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Why did Obama become a mascot of this small city in rural Japan? We’re in Fukui Prefecture, about 70km from Kyoto, for our second day of vanlife adventures in the prefecture and in today’s travel vlog, we’re battling the elements with some typhoon weather along the coast of the Sea of Japan to find out why the 30,000 residents of this small Japanese city still worship ex-US President Obama and how he helps to promote Japan tourism in 2022! (Sometimes mascot and idol culture in Japan is weird 😅)
Disclaimer: Neither of us are American or choose to engage in American politics. Any views shown in the video are our own and the video is not made to persuade or disused any political actions, simply as a point of interest! If you’re not interested in American politics and Japanese-American relations, why not watch to hear about the “saba kaido” (mackerel road) that was used to transport some of Japan’s best seafood right from the source in Obama City to the emperor in Kyoto way back before Japan’s Edo Period?
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Video chapters
0:00 Who are OshareJapan?
0:25 Welcome to Obama City!
3:33 Japan’s unusual Barrack Obama mascot
6:27 What can you do in Obama?/ Searching for snacks
7:54 What is “Saba kaido”/ Mackerel Road?
8:46 Obama-themed snacks
10:42 What is the traditional Japanese sweet, manju?
15 Comments
They do influenced with former American president Obama so much, through the aspects of one of the famous people of the world.
雨風の中お疲れ様でした。
That statue looks like the late Bob Dole.
Yours is the only information channel I trust implicitly and have for news of the world outside my wood cabin
Did you know that "Obama" actually means "Small beach" in Japanese?
前大統領はドナルド・トランプ。
バラク・オバマは元大統領だよん。
That "Yes, we can" figure is whitewashed, isn't it?
Conan Town got Conan to make a visit, there is hope for Obama City.
So interesting to watch, I had no idea something like this existed xD
冬の日本海って荒れるよね ・・・
どこのルート通るのか分からないですが、広島の「 厳島神社 」島根の「 出雲大社 」
九州では温泉めぐりもいいかも＾＾
小浜は本当に良い所ですサバ街道に平安の頃からのお魚の美味しさで知られ夫婦箸を作るにもお寺も素敵で…舞鶴や天橋立に伊根にと見所がつながってます…また楽しく旅のつづきを…昔三方五湖で鰻の焼き方日本一と思うほどに蒸してない蒲焼きが美味しかった…
They really went all out on the Presidential marketing in the sweet store, even as far as including a Trump and Biden cake too. I hope you both managed to dry out and warm up as quickly as possible after being blown around the wet and rainy town.
I don’t even want to move or get of the sofa or my bed when it is raining, let alone actually go out in it. So far kanto has avoided super heavy rain. Touch wood.
へー pantsって言うんだ。勉強になりました。いつも楽しく視聴させていただいてます。これからも楽しみです♪ 安全第一お気をつけて旅行を楽しんでください！
So much mackerel! Enjoyed the Obama tour…an amusing touch to attract tourists. 😊