“something real” I’m so tired of people trying to find the “real Japan.” No part of Japan is less real than any other part, just like no part of America is less American than any other.
Beth DuBois
America: In every nook and cranny of the world…and blond.
arulisms
This NYTIMES standard ? lol
Kayla Costlow
ah, i lived in Kyoto for almost 7 years and this information is not only some what incorrect but disrespectful as well. i am half American and i do not like the attitudes these Americans give. and going around a getting a free meal off of someone else and not even buying a single thing, that is so disrespectful. and a lot of the comments are right! 500$?? i have been to Ryokan so much cheaper than that :/
jm01031976
“…except for all the tourists here, who all seemed to want to take pictures.” Like you, you stupid asshole.
sxystar41
They guy’s a DUMBASS.. OF COURSE it’s going to be crowded… DURING the FALL and SPRING SEASONS.. because spring is to gaze at the sakura and fall is for the vivid color. Try coming the winter or summer.. where it’s less crowded…
Shaun Nathaniel
I used to beat this guy up in college.
Daisy B
I could write for an hour about how much I dislike this video.
I’m only 17 and realize how much of an idiot and how disrespectful this guy was.
Posting this video was a waste of time and not informative at all.
welcomegohome
“-weekend budget of FIVE hundred dollars”? FRUGAL TRAVELER?
sacopenapa
Typical North American abnosious turist!
wickedlady4180
$500 dollars is mega expensive! 9,000 yen Ryokans are available, sometimes even cheaper (under $100) and you can buy delishious bento boxes at any Conbini (convenient store). An overnight stay in Kyoto (even in the nicest areas Gion/Higashiyama), with food, should be no more than $120. Period. THAT’S FRUGAL!
Peekingduck
agree.. These clips don’t show american attitudes in a very flattering light. The advice given could easily backfire as you aren’t supposed to abuse the free samples, and you could be asked not to return were you to be found out using them as a free meal…
Peekingduck
Just sharing… The ‘Wagashi’ are actually called ‘Yatsuhashi’
001jd
that american chick seemed like a know-it-all bitch, i would feel guilty just eating the free samples and not buying anything
Mrfroufrou09
Had he been worthy of the journalistic profession, he would have known that. But heck, he’s american… and a cheap one at that. Next time, do us all a favor. Stay home!
Mrfroufrou09
This is so insulting, to both the Japanese, and the New York Times, not to mention the readers and viewers. What were the NYTimes thinking?
First, it ought to be said that the reporter, and I use the term loosely, was in Kyoto at the height of the season, when the colors turn. It’s huge in Japan, much like Cherry Blossom, hence the many the many people, taking what seemed like the same picture… as he so condescendingly remarked.
Jay Duce
This jackass makes me ashamed to be an American. If he did not have the money to go to Kyoto and eat then why on earth did he go in the first place?
He probably would have been better off and much happier at a McDonalds in NYC.
This was a bad video and a total waste of time.
nishunaruto
i bet he’s a loner
sekai954
This journalist, term used lightly, should be ashamed of himself. I’m proud to have lived in Kyoto off and on for 7 years and it is not all about begging for samples at Takashimaya. It’s people like you that create stereotypes by the Japanese against foreigners. Walking around eating samples…really?
Nekorocio Dorantes
neko!!!!!!!!
zousandazou
全然京都の紹介になっとらん。
Abu7929
Half the video dedicated to getting free samples from a food court, amazing. Because ofcourse I can’t already do such a think in an Australian city, only in Kyoto. FAIL.
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I wish one day I can go to KYOTO!!!! TOT
girl laughs like santa claus.
integrity, you have none
“something real” I’m so tired of people trying to find the “real Japan.” No part of Japan is less real than any other part, just like no part of America is less American than any other.
America: In every nook and cranny of the world…and blond.
This NYTIMES standard ? lol
ah, i lived in Kyoto for almost 7 years and this information is not only some what incorrect but disrespectful as well. i am half American and i do not like the attitudes these Americans give. and going around a getting a free meal off of someone else and not even buying a single thing, that is so disrespectful. and a lot of the comments are right! 500$?? i have been to Ryokan so much cheaper than that :/
“…except for all the tourists here, who all seemed to want to take pictures.” Like you, you stupid asshole.
They guy’s a DUMBASS.. OF COURSE it’s going to be crowded… DURING the FALL and SPRING SEASONS.. because spring is to gaze at the sakura and fall is for the vivid color. Try coming the winter or summer.. where it’s less crowded…
I used to beat this guy up in college.
I could write for an hour about how much I dislike this video.
I’m only 17 and realize how much of an idiot and how disrespectful this guy was.
Posting this video was a waste of time and not informative at all.
“-weekend budget of FIVE hundred dollars”? FRUGAL TRAVELER?
Typical North American abnosious turist!
$500 dollars is mega expensive! 9,000 yen Ryokans are available, sometimes even cheaper (under $100) and you can buy delishious bento boxes at any Conbini (convenient store). An overnight stay in Kyoto (even in the nicest areas Gion/Higashiyama), with food, should be no more than $120. Period. THAT’S FRUGAL!
agree.. These clips don’t show american attitudes in a very flattering light. The advice given could easily backfire as you aren’t supposed to abuse the free samples, and you could be asked not to return were you to be found out using them as a free meal…
Just sharing… The ‘Wagashi’ are actually called ‘Yatsuhashi’
that american chick seemed like a know-it-all bitch, i would feel guilty just eating the free samples and not buying anything
Had he been worthy of the journalistic profession, he would have known that. But heck, he’s american… and a cheap one at that. Next time, do us all a favor. Stay home!
This is so insulting, to both the Japanese, and the New York Times, not to mention the readers and viewers. What were the NYTimes thinking?
First, it ought to be said that the reporter, and I use the term loosely, was in Kyoto at the height of the season, when the colors turn. It’s huge in Japan, much like Cherry Blossom, hence the many the many people, taking what seemed like the same picture… as he so condescendingly remarked.
This jackass makes me ashamed to be an American. If he did not have the money to go to Kyoto and eat then why on earth did he go in the first place?
He probably would have been better off and much happier at a McDonalds in NYC.
This was a bad video and a total waste of time.
i bet he’s a loner
This journalist, term used lightly, should be ashamed of himself. I’m proud to have lived in Kyoto off and on for 7 years and it is not all about begging for samples at Takashimaya. It’s people like you that create stereotypes by the Japanese against foreigners. Walking around eating samples…really?
neko!!!!!!!!
全然京都の紹介になっとらん。
Half the video dedicated to getting free samples from a food court, amazing. Because ofcourse I can’t already do such a think in an Australian city, only in Kyoto. FAIL.