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Why Uncharted Japan
I’m John Haynes and my wife, Josephine is the fourth generation in her family to have been born in Japan with her great, great-grandparents having arrived in September 1861 from New York only a few years after Japan opened to the west. Her ancestors served as missionaries there when Ronin (former Samurai) still roamed the countryside. It was very much unlike today’s Japan. Therefore her family has a very long history retaining many contacts and the family still keeps the family home there north of Nagano. No one of whom I’m aware in the Japan travel community online or on Youtube has such a background. We both love Japan and enjoy sharing our experience with others. Read on to learn more.
From The Blog
A walk through a Japanese Post Town
After several months, I've uploaded another video. This time I'm documenting our visit to the historic post town of Ouchijuku. A "post town" in Japan refers to a town that during the Edo Period from the mid 1600's to the late 1800's served as a stopping point along...
Channel Update
Been a while since our last video upload (Glimpses of Japan) and our One Year Anniversary video. Doesn't mean we're not researching and planning for future videos. However, after a solid 15 months of travelling throughout Japan, creating around 70 videos and...
New Video By Our Friends in Germany
Just prior to our visit to the Osaka Expo 2025, we received an email from Finn-Bo Loresnzen of the Germany based indie pop band "Roast Apple" informing us they would be performing at the Germany Pavilion during the Expo. As it turns out, we were there the same days...