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The Best Cultural Guide (and more) on Japan?

A couple of weeks ago, my mother--in-law gave me the book "Ippo Ippo" which means "step by step" in Japanese.  Had never heard of it, but once I read the first pages, I couldn't put it down.  Part of the impetus for the name is that after the Great East Japan...

Niigata Is Nice!

Have you seen our latest video on Niigata?  Check it out by clicking here.  Niigata is on the northwestern side of Japan and sits on a large flat plain along the coast.  After departing our family home on Lake Nojiri, we travelled to the Niigata area where we stopped...

Nagoya Flooding

Those who follow us know that we love Nagoya, perhaps the most underrated large city in Japan.  But in the last 48 hours this amazing city has suffered a deluge in which up to four inches of rain fell in one hour!  That is mind boggling.  Given that Nagoya is a highly...
Godzilla Or Hello Kitty!

Godzilla Or Hello Kitty!

We enjoyed a day trip to Awaji Island also known by many as "Godzilla Island" because Awaji Island is where the legend of Godzilla was born in 1954.  Its here where the giant lizard arose from the depths to terrorize Japan and the world ever since. The "Godzilla...

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A Fast Tour of Seven Amazing Places!

A Fast Tour of Seven Amazing Places!

Uploaded a short, fast paced video yesterday featuring seven of our favorite cities with things to do in them.  Most of them are little known places in these areas, while a couple are very popular spots.  Nice thing about most of these is that they are not overrun...

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A walk through a Japanese Post Town

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...

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Channel Update

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...

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New Video By Our Friends in Germany

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...

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Reached 5,000 Subscribers!

Reached 5,000 Subscribers!

The other day we celebrated one year on Youtube, and today we reached another milestone.   We now have 5,000 subscribers to our Youtube channel.  Hard to imagine that on June 8, 2024, we started with zero.  I'm told most new channels don't make it to one year or never...

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