Dungarees In Japan

08/25/2026

Most westerners think “teppanyaki” means flying shrimp and onion volcanoes at an American steakhouse. But real Japanese teppanyaki is something entirely different. 🇯🇵🔥

Teppan means iron plate, and yaki means grilled. In Western Japan, it’s all about high-heat griddle precision, simple local ingredients, and comfort food that hits the spot every single time.

Swipe through the lineup:

🐙 Tender octopus salad with fresh greens
🥟 Crisp pan-fried gyoza
🌿 Teppan-grilled chicken with tomato and pesto
🧅 Loaded Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki piled high with scallions

No showmanship required—just incredible food crafted with pride on the iron plate.

What’s your go-to order off the iron griddle? Let me know below! 👇

Hit Follow for an authentic look into real Japanese food culture, regional hidden gems, and life on the iron plate! 🥢

📍 Tekpankuukandou (鉄板空間堂) | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi

08/23/2026

Early on, tuning into Japanese television felt like total static—until a baseball game came on.

The game itself was familiar, but seeing Strikes listed before Balls (S-B-O) completely threw me at first. This was 2004. Now it’s just like MLB. Once I got used to the rhythm, there was no turning back. The energy, the broadcasts, the tradition—NPB just hits different.

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08/21/2026

The latest DIJ reel. Living in Japan is like 1993….when it comes to shopping for music!

08/20/2026

Living in Japan means the classic music store run is still fully alive. Browsing physical racks from Hiroshima across to the Kanto plain, scoring Japanese releases with OBI strips, box sets, and 90s rock staples like Van Halen Balance. At 53, holding the music in your hands never gets old.

08/18/2026

Loved this from the bottom of my heart—it took me right back to 1997 when I got out of the Navy. Absolutely Academy Award–winning material! 🎬 Bravo, !

Check out Office Joe (Episode 1 drops August 27th on YouTube): Link in the comments.



https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbjtHNHDU1e/?igsh=Z2E1Y2JhczN6a2tn

08/16/2026

This page is dedicated to an American’s take on life in Japan, naval heritage, and veteran causes.

If that’s what you’re here for, drop a quick comment or hit like so Facebook keeps putting these posts in your feed. If your interests have shifted, no hard feelings—feel free to unfollow today to keep your feed clean.

Appreciate everyone who’s along for the ride.

08/15/2026

If you understand Japanese, enjoy! If you don’t understand my Japanese, I understand…

08/15/2026

I was honestly super hesitant to post this. In the middle section, you can tell I get hung up on a few words I’m not as familiar with! But I’ve always wanted to challenge myself to make a vlog-style video 100% in Japanese.

I easily could have fed this through AI to make myself sound perfect, but I wanted to keep it real and test my actual speaking. I set a goal to pull this off before the end of summer—and with school starting back up on Monday, you can’t say I didn’t follow through!

Japanese / 日本語:

慣れない単語で少しつっかえてしまい、投稿を迷いましたが、AIに頼らず100%日本語でのVlogに挑戦しました！夏が終わる前に自分で達成したかった目標です。月曜日から新学期！有言実行です！

What I said:

初めて日本語だけで Reel を作りました。
This is my first time making a Reel using only Japanese.
50代の今、日本で暮らすのは3回目です。
Now in my 50s, this is my third time living in Japan.
初めて来たのは20代の頃でした。
The first time I came was in my 20s.
当時は Internet もなく、日本は遠くて Mysterious な国でした。
Back then there was no Internet, and Japan was a far away, mysterious country.
好きと嫌いが混ざるような、不思議な魅力がありました。
It had a strange charm, like a mix of love and hate.
これから日本語の Reel も増やしていくかもしれないので、ぜひ Follow して英語の動画も楽しんでください！
I might start making more Japanese Reels from now on, so please Follow along and enjoy my English videos too!

08/15/2026

The women are…

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08/09/2026

Standing in front of Tower Records Hiroshima hits different, but the real story is how this place survived.

When MTS Incorporated filed for bankruptcy in the US back in 2006, Tower Records Japan had already bought itself out to become a fully independent Japanese company. Instead of fighting digital streaming head-on, they leaned into Japan’s “Galapagos” market dynamics:

Rentals & Leasing: Japan’s historical music rental culture normalized paying for physical audio.

Collector Culture: Exclusive “Obi strips,” bonus tracks, and pristine liner notes made Japanese imports the gold standard for audio collectors worldwide.

Audiophile Tech: Formats like SHM-CD (Super High Material) catered to serious listeners who care about mastering over compressed audio files.

Streaming is convenient, but it stripped away the hunt, the artwork, and the physical connection to the album.

Standing here in Hiroshima proves that some physical rituals are worth saving.