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Samurai Dave vs the Juhyo: Japanese Monster Trees of Mt. Zao!!!!

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Here I face off against the deadly Juhyo – Japanese Monster trees of Mt. Zao – and live to tell the tale!

Juhyo trees are created by snow and ice mixed together by freezing strong Siberian winds that turns them into distorted monsters.

Juhyo Japanese Monster Trees

Samurai Dave meets Youtuber Gimmeabreakman at Japanese Penis Festival

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

I went to the Honen-Sai Fertility festival again in the Nagoya area. I bumped into a fellow Youtuber, Gimmeabreakman, who has quite a market share of subscribers and views. He does a number of videos on Japanese culture, language, and on the Youtube community.

Here’s a cool vid he just put up about this past Honen-Sai festival. Mine will probably be up in a few weeks as I have other vid projects to finish first.

Check out his Youtube page at:

Gimmeabreakman

My blog on the festival:

Japanese Fertility Festival/

Dezomeshiki: FireFighting Japanese Style

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Here’s a video and blog I did on Dezomeshiki - A firefighting demonstration and parade put on every year by the Tokyo Fire Department. It features the hikeshi - old Japanese firefighters - doing acrobatics on ladders. The girl in ... [Continue reading this entry]

St. Patrick’s Day in an Irish Pub in Tokyo

Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Here’s a video I made last year about St. Patrick’s Day festivities in an Irish Pub in the heart of Tokyo with a brief interlude of Danny Boy being sung at a festival Enka Style. [Continue reading this entry]

Why I Like Japan

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
This is a video asnwering the question that is often asked of people who live in Japan which is basically  ”Why do you like Japan?” Mainly my three reasons: *History *Festivals *Culture Plus I also like the food, hot sake, and cold Sapporo beer. When I first ... [Continue reading this entry]

Ninja In Action!

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Ninja Demonstrate their skills in Iga-Ueno, Japan - the home of Ninja. For more on Ninja in American Pop Culture see my essay on "Where Have the Ninja Gone?"

A Freezing Japanese Shinto Purification Ritual

Friday, February 1st, 2008
At Tokyo's Kanda Myojin Shrine, Shinto Ritual Participants Cleanse Themselves With Freezing Cold Water in early January. The ritual is known as misogi. Warm Weather Makes Japanese Wintry Dip Seem Refreshing [Continue reading this entry]

Brief Snowy Day in Tokyo

Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Last week it snowed briefly in Tokyo on my way to work. I love snow but it doesn’t snow in Tokyo that much any more these days.

Samurai Dave’s 2007 In Review: Travels, Festivals, and Events

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
The following is a photo montage video of the travels, festivals, and events I experienced in 2007. I've got photos of sumo, ninja, geisha, samurai, medieval Italian towns, German castles, ... [Continue reading this entry]

New Year’s at a Japanese Temple in Tokyo

Saturday, January 26th, 2008
New Years at a Japanese Temple Prayers, Fires, and Rice Cakes ring in the New Year at Zojo-ji in Tokyo Here are some scenes of New Year's Eve Activities at Zojo-ji Temple in central Tokyo. [Continue reading this entry]