Shibuya HALLOWEEN is Cancelled, For Real - Here’s Why ▶︎
Advanced notice -John 🎃
2023-10-25 01:03:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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Patreon - Discord Community Connectivity (Update)
We’ve had some Samurai members tell us they’d had some issues connecting with the Samurai community on Discord. We’re aware of the problem and the mod team is working on it. Please DM me here if you ever have any issues or reach out to the team in Discord. Ordinarily, if you’re using the same email on Patreon as on Discord, the bot will automatically open up the Samurai community. It recognizes the same email on both platforms. There are glitches every now and then, less than before ...
2023-10-24 09:44:50 +0000 UTC View PostJapanese ŌMI WAGYU BEEF | Yakiniku Restaurant Experience
Let’s have a BBQ in Shiga where they raise the beef! Surrounded by ninja! -John
2023-10-23 01:56:09 +0000 UTC View PostKyoto’s Ninenzaka Stairway Shopping & Street View Experience
Advance notice from Kyoto’s stairway to shopping and lovely crowds ^_^ in kimono! -John
2023-10-22 03:18:21 +0000 UTC View PostKyoto Station’s Hotel Boom & Street View Experience
Advanced notice from Kyoto -John
2023-10-21 22:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostNinja Night Attack outside Kyoto Experience (Koka)
I’ll be here in the afternoon then streaming at 5:30pm JST after my Kyoto Station Stream (soon) https://www.youtube.com/live/lp82VIcQsVw?si=n90GI1k1H_m86S4p LET’S DO THIS! 🥷🏽
2023-10-21 00:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostNinja aren't real, right?
So, I'm heading to Koka city in Shiga tomorrow for some Ninja game. No idea what will happen. I'm going to try to live stream it at a NOT great time of 5:30pm JST. I'll set up the stream in advance but I know most in the US will be asleep. Anyhow, I'll be hunted by Ninja or something ... I'm guessing it's not real. We'll see. Or not see. I think sunset is 5:15pm ...
I've a Omi Wagyu Beef stream on Monday planned and some other stuff too around Kyoto - the countryside! Or at least, not in ...
October Postcard - Samurai Battle Festival
Since I was in the US, And d forgotten to post this month’s postcard! I did it on the Sauneai Discord chat but not here. I’m sorry about that. They just went out TODAY ✈️ autumn color stamps with the ¥20 deer 🦌 stamp because of the price hike this month. It makes a cuter stamp collection! They should arrive by the end of the month or first week of Nov but they’re all on the way ^_^ postal drop on Instagram stories today.
2023-10-20 10:15:51 +0000 UTC View PostJapan Travel Update | Postal Rate Increases for Postcards & More
Advance notice -John
2023-10-20 05:16:16 +0000 UTC View PostTokyo-based US YouTuber piques int'l interest in fireworks, tradition, and 'real Japan' - The Mainichi
Nice article in the MAINICHI Newspaper today about the OiJ Bus Tour ^_^ thank you Lisa for sharing it with me, and everyone who came!
2023-10-18 20:58:03 +0000 UTC View PostHe’s EATEN 1,500 Bowls of RAMEN around Japan
Advance notice -John 🍜
2023-10-16 03:08:41 +0000 UTC View PostKuramae: Tokyo’s Trendy Hostel & Cafe Town
Advanced notice -John
2023-10-15 05:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostJapan and your JET LAG - Are you Ready?
Advance notice-John 😵💫 ☕️
2023-10-14 04:06:06 +0000 UTC View PostHeading to Tokyo … 25 years ago
So, I found this photo while back home - my first trip to Japan, leaving from the US to Osaka, July 1998! Boy, I had no idea I’d still be living in Japan 25 years later! First and last time I wore a suit on a long haul flight 😂 ✈️ now I’m at JFK waiting for my 2am flight to Haneda. Time to get back home from home. Next episode for main channel: Miyazaki Gyoza, Japan’s no.1 Dumpling Town (2023) 😋 🥟
2023-10-12 04:56:40 +0000 UTC View PostONLY in JAPAN Q&A - Live from the USA
See you tonight 7:55pm EST - leave me a question if you can make it, I'll try to get Discord going for call in chats, just our community is here so it'll be nice :) a lot of changes, new things to get used to, but it's about time! I return to Japan in 48 hours ...
2023-10-10 12:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostImportant Changes HERE - They're good!
John here, in the USA! (jet lag - ugh!) I wanted to share Patreon's video about the changes this platform has launched. It's about time! I'll be uploading more videos directly to Patreon - more content HERE for the community as a result. In the past, we'd have to rely on other platforms for interactivity. It didn't feel like the ONLY in JAPAN community was in one spot.,
In 2024, I will be changing GO! to more "studio podcast" type episodes. Of course I will continue to do on the road live...
John Manjiro Festival 2023 (Fairhaven MA)
Advance notice from USA! -John
2023-10-07 16:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Vending Machine Adventure
Advance notice -John
2023-10-02 13:29:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Tokyo’s Skyscraper Boom is just STARTING!
Advance notice -John
2023-09-30 07:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostHow HIROSHIMA Atomic Bomb Trains Returned 72 Hours Later ★ ONLY in JAPAN
Early Access for Samurai supporters - THANK YOU! This was a tough one, a labor of love. I hope it leaves an impact on you and the world! That’s what we do. INSPIRE ^_^ -John
2023-09-29 12:22:51 +0000 UTC View PostSUICA Suspended until 2024 — get a TOICA at Tokyo Station
Advance notice -John
2023-09-27 04:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostTokyo Disney Sea & Frozen Park Construction (Halloween)
Advanced notice -John
2023-09-26 00:50:37 +0000 UTC View PostJapanese Jumbo Scallops Sea to Table!
Join me for a premiere on OiJ GO showcasing Hokkaido Scallops! I visited an incredible restaurant in Koenji specializing in it YUM! See you soon, John
2023-09-20 19:31:46 +0000 UTC View PostKagoshima Castle & Historical Street View Experience
Advance notice in KAGOSHIMA 🌋 🏯
2023-09-20 03:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostONLY in JAPAN Patreon Q&A September 2023
It’s been a while since the last Q&A and I’m sure there are many questions! Ask away and I’ll go live and answer them @ 12:30am JST Click the link for the local time in your area. Ask in the comments even after the stream and I’ll answer in the next one ^_^ or DM me in Patreon 24/7 -John
2023-09-16 13:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostIs Kyoto Worth Visiting in 2023?
Advance notice! Kevin may join LIVE :)
2023-09-15 04:12:39 +0000 UTC View PostAvoid Shibuya Halloween 2023 — but why? (Japan Travel Update)
Advance notice -John
2023-09-13 03:03:57 +0000 UTC View PostONLY in JAPAN Bus Tour Finishes String with Koi
Our first day was all about the fireworks and the festival around it. Today — Nishikigoi, the birthplace of koi and a few stops to learn about them. Sharing the Japanese countryside with our community was an amazing experience, the food so good, cooked by talented local ladies with all local ingredients. Learned A LOT about what we can do better and what works, I feel like we should try again in 2024 for sure, but it was a lot of work and the experience of organizing this with locals is som...
2023-09-11 13:57:41 +0000 UTC View Post