I'm pulling my driveway. We all know what that means. It's time for another drive to work.

Okay, so one of the big perks of working on magic has been, I've got to do a lot of travel over the years.

More travel in my early years and the later years, but I have done a lot of traveling for magic.

And so today, I'm going to talk about the country.

I have some stories from the country I've visited more than any other, outside the U.S., which is Japan.

So I worked on the pro tour for eight years, and every single year back then, we used to go, one of the pro tours was in Japan.

Plus, if you add it in some worlds and other events I'll talk about

I've been to Japan

I think I've been to Japan

somewhere between 8 to 10 times

is my guess

but anyway I have some fun stories

from my travels to Japan

so that is today's topic

is talking about I'm going to share

three stories that took place in Japan that is my that is what's topic, is talking about, I'm going to share three stories that took place in Japan.

That is my, that is what I will do today.

Okay, and I guess I'll go in chronological order.

So my first ever visit to Japan was in 1997 for the very first Grand Prix held in Japan, which was held in Tokyo, I believe.

And I was very excited. Japan was one of the cities that I'd always really wanted to visit.

And obviously, Magic is very big in Japan, and so I had that opportunity, actually pretty early.

I started working in 95. So, you know, two years in, I get to travel to Japan. and so I had that opportunity actually pretty early.

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