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Japanese Fans Reacting to World Cup Win 6/14
Despite low expectations, Japan beat Cameroon June 14th 1-0. Many expected Japan to lose because they were lower in rank than Cameroon and ....
16 Jun 10:52 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Phallic Festival – Yokote’s Bonden Matsuri
Japanese Phallic Festival – Bonden Matsuri Sexual Innuendo Festival Festivals participants struggle uphill to deliver a gift, a decorati....
24 Mar 2:30 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Igloo Festival – Kamakura Matsuri in Yokote
Japanese Igloo Festival Kamakura Matsuri Kamakura Matsuri – Japanese Igloo Festival in the northern Japanese city of Yokote In the smal....
27 Feb 7:02 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Magome – Old Japanese Post Town in Kiso Valley
Magome is old Japanese Post Town on the old Nakasendo Road which used to connect Tokyo to Kyoto during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Trav....
11 Feb 8:21 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Brief Interview with Cute sexy Peruvian Waitress of Japanese Descent in Nagoya
In Japan, you always run into interesting people. While I was chowing down on a burger at Shooters in Nagoya I happened to meet a cute ....
11 Feb 4:18 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gods, Devils, and Geisha – Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara
Gods, Devils, and Geisha Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara A Devil arrives with sword and torch at a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto Setsubun (Fe....
10 Feb 4:42 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asashoryu Retires from Sumo Video Discussion
Long video discussing the retirement of Asashoryu, the yokozuna (sumo champion) of Sumo in Japan. Asashoryu announced his retirement re....
9 Feb 10:33 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Osu Kannon Temple and Shopping Market in Nagoya, Japan
I was visiting Nagoya and decided to drop in on Victor aka Gimmeabreakman aka Givemeaflakeman. He gave me a quick tour of Osu Kannon te....
9 Feb 10:19 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara Video
Setsubun (Feb 3rd) is a Japanese Spring ritual where Japanese drive bad luck in the form of Oni (devils) out of their homes with a handful ....
7 Feb 7:39 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bean-Throwing Geisha Celebrate Setsubun in Kyoto
February 2nd, while Americans watch groundhogs and their shadows, Japanese, or at least those in Kyoto, watch Geisha perform the Japane....
4 Feb 2:09 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Snowy Tokyo Evening on the way to the bus station
Wonder upon wonder! It was snowing in Tokyo on the evening of the first of February! Unfortunately I couldn’t fully enjoy it because ....
2 Feb 10:45 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Modern Japanese Ghouls Hold a ‘Grudge’ – film review
    “The Grudge,” based on the more distinguished Japanese film “Ju-on,” is light on plot but garners a 4 out of 5 on the ....
31 Jan 9:22 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
R.I.P. Japanese Horror Fan – Rodger Swan (1986-2010)
Some of you who don’t frequent Youtube may not be aware that a long time Japan Vlogger on Youtube, Rodger Swan, recently passed away sudd....
29 Jan 12:03 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
San-San-Ku Tebasami Shiki (Japanese Archery Ritual) and Horseless Yabusame
Over the New Years holidays, Yasukuni Shrine holds an archery ritual known as San-San-Ku Tebasami Shiki. Two teams of archers shoot at targ....
29 Jan 11:51 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Some New Years Activities at Yasukuni Shrine
Over the New Years holiday, I visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for some of their New Years activities that they had over 3 day....
7 Jan 4:18 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Aikido Demo at a Tokyo Garden
During the New Years holiday, I was at Hamarikyu Garden in east Tokyo to look at Japanese falconry when I came across a brief demonstration....
4 Jan 3:07 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Happy News Years!!! Welcome 2010!!!
Just a quick Happy New Years message from yours truly, Samurai Dave! Let’s hope the next decade is better than the last one! Happy Ne....
2 Jan 9:30 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Remembering the Millenniums (2000&2001)
The first decade of the 21st Millennium is drawing to a close. 10 years ago the world waited with anticipation for the year 2000. Some with....
31 Dec 12:25 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
2009 New Years at Zojo-ji, A Japanese Temple in Tokyo
With the New Year coming up, I thought I’d dredge up some of my unused footage from this year and show how and where I rang in 2009. ....
30 Dec 9:34 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Christmas in the Trenches – Christmas Truce of 1914
The following song is from a practice session I recorded of The Secret Commonwealth doing a rendition of John McCutcheon’s Christmas ....
26 Dec 10:09 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Decadance Pirate Christmas
Tokyo Decadance Pirate Christmas Have Yourself a Piratey Little Christmas, Maties! Santa enjoys a beer with a pirate Christmas h....
24 Dec 7:25 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gokaicho: 7-year festival at Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano, Japan
Every seven years, at the temple of Zenko-ji in Nagano City they reveal a statue that is normally kept hidden. The statue is a 13th Cen....
9 Dec 3:21 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Teatime with Geisha in Kyoto
In Kyoto, one can have tea with Geisha. One way is to pay a lot of money and get an invite from an establishment in order to have this priv....
1 Dec 5:50 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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