I like that you're a story-teller in the guise of a merchant. This was really enjoyable. The only thoughtful detail of an American moving to Japan besides David Sedaris's "When You're Engulfed in Flames." Stoked on being a patron of your online shop :)
I hope you do more of these videos, where you cycle and talk. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The bit where you explain downgrading from a 20sqm to a 13sqm apartment was hilarious, like something out of a movie. Thank you for sharing 👍
Incredible video. I go to Tokyo a fair bit. There were so many familiar places you passed! I just bought a camera from your Etsy store, and am so excited to receive it!
When I lived in japan, I often followed more or less the exact route you took in this video! I left in 2018 to change my visa but suffered and injury at home and got stuck here during the pandemic. You're making the desire to return even stronger!
Loved this video! I visited Japan last year from India and somehow it felt very much at home. Your video made me feel nostalgic for my time there last year. Tokyo for its size feels very livable and a cozy place to live especially when you move off main streets to smaller lanes with parks etc.
My wife is half Japanese and we recently visited her family. It was my first time going. I fell in love. I’m definitely considering moving there. While there I visited a bunch of camera and bike shops. Cool to see you on a road bike. I got to stop by blue lug and since I’m a bike mechanic in Seattle, along w my wife translating for me, one of the employees lent me his bike! I had a blast riding a proper bike out there. At 16:28 you’re at the exact spot I was riding the bike in. If you were to turn around and ride for about .75 of a mile you’d reach blue lug. It was so fun riding a bike in that area I was flying
Really enjoyed that video. My good friend Kahurangi has a lovely Japanese wife and two smashing kids. Her family live in Chiba district. So with video clips they sent me and this one I got my eyes opened. Looks to be a beautiful place to live. Good luck for future and look forward to more travel as well as old camera videos. Cheers
Thank you for the video, I have always wondered how you ended up in Japan. Now I am wondering where cameras and photography got into your life? Thanks again, great story.
Excellent presentation. More please. Certainly some good exercise for you in your one hour cycle. A part two is needed to answer such questions as - are you still working for a Japanese company or are you a full time camera seller ( can you make it pay I hope ) now. What made you focus on vintage film cameras. Did you see a gap in the market or was it a hobby that just got carried away etc etc.
definitely loved hearing about how you ended up in japan, as well as seeing the streets of tokyo. hope you follow up with a video on how you ended up getting into vintage cameras! i bike to work in nyc everyday, and yeah, it's definitely a mess here though maybe you could ride through central park or along the hudson greenway. those aren't as bad since it's separate from cars and not as many people are riding during the winter months
Great video! Thank you for sharing your story and many insights. The idea to ride a bike through Tokyo while doing so is amazing. Also incredible, stable footage. Followed your bike channel immediately.
It is possible to get in without a degree if you can verify you have 3 years of experience in a trade or skill. There are many foreigners in Japan working in resorts or restaurants, these jobs don't require degrees. You can also enroll at a Japanese language school, which will allow you to get a student visa. With this visa you can get a work permit which will allow you to work part time. In time you can find a better job with an employer who will sponsor, not all of them require degrees so long as you have some kind of skill they can use.
Really interesting story, thank you for sharing your experiences! I came across your channel really not knowing anything about cameras or film so I would like to know how you came across cameras in the first place. I think another commenter has already mentioned this. Cheers!
You might think that, but 15% of people in Tokyo ride bikes every day, and 15% of 14 million is a pretty large figure. Tokyo doesn't have the space to add bike infrastructure, and takes a different approach to keeping cyclists safe, and that is requiring drivers to drive safely. I feel comfortable riding on Tokyo's streets, because drivers will be careful not to hit me. The are careful because if a car hits a bicycle, the car is automatically considered at fault, regardless of what the cyclist was doing. And, if a driver injures a cyclist or pedestrian, they are charged with a crime. If a driver kills a cyclist or a pedestrian, there is a mandatory jail sentence. Japan's criminal justice system is nothing to sneeze at, so drivers may come close sometimes, but they will avoid hitting you at all costs. The traffic fatality rate in Japan is very low, and it is a great place for cycling.
Japan doesn't believe in the concept of "accidents." Vehicle collisions are considered acts of negligence, and collisions resulting in injury or death are considered criminal negligence. And, above that is professional negligence resulting in injury or death, which, depending on the circumstances, can be considered a capital offense. If an ambulance driver or police officer hits someone with their vehicle, even in an emergency, the law applies to them as it does to anyone else, therefore they drive slowly and carefully.
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Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing your experience in Japan . Your videos inspire my wife and I to visit Japan.
Good job! Very enjoyable. "How and Why I got into the Camera Business" would be a good follow up.
I like that you're a story-teller in the guise of a merchant. This was really enjoyable. The only thoughtful detail of an American moving to Japan besides David Sedaris's "When You're Engulfed in Flames." Stoked on being a patron of your online shop :)
I hope you do more of these videos, where you cycle and talk. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The bit where you explain downgrading from a 20sqm to a 13sqm apartment was hilarious, like something out of a movie. Thank you for sharing 👍
Incredible video. I go to Tokyo a fair bit. There were so many familiar places you passed! I just bought a camera from your Etsy store, and am so excited to receive it!
Very interesting. Would love to see more of the city, and perhaps some of the countryside. Glad you are happy and well situatied.
When I lived in japan, I often followed more or less the exact route you took in this video! I left in 2018 to change my visa but suffered and injury at home and got stuck here during the pandemic. You're making the desire to return even stronger!
Fascinating story. What an adventure. I would like to know how you got into cameras.
The fact that you ride a bike is an adventure itself. Thanks for being in Japan to share with us.
Loved this video! I visited Japan last year from India and somehow it felt very much at home. Your video made me feel nostalgic for my time there last year. Tokyo for its size feels very livable and a cozy place to live especially when you move off main streets to smaller lanes with parks etc.
My wife is half Japanese and we recently visited her family. It was my first time going. I fell in love. I’m definitely considering moving there. While there I visited a bunch of camera and bike shops. Cool to see you on a road bike. I got to stop by blue lug and since I’m a bike mechanic in Seattle, along w my wife translating for me, one of the employees lent me his bike! I had a blast riding a proper bike out there. At 16:28 you’re at the exact spot I was riding the bike in. If you were to turn around and ride for about .75 of a mile you’d reach blue lug. It was so fun riding a bike in that area I was flying
Blue Lug is a great shop, they have a RUclips channel which I like a lot.
Really enjoyed that video. My good friend Kahurangi has a lovely Japanese wife and two smashing kids. Her family live in Chiba district. So with video clips they sent me and this one I got my eyes opened. Looks to be a beautiful place to live. Good luck for future and look forward to more travel as well as old camera videos. Cheers
Thank you for the video, I have always wondered how you ended up in Japan. Now I am wondering where cameras and photography got into your life? Thanks again, great story.
So do you still work the regular job, or have you been able to give that up for just the camera sales?
This was really interesting!
somewhere around the 50 minute mark he mentioned that he "still goes there", which is referenced to the job he found after the huge earthquake
Excellent presentation. More please. Certainly some good exercise for you in your one hour cycle. A part two is needed to answer such questions as - are you still working for a Japanese company or are you a full time camera seller ( can you make it pay I hope ) now. What made you focus on vintage film cameras. Did you see a gap in the market or was it a hobby that just got carried away etc etc.
Very interesting. Watched the entire video. Thank you for sharing.
definitely loved hearing about how you ended up in japan, as well as seeing the streets of tokyo. hope you follow up with a video on how you ended up getting into vintage cameras!
i bike to work in nyc everyday, and yeah, it's definitely a mess here though maybe you could ride through central park or along the hudson greenway. those aren't as bad since it's separate from cars and not as many people are riding during the winter months
Very interesting video. Tokyo looks a lovely clean place, with respectful people. Its easy to see why you like it.
hey, i love the videos you did. would like to hangout with you somedays in the future talking about camera. im just a beginner in camera.
Thank you Jeff, what an interesting video.. 👍🙏🏻
Great video! Thank you for sharing your story and many insights. The idea to ride a bike through Tokyo while doing so is amazing. Also incredible, stable footage. Followed your bike channel immediately.
Thank you so much for this video, I really enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing your story. It’s my dream to move there but not having a degree sounds like it’ll be a roadblock
It is possible to get in without a degree if you can verify you have 3 years of experience in a trade or skill. There are many foreigners in Japan working in resorts or restaurants, these jobs don't require degrees. You can also enroll at a Japanese language school, which will allow you to get a student visa. With this visa you can get a work permit which will allow you to work part time. In time you can find a better job with an employer who will sponsor, not all of them require degrees so long as you have some kind of skill they can use.
@@japanvintagecamera8869 Understandable, thank you for the response.
Thanks for sharing your life story with an interesting bicycle ride in Tokyo!
Very enjoyable
Agree :)
I would like to hear more on your time making videos on RUclips!
But how did you start the camera business??
Thanks for making this. Really interesting listening to how you got to where you are. Would love to hear and see more about your camera shop!
Thank Jeff. Nice to see a bit of you rback story.
Really interesting story, thank you for sharing your experiences! I came across your channel really not knowing anything about cameras or film so I would like to know how you came across cameras in the first place. I think another commenter has already mentioned this. Cheers!
Great video!
I expected Japan to have better cycle infrastructure. Lots of riding on the road I see. Just like Canada.
You might think that, but 15% of people in Tokyo ride bikes every day, and 15% of 14 million is a pretty large figure. Tokyo doesn't have the space to add bike infrastructure, and takes a different approach to keeping cyclists safe, and that is requiring drivers to drive safely. I feel comfortable riding on Tokyo's streets, because drivers will be careful not to hit me. The are careful because if a car hits a bicycle, the car is automatically considered at fault, regardless of what the cyclist was doing. And, if a driver injures a cyclist or pedestrian, they are charged with a crime. If a driver kills a cyclist or a pedestrian, there is a mandatory jail sentence. Japan's criminal justice system is nothing to sneeze at, so drivers may come close sometimes, but they will avoid hitting you at all costs. The traffic fatality rate in Japan is very low, and it is a great place for cycling.
Might of missed it but how long have you been in Japan and you plan on remaining there?
This reminds me to ask. Why is it that at least in Tokyo all the ambulances drive really slow?
Japan doesn't believe in the concept of "accidents." Vehicle collisions are considered acts of negligence, and collisions resulting in injury or death are considered criminal negligence. And, above that is professional negligence resulting in injury or death, which, depending on the circumstances, can be considered a capital offense. If an ambulance driver or police officer hits someone with their vehicle, even in an emergency, the law applies to them as it does to anyone else, therefore they drive slowly and carefully.
Wow I thought for sure you married a Japanese woman. How has your American wife handled the change living in Japan so far?