⚔Learn Katana Martial Arts from Anywhere Worldwide with Let’s ask Shogo⚔ Sign up here: www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei I provide the perfect online lessons for anyone worldwide who wishes to dive into the world of katana martial arts through my style, Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu. I, Shogo, a student myself, will also participate in every lesson and interpret everything in English. 1. No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime 2. Every lesson will be recorded and will be available to rewatch anytime 3. You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style 4. You can receive official Dan ranks by taking exams online 👺Learn More About Noh Theatre from an Active Professional👺 We operate the best online community for a deeper understanding of the mysterious and enigmatic world of Noh theatre. You can learn about Japanese history and religion while regularly watching Isumi Sensei’s performances with my, Shogo's English interpretation. Sign up here: (Coming Soon) 🗡Where you can meet me in Kyoto, Japan | Yushinkan Samurai Training with Modern-day Musashi🗡 A 120-minute experience in Japan where beginners can learn how to wield, draw, sheath, and swing the katana from the modern-day Musashi! I, Shogo, will be your interpreter to lead you into the wonderful world of samurai martial arts! Make your reservation here: www.airbnb.com/experiences/4577764?locale=en A video of me visiting this experience: ruclips.net/video/MqBCAC42zAM/видео.html 💰Please support me through Ko-fi💰 ko-fi.com/letsaskshogo 🗡The BEST online katana shop for martial arts (Iaido, Kendo, etc.): Tozando🗡 tozandoshop.com/letsaskshogo Everything I use for my katana training is bought at this shop! I still use the first training katana I bought in 2016, and it is still in good shape! 🥷The recommended online katana shop for decorations and cosplay: Mini Katana🥷 minikatana.com/SHOGO *Get 15% OFF all their products by purchasing through my affiliate link ⭐Who is Shogo? What is this channel about?⭐ ruclips.net/user/shortskZbyd0OfdC4 ⭐MY DREAM⭐ “To make every Japan lovers’ dream come true, by making Japan a more secure, comfortable, and safer place for everyone to visit, study, and live in.” ruclips.net/user/shortsWFF3AhN0LXE ⭐Instagram⭐ instagram.com/lets_ask_shogo/ *Please ask me questions through the DM here!（⚠I do not use e-mail）
Price has been such a MASSIVE shift over the last 20-30 years. Back in the 90s to 00s Japan was considered one of the MOST expensive places to live or travel. Now, its almost considered a bargain destination (which is one of the reasons Japan is having such a massive tourist influx).
Honestly, whilst the answer was quite surprising, the reasoning was weirdly not for myself. By which I mean I found that as he was explaining why the answer was Cherry Blossoms, I more or less was immediately agreeing with it.
I remember watching Takashi when he was beginning with just a few subscribers. It is gratifying that he has gained such a wide audience now. I also remember your channel when you only had a few hundred subscribers and now grown into several youtube channels. RUclips has been an amazing way for Japanese to reach out to more people around to world. As for questions for Takashi, I have always wondered why he chose to interview people as a format for his channel. Most of the other channels seem to focus on topics instead of interviews.
I deeply appreciate listening to a respectful, thoughtful discussion between 2 of my favourite Japanese RUclipsrs. Mutual respect for each others work. Great questions from Shogo, thorough and honest answers from Takashi. Very satisfying! I remember the interviews Takashi did with the hibakusha from Hiroshima. Very powerful, very high impact interviewing. Interested to hear his feelings about that experience as the interviewer. Great work gentlemen!! どもありがとうございました。尊敬します。🙇🏻♀️
What a great interview! Thanks so much for sharing! I agree with Takashii-san about the cherry blossoms. We have both ornamental cherry trees and regular cherry trees here in the states, and it always brightens my day to see them in bloom after a long winter. We get harsh winters where I'm at, so seeing all the trees and flowers in bloom is a wonderful way to chase away the winter gloomyness. Winter isn't always gloomy, but even so, seeing all the cheerful colors in the spring is therapeutic. On another note, I'd love to learn more about the katana but I don't know if I have the budget for classes right now.
Yes to the language learning if you’re coming to Japan to live. Language learning is more than just communication it’s about connecting and understanding how Japanese people think and about culture .
This was really interesting, to hear the small differences in how those who went to school in Hiroshima learn about the a-bomb compared to those from other parts of Japan, and to hear how that informed the way Takashii and Shogo present this information to their global audiences. As Takashii discussed the interview with the survivor, I was really looking forward to hear what Shogo was thinking. Great conversation.
I am delighted to see this! I saw Takashii's uploads interviewing people in Kyoto and thought oh, he should see Shogo. And apparently you thought so also 💜 I saw Takashii also on Jessica Kobeissi's channel 💙
Awesome video as always Shogo. I always look forward to your videos about all the different and interesting things about Japanese culture. Keep up the great work.
I laughed when Takashii called the cherry blossoms overrated. My Canadian city is twinned with a Japanese city and a lot of cherry trees were planted here at the time. We have hundreds of them. My sister-in-law has three in her backyard. I really want to visit Japan some day but cherry blossoms are at the bottom of the list. 😊 Great collaboration Shogo!
We were recently in Japan and I instantly fell in love with the people and culture. We felt extremely safe and we were impressed with how polite and respectful people in society there were. I would love to live there for a while to really soak up the culture and see the country properly.
I totally get Takashi regarding the cherry blossoms. There's a big'ol sweet cherry tree growing right in front of my office window. And for about a week or so in a year it's in blossom. I've been watching that tree everyday in its changes through the seasons for years now. And I appreciate this particular tree blossoming way more than all the imported sakura trees planted in the local park.
I'm glad to hear more and more Japanese people try to explore the world. I live in Sweden,I said here in the past I visited Japan in 2012,would love it to visit again if I get a chance. But between 2014-2016 we had many japanese students here in my small town. They where in love in our nature and sea. I live in a coastal small town. I myself love to travel in general was in Ireland last year,lovely and friendly people,same with the japanese(atleast those I met). I think one get learn more about others and oneself if one get the chance to travel,meet the people learn of the country,modern side and historical side. Enjoy and experience culture,say like food culture. One of the things people bond over is food to name a few things.
This was a very informative interview that helped me understand more about Japan! My biggest worry has been accidentally showing disrespect to a Japanese person if I travel there, but watching this has made me feel better about that. Watching the part about Hiroshima always brings tears to my eyes. I hope all of the people who went through that in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are at peace now.
love these guys - on this topic - my Japanese exchange student has goten the chance to see america from a smaller farm town in the midwest. I think some folks forget just how big the US truly is, and that there are many places where safety isnt even an issue -
You are my two fav bloggers in Japan! Both of you have fantastic and culturally important videos. I especially loved the interview with the woman who survived the bombing of Hiroshima. ❤❤
I think it's very important that Americans learn the truth about why we chose to develop and use atomic weapons, the actual effects they had on Japan, and the truth of everything that transpired between the US and Japan from 1853 to 1941 that led to the conflict. In the US, we are taught during our educational years virtually nothing of substance that would implicate the US, if we are taught anything at all.
This was a great interview with Takashii. I enjoyed his response on how to truly admire the annual blossom of the Sakura Tree. If I was to ask Takashii a question it would be if he could recommend one way to enjoy Japan, what activity would it be? Thank you Shogo for the video.
What Takashii said about cherry blossoms struck a chord with me. Regarding hanami from that perspective, it can be transferred to human lives as well. Practice every day, just so that in one fleeting moment, you can put all that training to use. It gave me a new source of motivation for my karate practice.
A very interesting video, thank you! Takashi's just gained a new subscriber. :) Side note: I **would** say that there are wars/conflicts where one side is bad. I don't mean WWII here, of course.
Really like crossovers like this and collaborations! 😀 On a side note, the link to Takashii's channel in the description is broken, there need to be a space missing between it and the star emoji behind it.
Great interview! The cherry blossoms are beautiful, but along with the fleeting nature of beauty, the spectacle, the amounts of the trees and the immaculate care and curation of them into entire covered walkways is unique to Japan. But I like Takashii's answer to that.
The Hiroshima interview was informative and emotional. I agree, Takashii should do more historical interviews, maybe around geological events, tsunamis, etc. Wonderful interview gents. 👍❤
I think the outlook on safety/sense of security and prices in Japan really depends on where one comes from. I visited Japan in 2012 for 2 months and it was both extremely expensive and didn't feel that safe. I was told by my Japanese boyfriend to not go outside alone past 10pm, I've seen numerous crimes being reported on the news, some I have never heard of in my home country, also lots of stalking cases. My point is, Japan might be cheap and safe compared to the US, but not necessarily so compared to some EU countries.
I feel the same way about the cherry blossoms. I have cherry blossoms in my own country and its not like there's anything particularly different about the Japanese blossoms. I do like the transformation of the trees and seeing that whole process, i can't do that in japan because i can't stay that long.
It is very different from western societies. I went there with my gf on vacation for two weeks. We mostly stayed in Tokyo but visited cities nearby by train. The first week was wonderful, so many cool things, so much beauty. Plus we love Japanese food. We were treated very well by everybody and mostly had positive interactions. But something changed in the second week. We took the subway to the outskirts of Tokyo to visit a samurai sword museum. That was great. But coming back, we realized that the subway station had no English signs and the ticket machines were Japanese only so we had no idea how to buy tickets. So far everything seems reasonable. The problem started when we tried to ask people for help in using the ticket machines so we could buy tickets. People ignored us and walked around us as if they were water flowing around rocks we represented. Zero acknowledgement. We were very normally dressed tourists and were trying to communicate our need calmly and non threateningly, but to no avail. It was a shocking feeling, we felt like we were nothing to them. We were finally helped by two young girls who were buying tickets. We gave them the money, pointed to the station we wanted to go to and 30 seconds later we were all set. We thanked and bowed profusely like idiots we were so relieved. We couldn't see Tokyo with the same eyes after that. We weren't traumatized or anything, but our naive love for the place was shattered. We'll probably visit again some day because it was mostly very fun.
Shogo, Takashi, you both seem like the kind of guys I could have a beer with on a summer day with some Country or Rockabilly on the radio. On a related note, Shogo. I'd love to see your reaction to the new PS5 game Rise of the Ronin. It takes place during the last days of the Samurai and the rise of the Shinsengumi.
Excellent video! I agree with the advantages of living in Japan. I feel so fortunate to have moved here 28 years ago after I married a Japanese guy. Especially since I left America, which would have been so more stressful to live in. Back then no one knew, certainly I didn't, that Kyoto would be packed with foreign tourists and foreign people even ask me on social media for advice on how they can move here.
@@missplainjane3905 all of the reasons Takashii said: safety, cheaper, etc. I don't need a car here. My kids and my family never has to worry about guns.
@@missplainjane3905 yes. After so many years, yes. I can write on the level of a high school student. Listening comprehension is advanced. Speaking is fine for most occasions
⚔Learn Katana Martial Arts from Anywhere Worldwide with Let’s ask Shogo⚔
Sign up here: www.patreon.com/lets_ask_sekisensei
I provide the perfect online lessons for anyone worldwide who wishes to dive into the world of katana martial arts through my style, Kobudo Asayama Ichiden Ryu. I, Shogo, a student myself, will also participate in every lesson and interpret everything in English.
1. No previous martial arts experience is required; you can catch up anytime
2. Every lesson will be recorded and will be available to rewatch anytime
3. You can join even if you belong to another Ryuha style
4. You can receive official Dan ranks by taking exams online
👺Learn More About Noh Theatre from an Active Professional👺
We operate the best online community for a deeper understanding of the mysterious and enigmatic world of Noh theatre. You can learn about Japanese history and religion while regularly watching Isumi Sensei’s performances with my, Shogo's English interpretation.
Sign up here: (Coming Soon)
🗡Where you can meet me in Kyoto, Japan | Yushinkan Samurai Training with Modern-day Musashi🗡
A 120-minute experience in Japan where beginners can learn how to wield, draw, sheath, and swing the katana from the modern-day Musashi! I, Shogo, will be your interpreter to lead you into the wonderful world of samurai martial arts!
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A video of me visiting this experience: ruclips.net/video/MqBCAC42zAM/видео.html
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I was NOT expecting this crossover. Love Shogo, Love Takashi.
They did it before.
Me too! 🤗
Me too!! This made me very happy to see!
My two favorite Japanese RUclipsrs dropped a video? AWESOME!
Price has been such a MASSIVE shift over the last 20-30 years. Back in the 90s to 00s Japan was considered one of the MOST expensive places to live or travel. Now, its almost considered a bargain destination (which is one of the reasons Japan is having such a massive tourist influx).
YES!!!!!! What an awesome collaboration!
I laughed out loud about the unexpected answer of cherry blossoms, but loved the reasoning behind that response. This was a great collaboration!
Honestly, whilst the answer was quite surprising, the reasoning was weirdly not for myself. By which I mean I found that as he was explaining why the answer was Cherry Blossoms, I more or less was immediately agreeing with it.
Great to see Shogo after a while. Missed the videos.
I remember watching Takashi when he was beginning with just a few subscribers. It is gratifying that he has gained such a wide audience now. I also remember your channel when you only had a few hundred subscribers and now grown into several youtube channels. RUclips has been an amazing way for Japanese to reach out to more people around to world.
As for questions for Takashi, I have always wondered why he chose to interview people as a format for his channel. Most of the other channels seem to focus on topics instead of interviews.
The collab we all knew we needed 🙌
I deeply appreciate listening to a respectful, thoughtful discussion between 2 of my favourite Japanese RUclipsrs. Mutual respect for each others work. Great questions from Shogo, thorough and honest answers from Takashi. Very satisfying! I remember the interviews Takashi did with the hibakusha from Hiroshima. Very powerful, very high impact interviewing. Interested to hear his feelings about that experience as the interviewer. Great work gentlemen!! どもありがとうございました。尊敬します。🙇🏻♀️
Perfect duo!! My preferred Japanese RUclipsrs. And it was such a honor to meet Shogo a few days ago in Kyoto for the Samurai experience!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🇯🇵
I've have been following both of you for almost two years. This was fantastic.
ありがとうございました。
What a great interview! Thanks so much for sharing! I agree with Takashii-san about the cherry blossoms. We have both ornamental cherry trees and regular cherry trees here in the states, and it always brightens my day to see them in bloom after a long winter. We get harsh winters where I'm at, so seeing all the trees and flowers in bloom is a wonderful way to chase away the winter gloomyness. Winter isn't always gloomy, but even so, seeing all the cheerful colors in the spring is therapeutic.
On another note, I'd love to learn more about the katana but I don't know if I have the budget for classes right now.
I hope the next one is Sora the Troll😂
I cannot wait for this one 😂
Even better, all three of them!
I wonder if we'd see a more sensible sora in an interview with Shogo😅
😂
Oh yah😂
Oh wow, great combination. The best of both worlds 🙏. Thank you for this
What a consummate professional. It's refreshing and honest, and I really liked this video. Great work, both of you!
This is the second japanese youtuber ive seen with Takashii. Another great cross over for sure. I am glad to see you back in action Shogo.
Great interview. I watched both of your channels for a long time so it's nice to see you doing something together 😊
Yes to the language learning if you’re coming to Japan to live. Language learning is more than just communication it’s about connecting and understanding how Japanese people think and about culture .
I love both of these guys, I’ve learned a lot about Japanese culture from each of them. Plus they both have such positive energy & are very respectful
This was really interesting, to hear the small differences in how those who went to school in Hiroshima learn about the a-bomb compared to those from other parts of Japan, and to hear how that informed the way Takashii and Shogo present this information to their global audiences. As Takashii discussed the interview with the survivor, I was really looking forward to hear what Shogo was thinking. Great conversation.
I am delighted to see this! I saw Takashii's uploads interviewing people in Kyoto and thought oh, he should see Shogo. And apparently you thought so also 💜
I saw Takashii also on Jessica Kobeissi's channel 💙
OMOG GUESS WHO IS BACK
Fantastic collaboration Shogo and Takashii. Thank you both for sharing the experience. It is greatly appreciated.
loving your hair recently shogo, looks slick man
What an amazing collab. I've meet both Takashii and Shogo during my travel in japan over a month ago. You guys are awesome!!
I adore these two guys so much!!!! Happy to see them both in one interview session!!! Love love love!!
Awesome video as always Shogo. I always look forward to your videos about all the different and interesting things about Japanese culture. Keep up the great work.
Unexpected and really appreciated! ♥
Great interview and I appreciate the way Takeshii-san aims to show multiple perspectives and multiple cultures into consideration. That's cool
@18:50 Basically "Flowers are only flowers because they fall"
The collab we didn't know we needed.
didn't expect this collab. nice!
I laughed when Takashii called the cherry blossoms overrated. My Canadian city is twinned with a Japanese city and a lot of cherry trees were planted here at the time. We have hundreds of them. My sister-in-law has three in her backyard. I really want to visit Japan some day but cherry blossoms are at the bottom of the list. 😊 Great collaboration Shogo!
Awesome crossover. Love both you guys!
This is a great video thank you!
Legendary crossover! It's funny seeing the difference between Shogo and sorathetroll in interviewing Takashii 😅
We were recently in Japan and I instantly fell in love with the people and culture. We felt extremely safe and we were impressed with how polite and respectful people in society there were. I would love to live there for a while to really soak up the culture and see the country properly.
omg, this was such a nice collab, thanks Shogo!
I totally get Takashi regarding the cherry blossoms. There's a big'ol sweet cherry tree growing right in front of my office window. And for about a week or so in a year it's in blossom. I've been watching that tree everyday in its changes through the seasons for years now. And I appreciate this particular tree blossoming way more than all the imported sakura trees planted in the local park.
I really like takashi, thanks for bringing him
I'm glad to hear more and more Japanese people try to explore the world.
I live in Sweden,I said here in the past I visited Japan in 2012,would love it to visit again if I get a chance.
But between 2014-2016 we had many japanese students here in my small town. They where in love in our nature and sea. I live in a coastal small town.
I myself love to travel in general was in Ireland last year,lovely and friendly people,same with the japanese(atleast those I met).
I think one get learn more about others and oneself if one get the chance to travel,meet the people learn of the country,modern side and historical side. Enjoy and experience culture,say like food culture. One of the things people bond over is food to name a few things.
he really handled the Hiroshima survivor interview amazingly!
Also... you're both great interviewers and demonstrate 'attentive listening' really well.
I'm glad to see you guys are back. Missed you very much.
Someone crossed the streams, thank you for this
OMG YOU'RE DOING ANOTHER VIDEO WITH TAKASHII!!!!!!! MY 2 FAVORITE JAPANESE RUclipsRS!!!!!!!!
This was a very informative interview that helped me understand more about Japan! My biggest worry has been accidentally showing disrespect to a Japanese person if I travel there, but watching this has made me feel better about that. Watching the part about Hiroshima always brings tears to my eyes. I hope all of the people who went through that in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are at peace now.
The interviewer battle 💀
Thank you.
love these guys -
on this topic - my Japanese exchange student has goten the chance to see america from a smaller farm town in the midwest. I think some folks forget just how big the US truly is, and that there are many places where safety isnt even an issue -
You are my two fav bloggers in Japan! Both of you have fantastic and culturally important videos. I especially loved the interview with the woman who survived the bombing of Hiroshima. ❤❤
I think it's very important that Americans learn the truth about why we chose to develop and use atomic weapons, the actual effects they had on Japan, and the truth of everything that transpired between the US and Japan from 1853 to 1941 that led to the conflict. In the US, we are taught during our educational years virtually nothing of substance that would implicate the US, if we are taught anything at all.
2 of my favorite japanese people.
I need a part 2!!!!
This was a great interview with Takashii. I enjoyed his response on how to truly admire the annual blossom of the Sakura Tree. If I was to ask Takashii a question it would be if he could recommend one way to enjoy Japan, what activity would it be? Thank you Shogo for the video.
No way my two favorite japanese youtubers are collabing!! That's awesome!
Excellent video. I enjoyed a lot.
What Takashii said about cherry blossoms struck a chord with me. Regarding hanami from that perspective, it can be transferred to human lives as well. Practice every day, just so that in one fleeting moment, you can put all that training to use. It gave me a new source of motivation for my karate practice.
Shogo is awesome and I like Takashi too!
A very interesting video, thank you! Takashi's just gained a new subscriber. :)
Side note: I **would** say that there are wars/conflicts where one side is bad. I don't mean WWII here, of course.
Really like crossovers like this and collaborations! 😀
On a side note, the link to Takashii's channel in the description is broken, there need to be a space missing between it and the star emoji behind it.
Thanks for letting us know 😭✨
What???? Shogo and Takashi??? Yes!!
Oh neat, I subscribe to both channels. You two are terrific!
Great interview! The cherry blossoms are beautiful, but along with the fleeting nature of beauty, the spectacle, the amounts of the trees and the immaculate care and curation of them into entire covered walkways is unique to Japan. But I like Takashii's answer to that.
The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life.
Katsumoto
Takashii and Shogo! What is this a crossover episode?!
Best crossover in history? Probably!
The Hiroshima interview was informative and emotional. I agree, Takashii should do more historical interviews, maybe around geological events, tsunamis, etc. Wonderful interview gents. 👍❤
True, a lot of the high-tech inventions are not really for ordinary life, but a big exception is the shinkansen trains!
What kind of high tech invention for daily use
Shogo you are awesome!
what a great crossover!
I’m going to Japan in 3 months and had no idea that Uber is not available there. Thanks for that last info.
As a foreigner who saw the Cherry Blossoms out of season I agree completely with Takashii
Well I’m glad I’m going to Japan in October 🥰
I wanna meet Takashii irl too now
I agree with everything!
THE TWO GOATS
18:50 I think what Takashii want to say is: "Beauty is within the progression not just the result"
Matcha Samurai and Shogo next omg 😆 that would be a comedy more than serious tho 😂
Great video , love to see quality creators collaborating 🎉🎉🎉
I think the outlook on safety/sense of security and prices in Japan really depends on where one comes from. I visited Japan in 2012 for 2 months and it was both extremely expensive and didn't feel that safe. I was told by my Japanese boyfriend to not go outside alone past 10pm, I've seen numerous crimes being reported on the news, some I have never heard of in my home country, also lots of stalking cases. My point is, Japan might be cheap and safe compared to the US, but not necessarily so compared to some EU countries.
Europe is safe and crime free
Seeing two TOP English-speaking, Japanese RUclipsrs where one of them is interviewing the interviewer...
this is kinda surreal
Takashii is like a feature artist 😅
Hi Takashii and Shogo, I'm looking at you from Italy!
That was great answer about the cherry blossoms.
A nice collab, guys...
I remember being able to walk alone through Kyoto late at night, and I've never felt safer❤
Thank you Mr. Yamaguchi! Love your videos. Learning a lot. Just curious, how do you write your name in Japanese.
I feel the same way about the cherry blossoms. I have cherry blossoms in my own country and its not like there's anything particularly different about the Japanese blossoms. I do like the transformation of the trees and seeing that whole process, i can't do that in japan because i can't stay that long.
Konichiwa from Michigan
☺ love this content
It is very different from western societies. I went there with my gf on vacation for two weeks. We mostly stayed in Tokyo but visited cities nearby by train. The first week was wonderful, so many cool things, so much beauty. Plus we love Japanese food. We were treated very well by everybody and mostly had positive interactions.
But something changed in the second week. We took the subway to the outskirts of Tokyo to visit a samurai sword museum. That was great. But coming back, we realized that the subway station had no English signs and the ticket machines were Japanese only so we had no idea how to buy tickets. So far everything seems reasonable. The problem started when we tried to ask people for help in using the ticket machines so we could buy tickets. People ignored us and walked around us as if they were water flowing around rocks we represented. Zero acknowledgement. We were very normally dressed tourists and were trying to communicate our need calmly and non threateningly, but to no avail. It was a shocking feeling, we felt like we were nothing to them. We were finally helped by two young girls who were buying tickets. We gave them the money, pointed to the station we wanted to go to and 30 seconds later we were all set. We thanked and bowed profusely like idiots we were so relieved.
We couldn't see Tokyo with the same eyes after that. We weren't traumatized or anything, but our naive love for the place was shattered. We'll probably visit again some day because it was mostly very fun.
Takashii with ultimate "man-spreading"!
Shogo, Takashi, you both seem like the kind of guys I could have a beer with on a summer day with some Country or Rockabilly on the radio.
On a related note, Shogo. I'd love to see your reaction to the new PS5 game Rise of the Ronin. It takes place during the last days of the Samurai and the rise of the Shinsengumi.
9:15 it's not just convenience, it's accountability and responsibility
that was great
Se você pausar o vídeo em 19:02 você verá algo glorioso!
I'd love to see you both react and discuss the Assassin's Creed Shadows topic because I'd be interested in how Japanese people see it?
Excellent video! I agree with the advantages of living in Japan. I feel so fortunate to have moved here 28 years ago after I married a Japanese guy. Especially since I left America, which would have been so more stressful to live in. Back then no one knew, certainly I didn't, that Kyoto would be packed with foreign tourists and foreign people even ask me on social media for advice on how they can move here.
@@missplainjane3905 all of the reasons Takashii said: safety, cheaper, etc. I don't need a car here. My kids and my family never has to worry about guns.
@@missplainjane3905 yes. After so many years, yes. I can write on the level of a high school student. Listening comprehension is advanced. Speaking is fine for most occasions
@@missplainjane3905 trains are amazing here! I think it's easier to live here as a car isn't necessary.
This was cool.
I will agree with Takashii. Japan is more associated with anime and tourism than latest tech these days.