“True, given time enough, I can remember her face. I start joining images - her tiny, cold hand; her straight, black hair so smooth and cool to the touch; a soft, rounded earlobe and the microscopic mole just beneath it; the camel-hair coat she wore in the winter; her habit of looking straight into my eyes when asking a question; the slight trembling that would come to her voice now and then (as though she were speaking on a windy hilltop) - and suddenly her face is there, always in profile at first, because Naoko and I were always out walking together, side by side. 0:07 “We had left the train at Yotsuya and were walking along the embankment by the station. It was a Sunday afternoon […] We had not planned to meet but had run into each other on the Chuo commuter line. She had decided to see a film by herself, and I was headed for the bookshops in Kanda - nothing urgent in either case. She had suggested that we leave the train, which we happened to do in Yotsuya, where the green embankment makes for a nice place to walk by the old castle moat. Alone together, we had nothing in particular to talk about, and I wasn’t quite sure why Naoko had suggested we get off the train. We had never really had much to say to each other. Naoko started walking the minute we hit the street, and I hurried after her, keeping a few paces behind. […] Fifteen minutes of walking and I was sweaty enough to take off my thick cotton shirt and go with a T-shirt. […] 31:19 “This was no mere stroll for Naoko, though, judging from that walk. She turned right at Iidabashi, 52:45 came out at the moat, crossed the intersection at Jinbocho, 1:05:34 climbed the hill at Ochanomizu (1:12:45) 1:57:15 and came out at Hongo. From there she followed the tram tracks to Komagome. It was a challenging route. 2:31:36 By the time we reached Komagome, the sun was sinking and the day had become a soft spring evening. “Where are we?” asked Naoko, as if noticing our surroundings for the first time. “Komagome,” I said. “Didn’t you know? We made this big arc.” “Why did we come here?” “You brought us here. I was just following you. […] I was exhausted from all that walking, and she just sat there with her hands on the table, mulling something over again. All the leisure spots were crowded on this warm Sunday, they were saying on the TV news. And we just walked from Yotsuya to Komagome, I said to myself." Murakami, Haruki. Norwegian Wood “Yotsuya, the starting point of their walking, is a place known as the origin of the ghost story “Yotsuya Kaidan”, which was written between the 18th and the 19th centuries. It is a ghost story about a woman named “Oiwa” who is killed by her husband who loves another woman, but she gains her revenge as a ghost. […] After Naoko leaves Yotsuya with Watanabe, they walk to Iidabashi. On the right side on the way is the Yasukuni shrine, which protects the people who died in the civil wars in Japan and in the wars against foreign countries. […] There are several routes to Komagome, but Naoko chooses a roundabout one. She could have chosen the straight route to Komagome, but she “turned right at Iidabashi”. This turn is the beginning of her roundabout trip. Why did Naoko choose this route? Urazumi infers that they are visiting historical scenes of violence, for example, universities which had a massive youth movement, such as Nihon University (1:07:30), Hosei University, Tokyo University (1:30:45) […] Thus, Naoko walks on the layers of violence and death toward the origin of Japan” Suzuki Akiyoshi, “Mapping the Subterranean of Haruki Murakami’s Literary World”; cf. Urazumi Akira, “Walking Murakami, The Settings of the Novels and the Shadow of Violence”, Sairyusha, 2000, pp. 34-37.

@LouisBidmead

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻

GREAT f•king idea, Rablalac! A thematic walk is amazing. There are parts of the book I didn't really know where the characters were, so this is awesome! As usual, the no-cut walks are the best. You're still the first and original "on the ground" walk channel. Looking forward to more of these "themed" walks!

@Rambalac

2 жыл бұрын

Not my idea though

@KampungMajesticLife

4 ай бұрын

Yasuhii san kochirakoso Arigatou Gozaimasu O shikoto wa Ganbaru Yahari nihon no City wa Sekai no ichi

It’s absolutely amazingly fitting that you saw a cat on this Murakami walk. Please make this a series! I would love more Murakami inspired locations !!

I thank you deeply from my heart for every video you shared with us , you have no idea how much your videos are precious to me ❤️❤️

This is a piece of walking poetry - 2 hrs and a half, and still it seems too short 🥰 ! How I'd like to wake up once somewhere near the ''guitar street''🎸😂 ... ! Winter is over, wind cleared the sky for the first 🌸🌸, and the first brave cat 😹💖 - what a marvellous window into a world as it should be👍👍👍...!!!

Damn mate, 10 km!! That's awesome! 🤩I wish more people would go on long and meaningful walks. You probably inspire many of us to go out and explore!!

Дорогой Rambalac! Хочу от всей души поблагодарить Вас за замечательный канал! Это мой самый любимый формат видео о Японии - прогулки по разным местам, без навязчивой музыки и идиотских комментариев! Я так счастлива, что нашла Ваш канал, это теперь единственное окно в Японию, страну моей мечты, до которой нам еще долго не добраться! Очень надеюсь, что в сложившейся ситуации для нас не перекроют и эту возможность выглянуть "наружу".

Thank you, Rambalac, for this interesting video that takes us through the Tokyo portrayed by Haruki Murakami in Norwegian Wood. It serves us to experience the story. I am one of Murakami's big fans and also one of your amazing walks. Great video. Thank you for the cat encounter, too. Greetings from Spain. 🤗

Знаете, вот такие путешествия не выходя из дома сейчас нужны как никогда... Ситуация в мире неспокойная, поэтому нервы у людей на пределе. Ваши фильмы, дорогой Rambalac, очень помогают успокоиться, насладиться прекрасной природой. Очень хорошо, что без голосового комментирования, только интершум... Все и так предельно понятно... Лучше красоты природы нет успокоительного средства!!! Ваши фильмы очень помогают!!! Благодарность и восхищение вашей работой -- из Минска, Беларусь.

2:38 People used to use the promenade as "smoking zone", but it looks less clean now. 12:50 Ichigaya station 15:20 outer moat (sotobori) 23:25 Hosei University campus 33:00 Kagurazaka 33:30 end of outer moat 36:20 walk down to the Iidabashi station, then walk along Mejiro-dori 39:00 tea time 52:49 Yasukuni-dori to the east 54:10 Nihonbashi river 56:07 Biang biang noodle 58:00 West end of Jimbocho 1:02:25 I didn't know there is a Taco Bell in Tokyo 1:05:15 Meidai-dori to the north 1:07:30 Nihon University campus 1:08:00 Casals Hall was my favorite music hall with a great organ, I don't know why it is closed. 1:08:30 Meiji University 1:12:50 Ochanomizu station and the bridge over Kanda river 1:16:42 Juntendo University Hospital 1:30:45 Akamon (red gate) of the University of Tokyo 1:45:59 wrong street? 1:47:06 residential area 1:52:15 Hakusan-dori 1:54:08 Daienji temple 1:57:15 Back to Hongo-dori 2:01:37 Hon Komagome station 2:05:00 Kichijoji temple 2:07:30 walk around a middle school 2:10:36 a cat near Tenso shrine 2:15:45 Fuji shrine 2:20:06 back to Hongo-dori 2:29:12 Rikugien Garden is closed due to COVID-19 2:31:40 Komagome station

@alicebellamio5491

2 жыл бұрын

what time is the black cat appears?

@alicebellamio5491

2 жыл бұрын

2:10:42 black cat.

@Goodmfdamnn

2 ай бұрын

boy watching every move

...sometimes...not often...the KZread algorithm sends you a gem...and on the same day that I downloaded "Norwegian Wood" to my Kindle.

I came across this video as I was reading the book. It felt amazing

Thanks so much! Norwegian wood is one of my favorite novels and I have been always curious about the places mentioned in the book!

Greetings from Canada! Love your walks and also Murakami. What a great idea to put them together.

Those stairs up Fuji Shrine were steep! Thanks for taking us along!

So glad to be on one of your walks again through beautiful Japan! ♥️

Доброго времени, друзья! Мой поклон, мистер Рамбалак 🙏 Как всегда, огромное спасибо за эту прекрасную видео-прогулку 🤗 Пришлось немного пройтись по строкам Норвежского леса, чтобы вспомнить... и взгрустнуть 😔 Однако, какая замечательная идея пройтись путем героев из книги Мураками! 👏👏👏 С нетерпением жду следующих прогулок. Удачи 🤝☺ P.S. Зачетные часы! Поздравляю с обновой 😊

Смотрю вас уже несколько лет. Ваши видео всегда помогали расслабиться в напряженное время и обдумать свои мысли, наблюдая при этом за красивыми и удивительными местами, будь то утро в оживленном центре города, тихий ночной переулок или дикая природа. Спасибо вам большое, Rambalac

@hxm7280

2 ай бұрын

对象存储覅欧家分店死都摄氏度付首付i是

absolutely wonderful walk and video. i watched it while drawing and it was amazing! thank you

Beautiful and melancholic novel!

Each and every video is like a breath of fresh air for me, I respect Japan more than any other country

This one really has a different feel than your other videos. At times it almost seems like you’re walking around an American city. Definitely like the different mood of this one.

Congratulations on reaching 500,000 subscribers, what an incredible achievement!!

I've just finished reading Norwegian Wood and this video is simply awesome...Thank you so much (from Italy🇮🇹) !❤️

U are a genious. Love this videos, lately i've been feeling sad and anxious, last 2 years have been very difficult for me, and i've been dreaming about going to Japan, i would love to see the city with my own eyes and explore new things. Im from Mexico, and its hard to belive that in some place, u can walk safe and calm. Hope getting there soon, but meanwhile, these videos are like therapy to me, i feel very relaxed when im whatching these. Keep doing this! Love it man, u are like a hero to me.

What a great idea! First thing I was thinking of was maybe some walks along film locations (like the Kore-eda films, which are usually in standard living neighborhoods). love your work!

My favorite novel. Thank you. Murakami is genius. Japan's National Treasure!

Вот захотелось ещё раз посмотреть это!!! Спасибо!!! Ваша работа бесценна!!!

Greetings from Dominican Republic! I enjoy your walks specially on sunday mornings, now I notice about a novel your used for inspiration, I wish I could read it soon :)

お疲れ様でした。四谷からの土手の道は親しんでいましたが、その後、飯田橋から北に上ってお茶の水、本郷、そして駒込まで行ってしまうとは、驚きました。安定して歩き続ける健脚に、いつも感心しています。 おかげさまで興味深い動画を、居ながらにして楽しませていただいています。 どうぞお体を大切にして、交通に気をつけて、散歩を続けてください。

It's the first time I'm seeing this but it's EXACTLY as I imagined it from reading the book! So surreal and so beautiful!

Beautiful work!!! Never seen anything quite like this!

I have recently started reading Murakami. Great writer! This is a great video idea!

Wow, this one was loooooooooooong! And it's got a nifty story behind it too, and a cat is always nice!

@Rambalac

2 жыл бұрын

I have 4 hours long video from nara

this is so amazing! ✨thank you for this 🥺hope you can do a thematic walk for after dark alsooo 💕💕

Спасибо за приятную прогулку! 🤩😍🥰

Congrats 500k!

thank you Rambalac! Really enjoyed your video

This content is amazing. Looks superb on my HDR monitor. Thanks for the footage

Thank you for video. Oh, how I miss Japan. Clean streets, clean air, high sky. I was in Japan in 2014. Unfortunately, I shall not be able to visit it for many years.

Beautiful walk Rambalac!! well done!!👏👏

Tokyo Blues es una hermosa novela, pensé por media hora que este era un paseo random hasta que leí mejor el título y VAYA!

Yo! I'm your big fan! I love your videos, they help me get through what is happening in the world right now! And thanks for just one ad at the beginning of the video! ;)

1:50 - I love the sounds from the crosswalk :)

Woow, paying with the watch, Rambalac is getting upgraded :)

This was master walk! Great concept. Děkuji

Thats a lot of guitars!!🤘

One of my favourite authors. Cheers dude.

i always put your video on my phone and play forever because so nice KEEP WALKING no editing or sound but my phone gets hot 2160p60 HDR

Omg! I just found this one today

Wow, looking forward to this one!

Excelente 👏🏻

I love this!

Don't know about the book but enjoyed this walk. Everything looks so clean!

Que niveles, que estructura, magnífico 🤩

I really want my city to look like this

All the guitar shops !! :)

that sign for the area @9:29 and 15:15 suggests that place was a lawless no-mans-land b4.

fantastic walk ... perfect ... greetings from heidenheim an der brenz ....

Nice walking tour.

A literary walk, now that's something I'd do!

I'm starting to reading Kafka on the shore of Haruki only a few days ago :D

I love watching your videos

Great one, looks beautiful:) 😍

Wow! Two days ago I read that part, I’m up at Ami now. Nice video!

I'll be visiting Japan later this year and I can't wait!

Great theme for a new video.

I wonder if Mr.Murakami hasn't seen this walk by chance... ? I think he'd like it ...🌸

Mind blowing quality video with literature content in it,well done!

Спасибо за видео. Всего доброго.😊

great job👌🏻💫

Well done excellent 👌

Another adventure :)

it would be very nice a video with the "usual walk" of the main character of Dance, Dance, Dance

No conozco a murakami pero a ti si. Fantastico

At 1:54:17 I'm thinking this is the shrine to crockery. But seriously, I'm constantly amazed that places like this aren't vandalised.

Oh! friday's kamakura city with kimono 😎~~~

Nice

watched。

wow, that was such a good idea.

5:58 can someone explain that noise? it's faint on speakers but more auditable with headphones.

ノルウェイ産の材木でできたイスの歌でしたっけ、いい曲ですよね。

Amazing ty! Plz do Daikoku Parking Area walk ty

Yotsuya - My uni train station! I studied at Sophia!

I read some of Murakami's books before having visited Japan. Now that I have visited, I really should re-read them, see if I can't pick up on any nuances I missed last time.

I have the book. I have the film of the book. I have the book of the film of the book. Now I need to know the locations used in the film.......please!!! Those mountains and those woods haunt- the- hell out of me. I NEED to be a Snow Angel; and only those hills near those woods in that snow will do. So please let me know where those hills and woods were/ are. Thank you.

Love 🇯🇵

Bonita cuidad

😊

Beautiful Japan !!! Anyway, i prefer Mishima ...

Hello may i ask what camera are u using for your vlog?

@heatherstub

7 ай бұрын

It's in the description.

Did you find "やれやれ"? "やれやれ(yareyare)" is a word peculiar to Murakami. Whenever I read this word, I am troubled because I always think of Murakami's face. やれやれ--Great, just great/Just wonderful/Man alive/oh well/no wasted sighs or pity

1:20:34 epic moment of silence and peace...

At 45:16 An archery store

大学时最喜欢的一本书

Hi!!! What kind of camera are you using?? Greetings!!

I haven't read "Norwegian Wood." Murakami reminds me of Wakei Juku(和敬塾).

😁🥰

Even though much of it is filled in that's still a very impressive moat.

Я буду скучать