CRAZY Road Trip from TOKYO 🇯🇵 Japan Was NOTHING Like We Expected…

CRAZY Road Trip from TOKYO 🇯🇵 Japan Was NOTHING Like We Expected…

Oh my!! is that Mt Fuji? Oh my goodness. Can I just say the restrooms in Japan? Wow. I mean, this is something that the gas stations in the UK 
can learn from. The ones in Japan are So clean, right? So nice. The best restrooms I’ve 
maybe ever seen. They were so clean. Oh my gosh, that’s insane. A very good morning, all you 
beautiful people out there whenever and wherever you might be watching. we’re back with another one. 
We’re back in Tokyo, but not for long. About to leave. But before we do though, give you a quick 
little room tour. This is where we were staying. For Japanese standards, this is definitely a 
mansion. Have a look at that. a proper double bed. It’s a mess right now because it’s 
been lived in for quite a few days. But here’s the best bit. This room is decent. Got a working 
desk here. Big smart TV as well. Oh my gosh, the Wi-Fi here was a dream for anyone who works 
online. Uploading vlogs from this room has been a dream come true. 400 Mbps upload speed. What did 
you say? Lightning fast. Big working desk here. Just checking we haven’t missed anything. Beautiful 
day out there. I hope we’ve not missed anything. I don’t think so. Uh we have a big mirror here. 
Lovely. Some drawers here. Slippers and bits. Got more storage area here. But check the bathroom 
out. We’ve actually got a bath. You can stand in the bathroom here in Tokyo without bending your 
head over. We’re embarking on a big adventure today. We are about to road trip in Japan. Cannot 
believe it. I’m so excited. So, we’re about to go and head towards Narita Airport. We’ve got to 
go and pick our campervan. Let’s go. now we’re in a taxi and we just literally found 
a random one, but the taxis in Japan are expensive… at the moment, It’s 700 
yen, which is all right. No problem. Japan has this reputation about people being really 
honest, really good. So, let’s see. This is us taking a random cab from a taxi rank. See 
how this turns out. This is a pretty cool cab though. Have a look. You’ve got screens here. You 
ain’t got one, but I’ve stepped back into like the the 80s or something with these little net like 
curtainy things. I love them… to protect the seats. these are your Toyota crowns. The old ones from like 
the 80s, early ‘9s. I love these cars. They’re in really good condition though. I’ll be honest. They are 
actually quite spacious inside as well. Look at that. Very spacious. Yeah. But this is beautiful. 
I love it. Travellers autobarn. We’ve arrived. This is our baby here. Our chariot that’s going to 
be accompanying us throughout Japan. Are we ready? Super excited. The adventure starts here. 
The adventure starts now. They’ve got our names out here as well. They were expecting us. Taz and 
Libby. Love it. Get the show on the road. Can I? Yes. Please go for it. Let’s go. Let’s go. Japan, 
we’re coming for you. It’s time to shut up and get in. Let’s do this. Right. Okay. put the seat back 
a little bit. Get comfortable. So, I think our plan of action right now is get out of the city, 
get out of the airport area, and then hopefully we’re going to go to some amazing spots here in 
Japan. I cannot wait to get off the little track a little bit as well, see a little bit more. Japan 
has some amazing things to offer. So, let’s go. We are on the highway right now because we’re 
getting out of the city. We are leaving behind Narita. We actually are going to drive back 
towards Tokyo and then the other side of Tokyo because we’re heading towards Mount Fuji, baby. 
It’s going to be the first stop today. Hopefully, fingers crossed, it’s going to be a good one. 
If you can’t see it today, it’s all right. We spend the night at Lake Kavaguchi. Exactly. 
It’s the best place to see Mount Fuji as well. So, why not? This is our first pit stop. 
Oh, this is exciting. First roadside station here in Japan. And I see a ton of vending 
machines. That’s exciting. Look in there. Oh, those like restaurants and everything. Yeah, 
you’ve got McDonald’s breads. Yeah. Let’s just go and see what’s happening. Oh, massage and 
everything as well. Spoil yourself. A McDonald’s family. Lovely. Bratz Plus already. I’m enjoying 
this. I need to eat something as well. Yum. What would you like? I don’t really like something 
like ramen. Got some bits here. These services smell really nice. They do. They smell really 
good. So, this one, what is this? Chicken. Also, another thing that you guys need to bear in mind 
is some ATMs here in Japan will charge. However, the rule of thumb is go for the 7-Eleven ATMs. 
These ones here, these are free wherever you are. And they’re not just at 7-Eleven. They’re 
literally everywhere. This looks nice as well. Whatever that is, but I haven’t got the 
translation on me right now. Okay, here we go. Shall we? I want to go for either this or this. 
I’m going to go for this one. One. Happy days. This is our first impressions of a Japanese 
roadside like service station. I like it. Can we please have one? One. Yes. One one Pepsi. Yes. And deep fried chicken. 
One. Oh, that’s exciting. Okay. Okay. Yes. It’s good for my throat right now 
as well. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. 2,200. So, that is about £11, something like that, I 
think. Not so bad. But guys, this is quite cool, actually. I like this. We don’t get them 
like uh like this back in the UK. Hey, I’m a bit jealous. I’m just joking. We do 
actually, but our service stations in the UK are a little bit hit and miss. Sometimes great, 
sometimes not so great. We got our buzzer now. Find us a cable and turn right. Yeah, this will 
do. Lovely. The time right now is 2:25. Okay, so we have another 150 km somewhere around 
that region. Yeah. Till we get to Mount Fuji. Hopefully the views are going to be incredible. 
We’re looking forward to it. The day is amazing. Have a look at that. How many people is that for? 
Yours is even proud. We could have easily shared this with like five people. Oh my goodness. Well, 
I hope it’s good. It’s time for a big Japanese fe. What was yours? Jumbo. It’s a jumbo chicken curry, 
right? It’s like a cat. Smells really nice. Yeah, I’m so excited for it. This is our first 
time eating cats curry in Japan. Japan. So good. Smells amazing. camera eats first. 
So, this is the perfect time to go and plug us on Instagram. Oh, look at that. M. Oh my 
gosh, that’s insane. That is There’s a little bit of a like salad underneath as well. M. 
That is so decent as well. I can’t believe the size of this for £11 together. Together. 
So, this is like what? That’s £2,200 yen. Not bad. That’s so decent. Not bad. Wow. All 
right, we just finished our meal and a quick little shop back at trusty old family Mark. 
Go out this way. Happy. Well, this has been a great experience as far as uh services are 
concerned on the motorway. Look, I can see Mario as well. He sticks out so nicely. There it is, 
Mario. So, are we going without name then? Oh, I don’t know actually. Sorry. I just nicknamed 
him that. But we’re going to go with Mario now. I think we should call him oniri. Oniiri. Oniiri 
it is. Okay. I like it. I like it. How about Tekashi? I could do it. Tekashi is a great name. 
Yeah, actually. Yeah, I’m going to stick with Tekashi. All right. Oh, you know what? I want to 
call him Yoshi. Oh, Yoshi. Yoshi’s a great name, too. All right. So, I’m going with Tekashi. You’re 
going with Yoshi. Paper scissor it. Okay. Rock, paper, scissors. Shoot. So, what you going 
for? Yoshi. Yoshi is Yoshi. We’re here. Can I just say the toilets here? Wow. I mean, 
this is something that the services in the UK can take a leaf out of that book here. For sure. 
So clean, right? So nice. The best toilets I’ve maybe ever seen. They were wicked. There was 
so many as well. Like about 50 or 60 urinals. Flipping big spot. Clean ass. Wow. All right, 
listen. Getting too excited over toilets out here. Let’s get to Mount Fuji. Time right now. 
It’s 3:00. Uh, we have another 2 hours, 1 hour, 30 minutes, something like that. Something like 
that. Yeah. All right. Get cracking. Let’s go. Wow. All right. As we head out and 
out and out and out of the city, it is looking. Yeah, it is. There’s a waves out. Woohoo. Oh my goodness. No flipping way. 
It’s fully uncovered. You can still see. Oh my gosh, that is insane. Wow. Okay, 
this is going to be epic. [Music] [Music] You are never going to believe it. We just parked 
Yoshi right here. And now [Music] look where we are. Oh my goodness. You can start to see as well 
now. The clouds are like creeping in front. This is insane. And we made it to Wishi Park, I think 
is how you say it. Mhm. Oh my gosh, it’s stunning. We have done it. Finally. Perseverance paid off. 
So pretty. My lord, how beautiful, by the way, is our girl looking. Oh my goodness. Love it. 
Could you imagine as well if you could camp here, you could literally open the boot and sleep with 
this as your view. That would be insane. Now, if you didn’t know as well, then Mount Fuji is 
actually one of Japan’s or it is Japan’s tallest mountain. Oh, this is stunning. Honestly, this 
is so beautiful. And especially if you’re like on this side of the lake, I definitely would 
say come this side because you can see a lot more. And obviously, you’ve got the full view out 
here. This is insane. I have no words. I feel a little bit speechless, you know. I am actually so 
happy that we managed to get this view. We’re in the rainy season, so we weren’t sure. But look at 
the luck that we got. Look at that. Wow. We even have a beautiful cafe on the front here, a little 
restaurant. They’ve got a really beautiful garden. And they look like they had some good ice creams, 
but they’re closed. Yeah, they closed, I think, at about 20 5, which honestly is quite early, 
I think. But hey, I don’t mind. Sun’s at 7:00, which is literally in about 20 minutes. So, as 
you can see, the light is slowly disappearing. But we’re going to take a little stroll alongside here 
because it’s honestly so peaceful, so beautiful as well. I see people fishing down just on the on the 
water’s edge. But I think as well that this area is really popular because look, the flower garden 
here looks insane. It’s so beautifully Exactly. It’s beautifully kept as well and the colors 
so pretty. But even the backdrop past here, past Imagine if this is your house, right? That’s 
your view. Imagine waking up to a view like that’s your view. We’re really fortunate. We’ve come down 
on a day when all the man Fuji is actually out, right? Not a cloud covering it. It is beautiful. 
So, we’ve set up the van for tonight. And uh this is our cute little bed set up. Duvet’s 
all out. I like this. It’s got a lot of space. Does Right. So, uh see you in the morning. Do 
you know you can even take another person up here? You can. Right. Just us for now. Happy days. 
Good night. We give you around 2 in the morning. Welcome to our little spot in our Mickey No Eky 
last night. This is our Yoshi. She’s looking beautiful this morning. We actually already 
have it set up obviously because we did sleep last night, but it was so comfortable. Let me 
give you a little van tour. Look at this. So, this is where we slept. We put obviously the bed 
out right now. And you can actually have another bed up there. Let me get in and show you. But 
it’s a really nice little spot. So basically, we’ve just put all of our bedding up here. 
We’ve got some sleeping bags and towels, but this all comes out and you can put another bed 
that comes out to here. So you can sleep, I think, three people in here, which is pretty insane. And 
it was really spacious. We have loads of blinds, which is perfect. We also have two lights, 
chargers at the back here, which is ideal. We have water and a fridge as well. A microwave 
in here, which is wicked. Fridge down here, which is actually so nice. What else have we 
got? We also have a storage cupboard over here, which has got all of like our little cooking bits. 
We’ve got our water tank, ramen, the essentials. Good morning. Good morning to you. How’s your 
breakfast? Tea string. Can’t beat that. Come, let us show you where we actually camped last 
night. So beautiful. So nice. Just having a quick cheesing cheese. Got three drivers over there that 
loving life. Look at this. Make sure there’s no cars coming. Yeah. Lake Kawaguchi. A minute ago. 
I just saw somebody on a boat wake boarding. I also just left our van door open. So, this will 
test how safe Japan is. Whether our stuff will go missing or not, I don’t know. This blows here. Oh, 
this is wicked. Really nice. Wow. Ah, look. Yeah, I said that, didn’t I? That looks so cool. So, 
Japan also is quite like obvious about the rules as well, like where you can and can’t park and 
camp and all of that. So, it’s really easy to know what you can do and what you can’t. But oh, 
how cool is this? Oh, that looks like someone stalk us over there. Better not. Not nice. Look 
at this. There’s his own like little beachy bit. And that actually looks like something sunk, 
but I Oh, it might be a like a jump. Not bad, eh? Not flipping bad. Oh, this is really nice. 
Beautiful. And then Fuji should be, I believe, in this direction. So, just behind us somewhere. 
So, do you know what that means? That means let’s get cracking on the road and hop around some 
spots in this area. Let’s go see Fuji. Good morning. Right, this is absolutely hilarious. You 
guys might have seen this on Instagram, right? This is the queue going on here in front 
of Lawson. I need to show you guys this. One second. Let’s get on the crossing. Be 
responsible citizens. Thank you. Here we are. Let me show you what’s going on. Whatever 
floats your boat, if that’s what you want to do, that’s what you want to do. Get this. And the 
view is pretty sick. So, if you want to do that, turn up early before 6:00 because all of these 
people have actually come here on a day trip from Tokyo. So, there’s literally cues here right 
now. We got here quite early cuz we stayed here last night. We did do our shot as well. Not going 
to lie, we did. But before all of this mad rush, that is bonkers. That’s fuzzy for you though, 
is it? Mental. Anyway, let’s do this. This, by the way, is banging. This is such a good 
ring. There’s like ginger and some other like magical bits in here. Don’t know what this 
is, but all of the salary, man. In Tokyo, they’re all partying all night long. Flipping 
hell. And then they start again the next morning at 6:00 a.m. I don’t know how they do it. I reckon 
this is the answer. This is the way to go about, but this is really cool. If you’ve been to Japan, 
you know what I’m talking about. If you know, you know. Time for the next stop. Let’s go. Did 
you know that apparently 200,000 hikers hike Mount Fuji every year, which actually makes it the most 
hiked mountain in the world? Apparently. So there you go. I did not know that. Fuji. Apparently. So 
yeah, apparently so. So there you go. Eh, there’s so many places here in Fuji where you can go and 
just take the views. And so this is one of them. We managed to pull up roadside in this teeny tiny 
little kind of off-road part. And how beautiful Fuji is still here. See, this is another thing 
we wanted to mention. There’s so many people that come here on a day trip from Tokyo, which is 
why there’s so much traffic here right now. Oh my goodness. This is Wishi Park. Wa! This is empty. 
This is where we came yesterday. The tour buses. Oh my goodness. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 just 
in this area in hell. Yeah, just literally along here. Fuji is just over here. And I think the 
clouds are slowly going to start to creep in right now. We made it. We’ve just come up I think about 
400 steps towards Pagoda. I also have no idea if I’ve just said that horrendously wrong by the 
way. So apologies. Is there we go. We go there. I guess we’ll go. Now, this is a spot. I’m sure you 
guys must have seen on Instagram. One of the most popular viewing platforms for Man Fuji, which is 
supposed to be back here. Fuji is over this side. I see. Actually, look, there’s a huge viewing 
platform up here. So, we have to just go up the teeniest, tiniest, last little bit, and then we 
will be there. It’s so super busy here, though. Oh my goodness. There’s loads of people around. 
But, I guess this can be expected. It’s now about 10:30 a.m. So, you can expect that all of the tour 
groups are here. All of the day trippers are all here now. So, this is where we are. Oh, you can 
go much further as well, but I think we are here. This is the observation deck then. I think yeah, 
you can go further, but I think we’re good here right now. Please be aware there is a bear in the 
area. That doesn’t sound that fun. That would make me a little bit nervous. Ooh, pretty. The town is 
beautiful. Stunning. But we’re going this way up to the observation deck. Oh, look at the little 
doggy. Cute little shearino. We’ve seen so many shearinos already here in Japan. I absolutely love 
it. Oh no. I think it’s mostly covered there. Darn it. And moral of the story, get here before 9. 
Too many people out and about right now because this is meant to be one of the popular viewing 
platforms for Fuji. And this is what it looks like. Uh there we go. It’s literally this bit 
here and Fuji in the back. Here we have a classic little bit of a Instagram versus reality. It’s 
actually not as busy as I thought it was going to be to be honest. I thought it’d be way busier 
than this, but not so bad. So it could be worse. It could be worse. But this is what happens when 
a spot becomes super popular, super famous. Fuji’s just peeking out right behind these clouds over 
here. We’ve got this beautiful pagoda over here. Absolutely stunning, but not without the crowds. 
We’re enjoying it with everybody else. But like I said, if you want to come with it, probably empty, 
not sunrise, but before like 10:00 a.m. for sure. Before 9:00 a.m. No, no, before 8. Because all of 
these people set off at 6:00 in the morning from Tori to this popular sunrise spot as well. Yeah, 
but you want to just come here. Sunrise these days are like 4:45 5:00. So that’s true. Thanks later. 
Beautiful. It’s getting a bit hot now. So nice. Oh, these are Hello. Oh, wow. There’s loads 
of different flavors here. Uh, white peach, grapes, soda, sakura mochi. Can I have one? Sakura 
mochi. And one. Shall I get vanilla and chocolate? Vanilla itchy. Vanilla and chocolate. Yes. Thank 
you. This guys is not bad. We have a little like a food truck here right at the bottom. Arato 
designer. And I am I love the currency here. It’s so crisp and it’s it’s not really colorful, 
but it does the job. What is this? True. Oh, that’s £10,000. Jeez. I thought it was £1,000. 
Yeah, that’s £50. That’s like $65, $70. Yeah, I think um cash outside of Tokyo is definitely 
used so much more in the city. We could pay. I was looking for this one. It’s ready. So quick. Thank 
you. Thank you. Oh, that was so quick. Cheers. Oh my gosh, this is so cream, man. Yeah. We have 
to get a shot with Fuji. Fuji’s out like this. Cheers. M. This is really, really creamy. That 
was 1,000. So £5 for two ice creams. Not bad considering it’s an iconic site. Yeah. Tourist 
attraction number one. So that’s true. Actually, not so bad. We are finally here at our last 
stop. We are at Tate Goama Beach. Look at that. This is incredibly gorgeous. This entire 
place has been such a revelation as well. It’s not just one viewpoint for Fuji. There are just 
so many and this is another lake. Like the beauty here in Japan has been next level. It has. It has 
indeed. I’m so so happy to be here in Japan road tripping in Yoshi. I mean, she couldn’t do much 
better if she tried. Yoshi has been an amazing companion. We’re definitely, I think, starting 
to lose the light a little bit this afternoon, but what a day. I think we’re probably 
going to set ourselves up here maybe, actually, and just chill for a little bit. 
So, should we check the water? a water check. I bet it’s cold. Oh, it’s actually not so bad. I 
was expecting it to be like freezing like glacier, you know, like ice water. No, it’s actually 
not. How fortunate are we here? Yeah, we’re counting our lucky stars here. Thanking 
as well that we’ve had a really, really good view of Mount Fuji. Absolutely magical. So 
beautiful. Guys, on that note, I think we’re going to wrap things up here as well cuz it 
has been a long one. It has been going on for 2 days where we have been on the road non-stop. 
But so many more miles coming up. Where’s Fuji? There it is. If you’re new to the channel, it 
hasn’t heavy. Make sure follow along cuz we have many more adventures coming up from Japan. 
And we shall see you in the next one. Let’s go. [Music]

We started our CRAZY road trip from Tokyo as we explore the unexpected side of Japan! This journey was truly an adventure and full of surprises. We witnessed jaw dropping scenery, and moments that reminded us that Japan was NOTHING like we expected. From getting lost in translation to discovering hidden gems off the beaten path, this travel vlog captures it all.
If you’re planning your own Japan road trip or just love seeing the real, raw side of travel, don’t miss this one!

📍 Destinations included:
– Narita Airport
– Lake Kawaguchi
– Oishi Park
– Tatego-Hama Beach

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:40 Room Tour in Tokyo
02:10 How Much Does a Taxi Cost in Tokyo
03:00 Arriving at Travellers Autobarn in Tokyo
03:54 Road Trip in Japan
04:33 What are Gas Stations like in Japan
06:05 Lunch at Gas Station in Japan
09:03 Naming our Campervan
10:05 First Glimpse of Mt Fuji
10:59 Arriving at Oishi Park
12:33 Viewpoint at Mt Fuji Japan
13:13 First Night in Campervan
13:46 Van Tour in Japan
15:23 Lake at Mt Fuji
16:13 The Famous Lawson at Mt Fuji
18:43 Chureito Pagoda
20:13 The Popular Mt Fuji Viewpoint
21:33 Ice cream with Mt Fuji View
22:53 Tatego-Hama Beach
24:14 Outro