Rewatching your old videos is just a whole different kind of fun. It’s amazing seeing where you guys started in Japan and how you are doing now. Thank you Kyde&Eric for a great adventure and having us tag along!
Hey great videos. You two are an adorable couple. I love how you have edited parts 1 2 and 3. I had to write a comment because I'm hooked!! Haha jk. You guys are the best channel on youtube that show quirky differences between america and japan; i honestly feel like I'm having an epiphany over here! Thanks so much for sharing, hope part 4 is just as intoxicating XD
Wow, your guys' videos have really opened my eyes to the cultural differences between the States and Japan. Even a lot of the little things, like buying lights, were really interesting for me. Thanks!
The School scenes and inner workings were so interesting to me. I live in Australia. My visits to Japan were in 1960's as a Ship's Electrician. Thank you for the video. (Perth, Western Australia 47 years) Expatriate from Burma (now Myanmar)
34:45. I live in Canada, so I can't even begin to fathom Japans idea of really cold. In winter months 10 degrees is like a summer paradise where you can where a sweater comfortably. If I ever visit Japan, I'll get my heavy winter jacket at home.
I went to a junior high school in Mexico. They have a very similar study environment and customs. One thing I liked about my experience in that school, even with the harsh environment, was that my classmates and I really bonded mainly because the teacher are the ones who rotate from class to class and not the students. this gave us time to know each other unlike how the public schools in the states where the students are the ones who have to go from class to class.
Well....you need to keep in mind places don't always run heaters at all and the buildings are very lightly insulated and quite drafty. 10 degrees isn't so bad in conditions where things are actually heated, but when it's 10 degrees inside all day long it gets old. Plus if you make your trip up to the north of Japan you'll need that heavy jacket...it's Canada cold up there.
you guys are amazing. I have so many videos I've shot in Japan and I haven't had the time to put them together into anything half as good as what you've guys have done. Very inspirational. You guys are living one of my dreams right now. Thanks for the videos and keep 'em coming!
Brave moving to a different country. Giving us a very good picture of the life and culture in Japan. Using a simple English, easy to understand. Very interesting and amusing.
Hi Kyde and Eric, I enjoy your videos so much. I watch them every time when I eat and this one really makes me nostalgic. I moved to the States when I was 15 from Macau. I didn't realize how much I miss middle school until I see these kids. Thanks for making all these great videos :)
Interesting enough, your lives revolve around simplistic aspects and mannerisms of the every day chore, the minute accomplishment, and the cheerful aspect of the individuals you view to be wonderful. You are overjoyed with the simple things in life, and i like that.
You guys are the best. I am disabled and watching your videos make me feel like I am there. I can't really travel and you are genuinely helping me in a way I can put into words. Where in America are you from?
Eric and Kyde, I spent some time in Japan last year and I appreciated your videos so much, we learned a lot from you guys, I am very grateful of your input about the very different Japanese Culture. You guys were right in many many things, We loved Japan but there is nothing like AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY! THANKS... A MILLION....
We survived Japanese cuisine, is the only thing I hated, their food is terry, but thanks to you guys we found the 7/11 stores, Great... Thanks buddies.
Having lived on the embassy compound I never had to deal with Japanese apartment living. But your videos have made me want to abandon the diplomacy dream and just move to Japan and actually experience the culture instead of fitting it in on the weekends. That said, after two years of living there very little seemed to surprise me but everything seemed to excite me. The fact of a universal plug for ceiling lights is hands down the most amazing thing I've seen in my entire life lol.
Just a thought. To me(I'm swedish) 10 degrees C is not that cold. For indoors I guess it is but you still don't freeze your butt off in it. Like outdoors here in the winter when it sometimes drops to -15.
Thanks for all the videos. I am retiring and planning to teach school in Asia, preferably in Japan. It was good to see the raw details of school life whether good or bad, and it better prepares me as a teacher. I have a friend who teaches at the Christian Academy of Japan in Higashikurume. Not sure what opportunities are available yet for me. I'm an Oxford Seminar graduate and that is supposed to help. Thanks again.
Yea, Japan has a lot of nice things going for it's people. We would love to come to Columbia as we have never been further south than Costa Rica in the Americas and want to travel around South America a lot! I hope we get to some day.
Love your videos. I never expected Japan to seem so intriguing however I'm not surprised since I was raised in Western Europe. My friend studied at a University in Tokyo but he didn't last very long (he left after 1 semester), he said that the social classifying is too overwhelming. Looking at the school from the video it seems more strict than a military boarding school to which you send your misbehaving kids! Either way, keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your experience with all of us! - Greetings from Poland
Martin Chudzik Thanks, glad you enjoy the videos! It appears strict here, and by western standards things certainly are different but if you don't worry about it too much it's an easy place to live. -Eric
With the kind of music there seemed to be going on at this festival I'd say it's pretty normal that they'd dance that way :) At least in France that's how we would do it as well.
Thank you so much! This is so accurate of how we feel, we make videos as objectively as possible. Our agenda is to display the reality of situations we are in. Sometimes our emotions filter into good and bad experiences but that is a part of the reality. We are delighted you see this in our videos!
Watching many years later, I related to the tapas. In the UK tapas is usually associated with Spanish restaurants but in my experience, NEVER EVER go in a group. What happens is that some in the group are very enthusiastic about choosing different things in order that we all experience the fullness of Spanish food. So I would select 4 dishes of what I want only to find that the others devour the lot and do not eat what they chose. So I am left with ... Fish! Ugh.
Great vid! Growing up in Canada where it's 3 degrees in March, and almost the first day of Spring, I got a kick out of 10-11 celsius being "really cold" :P !!
Hah, yea, well...there is a difference oddly. Our apartment in Kumagaya was very very poorly insulated (as are most structures here) and it is too expensive to leave any sort of heat source running 24/7, so when you go inside your apartment after work (or wake up in the morning!) it's the same temperature inside as it is outside. -Eric
All you need to qualify for an instructor visa in Japan is any 4 year degree. Once you have that and you are in the country, it's pretty easy to find work. Especially during the hiring season from Jan through March.
you can't hold a prescription in America for a year. You have to submit it into a pharmacy within a few months to days depending on the medicine and the state laws.
We have been in Japan for about a year and a half now. We aren't sure what we will do next year yet, haha. Eric is also a teacher...only at a Juku and a preschool.
@MediocreMichael Awesome, I'm glad you didnt find them boring! We have a lot of videos up from our travels over the past couple of years, but the rate at which I'm making new videos will probably slow down. Our lives are becoming more "normal" and routine these days, so there isn't so much to talk about. Hah.
Of course no where is 100% safe, but as a generalization Japan is nearly one of the safest places in the world. It's not uncommon to see women walking down dark alleys in the middle of the night alone without even a thought they are in danger. If you live in the US you'll be stunned at how safe it feels in Japan.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I find the culture in Japan interesting.If someone hasn't mentioned Tapas are frequent in Spain and Portugal, so interesting to find in JapanThe festival with balloons I think is the coming of age for either boys or girls of certain age.Rugby is actually more worldwide like soccer but has basically similar rules to American football but with no protective equipment. When they are all joined like that it is called a scrum where they fight for possession of the ball. Mostly the point is to lateral the ball in a line and make it to the other teams end to score.Kendo= Ancient Japanese Fencing with Bamboo wooden katanas (swords). They scream in fencing too. Basically intimidating your opponent. 10 degrees Celsius cold, come on Kyde that temp is even present in California in the summer.Are those Ramen noodles or Soba/ Udon because they are really thick. Gyoza is the best but the dipping sauces like most Japanese food is way over salted. At least it is not blandI bet all those kids would rather sing AKB songs or similar.The cleaning is actual very therapeutic and gives the kids a sense of work ethic which is something really missing in America.It shows responsibility and accomplishment hopefully to take them into their adult years.The ginsing drink is tame I guess but not like pop obiously, Lettuce? LOL At least you have not tried the more exotic things like bug larve, grasshoppers and droppiings but wait you have been to Thailand so?Mayonaise in Japan is strange and called Kewpie(the brand?) with a baby on the front...weird
You two are true free spirits. I really enjoy your videos. I have noticed from part 1 to part 3 Eric is growing a beard. I am looking forward to watching part 4 to see if Eric has trimmed that beard and his eyebrows. I know Japanese people and having a 6 foot 7 inch bearded gaijin walking around their country pretty much scares the shit out of them. It's Godzilla only worse.
Haha. These four "Living in Japan" videos were all shot over a year long time peroid ending this past December. We still live in Japan, and we make small videos now and then so you can see my more recent appearance in those. I typically don't ever shave with a razor (b/c I'm lazy) but living in Japan I have started to once or twice a week because I feel like having a beard here is seen as a little "grungy" looking. No one has ever said anything or treated me weird for having a beard though.
Hopefully you will have no problem finding teaching jobs in Japan, but we have heard from some older people that getting hired in Japan when you are over 40 is tricky. If it does not pan out in Japan keep your eyes on Korea or Taiwan, we have heard good things about teaching in both of those countries as well.
Beer made by local small batch artisanal brewery (microbrewery). Big on the West Coast. You can get a list of the California craft brew at California Craft Beer .com. BTW, the Kanji on the door to the Western toilet means western style.
Very cool seeing what your job is like Kade! And yes in the US the kids just jack up the classrooms and never clean any thing, I worked in a Middle school and they make quite a mess.
- Tapas are Spanish, as you said, appetizers... 80% of restaurants in Spain are specialized in tapas. - Ken-do means "way of sword". you are supposed to hit your opponent only on the head or hand and you have to announce it before attempting the hit which makes it more challenging. The screaming is mainly to intimidate your opponent when you attack, a battle cry , I guess :) - cleaning the floor by students is deeply rooted in the culture (it's practiced in martial arts schools and Buddhist temples too) it teaches students an awareness about cleanliness of the environment and their shares of responsibility. Japanese are one of the cleanest people on earth. :)
I am not for peeing in the street but never understood why nobody is that sensitive about dogs going to bathroom on the streets :) Humans only do it in emergency situation :)
Syd Ray because the humans were doing it on a wall right beside people, where it practically runs on your leg. If it was in the grass or something, id have no problem with it, I pee outside sometimes too. I just walk away from people and dont do it where people congregate.
Wow the schools are very interesting! lol the 14yr old kids fill the Heaters. I love how they say "See you" when leaving that's better i think then See ya. i can't imagine singing in front of 900 Japanese people That's awesome though! love the vids !
LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos my wife and two girls want to visit your city now I wonder if the the people there have evere heard mexican cant wait to find out
The music festival must be their version of Burning Man. Only in a polite way. Those plug in lights are awesome. Not only because you can choose your own but also because any time you get a good idea you could stand under it and snap it on. I wish I would have had one for that idea come to think of it.
You've got to be kidding me. I would totally love to see their version. How far way from that would you be? What do you think it would cost to send you 2 kids to investigate that for us?
+NYC Emma It's not terribly far, but I think the tickets are hundreds of dollars each. Honestly, I'm going to make a assumption here that it's going to be much smaller than the American counterpart, but with mostly foreigners living in Japan attending and no drugs. Hahaha. -E
Thank you SO much for making this video. Yes, your school seems a little old-fashioned, but it reminded me of the charm of Miyazaki films. Everything is a little quaint. I understand you have an office job now, I hope you've made a video explaining that transition and what you do now (also where Eric teaches). I'm really curious what that liquor was...
1) is there a way I can get the song at the beginning of the videos? The guitar rocks. 2) you guys ever consider putting everything together and releasing it as a documentary- the stuff is that good!
Noooo~! It all depends where you live in Canada, don't clump us all together! 10 degrees is so cold to me and I need a good jacket (I know a lot of Canadians like me too)! I mean in Vancouver it hardly ever goes below 0 except maybe over night sometimes! I live in Calgary, so it does get cold (but we have Chinooks! Its been 20ish in the winter!), but I would never think of 10 as even "okay" let alone a "summer paradise." xD (but I am pretty wimpy in the cold) Hybernation for meee!~
you guys should have made a small fire inside the teepee that would help with the insect problem . and i don't think they ever used a floor lol.. Just grass which i don't mind.
Sounds like you are in a spanish joint. Tapas being spanish appetizers and very popular in many Japanese cities right now. Cool video btw, how is the craft beer scene in kumagaya? We've had an assortment of craft beer joints popping up here in yokohama.
Rewatching your old videos is just a whole different kind of fun. It’s amazing seeing where you guys started in Japan and how you are doing now. Thank you Kyde&Eric for a great adventure and having us tag along!
It's amazing to us people have been watching our lives develop for so long. Thank you so much for coming along! -E
Hey great videos. You two are an adorable couple. I love how you have edited parts 1 2 and 3. I had to write a comment because I'm hooked!! Haha jk. You guys are the best channel on youtube that show quirky differences between america and japan; i honestly feel like I'm having an epiphany over here!
Thanks so much for sharing, hope part 4 is just as intoxicating XD
ttrendxyz Hey, thanks so much for the kind comment! We are really glad you enjoyed the videos! -Eric
Holy crap at about 35 minutes in Emma scared the crap out of me when Kyde turned the camera, I wasn't expecting anyone to be standing behind her
Haha, a common reaction. -Eric
This was awesome, great job explaining how the school runs and showing all the different parts! Very good and awesome camera work!
Wow, your guys' videos have really opened my eyes to the cultural differences between the States and Japan. Even a lot of the little things, like buying lights, were really interesting for me. Thanks!
Thank you so much! We are super glad people are enjoying our videos.
The School scenes and inner workings were so interesting to me. I live in Australia. My visits to Japan were in 1960's as a Ship's Electrician. Thank you for the video. (Perth, Western Australia 47 years) Expatriate from Burma (now Myanmar)
Glad you enjoyed! -E
"i don't eat mayonnaise" hahahah best line ever XD
Yes!
Just started watching part 3. I love your take on "living in Japan". I think this is a very well put together video. Thanks for sharing.
Kacey You made it to part 3! Awesome! Thanks! -Eric
Loves seeing Kyde's school! Very informative and interesting! Thanks for sharing!!
34:45. I live in Canada, so I can't even begin to fathom Japans idea of really cold. In winter months 10 degrees is like a summer paradise where you can where a sweater comfortably. If I ever visit Japan, I'll get my heavy winter jacket at home.
Glad to hear that you liked it! I had fun shooting it and sharing what I saw everyday!
Love these video so far! About to watch part 4 now :) I plan on going to Japan for a year soon so they've been soooo helpful!
***** Awesome! Enjoy your time in Japan! -Eric
I went to a junior high school in Mexico. They have a very similar study environment and customs. One thing I liked about my experience in that school, even with the harsh environment, was that my classmates and I really bonded mainly because the teacher are the ones who rotate from class to class and not the students. this gave us time to know each other unlike how the public schools in the states where the students are the ones who have to go from class to class.
Well....you need to keep in mind places don't always run heaters at all and the buildings are very lightly insulated and quite drafty. 10 degrees isn't so bad in conditions where things are actually heated, but when it's 10 degrees inside all day long it gets old.
Plus if you make your trip up to the north of Japan you'll need that heavy jacket...it's Canada cold up there.
you guys are amazing. I have so many videos I've shot in Japan and I haven't had the time to put them together into anything half as good as what you've guys have done. Very inspirational. You guys are living one of my dreams right now. Thanks for the videos and keep 'em coming!
Brave moving to a different country. Giving us a very good picture of the life and culture in Japan. Using a simple English, easy to understand. Very interesting and amusing.
Thank you for enjoying the videos! Double thanks for the warm comment. -Eric
Hi Kyde and Eric, I enjoy your videos so much. I watch them every time when I eat and this one really makes me nostalgic. I moved to the States when I was 15 from Macau. I didn't realize how much I miss middle school until I see these kids. Thanks for making all these great videos :)
Interesting enough, your lives revolve around simplistic aspects and mannerisms of the every day chore, the minute accomplishment, and the cheerful aspect of the individuals you view to be wonderful. You are overjoyed with the simple things in life, and i like that.
You guys are the best. I am disabled and watching your videos make me feel like I am there. I can't really travel and you are genuinely helping me in a way I can put into words. Where in America are you from?
Thanks so much! We are mostly from Virginia! -E
I need to see a therapist…WHY did the school musical portion bring tears to my eye?! Very nice…thank you.
35:05 scared the shit out of me. Freaking Emma back there- out of no where!
omg hehe me too ! D:
this is one of the best documntary films about life in japan ..........thanks
Eric and Kyde, I spent some time in Japan last year and I appreciated your videos so much, we learned a lot from you guys, I am very grateful of your input about the very different Japanese Culture. You guys were right in many many things, We loved Japan but there is nothing like AMERICA! GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY! THANKS... A MILLION....
+Sergio Rojas Happy to hear our videos helped your trip a bit! Thanks! -E
We survived Japanese cuisine, is the only thing I hated, their food is terry, but thanks to you guys we found the 7/11 stores, Great... Thanks buddies.
thank you for sharing you lives with us, it is very pleasant to see the world through your eyes, : )
Thanks so much, you're very welcome! -Eric
Having lived on the embassy compound I never had to deal with Japanese apartment living. But your videos have made me want to abandon the diplomacy dream and just move to Japan and actually experience the culture instead of fitting it in on the weekends. That said, after two years of living there very little seemed to surprise me but everything seemed to excite me. The fact of a universal plug for ceiling lights is hands down the most amazing thing I've seen in my entire life lol.
+Nick S HAhaha, I was blown away by that light socket too. -E
Thank you very much for sharing and narrating your adventures.
Just a thought. To me(I'm swedish) 10 degrees C is not that cold. For indoors I guess it is but you still don't freeze your butt off in it. Like outdoors here in the winter when it sometimes drops to -15.
Thanks for all the videos. I am retiring and planning to teach school in Asia, preferably in Japan. It was good to see the raw details of school life whether good or bad, and it better prepares me as a teacher. I have a friend who teaches at the Christian Academy of Japan in Higashikurume. Not sure what opportunities are available yet for me. I'm an Oxford Seminar graduate and that is supposed to help. Thanks again.
Yea, Japan has a lot of nice things going for it's people. We would love to come to Columbia as we have never been further south than Costa Rica in the Americas and want to travel around South America a lot! I hope we get to some day.
Yea, GPS works here, the tricky part is getting the maps onto it. Make sure whatever GPS you buy or have supports a map from Japan.
Love your videos. I never expected Japan to seem so intriguing however I'm not surprised since I was raised in Western Europe. My friend studied at a University in Tokyo but he didn't last very long (he left after 1 semester), he said that the social classifying is too overwhelming. Looking at the school from the video it seems more strict than a military boarding school to which you send your misbehaving kids! Either way, keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your experience with all of us! - Greetings from Poland
Martin Chudzik Thanks, glad you enjoy the videos! It appears strict here, and by western standards things certainly are different but if you don't worry about it too much it's an easy place to live. -Eric
Kyde and Eric Hey Eric! Thanks for the quick reply, I've never experienced Japan myself but it's on my bucket list for sure!
Subscribed two days ago, really enjoy all the travel videos, really enjoyable!
With the kind of music there seemed to be going on at this festival I'd say it's pretty normal that they'd dance that way :)
At least in France that's how we would do it as well.
Thank you so much! This is so accurate of how we feel, we make videos as objectively as possible. Our agenda is to display the reality of situations we are in. Sometimes our emotions filter into good and bad experiences but that is a part of the reality. We are delighted you see this in our videos!
13:35 "They do things to other countries' food that they shouldn't do." I couldn't agree more!
@kingdomatthi That is awesome to hear, I'm glad people are enjoying them!
Watching many years later, I related to the tapas. In the UK tapas is usually associated with Spanish restaurants but in my experience, NEVER EVER go in a group. What happens is that some in the group are very enthusiastic about choosing different things in order that we all experience the fullness of Spanish food. So I would select 4 dishes of what I want only to find that the others devour the lot and do not eat what they chose. So I am left with ... Fish! Ugh.
haahaaha sounds about right
seriously one of the best j vlog videos u guys r seriously made for each other r u guys always this kl you guys represent the best in foreigners
Great vid! Growing up in Canada where it's 3 degrees in March, and almost the first day of Spring, I got a kick out of 10-11 celsius being "really cold" :P !!
Hah, yea, well...there is a difference oddly. Our apartment in Kumagaya was very very poorly insulated (as are most structures here) and it is too expensive to leave any sort of heat source running 24/7, so when you go inside your apartment after work (or wake up in the morning!) it's the same temperature inside as it is outside. -Eric
I love the whole chunk about Kyde and her work in school! =D
Loved this Video Kyde! Never knew these things about the schools. Great video.
Haha, it's been so long since I have seen these videos I don't even remember what you are referring to. I should probably watch them again sometime.
Did you Know that Cesar Salad was invented In Baja California Witch is the peninsula of Mexico, its not italian !! and Tapas are spanish appetizers.
All you need to qualify for an instructor visa in Japan is any 4 year degree. Once you have that and you are in the country, it's pretty easy to find work. Especially during the hiring season from Jan through March.
You said u were going to do a arcade special, i could not help it, i had to watch living in japan up to part 4 , its awesome!
you can't hold a prescription in America for a year. You have to submit it into a pharmacy within a few months to days depending on the medicine and the state laws.
love the shot at 7:39 so close encounters of the third kind!
This was all shot with a Panasonic DMC-TS1. We edited it with some version of Sony Vegas, but I'm not sure which.
No problem! Thanks for watching!
It has it's challenging moments for sure. Nearly anyone can "be" a teacher here, but we want to be GOOD teachers, and that can be tricky.
"I don't eat mayonnaise" I peed my fucking pants, that was so unexpected... :D
+o0julek0o Haha, yea, solid moment! -Eric
We have been in Japan for about a year and a half now. We aren't sure what we will do next year yet, haha. Eric is also a teacher...only at a Juku and a preschool.
@MediocreMichael Awesome, I'm glad you didnt find them boring! We have a lot of videos up from our travels over the past couple of years, but the rate at which I'm making new videos will probably slow down. Our lives are becoming more "normal" and routine these days, so there isn't so much to talk about. Hah.
How had I never seen this video before? That's pretty interesting stuff on how the class goes!
Yea, that footage is great!
Of course no where is 100% safe, but as a generalization Japan is nearly one of the safest places in the world. It's not uncommon to see women walking down dark alleys in the middle of the night alone without even a thought they are in danger. If you live in the US you'll be stunned at how safe it feels in Japan.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I find the culture in Japan interesting.If someone hasn't mentioned Tapas are frequent in Spain and Portugal, so interesting to find in JapanThe festival with balloons I think is the coming of age for either boys or girls of certain age.Rugby is actually more worldwide like soccer but has basically similar rules to American football but with no protective equipment. When they are all joined like that it is called a scrum where they fight for possession of the ball. Mostly the point is to lateral the ball in a line and make it to the other teams end to score.Kendo= Ancient Japanese Fencing with Bamboo wooden katanas (swords). They scream in fencing too. Basically intimidating your opponent. 10 degrees Celsius cold, come on Kyde that temp is even present in California in the summer.Are those Ramen noodles or Soba/ Udon because they are really thick. Gyoza is the best but the dipping sauces like most Japanese food is way over salted. At least it is not blandI bet all those kids would rather sing AKB songs or similar.The cleaning is actual very therapeutic and gives the kids a sense of work ethic which is something really missing in America.It shows responsibility and accomplishment hopefully to take them into their adult years.The ginsing drink is tame I guess but not like pop obiously, Lettuce? LOL At least you have not tried the more exotic things like bug larve, grasshoppers and droppiings but wait you have been to Thailand so?Mayonaise in Japan is strange and called Kewpie(the brand?) with a baby on the front...weird
You two are true free spirits. I really enjoy your videos. I have noticed from part 1 to part 3 Eric is growing a beard. I am looking forward to watching part 4 to see if Eric has trimmed that beard and his eyebrows. I know Japanese people and having a 6 foot 7 inch bearded gaijin walking around their country pretty much scares the shit out of them. It's Godzilla only worse.
Haha. These four "Living in Japan" videos were all shot over a year long time peroid ending this past December. We still live in Japan, and we make small videos now and then so you can see my more recent appearance in those. I typically don't ever shave with a razor (b/c I'm lazy) but living in Japan I have started to once or twice a week because I feel like having a beard here is seen as a little "grungy" looking. No one has ever said anything or treated me weird for having a beard though.
In Canada until like grade 7 you have to change your outdoor shoes for indoor ones...
We have quite a few videos about food, and they are easy to make so I'm sure there will be more!
the custom of removing the lightfixings when moving is also custom in the netherlands, but without the simple twist plug.
Hopefully you will have no problem finding teaching jobs in Japan, but we have heard from some older people that getting hired in Japan when you are over 40 is tricky. If it does not pan out in Japan keep your eyes on Korea or Taiwan, we have heard good things about teaching in both of those countries as well.
Beer made by local small batch artisanal brewery (microbrewery). Big on the West Coast. You can get a list of the California craft brew at California Craft Beer .com. BTW, the Kanji on the door to the Western toilet means western style.
Very cool seeing what your job is like Kade! And yes in the US the kids just jack up the classrooms and never clean any thing, I worked in a Middle school and they make quite a mess.
- Tapas are Spanish, as you said, appetizers... 80% of restaurants in Spain are specialized in tapas.
- Ken-do means "way of sword". you are supposed to hit your opponent only on the head or hand and you have to announce it before attempting the hit which makes it more challenging. The screaming is mainly to intimidate your opponent when you attack, a battle cry , I guess :)
- cleaning the floor by students is deeply rooted in the culture (it's practiced in martial arts schools and Buddhist temples too) it teaches students an awareness about cleanliness of the environment and their shares of responsibility. Japanese are one of the cleanest people on earth. :)
except for when they pee all over the streets, ran into sooooo much of that.
I am not for peeing in the street but never understood why nobody is that sensitive about dogs going to bathroom on the streets :)
Humans only do it in emergency situation :)
Syd Ray because the humans were doing it on a wall right beside people, where it practically runs on your leg. If it was in the grass or something, id have no problem with it, I pee outside sometimes too. I just walk away from people and dont do it where people congregate.
whahaha! 10c is cold? and heres me chilling (literally) with my shirt and shorts at 0 :D i gues its super warm where you live
wow verry nice documentation really awesome
Thanks! I hope your trip to Japan is good!
finally u showed me the school i was waiting for that i loved it
just wanna say... this is a great video!
Wow the schools are very interesting! lol the 14yr old kids fill the Heaters. I love how they say "See you" when leaving that's better i think then See ya. i can't imagine singing in front of 900 Japanese people That's awesome though! love the vids !
Thanks. We're not sure how to video more interaction with people without being rude though. If you have any ideas I'd love to hear them!
Japan has got to have some of the world's best looking school lunches
Wow. Looks like you guys are having a fun time in Japan xD
LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos my wife and two girls want to visit your city now I wonder if the the people there have evere heard mexican cant wait to find out
+lino rosales I don't think there is any mexican stuff in Kumagaya, but nearby there is a Brazilian town! -Eric
The music festival must be their version of Burning Man. Only in a polite way.
Those plug in lights are awesome. Not only because you can choose your own but also because any time you get a good idea you could stand under it and snap it on. I wish I would have had one for that idea come to think of it.
+NYC Emma If I'm not mistaken I think they actually have a "real" burning man here! This music festival was far less....wild.
You've got to be kidding me. I would totally love to see their version. How far way from that would you be? What do you think it would cost to send you 2 kids to investigate that for us?
+NYC Emma It's not terribly far, but I think the tickets are hundreds of dollars each. Honestly, I'm going to make a assumption here that it's going to be much smaller than the American counterpart, but with mostly foreigners living in Japan attending and no drugs. Hahaha. -E
In case you haven't found out yet...the Kanji at 30:15 means "Western Style" ;)
The sign on the bathroom stall 洋式 (youshiki) means western style. Great videos BTW.
They are amazing!
Yea, and it's amazing for us.
You guys are awesome!
its so intresting to see the japanese schoollife from a foreign teachers view
presciption in México last 2 weeks....of course if they don't notice its a different story but, well thats the way it is
Thank you SO much for making this video. Yes, your school seems a little old-fashioned, but it reminded me of the charm of Miyazaki films. Everything is a little quaint. I understand you have an office job now, I hope you've made a video explaining that transition and what you do now (also where Eric teaches).
I'm really curious what that liquor was...
***** I'm not 100% sure which liquor you are referring to (these videos are a couple of years old), but it may have been ginger root. -Eric
Yup, probably ginger root!
I realy enjoyed the videos thanks for sharing!
samira lewis Thank you! -Eric
1) is there a way I can get the song at the beginning of the videos? The guitar rocks.
2) you guys ever consider putting everything together and releasing it as a documentary- the stuff is that good!
Haha, thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!
Noooo~! It all depends where you live in Canada, don't clump us all together! 10 degrees is so cold to me and I need a good jacket (I know a lot of Canadians like me too)!
I mean in Vancouver it hardly ever goes below 0 except maybe over night sometimes!
I live in Calgary, so it does get cold (but we have Chinooks! Its been 20ish in the winter!), but I would never think of 10 as even "okay" let alone a "summer paradise." xD (but I am pretty wimpy in the cold)
Hybernation for meee!~
Thanks! We do have a video about video games in Japan on our channel if you're looking for that sort of thing.
(laughs) she just chugged that mystery drink downlol
Haha, one of our favorite moments.
you guys should have made a small fire inside the teepee that would help with the insect problem . and i don't think they ever used a floor lol.. Just grass which i don't mind.
Haha, yea, it's one of those few kanjis I have learned due to it's importance.
lol love it xD
"i don't eat mayonnaise"
Yea, this was information we acquired quickly after this incident.
30:14 The characters 洋式 means "foreign style" in Japanese and Chinese.
Sounds like you are in a spanish joint. Tapas being spanish appetizers and very popular in many Japanese cities right now. Cool video btw, how is the craft beer scene in kumagaya? We've had an assortment of craft beer joints popping up here in yokohama.
At 23 minutes, the football players are in a 'scrum' to see who can get the ball. We have football in Australia.
did you guys ever figure out what was going on at 18:40?? i think it may have been a children's festival or a festival for babies and infants???