WEBVTT 00:00:00.540 --> 00:00:03.900 Our journey wouldn’t have been so intense without Support from our partner VMP-Auto. 00:00:03.900 --> 00:00:07.140 They’ve added Something new to their vast line of products called “Valera”, 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:09.340 a penetrating lubricant with unique Properties, 00:00:09.340 --> 00:00:13.740 which effectively breaks down rust and Serves as a replacement for its various counterparts. 00:00:13.740 --> 00:00:15.620 Fasteners seized up? Valera to the rescue! 00:00:16.300 --> 00:00:21.060 Hi there friends! This series came to mind when I first realized I wanted to make videos. 00:00:21.060 --> 00:00:23.980 But it took me an excruciating four years to make this happen. 00:00:23.980 --> 00:00:27.580 If it wasn’t for VMP-Auto, who I’d like to thank for backing this little adventure, 00:00:27.580 --> 00:00:30.260 if it wasn’t for Denis Goyman who provided his cameras, 00:00:30.260 --> 00:00:33.100 LCM, who lent me their drone, 00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:39.300 and if it wasn’t for the support from our sponsors – Autospot, Veterok club and 1XBet 00:00:39.300 --> 00:00:41.820 – this series would’ve never even been produced. 00:00:42.580 --> 00:00:45.700 We were able to make it happen after all, despite some technical difficulties, 00:00:45.700 --> 00:00:47.660 I mean, I can’t seem to avoid them... 00:00:47.660 --> 00:00:51.260 For example you will be seeing a few glitches throughout the first episode, 00:00:51.260 --> 00:00:56.400 due to us losing all our material from day one and having to restore it afterwards. 00:00:56.500 --> 00:00:59.060 We weren’t able to recover everything, unfortunately. 00:00:59.460 --> 00:01:02.060 This is only relevant when it comes to the first episode, 00:01:02.060 --> 00:01:04.620 footage from episode two will be glitch-free, unlike the sound. 00:01:04.620 --> 00:01:08.500 We have our GoPro 5 to thank for that, since it doesn’t seem to be compatible with my stabilizer. 00:01:08.500 --> 00:01:11.740 As a result you will be hearing a droning noise in a few places. 00:01:11.740 --> 00:01:17.100 I’ve been doing my best to remedy this issue, but I couldn’t get rid of it completely. 00:01:17.100 --> 00:01:19.660 Anyway, enough about our technical difficulties, 00:01:19.660 --> 00:01:22.300 what matters is that we had a truly awesome and interesting trip. 00:01:22.300 --> 00:01:24.300 Hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as we did. 00:01:25.660 --> 00:01:27.740 In the words of a certain well-known dude – 00:01:27.740 --> 00:01:31.780 welcome and join us in this journey of discovery. Let’s get started! 00:01:38.020 --> 00:01:41.460 - Hey there guys! You’re watching “head and head” - Two heads, yep. 00:01:41.460 --> 00:01:45.540 - Today we find out how to survive in Tokyo with 100 dollars. - For the two of us. 00:01:45.540 --> 00:01:49.420 Yep. In truth, our situation is quite different. 00:01:49.420 --> 00:01:52.540 Thankfully, this isn’t “heads or tails”, you’ve tuned in to BMIRussian. 00:01:52.540 --> 00:01:56.900 However, we are indeed flying to Tokyo, to find out what Japanese car culture is all about. 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:13.340 - Alright, people, “just” nine hours and we are in Tokyo. 00:02:13.340 --> 00:02:16.540 While we board the “Dreamliner”, aka the Boeing 787, 00:02:16.540 --> 00:02:19.700 I’d like to extend a big thanks to Julia and other people working for S7 Airlines, 00:02:19.700 --> 00:02:23.060 for getting us good seats and access to the airport’s business lounge, all for free, 00:02:23.060 --> 00:02:25.580 f course. For anybody who’s interested, here’s a short review 00:02:25.600 --> 00:02:27.460 of our flight with Japan Airlines in coach. 00:02:27.460 --> 00:02:30.660 It isn’t comfortable sleeping, only because the seats don’t recline far enough, 00:02:30.660 --> 00:02:31.980 otherwise everything was great. 00:02:32.040 --> 00:02:35.060 Zero issues with ventilation and lavatories, food and drinks are top-notch, 00:02:35.100 --> 00:02:37.420 plus they have a variety of decent alcoholic beverages, 00:02:37.420 --> 00:02:40.180 a reasonable amount of which is included in the price of the ticket. 00:02:40.220 --> 00:02:43.500 A nice multimedia system is available, even offering a choice of films in Russian. 00:02:43.500 --> 00:02:45.780 Let’s not forget about that nifty automatic window tint. 00:02:45.840 --> 00:02:47.980 Anyway, this long flight wasn’t an ordeal by any means. 00:02:48.060 --> 00:02:53.540 After a short night, at 10:00 AM local time we landed at the Tokyo Narita Airport. 00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:05.180 Ok, comrades, we’ve made it through the last 9 hours, 00:03:05.180 --> 00:03:08.360 and right now me and Victor Mikhailovich, together with another traveler 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:10.920 who tagged along with us in the luggage compartment, 00:03:10.980 --> 00:03:12.820 and who happens to be paying for everything 00:03:12.860 --> 00:03:14.760 – we’ve all made it to the Narita airport in Japan, 00:03:14.800 --> 00:03:17.460 now we go through customs, hopefully with no issues, 00:03:18.500 --> 00:03:21.140 and after that we end up in Tokyo. 00:03:28.380 --> 00:03:31.780 We spent quite a bit of time at the airport, due to us sorting out our tourist JR passes. 00:03:31.780 --> 00:03:34.340 Anyway, it was too early to go to the hotel, since registration in 00:03:34.340 --> 00:03:36.900 Japanese hotels begins after about two o’clock in the afternoon. 00:03:36.900 --> 00:03:39.540 We decided to leave or belongings there and take a short stroll. 00:03:39.540 --> 00:03:43.460 After all, we are staying pretty much in the center of Tokyo, in Shimbashi. 00:03:45.700 --> 00:03:49.940 Ok, so my thoughts after spending about half an hour in Tokyo. 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:55.780 First of all, it’s really clean. No bottles to be seen, no wrappers, no nothing. 00:03:56.860 --> 00:03:58.540 No cigarette butts either. 00:03:58.540 --> 00:04:00.460 Since we’re on the subject: 00:04:00.460 --> 00:04:02.780 Japan is a paradise for non-smokers, 00:04:02.780 --> 00:04:06.180 given the fact that smoking on the streets is prohibited in Japan. 00:04:06.700 --> 00:04:10.020 Nobody around is smoking. 00:04:10.020 --> 00:04:15.620 There are designated areas for smoking, where you can light up. 00:04:15.620 --> 00:04:19.100 Plus you have the curious combination 00:04:19.100 --> 00:04:22.060 of skyscrapers and lots of trees. 00:04:22.240 --> 00:04:24.500 My next impression is that it s really quiet around here. 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:28.340 For some reason traffic is muted and doesn’t bother you at all. 00:04:28.820 --> 00:04:32.260 Which is cool. I almost forgot to mention – 00:04:32.260 --> 00:04:35.460 Tokyo even smells different. 00:04:35.460 --> 00:04:38.660 It may sound amusing, but I’m telling you. 00:04:38.660 --> 00:04:42.780 When you go down the smaller streets – you pick up a lot of different scents, 00:04:42.780 --> 00:04:47.180 but no exhaust gases or trash among them. 00:04:47.180 --> 00:04:49.180 - Most importantly you shouldn’t go onto... 00:04:49.180 --> 00:04:51.180 - Yes, it’s critical not to go onto... 00:04:51.180 --> 00:04:53.300 - Streets with Chinese cafes. 00:04:53.300 --> 00:04:56.100 - Yeah, the Chinese cafes. We went by and they are quite poignant. 00:04:56.900 --> 00:05:00.260 I myself am not a fan of Asian food, Chinese especially, 00:05:00.820 --> 00:05:05.060 but... This is just... It’s unbearable. 00:05:05.740 --> 00:05:07.980 As for our meals, in the meantime we’re keeping it simple. 00:05:07.980 --> 00:05:10.100 We had a couple of burgers at a local fast-food joint, 00:05:10.100 --> 00:05:13.420 while Victor tried out a nice looking but almost completely tasteless beverage. 00:05:13.420 --> 00:05:16.140 Then we visited a store to grab something to drink... 00:05:16.900 --> 00:05:19.780 \- Check it out, heterosexual tea. - Yep. 00:05:20.220 --> 00:05:22.980 After that we headed on over to our hotel to check in. 00:05:23.700 --> 00:05:27.060 This is a pretty typical room in an average priced Japanese hotel. 00:05:27.700 --> 00:05:29.580 It’s quite cramped, but you get all the amenities. 00:05:29.980 --> 00:05:33.260 A TV, a fridge, a vault, 00:05:33.660 --> 00:05:35.620 a pretty large bed, 00:05:36.180 --> 00:05:39.300 over there you have an alarm clock plus lighting controls, next to the bed. 00:05:39.300 --> 00:05:41.300 Here we have an air conditioner, 00:05:41.980 --> 00:05:45.980 and the favorite gimmick of every tourist visiting Japan – 00:05:45.980 --> 00:05:48.540 a fully electronic can. 00:05:49.420 --> 00:05:51.340 We’ll figure out how to use the damned thing later. 00:05:51.940 --> 00:05:56.100 A sink, and a pretty substantial shower cabin. Yo! 00:05:57.180 --> 00:06:00.900 We live on the eighth floor. I wanted to open the window and show you what’s beneath us, 00:06:00.900 --> 00:06:03.940 but you can’t do that. Apparently it’s for preventing suicides. 00:06:03.940 --> 00:06:06.900 This is the widest you can open the window. 00:06:07.460 --> 00:06:10.780 That’s pretty much the entire view from up here. 00:06:12.060 --> 00:06:16.580 And now we get on with our first proper walk around Tokyo. 00:06:36.740 --> 00:06:39.260 - Victor Mikhailovich has bought himself a bunch of weird sh*t. 00:06:39.260 --> 00:06:41.940 - You aren’t gonna get anything with that attitude. 00:06:41.940 --> 00:06:46.260 - What the hell is that? - From the looks of it, these are rice cakes with marmalade. 00:06:46.260 --> 00:06:48.180 - He’s going to eat it now. Go for it dude. 00:06:49.900 --> 00:06:52.060 - I ain’t sharing with you. 00:06:52.900 --> 00:06:55.860 - I thought this was churchkhela, but it doesn’t look like it. 00:06:58.260 --> 00:07:00.220 - Well? What do you think? 00:07:00.220 --> 00:07:03.020 - These are sweet red beans. 00:07:08.780 --> 00:07:10.020 - You can have it. 00:07:10.020 --> 00:07:18.380 Right, so basically it’s just a sweet snack, but it’s pretty doughy. I’m not a fan. 00:07:18.380 --> 00:07:21.180 - This is actually a rice cake, so it’s made from rice dough. 00:07:21.860 --> 00:07:24.220 With some red beans on top. 00:07:24.940 --> 00:07:28.460 - Anyway, so you tried some food, and I’d like to try a drink. 00:07:35.420 --> 00:07:37.700 - This is mighty tasty! 00:07:37.700 --> 00:07:41.900 It’s some sort of milk product, like a milkshake. It’s very similar. 00:07:41.900 --> 00:07:43.340 - Exactly, you could very much be right. 00:07:44.340 --> 00:07:46.020 - It’s actually delicious. 00:07:46.020 --> 00:07:49.020 I approve, get some of this. 00:07:49.820 --> 00:07:53.620 So yeah, we’ll be paying pretty close attention to the strange Local foods and beverages, 00:07:53.620 --> 00:07:57.060 since everything is so unusual in Japan in this regard when compared to Europe. 00:07:57.060 --> 00:08:00.300 You have no idea what you’re buying and what you’re going to feel on your tongue. 00:08:00.300 --> 00:08:02.900 Meanwhile we’ve made it to our first attraction. 00:08:03.580 --> 00:08:10.140 - So our first destination today s the famous electronic district Akihabara. 00:08:10.820 --> 00:08:12.660 Judging by the amount of people living here... 00:08:12.660 --> 00:08:16.260 It seems like we picked a good place to stay, since our neighborhood is nice and quiet, 00:08:16.260 --> 00:08:18.740 it’s actually just a couple of subway stations away from here. 00:08:19.420 --> 00:08:22.220 But here there’s quite a bit more people around. 00:08:22.620 --> 00:08:25.100 Here’s what’s up. 00:08:30.940 --> 00:08:33.940 Akihabara in fact doesn’t consist solely of electronic stores. 00:08:33.940 --> 00:08:37.299 FYI – prices in various spots can vary almost threefold for the same device. 00:08:37.299 --> 00:08:38.820 So you’ll have to do some searching. 00:08:38.820 --> 00:08:41.299 There’s also a bunch of awesome cars driving around here. 00:08:41.299 --> 00:08:43.700 No, we didn’t go to Roppongi, which is the prime location 00:08:43.700 --> 00:08:47.660 when it comes to these things, but nonetheless. What you see here is just a small fraction. 00:08:47.660 --> 00:08:50.180 Also there is a bunch of anime-themed stores around here. 00:08:50.180 --> 00:08:52.780 With Japanese girls of various degree of attractiveness 00:08:52.780 --> 00:08:54.780 and varied amount of clothing luring you in. 00:08:54.780 --> 00:08:56.780 Some of them look just as a certain song goes – 00:08:56.780 --> 00:08:59.140 mini-skirt with a cut-out in front, and also in the back. 00:08:59.140 --> 00:09:03.420 We decided to visit one of these stores and do some undercover filming. 00:09:03.780 --> 00:09:07.700 - Well this is interesting. Some girls up for sale, 00:09:07.700 --> 00:09:10.140 those must be phone numbers at the bottom. Let’s go. 00:09:10.580 --> 00:09:14.420 The “air” naturally escalates as you go upstairs. 00:09:14.420 --> 00:09:16.660 The first floor showcases what can be read by anybody. 00:09:16.660 --> 00:09:20.620 The second floor is a tad more serious, it’s all about love, romance and stuff like that. 00:09:20.620 --> 00:09:25.100 The third floor contains soft erotica. We made it to the fourth floor. 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:30.600 - What the f**k... 00:09:31.660 --> 00:09:34.180 Yeah, you should definitely buy it. 00:09:34.180 --> 00:09:38.460 Sorry for not really revealing anything, this is YouTube after all, and children can be watching. 00:09:38.460 --> 00:09:40.500 Believe me when I say it’s pretty hardcore. 00:09:43.100 --> 00:09:47.980 - The fifth floor’s probably all about some brutal sex or something. 00:09:52.260 --> 00:09:55.500 Now this is far out. Titties. 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:57.500 Yep, this is definitely beyond us. 00:09:57.500 --> 00:10:02.020 After Akihabara we decided to visit another famous place, right next to the subway. 00:10:02.020 --> 00:10:07.220 - Victor Mikhailovich is surprising me with his knowledge of Asian culture. What’s this? 00:10:07.220 --> 00:10:13.460 - Behind me you can see AKB48, it’s a well-known Akihabara band, 00:10:13.460 --> 00:10:18.660 consisting of 48 singers. They also have a café and a souvenir shop. 00:10:18.660 --> 00:10:22.180 - Do all 48 of them still perform? 00:10:22.180 --> 00:10:24.580 Look how many there are... - The band actually fell apart... 00:10:25.060 --> 00:10:26.300 Here’s where Victor is wrong. 00:10:26.300 --> 00:10:29.820 The band is alive and well, and the amount of participants is just mind-boggling. 00:10:29.820 --> 00:10:32.740 Our very own Mirage, Laskovyi May and Strelki have nothing on them. 00:10:32.740 --> 00:10:35.860 Google it in your apare time. Anyway, today’s final destination is known 00:10:35.860 --> 00:10:38.260 all around the world, partly due to Hachiko’s statue. 00:10:38.260 --> 00:10:40.820 However, car nuts know it thanks to this... 00:10:58.020 --> 00:11:00.060 - Oh sh*t dude, so many people... 00:11:03.220 --> 00:11:06.340 Right, guys, now we try making our way through Shibuya. 00:11:06.340 --> 00:11:08.340 See if it’s any fun or not. 00:11:13.300 --> 00:11:14.860 The square next to Shibuya station, 00:11:14.860 --> 00:11:18.340 which was reconstructed for the third installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, 00:11:18.340 --> 00:11:21.300 is renowned as the world’s busiest intersection, and for good reason. 00:11:21.300 --> 00:11:24.260 And it’s Friday evening, so everything is flashy, noisy, in other words – 00:11:24.260 --> 00:11:26.020 this is Tokyo as everyone imagines it to be. 00:11:26.020 --> 00:11:28.580 We’re probably a bit too tired to give it a proper assessment. 00:11:29.380 --> 00:11:32.460 - As quiet as it was in our “hood”, 00:11:32.460 --> 00:11:35.140 as it were, it’s just as noisy here. 00:11:35.140 --> 00:11:38.420 Apparently it’s a lot of fun, but we’re just a bit tired, 00:11:38.420 --> 00:11:42.180 I mean, we’re pretty sleep deprived, so... 00:11:42.180 --> 00:11:44.940 Yeah, we’ve checked out Shibuya, walked around the place a bit, 00:11:44.940 --> 00:11:46.780 and now it’s time to head back to our hotel. 00:11:46.780 --> 00:11:50.580 Tomorrow we’re going to Ebisu early in the morning, or “EbIsu”, 00:11:50.580 --> 00:11:53.740 as mister Kosharnyi calls it. 00:11:54.780 --> 00:11:56.300 There you have it. 00:11:56.300 --> 00:12:00.380 #eveninggatheringwithvalera 00:12:00.900 --> 00:12:04.980 - Victor Mikhailovich is trying to figure out how to open a Japanese Kettle... 00:12:10.340 --> 00:12:15.100 You’ve almost got it! Yeah, we outwitted the thing. 00:12:15.100 --> 00:12:20.100 (we filled the kettle, but for some reason water is barely pouring out) 00:12:20.100 --> 00:12:21.620 - Why’s the water barely coming out? (we filled the kettle, but for some reason water is barely pouring out) 00:12:21.620 --> 00:12:21.820 - Why’s the water barely coming out? 00:12:22.100 --> 00:12:24.100 - Maybe it’s so you don’t overfill your cup. 00:12:24.980 --> 00:12:29.060 - Me and Victor Mikhailovich, being two heterosexual males, 00:12:29.060 --> 00:12:34.940 will be sleeping in the same bed over the next six nights. 00:12:34.940 --> 00:12:36.940 - Now I see, Mikhailovich! 00:12:36.940 --> 00:12:41.460 - Here’s the thing. When you book a hotel in Europe, for example, 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:45.020 it makes no difference – one big bed or two small ones, 00:12:45.540 --> 00:12:50.420 but that’s not the case in Japan, two separate beds cost twice as much as one large one. 00:12:50.420 --> 00:12:52.420 We actually got a good discount for this room, 00:12:52.420 --> 00:12:57.020 afterwards we were, like, maybe we should book one with two single beds? 00:12:57.020 --> 00:13:01.540 We had a look – and even one single bed cost somewhere 00:13:01.540 --> 00:13:04.500 around 100 thousand yen as opposed to 50. 00:13:04.900 --> 00:13:08.220 That’s why we’ll be sleeping here, 00:13:08.220 --> 00:13:10.940 being the two straight guys that we are. 00:13:10.940 --> 00:13:12.940 Now we unpack our food. 00:13:12.940 --> 00:13:15.940 We bought ourselves a bunch of weird sh*t. 00:13:15.940 --> 00:13:19.260 I got myself some booze, and since Victor doesn’t drink... 00:13:21.620 --> 00:13:24.100 - You’ll be drinking for the both of us. - Well, yeah, I mean no. 00:13:24.100 --> 00:13:26.620 I’ll be drinking with the third participant of our voyage, 00:13:26.620 --> 00:13:29.540 who we haven’t even introduced to you yet. His name is Valera. 00:13:29.900 --> 00:13:33.180 I’m not sure about his sexual orientation, since 00:13:33.740 --> 00:13:35.780 He... Immediately frees up thread. 00:13:35.780 --> 00:13:41.020 But without him I’m not sure whether our trip would’ve even been possible. 00:13:41.020 --> 00:13:43.340 Right, let’s unpack. 00:13:43.340 --> 00:13:47.940 - C’mon man, you can’t pour tea from a pot or open a cake? 00:13:47.940 --> 00:13:49.140 What’ve you got there? 00:13:52.540 --> 00:13:55.740 - Looks like some sort of gingerbread. - I’m probably not gonna like it anyway. 00:14:00.180 --> 00:14:02.940 It’s got some kind of doughy filling. 00:14:03.580 --> 00:14:05.180 What else you got? 00:14:05.320 --> 00:14:07.540 Some people unpack Chinese gadgets from Aliexpress 00:14:07.540 --> 00:14:09.540 like that, while you’ve got some piece of sh*t. 00:14:10.220 --> 00:14:13.220 - You’re definitely not going to like this. 00:14:14.780 --> 00:14:20.820 - Thanks a lot. - These are your favorite red beans. 00:14:29.100 --> 00:14:30.780 - You can have it. 00:14:30.780 --> 00:14:33.780 Here we have some kind of bun. Victor says it’s pineapple. 00:14:35.900 --> 00:14:40.140 Looks like this is what I’ll be eating today! 00:14:40.540 --> 00:14:44.420 - Strong zero. Ok, so we’ve already had some heterosexual tea today, 00:14:44.780 --> 00:14:46.940 and here we have some strong zero. It’s good. 00:14:47.660 --> 00:14:50.060 Seriously, you don’t even feel the alcohol. 00:14:50.060 --> 00:14:52.940 It’s just lemonade. Well, it obviously does contain some alcohol, 00:14:52.940 --> 00:14:55.420 but you get the impression of drinking lemonade. 00:14:56.900 --> 00:15:00.780 Give Valeriy Aleksandrovich some, if you don’t want to join me. 00:15:01.340 --> 00:15:03.500 Valeriy Aleksandrovich, this one’s for you. 00:15:05.140 --> 00:15:07.140 Keep yourselves clean and lubed. 00:15:08.860 --> 00:15:11.140 While some drink tea, me and Valera are boozing. 00:15:12.100 --> 00:15:16.220 The next episode of Dreamroad: Japan will be all about automotive culture. 00:15:16.220 --> 00:15:19.140 We won’t be going to Ebisu, but we will embark on a rough trip 00:15:19.140 --> 00:15:22.500 to a certain other legendary track called Twin Ring Motegi. 00:15:22.500 --> 00:15:27.700 We’ll also be visiting Honda’s museum, where I’ll be filling you in on the history of the brand.