1 Year Japan Review (0 - 10) 👏👏

When I was in Japan, I was walking along one of the many lakes around Mt. Fuji when an old fisherman waved me over. He didn't speak much English, and I didn't speak much Japanese, but he invited me into his fishing shack and we talked about our jobs and what we like about our homes. He gave me a huge bag of jerky fish and said, "if you come back, I will be here". I think about him every week 😭

When we visited Kyoto I gave an old japanese lady my seat on train and she was SO incredibly thankful, she thanked me like 30 times and when she got off the train she thanked me again 10 times. Not gonna lie, this adorable old lady was one of my highlights in japan.

I completely understand that "feeling" you're referring to at the end. In 2015 I went on a high school exchange to Japan for a year and lets just say my arrival in Japan was very stressful. Because of all that stress I went through I began regretting my decision to study abroad and was feeling really bad. After my host family at the time picked me up from the airport and I was in the car on the way to their home, I had a change of heart. What made me change my outlook was simply seeing life going on around me. I saw a person riding their bike, other cars on the road with us, all the homes in my host family's neighborhood and all that made me think "you know what, this is nice" and I never regretted my decision again after that. I ended up loving my year in Japan so much that I plan to move back in a few years.

When I first visited Japan we were still learning the subway station and of course we were in Shinjuku. This lady named AIko spent an hour and a half of her day helping us set up Passmo (buss pass) and explaining the subway system to us. She didn't speak much english but was still a huge blessing when we had no idea what we were doing.

Felix finally got sponsored by Japan. He’s truly becoming a top YouTuber

It sounds like the final thing about Japan that Felix enjoys is that he's at peace there! So happy he is in such a good place in his life!

12 years living here, and I love how his list of good and bad mirrors experience here from arrival to having been here for awhile. The trash bins you notice almost immediately. The language hurdles and small victories over time. The rules one is spot on though. If it is written, or generally understood & accepted to be, it means that is how it is and there will be no other way. I am so happy for you both, on both your life and work change, and for your new additions.

Felixさんが日本で楽しく過ごせているようで嬉しいですー！ご家族とこれからも幸せに暮らせますように！

I remember being younger and thinking “what will pewdiepie be doing when I’m grown up” and now he’s got a child on the way, lives in Japan. Nice to see him living life to the fullest.

As a Japanese, foreigners like you who try to live happily with lots of respect and follow the customs and maybe the rules here even you dont like, are very appreciated, and nice to hear your thoughts this time. Your Japanese speaking sounds quite good and i guess you can speak Japanese well more than you feel.

日本のことをこんなにも褒めて下さりありがとうございます！日本は本当に意味がわからないルールが多いですよね😢わかるなぁーって思いながら聞いてました笑英語が話せない人が多い日本で暮らすのは大変なことが多いと思いますし、嫌な経験をすることもあると思いますが、これからもあなたの日本での生活がいいものであることを願ってます。 Thank you for praising Japan so much! There are a lot of rules in Japan that I don't really understand 😢 I was listening while thinking I understand lol I think it's often difficult to live in Japan where there are many people who can't speak English, and you can have bad experiences. I hope that your life in Japan will continue to be a good one.

2:36 CONES 日本にしか住んだ事のない私、何十年も当たり前のように見てきた"コーン"に対し、そういえば何も思った事が無かった😆言われて初めて気付く事って沢山あって、面白い

I like how pewds these days looks like he found his balance in life. He looks so content and peaceful. Cheers mate happy for you pewds.

It's just so cool to me how he and Marzia wanted to go to Japan for so long and finally his dream came true and now he's reviewing it. We're glad to be part of your journey Pewds. Keep on living your life.

日本人でずっと日本にいるけど今でも夢のような瞬間は感じるよ 朝の澄んだ空気とか 四季によって変わる匂い 春は桜が咲きほこりピンクに染まる景色を見てあまりの美しさに見惚れるし 花が咲いて街の色が変わると冬の終わりを知らせ、始まりとワクワクを感じさせる お花見で賑わい活気がわく 夏は空がとても青々しく、緑も濃くて景色が鮮やかになる 花火大会やお祭りが盛んになって賑やかなのに夏の夜は虫の声と静けさと空気が切なさを感じさせる 秋になると朝の空気が澄んでいて冬が近付く空気が切なくさせる 自然が多くなにげなく目をやると紅葉で色付く景色が目に入る 秋の夕焼けをみると胸がキュッとなる 冬はクリスマスが近くなりイルミネーションでキラキラしてる街が幸せな雰囲気につつまれる お正月になると日本文化が盛んになりほっこりするような暖かさを感じる 温泉旅行でもしたくなる いつもふと何気ない日に空を見上げるとあまりの綺麗さに時々立ち止まる なんか儚いというか切ないというか懐かしい気持ちに突如襲われる時がある 空気や匂いがそうさせるのか

Thanks for the compliment on Japan. May you always have a good time while you are in Japan and wherever you decide to live in the future!

Felix, about the being in the delivery room thing: I know you said there isn’t really any bending the rules but I hope you do try! I’ve read someone say that they were able to stay the whole time before birth (not after) after doing a PCR COVID test on the spot. Maybe you could also ask the doctor for help with getting some sort of exception due to whatever reason: not fluent in Japanese, first pregnancy, high stress, whatever it is. Medically there is good reason for her to have you there to provide support and comfort in an extremely unfamiliar situation. I hope you’re able to be there at the very least longer than the 2 hours 🙏🏽

it's always nice to see how relaxed felix is and how happy he and marzia are since they've moved to japan! 😀

I'm an Italian studying Japanese at University. My professor found the best analogy to describe this language's difficulty: it's like Maths. Japanese truly is a hard language in the same way Maths is a hard subject for many people. If you're able to understand and memorise it's many rules and ways of expressing things, you're golden, but it's very hard to get the gist of it if you're mind is more optimised for something else. This other analogy is my own: kanji are like working out. You end up enjoying suffering and enduring because you get addicted to that sense of gradual growth and development you get when you achieve a new goal or milestone. In the end, kanji suck, but they're so much fun.

I’ve been learning Japanese, and it’s so difficult. It’s insanely rewarding when you watch Japanese content and can understand what’s being said. I’ve always wanted to go to Japan, and I’ve recently had dreams about going.. and I remember always being so anxious in my dream because I couldn’t speak the language.