In the last videos, I talked about why I started the LWIF channel and what it was like to go viral and be “famous” (it’s in quotes for a good reason). This one is probably the most nerve-racking video I’ve ever released. I’m letting people see my inner dialogue for the past half year, and asking them to weigh in on my future.
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Tips for Shooting Your Home
Hey guys! Thank you so much for your interest in submitting a video to us. We’ve had people from all over the world get in touch! I know it can be intimidating to shoot your own video. I’ve shot hundreds of videos and still screw up, am unhappy with the results, and am unsure of what to do. Some have asked about what to shoot or how to go about doing it, so here are a few tips on how shoot a video showing off your living room (as seen in our request video here). After you read these tips…
LWIF EP39: Your Videos + New X Channel – Update v1.0
We want your videos! What kind of videos? Videos of your living room. We had previously asked for your videos in general, but found it difficult to make a video out of comments, pictures, and videos that had no central theme. So, we’re going to try and ask for a very specific video, which is a video of your living room. How to submit? Contact us and we’ll go from there. We don’t know how many submissions, and from which countries, so we’d hate for you to record something and then have us not use it. So if you let…
LWIF EP38: Shopping at a Big Japanese Mall
Aiko and Shin visit a big shopping mall, which is located just outside of Tokyo in Chiba. It is made up of 4 buildings, which each building having three floors (We said 5 in the video, but we were counting the grocery store / Aeon centre as a separate building). If you want to check out the stores and mall layout, you can do so here. The mall is made up of the Grand Mall, Pet Mall, Active Mall, and Family Mall. It was built in 2015, so is quite new. The mall is also has tax-free shopping for foreign…
LWIF X EP8: Going Viral and Becoming “Famous”
Last week I talked about how the Life Where I’m From channel came about. This week, I talk about what it was like going viral and how Aiko felt about becoming Internet “famous”.
LWIF X EP7: Before Life Where I’m From
This video was originally titled “My Experience with YouTube so far”, but then the single video I wanted to make became a whole series. This is now the first part in a multi-part videos about my experience with YouTube so far. I said from the get go that this X channel is for lots of things. While I’ve previously used it to expand on the content from the Life Where I’m From Channel, today I’m going to use it to go inwards and take you behind the scenes. I want to talk about the why and how it was made.…
LWIF EP37: Doing Laundry in Japan
Aiko learns how to do laundry, which in Japan, usually means hanging them out to dry on your balcony.
LWIF EP36: What a Japanese River Park is Like
Ok, not every Japanese park is like this, but you can definitely find these river parks throughout Tokyo. Even though name on the sign for the park says river park, it’s more like a stream park. The video actually starts off by showing you what a park found underneath a bridge or elevated train tracks looks like. Since space is limited, you’ll often find little playgrounds under such structures. The vast majority of parks I’ve encountered in Japan come standard with a water fountain, water tap, and bathroom facilities. So, if you find yourself in Japan and are in need…
LWIF X EP6: Visible Homeless in Tokyo, Japan
Join me as I go on a walk around Shinjuku, a major government and business district in Tokyo, exploring the living conditions of the visible homeless.
LWIF EP35: What Japanese Dinner is Like (Nabe)
Nabe (鍋物) is simply the name of the dish (cooking pot), so when you have nabe, there really could be anything in it. If you’re from a country that has stews and soups in the winter time, this is the Japanese equivalent. Since nabe is such a general term, you can have many different types of nabe. Meals like sukiyaki and oden fall under this blanket term. With the nabe we made in the video, we cooked as we ate, so you’ll notice that kept on adding ingredients over the course of the meal. This is different than how our…