Life Where I'm From

What life is like around the world… but mostly Japan

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LWIF EP180: Japanese Shopping Streets Explained

An introduction to shotengai, Japanese shopping streets. I got the idea to make the video after you all watched the videos about a typical Tokyo neighbourhood https://youtu.be/TheOkz8oF_I and zoning https://youtu.be/wfm2xCKOCNk

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Documentaries about everyday life in Japan, made since 2015 by Greg Lam and family.

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Silver Daisy Stay Nikko is our small hotel in Nikko.

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