About Samurai Dave
Hey,
I’m a vagabond traveler currently teaching English in Japan. I like travel, history, festivals, culture, and good beer. I’ve been to about 30 countries though some no bigger than a kitchen table. I’ve run with the bulls of Pamplona, hiked the Inca Trail, got mugged in Mexico City, floated down the Nile in old boat, climbed the Great Pyramid of Egypt, got ripped at Oktoberfest, and rode the Tokyo Yamanote Halloween Party Train.
This blog is a chronicle of my adventures both current and past along with socio-political commentary and stories on cultural activities. I’ve also recently got into video editing so I’ll be posting more of my video tales here. Ronindave YouTube Site
Enjoy! Tell your friends, leave comments, better yet leave money! This traveling stuff ain’t cheap even though I travel on shoestring that would barely fit a gnat’s shoe!
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Recent
- Ghosts Caught on Film at Haunted Inn in UK
- Halloween Party at Tokyo Glitterball from Metropolis Magazine
- Rolly Teranishi sings Rocky Horror songs in Japanese
- Tokyo Decadance Halloween 2009
- Boating Through a Japanese River Gorge – GeibiKei Video
- Geibikei – Floating Thru a River Gorge in Northern Japan
- Welcome to Tokyo Design Festa!
- Nishimonai Bon Odori – Japanese Dance for the Dead Video
- Nishimonai Bon Odori – Japanese Dance for the Dead
- Funekko Nagashi – Japanese Boat-Burning Festival Video
- Funekko Nagashi Matsuri – Japanese Boat Burning Festival
- A Look at the Northern Japanese City of Morioka
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- March 2009 (1)
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- January 2009 (3)
- December 2008 (3)
- November 2008 (8)
- October 2008 (7)
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