For years and years, Japanese culture has intrigued and attracted! The Land of the Rising Sun has seen many French people settle there. In early 2019, nearly 15,000 "frenchies" lived in Japan.
Some of them have chosen to share their daily life and their own Japanese experience through videos. Becoming content creators, they take us with them via their YouTube channels.
Often funny, sometimes touching and always useful... we've selected 4 YouTubers to follow to better appreciate the peninsula.
Ici Japon
👉 Tev - Ici Japon
732,000 followers
since March 2011
It's one of the flagship channels talking about Japan! And for good reason: for almost 10 years now, Tev has been taking us on his adventures. On YouTube, then, but also on his very comprehensive blog about Japanese life.
Settled in Japan, in a relationship with a Japanese woman, and a dad, he shares his family daily life and the issues linked to it, as well as tons of experiences, each more original than the last.
Between thrills, exploration and WTF, you'll learn to see Japan differently.
Louis-San
👉 Louis-San
752,000 followers
since July 2015
As his nickname suggests, Louis-San comes from a mixed background. His father being French and his mother Japanese, he lived in France until the end of his adolescence before flying off to Japan.
For more than 5 years now, he's been sharing the richness of his dual culture through videos and vlogs on varied subjects. With his partner, his family and his friends, he introduces us to Japan and especially his experience in the 2 countries he's lived in.
And if you like scaring yourself, a whole section of his channel is devoted to horror and urban legends.
BONUS: Tev and Louis-San, sharing the same passion for the peninsula, joined forces to create a YouTube channel together, bearing their names. Already 424,000 people follow their wacky adventures. We love seeing their faces when they have fun tasting Japanese specialities or reproductions of French dishes.
ACEKID
👉 ACEKID
39,500 followers
since March 2014
An unconditional fan of Japan, fashion and pop culture, Julia shows us all the colours on her socials!
Of French origin, the young woman has been studying Japanese for nearly 5 years, which earned her the chance to go and settle in Nagoya for a university exchange. If you have the same plan, rush to see her channel — she addresses the related issues very simply: budget, university, daily life, learning the language, etc.
Since her return, she also talks to us about video games (Animal Crossing) but also, and above all, shares tutorials to create the most lolita wardrobe. We never tire of her world!
Tokyo no Jo
👉 Tokyo no Jo
210,000 followers
since October 2017
Of Japanese origin, Jean lives in France and gives of himself to deliver videos full of humour.
He notably addresses the difference between the 2 cultures, how each perceives the other, but not only. We also discover lighter themes (the food world, learning the language, culture...) or delicate ones (scams, drugs, alcohol...).
No taboos and a delightful accent — we love it!
So sure, a good number of similar Japan-related themes are covered across all these channels... but each brings their own experience and approaches it with a very personal point of view.
If you want to discover the country or gather information before travelling (or not), you may as well do it with humour and truth.
Of course, this list is non-exhaustive and other content is just as interesting on the networks. By the way, which Japan-dedicated accounts are your favourites?
