How people react to foreigner in Japan




How people react to foreigner in Japan A question I was asked and I have a lot to say. Let me know in the comment section where you agree with me and where you might have a different experience. There is no doubt that Japanese are very welcoming to foreigners. I just speak about the few encounters which might raises eyebrows. 0:00 Beginning 0:36 Yokohama Greeting 1:07 Tokyo, helping me finding my way 1:55 Country side (Miura) 2:50 Foreign male vs foreign female 4:31 Niigata Onsen 5:52 Aomori mixed Onsen 7:09 Ending 😁Don't be a stranger 🎠Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinaTakano 🎠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinatakano/ 🎠Email: martinemler@gmail.com 🎠Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinatakano Music Song: Artlist Editing Software: DaVinci Resolve Camera: Sony alpha 7C & iPhone 12Pro Map: Google Maps | Map Data ©2021 ZENRIN Japan Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Pro XOX Martina Takano German living in Japan vlog / blogger





Singapore vs Germany for families




Singapore vs Germany for families Why I choose Singapore over Germany ten reasons and what didn’t come through to my expectations. 0:00 Beginning 0:13 Intro 0:38 1. Main reason - My personal main reason 1:35 2. Reason - Way to Kindergarden 2:41 3. Reason - Work 4:30 4. Reason - Child friendly 6:15 5. Housing & money 6:47 6. Clothes 6:54 7. Education & language 8:07 8. Take out food 9:11 9. Contact with father 10:29 10. Community 12:32 Dating 14:49 Change of mid: Language for my sons







`Phishing scams in Japan & we were targeted




Phishing scams in Japan `Phishing scams in Japan & we were targeted Hello and welcome! We were victim of a phishing scam in Japan and we could catch the thief. My husband checks every morning our accounts and credit cards. About half an hour after his initial question he could see one more payment of about 100,000 ¥. He called the Credit Card Company and told them that there are payments which are not ours. On the phone the person in charge found one more payment of 100,000 ¥. What we could see is that all were spent at Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku. We canceled our card on that day. But how it happened? A week earlier my husband received an email from American Express or what appears to be American Express where he was ask to log into his account and confirm his credit card number and details. This happen during lunch break and he usually answers private emails during this time. He was in a rush, having lunch and running errants. Immediately after he answered that email he thought it is strange, so we assume that the thief used this phishing scams email to get our Credit Card details. About a month later we got the information that they found the thief. The thief lived in Saitama, bought two iPhones and an iPad. The police gave as also his name, which I will not disclose here. 0:00 Beginning 0:25 Story 3:35 Ending 😁Don't be a stranger 🎠Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinaTakano 🎠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinatakano/ 🎠Email: martinemler@gmail.com 🎠Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinatakano Music Song: Artlist Editing Software: imovie Camera: Sony alpha 7C & iPhone 12Pro Map: Google Maps | Map Data ©2021 ZENRIN Japan Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Pro XOX Martina Takano German living in Japan vlog / blogger




Plugin Hybrid after 4 years (English Video)





Plugin Hybrid after 4 years We bought a Toyota Prius PHV Plugin Hybrid back in March 2017. Recently we started to wonder what the car is worth and what about battery performance in the next years to come. Therefore I review the price, re-selling price and battery performance and my overall experience. The hybrid battery after 4 years is very interesting. 0:00 Beginning 0:19 What we paid 0:30 Interest rates 1:07 Value of car in 2021 1:51 Battery performance 2:34 Actual distance 2:53 Review size of car and trunk size 4:36 EV charging stations in Japan 4:48 Ending 😁Don't be a stranger 🎠Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MartinaTakano 🎠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinatakano/ 🎠Email: martinemler@gmail.com 🎠Twitter: https://twitter.com/martinatakano Music Song: Artlist Editing Software: imovie Camera: Sony alpha 7C & iPhone 12Pro Map: Google Maps | Map Data ©2021 ZENRIN Japan Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Pro XOX Martina Takano German living in Japan vlog / blogger










Living long term in Singapore vs Japan



Hello! Recently my dear husband asked me what was my favorite country I lived in and this gave me the idea on doing a video about comparing long term living abroad, like Singapore and Japan. 0:00 Start 0:09 How long I lived in Singapore and Japan 0:30 Island comparison 0:40 Population 0:45 Income 1:05 My Standard or opinion 1:26 Housing 1:44 Work 2:18 Weather 2:37 Conversation / daily interaction with locals 4:00 Language 4:53 Ending


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A Day in Niigata






It is February and still cool white snow is piling up along the streets of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture. Echigo Yuzawa is also know as snow country if you want to see snow in Japan, this is a good choice. As most of my viewer know by now, we are a German Japanese couple and this is the town where my parents in law live. We are visiting for the birthday of my father in law. He turns 84 years old. We are spending a day in Niigata vlog and will enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine.




1:46 Charly's place in the car 2:08 What kind of gifts we are bringing to Niigata / Japanese gifts to give 2:55 Journey starts 3:21 Daigenta river surroundings 3:51 Water from hot springs to melt snow 4:20 Our Ryokan or Japanese Inn Room 4:27 Ryokan Dinner 4:32 Walking Charly 4:40 Snow is piling up along the streets of Yuzawa 5:21 Ending
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What is in my Japanese Fridge content





What is in my Japanese fridge food content Have you ever wondered what you will find in a Japanese fridge? Today I will show you the content of my Japanese fridge. What is in my Japanese fridge - content? We are a German / Japanese household, therefore the content might be a little different then expected. Food Content of my Japanese fridge.

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Martina T.






Küstenwanderpfad Kanagawa | Coast Hiking Course Kanagawa

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Aburatsubo Spaziergang / Aburatsubo Walk

(22. Januar 2021 Yokosuka, Japan)  -  Seit dem 7. Januar sind wir im Ausnahmezustand, der, wenn alles gut geht am 7. Februar 2021 enden wird. Da wir, so wie der Rest der Welt, dies schon einmal hinter uns haben, ist alles recht entspannt. Netflix, Hulu and Co. haben wir anfangs stundenlang geschaut. Es gibt glaube ich keine Serie die ich nicht kenne, so dass wir vor ein paar Tagen den Night Stalker anschauten und wenn jemand von vergeudetet Zeit spricht, dann ist dies ein gutes Beispiel. Wir sollten nicht unser Haus verlassen, dürfen aber, es ist uns selbst überlassen was wir als gefährlich einschätzen und was nicht. Etwas was ich an Japan sehr Wert schätze, dem Bürger wird vertraut. Aus diesem Grunde drehen wir Däumchen Zuhause aber manchmal fällt uns beiden die Decke auf dem Kopf und dann suchen wir nach Gegenden die nicht mit Menschen überlaufen sein könnten. Der Mond wäre ein ideales Ziel, wenn doch Elon Musk ein bisschen schneller arbeiten würde, dann könnte man dies vielleicht doch noch erleben, am Besten wie bei dem Raumschiff Enterprise, hochbeamen aber das sind Fantasien und die Realität sieht anders aus. 
January 22, 2021 Yokosuka, Japan) - We have been in a state of emergency since January 7, which, if all goes well, will end on February 7, 2021. Since we, have experienced it, like the rest of the world, everything is quite relaxed. At first we watched Netflix, Hulu and Co. for hours. I don't think there is a series that I don't know, so we watched the Night Stalker a few days ago and if someone talks about wasted of time, this is a good example. We should not leave our house, but we are allowed to do what we consider not dangerous if necessary. I appreciate Japan for this, the citizen is trusted. We twiddle our thumbs at home and sometimes we cannot help it but go out. The question is where to go? Somewhere with no crowds and outdoor. The moon would be an ideal destination, if Elon Musk would work a little faster, then maybe we could still experience this in this lifetime, but these are fantasies and the reality is different.

Mit Charly, meinem 10-jährigen Labrador Rüden, habe ich schon viel Zeit verbracht, ganz besonders mit Knochen auf den Tisch legen und es dann vergessen ihm zu geben, Kamera davor und später wird dies angeschaut, wann er schwach wird und den Knochen vom Tisch stibitzt. 

With Charly, my 10-year-old Labrador male, I have already spent a lot of time, especially laying bones on the table and then forgetting to give it to him and waiting for him to steal the bone. Of course all is on camera. 



Am vorletzten Wochenende kam unser Käseblättchen Yokosuka, normalerweise wird dieses sofort entsorgt, niemand hat Zeit und Lust die endlosen Anzeigen, Kleinanzeigen und belanglosen Artikel zu lesen. Das hat sich im vergangenen Jahr geändert und tatsächlich hat mein Mann dort etwas interessantes gefunden, ein Wanderbuch von Kanagawa, genauer gesagt die 40 besten Wanderpfade in Kanagawa von Yamamoto, Masagi. Das Buch ist in Japanisch aber Karten kann man in allen Sprachen lesen. Sofort besorgten wir uns diese Buch und fanden einen kurzen Wanderpfad in unserer Nähe. 

Two weeks ago, our tacky Yokosuka tabloid paper arrived, usually this is disposed of immediately, nobody has the time or inclination to read the endless advertisements, classifieds and trivial articles. That changed in the past year and my husband actually found something interesting, a hiking book from Kanagawa, more precisely the 40 best hiking trails in Kanagawa from Yamamoto, Masagi. In Japanese, however, maps can be read in all languages. We got this book straight away and found a short hiking trail near us.

Auf meinem englischen Youtube Kanal habe ich einen vlog zusammen gestellt, für die, die zur Zeit nur virtuell durch die Welt reisen können. 

I have put together a vlog on my English Youtube channel for those who can only travel virtually around the world at the moment.




Wegbeschreibung von Tokio:

Ich empfehle Hyperdia Webseite.

Ca. 1 Stunde 15 Minuten

Abfahrt Bahnhof: Tokio

Ankunft Bahnhof: Mizakiguchi

Bus zum Aburatsu Marine Park, ca. 15 Minuten

Der Wanderpfad ist hier nochmals von mir nachvollzogen. Wir sind nicht dem vorgeschlagenen Wanderkurs entlang, sondern haben diesen abgekürzt. Uns reichten 1.5 Stunden. 

Directions from Tokyo:

I recommend Hyperdia website.

Approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Departure train station: Tokyo

Arrival train station: Mizakiguchi

Bus to Aburatsu Marine Park, approx. 15 minutes

Our hiking path. We are following the suggested hiking course, but have shortened it. 1.5 hours was enough.



Die Halbinsel Miura hat eine sehr bewegte Geschichte, zu der auch ein Samurai vom Miura Clan gehörte. Aburatsubo ist heutzutage mehr bekannt wegen dem Marine Park und segeln, auch gibt es zu einer bestimmten Zeit im Jahr Yabusame zu sehen aber vor 500 Jahren stand hier das Arai Schloss vom Miura Clan. Wir haben ausser zwei Grabsteinen und einem Denkmal, dass an das Schloss erinnert nichts gefunden. Trotzdem war dieser Spaziergang wunderschön, bei strahlendem Sonnenschein, leicht stürmischen Wind und Kälte ging es entlang der Küste. Wir trafen einen Mann aus Tokio, der mit seinem Sohn angelte und stolz erzählte, dass er einen Fugu Fisch geangelt hat. 

The Miura peninsula has a very eventful history, which also included a samurai from the Miura clan. Aburatsubo is now better known for its marine park and sailing, there is also a certain time in the year to see Yabusame, but 500 years ago the Arai castle of the Miura clan stood here. Apart from two gravestones and a memorial that reminds us of the castle, we found nothing. Nevertheless, this walk was beautiful, with bright sunshine, light stormy wind and cold temperture along the coast. We met a man from Tokyo who was fishing with his son and proudly said that he had caught a fugu fish.

Ich wünsche noch einen schönen Tag und bis zum nächsten Mal!

I wish you a nice day and see you next time!

Martina Takano


Yokosuka Port Japan




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Day Trip from Tokyo


Before the State of Emergency we traveled locally within our Prefecture and visited Yokosuka Port Japan - I thought I would never be interested in warships but I was wrong enjoy! https://youtu.be/oOImtCVSneA








Japan Visa Experience Dec 2020



Japan Visa Experience Dec 2020 It's December and Christmas is coming up. The last time I met my sons in person were in December 2019 and I want to see them again. Beginning of October the travel restriction in Japan were eased and we took a chance to apply for a visa. Here is our story.


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World's Longest Wooden Pedestrian Bridge | Horai Bridge



Horai Bashi or Horai Bridge is the longest wooden pedestrian bridge and it is in the Guinness Book of Records. The interesting thing is that it was built in 1879 and there is a very good story to it.

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Martina T.