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Tokyo’s Hamarikyu Park Sakura at Full Bloom

Asvance notice at the park! 🌸

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How Long do Cherry Blossoms Last in Japan

Advance notice -John (it’s raining again ☔️)

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Tokyo Midnight Cherry Blossom Safari

Advance notice John

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Patreon Q&A March 2023 no.1 - 4K

Thanks again everyone for supporting the series. Send me DM if you want to follow up and I'll do another one at the end of the month - LIVE! See you tomorrow. Good night - John 

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Tokyo Best Cherry Blossom Spot | Ueno Park Sakura

Advance notice -John

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Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Festivals Return

Let’s go! -John Hapoy Spring!

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Japan’s 2023 Cherry Blossom Schedule (Sakura Season)

Advance notice — or warning! Sakura overload ^_^ sort of. See you soon-John

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Q&A for John — what do you want to know about Japan?

I’m going to film the next Patreon upload, non-live — but need your help. What do you want to know? About Japan? Travel? The show? Leave me a comment below or DM me. I’ll film and upload it as soon as I get enough feedback. I’ll do a live one at the end of the month. I hope these are more fun to watch :) PS: thank you all for the lovely birthday wishes for Leo. We had a great time at Disneyland and other than a run in with Mary POPPINS, hehehe — and the chilly day, it was perfect. <...

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Japan’s Mask Policy Change, What you need to know (1 Week Later)

Advance notice -John

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Japan Announces Start to Cherry Blossom Season Starts — Really?

It’s started! But wait … really?

Advance notice -John

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Leo’s Tokyo Disneyland 2nd Birthday Adventure

Advance notice -John

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Akihabara & Ueno Street Alleys

Advance notice -John

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How Crowded is Tokyo with Tourists — NOW?

Advance notice from Asakusa — it can’t be as crowded as 2019, right? Let’s just see -John ^_^

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Postcards are OFF 🏣✈️ the race is on!

Postcards sent yesterday. They be on planes by Monday. Who’ll be first? The race is on — send me a photo of yours if you think it won (arrived first). Last time, Hawaii beat Switzerland and the UK and USA were much faster! This time is the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route in Toyama- Nagano. One of the most spectacular areas of Japan 🇯🇵

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Japan Tourism Brochures from Tokyo Station, What did I Find?

The ultimate info haul? Hmm — here’s what I found in English -John 🤔 ℹ️ 🇯🇵

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Tokyo Transport System Explained | Maps, Tickets, Passes, IC Cards

Advance notice -John

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Giant SNOW WALLS of Tateyama

Uploaded another SHORTS - I'll probably add 1-2 a month. THIS ONE comes from the archives of the 2017 Hitchhiking trip. The Orange Jacket is back - this is also this month's Postcard :) 

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Tokyo Blossoms are Blooming - Right Now!

Advance notice 🌸🌸

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March 2023 POSTCARD CLUB - Tateyama Snow Walls

I was here in 2017 while hitchhiking and since we're hitting the 6th anniversary of this trip, I thought I'd bring the orange jacket back to visit a big attraction on the Sea of Japan side. It's one of the most impressive natural sites I've seen - with help from bulldozers. I wonder how they make it?! Seeing the buses come through - dwarfed by the snow walls ... gives you the feeling how small we are to nature.
Perhaps you'll see an episode on this soon ;) 

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Sakura Latte and other Matcha Blossom Goodies

Advance notice at a Tokyo Marunouchi -John

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Tokyo Marathon 2023 Street View (Nihonbashi)

Advance notice from the ground 🏃‍♀️ go go go! -John

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The Cherry Blossoms are less than 3 Weeks Away!

It's March, we've made it! Spring is nearly sprung - the sun is brighter, days are longer. Still a nip in the air, but it's not Spring yet! I'll be starting some live streams with the blossoms in mind - that means some food too :) I didn't have much time to stream in Miyazaki. The filming started at 4:30am and went on late but I'll be back to Kyushu again soon. There are also a lot of people in Tokyo at the moment - or traveling around Japan - from abroad, many from our community, so WELCOME ...

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Patreon & Travel to Japan Q&A Feb 2023

Advance notice. You can leave a question below 👇 and I’ll try to reply but best to make it live if you can 😁 next Q&A is an uploaded version in Mid-March -John

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Japanese Wagyu Beef Burger in Tokyo

Advance notice, I’ll be here until 14:20 or so Wagyu Burger, Nihonbashi” -John

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Early Access! Snow-aged Wagyu Beef Experience

This is something new - I traveled to the Japanese snow cellars to see how they age this Wagyu beef and tried a beautiful cut of tenderloin back in Tokyo to see if Snow-aged Wagyu Beef is the best- but is it? Watch and find out :) -John 

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Japanese DONUT Ice Cream Experience

Advance notice -John 😋

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Japanese Cheese Maker & His Happy Cows

Early Access - a short edited story from the Dairy winter hills of Hiruzen (Okayama) part of the Daisen-Oki National Park.

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Patreon Q&A FEB 2023 - Uploaded 4K

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Tokyo's 16th Century Plum Blossom Garden | Korakuen

Advance notice near Tokyo Dome -John

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Ancient Japanese Mountain Village | Yamanashi

Advance notice -John

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