The Western Woman who BECAME Japanese: Part 1

What would happen to you if you spent the next 20 years in Japan? Imagine if you stopped speaking your native language and only spoke Japanese everyday? Would you forget it? This is an experiment that is rarely done in real-life. Meet Jessica Gerrity, a TV star who speaks fluent Japanese and actively competes in Japanese archery (kyudo). She is originally from New Zealand, but has spent the last 20 years living a Japanese-life here in the Tokyo area. Let's hear what happens when you take a Western woman and put her in Japan for 20 years.
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[@OrientalPearl]

I’ve gotten criticized a lot for “low production quality”, but I don’t think those neigh-sayers realize that I’m a new KZbinr. It takes time.. and money to buy nice equipment. Would you believe I edit these all on a simple home movie editor? I’m continuing to improve quality for you to enjoy good videos. For anyone that wants to support the channel, every little bit helps a lot: www.patreon.com/orientalpearl

[@loganm8220]

No, don't listen to them. Your videos are so entertaining and I learn so much!

[@EasyFinnish]

Hyvä, hyvä! Mitä kuuluu?

[@manorueda1432]

Don't listen. There will always be people complaining about something. A complaint without a polite suggestion next to it is not worth it. Besides, I don't think your videos have low quality, they are nice, we can see your integration and interaction within society, we see some Japanese (or Chinese) culture, and we are able to hear natural and colloquial expressions.

[@allinonechanneltn5392]

You really are something else

[@City-Hunter]

Growth takes time.

[@kayseacamp]

She is sooo right about parents needing their own time and hobbies. A well rounded happy parent is a better parent. Also devoting your every waking moment and existence to your child is just setting them up to be a maladapted adult.

[@jessintokyo]

Yaaay😊✨thank you!

[@blueraineee]

I absolutely agree. That's why they talk about declining birth rates because mothers are expected to devote to their child. I think this kind of takes away the identity of the mother, which is not good. Mothers need their alone time, every individual does!

[@ToolforOffice]

@@AllysonHibbard there are people who talk shit in every nationality

[@spriggy4382]

@@ToolforOffice I could feel the side eyes in the way she nodded

[@lucashamrock817]

This is VERY true, I can tell the difference between when my parents weren’t doing anything or had purpose, and I took notice even from a young age. Not only is it good for them, it is good for the child as they come to respect that and aspire to become like their dynamic & dimensional parent

[@wohdinhel]

weirdly the most interesting thing to me is how her New Zealand accent is almost completely gone, she speaks almost entirely with American English pronunciation apart from the word “saw”. I guess being in Japan for so long, the only English she would be regularly exposed to is American.

[@potatochampignon4004]

that's exactly what I was thinking too! it's amazing how day-to-day exposure can really change an accent that you had built since childhood.

[@jerkchickenblog]

And if you’re here to learn a new language, you’re going to find you’ve opened yourself to changes in areas you’re not aware of. You’ll pick up more than just gestures and political opinions! Yes, you will lose a lot of language too

[@Lobos222]

Probably not the only English. Harrow? :D

[@timelkin838]

Is she speaking American English because she's mirroring the person she's talking to? I feel like that's the reason but I noticed it too.

[@SolWake]

As a North American, her English accent sounds actually sounds more Japanese-English with bits of the NZ accent.

[@Paul_Wetor]

For Anming's archery, the safest place to stand is in front of the target.

[@poopikins]

😆

[@OrientalPearl]

This is probably true. You’ll never get hit.

[@Ferdy_Yuugitsune1040]

OOPSIES. then i also the same. w w I am much better in hand in hand combat anyway. ✨🦊⛩

[@GothicGame]

@@OrientalPearl oh no! Don't do that after 6 months!

[@nessuno1948]

@@OrientalPearl It was the old rule for seafahrers, when navigation was done with sun, stars and dead reckoning. (no gps, no electronics, only books, paper charts, sextant, chronometer and that was all and enough) "The safest way to avoid a danger is to point directly to it"

[@romlyn99]

I spent 22 years in Japan. I also taught myself Japanese - just from an English to Japanese dictionary and then I used some text books. I was working full time for banks. Also many Japanese didn't understand the Australian accent, so I purposefully changed my English accent to sound more American. After a while of speaking mainly Japanese at home and with my family - I started to forget English words, but I could remember the Japanese word for that same thing.

[@kimdupont3731]

Same thing for me with english. My first languague is french, but since i'm always talking in english, reading in english etc. I just forgot a lot of french word. It's kinda scary yo be honest 😅

[@anatemori23]

@@krestonosets68 she of course doesn't or she wouldn't have stayed there for 22 years smh

[@_Bezerk]

So have you lost ur Aussie accent all Together? My dad has lived in aus for around 40 years and never lost his danish accent, however it's not as thick and he too has forgotten certain danish words since he goes years without using it.

[@justanotheropossumchannel5304]

I was just wondering how she would lose her NZ accent. Very interesting.

[@debhamwood]

@@justanotheropossumchannel5304 I am an ex-pat Kiwi living in Australia for the last 20+ years. I don't really have many NZ friends and speak to my family in NZ fairly rarely, so I have lost my Kiwi accent completely. If I try to speak like a Kiwi, it just sounds wrong! When I go back to visit though, I pick it up again fairly quickly. If you don't use it, you lose the ear for it I think, like anything.

[@noided4230]

daaaamn she's considered a bad mom for having a hobby? her kids seemed just fine to me

[@OrientalPearl]

Japanese society is really tough about raising kids. Ever wonder why people don’t want to have kids in this country?

[@japanorbust]

I do tend to wonder if living outside the norm actually denies you certain opportunities in Japan (aside from social ones) or if it just subjects you to a lot of essentially trivial gossip, something for the chickens to cluck about. 😂 There are some parts of the US, for example, where if you deviate from the norms people are gonna talk... but it doesn't really deny you any opportunities aside from thriving in those (arguably toxic) social circles (which you're usually better off avoiding anyway). They can't do anything about it.

[@jessintokyo]

If you are a mom here its looked down upon a bit if, when your kids are small you are not at home much. I think its a balance and having a support network helps. Babysitters and nannys are very expensive and difficult to come by😭

[@Mwoods2272]

That's why the suicide rate is so high in Japan.

[@madeye0]

@@Mwoods2272 Not really, the elevated suicide rate is mostly concentrated in retired people and is reflective of Japanese people being too dependent on their professional lives for sense of identity and social life.

[@serpentza]

I appreciate the effort you put into this video

[@OrientalPearl]

Winston’s first comment on my channel! Originally I made this channel to do these videos in China, but since they locked foreign students out, my entire channel ended up becoming Japan-focused. I plan to make a lot of trips over to film in China one day when they let tourists in.

[@JamesxKo]

Love your videos!

[@dbspaceoditty]

does this woman win the life time weeb achievement award

[@fxjh21]

Didn't expect you to be here serpentza

[@lucianoromanlarrocca7023]

@Hikimori Haibara Stfu wth do you think you are lmao

[@august-jf3dr]

The Kyudo outfits are so elegant, wow!

[@Ferdy_Yuugitsune1040]

それはもちろんです　ｗ✨🦊⛩

[@floofzykitty5072]

In Kyudo, it is actually very normal for even highly trained practitioners to miss the target. The bow and arrow used in Kyudo are not actually made with accuracy/hitting a target in mind because it is more about your form and the action of shooting the bow than "I must hit the target". Anyone who can hit a target even fairly consistently is very good at it.

[@jessintokyo]

Yes!! Thank you for this great explanation. My teacher (50 yrs experience) occaisionally misses as it depends on the bow(s) he is using that day. Bamboo yumi have a personality and their feel changes day to day as does their shape😊

[@CarterMassey]

Because bows in war are a volley weapon

[@dahur]

The sound effect of breaking glass on the shot made me laugh out loud, thanks.

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m really glad to hear that. I spend extra time trying to add humor into the videos.

[@martiddy]

I really thought he broke a window haha

[@hkoizumi3134]

It's nice to hear someone learned from TV because that's how I learned English when I was a child in Japan. I lived close to American base so I used to get USA programs like The Simpsons. I used to watch them all the time and whenever I get the chance, I used to borrow Disney movies as well. That's how I learned how to speak English for the most part.

[@jessintokyo]

Hey there😊✨ Thats awesome to know, I'm glad other people are learning that way too. I figured out during highschool I learned by listening mostly and the visual prompts that tv provides over here (alot of sub titiling too) really helped ne a lot🍀

[@KillerLettuce]

I've heard of a lot of people learning a language from TV or music or something and I've never understood how it worked. How do you even begin with that if you dont know whats being said? I've watched shows in a language I dont understand and its just gibberish and not even able to pick out individual words and I have no clue whats being said. Was there a starting point with English that you already knew from outside of media like from a class to at least give you possible context to something being mentioned?

[@u.smarshallscommando5924]

👍👏🤝

[@llallogen7380]

I've also thought that learning a new language from television was a relatively recent thing, but my grandmother learned English as her 3rd language from I Love Lucy in the 1950s!

[@ashleighclark8847]

Subtitles

[@Tnrcasey]

My dad went into the army with a friend, and they were stationed in Germany. His friend ended up marrying a local having kids, just like this women, and almost completely forgot how to speak english when he spoke to my dad 30 years later

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

When I was 18, I was part of a sister-city trip to Nagaoka, but we spent several days in Tokyo. I had an ulterior motive as I wanted to work for an anime studio as a mecha designer, specifically for Studio Nue and apprentice under the great Shōji Kawamori. Well...I went, took my sketchbooks with me, and they were actually so impressed with what I had done as a teenager that they actually offered me my dream! A job as an apprentice to Kawamori-san, they would help me get situated in Tokyo, help with my Visa....everything. Then my dad told them no, that I wasn't there to get a job (but I was), and since they were mostly older gentlemen who were very "traditional" Japanese men, they respected my fathers words over my own. Had the opposite been the case, II would have been living in Japan for over 30 years now and be quite happy in my life there instead of miserable in America.

[@steveth1000]

Move there now, what's stopping you?

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

@@steveth1000 Family. My parents are now older to the point that I will soon have to start caring for them at home, plus my own family. My wife would not want to uproot everything and move to another country, let alone one she doesn't speak the language of.

[@momocal9660]

@@technewsfortechnoobs I'm going to be honest dude that opportunity is like those once in a life time thing especially now it's a bit harder to get that. If I were you I'd be so upset. How did you feel about it, were you upset at your dad?

[@technewsfortechnoobs]

Let's put it this way, I barely spoke to him for months, and went out of my way to avoid him at all times....and I was still living at home.

[@dreisang2111]

@@technewsfortechnoobs That must've been so frustrating. Even I get frustrated just reading it.

[@sardaukerlegion]

Compliments to both. I've lived 12 years in Germany, 37 in Italy and now 5 in Spain, i know how complicated it can be when you have to live with a new language.

[@mauriciorv228]

@@doomerdaniel hahahaha

[@klimankhmeron7636]

Mrs. Gerrity is really a beautiful woman, her kids are very lucky to have mom like this.

[@jessintokyo]

Hey and thank you for watching. Thanks for such an awesome comment😊✨

[@MacyRayMarie]

ADHD kicked in before I could scroll long enough to find negative comments; it's almost as though people would rather you actually be disrespectful. In my opinion, it is nice to have found a multi lingual KZbinr who can and takes the time to share these activities, places, experiences etc. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be other users willing to do this that are coming up in my recommended videos. I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos so us viewers may come along for the journey. I hope you are well :)

[@RespectOthers1]

What a high quality video about something different. I can imagine someone in the future interviewing an American lady living in Japan called Anming a.k.a ‘The Yankee With a Camera’. :D

[@OrientalPearl]

Ha ha, it just might happen one day! Thanks for being one of the biggest fans!

[@MxMoondoggie]

Mannerisms are a fun thing, for myself and people I know working/living in Japan it's a common topic that comes up. We all picked up certain social mannerisms you get used to, you notice it more when you visit family and realise people around you don't do those things.

[@OrientalPearl]

Exactly, people change a lot overtime while living in another country.

[@autohmae]

"I didn't hit anything for the first 6 months.". That takes some dedication....

[@himebokkuri]

You usually wouldn't be allowed to touch a bow for the first six months, so yeah ...

[@N8SAY]

I'm glad you pointed out the accent. I was tripping. She sounded American almost. Japanese and New Zealand= American. Who knew?

[@grahamstrouse1165]

I know, right? Jessica sounds more American than Kiwi!

[@EternalQuestion]

I followed your channel since I'm trying to learn Japanese. But I've also done archery for many years (the western version like in the olympics). I've never tried Kyudo, but it looks pretty cool. All I can say is that those targets look REALLY small to be hitting with that type of bow! Respect to the guys who can hit them 👍

[@OrientalPearl]

I hope you have a chance to come to Japan and try Kyudo too!

[@jessintokyo]

Please try kyudo😊✨✨✨

[@Ferdy_Yuugitsune1040]

The bow of choice for most kyudo practitioners used is the standard bamboo yumi which is made today very much the same as it was 500 years ago in the old Japan battllefield. Using the same target size. And it does works. ✨🦊⛩

[@iatsd]

@@Ferdy_Yuugitsune1040 It's a bamboo and wood laminate bow, and the ones used today a low powered, usually around a 35lb pull, which is nothing compared to the combat bows of history (in almost every country) of 75-125lb pull.

[@Tjbcat]

I’m Japanese here and have recently tried western traditional archery! It’s interesting to see how different they are, yet there are some similarities (from my noob perspective ). Great video!

[@jessintokyo]

I would love to hear what you thought about both! I tried recurve a couple of months back. Its on my IG feed. It was fun!

[@tiffinyhunter5901]

Im watching this while living in the American south--where archery is more common I have learned. Men use it for hunting so much we have a set season for deer hunting with a bow, tho most probably go for compund. And archery is a team sport at all elementary schools in my district.

[@jerometsowinghuen]

I haven't played archery for years since fourth grade of elementary school, it does need lots of patience and accuracy to make a perfect aim. Besides, I can see that you have tried your best to do it right, as well as Miss Jessica, she is a great teacher and mother.🏹 🎯

[@OrientalPearl]

It was a lot harder than I thought. And I thought it was hard to begin with.

[@jessintokyo]

Thank you!! So kind😊✨

[@Michaelthekiwi]

Upon hearing Jessica's comment that mothers in Japan are expected to be totally devoted to their children I am reminded that the Japanese word for Mum/Mom is 'haha'.

[@jessintokyo]

Japanese kids call their mum, mama. Its so cute😊

[@Michaelthekiwi]

@@jessintokyo Nihongo Sensei lied to me!

[@damasake]

You mean "haha oh Yeah"

[@L1theMage]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@matildahlias]

to explain further to people who may not speak japanese, it technically is haha, but you only use than term when talking about your family *to someone else* in a formal setting, you would never use that word to *address* your mom, in that case you use okaasan/mama etc.!

[@baizhanghuaihai2298]

I love her self-awareness and focus, what a cool woman! When she was talking about taking “me time” (totally normal expectation for a western mom) as a mom in Japanese society, she showed such backbone yet also grace and cultural understanding, you can see her deep love of Japan right there, also her strong identity as a western woman. Her glint in her eye reminded me of the great line in Hello Dolly, when Irene says to Minnie, “Minnie, we’ve been respectable our whole lives… now that we’re living in disgrace, we might as well make the most of it!” Very cool person✌️😎 Love this channel, keep up the awesomeness!

[@jessintokyo]

Wow💮wonderful comment thank you for watching❤

[@Haihai-pr7wt]

I’m a Japanese high school student! I was doing Kyudo . I’m glad you tried the Kyudo☺️☺️

[@jessintokyo]

Kyudo is great!!

[@BookNerd4Music]

Thanks Anming for this type of content. I could tell from the beginning this is what your real goal of the channel was to do: to show us a side of Japan with interviews from everyday life, explorations, and street interviews. This is great content. AND the quality looks amazing.! Forget those haters.

[@Mob-tq7gv]

Jeez she's been in a different country longer than I've been alive but I would love Japan it's so pretty and everyone is so nice

[@ambers9756]

It really is very strange what expectations our societies place on us, no matter where we are. I know she said, as a New Zealander, some alone time is considered normal whereas in Japan it's not, but I feel that pressure even as a woman in the U.S. I constantly have to fight people to respect that I need me time, and I'm not even a mother! We really have a weird mindset on what constitutes worthwhile endeavors for adults in society, and how the occasional me time is just that--an occasional treat and nothing more. I really think it's destructive to present it that way, and am working hard to put some time like that into my schedule at least once a week. Societal expectations are so burdensome.

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s so true. It’s really sad that many people feel this kind of pressure here in Japan and don’t want to have children as a result.

[@szewei85]

Japan Korea Singapore these top Asian not children baby friendly😤😤😤😤

[@MrTroop86]

I also live in Japan and recently picked up Karate. I really enjoy being able to practice a martial art alongside Japanese people. It's for me a way to immerse myself a bit more, while keeping healthy.

[@OrientalPearl]

I tried karate once and it was so fun. It’s harder than it looks.

[@MrTroop86]

@@OrientalPearl It definitely is!

[@Dibxmonkey]

I was invited to a senseis dojo once but they had class every Saturday morning for like 4 hours in a row. I was like oh nooo

[@MrTroop86]

@@Dibxmonkey That’s pretty crazy. I survived a 3 hours course one time and I was completely tapped out. I think i passed a 2L of water during that period too.

[@Adara007]

Karate was my first martial art and introduced me to learning Japanese. It was always good to travel to dojos that had Japanese Shihans and to train with them; hard work but very rewarding!

[@samschanbacher]

It is really crazy the amount of people who are commenting with so much hate towards this. Awesome video. Found your channel recently and I have really enjoyed all the content I have watched. Keep it up!

[@webreaver01]

This is quality content. Thank you for making a video with value.

[@microchipmatt]

Funny, I don't feel like your videos are low quality. I feel like the editing is quite good and you do an amazing job with what you have. PS - I also think the reason you've been so successful is that your quality is good enough and your content is amazing and you get out your videos quite quickly. So don't listen to the negative comments. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@NewYorksFinest]

Archery always looks so dope. Nice to meet Jessica as well, I'm early when I should be sleeping but always fun to tune into your videos of course. 😁👍🏽 Many props to Jessica as well. 😁

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for coming back again! I would love to do videos on all of the martial arts in Japan.

[@jessintokyo]

Yay thank you for watching and come try kyudo if you are ever in Tokyo!

[@NewYorksFinest]

@@jessintokyo Thank you as well. 😁🙏🏽 I'll definitely keep that in mind. 👍🏽

[@CarrieLillianGaskin]

I’m also a Michigander!!! I love your videos and your attitude about everything. You’re so positive and inspire me to learn more languages! I love your videos!

[@VynalDerp]

wow, i hope to meet her someday. Seems like an awesome person - Japanese archery (and how wildly different it is from western styles) has always fascinated me. Good luck with your youtuber career! I am hoping to get into streaming once I leave the hospital.

[@jessintokyo]

Thank you for watching! Sometimes I do recurve. I'm trying recurve field archery in a couple of weeks and Im super excited😄

[@rickjamesia]

That looks really fun. My mom used to do archery and fencing when she was younger, but never talks about it. I should go ask her how to start learning.

[@chrisstanton70]

Hanzo mains unite! lol Also, kinda interesting how she has almost an American accent now.

[@vagrantus]

Yes, her accent was American at times. She has a good ear and probably has American friends. I also liked when she said the word "straw". It was like a Japanese saying the English word with an accent. It is funny when you catch yourself using a Japanese accent with English words. You just sort of forget and go with the flow because that's how everyone else says it. Accent is important, but it may fool some people and they may use words you do not know. The fun with languages.

[@Verlaine_BSD]

I saw this comment the minute I loaded up overwatch, what is this...

[@nightdog8910]

Thats awesome being immersed in the culture. You mindset does change the longer you interact with the locals and being part of the community

[@victorjager8865]

This was a fun video to watch! Thanks for putting it up.

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Another woman who became Japanese was an American woman I saw a story on about 30 yrs ago on PBS, before the internet, who had met a Japanese student at her college, married him, and moved into a Japanese village, and became a "peasant" working daily in the fields, planting and harvesting with the other village women, who remarked that if you closed your eyes, you’d never know she was a foreigner, her Japanese being that fluent. At the end, and being interviewed alone, she remarked that if she had to do it over, she most likely wouldn’t. I wonder whatever happened to her as she’d e around 60 now.

[@brandonread8183]

This really interests me. couldn't find it. ur end of comment makes me sad though. I wonder if it was not the life she wanted, as women weren't treated as well there back then maybe. Or if it was that she felt outcasted or something else

[@BF-bb5us]

You can't just become another ethnic group this is problematic especially when white people so readily say this.

[@eh5280]

@@BF-bb5us You can interpret "becoming Japanese" as literally switching ethnicity or if you're not an unhinged person, you can read it as becoming naturalized or assimilating into Japanese society.

[@BF-bb5us]

@@eh5280 no that's the point and it only seems to be afforded to certain groups.

[@eh5280]

@@BF-bb5us I don't know what you mean

[@SkylerKat16]

I wanna learn this now❤️ I did archery in camp years ago and I loved it. I definitely need to learn Japanese archery (Kyudo) now. It's definitely a challenge for me. One day I hope to learn this🙏🏾

[@jessintokyo]

Great! DM me if you need help looking for the closest dojo to you😃

[@joyt9049]

Good job on your video. I just found your videos yesterday and subscribed. Enjoy watching your videos. Keep it up.

[@solgast]

Never stop creating my friend. Look forward for more epic adventures!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much! I’ll be posting many more for you to enjoy.

[@miguelbotelloor]

I'm in love with this channel! It's like watching one of the top travel shows on tv. (Better tbh since this feels more personal) Amazing content! Keep it up!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks so much! I’m really happy that you like the change in style.

[@monique3566]

Kia ora (hi), thanks for the video of Jessica. I'm proud and happy to see a fellow kiwi do well in Tokyo Japan and you totally look bad-ass doing kyudo. Jessica your an inspiration and I'm a fan. Nga manaakitanga me te aroha ki a korua (blessings and love to you both).

[@jessintokyo]

Kia ora Monique❤your comment is so nice thank you for watching xx

[@LilieFu]

Love your videos. Glad I found your channel today

[@zacharyahshupe8506]

This was an excellent video as usual💯 Don't listen to the people who say you have a low production quality, because it's not. I actually think the "low production quality" as they put it set's you apart from other KZbinr's as it makes you more down to earth and authentic for the regular viewer. So keep up the good work and Ganbatte on the rest of your wedding planning:)

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. I try not to overdo the videos. I want to keep a personal feeling to them.

[@zacharyahshupe8506]

@@OrientalPearl I figured I'd rewatch this video as a refresher for me to go with part 2, not sure why I didn't leave a comment 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol. Your welcome and you you do that extremely well which is awesome 💯😊

[@JapaneseEmichannel]

We have been waiting for your video anming chann💕💕💕 Alnd and and congratulations❤️❤️

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you Emi! I'd love to make another video with you. Are you free this Saturday?

[@JapaneseEmichannel]

@@OrientalPearl I'm free from 3:00pm If you are okay with it I would love to make a video this Saturday🤩🤩

[@wwklnd]

This was a lot of fun to watch, I used to practise kyudo and kendo when I was in university (in northern Sweden) and it's so much fun to see someone trying it out for the first time!

[@wwklnd]

I got to train with some people who had 7th dan in kendo, but never someone that experienced in kyudo, which is also always cool to see!

[@jessintokyo]

Thank you so much for watching. If you are interested in trying kyudo over where you are just DM me via IG and we can search for a dojo close to where you are😊

[@lpsclassic]

You guys are great! Love the channel.

[@blue_catepillar]

It was so lovely to meet Jessica thanks!

[@jessintokyo]

Thank you for watching✨✨✨

[@madhawaneranjan7350]

You did a great job as a beginner KZbinr, gambare ! Love from Sri Lanka 🖤

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much for your encouragement! I’d love to visit Sri Lanka.

[@timothycook]

Holy Smokes your videos are ticking all the boxes for the activities and Japanese culture that I want to take part in when I get to Japan. I've been super interested in Kyudo for years, the elegance, tradition, meditation, skill, and art form are bound together in this Japanese tradition screams Japan in every way. Super happy I stumbled upon your videos, and I love the passion you have for Japan. Your goober laugh :P and positive personality makes touring Japan with you a real treat! Can only imagine you walking the streets of Tokyo pointing... " That's Cool! Uh that's cool! Oh soo cool! That's cool too!" :) Keep it up!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much! There’s still a lot out there that hasn’t been touched on my other youtubers yet.

[@jessintokyo]

You should definitely try kyudo if you can!

[@EETechReviews]

Anming, your production quality is great for a new youtuber. I watch for your content and personality, not for 4K and perfect audio. Keep up the good work and I hope to reach your level as well!

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks! I’m glad that you like the videos even though they aren’t perfect

[@jb1danny858]

Your channel is super interesting I love learning new things from your channel!

[@OrientalPearl]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Cardboardboxy]

Cool cool cool, I love how much editing and production you put on your videos, they are shiny

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks so much. Believe it or not this was still edited on a home-movie making software.

[@Cardboardboxy]

@@OrientalPearl You have a good eye for editing then, and you create beautiful content so all flows very smoothly, big UPS to you on that part

[@-F4K3-]

"Don't recommend self teaching" Pearl: Pointy stick go zoom :D Whether you hit the target or not, you look great in that gear.

[@Malumbaa]

New here and I love Japan , thanks for sharing your experience . Subscribed !

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for subscribing. Welcome to the channel.

[@takashinishida9113]

Your Kyudo archery costume is so cool !

[@redtski]

I loved this video. It's one of my favorites of yours

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, thank you so much. I should do a part 2.

[@Viking8888]

Your videos are awesome Ann. Don't listen to the snobs! I really like it when you interview people that are not Asian living in Asia. I live vicariously through you and them. It's a tragedy that she lot her accent. (Ausie and Kiwi accents are so cool) I do understand her losing her accent though. I'm from Canada, but I've lived in the US for 18 years. Although people still can tell I'm Canadian, they tell me I don't have much of an accent.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you for your support! I love doing these kinds of interviews. Some people say my accent has changed, but us Michiganders sound a lot like Canadians.

[@HunterX57]

You're doing great out there. And although not the video where you used it, your Chinese pronunciation is truly on point.

[@vaudevillian7]

Have wanted to try Kyudo for ages, will do one of these days. Incredible video

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks, I hope you get to try one day soon. Come to Japan and do a trial lesson.

[@blackmennewstyle]

It's probably the first time ever, i saw you intimated by something, since i started watching your videos lol To put thing on perspective, in Thailand where i'm living currently, if a foreigner wants to become a Thai citizen, he needs to get approval by the king of Thailand himself and only a minority of "wealthy" foreigners succeeded so far. Great episode, come on where is your "i'm never scared" spirit, let it shine again ;) Have a great week and keep it up the great job

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, I didn’t realize it was so hard to become a citizen of Thailand.

[@PeaceLoveAndRico]

'low production quality' criers are just envious of your life as an observer and story teller. you do you, ma'am... It's 'you' that the subs are here for... i never understood how some content creators get bashed for low quality. if the camera is steady for most of the product, and in focus, you have a video. Personally, I would rather have a great story over a great camera. The haters have embraced being trolls hidden behind a computer for most of their lives.This video has a great story and a modern, bright perspective. It will be good for the world. Thank you for this.

[@OrientalPearl]

Yeah, they like to whine, that’s about all they can do. If they don’t have anything real to whine about and criticize, they have to make something up.

[@Primevals33]

I really enjoy your channel. So much fun. Keep up the great work..

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much!

[@DrJustininJapan]

What a great video!! ❤

[@NewCreation1681]

That looked like so much fun! Was it difficult to pull back the arrow before release? Next time you should do the archery on horseback!! I saw a competition once, and wow… so impressive! Thanks for the video! ✌🏻

[@OrientalPearl]

Jessica does archery on horses back. It looks even MORE difficult lol. It wasn’t too hard to pull back the arrow because they gave me the light bow.

[@southron_d1349]

@@OrientalPearl Jessica does yabusame as well? That turned up the respect-o-meter a few more notches!

[@michaelneville2915]

You ladies are both so cool. I love it, I love Japan . I am also six years in China and now eight in Japan. Originally from Australia. Thanks for sharing.

[@OrientalPearl]

Wow, you’ve been abroad for even longer than me. That’s so cool. Glad to talk to someone who has also lived in both countries.

[@Shawn-le1wq]

Was expecting more subject coverage given the title of the video, but still enjoyed it! 👍

[@OrientalPearl]

I’m glad you still enjoyed it.

[@Shawn-le1wq]

@@OrientalPearland I'm glad you made it, looking forward to more! ^_^

[@warmachineacc]

Your videos are very good and interesting, keep them coming. If I had to leave my home country, I would probably pick Japan to start over.

[@KB-ql8cx]

Great video as always

[@OrientalPearl]

Thank you so much. I’ve been working on improving the quality.

[@breezeh1127]

Oh I would love to try this!! Im pretty good at archery and this looks like a great step up in skill level that would really challenge me for sure 💗

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks for coming back again. I love reading your comments. If you come to Japan you can try an archery session. Even tourists can sign up.

[@blanketthief3251]

i’ve been really into the art of kyudo recently, one day in the future i hope i get to try it!

[@dotbirdbudgieshingleton-sm8693]

So enjoyed this video!

[@yellinglaozu]

Like Jessica, I’m from New Zealand too! I thought that was really cool when I heard that, and not to mention she’s amazing at kyudo!

[@jessintokyo]

Yayyyyy New Zealand 🇳🇿💙❤

[@PrinceOfLillies]

I’m so happy to have found your channel. I went to Japan in year 11 for about a month. It’s been over ten years now and I yearn to go back, to see the mountains behind Nikko, to hang with the deers on miyajima and all the places I didn’t get to visit. Thank you for sharing your life and travels. Hopefully I will make it back one day!

[@jingcc0121]

Great story! Thanks for sharing!

[@cristianvalderas9854]

Great video! Lightened up the day

[@jessintokyo]

Thanks for watching😊✨

[@Stu28732]

Absolutely brilliant 🤩 so interesting..What a wonderful life.

[@Olfanimation]

Oh Jessica! We went on TV a few times together, she really is a sweet person! ♥️

[@jessintokyo]

Hey!! Thanks for your support🎶

[@greg.peepeeface]

It's been a while since I've been on this channel, but I knew it would blow daaaa fock up, and it did. OP is such a badass.

[@OrientalPearl]

Where have you been? Stop by more often. 🙁️

[@dreamtobeapolyglot8444]

Very inspirational!! Our son is only 6 years old and obsessed with Japanese culture. I'm going to show him your video.

[@OrientalPearl]

Aww, I’m so flattered that you’re showing this to your son 😊

[@pjlh1995]

I swear, the first five seconds, I see Jessica I thought she just came out of an anime. And all it's missing are the sparkles in the eyes.

[@user-dk8gf3gb2w]

Aaah I have always wanted to try Kyudo~ This is one of the bucket list I need to do before I die. I'm currently living in Tokyo and I've been looking for a dojo for a year already. But I'm still not confident with my Japanese so I'm still looking for a dojo where the instructor can at least teach me in basic English. I think I want to try this place, may I know where this is located, and how much money/equipment do I need to prepare beforehand? Thank you so muuchh!

[@jessintokyo]

Hello!! Hit me up over on IG and I will see if there is a dojo in your area with an English speaker!

[@Mrtrunks]

So three years ago, my wife and I when to Japan for our honeymoon. While there we also try Kyudo at the same gym in your video we had a different instructor, it was a lot of fun. Cool video btw!

[@OrientalPearl]

That’s so cool that you went to the same exact gym!

[@ivanpaultaurua9246]

A fellow citizen from my gods own homeland New Zealand 🇳🇿 to be honest that’s so amazing and to be totally culturally Japanese immersion in her new lifestyle change is incredible and absolutely fascinating as a viewer I’m so proud of her shared active life choices that represents the ultimate happiness in a woman’s life congratulations

[@jessintokyo]

Ivan san, kia ora and thank you so much for your kind words!! Much appreciated❤

[@MykahCroom]

Watching this makes me want to do archery again. It was my favorite part of P.E. in middle and high school. I have to look into it and see if there's an archery club where I live, here in western Japan.

[@jessintokyo]

Just DM me and Ill try to help

[@MykahCroom]

@@jessintokyo thank you so much.

[@Malabus73]

Love the fact of dressing with the correct attire to shoot arrows.

[@jefflitchford9950]

You are an inspiration! Thank you!

[@TkyoSam]

Best video ever Pete!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

You would have loved this! It’s over in Akabane. Anyone can sign up if you ever want to try.

[@user-tc1cf9qu6p]

Yea the GOAT Anming aka Princess Anming is back with another masterpiece

[@tunnel2610]

Don't listen to your critics!! You are doing extremely well 👏 Some people just have to get a life and enjoy it and stop being negative about people like you who bring much joy through your positive videos. 👏

[@person880]

Looking real smooth with that gimbal, Anming! ✨✨

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks! It was worth buying for sure.

[@ocashflo]

How have I missed this video? awesome!!!

[@OrientalPearl]

Glad you found it. Put the notification bell on so you don’t miss anything 😊

[@ocashflo]

@@OrientalPearl it’s on now!!!!

[@genxrants]

My father taught himself English when he moved to the states from Canada by mostly watching TV.

[@steveth1000]

They already speak English in Canada.

[@wophlis]

@@steveth1000 you okay bro? They speak Canadian in Canada lmao.

[@sage1k910]

@@steveth1000 English is not Canada’s native language.

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

I tried archery before and even hit a bullseye but was mostly off target but your videos are informative and entertaining.

[@OrientalPearl]

Thanks so much Thomas. If I can hit the target next time I’ll be thrilled.

[@niroma7615]

Wow, showing some videos of you. Interesting with your knowledge of learning of many years, and natural handling that all. Sie sind sehr unterhaltend. You are not my type sympatic, but at least overall human kind sympathic. Thanks for this vid and this thema. That was ever for me themost fascinated thing, the most disziplin with a bow. Verry well done. Wish all best again for you in future.

[@arturopedragon5368]

wow this was qualty content! thanks!..