The One about Shin Guk-Jin Where Are You TV’s Yellow Drift Fishing
Shin Guk-jin (3 Minutes Master) Where Are You TV is an onshore fishing YouTuber that livestreams and posts videos from fishing trips. It’s a fascinating YouTube channel that has been around for more than eight years and has over 29,600 subscribers. Please check out her Read More …
The One about AnimeJapan 2019 – Part 1
NOTE: The following convention report is also being featured on Neo-Tokyo 2099 From March 23-24, AnimeJapan 2019’s public event took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward. While we have covered AnimeJapan since Tokyo International Anime Fair and Anime Contents Expo (and those two Read More …
The One about the Frelong Windshield Snow Ice Cover
Around December, we start to get ice around our windshield and what I dislike about the experience is that it takes awhile for my Prius-C to thaw out and because of that, I have to wake up and get ready for work earlier. So, when Read More …
The One about the Asunaro Club (Japanese Club) in Lemoore, California – Part 2
As I look at these photos from my years in college and I think about the good times, but also friends who are no longer with us and have passed away. Friends that I have seen while visiting Japan in recent years but also thinking Read More …
The One about the Asunaro Club (Japanese Club) in Lemoore, California – Part 1 – The Beginning
In a past blog post, I wrote about growing up in the town of Lemoore, California but how I got into Japanese culture and moving to Long Beach, California, which furthered my interest even more. Back in the late ’90s, at California State University, Fresno Read More …
The One about Completing the Japan Bucket List Challenge 2019
Greetings everyone! I’m back home! Granted, I am jet lagged and sleep is going to be a challenge for a shortwhile, but after a month in Japan, it was another incredible adventure. But what made this adventure even more memorable are the wonderful people I Read More …
The One about the POWERGROOMING Manicure and Pedicure Nail Clipper
Now this is a quality nail cutter! POWERGROOMING’s manicure and pedicure nail clipper is great because it comes with a lockable/removable nail catcher, has an 18/8 stainless steel sharp cutting blades, comes with a case (snap button) and a nail file (separate from the nail Read More …
The One about the B-Land 6.2″ Ring Light with Tripod Stand
I’ve been using the B-Land 6.2″ LED Ring Light for vlogging and for TikTok. For one, I like the fact that I can go hands free and record/stream live. I like the fact that the light can be switched to a more white light, warm Read More …
The One about the Keter Ace Resin Outdoor Storage Shed
The Keter Ace Resin Outdoor Storage Shed was a shed that wasn’t difficult to put together. With six large pieces and other attachments, if you have an electric screwdriver (or drill with Phillips bit) and a long screwdriver, you can put this shed together in Read More …
The One about Shin Guk-jin Where Are You TV’s three minute course on squid fishing
Shin Guk-jin (3 Minutes Master) Where Are You TV is an onshore fishing YouTuber that livestreams and posts videos from fishing trips. It’s a fascinating YouTube channel that has been around for more than eight years and has over 29,600 subscribers. Please check out her Read More …
The One about fimoTV’s How to Choose and Cast Baitcasting Tackle Without Making Mistakes – For Seabass Anglers –
fimoTV (fisherman’s mountain) is a Japanese fishing YouTube channel that has been around for over 15 years and has over 63,100 subscribers. They are among the longest running YouTube channels still pumping out videos to this very day! It’s a definite go to source for Read More …
The One about My Japan Trip ~Spring 2019~
Hi everyone! In the next few hours, I will be on an airplane off to Japan. I know a lot of people (including friends) have asked “Japan again?”. And it’s understandable. For me, I love Japan, maybe not enough to move there but I love Read More …
The One about the Railways Extending Operating Hours During the Tokyo Olympics 2020
One of the good things about having the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is that major railway and metro operators will be extending their operating hours every day during the Tokyo Olympics. Granted, this means Tokyo only and with that,the Yamanote Line which people wish would run Read More …
The One about American Airlines’s Message about the Temporary Grounding of the Boeing 737 Max Aircraft
With the tragedy from the accident of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and many countries grounding all Boeing 737 MAX, there have been concern by travelers, especially first time travelers about the safety of their flights. For those in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Read More …
The One about the Mizuno Wave Inspire 15 Running Shoe
It has been several years since I last reviewed a Mizuno Wave Inspire shoe. In fact, the last time I reviewed a pair was back in 2015 for the Mizuno Wave Inspire 10. I called them my Evangelion shoes, but most people called it my Read More …
The One about Nigel Cole’s “Made in Dagenham” (2010)
Click here to Purchase this Film on Amazon In 1968, a group of women who were sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company Limited’s Dagenham assembly plant in Essex walked out on their jobs to protest their jobs which were graded at Category B (less-skilled Read More …
TRAVEL GUIDE: The One about Avoiding the Crowded Trains in Metropolitan areas of Japan
I’m often asked about how one can avoid the crowded trains in metropolitan areas of Japan. People may have heard that people are packed like sardines in a train and yes, it happens a lot and some, especially coming to Japan with children, worry about Read More …
The One about the Harajuku Jingumae shopping district
The Harajuku Jingumae district is among the popular shopping districts in Shibuya based in Harajuku. With Cat St. on the opposite end of Omotesando, Jingumae is a place I often visit for coffee shops and restaurants but also features cool shopping. And you also have Read More …
The One about Avast’s HMA! Pro VPN
I’m often asked how I am able to watch music videos on YouTube that are region-based or free programming that is region-based and the answer is VPN! And the main VPN software I use is HMA! Pro VPN (Virtual Private Network). And it’s one of Read More …
The One about Y’s Road – Japan’s largest bike chain – Part 2
From my last blog, I wrote about how Y’s Road was the largest bike shop chain in Japan. Offering varieties and brands of bikes, the stores are no doubt, the goto store for bikes and accessories. Let’s take a look at the cycling accessories offered Read More …
The One about Y’s Road – Japan’s largest bike chain – Part 1
In Japan, similar to the US, you have your local bike shops and then you have big chains. One of the most popular chains is Y’s Road (pronounced as “Wise Road”), Japan’s largest sports cycle specialty store. And I have to say, of all the Read More …
The One about Sam’s Italian Deli and Market in Fresno, California
America has its fair share of Italian delis and markets that serve amazing food. New York has Faicco’s Italian Specialties, the Bronx has Joe’s Italian Deli and Lioni Italian Heroes in Brooklyn. While Philly has Pastificio and Vincenzo’s, Chicago has Tony’s Italian & Subs, Bari Read More …
The One about the Statue of Enehey
One of the statues featured at the Matsuoka Museum of Art is “The Statue of Enehey”. Made of Limestone. Egypt. New Kingdom, late 18th dynasty (1300-1200 b.c.). Excavated from Saqqarah, a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, Saqqarah served as the necropolis for the Ancient Read More …