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Somewhat related: One of my favorite Youtube channels is Rambalac. It's just videos of walking through various places in Japan, from crowded streets to peacefu
by rococode 8y ago
Somewhat related:
One of my favorite Youtube channels is Rambalac. It's just videos of walking through various places in Japan, from crowded streets to peaceful natural areas. No voiceover or explanations - almost every video is as if a video camera were moving around on its own and recording everything it saw (occasionally he interacts with things). Super relaxing to have on in the background, and really cool to watch to get a glimpse of everyday life there.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Rambalac https://www.youtube.com/user/Rambalac
Here's some of the videos, there's a huge variety:
Shibuya at night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGiXY1SB68 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qGiXY1SB68
Shinjuku evening walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHr4qSQ-5XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHr4qSQ-5XU
Kyoto's Kiyomizudera in the morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAeN7TdGq4o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAeN7TdGq4o
Cat island (Tashirojima): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnfzALzLNgY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnfzALzLNgY
Playing with deer at Nara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu4GJwCpX2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu4GJwCpX2w
Shibuya Halloween: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkm522cTpzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkm522cTpzE
- intruder 8y agoI live in Tokyo and wish I could see it through the eyes of someone new here again. I can see it in these videos, but when I walk through the city I'm too used to it and my brain drowns out all of these things.
- madcol 8y agoSo a technique I've found useful to solve this issue aside from hanging out with someone visiting is to dedicate 1 day to doing nothing but picking a place that you're very familiar with and intentionally thinking about whether you've been down that street or the next one, looking at places that I wouldn't usually look like at the corners of the roof of buildings and then just taking a moment to sit down and watch. This has worked for me in each of the cities I've ever become too familiar with. You just tend to relax and get to where you want to go, there's no nervous energy of not knowing where you are or where you're going. Nowadays I tebd to just pop on my headphones and go to where I need and go back home again and not take in a thing unless I have a bit of a "reset"
- tokyodude 8y agoI live here too and I get where you're coming from but I find that I can often remind myself of the things I like so much about Tokyo. Though I worry they are disappearing.
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- dawidw 8y agoBy any chance, do you know what kind of camera Rambalac uses?
- galfarragem 8y agoTwo YT channels with walking tours (in other countries): https://www.youtube.com/user/keeezi/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/keeezi/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-JKqNo_T0yoeDZff1y7Kw/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-JKqNo_T0yoeDZff1y7Kw/vid... I recommend this one in Kiev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGIJYWFmcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUGIJYWFmcw
- ohnope 8y agoFor a different feel, check out this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lylehsaxon https://www.youtube.com/user/lylehsaxon He’s been recording “walkabouts” in Tokyo since 1990, to present day. Very raw footage, but interesting to see candid Japan street life from the last 28 years
- alehul 8y agoDo you have any other favorite youtubers with content that's good to have on in the background? I've been desperately looking for stuff like this :) will surely be watching Rambalac from now on
- tokyodude 8y agoIt will be interesting to see if TPTB allow Shibuya Halloween next year. This year a truck was turned over by the crowd and there was a fire.
- volkisch 8y agoCare to expand on this about what happened?
- Breza 8y agoThis is a really interesting channel, thanks for sharing it!