Unpacking Japan | How this British magician built a career in Japan @unpackingjapan | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 12 hours ago.
Meet Ben, a magician and escape room designer from London, who shares his experiences performing as a magician, and the differences in magic in Japan, China, and the West.
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⏰Timestamps⏰
00:00 Intro
00:56 Ben is from London, but it feels alien to him
03:13 Leaving for China with his girlfriend and living there for 6 years
06:23 Coming to Osaka without knowing what it was
08:58 Osaka is the most "Chinese" Japanese city
11:40 Real life "comic book characters" make Ben interested in magic
16:42 Japanese language schools are horrendous
18:45 Turning magic into a more professional thing
24:10 The reasons why people learn to do magic
29:12 Starting the "Impossible Theater" with friends
31:52 What types of magic there are
35:50 Main principles behind all magic tricks
37:33 The Elusive Illusive book by Ben
43:10 What types of magic magicians do in Japan
45:45 Communication in magic and differences in Japan and abroad
47:53 Escape room games and interactive movies
50:38 Escape rooms were invented in Japan
52:01 Designing new types of escape rooms in Japan
55:23 Expanding escape rooms and becoming more ambitious
59:05 Next steps for Ben's magical journey
1:02:39 Ben's advice for beginner-magicians
1:05:29 Final message, closeup theater
1:06:15 Outro
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Follow Ben:
instagram.com/ben_daggers
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Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
Meet Ben, a magician and escape room designer from London, who shares his experiences performing as a magician, and the differences in magic in Japan, China, and the West.
--
⏰Timestamps⏰
00:00 Intro
00:56 Ben is from London, but it feels alien to him
03:13 Leaving for China with his girlfriend and living there for 6 years
06:23 Coming to Osaka without knowing what it was
08:58 Osaka is the most "Chinese" Japanese city
11:40 Real life "comic book characters" make Ben interested in magic
16:42 Japanese language schools are horrendous
18:45 Turning magic into a more professional thing
24:10 The reasons why people learn to do magic
29:12 Starting the "Impossible Theater" with friends
31:52 What types of magic there are
35:50 Main principles behind all magic tricks
37:33 The Elusive Illusive book by Ben
43:10 What types of magic magicians do in Japan
45:45 Communication in magic and differences in Japan and abroad
47:53 Escape room games and interactive movies
50:38 Escape rooms were invented in Japan
52:01 Designing new types of escape rooms in Japan
55:23 Expanding escape rooms and becoming more ambitious
59:05 Next steps for Ben's magical journey
1:02:39 Ben's advice for beginner-magicians
1:05:29 Final message, closeup theater
1:06:15 Outro
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Follow Ben:
instagram.com/ben_daggers
Follow us on our social media:
buzzsprout.com/2158416
instagram.com/unpacking_japan
x.com/unpacking_japan
facebook.com/unpackingjapan
tiktok.com/@unpackingjapan
youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts
Subscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan!
Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/
