One Week and CountingOnly a week or so left to go now until I’m in Japan and starting my job. In this video I reflect a bit on the past we....
23 Jul 3:41 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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] 

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14 Jun 10:29 pm  from  Henry in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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1 Jun 9:30 pm  from  Henry in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

The CIR Files #2 -- My JET History and the Application ProcessI’m back with another episode of The CIR Files! In this episode, I talk abou....
29 May 8:31 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 

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7 Apr 6:56 pm  from  Henry in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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2 Apr 9:33 pm  from  Henry in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

One of the great things about living near Osaka is the exposure to Kansai-ben. For any of you who don't know what that is, Kansai is the sou....
12 Mar 8:56 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 

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 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] 

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 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] 

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] 

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] 

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] 

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] 

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] 

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]