I finally went to Japan’s Northernmost prefecture: Hokkaido. As the plane was descending, I thought to myself, huh, this looks a bit like Canada. Thanks to the following for providing for my family’s travel, accommodations, and food.
LWIF EP136: Why Japan Isn’t Cutting Down Enough of its Trees
Visit https://teamtrees.org and lets get some trees planted! #teamtrees I started off making this nice video about how Japan got its forests back through afforestation. Then I did too much researching on the Internet and came to the conclusion that Japan should be chopping down some of its trees. Trust me, it’ll all make sense once you watch the video… I hope.
LWIF EP135: Japan: Where Gods Aren’t Gods and Worshipers Aren’t Religious
Have you ever wondered about all the gates (torii) you see around Japan? They are entrances to the sacred ground of Shinto shrines (jinja). While some might see Japan’s traditional practices of Shinto as a religion, and their various kami as gods, it’s not quite as simple as that. Special thanks to David Chart for explaining the ins and outs of Shinto. Find out more about Shinto on his blog at https://www.mimusubi.com/ and support his writing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mimusubi.
LWIF EP134: Trying to Eat ALL of Japan’s Frozen Treats
I wanted to show all the variety of Japanese ice cream and other frozen desserts that you can get at the supermarket. Unfortunately, I’m bad at math, and didn’t comprehend that eating 53 treats would take a long time to do, but it would also make a LONG video. After many failed attempts at shortening this beast of a project, it’s still just shy of 50 minutes long. For all you frozen treat lovers, I hope you enjoy the dedication. My waistline sure did!
LWIF EP133: Japan’s Public Housing for the Middle Class
Ever since I moved to Japan six years ago I’ve had an interest in danchi, which are the housing complexes built by Japanese government agencies in the late 1950’s. In this video I tour some of the original restored units as well as their modern counterparts.
LWIF EP132: It’s More Fun in the Philippines | A Tourist’s Perspective
For this final video in my series on life in the Philippines I talked about my experience as a tourist, both the beautiful scenery I saw, and visitor vs. local pricing. If you’re taking a vacation to the Philippines, I hope you’ll find my trip a tiny bit enlightening.
LWIF EP131: What it’s Like “Working” at a Japanese Convenience Store
Owning a Japanese convenience store, a conbini, can be a tough job sometimes. The kids had fun putting on this little skit of their pretend 8-Twelve store at Youtube Space Tokyo.
LWIF EP130: Japanese Green Tea: From Farm to Table
If you’re like me and had no clue that most of the world’s tea, including Japanese green tea, comes from the same plant, then come along for a tea learning journey!
LWIF EP129: Life in the Philippines pt 2 | Homes, Family & Work
In this third video about the Philippines, I visit families, go on house tours, and talk about work.
LWIF EP128: Journey to the Philippines
I visited the Philippines to get a glimpse of the everyday lives of Filipinos. Thanks to our sponsor ExpressVPN. Go to https://expressvpn.com/lifewhereimfrom, to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free.