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We're heading back to my Japanese wife's hometown in Aichi to visit her parent's for the New Year's. In Japan everyone usually travels to their hometown between Dec 28 to Jan 4, kinda like Christmas in the West. This year, we’re doing Mochi Tsuki, meaning rice cake pounding, a traditional Japanese year-end activity that typically happens around the 30th in this area. Since we’re coming early this year, Wolfy gets to experience it for the first time. In Japan, rice itself is considered sacred and believed to house divine spirits. Foods made from rice, such as mochi and sake, are seen as spiritually powerful and so are often eaten during celebratory occasions, with the biggest event being New Year’ so Mochitsuki became customary in Japan to welcome the New Year’s god and to pray for blessings of happiness for the year ahead.
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We're heading back to my Japanese wife's hometown in Aichi to visit her parent's for the New Year's. In Japan everyone usually travels to their hometown between Dec 28 to Jan 4, kinda like Christmas in the West. This year, we’re doing Mochi Tsuki, meaning rice cake pounding, a traditional Japanese year-end activity that typically happens around the 30th in this area. Since we’re coming early this year, Wolfy gets to experience it for the first time. In Japan, rice itself is considered sacred and believed to house divine spirits. Foods made from rice, such as mochi and sake, are seen as spiritually powerful and so are often eaten during celebratory occasions, with the biggest event being New Year’ so Mochitsuki became customary in Japan to welcome the New Year’s god and to pray for blessings of happiness for the year ahead.
Get my Paolo fromTOKYO Premium Kaminari Hot Sauce
- paolofromtokyohotsauce.com
Get my Tokyo & Japan Merch and show your support!
- tokyozebra.com/mrch
___ Tokyo Zebra: My 2nd YouTube Channel ___
See My Life in Japan behind the scenes
- youtube.com/tokyozebra
Questions about Japan or Japan Travel? Get answers and chat with my Discord Community
- https://paolofrom.tokyo/discord
___ Channel Support ___
Want to help SUPPORT my channel, buy me a BEER or Maiko and I DINNER? Thank you in advance!
- PayPal: paypal.me/paolofromtokyo
- Venmo: PaolofromTokyo (venmo.com/paolofromtokyo)
- Patreon: patreon.com/paolofromtokyo
Join YouTube Channel Memberships
- youtube.com/paolofromtokyo/join
- Merch Store: tokyozebra.com/mrch
___ Help with Subtitles / Closed Captioning ___
- https://paolofrom.tokyo/cc
___ Business ___
Want me to feature your business in my video?
business@tokyozebra.com
Want to send me stuff?
For ADDRESS
- tokyozebra.com/address
___ For more info about me ___
I'm from TOKYO JAPAN, I've been living here for a long time. I'll be your Tokyo Travel Guide, taking you to the spots I love as well as showing you what to do all around Japan and maybe sometimes overseas. I'm also into Tech so you'll see a few videos about my drone and other cool toys I discover. In short, the channel is all about what I Love, Japan, Food, Travel, Tech and most likely coming FROM-TOKYO, my home.
- Website
tokyozebra.com/about
- Instagram:
@PaolofromTOKYO - instagram.com/paolofromtokyo
@tokyo.zebra - instagram.com/tokyo.zebra
- Facebook:
facebook.com/paolofromtokyoofficial
- TikTok
tiktok.com/@paolo.fromtokyo
___ My Film Gear ___
(Affiliate Links Used - I may receive commission from products purchased)
- Main Camera
(USA Link) amzn.to/4qWF3Ho
(International) geni.us/sK7At1U
- Main Wide Lens
(USA Link) amzn.to/2o5B00B
(International) geni.us/monD
- Camera Mic
(USA Link) amzn.to/2B7HnUM
(International) geni.us/ZaFl4a
- Wireless Mic
(USA Link) amzn.to/4iRmtOG
(International) geni.us/gAm5k
- Portable TriPod
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(International) geni.us/retoBG
- Gimbal
(USA Link) amzn.to/4xdKZ09
(International) geni.us/R7vwe2h
- Drone (Original)
(USA Link) amzn.to/2K6qrAW
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