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RoninDave
Style: Travel
Joined: April 08, 2006
Last Sign In: 13 hours ago
Videos Watched: 4,393
Subscribers: 455
Channel Views: 17,416
Travel, history, culture, and oddity

I've got videos on sumo, geisha, ninja, samurai, festivals, MST3K, wrestling puppies. Check 'em out!

My earliest vids are unedited videos from my digital camera video feature so they're really short and low quality. I uploaded them here for storage purposes and for posting on websites like japundit.

My later vids are edited ones with music and commentary - generally captions.

I also have several Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) vids for the Mysties out there.

I currently live and work in Tokyo. I'm an avid fan of Japanese history and festivals.
Name: dave
Age: 36
traveler, writer, photographer, historian, video maker
City: Tokyo
Hometown: Nashville Tennessee
Country: Japan
Interests and Hobbies: travelling, history, video-making, writing, rollerblading
Website: http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/
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A Taste of Japan 8 Videos
Here are some of my favorite vids on Japan which touches on some of the best of Japanese history and culture
Here are some brief clips of Kamogawa Odori 2006 which were taken with my digital photo camera's video feature.
Some videos I shot over the last few years of Tokyo's legendary (and infamous) Yamanote Halloween Train where costumed foriegners and Japanese jump on the Yamanote Train Line and ride it around the city drinking and partying.
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Here's a bit of a big band I caught at Tokyo Design Festa called Crazy Angel Company.

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Here's a little avant-garde weirdness from Tokyo Design Festa.

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"Trapped in the drive-thru" by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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Channel Comments (42)
 
channeIreview | July 03, 2008
hello fellow tokyo dweller. where you at Tokyo Cooneys Hanami gathering? I only a few minutes to hang out and didn't get much of chance to meet folks.
Gimmeabreakman | June 24, 2008
Just watched your Yamanote video for the first time....
Hmm... yeah there were some asshole gaijin on it, but once a year on a Sat. night doesn't seem too bad to me.
I'm actually a bit torn on it.... though.

Either way you should definitely keep the video up.
AutoRacingfan | June 23, 2008
Thanks for subscribing! ;)
keep videos coming
-Autoracingfan
CharlotteAnimelover | June 12, 2008
No problem and i shalt carry on watching! 8D

Also i have a small question for you!

The food there, is it nice? i only every get a chance to get their food when i travel to a japanese market that order stuff in from japan, but i wasnt sure if it tasted as good as it would down there and fresh.
CharlotteAnimelover | May 30, 2008
Hai!<3 i saw your vids first when i was searching for a good Biwa song and i saw you video from about the 'Dan-No-ura', i'm a great fan of japanese culture and history too, and i've always wanted to go to tokyo japan but never had the chance, hopefulyl once i've finished university and collage i'll be able to go! but for now your vids are so fun to watch and i've actually learned stuff i didnt know before ^^
cess234 | May 12, 2008
I'm japanese. Halloween train is so good event.
i dont know why some japanese dont like this event.
they are so weird. really weird.
USAFfan | May 09, 2008
hey ronidave, why the man put the dustbin into his head?
tssexychanel | April 22, 2008
Awesome channel keep the vids coming.
Testimo424 | April 19, 2008
Hello. Wow, this is like Myspace! You have a cool page:)
Thank you for posting the video clip of Uchiwa Matsuri, my city's summer festival. Have you lived in Kumagaya?
rodgerswan | April 06, 2008
was cool meeting you today at the festival and talking haha! Cool videos, I'm a subscriber now!
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