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@onemanenclave
5 жыл бұрын
"I was able to love Japan this passionately because I actually knew so little about it." This hurts more than it should.
@AkaiNiwatori1
5 жыл бұрын
I liked this one a lot as well but it was more on point in Japanese: おわかりのように僕がそこまで日本に夢中になれたのは日本のこと、表面的にしか理解していなかったからこそだ。
@xguilbert
5 жыл бұрын
then again, there's much more I love about Japan that I discovered there, than I knew before going. you expect something, and then you realize that what you get is so much more.
@thomasgricezodiac
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think it should hurt. I think of it more like this: passion and curiosity are often borne out of mystery. How could these be produced in this country? That mystery draws people.
@Denturess
4 жыл бұрын
thomas grice no I don’t think it’s just that. I still really enjoy learning about the language and culture but the more I study the politics, issues, etc. the more I really don’t want to live there. I love visiting but I would really hate living there is what I found. I’m sure this doesn’t go for everyone but for me political topics, cultural attitudes, societal norms and beliefs and those sorts of things are very important to me.
@Osprey1994
4 жыл бұрын
The more I know about Japan the more I can appreciate it fully. Yes there are some aspects of Japan that are scary like the justice system, but overall it was a wonderful place to visit and I would like to visit for a longer period of time.
@poshpocket
5 жыл бұрын
As someone who is sitting in a Ramen store while watching this video and studying Japanese literature at a Japanese graduate school, I really had to fight against the tears when watching this. It may started out with manga, the fascination for Japanese videogames, interest in Japanese characters, but after such a long way, there isn’t one single reason to point at anymore. You are amazing. You gave me words for something I struggled so hard to express before. Thank you so much!
@ngqp
4 жыл бұрын
The grass is always greener on the other side
@Jakobos123
4 жыл бұрын
@An Gry I highly doubt that you can apply a model designed for describing a personality to an entire society without losing so much accuracy that there's no value to your point anymore.
@GP-oq1ty
4 жыл бұрын
@TheInkinJapan i have enjoyed this exchange. Thank you.
@ZeroRelevance
4 жыл бұрын
G P I agree, this was pretty fun to read ngl
@sardinhunt
4 жыл бұрын
@An Gry A lot of us see the delusions and ignorance of Japanese people you speak of, like we see yours in comparing the violence of Japan to other countries. It's not the same at all. Firstly, only a handful of rigorous scientists and volunteer workers manage to be completely openminded, the argument of discrimination is a serious issue worldwide and it has to do with culture and awareness. People appreciate that the closed-mindness of Japanese people do not lead to acts of cruelty between responsible adults. We appreciate you give it for granted, we appreciate your ignorance of how things are outside Japan. (Japan has no equals when it comes to nonviolence) It may be true that reclusion, bullism and antisocial behaviours are early traits of a group-minded society, but statistics on homicide rates and violence are clear. *You are the least violent country of the world.* Japan might have a monoculturalism that works best for society on the long run and worse for younger adults or middle schoolers. It's easy to not develop the social skills necessary at an early age when you develop personality traits, since it's a monoculture country *groups are quickly created* and "strange" people tend to be marginalised for their diversity during that age. I am sorry if that happened to you. But the issues of the young adults are being addressed because new generations are less conservative and more disillusioned. Suicide rates decreased steadly in the last 60 years too. Debt increases almost only due to natural catastrophies. You are failing to understand the most important implied message of the video and meaning behind the reaction of the comments: *People do not cry because they "like" or "love" Japan,* It's not "I love Japan!" it's internal utter silence and *having your sense of hope being healed because you are not constantly reminded with violence that there is not hope and there will never be.* It's offensive you assume people are delusional when you haven't seen other countries. And as if that is not enough it's also something "else" maybe, or maybe the thing Dogen does not understand is exactly hope and Dogen does not understand it is hope because he never felt it before. I am sure *one thing* Dogen does not pinpoint is this feeling of found hope, *having found a lead*, a real one, if you ever left Japan you'd realise what Dogen might have felt for years, truly profound alienation or tiredness due to the utter lack of hope. Exactly because he was so alienated and on alert about seeking hope that a stupid cartoon would click and provoke profound emotions because somethingwm was *off*. Questions like "why did someone makw this?" and "how is this mainstream?", "what country could produce this mainstream content?" They are all questions we made ourselves naturally and forgot about it. It's hard to explain but I am convinced these questions come naturally to everyone seeking hope and people see a path for important things in the slightest of hints. No one would ever assume Dragon Ball or FFVII to be moral or ethical giants, they are just commercial games; but there is a *but*. The feeling of it. And *maybe* you sense that *but* because everything is correlated he calls it magic and illusion of ignorance, immaturity, the more he progresses the more he realise it's vague, because he never felt *certain* about *but*, given 100 *but*s, you have to check because *maybe* there is a *maybe* And a maybe is a lot more important than one may think, a *certain* *maybe* is hope. at last he says it openly: I am glad I came. He says it. He is glad he found a "maybe". Do not give for granted hope. I am from Tuscany, one of the best places of Italy. I used to think like you, then I lived elsewhere and understood I do not feel hopeless here. *it's fucking everything to me now*
@theconcealedfourseasons6607
5 жыл бұрын
"Like many foreigners, I wanted to move to Japan because I desperately wanted a fresh start - a new save point detached from the past." Ouch, that was right in the heart...
@onemanenclave
5 жыл бұрын
"right in the kokoro" FTFY
@Codelinkz_
5 жыл бұрын
@@onemanenclave ahaha just learnt that reading for heart like 2 days ago
@veemon
5 жыл бұрын
Foreign men (white men, in particular) come for the girls.
@whyisthisathingnow...
5 жыл бұрын
@@Wha2les didn't hurt mine. If that is what you truly want to go for, then go for it.
@Gaer56
4 жыл бұрын
In my degree for working in japan JLPT 3 is a must , but with more digging ppbly there are full english or remote jobs. But work etiquette is scary
@Sakamori14
5 жыл бұрын
I was expecting some usual punchline but this ending was equally powerful. Nice writing, again.
@sweetarchangel6748
5 жыл бұрын
Same, part of me thought it was going to be some sort of joke when he started, but no. Very deep indeed.
@zombiechibixd
5 жыл бұрын
No. If you see each letter, it says. I came to Japan for H entai. It's a joke
@nicktroehler4872
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic explanation! I was asked in an interview why I wanted to go to Japan, and after a little talking, all I could come up with was "to find out why I want to go so much."
@RTYB
4 жыл бұрын
That's actually a great answer. I'm gonna steal it.
@yazeed_0o0
4 жыл бұрын
I love this answer
@anansigaming27
4 жыл бұрын
その分日本語で書いてください 😅
@shecklesmack9563
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that cuts deep. I’ve always self-cringed at my fascination with the culture, but that does nothing to stultify it. People told me I’d probably be disappointed when I finally went, and I actually assumed they’d be right... but the opposite happened. I figured I’d visit, have fun, and finally have my desires meet reality and not look back. Yet... when I was there, I didn’t want to leave. It was even better than I’d hoped. Now that has turned into the need to live there or at least spend a significant amount of time there. It’s like there’s software installed in my brain that I can’t get rid of pushing me in that direction and I can’t explain it.
@user-hw9nc8yz1m
3 жыл бұрын
@@shecklesmack9563 do you think the japanese government uses the 25 frame to brainwash people into becoming japanese citizens?
@Nanamiogawa
5 жыл бұрын
「分からないけど、来てよかったよ」
@vidhayreddy4644
4 жыл бұрын
What’s the English translation
@Klex816
4 жыл бұрын
@@vidhayreddy4644 "I don't know, but I'm glad I came" (I think, I'm not a Japanese speaker yet haha)
@heiinputer9348
4 жыл бұрын
Klex perfect translation.gj
@johnsalchichon3605
3 жыл бұрын
@@vidhayreddy4644 copy and paste it bruh
@felipedimperio4464
3 жыл бұрын
@moonchasingrays . First of all hi, I'm thinking of learning japanese, how do you change keyboards or to put it in other words how do you change between these and kanji or kana.
@CurrentlyHannah
5 жыл бұрын
Was waiting for the punchline to be something about the real reason being to find a waifu but that wasn't what I expected. Loved it either way!
@MrTurfJakkals
3 жыл бұрын
I mean, he did find a waifu.
@alexsakon
2 жыл бұрын
Is that your response @currently Hannah? Btw love your videos, your drone work and edits have gotten so good over the years. And you’re cute ❤️
@markhunstein9138
5 жыл бұрын
分からない。分からないけど、来てよかったよ。 I'm gonna have to steal that one. I get that question often and always feel like I'm not being fully honest in my answer. Great video as always, this one really resonates. Since coming here, I've felt that why I'm here doesn't matter as much as that I'm in the right place for me right now, and that's good in itself. Thanks man, and cheers
@justinjeffries1554
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@Flamerate1
5 жыл бұрын
In conclusion ぞくぞくしてる
@swashy8933
5 жыл бұрын
"the right place for me right now" that's a good take. I just don't want to be rootless for too long though. Bitter expat land is where I don't wanna end up
@markhunstein9138
5 жыл бұрын
@@DunDeeoZ yeah I also honestly don't know where I'll end up permanently but I'm good where I am at the moment
@yowo6105
5 жыл бұрын
You used the wrong kanji ^^
@seanbrownmedia8429
4 жыл бұрын
“I don’t know” is the most honest, genuine, curious, and forthright declaration. You reached a lot of hearts with this one.
@danielsjohnson
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I would rather have an incomplete honest answer instead of a fake reason that sounds good.
@TheAmazingUselessMan
5 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for the punchline, telling myself: "Here it comes! Here it comes!". But, in the end, the only punch I felt was a beutifully design uppercut to my emotions. I cried. Thank you for everything, as always.
"I think we come to Japan looking for manifestations of the magic we feel in these things, hoping to find that and make it part of our day-to-day lives." This is amazing, and I feel like you've hit the nail on the head. So many of us are pulled in to our interest in Japanese culture and life through all of these gateways, but they're not what make us stay and stay interested. We're chasing that 'magic' and excitement that they first granted us, because we know that feeling is good and worth fighting for. Thank you for this video -- and for finding words to express a sentiment that is so hard to articulate.
@JohnDoe-wx2oo
3 жыл бұрын
I just want to go for the konbini and restaurants/izakaya. It must be what being rich is like, to have so much tasty food at your fingertips that you can actually afford and don't have to cook yourself. I dream of eating all the stickered 40% off gourmet sushi at the upscale department stores....
@TheJapanReporter
5 жыл бұрын
Great story
@francescoakajoker
4 жыл бұрын
Find your Nobita in Japan
@xXDESTINYMBXx
3 жыл бұрын
Nobita abroad in another channel
@felipedimperio4464
3 жыл бұрын
Nobitaaaaaa.
@SamarSuqarn
3 жыл бұрын
Sup Nobita!
@joshuabarrios2789
3 жыл бұрын
If I ever move to Japan, I'll move to find Nobita lol.
@swagitachiuchiha5012
4 жыл бұрын
I am a 20 year old guy and this is my story when it comes to the Japanese language. Japanese anime and games saved me. I had it rough with people I was bullied in the past because I have cerebral palsy and because I was very quiet and timid. Animes changed me fundamentally I became able to speak my mind because characters like Naruto never gave up regardless of societies view. I don't know what I would have done without animes and games. So if I had to say why I started learning Japanese I see it mainly as way to show my gratitude towards all of those people who created something so impactful and beautiful. I apologize for the long read and my writing style. English is not my native language. I hope that you all will keep your heads up high while making the best out of yourselves and the world around you.
@Dogen
4 жыл бұрын
Right on dude!
@swagitachiuchiha5012
4 жыл бұрын
@@Dogen Thanks for the heart mate. Just a few days ago your channel was recommended to me and I already watched several of your videos. Keep on inspiring people with your content and bringing a smile to our faces.
@SomeBody-ce3gq
4 жыл бұрын
Your comment moved me! I know what you mean, sometimes the world can be a cruel place and having something to hold on to, something that makes you feel good, is precious. I was in a similar place in my life when I started learning Japanese and it truly helped me come a long way from that dark place. I sincerely hope you find people in your life that understand, love and support you, and that you can call true friends! 絶対諦めないで!
@swagitachiuchiha5012
4 жыл бұрын
@@SomeBody-ce3gq Good to hear mate. I hope that you will keep walking a path that makes you the happiest. Have a nice day good stranger and always remember: If life gets you down always remember to stand up regardless of how difficult it may seem.
Wait you're married and have kids?! You seem so young but good for you. I'm sure you're a great dad and husband.
@girthbender2779
4 жыл бұрын
People ask me a lot as a black guy what got me interested in learning Japanese. I've spent years studying there, and working there but I don't have the heart to tell people that it was literally only because of food. Not anime, manga or anything else. Its literally just the food
@colin-kun3611
4 жыл бұрын
Why mate? There’s nothing to shame.. their food is pretty delicious.. one has to admit.. damn even KFC tastes better there than in the US
@douglassmalone-omeally1683
4 жыл бұрын
ThePerfectFetus I went to san francisco for a 2 month visit, proceeded to spend 4 years eating the food before returning home. It was that good.
@imperialguardsman3556
4 жыл бұрын
@@colin-kun3611 No offence. But McDonalds, KFC and many others are much better in Europe than US.
@7thquark309
4 жыл бұрын
@@imperialguardsman3556 They are barely decent in Europe, and a tad better in Japan but seriously, once you've tried takoyaki, gyouza and gyuudon, you just can't go back.
@tyshi00
4 жыл бұрын
I feel you. Part of the reason I want to go live there for a while lol
@RodneyDoesStuffAndMore
3 жыл бұрын
The question "Is Japanese really worth learning?" has been on my mind for almost a year. Every time I'd watch anime, read untranslated manga, watch Japanese videos on KZitem, translate something for someone, that question would linger in my mind until I went to bed. Japanese is a difficult language to learn for English natives, and I felt the whole "I'm learning Japanese to translate manga and anime" was an incredibly stupid reason to learn Japanese. I felt that it might be disrespectful, and that learning Japanese is a huge waste of my time. I have plans on visiting Japan someday, but I never had any plans to live in Japan due to its issues with natural disasters. But after watching this video, something finally clicked. I'm learning Japanese because I want too. I wouldn't say I'm fascinated with the language and culture, but speaking and writing Japanese is so fun to me. (Yes, writing) It's fun to learn, I'd be shooting myself in the foot by questioning if learning Japanese is a good decision. When learning a language, there is no "wrong decisions." You are learning a language and expanding your knowledge. If you have fun doing it, then do it. Who will stop you? Especially if you are young. I'm in high school at the moment, in my 3rd year of Japanese. I hope I can really boost my understanding of the language by the end of this year. If anyone else has this question, the answer is: "Yes, it's worth it."
@jobansand
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! I'm glad you've found value in just enjoying the language and learning it, rather than needing some other reason.
@sojun3104
3 жыл бұрын
I literally needed this. People in my environment often say that my dream will never come true and that learning japanese is a waste of my time. I never thought so. I've heard so many things about Japan (good and bad experiences as well) but I'm not gonna be satisfied until I'm not there and experiencing those things on my own skin! I want to live there. And I don't know what misteries future hides, I don't know if my passion and obsession of Japan are going to last forever, but I'm sure about one thing. The time I spend with learning Japanese, watching anime, listening to Japanese music and making my dream come true isn't a waste of my time! I believe in it.
@RodneyDoesStuffAndMore
3 жыл бұрын
@@sojun3104 That sounds like a wonderful dream. がんばってください!
@sojun3104
3 жыл бұрын
@@RodneyDoesStuffAndMore ありがとう。
@cheesewheel
3 жыл бұрын
I was often told when I was around your age that learning Japanese would be a waste of time. Now that I'm actually living in Japan, I wish I would've ignored those people because I don't know nearly enough Japanese. I like to think that if I had actually just ignored those people then, that I would know more Japanese now. Of course, there's no telling if that would've been the reality of it or not. Anyway, yeah. You're right. If you like it, just do it because at the end of the day, it's "usefulness" comes down to how much you actually use it. And if you use it to read manga and watch Japanese content, then it's useful because you're using it.
I memorized all of this and I'm going to japan when pandemic ends. They better ask me why I came to japan dogen
@VirgilioSardidoReyes
5 жыл бұрын
I live in Norway, one of the safest, happiest and egalitarian countries on Earth. I have lived in Japan. I had my brightest and darkest moments there. People say I am lucky to be in Norway with my family, but for some reason, I don't feel whole like I did in Japan even though I was a foreigner there (by the way I'm Asian, so no yellow fever here). Some say I have gotten mad, but I've decided to leave my comfy job here, and go back. I feel like I have to go back. I try to convince myself it's because of the food, the service, the lifestyle and so on, but I don't know. I hope I'll find out when I'm there.
@ffls775
4 жыл бұрын
What did you do at the end??
@tldoesntlikebread
4 жыл бұрын
I'm curious as well
@schneipier
4 жыл бұрын
Update pls m8
@jon9428
3 жыл бұрын
pls update
@A-Wa
3 жыл бұрын
I hope you could find that feeling again. That feeling that makes one feel alive and grateful
@KuzuTomoki
5 жыл бұрын
But that's not funny, 0/10 would watch again
@rika-chan
5 жыл бұрын
just pretend he said "hentai lololo" at the end
@KuzuTomoki
5 жыл бұрын
@@rika-chan oh you right
@stalinglad
2 жыл бұрын
"I don't know. I don't know, but I'm glad I did." Powerfully beautiful. You really are masterful in writing.
1:46 - 2:07 This is exactly what has gone through my mind a billion times over. I've yet to experience the moving-and-living-in-Japan part, let alone even learning the language comprehensively. Turning 20 this year with no degree anywhere in sight, wasted away the majority of the past burdened with mental health issues left right and centre. I've got absolutely no tangible skills/hobbies that I've actively pursued. Yet somehow, the fact that my dream to one day live in Japan still exists, keeps me alive in one way or another. I just hope I can look back in the future upon my darker times and say "やった、できました。”
@ohayouashley9404
5 жыл бұрын
I wish I could just link this video to every person who asks me this (but that would be impossible, considering it's every person I meet lol). It's so hard to explain a lifetime of growing interest and affection in a few short sentences (especially since I can still barely speak).
@acgm046
5 жыл бұрын
After watching this and reading through comments, I had no idea so many people experienced that uncertain attraction to Japan. If anything, it adds to the hidden mysticism of the appeal the country has. Personally, it kinda lured me too, but in a different way. Though I don't have an urge to travel to Japan, I recently ended up wanting to learn Japanese (extremely)little by little because of Perfume, a pop group, even when I had no previous interest in the language because of its difficulty. I have no other real reason that would justify the almost insignificant daily sessions on Duolingo sentences in Japanese. I guess I just finally became motivated to do something, even if very slowly and pointlessly, after a long time of feeling a painful lack of motivation about anything at all. I might eventually understand some of what the Perfume girls say in interviews. Or maybe not. I'll just go on.
@sapilaut2
5 жыл бұрын
It's never pointless. Do keep at it
@mamamimaw
4 жыл бұрын
The last three lines of your comment is powerful you know. I felt it.
@Munchprime
3 жыл бұрын
In addition to Duolingo, I would recommend Take Kim's Grammar Guide and the Kanji Study app. I found them very helpful because they cover important things that Duolingo doesn't.
@Lunatica017
4 жыл бұрын
This made me cry. 分からない。分からないけど、来てよかったよ。 (I hope one day I will be able to say that).
So glad to see I’m not the only person to watch this while trying to hold back the tears. I’ve never been able to verbalize my feelings perfectly because it feels weird to express so much love and fascination towards a country and culture that’s not even yours. These were the exact feelings that were in my heart. Thank you Dogen, for putting them into perfect words in both Japanese and English. “We’re motivated by whatever it is that made all these miracles possible. I think we come to Japan looking for manifestations of the Magic we feel in these things, hoping to find that and make it part of our day-to-day lives. In other words, many of us don’t know exactly why we feel so attracted to Japan, but we do know the source of that feeling is meaningful.”
@xRahzel
4 жыл бұрын
"I don't know but I am glad I did" Dogen the josei anime mc
@user-uu2us2uo6n
5 жыл бұрын
勉強の才能がある人ってこの人なんじゃないか。
@jumper5989
2 жыл бұрын
最後の答えに涙しそうになるくらい感動しました。
@tansangirlie
5 жыл бұрын
Oof this is a good one. A lot of things resonate, and my mom's postcard saying 'I hope you're happier there than at home' comes back because, I wasn't necessarily unhappy at home. I'm not really happier here. I'm happy to be here and trying to get a life, which is awesome, but it's still difficult, there are struggles, and there's no guarantee for what the future brings.
@jaimevupandakyo
5 жыл бұрын
"the source of that feeling is meaningful" There's a lot to think about there.
@huguesalexandre8456
5 жыл бұрын
I never like or comment on KZitem videos. But that video resonates so much. Thank you Dogen for posting that.
@OlleLindestad
3 жыл бұрын
"I always get annoyed when in books or movies characters want clear things for clear reasons, because my experience of humanness is that I always want messy things for messy reasons." ~ John Green
@BurgerSliderMan
5 жыл бұрын
It's weird. I came to Japan unexpectedly, to tag along with my cousin who really had a reason to come. I ended up falling in love with japan, and learned the language fast. And honestly. Maybe, I dunno. I was like "Well I can just leave who I was, and be someone new." I still don't know how to answer that question when people ask me, because while you might have many answers, I never had a real reason for myself to come. Usually I just say. “いきなり来たから。” While I do get confused looks, I have a lot of other conversation points I usually end up talking about. And then, for some reason, they get it. I love odd things about the culture here. I know how to play Hanafuda. I love learning all the odd idioms. I like the loud countryside folk, and the quiet yet interesting double lives of the Tokyo folk. I love the amount of history every part of the country has. And I talk about it. I dunno lol got a little too rambly ( ´_ゝ`)
@veemon
5 жыл бұрын
Lan Ster keep rambling, I'll keep listening (or readind, in this case)
@panzeroige
4 жыл бұрын
"Interesting double lives of the Tokyo folk" Something about this screams racing on the Shutokou Expressway
@daisei-iketani
2 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating to hear why some younger people want to or wanted to come to Japan. I am too old to understand much about anime and games. Those things were not in overseas markets when I arrived in Japan. My work brought me here so I had to look on a map at the library to find out just where exactly Japan was located (the Internet was not for Public use in the 80s). I came here with absolutely no expectations or understanding of anything about Japan besides what I saw in the old Godzilla movies I saw as a boy. Fortunately, I fell love with the people and made lots a friends even though they couldn’t speak English very well and I couldn’t speak Japanese. Nearly 40 years later, every day is still an adventure and a linguistic challenge-always learning a new word or kanji it seems. Younger folks are so fortunate to have much more access to info about Japan and to be able to learn more before they even step foot on her shores. Conversely, not having any foreknowledge of Japan before my arrival steered me clear of stereotypes, prejudices, and any unrealistic expectations. So I guess I lucked out anyway.
@ToKiniAndy
5 жыл бұрын
Man, that ending almost made me tear up... Wtf? 感動しちゃった。 But seriously. You described how I feel about being here so well...
@lastsaneman19
4 жыл бұрын
Wasnt expecting something this hopeful, relateable and honest when I opened this video. Having bullshitted my way through answering this question many times before, I feel genuinely uplifted in a significant way from hearing Dogen put such a fine point on that often elusive reason people who have lived in Japan chose to do so. I dont know what it was about the high-rise apartments in the handpainted backgrounds of the anime I watched as a child, nor the indefinable beauty of the power lines criss-crossing overhead. Something about everything I saw, played and heard had an unmistakable aura of comfort and familiarity. Like nostalgia for a place I'd never been and mrmories I'd yet to make. The potency and sincerity with which those feelings were conveyed through the media I consumed had a quality that somehow reached past my childhood ignorance of what exactly I was looking at and touched something essential and human. No one thing beyond a simple desire for a fresh start in a new place brought me to Japan in particular, but now having lived there, the memories I made good and bad are the ones I treasure the most.
@urban0443
3 жыл бұрын
I love the last sentence he said when he said someone asked him why he came to Japan he answered by saying. "I don't know, I don't know but I'm glad I did". It really touches my heart. Because I feel the same way. 😭😭😭
Damn I felt that one at my core. I've been here visiting for a while now, enjoying time with friends I made before and new friends made after I arrived. Spending time with someone extremely important to me I dont get to see often. I had always wanted to go to japan. I didnt want to go and be a touristy person though. I wanted a glimpse into life for a bit. So that's what I've done for my time here. I have a little more to go yet I already feel it. This sort of call, yanking me back across the pacific. It feels like an itch I cant scratch. Like dogen, I might've started with things like music, but now, I'm not sure what it is. All I know is I feel drawn here. When I leave I know that for the entire time until I return, I'm gonna feel this pull luring me back to japan. When I'm home there will be this feeling like, something is sort of missing. Like something is off. So thank you dogen, for finally putting words on how Ive felt.
@PoppyMoppy
5 жыл бұрын
That ending was amazingly powerful. Despite still being young myself, I discovered my love for the country at an earlier age and it’s been about four years now and the passion for it has never dwindled. Through television and KZitem videos, I only ever got the picture-perfect image of fast paced Tokyo, J-pop idols, and crazy TV. When I lived there last year for just a short month, I was in a small fishing town with nothing but rice fields and a gorgeous seaside view. I experienced a taste of Japan, the actual heart of the country, and not the Tokyo daydream I had dreamed of for years before. I’m so thankful for that experience, because I now realize I don’t want to go back to how perfectly portrayed it was on television or books. I fell in love with Japan, the one with flaws and seemingly mundane day to day life that was beautiful in its own way. It’s still hard to capture why when people ask me, and you put it perfectly. 分からない。分からないけど、来て良かった。 ありがとうございます、どげん先生。これは素晴らしいです。
@acdimalev8405
4 жыл бұрын
Culture, with every flaw and imperfection, is a beautiful thing. I personally don't think I have ever been as driven toward literacy as I was standing in the middle of a bookstore with hundreds of books that I wanted to read, but simply could not.
@lajoya644
2 жыл бұрын
カッコよすぎる。鳥肌たった
@chrisphillips6865
5 жыл бұрын
Sigh... my wife is Japanese, I'm a Kiwi from NZ . We live in NZ.. my wife loves NZ... I love Japan... We lived in Awajishima for a few years and then in Tamashi, Tokyo, which is my wife's home town. We moved back to NZ 3 years ago but I yearn for Japan. I feel comfortable there and to me it feels like home... very hard to explain the sense of peace and happiness I feel in Japan. I hope I can return to live in that wondrous country again.
this is just so incredible. left me speechless honestly.
@nasis18
Жыл бұрын
This man just described my life story. I was stationed in Japan. I loved every minute of it. I was fortunate enough to meet my future wife there. I am no where near as fluent as Dogen-san, but thankfully my wife is fluent in English. I have not been back in a few years, but I am lucky to have a small piece of Japan in my home.
@NoriMori1992
2 жыл бұрын
3:05 Wow. That's beautiful. I haven't been to Japan yet but this resonates with me a lot.
@rukaroaitsumi13
5 жыл бұрын
I'll try to use that next time. I came for the anime and gaming. I keep coming back just to experience the food, daily life, and nature.
@PassionFruitOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
I listen to this speech every day before my daily kanji study session
@danmcdougall4987
2 жыл бұрын
Such a fascinating topic. I am 26 in October. I first visited Japan in December 2016 because my now wife's (Australian) family lived there and we were backpacking. Her dad got the same call, mainly for the snow. It was never on my radar. I never watched anime, I never read manga, I never listened to j-pop - I still don't. There was nothing in my life that had anything to do with Japan, but when I entered that country, something happened. I don't know what, I don't know why, but something did. I have been to many countries and none gave me this response. I have been back three times and I even got married there. Japan calls to me, deeply, on a daily basis. I am now in the process of learning the language and will eventually live there for a time. Perhaps not forever, because my life has shown me too many times how I can never predict my future, but I know that a part of that country owns my heart and it almost feels more special to me knowing it 100% had nothing to do with my obsession with their media types because I don't have that lens skewing my desire. Thanks for this video
@EarthGuard
5 жыл бұрын
What a heartwarming answer Dogen-sensei.
@comiffy
4 жыл бұрын
最後の一ライン聴いて、私も泣けてきた。I also cried listening to the last line. ちなみに私は逆に日本を出た立場だけど、やはりこれに当てはまる。I feel the same way as I left Japan and moved to the US. わからない、わからない… でも、ドウゲンが日本に来てくれて良かったよ… 。I don’t understand why, but one thing I know for sure... is I’m glad Dogen (and ex-foreigners like him) came to Japan to join us to be a part of us.
@miyezu
3 жыл бұрын
I've lived in Japan for over four years now and always struggled to answer this question. Like you said, the reason is a mixture of things we like and how it makes us feel, as well as our knowledge of the country and its culture, and perhaps the admiration of something different or the need for change. Aside from personal feelings, the reason can also be borne out of a set of circumstances that either force us to come, or at least push us to make that choice. My answer until now has been a very vague 「あまり考えずに来ました。」. It's true in that I never planned on coming to live or work in Japan. In fact, before coming to Japan, my Japanese languages skills were limited to what I learned through the mandatory foreign language classes in university. Through my school, I was introduced to an opportunity to interview with Japanese companies at around the time I was going around handing out resumes to look for a job I could take after graduation. As expected, I failed most of those interviews. But by some luck, I did receive offers from two companies. It just so happened that the offers I received in local companies were not as good. It just so happened I had the money to make the move to Japan. It just so happened a friend was moving to Tokyo as well at around the same time I would if I took one of the offers. It just so happened that I like learning languages was willing to put in the effort to improve my Japanese. After coming, by some miracle, I found that I enjoyed my work, loved my company, and like my coworkers. A couple more friends also made the move to Tokyo and made life here a lot of fun even outside work. I've always enjoyed anime, manga, games, dramas, etc. I love learning foreign languages and getting to know different cultures. Japanese history is also one of my favorite topics to read about. All these are technically reasons why I'm interested in Japan. But truth be told, I really don't have a reason for coming. At least not one I can put into words. Your video so cleverly and clearly explained just why reasons are difficult to figure out and, even more, express. Thank you for this. It definitely put a smile on my face and some tears in my eyes.
@Kiya909
2 жыл бұрын
最後のことばを聞いて鳥肌が立ってしまった。共感しかない。
@velvetimpulse
4 жыл бұрын
That ending, about seeking the magic that makes all these Japanese art forms possible, resonated very very much. I just spent a month out there and I felt like it manifests itself everywhere. I realized how energized it made me to just be walking there and interacting with the locals, making new friends. I have to come back many more times.
@RuRaynor
5 жыл бұрын
I tell people it's because "大学で陶芸を勉強しました" but it's about more than that. I've had this urge to learn Japanese on and off since I was 14 and never been able to stay focused. Now I'm here I'm actually learning, actually speaking. Your line about magic got to me. There is something about this country, the light in the evening, the mossy shrine around every corner, huge koi in small rivers, fireflies... something about it just makes me happy.
@DeAznBoi111
4 жыл бұрын
I love this. Not only is it applicable to moving to Japan, it also applies to anyone looking to make a move they've never done before in their life. You'll tell yourself many different things, many of them legitimate, at different points of progress, but in the end, to say that one specific reason was the key to the move wouldn't be right. At that point, there's only really one answer: I don't know. Such poignant dogen ❤
@jarangnonton
5 жыл бұрын
That's the answer I've been looking for! Thanks Dogen!
@decidrophob
Жыл бұрын
I feel this short video probably condenses the essence of attribution in psychology more than any material I have encountered. I am pretty sure that you compose a huge factor that will have finally pushed the viewers to actually come to Japan. They will say (in their heart) "I do not know why I came to Japan, but if I were to give a single verbal reason, then it is Dogen's video." 日本の宝としてご活動くださっていらっしゃいますこと、心より感謝申し上げます m(_ _)m
@dragazecxj
5 жыл бұрын
Heartful message to everyone out there, thanks Dogen senpai !!!
@Link2ThePiano
5 жыл бұрын
You just put my feelings into words....Thank You!
@invernapro
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!! Been trying to sort this out in my own head for a while
@plus7560
4 жыл бұрын
The last words hit me....I'm very very glad that you came to Japan. Thank you so much Dogen!!
@TimToishi
5 жыл бұрын
I could really relate to this video. I moved to Japan as well because of the music. The words you used made me tear up. Amazing work, Dogen!
@Butterbean32
5 жыл бұрын
Haven’t moved to Japan, but what you said resonates a lot with me as to why I want to move there. Hopefully, I’ll end up just as glad as you Dōgen
Never cared about anime or manga or anything that traditonally makes people interested in Japan but for some reason after my first visit it attracts me and I don't know why. I just love the feeling of being in that country, in that culture, in the middle of all those different people. There's something about Japan.
@tookurjaerbs
3 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful. I actually got emotional at the end. Great video
@user-jl8ul7mh4b
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that amazing video, Dogen! 💕 Really beautiful answer ✨
@v.z.7958
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is the answer I was looking for. All so true. Thank your putting it into words for me 🤗
@adrian482
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on KZitem to be honest. It’s simple but so full of information and thoughts and the fact that Dogen is able to verbalize the feelings of many in a very straight forward way is impressive. This video deserves more views than it has that’s for sure. Keep it up Dogen! 👍
@TheRacingWind
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why I watch so many of your videos-- I'm not particularly interested in Japan or Japanese culture. That said, as someone who has traveled all over and been asked this question many times in many countries, I adore this. The magic of a culture really can pull you in and make you want to visit or stay. I love how this is applicable to any wandering souls!
@raulsuhett
3 жыл бұрын
That's beautiful. And I loved the fact that you didn't included the sounds at the end.
@thisislesbomaya
5 жыл бұрын
wow that was deeper that i was expecting, going through why i came to japan whether it was fore a fresh start or just for the things i enjoyed but in the end its just begin glad I came and not worrying about the reason.
@AnkiRendan
5 жыл бұрын
Damn. I felt this so strongly. You put into words what I've wanted to say for years. That's the great thing about life; there's always someone who feels the same way you do. Thank you for this.
@kenzilamberto1981
4 жыл бұрын
Love your work man
@richardsgonzalez8204
4 жыл бұрын
This was beautiful. I’m so happy for you; thanks for sharing your art with us
@Forward.Motion.Social
5 жыл бұрын
THIS. You spoke to my soul just now, Dogen
@danielhueg769
4 жыл бұрын
When you started talking about the passion to go and learn and live in the country. That really hit me hard. I hope one day I can say “I don’t know what drew me here exactly, but I’m glad I came” Thank you Dogen
@MonkeyF1st
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was a beautiful video.
@KRYoung_dev
3 жыл бұрын
That was very touching and insightful. I loved it! Thanks for offering such an informed perspective.
@davidhardy4419
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was really powerful.
@sovietnyc9125
4 жыл бұрын
it's interesting that this is such a shared experience. i, too, never know how to answer this question. i'm always like, i don't know. i just know that i have to or i'll regret it forever.
@adelem2211
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. For this video and saying loud exactly what I'm thinking every day. Thank you.
@vectrex28
3 жыл бұрын
As someone who recently came to Japan to work, this hit right in the feels. Thank you for the video
@DarcNoodles
4 жыл бұрын
You had me at Softball's Warawabe. Music was also a big motivator for me coming over here. if our paths cross, let's beer.
@dorothearigou217
5 жыл бұрын
I loved this video so much that I want to write a book about it.
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