What Living in Japan Actually Does to You 🇯🇵 Ft. CDawgVA

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  @AbroadinJapan · 5 months ago · pinned

  <b>After spending most of last year writing Journey Across Japan, I&apos;m delighted to finally be able to share it at long last!</b> <br>🌟 You can pre-order a signed copy here: <a href="http://linktr.ee/abroadinjapanbook">http://linktr.ee/abroadinjapanbook</a><br><br>But what&apos;s it about?<br><br>Japan has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. But beyond the well-trodden tourist trail lies a country made up of forty-seven unique prefectures. Each one has its own story to tell, shaped by centuries of squabbling lords, impenetrable topography and a fierce local pride. On a quest to show the world that there’s so much more to Japan than Tokyo and Kyoto, we&apos;re off to explore all forty-seven prefectures. <br><br>Journey Across Japan is a collection of embarrassing stories, practical recommendations and hard-learned lessons, from signature dishes and hidden temples to frenetic festival and mildly terrifying mascot. Whether you&apos;re looking to escape to the Land of the Rising Sun or just laugh at my expense at the stories within, I hope you have a blast reading the book!<br><br>And now on to the Cyclethon tomorrow!

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  @sparkey67890 · 5 months ago (edited)

  At the combini Lawson near my house i&apos;d gotten to know to cashier somewhat so I tried small talk one time. It was utterly pouring with rain outside and I jokingly said &apos;nice weather isn&apos;t it haha&apos; In Japanese and the dude looked outside, looked back at me and said essentially &apos;Ah it&apos;s because this weather reminds you of your home in England :)&apos; bless his heart, yes, that was the reason dear cashier.

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• GA

  @gast321 · 5 months ago

  I think Japan changed Chris and Connor&apos;s cholesterol forever

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• LM

  @lm9029 · 5 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699FO-LT2aU&amp;t=674">11:14</a> I would love a video where the whole cast switch language. Chris, Pete &amp; Connor must speak japanese while Natsuki &amp; Ryotaro must speak english.

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• RA

  @RAY_GAMMA_1981 · 5 months ago (edited)

  Chris got the best looking studio set in the world. I&apos;ll never get tired of it

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• NA

  @najimidayo · 5 months ago

  lord broad may you bless us all with an affable year

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• JI

  @jimmyryan5880 · 5 months ago

  I call that sucking noise the mechanic noise because its the noise a mechanic makes before they say how much they&apos;re going to charge you

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• LI

  @Limbo08 · 5 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699FO-LT2aU&amp;t=732">12:12</a> My japanese teacher was a old guy who always did those old man sounds: &quot;yoishi&quot; etc when he did stuff. For some reason I picked this up and now when I stand up I sound like a old japanese man

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• FR

  @freakishuproar1168 · 5 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699FO-LT2aU&amp;t=892">14:52</a> I have to confess I always chuckle whenever I see one of these bare minimum Tokyo &quot;parks&quot;, that only ever seem to occupied by several salaryman having a cigarette break. They&apos;re such comedically perfunctory spaces, like, it&apos;s <i>technically</i> a park, in the same way that a single strand of spaghetti is <i>technically</i> a meal.

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• DA

  @danhoc · 5 months ago

  &gt;there&apos;s a suck for every occasion<br>A phrase worthy of a JoJo fan

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  @Mryodamiles · 5 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699FO-LT2aU&amp;t=810">13:30</a> It always blew me away how people don&apos;t notice the lack of trees in Tokyo. There are small gardens and bushes all over, but they really don&apos;t provide the same coverage as trees.

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• CA

  @cahanw · 5 months ago

  @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=699FO-LT2aU&amp;t=900">15:00</a> - I relate to this so hard. I don&apos;t live in Japan but I was there for a work trip a few years ago. I was atrociously hungover after going out with the Japanese hosts the night before - so I desperately wanted to sit in some greenery with a pocari sweat and recuperate. I looked up a park and found one, trudged over to it in my stupor, and arrived at the saddest patch of gravel with a couple of swings. I just wanted to touch some grass man :(

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