Japan After 12 Years...

[@zanizone3617]

I've been to that restaurant! I even recognize the plates! Great choice! I was brought there in 2019, by a 72 years old local who knew what's what!

[@NixyLea]

Aha, everything was amazing, and the staff were pretty cool.

[@2tTt-vp2ki]

Thank you for the tip. I was able to find it on the internet because of the plates 😊. I will go to japan in two weeks and go to this restaurant because of you.

[@miguelfelix2350]

What's the restaurant name 🙏🏽?

[@pierreb2320]

@@miguelfelix2350 Wakkoqu, 1-1 Kitanocho, Chuo-Ku Shinkobe Oriental Avenue 3F, Kobe 650-0002 Hyogo Prefecture

[@christopher064]

@@miguelfelix2350 maps.app.goo.gl/utcFruPyn4DSJs488

[@michaelhughes3273]

That castle was prominent in James Bond "You Only Live Twice". Was filmed in 1967. Been there. Looks like a white heron.

[@TheCyberMantis]

Amazing. I love that movie. Probably seen it a hundred times.

[@ralpharteaga5142]

Himeji Castle is also seen In the first Shogun mini series from 1980. I have been to Himeji castle twice, and it is awesome. 🙂

[@The_Blue_Wizard]

That's bollocks...it's a castle.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

The stupidest, funniest part of it is that it's the "Ninja School" in the movie. 😂 I hope I can take my dad there someday (I live in Japan and my dad's a cinematographer and film nerd). My mom will be the one in the group who actually appreciates the fact it's a castle. 😂

[@merakkori2089]

I have only been to Japan once for two weeks. Right after finishing school, me and my best Friend went on a twoo week trip. We also visited Himeji Castle. It was my Favorite thing ever. The Castle is so Incredibly Gorgeous and I will never forget getting of the Train in Himeji, Stepping out of the Train station and seeing rhe castle in the distance, at the end of the street, rising majestically into the azure blue of the sky. It was breathtaking

[@Frustrationcentral]

I went last year and know the view you are talking about. It dropped me and my friends in our tracks. So incredible

[@ncolyer]

that view, or the French Belgium pastry shop on the corner there 😋

[@ILovePlayingZeldaGamesOnSwitch]

Oh my...incredible! I am going to visit Himeji castle in November.

[@pask1102]

Wow! I literraly got a goosebumps for few seconds♥

[@multilingual972]

My best friend and I went as well.( Speaking in grammatically correct sentences all the way)

[@erickg3508]

I’ve been to Himeji castle 4 times and just love it. The walk from the station, the views, everything about it is amazing

[@garagespiders]

Did Himeji castle off season. Did the tour and I was the only patron. It was like stepping back in time.

[@diffizzle8630]

When is the off season?

[@garagespiders]

@@diffizzle8630 I don't remember the actual time of year. I'm referring to anytime there are a few or no other tourists or patrons. But you knew that.

[@philipmccrackeniii4575]

I did Matsumoto Castle like that too

[@marten6578]

@@garagespidersjeez man just tell them you don't remember

[@garagespiders]

@@marten6578 I think I did.

[@BrianBaileyedtech]

When I lived in Japan in the 90's I was too busy teaching to travel that much. In 2005 I returned and did an epic two week train ride all around Japan - AWESOMENESS. Returned again in 2018 and last year did another big JR Rail Pass trip - Japan is my second home and one of the most awesome countries in the world. Train system is the BEST in the world.

[@benwagner5089]

I do the same thing with my food. You taste it as the chef prepared it first, then you can add any condiments to suit your taste afterwards. Shows appreciation and respect to the people making your food.

[@TheBlueOwlX]

Went to Japan last month. It was an awesome experience. I'll be returning at the end of the year to explore Tokyo.

[@rainbowvisions613]

Same here😊, been in April and returning in October for another month or two 🦄💫

[@TheBlueOwlX]

@@rainbowvisions613 have fun!

[@curlos07]

Hi, how much was your cost of going, and how long did you stay over there, any recommendations for first timers? Thank you!

[@KenanSShi]

I have lived in the states for 14 years. And today it’s the anniversary of the day I got here. I had never planned to have it like what it is now but it’s been hell of a ride. The things I have done, the places I have been and the people I have met would look like a movie to me 14 years ago. I didn’t really have a bucket list because I had never expected it to be like this.

[@Deridus]

I just hope you like it here. Sure, we have a lot of problems, but with the right effort we can fix 'em up real nice. On my travels the States, I've seen so many wonderous things. The only thing is, we don't exactly have much in the way of interesting archeology. Oh, well. That what we have the Old World and Central America for.

[@Willie-wf7vj]

Yep, the US is awesome. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

[@emilysha418]

​@@Deriduswe even have great archeology in the southwest!

[@Deridus]

@@emilysha418 Pretty much the only good place to find anything decent is our South Western states. There are some sites for the East but there's nothing up here where I live.

[@rantional8180]

​@emilysha418 meh....it's hard to compare dirt mounds and cliff dwellings to 5000 year old castles...it's like sure, native American stuff is cool but when you go to Europe or the middle east and visit thier ancient civilization sites, it's on a whole other level....I mean I went to italy and ate at a McDonald's in a building that was 1000 years old...there's no native structures that have survived anywhere as remotely well, to the point that they're selling fries and big macs out of them today

[@quentin6893]

I don't think you can ever see everything worth in a country, there will always be a breathtaking view, an extraordinary experience and more to try.

[@Mittens_Gaming]

Lived in Japan for 4 years, loved it. I miss the food!

[@OhShunz]

I was stationed in Atsugi for 2yrs and Iwakuni for 1yr while in the Navy back in the 90's and Japan still has a special place in my heart. Thank you for sharing❤

[@DUxMORTEM]

My favorite part is watching Tokyo Lens and learning how they have apartments that i can actually afford to live in without feeling like I'm one step away from bankruptcy.

[@Wuufiin]

Japan is generally way cheaper than the states by leaps and bounds. You can even buy a home for extremely cheap, I’m talking 2-3k USD! As long as you know where to look, I know people that have gotten them even cheaper. The beautiful traditional homes tend to be cheaper. I’m moving as soon as I can. Going to become an English teacher in Japan! Remember all our dreams can be possible! Have a wonderful week! I hope good luck finds your way! 💕

[@divaofthedamned365]

The price of living is cheap, but the school/work like balance is worse than America and lead many to end themselves during particular times of the year. The grass is always greener on the other side - many Japanese and Asians give up everything to come to the west for our privileges too.

[@Kerttis]

@@Wuufiin 2-3k for a home? what the actual fuck are you smoking lmao

[@majora-max6295]

Woahhhh I just finished my first trip to Japan and went to himeji, it's so amazing

[@akas224]

Kumamoto, Matsumoto castle are beautiful, too. 😊 Kumamoto is beautiful with cherry blossoms, Matsumoto is good with snowy mountains.

[@p.scottrice8235]

The Castle is awesome.. been there a few times as my wife of 30 years grew up near there.

[@SickegalAlien]

Hyogo is the gem of Japan for me. Himeji, Kobe beef, Sannoniya, the old embassy district, Ashiya... So many prime spots!

[@momijiparfait]

I've just been to Japan few weeks back. Absolutely amazing. The fact that you've been staying there for so many years is inspiring to me.

[@Eldiran1]

Sorry but i saw your name and i wonder: DId momiji parfait a thing? If so i wanna try that! Also i feel you. I was in japan early february until early march. It was my second trip and it was amazing. I hope you will have the strength to peacefully wait for your next japanese travel : )

[@triplea657aaa]

Himeji is such a beautiful Castle. It was so hot when I visited, but the air just flowed through the castle and made it feel like 10° cooler, it was very cool.

[@andreasv9472]

Pun intended?

[@Eldiran1]

Honestly, it's a great one but giving how big it was from the outside, i was a little bit dissapointed. (It's still a great one!) I mean the castle is empty. They are big room full of nothing. As a french who love to visit castle, we rarely put nothing in your castle, so i expected old furniture, stuff like that. I regret nothing of course, but i'm glad that i've seen other japanese castle who where full of stuff inside. PS: I hope you've visited the japanese garden who where near the castle (cost me around 300 Y last year if you take a combine ticket with the castle one). It was one of the best garden i've ever saw.

[@jama211]

@@Eldiran1that’s just how Japanese castles are though, they weren’t big on furniture

[@Eldiran1]

@@jama211 Like i said, i saw other japanese castles who wheren't that empty. And let's be real, i spoke about some rooms where nothing was in here. Only wall and floor, nothing else. Sometime a pannel, sometime a hallway and nearly no decoration on the way, nothing. I can't imagine people living here in a room with noting in it.

[@ralpharteaga5142]

@@Eldiran1 Okayama Castle and the Korakuen Garden. 🙂

[@volkte37]

I went to Himeji castle in 2008! What a fantastic memory that was. It looks exactly the same too!

[@Patcd89]

I lived in Japan for 3 years and also did a couple backpacking trips there outside of that and there is still SO much that I have on my Japanese bucket list to cross off, it’s crazy how much there is to do in that country

[@tintillor]

The best part of Himeji castle is going to the Himeji garden on spring. It's so beautiful. Don't sleep on it.

[@fuiruy]

I went there during June of last year! Absolutely beautiful and awesome! 10/10 would recommend

[@Landoverse]

20 year Japan resident here! Glad to see fellow Americans making it happen in this gorgeous country … Wouldn’t live anywhere else.

[@s70driver2005]

My wife and I are thinking of how to move there. Move now when we are younger and work there or keep visiting and partially retire there.

[@Landoverse]

@@s70driver2005 Not sure what you mean by "partially retire," but generally speaking, you need a job to get a visa and a visa to rent or buy a place to live (unless you or your wife are Japanese citizens already). So unless you plan to live out of hotels and fly back home every 90 days, come now. Now that I think about it, certain English-teacher jobs are low-impact enough to fill while being "partially retired" I suppose, and provide a visa. Work at it for 5~10 years and you can earn permanent residency (green card) status. Personally I don't trust Japanese doctors to deal with the complicated conditions that arise in the elderly, however, despite how amazing the healthcare system is here. So after spending almost my entire adult life here, I'll probably head home once Medicare kicks in and I start falling apart.

[@iche9373]

Yea, keep up the Weeb spirit

[@soullesspancake7405]

Can you survive in Japan with minimal Japanese language? Can you get a English focused job?

[@iche9373]

@@soullesspancake7405 You will survive, but will you live?

[@davidestes7266]

Kobe beef in Kobe!!! Oh wow! 🤤 yum

[@cassie.m.0723]

I don't have the opportunity to live there, but I got to visit once for a month and a half. I loved it so much! I'm absolutely going back as soon as possible!

[@katewalchle6704]

The castle and the tunnel to get to it remind me of Spirited Away!

[@bridgetttraylor3061]

what do you do in Japan for work ?

[@snifey7694]

My bucket list on any country, is to live there like a uncle, lounging around and hanging out in Restaurant or something. As i from malaysia, such middle age person exist and i willing the eplore any difference other than my own little world.

[@wmfwoodworking]

I'm so envious and your so beautiful. My number 1 bucket list item is to visit Japan. I wish I could live there and work as a chef or woodworker but I don't think that will happen. I'm happy for you!❤❤

[@twowheelsintokyo7039]

A few more years, and you’ll have been in Japan as long as I have. I’ve been from Wakkanai to Miyako Island, and love every inch. I got married, had kids, have a business and a home, Japan is a great place to be.

[@Landoverse]

Woot, 20 year vet here. Couldn't agree more.

[@anonnymus7630]

Japan is great if you are a westerner living there because the Japanese people treat you all like gods while they look down on people from other Asian countries, Africa and South America.

[@CadetPrivateRawr]

Whoa, I just got back from Miyako Sunday ha ha. Glad to see it's getting the love it deserves!

[@Senki99]

If you are at the Himeji castle, you need to visit Engyoji shires, just a bus ride away from the castle. Some of the most scenic scenes from the Last Samurai was filmed there.

[@jayallen4785]

I'm itching to go there. 😊

[@HoldTheLine1990]

Kobe beef, in Japan, is AMAZING. ENOUGH SAID.

[@NaeniaNightingale]

I would love to try it, I’m just afraid I may end up food poisoned. My stomach is a picky eater x’D

[@esme_melody]

12 years??!!?! honestly that's my dream...tutorial pls…🙇🏽‍♀️ i did a homestay in hyogo (in a little town callled izushi

[@ぴーのぴろしき]

出石といえば皿蕎麦ですね

[@esme_melody]

@@ぴーのぴろしき そうですよね！出石に行った時、皿蕎麦を食べて、すごく美味しかったです。懐かしいですよ。。。

[@futairimasu]

dot for tutorial

[@dry5555]

I did exactly that after living in Japan 15 years. Great trip.

[@TokyoCraftsman]

I've lived here in Japan for more than 34 years, I love it!

[@ronaldweed6103]

Awesome! Thx for taking us with you.

[@lightwarrior1304]

Himeji castle is beautiful, I loved it there

[@EavenStarchilde]

Yesss finally someone who has the same bucket list destinations!!!❤❤❤

[@scottdoring5320]

I lived in Hokkaido for many years. I loved it.

[@LovelyBriVertefeuill]

I’ve been living in Okinawa for almost 2 years now and when I tell you I’m gonna miss it when I leave 😭 it’s so perfect

[@henryh3496]

Lived there for 23......I miss it terribly.

[@chrischan7648]

Hyogo has another spot definitely worth a look - Kinosaki Onsen. Beautiful.

[@chavaayala6216]

I dream about living in Japan. Every time i see how much places i could go there. Just blow my mind. And Ive been learning about their history wich is amazing.

[@melocitysolo9574]

There are five castles in Japan that have been designated as national treasures. Of course, Himeji Castle is one of them, and one day I will conquer them all.🏯

[@uberRyo]

Wow. I actually did both of these just before the pandemic. Himeji is a great castle!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Ed19601]

Lived and worked in japan mid 90's. Great country

[@jayclarke6671]

Mid 90s was the time to be there, not nowadays.

[@Ed19601]

@@jayclarke6671 wouldnt know, have not been back there recently. My kids did and liked it. but that was just holiday

[@xiaoka]

@@jayclarke6671it’s still good now. Way way more affordable for USD earners than the peak bubble years.

[@runhigh123]

​@jayclarke6671 why not nowadays? downfall after bubble?

[@Blastphemy1290]

@@jayclarke6671 From an American perspective, now is a great time to go. The currency conversion is the best (or 2nd best) it's been in 30 years. I went last year for 15 days, and it was enjoyable (and relatively cheap). Went to Osaka and Nagoya castles, but not Himeji.

[@toshirolover312]

I recognized the entrance to the castle before you even said you were at himeji! It is one of my favorite places in japan! I cant wait to go back :)

[@pyrotechnic96]

I got to visit himeji castle once but it was under renovation so it was kind of a letdown 😢

[@NixyLea]

Ugghhh, I know this feeling too well. Japan is perpetually under construction.

[@geoffreyherrick298]

Himeji Castle is one of the most esthetically pleasing buildings I've ever seen 😍.

[@Eldiran1]

From the outside it is. But i kinda feel that the inside was meh. I mean it's empty as hell. Maybe it's because i'm french and i'm used to visit castle, but it was really lacking in term of furniture and stuff like that. Definitivly worth it nonetheless, but not the best for me : )

[@randyreese6413]

Kobe got it’s name because Shinto holds that Awaji Island was the first land form created by the gods. And people would sail to Awaji Island for pilgrimage from Kobe, making it the Doorway to the Gods, 神戸 Given the chance, please visit Bar 171 in Takatsuki. It will blow your mind.

[@Liz-qm4rb]

Right at the very entrance, i knew already it was Himeji. We went to Himeji on our 1st and 3rd trips to japan. I knew i just couldnt let it pass. Its stunningly beautiful! Like, goosebumps. You're so lucky to be living there. 😊

[@Trebiane]

I planned my first trip to Japan around visiting Kyoto and Himeji caste. It was at the beginning of April, right around Sakura season too. Glorious.

[@hiramwillis]

Can’t wait to get to Japan! Love your videos, always interesting and provide better health mentally then US healthcare

[@pascalbruyere7108]

National healthcare. I experienced as a tourist. Awesome. Like in France but better.

[@andrewbell2712]

What a beautiful and magnificent castle. I have a friend who saw Kagemusha there and he Ran. Thanks for the castle tour.

[@PershingDriver]

Visited Japan in 2019 that castle is awesome and yes the stairs get VERY steep but worth the climb

[@reinaldogarcia70]

Fascinating 😮😊

[@brokfan4eva]

Himeji Castle was the only one we didn't get to on our trip to Japan in 2016. it's on my list to do when we go back to Japan someday..

[@maikutsukino4743]

When I was in Japan and in Kobe, I stopped off at Kobe Teppan Steak Iwasaki for the Kobe beef. NOT CHEAP but damn well worth the taste!

[@tenou213]

Wow you can see her visibly far more relaxed with Kobe beef. Does the same thing to me!

[@Bea.tifuladventure]

TWELVE!? That’s phenomenal. Out there living my dream 😂😭

[@Thrashochist]

Seriously jealous. Well done her

[@ogfail1867]

When I visited Japan in the mid 90's my favorite food was from what I called "curry bars" all they served was curried meat and rice usually just one type of meat. I still miss those meals.

[@mariiwa4893]

Himeji Castle! I was there last autumn. Enjoyed very much.

[@annesweeney5552]

When in 1994 I stayed in Japan I loved it . The Gardens blew my mind

[@Majorwinters69]

I went to wakkyou in kobe in 2023, my first ever steak 😇 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@WookieeRage]

I miss it. I lived there in the 90's for two and a half years and enjoyed it very much. I did travel a good amount, from Hokiedo to Okinawa.

[@cv5420]

Another foreign resident in Japan here 👋 I used to live in Kobe about 4 years ago. I experienced all this too. Hyogo is definitely underrated. Lots to see and do. Much better if traveler has a car to go to more out of the way areas nice nature and quiet, traditional towns.

[@SuperHowie001]

Osaka Castle and the Double Moats are both mind blowing.👍

[@archwayfilms4362]

Where to next: Ishikawa Kanazawa, Hakusan (specifically Hakusan Roku, Japanese best kept secret)

[@NixyLea]

Oooo, should you be saying the best kept secrets??

[@S.Clause]

Yeeeaah probably not. We don’t need litter and graffiti there too. So many places have been destroyed by KZbinr’s 😢

[@gingerdad127]

Awesome. Loved Himeji. Kobe is such a beautiful city ❤

[@SevenHerons]

I love Himeji-jo!! Dream come true. I think the lower walls are much older than the rest.

[@Rumade]

I loved Himeji but I wish they had included some more concept art or something to help you visualise how the rooms were used. I couldn't picture it with all the empty space 😅 I went in 2019 so it might be different now

[@deathbombs]

Funfact- himije castle the real one burnt down. The current one is 100% recreated for tourism reasons 😃

[@johnybarra885]

I'm proud to be an American and I love my country. But Japan stole my heart.

[@Lvsl_iftdv]

What do you love about the US? Genuine question.

[@EnderViBrittania]

@@Lvsl_iftdv Superpower that is the most powerful country that dominates in economy and military. This means results are achieved, to allow the US to be the leader. Results are what matter.

[@Lvsl_iftdv]

@@EnderViBrittania How does this matter to people living in the US? I was looking for a more specific and personal answer, like cultural things or places.

[@iche9373]

@@EnderViBrittaniaSo you’re basically ethnocentric?

[@iche9373]

You are a true U.S. Weeb!

[@stuffnuns]

I lived and worked in Osaka Japan for 2 years. I’d go back in a hot minute. Yes, it has faults - as every nation does - but, the people are kind and polite. Beautiful mountains, forests, and hot springs. They respect their city streets (no litter - I’m not kidding), they have national healthcare, and the very popular Nihon rules set of our American Baseball, “Yakyu”. Go Tigers!

[@zephyr2002]

Been in Kansai since 2008. Probably never leave at this point. The good life

[@klm_shadow]

I want to see that castle! Adding that to the list. Trying to plan a 2 week trip there for the near future and want to put this castle on that itinerary.

[@上野のパンダ饅頭]

私も行きたいなぁ🥹きほん休みがない会社なのでもう何十年と旅行していません😓親が死なないと有休がもらえないのです😂

[@condorheroes7728]

Having Kobe Beef in Kobe was phenomenal. I have to go back and have it again after watching this lol 😋

[@thexpat]

I lived abroad for 13 years as a westerner. What a gift it was.

[@keonsadatian4703]

Love the humble brag. "National Healthcare" ❤

[@Landoverse]

It's not quite "national," more like "private healthcare price-controlled by the government," and therefore effectively a single-payer system. Regardless, it's pretty great. I don't ever want to go back to a country where I have to ask "but what about the BENEFITS?" when offered a job.

[@SuzyB_]

You had the Blue Eye Samurai experience😂💜

[@PeterPepper93]

We wanted to eat kobe beef and slept on the train... woke up in himeji but we couldn't find a hotel in the city everything was closed, we slept in the castle garden on a bench with 8 stray cats. Visited the castle following morning and remember all those pupils going to school as we were headed back to the train station, you could feel the shampoo smell in the air. That was such a great memory, thanks for remembering me ! Have a good one !

[@bbz232]

…what

[@estrangeibanez3051]

Hmm doubt it, Japan is quite strict with random people sleeping anywhere and at THE garden, too? 😅

[@jdot5974]

is this some weird ai mumbo jumbo ? what's going on here?

[@PeterPepper93]

@@estrangeibanez3051 you can doubt all you want but the garden in 2009 had no doors, it was wide open and anybody could walk into the garden in the middle of the night. if it was a made up story if would have added something more exciting than stray cats. I've slept in 3 other Parks in japan, nobody gives a shit it's nothing extraordinary, I recommend you leave you computer and go do some real shit irl

[@cesarehipthenhopthenhip8377]

Only true samurai or shogun slept in the castle right 😂

[@samantha1877]

Will you sponsor me😂 just kidding. Would love to come...bucket list

[@anthonykoller4459]

I been to Japan and it was amazing to walk around and experience a different culture than what you see in Europe which generally looks all the same after while.

[@TorotheTIGER]

Thanks for the video! I’ve been in Japan for 12 years too! I have as Kobe beef outside of Kobe but never in Kobe. Also still haven’t made it to Himeji Castle! Def encouraged me to go!

[@redpillqueer8303]

Lived for 4 years and travelled there 18 times before visiting Himeji Castle. It's really lovely. Then I hit up Kinosaki Onsen which is a GEM.

[@Rhythm162.]

National Healthcare 💀 As an American I'm so jealous

[@danieljohnson2005]

Well, you do pay 10% of your income, so it’s not like it’s free. It’s just very well organized.

[@stephennootens916]

​@@danieljohnson2005probable still comes to cheaper.

[@TerranMonarch]

@@stephennootens916only if your middle or upper. That’s also taxed on top of other taxes

[@TerranMonarch]

Guess Japan isn’t perfect, it’s not free numbnuts, it’s forced taxation.

[@Perceval777]

Yeah, I've been living in Japan for several years and I can confirm its healthcare system is truly amazing! Good quality and quite affordable. I'm not American, so I can't be sure, but I think the US is too huge, though - maybe it'd be better if each separate state had its own state healthcare system instead of having one big, federal system that would be slow and prone to inefficiency for a country with a population of more than 340 million.

[@albertvermeule5844]

Visited Japan for just 10 days, but i had the luck that Hijime castle had just openend again after a major restoration in 2015, it really was one of the most elegant ihave ever seen. If i ever have the change i will visit that restaurant in Kobe.

[@lesliebrown5446]

Thank you for sharing. I would love to travel.

[@ibassnote]

I’ve been living there for three. I live in Hiroshima but travel to Kyoto a lot. I’ve never even heard about that castle. Definitely have to go.

[@eriklerougeuh5772]

its just stunning how local can be dense sometimes for ignore the main target of tourist lol...just search castle national treasure, matsumoto himeji, inuyama, hikone, matsue, nijo, and the 3best garden , koraku-en, kenroku-en, kairaku-en, theres of course garden near every castle, and lot of decent castle too like kumamoto, okayama,... why not you simply hit your local tourist info center they got ourist map of the whole region, but as a tourist i traveled quite inexpensive with week pass of japan rail whereas you local will mainly use cheaper like bus or car.

[@graymcgoldrick8388]

Great to see your insights regardless of what they are. 🎉🎉🎉

[@jimmyisking12]

Thank you for the Himeji recommendation! I'm going to Tokyo and will stop by Hyogo

[@maytalacedo2942]

My sister went to Japan before and she said it was like something in USA never done and it's pure politeness of people there and how they treat their tourists so I do wish I wld go there but know I have to do their research speech their language before going there since the people there are scared of people in different countries.

[@tomg6214]

Himeji Castle is one of the best Castles in Japan IMHO. Over the past 34 years we have visited many Japanese Castles and Himeji is a standout.

[@honey3762]

I’d like to see you teach us about every different region in Japan

[@brucemah609]

Wow love your level headed and informative info! New subscriber! Much appreciated ❤🎉

[@OldNew45]

Super cool! Take a jaunt over to Okinawa. Lots of cool history there too.

[@thomasmurray3920]

Have you been to Nara? That was wonderful, and the meal of carpaccio made with meet from the small deer that live on the grounds was fantastic.