Graham
@japansidequest.com
Travel writer/consultant based in North Japan. Check us out at japansidequest.com
Went out and recorded about 5 short-form videos today.
Getting interviewed tomorrow on a five-hour video shoot as part of a promotional video for the Sendai Startup Visa program.
Sunday might just be for relaxing lol.
Getting interviewed tomorrow on a five-hour video shoot as part of a promotional video for the Sendai Startup Visa program.
Sunday might just be for relaxing lol.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Went out and recorded about 5 short-form videos today.
Getting interviewed tomorrow on a five-hour video shoot as part of a promotional video for the Sendai Startup Visa program.
Sunday might just be for relaxing lol.
Getting interviewed tomorrow on a five-hour video shoot as part of a promotional video for the Sendai Startup Visa program.
Sunday might just be for relaxing lol.
I NEVER NOTICED THIS AT OUR GROCERY STORE BEFORE. GAME CHANGED!
August 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I NEVER NOTICED THIS AT OUR GROCERY STORE BEFORE. GAME CHANGED!
Oh god why did I get two??
August 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Oh god why did I get two??
Finally found that Oku no Hosomichi that Matsuo Basho kept writing about.
July 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Finally found that Oku no Hosomichi that Matsuo Basho kept writing about.
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forgive me taking a photo of the TV screen grandma style but this deserves sharing
July 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
forgive me taking a photo of the TV screen grandma style but this deserves sharing
Japanese signage is very good.
Even if you can't read Japanese, you know this says "don't get your finger caught in the door!"
Even if you can't read Japanese, you know this says "don't get your finger caught in the door!"
July 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Japanese signage is very good.
Even if you can't read Japanese, you know this says "don't get your finger caught in the door!"
Even if you can't read Japanese, you know this says "don't get your finger caught in the door!"
Found this thing in the cabinet of our older Japanese home.
Who knows what this is without looking it up?
Who knows what this is without looking it up?
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Found this thing in the cabinet of our older Japanese home.
Who knows what this is without looking it up?
Who knows what this is without looking it up?
Beautiful rainy day in Kamakura (I am soaked, though)
June 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Beautiful rainy day in Kamakura (I am soaked, though)
Traditional Japanese breakfast lol
June 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Traditional Japanese breakfast lol
It was REAL bad. Brought some home for the wife to try lol
June 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It was REAL bad. Brought some home for the wife to try lol
Nothing like the time-honored PC Build Tradition of waiting by the front door all day for last-minute deliveries!
May 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Nothing like the time-honored PC Build Tradition of waiting by the front door all day for last-minute deliveries!
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There are many soba and udon restaurants along roads in mountainous areas and rural areas of Japan. And the katsudon at those restaurants is almost always delicious. It's better than the specialty restaurants in town or national chain restaurants.
(This is my personal opinion.)
(This is my personal opinion.)
May 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
There are many soba and udon restaurants along roads in mountainous areas and rural areas of Japan. And the katsudon at those restaurants is almost always delicious. It's better than the specialty restaurants in town or national chain restaurants.
(This is my personal opinion.)
(This is my personal opinion.)
Turns out there's a very good, if slightly-less-centralized, network of secondhand PC parts shops in Sendai!
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Turns out there's a very good, if slightly-less-centralized, network of secondhand PC parts shops in Sendai!
Made a little cooking video! Turns out our rental kitchen has a magnetic rail just perfect for vertical shooting?
Making Okayu for my sick wife! #japan #cooking #japanesefood #food #chill
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May 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Made a little cooking video! Turns out our rental kitchen has a magnetic rail just perfect for vertical shooting?
My wife wasn't feeling well so I made her some Okayu! Say "Get Well" or she will perish.
May 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
My wife wasn't feeling well so I made her some Okayu! Say "Get Well" or she will perish.
Lazy shots from Nishi-Shiogama Station at 6:45am
May 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Lazy shots from Nishi-Shiogama Station at 6:45am
Please don't give that cat any more Dodecamin.
May 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Please don't give that cat any more Dodecamin.
The Aoba Matsuri is this weekend! I am excited because it'll be the closest to a Mitsukoshi I've ever seen a matchlock gun go off.
May 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Aoba Matsuri is this weekend! I am excited because it'll be the closest to a Mitsukoshi I've ever seen a matchlock gun go off.
Spotted this shady character on the way to the store yesterday
May 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Spotted this shady character on the way to the store yesterday
Caught the midday chime on camera! This is from Shiogama City in Miyagi Prefecture.
Originally, these were played to alert field workers that it was lunchtime, but they also serve an important function in today's society: a daily test of the emergency alert system!
Originally, these were played to alert field workers that it was lunchtime, but they also serve an important function in today's society: a daily test of the emergency alert system!
May 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Caught the midday chime on camera! This is from Shiogama City in Miyagi Prefecture.
Originally, these were played to alert field workers that it was lunchtime, but they also serve an important function in today's society: a daily test of the emergency alert system!
Originally, these were played to alert field workers that it was lunchtime, but they also serve an important function in today's society: a daily test of the emergency alert system!
Having a predominantly North American livestream audience means you will sometimes eat curry udon for breakfast.
...I'm VERY okay with this lol
...I'm VERY okay with this lol
May 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Having a predominantly North American livestream audience means you will sometimes eat curry udon for breakfast.
...I'm VERY okay with this lol
...I'm VERY okay with this lol
Handsome boy spotted on the street in Shiogama!
May 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Handsome boy spotted on the street in Shiogama!
We finally made it to our home Prefecture of Miyagi! We're just one or two steps away from being fully operational in a new home, but I'm not mad at this view of Shiogama from our short-term rental, either!
May 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We finally made it to our home Prefecture of Miyagi! We're just one or two steps away from being fully operational in a new home, but I'm not mad at this view of Shiogama from our short-term rental, either!