Senso-ji is a Buddhist temple and Asakusa Jinja is a Shinto shrine.

[floralcorsets]

It's really not a party without your fair share of manthongs.

Looks like a lot of fun! I don't know if I could walk for twelve hours period...especially not if I'm carrying something that's the size of a small car.

[demonwings2421]

i like that you added a sound track for this and it appeared to me all the songs were songs that my uncle listens to when he is drunk.

[jescalia]

Are you sure this isn't the Feast of San Gennaro in pajamas on Mulberry Street? I can eat a whole bag of zeppoli! Um, is it true what they say about Asian men? nJoe

[ProfessionalBastard]

Nice!! Keep them coming!

[1ceman321]

the japanese seem to party a lot.

[Kamirykun]

what the hell is an average fortune?, is it the sweet form to tell you "you aren´t worthy of fortune this year" or "our fortune teller isn´t avalible at the moment, please try again" or "keep participating". oh, and remember when you said you won´t ever, EVER set a foot on a maid cafe?, you think twice about those man thongs though it´s allways nice to left something to the imagination, and of course save us the emotional shock of see more anatomy that any doctor recomends

[angelzrain33]

in the beginning, you said there was a shooting?

haha funny thing with the fortune: what the crap? i either want your guna die from cancer in a month or im guna win the lottery! haah and thts so funny the thing with kenji..

andd yay golden poop

[tokyocooney]

Yeah, recently there has been some trouble with the yakua. Two incidents where there were shootings. One guy killed the mayor of a city, and other guy shot a police officer. So while people generally just ignore the Yakuza recently they have been talking about them alot in the media

[Nashyboyo]

do you know why they are doing this ? do they have an agenda or a message ?

[tokyocooney]

No, the two events were totally unrelated. And in the case of the mayor it seems the guy who shot him was just a nut job. Basically when the Yakuza have an agenda it is achieved quietly because they dont really want attention.

[maneneko]

Is that a metaphor that Kenji is going to die during a tsunami? Oh no! You need to get him laid immediately!

Eww... anatomy. I really really wonder how sumo wrestlers keep it together. Especially after a couple of tosses.... plop.

[automaticka]

I always dig your videos. thanks for sharing.

[michellefoodyum]

I checked out that japanese drama and it is really good and hella funny, can't get enuogh of it how long ago did was it made?

[tokyocooney]

Not sure, check out the website d-addicts(dot)com and you can get lots of info on japanese dramas and such... also PtoP downlaods with subtitles

[Rienaldinho]

Thanks man! Nice video!! I'm always looking forward to your videos!

[Talthalra]

I got a fortune from a fortune cookie...it says, "A nice cake is waiting for you."

[habiebiee]

oh my god>.<

i have been waiting and waiting for your video....

i am totally HOCK with it...

thanz for uploading...

[MaxiEspadas]

whats the song at 3:40 please can you tell me the name and the band or singer or what ever XDD keep it up

[tokyocooney]

I always write the names of the music I use in the video description on the right side of the screen. Check that out if you are curious.

[MaxiEspadas]

ooo tanx i didnt pay atention to that XDD

[bokualec]

Ah, you might be interested in this article about yakuza riding the mikoshi when they shouldn't.

japanprobe [d0t] com/?p=1789

[bokualec]

Great video. =D Funny and educational! You even seem to know more about Japan than boring-but-educational bloggers ... I can only aspire to your levels of greatness when I start my vlog for my Japanese working holiday.

[poopoo42]

Man thongs, Just slap em with a wet towel so they'll jump back into their pants...

[balut44]

great vid again kev , i learn more about japan from these's blogs than anywere else, come on america give this guy a tv show.

[Nashyboyo]

Everytime I watch your videos I laugh at the randomness. I'm popping over to live in Japan somehwere in April 2008. After subscribing here I don't know what to expect! haha

thanks for the update

Rob

[BeautifulCaius]

Ahh, awsome video as always, glad to see one out. I would love to attend a matsuri when I'm out there, they seem big and interesting, and man thongs.... XD hahah. Keep up the good work... Pssst do a Vlog speaking in japanese with subtitles.

[AznTakumi]

Lol,

[norsehawk]

Great video as usual.

I think the fortune means that In the coming year, possibly during a tsunami, Kenji will die, and become an angel.

Looks like a fun festival!

[axidolsteph]

Great Video! I would love to go to the Asakusa Sanja Matsuri! I posted up my firs episode of my trip to Japan. It will be 5 episodes. So yeah my first episode is up. It's part 1. Oh and guess what I got a bad fortune1 :( I wish I got a regular fortune! Haaa! Anyway talk to you soon!

Ai wo komete,

Stephanie

[axidolsteph]

Oh yeah my first episode is about Asakusa and my bad fortune! O_O

[maneneko]

My aunt consoled me that bad fortune is actually the best because it means that where you are right now is the worst it's going to be. It can only get better. =)

[jamkidaruen]

great video glad u got some free time to make it thank you it been along wait

Ps glad your living the true american dream

[AzNxBuddha]

lol, that guy at the end looked smashed.

[ferretboy787]

まつりたのしいさ

すげーがぞう

[eriniflame]

Great video! Love the new intro too.

Hopefully Kenji hasn't sprouted some wings and a beak and flown away yet! haha

[intense7]

What's the go with the yakuza being so invovled in the matsuri? Wouldn't this kinda creep every one out or what

[tommasi]

Asakusa is located in so-called shitamachi where yakuza is pretty active. However, famous yakuza is from Kansai and there guys are not as hardcore as Yamaguchi-gumi.

[JonathanTrent]

I haven't been in Japan to long, but Beer is pretty damn expensive everywhere. Cooney, great Vlog and it was awesome to actually see a place that I have been to several times and your comments on it. I went to that shrine for New Years one year and I will never do that again, way to many people.

[tokyocooney]

New Years at a shrine sucks!  Too many people.

[angelusofdeath]

are drinks/beers cheap in this kind of events?

if no, whats the meaning then?

lol, u cant enjoy a good festival unless it has lots of cheap beers.

anyway, good to see a new vid, ganbare

bai bai

PS. yeah dont ever post a video of guys wearing that again

[tokyocooney]

From a street vendor its 500 yen for a beer, but from a conveniet store its 200 yen

[angelusofdeath]

jaja really nice video!

I had a couple of good laughs on this one :P

first of all... wtf regular fortune?

the weird guy dancing

lol the kenji gf comment jajaja

not a gf that has been around .. u know what i mean lol

good luck with kenji gf thing, please make a vid of that if u get a chance.

Also beware many fishes eat other ones... we dont want kenji being mutilated by his gf, get him a good fish gf.

[tokyocooney]

Im just afraid if I can find a fish that can live peacefully with kenji... also sometimes those fish have diseases so I dont want him getting sick.

[shrgnatlas]

Wow, I hadn't heard Dragon Ash in a while, that is one of my favorite songs from them. Fantasia right? I hae their new album if you'd like it. It's a much different feel then their stuff from 2001.

Independiente (Feb 21, 2007)

[nobby300]

Another great Video Cooooney !

I've booked my ticket for Tokyo !

21st june :p

Maybe if I'm lucky, I could bump into you ^^

[kunglekidd]

great video man - glad you finally got some time to post again! Question though - what is the name of the Japanese hiphop group/song that you used?

[kkajapan]

The Sanja Matsuri is defintely interesting. I went in '03 and was shocked by all the "man thongs" as you put it. So has Kenji flown away yet?

[evevylette07]

wer have u been?

[tokyocooney]

Working.

[Chauvinisticzero]

Haha, This video is so bizzare yet hilarious, That "regular fortune" had me laughing but it was the description that did me in -- great stuff cooney, good to see you and kenji are doing well

[shiftgc]

lol love the new intro dude....

[gfvf]

i see people had already comment on the cnew intro, (I wanted to be the first).

i looooved to see that kanji is still alive! (tell you the truth i did had high hopes for him)

and where are all the drunk people you promist????? one just isn't anough...

just kidding ;-)

[tokyocooney]

Unfortunately I became a bit intoxicated and my desire to film decreased. I should have just filmed myself I guess.

[michimachi83]

Thank u for the video!

[gencbiba]

Simply great... I just finished first day of SSUI (summer school in syracuse) and I was in a bad mood (three 2 hour classes). But when I saw this video, I was in high spirits again... lol. You couldn't have picked a better day to post this video.

[tokyocooney]

Go orangemen! Actually I was wearing an SU cap in this video. I also have a dinosaur barbeque shirt I keep meaning to wear in a video as a shout out to my syracuse hommies.

[aedean]

Question, how much does it cost for to rent a decent place in Tokyo?

[tommasi]

I would say minimum 70,000 yen a month. It really depends on where you live as well. Tokyo is a big big city so you have lots of choices but usually people prefer somewhere near Yamanote-Line or Chuo-Line. Ikebukuro is on Yamanote-Line.

[aedean]

Nice, thanks I live in Honolulu, Hawaii and people here pay about $800-$1000 for a one bedroom apartment or studio.

[KiNeisis]

nice video!..ok now seeing this(and your other videos) I have to go to Japan...btw can't wait to see your fish turning into a bird! your definetly become a proud papa..hihi....and another thing, how can man wear the thong..must be not confortable ...you know what? you should try wearing the thong!..and see how it feels like haha

[hakushitenshi]

Man thongs? .........whoever invented those should go to hell.......but awesome vid! can't wait for the next one! and I've got to go to one of those Matsuri's after i move to Japan!

[ferretboy787]

Why should they go to hell?!? For making a stupid comment, should you go aswell?

[hakushitenshi]

ah i was just joking didnt mean to give the wrong impression lol

[ferretboy787]

Oh then in that case, sorry about my harsh response.

[runawayship]

Nice footage of the drunk guy. And the kung fu fighting opening had me laughing.

Oh and cool new intro!

[Keldarain]

Cool video... I gotta go to one of those... Some day... Keep it up!

[IamFatnickc]

Very interesting. And wow, a new opening bit.

[mrkab00m]

awesome

aunty looks great, i'll try and stop by

[cbhoodrider]

Funny and informative. Thanks for the vid.

-Curtis

PS has kenji flown away yet?

[tokyocooney]

Not yet, I keep checking just to make sure his wings havent sprouted yet.

[moffipie]

muy bien

[TheTalimore]

Another Great One!! Keep Em Coming I love your videos!