Hello everyone! I went to Tokyo for work at the end of January. On my way back, I went to a book store and a cafe in Jinboucho.
This is a vlog at that time. If you can do it, please try shadowing. This time is morning. It's about 8.30pm. I'm on my bike to the station.
I'm going to stop my bike at the parking lot. This parking lot is in the basement. I'm looking for a place to stay.
I'll stop here. I'm heading to the station. This is Kofu City in Yamanashi Prefecture. The building on the left is... This is Kofu station.
There are many shops in the station building. You can go up by escalator. First, you need to buy souvenirs. I buy souvenirs for people I meet occasionally.
I haven't seen anyone for years. So I'm going to buy some souvenirs. I'm going to buy a famous sweets called Shingenmochi from Yamanashi. Thank you.
Is this bag okay? Do you have a paper? I'm sorry.
Okay. Here you go. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
I bought souvenirs. Now I'm going to take the train. I'm going to the ticket office. At the store in the ticket office, It's called Kurodama. This is a snack that's famous for being similar to the technique used by the Jujutsu Kaisen characters.
It looks like this, but it's really delicious. If you come to Yamanashi, please try it. First of all, I'm going to Shinjuku.
I'm going to change trains at the subway station in Shinjuku. Before I get on the train, I'm going to buy a cafe latte. The shop is small. There are no staff. I buy coffee with this machine.
Please touch the coffee you want. Please select how to pay. Please pay 1.5 times.
Please change the total price. Thank you for your use. I put coffee in this machine. I choose Hot Cafe Latte. The train I'm going to take has arrived.
I'll put a lid on the coffee. I'm going to take the 11th train. I'm heading to the 11th station. Here it is. Now, I'm going to get on the train.
I'm going to open the door. This is my seat. I chose a seat where I could see Mt. Fuji.
But there were a lot of clouds on this day, so I couldn't see Mt. Fuji. I was preparing for work on the train. I arrived in Shinjuku. I get off the train.
I want to change trains to Toei Shinjuku Line. Is there a Toei Shinjuku Line on this sign? No, there isn't.
So, this staircase is... 降りません。 ホームを移動します。
あの看板を見てみましょう。 ここに都営新宿線と書いてあります。 2階に上がってください。 That's what it means. I'm going up the stairs.
This is the Toei Shinjuku Line. It's easy to understand by looking at this mark. It says Minami Kaisatsu. I'm heading to Minami Kaisatsu. This is the Minami Kaisatsu.
The Toei Shinjuku Line goes out and then goes right. We exit the Kaisatsu. After that, we go to the right. We go to the one with the mark.
I arrived at the train station of Toei Shinjuku Line. This way. I'll go down and go right.
A train came in to my home, but I can't get on this train. 反対の方向に行く電車に乗ります。 この電車は空いていました。
空いている席がたくさんありました。 目的の駅に着きました。 A2の出口から出ます。 So I'll start here. A2 is on the right.
This is also on the right. If you go up here, it's outside. Now, I'm going to work. 3 hours and a half later, the work is done.
Now we are heading to Jinbo-cho. This is... This is a store that sells ski and snowboard. This is also a snowboard store.
Next to it is also a snowboard store. There is also a store selling snowboards here. There is a large sportswear store on the other side of the road. The other side is also a sportswear store.
There is a sportswear store on the other side of the road. This is where the people gather. That's a sportswear store.
This is also a sportswear store. And here... ここには古本屋があります。
この道の先は神保町です。 神保町は本の町です。 これは靴屋さんですが、神保町には本屋さんが… There are also some local shops.
Most of them are old bookstores. An old bookstore is not a new book. It's a store that sells books that someone has read.
In front of the store, I made a video about the JINBO-CHO, so please take a look. The old book store is still open. Each JINBO-CHO old book store has its own specialty.
Specialty is, for example, history. 文学だり地図だったり美術だったりいろいろです。 ここは新しい本を売っているお店です。 森崎書店の日々という本があります。
人望帳を舞台にした本です。 世界で26言語に翻訳されているそうです。 でもあんまり日本では有名ではない本です。 重くなくて割と気軽に読める本です。
This shop sells Ukiyo-e, railroad books, and old maps. I found a Korean bookstore. This is not an old bookstore. The store is just ahead of this staircase. It seems to be on the third floor.
Here it is. Let's go in. Excuse me, can I take a video inside the store? I'm a foreigner who is doing YouTube. Please take a picture of me.
Yes. Please. Is that okay?
Thank you very much. I'm fine with anything other than the picture. I see.
Then, please don't show the shoulder of the store. I was allowed to shoot. Thank you very much. There are many different books.
I was wondering which one to buy, but I decided to buy this one. The font was small. The amount of reading is a little rough.
This is a part that is not a manga. Too much blood. Yes, please. 4,307 yen. Yes.
Then, card. Touch? Please touch. Are you recording this now?
My voice is not that good. Is it okay? My voice is not that good.
No, it's not. I'm making this video for people who are studying Japanese. I wanted to have a conversation like this.
Conversation? In Korean? No, no, no.
Japanese? I understood the meaning of Korean, but I couldn't find the Korean word. I didn't have enough practice to speak.
By the way, the person who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was Han-Gan from Korea. Special exhibition in Korea. I got a bookmark from the book store.
Thank you for the valuable book. If you are interested in Korean books, I recommend this shop. After that, I went to eat a late lunch. There was a cafe I wanted to go to for a long time. The cafe is a bit old-fashioned.
But there were so many people. So I decided to go to the next store in the same group. This is a place where you have to order food. This is the restaurant.
It's an old-fashioned atmosphere. Is it ready? Yes. Um, excuse me.
Which is more popular, Napolitan or beef curry? The popular one is Napolitan. Ah, then Napolitan's small one. Yes, the normal size.
Ah, then the normal size. And then, strawberry juice. Yes.
I'll bring the strawberry with me. Ah, please bring it with you. Yes, Napolitan. This is Napolitan. It's a menu called Ketchup.
It's seasoned with ketchup. Before 1980, this Neapolitan was often served at coffee shops. It was often served at coffee shops. The next coffee shop, Savore, is... サッキの森崎書店の日々でスボールという名前で出てきます。
この本棚の模様は神保町の駅のデザインです。 神保町は本の町だからですね。 この後は家に帰ります。
動画の感想をぜひコメントで教えてください。 皆さんのコメント、全部読んでます。 とても励みになっています。
今日もコメントを一つ紹介します。 クインテンさんからです。 先生、寿司はまあまあじゃない。
寿司は素晴らしい。 Very interesting video. Thank you for sharing your culture.
Your sushi making was also very informative. Looked yummy. ありがとうございます。
I said my sushi was just okay,まあまあ, in the video, so that's why you said this, right? Thank you. You're so kind.
Your words really warmed my heart. Actually, The sushi I made in the video turned out better than what I usually make, but I wasn't confident, so I downplayed it. That's actually a part of Japanese culture, but I'll try to be more positive in my future videos.
I always encourage Japanese learners to be more confident in themselves, so I should do the same, right? You made me realize that. Thank you. Now to everyone watching, as I said, I really want to help Japanese learners and I hope you enjoyed this video.
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