So six years later, we made it back to Japan.

It's crazy to think that when I first kick-started this YouTube channel,

I went on a solo trip for four months here to Asia, with spending one of those months here in Tokyo.

So I'm so excited to be back and explore this city and show you guys what $100 can get you here in Tokyo.

So we are starting off this video here at the famous Shibuya Crossing.

And my gosh, I haven't been here in over six years, but this place is still as chaotic as I remember.

If you ever want to put in perspective how tiny we are on this planet, come here to Shibuya because it just makes you feel like an ant.

Hello. Hi.

And for this video, we have a very special guest.

This is Peace.

What's up, guys?

Peace is a local here in Japan and has been helping me out with the channel for the past two years.

And we finally get to meet up today.

So Peace, where are we going to now?

So we're going to Hedgehog Cafe.

Animal cafes are definitely popping in Japan, and definitely Harajuku one is the most popping one.

Are you excited for this?

Let's do this, man.

How do you say let's go in Japanese?

Ikimashou.

Ikimashou!

Is that right?

Yup.

So for $10, you get to come here to this Hedgehog Cafe where you get a free coffee as well as get to play with hedgehogs.

In New York, for $10, you barely just get a coffee and there's no free hedgehogs to hang out with, so I consider this a steal.

Y'all are lucky that this is what you get to hang out with as you have your coffee.

I come here every day, so...

Hey, buddy.

Whoa.

It's very prickly, but actually kind of sweet at the same time.

I have to admit, they do have very cute faces.

Let me just look at them.

I'm going to call her Sonic because she's moving too fast.

Yeah.

So these are actually also up for adoption.

So if you come here and fall in love with a hedgehog, you can actually take one home.

Should we bring one back to New York?

Start a Hedgehog Cafe in New York?

That's a business plan right there.

I feel like in New York, it would be like $70 instead of $10.

Then in true Japanese fashion, you get your coffee from a vending machine.

What is this?

Mia Cat.

Mia Cat.

Mia Cat.

His name is Saburo.

Saburo.

Hey, Saburo.

What the heck is this place?

We're like hanging out with Pokemon.

Look at this guy.

He wants to vlog.

So as far as transportation here in Tokyo, it can be a little overwhelming when you do look at the subway map.

But Peace is going to give us a little tip, which is the Suica card.

So Suica card, it's a metro card in Japan, and you can literally use it anywhere.

You can use it on a train, vending machine, convenience store.

If you have Suica, traveling around Japan will be much easier.

You can even use it around Japan as well, not literally in Tokyo.

So I highly recommend getting Suica.

If you're using it for the first time, the ticket machine, it can be very confusing.

So I highly recommend you guys to go to the information booth if you guys want the Suica tickets.

Alright, let's get this Suica card.

So now we just made it to my personal favorite district here in Tokyo called Akihabara.

When I came here six years ago,

I spent one month in this district, and it was incredible.

They have arcades, anime, and peace.

How would you describe Akihabara?

It's an anime dream world, man.

If you love Japanese subculture, which is anime, games, and all sorts of stuff,

Akihabara is it.

You can buy any games that you imagine, probably.

Even the old games, new games.

Even that car right there, it has an anime on it.

Yeah, I remember six years ago when I made it here to Japan and got to Akihabara, I was so blown away that this place just felt like a different planet.

So the arcades here in Japan are insane.

Where this one we're about to go in is literally nine floors of video games.

Boys!

Let's try to win something.

I feel like we have officially entered a different planet.

In America, we have Dance Dance Revolution, but here in Japan, they have it kind of similar with their hands.

Woo!

I let those guys win, but at least I beat Chris.

So that was a five-minute game for 80 cents.

I feel like I could get stuck in one of these arcades all day and just play because that was so much fun and only cost less than a dollar.

What's the longest in one day that you've spent in an arcade?

When I was like third grade,

I think I spent max five hours.

I was a good boy.

I was at home.

I feel like I could spend all day here.

Now for lunch, it's only going to cost us another 80 cents because we're going to win it with a crane game and get a cup of noodles.

That's the most Japanese thing that you can ever do in Japan.

Crane game for ramen.

Where's the crane?

Oh, you have to stop it.

That's our buy-in lunch.

So the arcade, so much fun.

We didn't win our lunch of the ramen with the claw game, but now we are about to do something that is a part of the Japanese culture, which is a thing called pachinko.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's almost like an arcade game, but it's gambling where you can actually win money.

Pachinko is very popular in Japan.

It's half gambling, half arcade game-ish.

There's so many pachinko stores in Japan and you can definitely spot them and maybe try it out.

It's not that expensive to start.

It's only around a couple thousand yen to start.

We're going to take about $7 and see if we can turn this into a couple extra bucks.

It's the first time gambling on the $100 challenge, so I'm curious to see what happens.

So once we put our 1000 yen into the machine, none of us had a clue what was going on.

We got an instruction manual and even had an employee try to help us.

And the machine started going crazy.

We somehow managed to activate a bonus jackpot where we were the fourth biggest winners in the entire casino.

We honestly could have kept going, but once we realized we had already spent an hour playing, it was probably best we walk away with our earnings, film the rest of this video, and call it break-even for this challenge.

So guys, we just turned our 1000 yen into 41,000 yen.

I love pachinko. I love Japan.

Let's get some sushi.

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Now for lunch, we are going to be going to a place that has conveyor belt sushi. Peace recommended this spot right here so that this has good quality for the price. Quality to price ratio is on point. I definitely recommend

Kurazushi to everyone. I love this.

Conveyor belt sushi.

So one plate of sushi that has two pieces costs only $1. I've been able to get $1 sushi in other countries, but nothing that has come close to being this fresh.

Oh look at that! And here it comes.

That's what I call fresh.

Hot off the press.

Wow!

I'm just going to keep saying it.

I love Japan so much.

I feel like we're in heaven right now.

Who wouldn't know? The cafeteria for heaven was here in Tokyo.

You barely had to lift a finger and the food just comes to you whenever you want it. God himself is cooking back there, puts it on this belt, and it comes right to you. Lucky man that you live here. Guys, we just ate some of the best sushi I've ever had in my life.

All of this for $7.

I forgot how much of a difference sushi tasted from here in Japan than back home in New York, but truthfully, as soon as the fish hits your tongue, you just feel like you're in heaven. It's just so soft, so fresh. It's worth coming all the way to Tokyo just to try.

Also, the Japanese really do love to gamify everything, where even when you have all of your plates, you put them in here and you have a chance to win a souvenir.

I love it.

Chico, let's see how we do with our plates.

We won!

Whoa!

Wow!

Chris tried doing it twice and he didn't get it. I don't know what's with me today. We've got to go back to the

Chico machine.

So since we did only spend $7 for lunch,

I think that calls for balling out a little bit for some traditional

Japanese desserts. Let's get some kakigori.

This is kakigori, which is a very traditional dessert here in Japan.

And it's this very shaved ice that's almost like artisan ice cream. You can get it with a bunch of different flavors, even fruits on it, but in true bread fashion, I went with the chocolate. Also, this entire thing is $8, so you could split this entire thing with probably three other people. I'm going to have this thing all to myself.

Sorry, Chris.

Let's dig in.

The thin shaved ice just melts as soon as it hits your tongue, and all the flavors just explode in your mouth.

Certified flavor bomb.

Well, we absolutely crushed that. And since it is so light and fluffy, I could easily run back another one.

We probably shouldn't, though. I don't even understand how much sugar is in this thing, but it's a must-try.

And now, we just made it here to the Sensoji Shrine.

If you come here to Japan, you've got to come check out the shrines and the temples, since they are such a prominent part of

Japanese culture and great for photos.

Within these two years of working with Peace, he has been telling me I need to come back to Japan and go to Yokohama to have ramen.

What I've learned from traveling and living in New York City is that sometimes the best and more affordable food options is just outside of the city.

After a 15-minute train ride, we made it here to Yokohama.

So, Peace, why is the ramen so much better here in Yokohama?

There's a bunch of local stores in Yokohama for their

Iekei Ramen, which is pork broth based soy sauce mixed soup. And they're one of the best kinds of ramen that you will ever have in your entire life.

And Yokohama is known for that. And there's even a ramen museum, which you can taste ramen from different types of places in Japan in this one facility.

So, ramen is a big deal in

Yokohama. And if you like ramen, you don't want to stay in Tokyo. You need to come out here and try some fire ramen.

I feel like I've been waiting these past two years for this moment. So, let's get this ramen.

So, this is the place that we're going to for some ramen. Peace, how do you say that? Yokohama-style ramen. And the name is Yamazaki.

Yamazaki

So, we've been waiting two years for this moment.

Let's see if this is worth the hype. Don't worry about it.

Kanpai!

Definitely unlike how they make the ramen in New York, pretty darn phenomenal. This really is a testament to the Japanese culture and standard that they have for food and pretty much everything in this country. The fact that this is only $7 is so mind-blowing.

In New York, a ramen will cost you about $17.

And it's even questionably good.

So, I would definitely say, well worth the two-year wait and the trip to Yokohama for sure. Fifteen minutes right outside the city, got to come here and get some ramen.

So, Tokyo is the most populated city in the entire world with over 38 million people.

Making it really expensive for real estate whether that's apartments, homes, or even hotels. So, tonight we are going to be staying in something that's very popular here called a capsule hotel. The one we got is $33 and on the more luxury side of a capsule hotel. So, let's show you guys what we're working with.

When you stay at a capsule hotel in Japan, you can expect it to be one of the cleanest and coziest days you'll ever have. You will always have a fresh capsule with clean sheets, a light, fan, and outlets. Most capsule hotels will also include a small amenities kit with a large and small towel for showering, a toothbrush, a set of pajamas, and since we're in Japan, some slippers for the inside. The communal facilities are also super clean and after a long day of exploring Tokyo, this is a great place to rest your head.