1 00:00:00,540 --> 00:00:03,900 Our journey wouldn’t have been so intense without Support from our partner VMP-Auto. 2 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:07,140 They’ve added Something new to their vast line of products called “Valera”, 3 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:09,340 a penetrating lubricant with unique Properties, 4 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:13,740 which effectively breaks down rust and Serves as a replacement for its various counterparts. 5 00:00:13,740 --> 00:00:15,620 Fasteners seized up? Valera to the rescue! 6 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. 7 00:00:21,060 --> 00:00:23,980 But it took me an excruciating four years to make this happen. 8 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, 9 00:00:27,580 --> 00:00:30,260 if it wasn’t for Denis Goyman who provided his cameras, 10 00:00:30,260 --> 00:00:33,100 LCM, who lent me their drone, 11 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:39,300 and if it wasn’t for the support from our sponsors – Autospot, Veterok club and 1XBet 12 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:41,820 – this series would’ve never even been produced. 13 00:00:42,580 --> 00:00:45,700 We were able to make it happen after all, despite some technical difficulties, 14 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:47,660 I mean, I can’t seem to avoid them... 15 00:00:47,660 --> 00:00:51,260 For example you will be seeing a few glitches throughout the first episode, 16 00:00:51,260 --> 00:00:56,400 due to us losing all our material from day one and having to restore it afterwards. 17 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:59,060 We weren’t able to recover everything, unfortunately. 18 00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:02,060 This is only relevant when it comes to the first episode, 19 00:01:02,060 --> 00:01:04,620 footage from episode two will be glitch-free, unlike the sound. 20 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. 21 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:11,740 As a result you will be hearing a droning noise in a few places. 22 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. 23 00:01:17,100 --> 00:01:19,660 Anyway, enough about our technical difficulties, 24 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:22,300 what matters is that we had a truly awesome and interesting trip. 25 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:24,300 Hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as we did. 26 00:01:25,660 --> 00:01:27,740 In the words of a certain well-known dude – 27 00:01:27,740 --> 00:01:31,780 welcome and join us in this journey of discovery. Let’s get started! 28 00:01:38,020 --> 00:01:41,460 - Hey there guys! You’re watching “head and head” - Two heads, yep. 29 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. 30 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:49,420 Yep. In truth, our situation is quite different. 31 00:01:49,420 --> 00:01:52,540 Thankfully, this isn’t “heads or tails”, you’ve tuned in to BMIRussian. 32 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. 33 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,340 - Alright, people, “just” nine hours and we are in Tokyo. 34 00:02:13,340 --> 00:02:16,540 While we board the “Dreamliner”, aka the Boeing 787, 35 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, 36 00:02:19,700 --> 00:02:23,060 for getting us good seats and access to the airport’s business lounge, all for free, 37 00:02:23,060 --> 00:02:25,580 f course. For anybody who’s interested, here’s a short review 38 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,460 of our flight with Japan Airlines in coach. 39 00:02:27,460 --> 00:02:30,660 It isn’t comfortable sleeping, only because the seats don’t recline far enough, 40 00:02:30,660 --> 00:02:31,980 otherwise everything was great. 41 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,060 Zero issues with ventilation and lavatories, food and drinks are top-notch, 42 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:37,420 plus they have a variety of decent alcoholic beverages, 43 00:02:37,420 --> 00:02:40,180 a reasonable amount of which is included in the price of the ticket. 44 00:02:40,220 --> 00:02:43,500 A nice multimedia system is available, even offering a choice of films in Russian. 45 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:45,780 Let’s not forget about that nifty automatic window tint. 46 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,980 Anyway, this long flight wasn’t an ordeal by any means. 47 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. 48 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:05,180 Ok, comrades, we’ve made it through the last 9 hours, 49 00:03:05,180 --> 00:03:08,360 and right now me and Victor Mikhailovich, together with another traveler 50 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,920 who tagged along with us in the luggage compartment, 51 00:03:10,980 --> 00:03:12,820 and who happens to be paying for everything 52 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:14,760 – we’ve all made it to the Narita airport in Japan, 53 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,460 now we go through customs, hopefully with no issues, 54 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:21,140 and after that we end up in Tokyo. 55 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. 56 00:03:31,780 --> 00:03:34,340 Anyway, it was too early to go to the hotel, since registration in 57 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:36,900 Japanese hotels begins after about two o’clock in the afternoon. 58 00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:39,540 We decided to leave or belongings there and take a short stroll. 59 00:03:39,540 --> 00:03:43,460 After all, we are staying pretty much in the center of Tokyo, in Shimbashi. 60 00:03:45,700 --> 00:03:49,940 Ok, so my thoughts after spending about half an hour in Tokyo. 61 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:55,780 First of all, it’s really clean. No bottles to be seen, no wrappers, no nothing. 62 00:03:56,860 --> 00:03:58,540 No cigarette butts either. 63 00:03:58,540 --> 00:04:00,460 Since we’re on the subject: 64 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:02,780 Japan is a paradise for non-smokers, 65 00:04:02,780 --> 00:04:06,180 given the fact that smoking on the streets is prohibited in Japan. 66 00:04:06,700 --> 00:04:10,020 Nobody around is smoking. 67 00:04:10,020 --> 00:04:15,620 There are designated areas for smoking, where you can light up. 68 00:04:15,620 --> 00:04:19,100 Plus you have the curious combination 69 00:04:19,100 --> 00:04:22,060 of skyscrapers and lots of trees. 70 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,500 My next impression is that it s really quiet around here. 71 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:28,340 For some reason traffic is muted and doesn’t bother you at all. 72 00:04:28,820 --> 00:04:32,260 Which is cool. I almost forgot to mention – 73 00:04:32,260 --> 00:04:35,460 Tokyo even smells different. 74 00:04:35,460 --> 00:04:38,660 It may sound amusing, but I’m telling you. 75 00:04:38,660 --> 00:04:42,780 When you go down the smaller streets – you pick up a lot of different scents, 76 00:04:42,780 --> 00:04:47,180 but no exhaust gases or trash among them. 77 00:04:47,180 --> 00:04:49,180 - Most importantly you shouldn’t go onto... 78 00:04:49,180 --> 00:04:51,180 - Yes, it’s critical not to go onto... 79 00:04:51,180 --> 00:04:53,300 - Streets with Chinese cafes. 80 00:04:53,300 --> 00:04:56,100 - Yeah, the Chinese cafes. We went by and they are quite poignant. 81 00:04:56,900 --> 00:05:00,260 I myself am not a fan of Asian food, Chinese especially, 82 00:05:00,820 --> 00:05:05,060 but... This is just... It’s unbearable. 83 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:07,980 As for our meals, in the meantime we’re keeping it simple. 84 00:05:07,980 --> 00:05:10,100 We had a couple of burgers at a local fast-food joint, 85 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:13,420 while Victor tried out a nice looking but almost completely tasteless beverage. 86 00:05:13,420 --> 00:05:16,140 Then we visited a store to grab something to drink... 87 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:19,780 \- Check it out, heterosexual tea. - Yep. 88 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,980 After that we headed on over to our hotel to check in. 89 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:27,060 This is a pretty typical room in an average priced Japanese hotel. 90 00:05:27,700 --> 00:05:29,580 It’s quite cramped, but you get all the amenities. 91 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:33,260 A TV, a fridge, a vault, 92 00:05:33,660 --> 00:05:35,620 a pretty large bed, 93 00:05:36,180 --> 00:05:39,300 over there you have an alarm clock plus lighting controls, next to the bed. 94 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:41,300 Here we have an air conditioner, 95 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:45,980 and the favorite gimmick of every tourist visiting Japan – 96 00:05:45,980 --> 00:05:48,540 a fully electronic can. 97 00:05:49,420 --> 00:05:51,340 We’ll figure out how to use the damned thing later. 98 00:05:51,940 --> 00:05:56,100 A sink, and a pretty substantial shower cabin. Yo! 99 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, 100 00:06:00,900 --> 00:06:03,940 but you can’t do that. Apparently it’s for preventing suicides. 101 00:06:03,940 --> 00:06:06,900 This is the widest you can open the window. 102 00:06:07,460 --> 00:06:10,780 That’s pretty much the entire view from up here. 103 00:06:12,060 --> 00:06:16,580 And now we get on with our first proper walk around Tokyo. 104 00:06:36,740 --> 00:06:39,260 - Victor Mikhailovich has bought himself a bunch of weird sh*t. 105 00:06:39,260 --> 00:06:41,940 - You aren’t gonna get anything with that attitude. 106 00:06:41,940 --> 00:06:46,260 - What the hell is that? - From the looks of it, these are rice cakes with marmalade. 107 00:06:46,260 --> 00:06:48,180 - He’s going to eat it now. Go for it dude. 108 00:06:49,900 --> 00:06:52,060 - I ain’t sharing with you. 109 00:06:52,900 --> 00:06:55,860 - I thought this was churchkhela, but it doesn’t look like it. 110 00:06:58,260 --> 00:07:00,220 - Well? What do you think? 111 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:03,020 - These are sweet red beans. 112 00:07:08,780 --> 00:07:10,020 - You can have it. 113 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. 114 00:07:18,380 --> 00:07:21,180 - This is actually a rice cake, so it’s made from rice dough. 115 00:07:21,860 --> 00:07:24,220 With some red beans on top. 116 00:07:24,940 --> 00:07:28,460 - Anyway, so you tried some food, and I’d like to try a drink. 117 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:37,700 - This is mighty tasty! 118 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:41,900 It’s some sort of milk product, like a milkshake. It’s very similar. 119 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:43,340 - Exactly, you could very much be right. 120 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:46,020 - It’s actually delicious. 121 00:07:46,020 --> 00:07:49,020 I approve, get some of this. 122 00:07:49,820 --> 00:07:53,620 So yeah, we’ll be paying pretty close attention to the strange Local foods and beverages, 123 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:57,060 since everything is so unusual in Japan in this regard when compared to Europe. 124 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. 125 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:02,900 Meanwhile we’ve made it to our first attraction. 126 00:08:03,580 --> 00:08:10,140 - So our first destination today s the famous electronic district Akihabara. 127 00:08:10,820 --> 00:08:12,660 Judging by the amount of people living here... 128 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, 129 00:08:16,260 --> 00:08:18,740 it’s actually just a couple of subway stations away from here. 130 00:08:19,420 --> 00:08:22,220 But here there’s quite a bit more people around. 131 00:08:22,620 --> 00:08:25,100 Here’s what’s up. 132 00:08:30,940 --> 00:08:33,940 Akihabara in fact doesn’t consist solely of electronic stores. 133 00:08:33,940 --> 00:08:37,299 FYI – prices in various spots can vary almost threefold for the same device. 134 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:38,820 So you’ll have to do some searching. 135 00:08:38,820 --> 00:08:41,299 There’s also a bunch of awesome cars driving around here. 136 00:08:41,299 --> 00:08:43,700 No, we didn’t go to Roppongi, which is the prime location 137 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. 138 00:08:47,660 --> 00:08:50,180 Also there is a bunch of anime-themed stores around here. 139 00:08:50,180 --> 00:08:52,780 With Japanese girls of various degree of attractiveness 140 00:08:52,780 --> 00:08:54,780 and varied amount of clothing luring you in. 141 00:08:54,780 --> 00:08:56,780 Some of them look just as a certain song goes – 142 00:08:56,780 --> 00:08:59,140 mini-skirt with a cut-out in front, and also in the back. 143 00:08:59,140 --> 00:09:03,420 We decided to visit one of these stores and do some undercover filming. 144 00:09:03,780 --> 00:09:07,700 - Well this is interesting. Some girls up for sale, 145 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:10,140 those must be phone numbers at the bottom. Let’s go. 146 00:09:10,580 --> 00:09:14,420 The “air” naturally escalates as you go upstairs. 147 00:09:14,420 --> 00:09:16,660 The first floor showcases what can be read by anybody. 148 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. 149 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:25,100 The third floor contains soft erotica. We made it to the fourth floor. 150 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:30,600 - What the f**k... 151 00:09:31,660 --> 00:09:34,180 Yeah, you should definitely buy it. 152 00:09:34,180 --> 00:09:38,460 Sorry for not really revealing anything, this is YouTube after all, and children can be watching. 153 00:09:38,460 --> 00:09:40,500 Believe me when I say it’s pretty hardcore. 154 00:09:43,100 --> 00:09:47,980 - The fifth floor’s probably all about some brutal sex or something. 155 00:09:52,260 --> 00:09:55,500 Now this is far out. Titties. 156 00:09:55,500 --> 00:09:57,500 Yep, this is definitely beyond us. 157 00:09:57,500 --> 00:10:02,020 After Akihabara we decided to visit another famous place, right next to the subway. 158 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:07,220 - Victor Mikhailovich is surprising me with his knowledge of Asian culture. What’s this? 159 00:10:07,220 --> 00:10:13,460 - Behind me you can see AKB48, it’s a well-known Akihabara band, 160 00:10:13,460 --> 00:10:18,660 consisting of 48 singers. They also have a café and a souvenir shop. 161 00:10:18,660 --> 00:10:22,180 - Do all 48 of them still perform? 162 00:10:22,180 --> 00:10:24,580 Look how many there are... - The band actually fell apart... 163 00:10:25,060 --> 00:10:26,300 Here’s where Victor is wrong. 164 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:29,820 The band is alive and well, and the amount of participants is just mind-boggling. 165 00:10:29,820 --> 00:10:32,740 Our very own Mirage, Laskovyi May and Strelki have nothing on them. 166 00:10:32,740 --> 00:10:35,860 Google it in your apare time. Anyway, today’s final destination is known 167 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:38,260 all around the world, partly due to Hachiko’s statue. 168 00:10:38,260 --> 00:10:40,820 However, car nuts know it thanks to this... 169 00:10:58,020 --> 00:11:00,060 - Oh sh*t dude, so many people... 170 00:11:03,220 --> 00:11:06,340 Right, guys, now we try making our way through Shibuya. 171 00:11:06,340 --> 00:11:08,340 See if it’s any fun or not. 172 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:14,860 The square next to Shibuya station, 173 00:11:14,860 --> 00:11:18,340 which was reconstructed for the third installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, 174 00:11:18,340 --> 00:11:21,300 is renowned as the world’s busiest intersection, and for good reason. 175 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:24,260 And it’s Friday evening, so everything is flashy, noisy, in other words – 176 00:11:24,260 --> 00:11:26,020 this is Tokyo as everyone imagines it to be. 177 00:11:26,020 --> 00:11:28,580 We’re probably a bit too tired to give it a proper assessment. 178 00:11:29,380 --> 00:11:32,460 - As quiet as it was in our “hood”, 179 00:11:32,460 --> 00:11:35,140 as it were, it’s just as noisy here. 180 00:11:35,140 --> 00:11:38,420 Apparently it’s a lot of fun, but we’re just a bit tired, 181 00:11:38,420 --> 00:11:42,180 I mean, we’re pretty sleep deprived, so... 182 00:11:42,180 --> 00:11:44,940 Yeah, we’ve checked out Shibuya, walked around the place a bit, 183 00:11:44,940 --> 00:11:46,780 and now it’s time to head back to our hotel. 184 00:11:46,780 --> 00:11:50,580 Tomorrow we’re going to Ebisu early in the morning, or “EbIsu”, 185 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:53,740 as mister Kosharnyi calls it. 186 00:11:54,780 --> 00:11:56,300 There you have it. 187 00:11:56,300 --> 00:12:00,380 #eveninggatheringwithvalera 188 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:04,980 - Victor Mikhailovich is trying to figure out how to open a Japanese Kettle... 189 00:12:10,340 --> 00:12:15,100 You’ve almost got it! Yeah, we outwitted the thing. 190 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:20,100 (we filled the kettle, but for some reason water is barely pouring out) 191 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) 192 00:12:21,620 --> 00:12:21,820 - Why’s the water barely coming out? 193 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:24,100 - Maybe it’s so you don’t overfill your cup. 194 00:12:24,980 --> 00:12:29,060 - Me and Victor Mikhailovich, being two heterosexual males, 195 00:12:29,060 --> 00:12:34,940 will be sleeping in the same bed over the next six nights. 196 00:12:34,940 --> 00:12:36,940 - Now I see, Mikhailovich! 197 00:12:36,940 --> 00:12:41,460 - Here’s the thing. When you book a hotel in Europe, for example, 198 00:12:41,460 --> 00:12:45,020 it makes no difference – one big bed or two small ones, 199 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. 200 00:12:50,420 --> 00:12:52,420 We actually got a good discount for this room, 201 00:12:52,420 --> 00:12:57,020 afterwards we were, like, maybe we should book one with two single beds? 202 00:12:57,020 --> 00:13:01,540 We had a look – and even one single bed cost somewhere 203 00:13:01,540 --> 00:13:04,500 around 100 thousand yen as opposed to 50. 204 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:08,220 That’s why we’ll be sleeping here, 205 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:10,940 being the two straight guys that we are. 206 00:13:10,940 --> 00:13:12,940 Now we unpack our food. 207 00:13:12,940 --> 00:13:15,940 We bought ourselves a bunch of weird sh*t. 208 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:19,260 I got myself some booze, and since Victor doesn’t drink... 209 00:13:21,620 --> 00:13:24,100 - You’ll be drinking for the both of us. - Well, yeah, I mean no. 210 00:13:24,100 --> 00:13:26,620 I’ll be drinking with the third participant of our voyage, 211 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:29,540 who we haven’t even introduced to you yet. His name is Valera. 212 00:13:29,900 --> 00:13:33,180 I’m not sure about his sexual orientation, since 213 00:13:33,740 --> 00:13:35,780 He... Immediately frees up thread. 214 00:13:35,780 --> 00:13:41,020 But without him I’m not sure whether our trip would’ve even been possible. 215 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:43,340 Right, let’s unpack. 216 00:13:43,340 --> 00:13:47,940 - C’mon man, you can’t pour tea from a pot or open a cake? 217 00:13:47,940 --> 00:13:49,140 What’ve you got there? 218 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:55,740 - Looks like some sort of gingerbread. - I’m probably not gonna like it anyway. 219 00:14:00,180 --> 00:14:02,940 It’s got some kind of doughy filling. 220 00:14:03,580 --> 00:14:05,180 What else you got? 221 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,540 Some people unpack Chinese gadgets from Aliexpress 222 00:14:07,540 --> 00:14:09,540 like that, while you’ve got some piece of sh*t. 223 00:14:10,220 --> 00:14:13,220 - You’re definitely not going to like this. 224 00:14:14,780 --> 00:14:20,820 - Thanks a lot. - These are your favorite red beans. 225 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:30,780 - You can have it. 226 00:14:30,780 --> 00:14:33,780 Here we have some kind of bun. Victor says it’s pineapple. 227 00:14:35,900 --> 00:14:40,140 Looks like this is what I’ll be eating today! 228 00:14:40,540 --> 00:14:44,420 - Strong zero. Ok, so we’ve already had some heterosexual tea today, 229 00:14:44,780 --> 00:14:46,940 and here we have some strong zero. It’s good. 230 00:14:47,660 --> 00:14:50,060 Seriously, you don’t even feel the alcohol. 231 00:14:50,060 --> 00:14:52,940 It’s just lemonade. Well, it obviously does contain some alcohol, 232 00:14:52,940 --> 00:14:55,420 but you get the impression of drinking lemonade. 233 00:14:56,900 --> 00:15:00,780 Give Valeriy Aleksandrovich some, if you don’t want to join me. 234 00:15:01,340 --> 00:15:03,500 Valeriy Aleksandrovich, this one’s for you. 235 00:15:05,140 --> 00:15:07,140 Keep yourselves clean and lubed. 236 00:15:08,860 --> 00:15:11,140 While some drink tea, me and Valera are boozing. 237 00:15:12,100 --> 00:15:16,220 The next episode of Dreamroad: Japan will be all about automotive culture. 238 00:15:16,220 --> 00:15:19,140 We won’t be going to Ebisu, but we will embark on a rough trip 239 00:15:19,140 --> 00:15:22,500 to a certain other legendary track called Twin Ring Motegi. 240 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.