Welcome back to my channel.

歡迎回到我的頻道。

So the past couple of weeks

所以在過去的幾個星期裡

I have been putting out some Japan videos,

我一直在放一些日本的視頻。

that I guess I have been saving up over the past a year.

我想我已經攢了一年多了。

After every video,

在每個視頻之後。

I always ask you guys to give me a video suggestions

我總是要求你們給我一個視頻建議。

on what you would like me to do.

你想讓我做什麼？

So a lot of you guys actually asked me to make a video,

所以你們很多人居然讓我拍視頻。

on how safe Japan is to travel to as a woman,

關於作為女性去日本旅遊的安全性。

when you're going alone.

當你一個人去。

As you guys know, I do travel to Japan very often.

你們也知道，我確實經常去日本旅遊。

About 95% of the time I travel alone.

大約95%的時間我都是獨自旅行。

Have asked me if I had any scary experiences.

曾問過我有沒有什麼恐怖的經歷。

I'm just going to talk about them today in this video.

我今天就在這個視頻裡說說他們。

This is going to be a chatty video,

這將是一個哈拉的視頻。

just talking about my personal experiences

聊以自慰

and experiences of others traveling in Japan,

以及其他人在日本旅行的經驗。

or living in Japan as well.

或在日本生活也。

About like five or six years ago,

大概五六年前吧。

I made a video on how safe Japan is,

我做了一個視頻，介紹日本有多安全。

and I mentioned in that video,

而我在那段視頻中提到。

that Japan is a safest country I've ever traveled to,

日本是我旅行過的最安全的國家。

and that hasn't changed.

而這一點並沒有改變。

Of course, when you travel, it doesn't matter where you are,

當然，當你旅行時，不管你在哪裡。

it doesn't matter how safe the country is,

國家有多安全並不重要。

having common sense is the most important thing.

有常識是最重要的事情。

What I mean by that is,

我的意思是：

even though I said Japan is the safest country

我說過日本是最安全的國家。

I've ever traveled to,

我曾經去過的地方。

that doesn't mean you should just walk down

但這並不意味著你就應該走下去。

random dark alleyways just because,

隨機黑暗的小巷只是因為。

supposedly it's a safe country.

據說這是一個安全的國家。

So like I said, when I travel to Japan,

所以就像我說的，當我去日本旅遊的時候。

I usually go alone.

我通常一個人去。

Because what?

因為什麼？

I go very often and most of the time it's for work.

我經常去，大部分時間都是為了工作。

There have been times where a friend,

有的時候，朋友。

or my husband, or sister would travel with me,

或我的丈夫，或妹妹會和我一起旅行。

but that's only on the rare occasion.

但那只是在極少數情況下。

It's because if the trip is solely for work,

因為如果僅僅是為了工作而去。

I don't want to drag people around with me

我不想拉著別人到處跑。

because it's just not fun for them.

因為這對他們來說並不有趣。

It's like a waste of time, a waste of a trip.

就像是在浪費時間，白跑一趟。

So the first time I went to Japan alone was when I was 22,

所以我第一次獨自去日本是在22歲的時候。

eight years ago.

八年前

That was when Liz Liza wanted to work with me

那時候莉莎就想和我合作了。

and wanted to fly me to Japan, to meet them.

並想讓我飛到日本，去見他們。

I remember at that time, my parents were very scared,

我記得當時，我的父母非常害怕。

because it would be my first trip overseas, alone.

因為這將是我第一次出國旅行，獨自一人。

I also was a little scared,

我也有些害怕。

but also I was quite confident

但我也很有信心

because I have been to Japan twice before that.

因為在此之前我已經去過兩次日本。

So I knew my way around.

所以我知道我的方式。

I had basic Japanese knowledge at that time,

當時我有基本的日語知識。

the trip was fine.

這次旅行很好。

I ran into no issues.

我沒有遇到任何問題。

And because of that trip,

因為那次旅行。

after that, I was traveling alone a lot

之後，我經常一個人旅行

to many other countries.

到許多其他國家。

In other countries, I did run into some issues,

在其他國家，我確實遇到了一些問題。

which I will go into a bit later,

這一點我稍後再談。

but for now I'm just going to focus on Japan.

但現在我只想關注日本。

So walking around Japan alone as a woman,

所以作為一個女人，獨自走在日本。

I can confidently say that

我可以自信地說

there is no other place in the world

別無他物

where I feel as safe as I do in Japan.

在那裡，我感到和在日本一樣安全。

I can walk around alone at nighttime, no problem.

我可以在夜裡獨自走動，沒問題。

Say if I was really hungry at midnight,

說如果我半夜真的餓了。

and I wanted to grab something at 7-Eleven,

我想在7 -Eleven買點東西。

I would have no issue just going down the street

我在街上走一走就沒問題了

and going to my local 7-Eleven,

並去我當地的7 -Eleven。

picking up some food and walking back.

拿起一些食物，往回走。

The only time I did have an issue,

唯一一次我確實有問題。

where there was a guy following me,

在那裡有一個人跟著我。

was about eight years ago.

大約是八年前。

I was at Ikebukuro cross-station

我當時在池袋十字站

and I was walking with my friend.

我和我的朋友一起走。

We were going from the station to go back to our hostel.

我們要從車站回宿舍。

We were speaking in English

我們說的是英語

and I noticed there was a guy

我注意到有一個人

who was matching our walking pace.

誰在配合我們的行走速度。

So I asked my friend to walk slower.

於是我讓朋友走慢點。

She didn't know what was going on.

她不知道發生了什麼事。

She was like, "Oh sorry,"

她說，"哦，對不起，"

and walked really slow.

並且走得很慢。

I noticed that he also did the same.

我注意到，他也是這樣做的。

At that point I knew he was trying to follow us.

當時我就知道他是想跟蹤我們。

So I let my friend know,

所以我讓我的朋友知道。

and we walked into a convenience store

我們走進一家便利店

to just kind of buy some time and walk around a bit.

只是一種購買一些時間，走動一下。

He followed us into the convenience store.

他跟著我們進了便利店。

I think we only stayed in there for like five minutes.

我想我們只在那裡呆了五分鐘。

I bought some stuff.

我買了一些東西。

Then I noticed there was a police box outside.

然後我發現外面有一個警察的箱子。

We just went to the police box and stood outside.

我們只是去了警察的包廂，站在外面。

I saw him go out of the convenience store.

我看到他從便利店出去了。

I don't know if he noticed us or not.

我不知道他有沒有注意到我們。

It was kind of dark and it was like across the road,

天有點黑，就像在馬路對面。

but he eventually walked off.

但他最終還是走了。

So I waited there for an extra 10 minutes

所以我在那裡多等了10分鐘

until I knew it was safe to go back to our hostel.

直到我知道可以安全地回到我們的宿舍。

That was the only weird stalking incident I had in Japan,

這是我在日本唯一的一次奇怪的跟蹤事件。

and that was like in 2012, eight years ago.

這就像在2012年，8年前。

Since then I've traveled to Japan, maybe about 20 times.

從那以後，我去日本旅遊，大概有20多次。

I've lived in Japan for a year and a half,

我在日本生活了一年半。

and that has never happened again.

而且這種情況再也沒有發生過。

I guess if you are in Japan or any country,

我想如果你在日本或任何國家。

and you notice that someone's following you,

你發現有人在跟蹤你。

I would immediately go to a place where it's crowded,

我會馬上去人多的地方。

where there's lots of people around.

周圍有很多人的地方。

Also because now smartphones are a thing these days,

也因為現在智能手機是一個東西。

get someone you know on the phone,

找一個你認識的人打電話。

talk to them.

與他們交談。

Talk to them on loud speaker if you can as well,

如果可以的話，也可以用大喇叭和他們說話。

just so they would know.

只是讓他們知道。

If something were to happen,

如果有什麼事情發生。

then you know your friend on the phone would be suspicious.

那你就知道你電話裡的朋友會懷疑。

Even though I said that I feel very safe

雖然我說我覺得很安全

walking around Japan at nighttime,

在日本的夜色中行走。

I always still have like an eye out for my surroundings.

我總是還像有一雙眼睛在觀察周圍的環境。

You just always have to make sure just in case.

你總要確定一下，以防萬一。

I do remember back in the day,

我確實記得當年的情景。

if you were a woman walking alone in Shibuya,

如果你是一個獨自行走在涉谷的女人。

you will always get approached by many guys.

你總是會被很多人接近。

I've seen it's happened to many Japanese woman as well,

我看到很多日本女人也發生過這樣的事情。

and most of the time,

而大部分時間。

they just keep walking and ignoring them

他們只顧走，不顧他們

until the guys give up.

直到這些傢伙放棄。

But some of these guys are so persistent.

但有些人就是這麼執著。

They don't give up, which really annoys me.

他們不放棄，這讓我很不爽。

Like they were literally followed a woman

就像他們真的跟著一個女人一樣

for like maybe a hundred meters down the streets.

就像也許一百米下的街道。

My trick to get rid of them is,

我擺脫它們的訣竅是：

if they approach me, I just say to them in English,

如果他們來找我，我就用英語跟他們說。

"Sorry, I don't speak Japanese,"

"對不起，我不會說日語"。

and just pretend you don't understand

裝作不懂

what the hell they're saying,

他們到底在說什麼？

and they will walk off pretty quickly.

他們會很快走掉。

These days it doesn't happen as often as it used to.

如今，這種情況已經不像以前那樣經常發生了。

I wrote a story where police

我寫了一個故事，警察

have actually been tracking that,

其實一直在跟蹤。

so I realized over the past couple of years,

所以我意識到在過去的幾年裡。

it happens nowhere near as often as it used to.

它發生的頻率遠不如以前。

If you are with someone else,

如果你和別人在一起。

it's less likely it will happen.

它不太可能發生。

But honestly,

但說實話

they usually approach you in a very public place.

他們通常會在一個非常公開的地方接近你。

So you can just ignore them, walk off,

所以你可以不理他們，走人。

or tell them no, they won't do any harm to you

或者告訴他們不要，他們不會害你的

because there's so many people around.

因為周圍有這麼多人。

So even though Japan is very safe,

所以即使日本很安全。

there are of course dodgy places

歪門邪道

that you probably should avoid.

你可能應該避免的。

Just like every country, there are tourist traps.

就像每個國家一樣，都有旅遊陷阱。

Places that are there just to rip you off.

那些只是為了騙你的地方。

If you had been to Japan in the recent years

如果你近幾年去過日本的話

and have been walking around Shinjuku

一直在新宿附近散步

to Kabukicho especially,

特別是對歌舞伎町。

you might hear an announcement that is said in English,

你可能會聽到一個公告，是用英語說的。

I can't remember exactly what the announcement said

我不記得公告裡具體說了什麼了

but it was something along the lines of,

但它是什麼沿線，

"Be careful, don't get scammed,

"小心點，別被騙了。

don't follow people to bars and all.

不要跟著人去酒吧和所有。

This has never happened to me either,

我也從來沒有遇到過這種情況。

because I don't go to too many bars,

因為我不去太多的酒吧。

but I have heard of some cases

但我聽說過一些案例

where foreigners would go into a bar

洋人進酒吧

and get charged like $100 US, for a beer.

並被收取像100美元，一個啤酒。

I also heard another story where a guy just got scammed.

我還聽說過另一個故事，一個人就這樣被騙了。

They forced him to go to the ATM,

他們強迫他去ATM機。

and withdraw a lot of money,

並提取大量資金。

and they took all of it apparently.

他們顯然把所有的錢都拿走了。

Once again, these are just stories I've heard.

再次強調，這些只是我聽到的故事。

I've never actually seen or experienced this myself.

我從來沒有真正見過，也沒有親身經歷過。

Also keep in mind that these announcements

還請記住，這些公告

are there in Kabukicho for a reason.

在歌舞伎町有一個原因。

So just be careful.

所以小心點就好。

Like in Japan, some bars had a bar charge,

像在日本，有些酒吧有酒吧收費。

usually around five to $10 at most.

一般在五到十元左右，最多。

That's normal.

這是正常的。

And also if you're walking around Kabukicho,

如果你在歌舞伎町走動的話，也可以。

which is like the party area,

這就像黨的區域。

you will see lots of guys walking around,

你會看到很多人走來走去。

trying to get people to go to their bars.

試圖讓人們去他們的酒吧。

Not all of them are dodgy.

不是所有的人都是刁民。

Sometimes you can get some really good deals.

有時你可以得到一些非常好的交易。

I was with a group of maybe eight people,

我當時和一群人在一起，大概有八個人。

we got an all you can drink package for 1,500 Yen,

我們有一個1500日元的飲料套餐。

around $15 for an hour, which isn't bad.

一小時15元左右，還不錯。

He originally said 2,000 Yen

他本來說的是兩千日元

and we just bargained it down to $15.

我們剛剛討價還價到15美元。

You can also back in at karaoke places

你也可以到卡拉OK的地方去回味一下

and they might give you a deal.

他們可能會給你一個交易。

But yeah once again,

但是是的再一次。

just be really careful of being overcharged.

只是真的要小心被多收錢。

I've never had any of these issues with big chains,

我在大連鎖店從來沒有遇到過這些問題。

or bars or karaoke,

或酒吧或卡拉OK。

but once again, just use common sense.

但再一次，只是用常識。

Also, I should mention that I'm not really a party person.

另外，我應該說，我並不是一個真正的聚會者。

I don't hang out at these party areas at night,

我晚上不在這些派對區閒逛。

like in Shinjuku, Shibuyu, and Roppongi very often.

像在新宿、澀谷、六本木很經常。

So maybe because of that,

所以，也許是因為這個原因。

I never ran into such situations.

我從來沒有碰到過這種情況。

I've actually seen this happen,

其實我已經看到了這種情況。

but I was in Kabukicho

但我在歌舞伎町

and there was a group of foreigner guys,

而且有一群外國人的傢伙。

just in front of me,

就在我面前。

they were just walking,

他們只是在散步。

minding their own business,

管好自己的事

and then suddenly there was like a group of people

然後，突然有像一群人

trying to stop them,

試圖阻止他們。

and trying to drag them into their bars.

並試圖將他們拖入他們的酒吧。

I knew straight away it was a scam.

我直接就知道這是一個騙局。

I knew that they would try and charge them a lot of money.

我知道他們會想辦法收他們很多錢。

I think eventually the guys just kept walking

我想最終這些傢伙只是繼續走

and the guys were trying to get them to go into the bar.

而這些傢伙正試圖讓他們進入酒吧。

Kept following for a bit,

一直關注了一下。

but because they just kept walking and showed no interest,

但因為他們只是一直在走，沒有表現出任何興趣。

in the end they just gave up.

最後他們還是放棄了。

I just wanna talk a bit about transport.

我只想談談交通問題。

So for taxis,

所以對於計程車。

I've taken taxis many times in Japan and never had an issue.

我在日本坐過很多次計程車，從來沒有出現過問題。

Yes taxis are expensive,

是的計程車很貴。

but they all just use a meter

但他們都只是用一個表

and you just pay whatever it says at the end of your trip.

你只需支付任何它說在你的行程結束。

I've heard times where some taxi drivers

我聽說有幾次有些計程車司機

would even give me a discount.

甚至會給我一個折扣。

In Japan, I've never had an issue of people scamming me.

在日本，我從來沒有遇到過有人騙我的問題。

I have been scammed in Korea once.

我在韓國被騙過一次。

I was meant to pay $4 for a five minute ride,

我的意思是花4元錢坐5分鐘的車。

and then the guy charged me $40.

然後那人收了我40元。

I didn't know any better and I just paid it.

我不知道什麼好，我只是付了錢。

But I have had some people that wrote comments on my videos

但我有一些人寫評論我的視頻。

saying that they did get scammed in Osaka

說在大阪被騙了。

a few times from taxis.

幾次從計程車。

Personally I have never had that happen,

就我個人而言，我從未發生過這種情況。

but yeah, just make sure that you're paying

但是，是的，只是確保你支付

exactly what is on the meter,

究竟是什麼表上。

and make sure the taxi driver has the meter on