Haha, that story at the end reminded me of when I was young. I´m German and in Germany legal drinking age for beer and wine is 16 and hard booze is 18. I went to Cologne with a friend and we went to famous pub where they never asked for ID and just brought you what you ordered. My friend and me were 14 at the time got drunk on beer and hard booze and then suddenly a teacher of us came in and she was like, "he guys what are you doing here?" We were like, "oh ahh... just drinking some beer" and trying to hide the harder booze glasses. She was laughing and saying, "yeah right... don´t overdue it guys!" Good old times back then!

@barrettish

Ай бұрын

haha wow so lenient! In the U.S., it’s so strict… people in their 40s and 50s get asked for ID still lol

You're living the dream. Good wife. Good friends and good food. That unagi dish and tempura daikon really caught my eye. Thanks for sharing.

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes definitely, pretty much everything I ate was fantastic.

Great video! Nice recommendations as well! I'm thinking of spending 1 day in Fukuoka city (13 days in Japan) and I'm definetely saving this video. Very well edited and superb commentary! Thank you!

@barrettish

7 ай бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Very good choice stopping by Fukuoka, I hope you have a good time!

Thanks for this video! My image of Fukuoka was completely blank, so I'm glad I have something there in my head now 😂 Btw, the filmmaking is brilliant. I used to study filmmaking in LA, and this video had that kind of cozy short film vibe. Keep up the great work man 👍🏼

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Wow that so nice to hear, thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed it! 🙌

Absolutely love seeing my hometown being introduced by such an amazing creator like you! Oh, hi it’s me Taku btw haha

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

haha thanks for watching Taku!

Thanks for the ideas!

@barrettish

4 ай бұрын

Hope you get to visit!

Terrific to see your origin story, Barrett! Funny stories from your friends at the end, too.

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think many who study or live abroad have these connections to smaller towns and cities, but it's great!

This was an amazing video! It felt so immersive!

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Super glad you liked it!

Awesome and informative video!!

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Thank you for sharing. I’ve been there 3 times. I love Fukuoka so so much. Been to neighboring city of Nagasaki as well. I had a wonderful time there.

@barrettish

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I love Fukuoka as well. I've been to Nagasaki but for less than one day, I need to go back sometime!

4:44 lolol.... Barrett - "Wow" Nice review of your spots and interview with your buddies. They cool people to hang out with.

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

haha it was surprising to see! Yeah, they're cool, they made living there even better.

Such a great video Barrett! It was great to see a different part of Japan through your personal experience. It reminds me of going home to Hawaii were I really just want to eat at the little hole in the wall places that are nostalgic. One thing I was wondering was what was the place called "Haleiwa Kitchen" next to Kanadaya? That surprised me when I saw it. I looked up Kanadaya and saw they had locations in London so I recommended it to my friend who is visiting there now! Anyway great video as always!

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, eating at those kinds of places are the best huh! I noticed that Haleiwa Kitchen as well, it wasn't there when I was living there. It seemed like "Japanese Hawaii food" but I probably would've gone if I had the option haha. Kanadaya seems pretty popular in London... I want to try it just to see the difference!

I love Fukuoka.. the life is slow and not that crowded compared to Tokyo..

@barrettish

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I think it’s a great place to live. Good city/nature balance and the I just love the food there!

I wonder if fukuoka would be really nice for your street photography. Seems like a lot of interesting things there.

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure, I just wish I had more time! It's hard to spend time on photos and videos when we're traveling only for a short period unfortunately.

Thanks for the video. We’ll be visiting Fukuoka this Fall. Which hotel location should we choose, those near Hakata Station or the ones in Tenjin?

@barrettish

Ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching! You’ll be fine with either Hakata or Tenjin. Hakata is a major transportation hub and will have the most trains going in and out of Fukuoka City. Tenjin has more attractions (at least for me, personally) and they have trains going to other areas like Yanagawa which was in the video. I tend to favor Tenjin but it depends on what your plans are and what you want to do. Both are on the main subway line that goes to the airport. Hakata is only a couple stations away and Tenjin is about 3 more, I think.

@lau2A68

Ай бұрын

@@barrettish Thanks

Great video. I could really feel your historical narration and top fave spots as this is what I am looking for; being somewhat your age with similar interests. I was surprised you did not show any beach at all. Is that because Japanese people don't care much about it? My family is in Sapporo and it is not so popular there obviously but what about Fukuoka? Right now I am split between Sapporo, Nagano and Fukuoka for settling with my wife and kids... Tough one. Also I heard there are many typhoons.. I wonder if people there are more or less welcoming and cheerful than other prefectures. Hope I won't regret not installing there in the future as I love beach and city :)

@barrettish

2 ай бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. To be honest, I didn't go to the beach often in Fukuoka. I only went once or twice. Most people don't go that often, I don't think, and even though I'm originally from Hawaii, I don't go often either. Sapporo, Nagano and Fukuoka are hard to choose from, they're all pretty desirable places! Fukuoka does have its fair share of typhoons though, and that causes a lot of landslides and flooding, unfortunately. I think Fukuoka people are generally pretty positive and friendly though. I'm obviously biased because I lived there but I think it's a really great place to live.

@anthony.keller

2 ай бұрын

@@barrettish thank you !!

Thanks for this nice tour of Fukuoka! The food looked great, although not sure if I would like raw horse meat, but I'd like to try it. We are planning on visiting Fukuoka this fall. It's only a 90 minute flight from my home here in Okinawa. Are you planning on staying in Japan permanently? Take care!

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah it took me quite a while before I tried that as well, but I think it's pretty good now. Nice. I'm not actually... hopefully I can go back and forth but we'll see!

Never thought of Fukuoka that way and now it's on my list to visit…how many days did you spend visiting all those cities? Any hotel recommendations? Thanks for sharing your story with us…

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

If you like Japanese food, you should like it! For this trip we were only there for 4 days. Ideally we'd stay longer and go to places in Nagasaki or Kagoshima or something. Kyushu is kind of big so it takes time... We stayed at the Mitsui Garden Hotel Fukuoka Nakasu. It's right across The Lively which we chose over because we heard the rooms are quite small. The location is good, it's about a 10-15 min walk to Tenjin (subway is an option too) where you can catch the train to Dazaifu or Yanagawa. I'll have to update my blog about this kind of stuff haha. Thanks for watching!

@020untitled

Жыл бұрын

@@barrettish thanks so much for the information…really appreciate you spending time to engage your viewers…u will not be able to do that when your channel reach thousands and millions of subscribers…😁

I will be there in late April. Any recommend thing to do there in that time?

@barrettish

7 ай бұрын

Other than the typical, it’ll probably be wisteria season. I haven’t been personally for whatever reason but Kawachi Wisteria Garden near Yahata in Kitakyushu is popular.

Coffee and toast from where? 😊

@barrettish

Ай бұрын

From Sansui Mizude Coffee in the Nakasu area!

May I know what month is this?

@barrettish

Ай бұрын

This was in late May

can u give me the name of the shop in your video, 3:19, 6:43 ,7:19 💗

@barrettish

9 ай бұрын

Yup, everything’s in the description!

I was originally planning to visit Fukuoka with my wife few years ago….and then Covid happened 😂

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

Oh no! I hope you'll still be able to go at some point!

Japan society

@barrettish

Жыл бұрын

This is Japan, yes…