- Which kind of martial arts do you do? - Kendo.
It's something that is present in my everyday diet.
So yeah, I was very excited to come here.
And photos of my friends on Instagram, that I definitely want to visit.
Hey guys, it's Cathy Cat. And today we are going to ask foreigners
who have come to japan
what actually got them so much into Japanese culture
that now decided to actually come here.
Let's go and Ask foreigners in Japan!
- What was the first thing that got you into Japan? - It were the games...
- The gaming industry mostly. - It was the gaming culture overall.
And we most of all, before we met each other,
we both said that we always wanted to go to Japan.
So when we met each other we said, let's just go.
So we just committed to it. It was good!
When did you started seeing the first things of Japan? How old were you?
Ages ago. Like, I was a kid and I always wanted to go cause it all
looked so lit up and magical.
It's all the stereotypes. Like the neons and all the signs.
It kind of enjoys you.
What was the game got you into Japan?
Was it Zelda, or was it something else?
Or was it more like a combination?
Super Mario maybe... Typically and technically Nintendo stuff.
We passed the Nintendo building in Kyoto and I was like, "oh, my god!".
I'm going to sound like an idiot, but the Sega is traditionally Japanese, isn't it?
- It is, yes! - I love Sonic. It's the first game I've ever played really.
All that. Nintendo and Sonic.
From when I was a child... Probably from video games.
And also from the language.
- I do martial arts and I also study Japanese. - Right!
- Which kind of martial arts do you do? - Kendo.
Same here. When I was a child I liked to watch TV (anime) and play video games.
And I really like the sound of the language.
Like, the way you write the symbols.
And in general I like foreign cultures.
Anything you like about the Japanese culture in particular?
The fashion! I think I love the fashion and the make-up.
I think games, straight from the start. I always played with my family
when I was small. It was a family thing.
So it gave me a feeling connected with Japan.
- And your favourite game as a child? - Legend of Zelda.
I can't really say. I don't really remember.
I always kind of liked it and it just developed.
So there was always something that was added to my interests.
At first I didn't knew it was Japanese when I first played video games
but I always kind of happened to grab Japanese games.
Your very first favourite Japanese game?
My very first favourite... I think Kingdom Hearts. I really love Kingdom Hearts.
I think the food i s first. And the manga and things like that.
- For myself the tea, for example. And all the pottery.
- So more the traditional Japanese crafts?
In a way, yes. To drink tea from special glasses and cups from Japan.
Manga and tea.
The difference between traditionalism and modernism.
It's a big clash right? We are standing right in the centre of modernism.
Yes. For example, between the old castle in the other part of Tokyo
Food and shopping!
I'm from Peru and there are a lot of Japanese people in my country.
So I always wanted to visit Japan.
I went for a work trip to Australia and thought that this would be a perfect
timing to visit Japan.
So I'm very excited to be here.
Because it had such a large influence. Like in anime...
I grew up with watching Dragonball for example.
And I also love sushi.
It's something that is present in my everyday diet.
So yeah, I was very excited to come here.
Since she coming too, we decided to come together.
So that's it. I've never been to Asia before and I wanted to see Japan first.
- So you just got curious by her. - Yeah!
How did you then, in country back home, in the USA...
What's the first thing that got you in touch with Japanese culture?
Was it food, samurai, anything...
Probably the sushi. Its the food that is the easiest thing.
And I live in New York, which is very multicultural
so there are a lot of different restaurants.
And you eat a lot of different types of food.
And I think that Japanese food and Teppanyaki and the grill..
You know, there are all different kinds of cool foodie thingies.
Food, definitely food! And culture.
- Way of living... I don't know, everting! Technology.
- And anime and manga too!
- Dragonball. - Don't be shy, be proud of it!
Anime and manga is important for the subculture here.
We came here not just sightseeing, but also for the food,
the culture and the people.
Just for everything!
Technology. Just everything.
It's feels like we're from light years ago, so for us this is beautiful.
Yeah, it feels like we have arrived here in the future.
Everywhere you go.
Were we come from, it's very different. It's a very different way of living.
So this is cool!
We came for the snow, together with our aunt and uncle
so that was amazing. And eating all the different foods. That was sooo good!
We are loving the sushi. And the ramen is so good on a cold day.
- Yeah, it's amazing! - Right!
Before you came here for the first time,
what was the first exposure you've got with Japanese culture?
Probably sushi.
And photos of my friends on Instagram, that I definitely want to visit.
I did a bit of Japanese in the third year of school.
But I can't really remember much apart from "konnichiwa" and "sayonara".
- Oh great! So you're first exposure was Japanese class? - Yeah.
But it was at primary school so I don't remember much.
I'm actually interested in the cars and such.
I compete in drifting and it's quite big over here.
So that kind of brought me here. But also the culture.
Because it's so different from what we have back home.
Okay, explain to me what you just said. W- what, drifting...? What's that?
Drifting is like sliding a car around corners
around on a race track.
It's very popular here in Japan.
Well, it started here in Japan and spread itself all over the world.
So I wanted to come here to see where it all started.
Fast & the Furious?
- Sort of like that, yes. - Exactly!
- Shibuya crossing! - Yeah, exactly.
- That's here! - Exactly.
I grew up in Hong Hong, so the Asian aspects are really familiar to me.
I was happy when he said he wanted to come here. And so I said yes.
And for him its also the car-thing.
Was the car- thing the first thing that got you in touch with Japanese culture,
or was there anything before when you were younger?
I probably was the cars. I did also watch some anime and such.
So that kind of got me in it as well.
And I think because the culture is so different from what we have...
It's just nice to go somewhere that is a bit out of your comfort zone.
It's fun.
Thank you so much!
So we had the general things.
The pop- culture. Anime, manga, gaming. Jpop, those kind of things.
The things that everyone loved from the pop- culture.
But many people also mentioned the food!
And they had a good point there, because Japanese food is absolutely amazing!
And you'll be able to taste flavours you've never tried before.
So what initially got you into the Japanese culture?
I'm curious to find out!
So, leave us a message down below. Looking forward to reading it.
And, catch you soon on Ask Japanese!
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