Japan, Kochi, Katsurahama - Hear The Waves that Whisper History of Japan -

[@bellemorelock4924]

12:40 A sculpture's base is usually called the pedestal. Likely a couple fancy architectural terms exist, but this is the normal word. Most classic sculptures have one, even when including a horse! American modern sculpture is often at ground level, perhaps seated on a bench, and has no pedestal. A mere plate or footing would be a "base" where a pedestal stands proud of the surrounding. Pre-1900s western architecture often used a Corinthian column as the pedestal, so the statue would be a notable landmark from miles away.

[@sugorokujapan]

oh really thank you for this! I will try to use it for my future videos :D (sorry if i forget😅）

[@bellemorelock4924]

@@sugorokujapan Its quite likely we will see another statue in your future work, so it is my pleasure to help and discuss. Thank you!

[@sugorokujapan]

@@bellemorelock4924 thanks! yes sure i will :D

[@Honyakker]

すごろくさんの英語が完璧に近いです。外国に住んだことがありますか？そして、声が深かいということは気がつきました。きっと歌はお上手じゃないかと思いました。日本内外ともあまり知られていない観光スポットを紹介することは大変素晴らしいです。ただ、カメラの向きをもう少し気をつけた方がいいと思います。龍馬の彫刻のほとんどの撮影はその台座ですので、少しイライラしました。

[@sugorokujapan]

コメントありがとうございます! はい、以前住んでいたことがありますよ。英語も声のお褒めの言葉もありがとうございます ^^ （英語は個人的にはまだまだですが💦）そして彫刻の件は申し訳なかったです。最上部で他に撮影したデータもあったのですが使える部分が限られており短くなっってしまいました😿 まだまだ始めたばかりなのでカメラワークなども色々updateしていきますね。

[@bellemorelock4924]

Roku's speech is very acceptable, American english with a nice Japanese accent. (very few errors) Most Japanese that I hear, have this odd public-school accent that I think has been cultured over many years among the teachers, or this top-tier school accent which sounds like a blend of Japanese and British accents. You could visit California and not have issues, but in the deep south people would still not understand. Roku is like a calm tour guide, or what is called a docent in a museum. The feel is very authentic already. Like having a pen pal send you videos of real places, not just the loudest and brightest place in Tokyo. A lot of young people today in the US are very interested in Japanese culture, urban life, history, and rural scenery. In any case it would take a year here, and you would speak smoothly. That's almost impossible to achieve without living somewhere. This guy @SabbaticalTommy has a special gift for language, and I wonder what do you think of his Japanese? I don't remember where, but on a street he runs into a guy who spoke perfect english! This fellow had lived for 8 years in San Diego, but looked like any 50 year old Japanese man on the street. He bellowed in a Californian accent! American english is often quite a bit louder and more bold than how Japanese is spoken. I think to relax and speak english better, if I were Japanese, I would watch American comedy (stand-up) routines.

[@sugorokujapan]

Hi! Thank you for your thoughtful comment! I am very humbled to be called as a docent 😂 but I am glad to hear that! Also, thank you for your precise analysis of my pronunciation. yeah it's actually so hard to get rid of this Japanese accent, and I hope to sound more naturally as an English speaker 🫠 (well, even though it doesn't sound perfect, I most value is to be able to convey what I think so that's okay for now. ※for the accent I will keep doing what I can to improve) Also, thank you for sharing the very nice channel of Sabbatical! He has very nice authentic videos of his exploring in the world 😃 well Ive seen a few of his videos where he speaks japanese and I think his level is like a beginner I think😅 (I would love to see the video of the person who speaks the perfect English but couldn't find it😂） anyway thanks for sharing your thoughts here!

[@bellemorelock4924]

@@sugorokujapan Roku, you are welcome. I spoke specifically of a docent because I think this is what you bring to us, and it is not something you need to change. You like more peaceful and natural spaces, and this is a natural match, stylistically. You may even find discussion somewhere of how to perfect this style. Thank you! I rewatched two of Sabbatical's trying to find that one guy.. I am not totally sure it was on his video channel. But it was in a major Japanese city in a commerce district. I will note if I find it. What brought him to mind, is that many Japanese would not know his English was so much better than theirs, and he was no dignified scholar.

[@sugorokujapan]

@@bellemorelock4924 oh cool :D let me know if you ever find it :) (※sorry to be late reacting to this as there was no notification or i just missed it :( anyway hope ur well :)