540 Living Abroad in Japan; TV Fan's Britain
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2018
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The author of "Living Abroad in Japan" offers tips for making yourself feel at home in Japan, no matter how long your visit. Then Rick talks to tour guides from England about scenic filming locations you can visit in Britain.
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| 0:00.0 | Lots of British made TV dramas are gaining an American audience thanks to great actors in writing and some really stunning scenery. |
| 0:08.0 | That's the secret of so many of the very successful ones when they use outdoor locations. |
| 0:13.0 | Doc Martin, Poldark, that beautiful Cornish coastline. |
| 0:16.0 | I was there last year and they were filming so we were able to watch. |
| 0:20.0 | Coming up, we'll get you on location in England England including Kings Cross Station in London. |
| 0:24.6 | That's where Harry Potter fans are waiting at Platform 9 and 3 quarters. |
| 0:28.1 | They've got a luggage cart and there are photographers there with long scarves that they throw it round your neck and so it looks like |
| 0:34.8 | you're going through the wall. We'll start the hour with expert advice for moving to |
| 0:38.7 | Japan. Japanese themselves believe their language is difficult and so they praise you if you even |
| 0:44.0 | say like Ohio Gazaymas or Konichihuah. |
| 0:47.6 | They say wow your Japanese is so good. |
| 0:50.4 | Learn how to fit in in Japan and where to find a TV fans Britain. |
| 0:54.4 | It's just ahead on today's travel with Rick Steves. For an American to figure out the unspoken rules of what's expected of you in Japan, |
| 1:05.0 | it takes the insights of someone who's intimately acquainted with the cultural ambiguities on both sides of the Pacific. |
| 1:12.0 | The author of Living Abroad in Japan on both |
| 1:15.0 | visitors and newcomers in Japan was raised by American parents in Japan |
| 1:17.0 | and offers her tips for both visitors |
| 1:19.0 | and newcomers in just a minute. |
| 1:21.0 | Plus, guides from England share their favorite scenic locations to visit |
| 1:25.2 | that are featured in many British TV shows with a TV fan's guide to Britain. |
| 1:30.0 | Ruthie Kanagi knows how easy it is to fall in love with Japan. |
| 1:35.0 | She was raised by missionary parents in Hokkaido, |
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