When I first visited Japan, I was eager to try out the famous onsens (hot springs), but very nervous about bathing naked in a room full of guys. While some aspects of Japanese culture is very open to nudity (like public bath houses and men’s toilets), it’s also one that is fairly conservative (in comparison to North America, women are modestly dressed). Jess from Jessica and Hai joins me to discuss nudity in Japan.
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LWIF EP33: How a Japanese Family Sushi Restaurant Gets You to Buy, Buy, Buy!
The kids loving going to this family kaiten sushi restaurant where you can order using an iPad and win gacha gacha prizes.
LWIF X EP4: What is an Average Japanese Apartment Like?
So, what IS an average Japanese apartment like? My daughter and I created a video tour of our apartment and I was surprised at the number of comments saying that the place was big (thrown in with a mix of contradictory comments saying it was small). What sparked my interest in creating a response video was this comment: Was I misleading the world? Is my family living it up and I didn’t even realize it? After a few days of thinking and a few hours of research, I’ve come to the conclusion that while we are very, very, well of in…
LWIF X EP3: Tokyo – Big City or Small Town(s)
Tokyo is a big city; no one will argue that. The Tokyo Metropolitan area population is gobsmackingly huge, with 37 million residents. However, despite having buildings as far as the eye can see, it’s still filled with small communities.
LWIF EP32: What a Japanese Apartment is Like
Aiko finally gives you a tour of our Japanese apartment. Did you know that in Japan they call some apartments mansions?
LWIF X EP2: Shibuya at Midnight
You know about Instagram, right? Well, a couple of my friends, Jess and Hai, they manage the Instameets in Japan. Hai decided it’d be fun to pull an all nighter exploring Shibuya. Here’s how it went down.
LWIF X EP1: The Beginning
Hey, it’s a new Life Where I’m From channel with an X appended to it. Does X stand for:
LWIF EP31: 21 Questions for Life Where I’m From
Wow, we got a lot of questions after our first FAQ video. So many, that we had to do another one to answer as many as we could.
LWIF EP30: FAQ’s for Life Where I’m From
We asked some questions a lot. Are you American? “Where’s the Mum?” and “I want to see the Mother!” and “I found her!” Is he the dad? What’s your background? Why does Aiko speak Japanese / English so well? Does the cameraman speak Japanese? Why do people take a bath when they’re already clean? Gross, I’d never use the same water as someone else! Gross, I’d never wash my clothes with grey water! Eat with your mouth closed! Watch the video to find out the answers! Have some questions yourself? Ask them and we may answer them in a follow…
LWIF EP29: A Tale of Two Christmases: Japan and Canada
This year we were lucky enough to experience two Christmases, in two countries, in one day. After experiencing Christmas in Japan (with the requisite KFC meal and christmas cake), we boarded on a plane to Canada and experienced Christmas all over again (with the requisite Turkey).