Hey everyone!
So I just wrapped up shooting a 4K Tokyo Lens Explore walk at a beautiful moss filled temple. Quite possibly one of the most beautiful that Japan has to offer. And in the midst we found ourselves in exploring some side paths that took us into a beautiful old traditional Japanese town.
And this experience is a perfect segue into our next Livestream adventure coming up this evening in the town of Takayama!
I’m excited to explore the streets of this town with y...
2021-07-14 06:41:45 +0000 UTC
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Good morning everybody!
It is just before 9 AM as I’ve put together this post for you guys and I am about to get on the road off to the next location!
Today’s livestream will most likely happen in the evening here in Japan, and the goal is to do a beautiful castle town walk if everything goes to plan!
I’ve got 3 to 4 hours of driving to do today, and along the way I plan on stopping at a beautiful temple to record a Tokyo Lens explore walk!
Cross your fingers for...
2021-07-12 23:49:12 +0000 UTC
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And with this, we are on our way!
I am writing this post at just after 10 PM, I have just left Tokyo, and we are going to swing through an area just south of Nagano before heading up to Ishikawa!
The van is heavily packed with a week of supplies and at least two nights worth of firewood, so there’s a definite, noticeable difference in weight! So we are going to take it nice and slow and drive through the night!
The plan is to get a little bit of rest before I arrive, and p...
2021-07-10 13:12:44 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!!
We are officially less than 1 week away from the road trip!
6 days and counting
And with the road trip less than a week away, I thought I would share a few updates here and hopefully along the way!
Let's call this update #00 and talk about some potential adjustments to the plan!
So a few things to note:
- The weather does not look good. Potentially rain and thunder the whole week (lol)
- We wont be able to upload 4k ...
2021-07-05 09:24:11 +0000 UTC
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This Premiere is kicking off at 5am JST (5 hours from the time of this post) on Tokyo Lens Explore!! (yup... I am getting up at 5 am to hang out for a premiere lol)
See you all... Real Soon
By the way, one heck of a walk!
2021-06-29 15:02:28 +0000 UTC
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Come help choose the route for the big Tokyo Lens Explore Adventure!
All locations chosen by Patrons!
https://youtu.be/SVI4M4gJjhM
2021-06-25 13:32:12 +0000 UTC
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Over on Tokyo Lens Explore....
It's time to start planning this adventure together!
Come and join LIVE as we choose locations, and start planning a route!
https://www.youtube.com/TokyoLensExplore
10:30PM JST Friday (That's Tomorrow!!)
2021-06-24 13:14:27 +0000 UTC
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MS PAINT MASTER!
Hey everyone! So it is time to start choosing locations and planning a route for our adventure!
I really need to work on my graphic design skills lol
Please read this post carefully!
So the good news: We are quite literally never going to run out of locations to hit up for Tokyo Lens Explore lol. In fact, I am already looking at dates for a follow-up adventure.
The not-so-good news: We will most likely barely scrat...
2021-06-21 12:44:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone!!
Final days for 2 things!
1: Picking Locations For The Tokyo Lens Goes West Adventure!!
Go to this post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52436790
We have barely even scratched the map that I have posted in this image!
Please go over and recommend a specific city or area that you want to see.
If you don't know, do some resear...
2021-06-18 00:36:01 +0000 UTC
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lol I was laughing during the process of writing out that title haha. Something about it just felt so cheesy, but I am very excited to say that we are on to STAGE2 of this as we are now going to create a potential list of places to travel to!!
(if you are not caught up with this adventure, start here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52252917)
But let's start with a recap of the rules!
Wh...
2021-06-13 02:27:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
UPDATE:
CONGRATS TO.... CMWatkins for winning!!!
and since Dan Leighton was the first comment and a VERY close second, I am sending him a box entirely on me! (notifications make me smile lol and it was honestly really hard to go with just 1 winner~)
Busy week here eh...
So Tokyo Treat has been kind enough to allow me to share a box with the Patreon crew ...
2021-06-09 14:13:20 +0000 UTC
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The day is finally here! We've talked about it, we've teased it, we've even kinda tried once...
This is the official kick-off to our first ever patreon-backed choose-your-own-adventure [insert confetti and cheering noises here]
The goal is to leave in the next few weeks but we have quite a bit of work to do before then.
So let me ...
2021-06-08 13:19:41 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to our first-even Patreon-backed adventure where YOU Call the shots!
Let's chat about it, have some snacks, and get things started!
VIDEO STARTS AT 15-MINUTE-MARK!
2021-06-07 23:41:42 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: MAIN STREAM WILL BE TUESDAY 8:30AM JST
(lol you guys gonna get a real "morning" Norm forcing himself to eat snacks super early in the day lol)
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Hey everyone~!
So long story short, Tokyo Treat has allowed me to do a Patreon-only giveaway!
And since I wanted to do a Patreon livestream this week, I thought this would be a great time to show the box and do the giveaway too!!
This livestream will also i...
2021-06-05 02:15:13 +0000 UTC
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Very curious about how much of that title Patreon is actually going to display.
And yes... In between the livestreams and craziness, I actually shot a video for you all!!
And now I am going to bed, because tomorrow... I am heading back to lake Suwa to re-record inside of the Abandoned Hotel (remember that footage I lost... yea) because I just can't let it go lol.
I legit proclaimed to you guys (yes, Proclaimed!) that I was gonna share this FPV drone footage... and then poof<...
2021-05-25 14:22:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!!
Thank you for all the amazing support with getting Tokyo Lens Explore going!
As promised, I have done our first Patreon-Driven stream where I picked one of your suggestions, and turned it into a stream!!
Moving forward, I will continue collecting ideas, and eventually put them to polls where we can vote for where to go!!
For the next while, we will probably stick to places I can drive to within a day or so
But as the world heals, we may even hop on...
2021-05-24 12:59:08 +0000 UTC
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The year was 2017....
Videos talked about in this podcast:
Main: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyqbE1k5HQQ
Follow-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npwosio7P6s
2021-05-21 22:00:04 +0000 UTC
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I asked you guys to choose the time and place of the next livestream...
And while there is a Poll coming soon for the neeeexxxt one... I have picked one of the locations you have requested and will be streaming from sunrise (somewhere between 4 and 5 am JST) on Monday Morning (providing the weather doesnt suddenly go bonkers on me lol)
What's more... is it will be more than one stream!
But the real question is.... Where? and on which channel?
Can't wait to see you a...
2021-05-21 13:19:14 +0000 UTC
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So I have been playing around with the idea of doing another design-a-thon where we all play with a logo and merch ideas, and the top 2-3 people get some free merch....
AAAAND... I may even use some of the final designs for this year's merch lineup!
Is that something you guys might be interested in?
(also... totally separate note, I may have convinced Tokyo Treat to let me do a giveaway of free snacks just for Patreon! lol)
But back on topic... You in?
2021-05-21 02:06:44 +0000 UTC
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UPDATE: For this stream, we will be going with Kamakura area at daybreak!!
Quite a few amazing options in there! So I have compiled a list and we will start working our way through it!!
See you all in Kamakura!
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Hey everyone!! So the Rainy Season has started to arrive here in Japan (ffffffff.....)
But I am determ...
2021-05-20 01:37:36 +0000 UTC
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Just got back to Tokyo after living on a volcano for a week.
Heading out again in less than 24h to make some videos with a good friend~
But can anyone guess who? 😉
2021-05-16 03:12:03 +0000 UTC
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I should honestly be editing but...
2021-05-04 12:34:52 +0000 UTC
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Adventure Season Has Begun...
2021-05-03 01:53:21 +0000 UTC
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Well... I guess it's official! The New Tokyo Lens Explore channel is here!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSI7QEsYX_pafNZB-IDmw5Q
As I write this, it has ZERO subs! I don't know why I think that's so cool... but I do!
And (all technical difficulties aside...) our first stream will be IN 2 HOURS!
(hoping to kick off around 9:30pm JST)
This stream will be a...
2021-05-02 10:20:31 +0000 UTC
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2021-04-15 09:08:09 +0000 UTC
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2021-04-10 06:10:54 +0000 UTC
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I’m sitting here smiling as I think about Chris believing he won with his “8k” video 😏 😋
2021-04-08 02:06:34 +0000 UTC
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Well... That escalated quickly
2021-03-27 16:16:43 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!! Hope your day is going well~
As I type this out, Ki&Ki and I are getting set up for a shamisen lesson shoot!
And as a bit of a bonus this month, I wanted to share a 20% off discount for Explore Always (and Official Human) merch!! (also Christmas sweaters, since I made them too late to actually launch them this year lol. You would not believe how much time went into actually designing those goofy looking things! hahaha)
You can use the code: TLPTRN001 ...
2021-03-23 02:09:50 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!! Norm here~
(... not that you would really be expecting anyone else)
I noticed a few people aren't over on the Tokyo Lens Secret Patreon Instagram just yet!
Same goes with the Discord
And since the instagram alone, is filled with Livestreams, Videos, Polls, Behind-the-scenes, Voice Messages, and so much more, I wanted to leave a little reminder!
In fact... We have already done ...
2021-03-22 02:36:25 +0000 UTC
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