hi everybody it's with a heavy heart
that I have to announce that very soon
I'm gonna be leaving Japan guard
unfortunately and moving on to pastures
new in Hong Kong
so as my way of saying goodbye I'm going
to answer a few questions as part of a
debrief interview let's get some
background first for starters how long
have you been in Japan and what first
sparked your interest to visit wow I've
been in Japan for seven and a half years
first lived in Osaka and then moved to
gamba and honestly what sparked my
interest who come to Japan I admittedly
was not a Japanophile I didn't really
know all that much about manga or I
don't think I've ever eaten sushi before
coming to Japan
I just wanted adventure and looking at
Japan and realizing how safe and clean
it was but yet how how different England
I mean it was a good bet so I came and I
have thoroughly enjoyed my time it can
you describe a typical day in the life
of Sam Evans Wow okay so I roll out of
bed if I'm not traveling I will come
into the office and I will go through
the photos that I've been taking on the
trips I like to drink a lot of coffee in
the morning really a morning person yeah
that's it I go for a run after work and
and joy and the beautiful scenery that
can be seen around sunset here in gamba
there are a few comments on our videos
like Japan guide Raiders have the best
job ever has that been your experience
yeah it's a dream job I really is it's
there are definitely some things that
people don't see there's a lot of hard
work that goes into the videos but
generally you know I mean what's not to
love about it we we get to travel around
the country eat amazing food stay in
amazing places and just have these
fantastic experiences and it's part of
our work of all the staff at Japan
guide.com you
been in the most videos do people
recognize you on the streets often here
in Japan I've never been back in the
heist and I don't know whether that's a
good finger a bad thing I don't know I
feel about that probably a bit of both
but yeah as of yet I've never been
recognized I've been thinking actually
of next time I go down to Tokyo where a
big Japan guide
Sam Evans t-shirt some people might
start coming on to me if someone were to
recognize you or would you want them to
come up and say hello or just admire
from a distance I definitely come up I
like to think of myself as a people
person so come up we can take a photo
and I'd only charge you 2,000 yen in 20
years looking back on your time at Japan
guide calm what do you expect will be
some of your favorite videos to have
been part of one that I'm sure will live
forever in my memory it's a Kyushu video
that we did were we I mean watch the
video but we drove from Olathe to
Kumamoto and we had a road trip it was a
absolutely brilliant time stayed in some
nice places bathed in some nice hot
springs ate some great food and it was
just a perfect little experience yeah
and then another one which again is from
this year 2019 was the Nagoya the key
solji one the middle of winter really
really cold but just beautiful
unbelievably beautiful landscapes and we
will walk him through again we've stayed
in some really nice accommodation did
some really interesting stuff ate some
delicious food and as well our lights
them that the video turned out pretty
good for that one too could you briefly
describe the process of making a video
from beginning to end
yeah making a Japan got a travel video
there's a lot that goes into it we have
to kind of visualize what the video is
going to look like and you know kind of
come up with an idea of an itinerary
where we want to go and then following
that we have to get permission and get
in contact with
these places if not all of them to make
sure that we're allowed to film we have
to organize schedules after organized
war and when we're going to meet people
where we're going to eat where we're
going to stay there's a lot of
organization then goes into it and then
of course we actually go on the trip we
travel around and thus apartment you
guys at home get to see and then when we
get back to the office the videographers
and editors go through the footage and
piece it together piece by piece
we finally lay over the voiceovers in
the booth that we have there in the
office Khan studio and then it's a wrap
as they say you seem to have developed a
following of people who comment about
the times you're seen eating in videos
since this might be the last time here's
a small snack could you have some and
react to the experience thank you yeah
okay let's do this mmm okay guys you
could a cue mouse
mmm it's so good it's sweet creamy we've
got a real green tea flavor about it not
delicious
can you explain what went through your
mind as you did that the early videos I
remember we went to kakegawa and she's a
walker and it was the first time I think
I'll had a tasting shot I know I think
I'm not sure I just unbelievably pulled
my face they were just like this Cameron
from me I get the stick and I got so
when you eat food on camera how is that
different than eating food by yourself I
think yeah you when you're eating on
your own you you know you're gonna
nothing to worry about
apart from if the food's not delicious
when you're on camera there is a part of
your brain that's you know thinking
about what kind of reaction should I
give to this and I found that over the
course of filming and the best thing to
do is to just let it be natural and just
relax and try and pretend the cameras in
there and give the most organic natural
reaction you can get and that's probably
why you prefer bout three stock
reactions from Sam Evans we've got that
we've got that
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and maybe one over thumbs up you have
the thumbs up during your time at Japan
guy.com you've had to wear a lot of
outfits on camera which has been your
favorite okay yeah that's easy best one
that was when we shot the Narita sad
trip video and I wore the kimono walking
around the streets real nice kimono of
how powerful I was badass I like that
let's watch a short clip from one of
your videos thank you so what's on now
seven-day tour from Tokyo to Kyoto and
what better way to end a trip like this
then it killed told a fantastic fushimi
inari shrine yes and that concludes our
remember a very well in that clip you
appear calm collected and as if you
enjoyed a pleasant stroll through the
thousands of red gates at fushime inari
is that accurate and can you tell us
some background info for that sequence
that one we I believe we got 35 minutes
after arriving at fushimi inari to get
to the top get to the bottom and then
connect to our trains so it was an
absolutely time crunch we ran up through
the all these vermilion gates scaled
this this mountain did that talking
point I think we had maybe thirty
Seconds to get the talking point maybe
one and a half takes and we were back
down got the Train makes me tired just
thinking about it there have been
several times you've been filling in
videos enjoying a bath which onsen and
Japan are among your favorites as a mere
case of government pride would have to
be the lovely baths at Kusatsu onsen she
born scent I really like she wants and
also on the the recent Kyushu trip that
we did could of Cour onsen that was just
gorgeous the the water though and the
baths were just amazing in the golf
video they're shown to have broken part
be honest what is your real handicap in
golf if I had to hazard a guess my real
golf handicap would probably be probably
somewhere in the 60s
seven is good lighting but low 70s will
say low 7s yeah yeah a lot of people
watch Tappan guide.com videos for
inspiration of where to travel if you
spent several years away from Japan and
then took a vacation here what are a few
places you definitely want to try and
visit if it was a short trip it would
have to be in the Kansai region and that
is because the Kansai region for me it
kind of has it all you have the the
bustling big cities namely Osaka
you have Kyoto what more needs to said
it's the one of the most breathtaking
places in the country loads of temples
shrines beautiful gardens and then you
have nada on the doorstep you have some
beautiful beautiful nature for hiking
and explore and for me it just has
everything in a small area so it's
easily accessible Kansai during your
time here you've obviously learned a lot
about the culture are there any points
of etiquette you wish all tourists knew
when visiting Japan I think a good place
to start would that would benefit
tourists would be being aware of how
loud one is when taking the trains I
think that it benefits everybody if
everybody is considerate and doesn't
talk too loud on the trains and I'd say
that's probably my my biggest advice for
tourists as this is your last video is
there anything else you'd like to say to
the viewers I last note to the viewers I
would just love to say thank you first
and foremost for watching our videos and
I hope that you guys continue to keep
watching and then join into the future
and keep traveling to Japan and if you
haven't done so yet keep the dream alive
it's an incredible country and just made
the most of it
this is
beautiful place that anybody who has
been here is or has been lucky enough to
experience so take care
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