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The Real NINJA who Taught Keanu Reeves Ninjutsu | JAPAN PROS #4

Meet Japan’s most aspiring real Ninja, Mr. Yaen Sasuke. Sasuke has been training Nin-jutsu since he was three years old, and he has won the National Shuriken Throwing Competition two…

August 17, 2021

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The Real NINJA who Taught Keanu Reeves Ninjutsu | JAPAN PROS #4

Meet Japan’s most aspiring real Ninja, Mr. Yaen Sasuke. Sasuke has been training Nin-jutsu since he was three years old, and he…

August 17, 2021

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A Full-Scale Moving Gundam Model Comes to Life at Gundam Factory Yokohama

A 18-meter-tall, moving Gundam has been constructed at in Yokohama. The full-scale robot weights 25 tons and can perform a variety of…

August 16, 2021

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CAT ISLAND 2021 – How are Japan’s Island Cats Coping without Tourists?

Situated in the middle of the Seto Inland sea, Aoshima is tiny but probably the most famous of Japan’s eleven cat islands.…

August 14, 2021

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How Japanese Knives Are Made With Japan’s RAREST Steel

Sukehira Hirata and Nodoka Hirata are a married couple who craft Japanese blades made of the rarest steel in Japan.

July 31, 2021

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Horror Ambulance – Japan’s Haunted House on Wheels!

Horror Ambulance is the world’s first haunted house on wheels that can be driven straight to your house.

July 17, 2021

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How Japanese Neon Signs are Made | MADE IN JAPAN

Meet Yukinobu Yokoyama, the Master Neon Craftsman who’s been making beautiful neon signs in Japan for 33 years!

July 3, 2021

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Hiking to Secret Ruins in Japan | Mt. Nokogiri

Come with us as we explore the secrets of Mt Nokogiri where you can find some long-lost ruins and one of Japan’s…

June 12, 2021

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Attack on Titan Museum in Japan

The event called ‘Shingeki no Hita’ or ‘Attack on Hita’ started recently to celebrate the super popular series Attack on Titan.

May 16, 2021

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Renting Electric Kickboard Scooters in Shibuya

Electric scooters have recently become available on public roads in the central areas of Tokyo, and we tested what’s it’s like to…

May 8, 2021

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Driving through Tokyo at Night

Join us for a night-time drive through Tokyo and Yokohama!

May 1, 2021

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This is how the rarest steel in Japan "Tamahagane

This is how a Japanese knife is made. With the sam

Mr. Yukinobu Yokoyama is a master craftsman who's

Have you guys heard of Nokogiri-yama (鋸山)? It’s a popular hiking spot in Chiba. What many people don’t know though is that there are old ruins hidden deep in the forest of the mountain!

It looks like something straight out of a Ghibli movie. They’re actually the remains of a stone quarry from the Edo period but they definitely have that ’isekai’ vibe!

At the top of the mountain is Jikoku-nozoki (地獄のぞき) or ‘Hell’s View’. A stone point that hangs out over thin air!

If you want to see more about this place, then please check out the latest video on our JapanPro YouTube channel (Link in Bio)

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We checked out Japan’s first ramen vending machi

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