Ronin Dave
Welcome to my Channel! Basically it's: travel, history, culture, music, oddity with an emphasis on Japan.
There are videos on a variety of subjects from sumo, geisha, music in Nashville, 1066 shenanigans, ninja, samurai, Civil War re-enactments, festivals, wrestling puppies...
My earliest vids are unedited videos from my digital photo-camera video feature so they're really short and low quality. I uploaded them here for storage purposes and for posting on websites. Since then I've gone through several generations of handheld video cameras and have edited many videos. I try to give the most accurate and in-depth knowledge that I can to entertain and inform.
As for myself, I currently live and work in Tokyo. I'm an avid fan of Japanese history and festivals. I've run with the bulls of Pamplona, hiked the Inca Trail, scaled Mt. Fuji, slept in locker in Munich while drunk at Oktoberfest, rode the Yamanote Halloween Train, been mugged in Mexico City, climbed the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
Autumn Train in Kyoto - Sagano Romantic Train 嵯峨野線
Haniwa Matsuri - Ancient Japanese Tomb Guardian Festival 埴輪
Japanese Shrine Festival in Downtown Shinjuku - Juniso Kumano Shrine Grand Festival
Noh by "Moonlight" in Shimokitazawa - Traditional Japanese Theater
Ninja Musketeers in Shinjuku - Kaichu Inari Hyakunin-cho Matsuri
Samurai Archery on Horseback - Yabusame in Kamakura 流鏑馬
Japanese Summer Dance for the Dead - Hanazono Shrine Shinjuku Bon Odori 盆踊り
Japanese Float Festival - Kugenuma Kou Daijingu Annual Festival 鵠沼皇大神宮例大祭
Japanese Summer Festival - Shinjo Festival 新庄まつり
Oji Dengaku at Oji Shrine - Ancient Japanese Dance 田楽
Pro-Palestine Protest at Israeli Embassy in Tokyo July 27, 2025 ガザ パレスチナ
Japanese Fire Festival - Gangara Matsuri がんがら火祭り
Hita Gion Matsuri 日田祇園祭 - 32-Foot Illuminated Floats in Kyushu
Japanese Summer Festival - Chichibu Kawase Matsuri 秩父川瀬祭
Japanese Lantern Festival - Kuki Chochin Matsuri 天王様 久喜提燈祭り
Sanja Matsuri - Binzasara: Ancient Japanese Harvest Dance
Giant Japanese Snake Festival - 108 Meters Long! 老神温泉大蛇まつり
Kurayami Matsuri - Japanese Night Festival くらやみ祭
Japanese Noh Dance - Hobu at Meiji Shrine Spring Grand Festival for Golden Week
Ome Matsuri - Japanese Golden Week Festival 青梅大祭
Akabane Baka Matsuri - Japanese Fool Cosplay Festival 赤羽馬鹿祭り
Palestinian Prison Protest in Tokyo パレスチナ
Samurai Festival - Teruhime Princess Matsuri 照姫まつり
Obata Samurai Festival
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Promo on Digital Ad Wall in Shinjuku Station ディズニー ツイステッドワンダーランド
Woman Samurai - Nakano Takeko at Aizu Festival 中野 竹子
Setsubun Demon Wrestling - Yao Tenmangu Shrine Osaka 節分
Chichibu YoMatsuri Kabuki- Shinrei Yaguchi no Watashi 秩父夜祭
Tokyo Walk - 10K Walk From Gundam to Good Food at Soulfood House (Odaiba to Azabu Juban)
Japanese Autumn Festival - Fukuro Matsuri in Ikebukuro ふくろ祭り