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This Japanese Drink is Unique and Contains … Sweat?

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Tokyo Marathon: The final 500 meters! 😅

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Tokyo Marathon 2026 - I Survived!

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Tokyo is TOO WARM for February!

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Tokyo Marathon Bib Pickup

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Tokyo Marathon bib pickup

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ONLY in JAPAN T-shirt? Rainy Tokyo Q&A

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Skytree Elevator 🛗 Disaster explained

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Ume blossoms start blooming!

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Tokyo Sports Gear Shopping / running and more! (Ogawamachi)

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They’re here! Tokyo’s Cherry Blossoms! Kawara-zakura 🌸

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Let’s go to Harajuku!

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Japan’s Sakura Forecast 2026

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SNOKYO is here!

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Stomach Flu / Norovirus Got Us!

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Why Japanese Elections are NOW, What are Japanese concerned about?

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February’s Postcards sending on 2/10 - Okuda-san “Bijin Hime” Variety!

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Japanese Green Tea with Cherry Blossoms & KitKats go Sakura! 🌸

Let’s see what we’ve got in the cupboard today? 🤤 spring is around the corner. PS: connected my podcast mic to my iPhone 17 Pro and it seems to work. Can you hear a different?

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Tokyo, a Warm Winter Day (February is Here!)

Leo and I are out here! Know where it is?

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Kyoto’s Old Higashiyama Steps & Pagoda in the Cold AM

Let’s get moving in Kyoto! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

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Gifu-Hashima Shinkansen Station - What’s Actually Here?

Let’s look around a bit in the way to Kyoto.

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Tokyo’s Asagaya Alleys & Side Streets

Let’s go Exploring! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

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Japan’s Tourist Tax 300% Increase Explained

Advance notice ^_^ -John (staying warm!)

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Japan railway clock unboxed

Let’s bask in the coolness of this — CLOCK! I won’t be late for another Shinkansen again.

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JANUARY 2026-Postcards are on the way!

They’re off! A little later than usual so they may arrive at the start of February. The “Bread Robber” パンどろぼう 🍞🥖🦹‍♂️ stamps!! 😂

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Kyoto Station at Dawn, Before the Tourist?

Let’s investigate Kyoto Station early!

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I’m Back!

Let’s get this year moving! Super exciting ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

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Back in Tokyo! Let's get 2026 GOING!!

Hi everyone, John here - just a quick update than Leo and I returned to Tokyo last night with Kanae waiting for us at the arrivals gate!
We got a few new Postcard & Daimyo package members at the end of December and those will go out on Saturday - THANK YOU! I'll write to you today about it. It's so exciting to see our community grow.

It's been an extraordinarily challenging 4 weeks but we're back in control of everything and ready to rock n roll 2026! I'll give you all here a ...

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Happy New Year Everyone ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶

As we say in Japan, 明けましておめでとうございます🎍⛩🌅 It’s true! Japan is in the future - 14 hours ahead of New York :) where Kanae sent her well wishes from the future. Leo and I are still in the US surviving the cold spell 🥶 with family. Much love from all of us to yours. 2026 is going to be a great year, many more adventure, another side of Japan 🇯🇵 I’ll do a live stream shortly explaining the new projects ahead of us! Stay warm (or those down under, sta...

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USA! TWA Hotel and ANA flight from Tokyo

We’re in the US! It’s been a tough few weeks but we’re here! Update and tour of the hotel.

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