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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.
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Escape The Crowds of Kyoto!
We just uploaded our latest video: "Escape the crowds of Kyoto!" Its a timely video because Kyoto has become so crowded with tourists that the city has imposed several restrictions in some parts of the historic city. Therefore, in this video we take you to several...
We’ve Passed 100!
Sometime around 6 AM this morning, we reached "100 Subscribers" on our YouTube Channel! Though it pales in comparison to so many other channels, that is a HUGE deal to celebrate! Each morning I log on to my YT dashboard eagerly awaiting to see the number. Its like...
We Are Official!
This past Saturday, we uploaded our fourth video on our YouTube Channel after doing a "soft launch" the three prior Saturdays with videos on Takayama, Sasayama and Kanazawa. It has involved a lot of baby steps as we've been working out the kinks, but with Saturday's...