Rion Ishida
Rion Ishida is a Japanese travel and food YouTuber who shares local life through neighborhood walks, street food stops and journeys around Japan.
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Known for
- Osaka to Tokyo by midnight sleeper train2021 · Episode 295 · Creator and host
YouTube - Tokyo to Osaka by local train2021 · Episode 285 · Creator and host
YouTube - Kura Sushi special-menu food tour2021 · Episode 297 · Creator and host
YouTube - Nagoya airport food and Tokoname pottery town2022 · Episode 370 · Creator and host
YouTube - Hida Takayama festival and Inuyama Castle2022 · Episode 372 · Creator and host
YouTube
Overview
- Based in
- Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
- Work
- Travel and food YouTuber; travel photographer
- First video
- October 2018, introducing his move from accounting to YouTube
- Standout video
- His 2021 Osaka-to-Tokyo sleeper-train adventure has passed one million views.
Mini bio
How it started.
Rion introduced himself to YouTube in October 2018 with a video about leaving his accounting job to start making videos. In its description, he linked the Steve Jobs Stanford speech he discussed and told viewers he wanted to become an entertainer.
Japan, one walk at a time.
Born and raised in Japan and based in Tokyo and Osaka, Rion makes food and travel videos that invite viewers along for the walk. His channel combines neighborhood discoveries, train journeys and local meals with longer livestreams. His 2021 overnight journey from Osaka to Tokyo aboard the Sunrise Izumo and Seto sleeper train became a standout, reaching more than one million views.
Beyond the usual stops.
Chubu Centrair International Airport has featured Rion in its Central Japan tourism collaborations. His films explore places including Tokoname, Hida Takayama and Inuyama, combining regional food with festivals and historic streets.
Walking together.
Rion added YouTube memberships in 2020, explaining on Patreon that he wanted room for more personal livestreams and local topics. In October 2026 he celebrated eight years of videos with an Asakusa street-food livestream. He also offers a limited number of paid private Tokyo walks for regular viewers, as described in his recent video descriptions.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2022Hida Takayama festival and Inuyama Castle, episode 372Creator and host; featured in Centrair’s Central Japan project
- 2022Nagoya airport and Tokoname, episode 370Creator and host; featured in Centrair’s Central Japan project
- 2021Osaka-to-Tokyo sleeper-train adventure, episode 295Creator and host
- 2018First YouTube video: leaving accountingCreator and host
Awards
Quotes
Sayonara to accounting job, and hello Youtube!Rion Ishida, description of his first YouTube video
He introduced his change of career in his first upload in October 2018.
Trivia
- He uses the name teamGaoooo for a YouTube membership option, as explained in his 2020 Patreon announcement.
- His X bio lists psychology, music, beer and ramen among his interests.
- For one Tokyo adventure, he let dice choose his train stops, ending up in Akihabara, Nishi-Nippori, Oji and Higashi-Jujo.
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