Japan Trip June 2011 - Meeting the Emperor and Empress of Japan 天皇陛下皇后両陛下

[FiredEmpire]

How come you were invited to meet his/her imperial majesty !??

How lucky !!

[starletshay]

@FiredEmpire I was awarded one of their scholarships and was able to meet them as their scholarship recipient.

[MisterSunson]

Empress: Konichiwa!

You: Arigatho!

[starletshay]

@MisterSunson Thanks for commenting! Yes...it sounds like "arigatho", but it's actually written as "arigatou"! ...sorry it's the teacher in me! LoL Have a great day!

[5Declet5]

Wow, amazing, not everybody can meet them!! u r so lucky!!!! and also a wonderful experience!!

[starletshay]

@5Declet5 Yes indeed, it was sure a rare experience. I was so nervous!

[takaton23]

amazing! so you had a great time. and you can read and write japanese. in winter i miss the warmness in hawaii.

[starletshay]

@takaton23 Yup...it was a great experience! And yes, I can read and write in Japanese.

[HIDEXKID]

Hello, so you met the Emperpr and Empress. Aamazing!!! Gotta say that is a very rare thing.

You mentioned scholarship? That is how you got to meet their holinesses?

What kind of research are you doing? Are you studying in Japan, or abroad? What Uni are you at?

I would really like to meet them, as I am an ultimate notioanlist and extreme patriot of this impeccable country. I wish to meet my demi gods.

Please help me on my quest!

[HIDEXKID]

てっきりタイトルから「天皇皇后両陛下にお会いしたビデオ」だと­、思ったので楽しみに見たのですが、皇居内見学ツアーの映像です­ね。英語が上手なので感心しました！！

次回は一般参賀や園遊会の参加ビデオをお願いします。＾＾￥

[starletshay]

@HIDEXKID 天皇皇后陛下にはお会いしました。とても緊張しました。その感想­ビデオです。一般参賀のビデオはもうすでにあります。見てね。

[HIDEXKID]

@starletshay

僕の可愛い子犬のズッコケギーク動画も見てね。

名前はSilverSpoonInMouse

闘犬だよ( 'Θ')ノ

自己顕示欲動画。メッセージは特に無いので親バカだと笑って許し­てLot's Of Love

（・‘‘●）

[HIDEXKID]

@p5rsiapino

You dont really sound like a native speaker of English to me. I am betting you are either Chinese or Korean. Which is it bud? invade ? Can u do dat? come get some.

[HIDEXKID]

@p5rsiapino

You dont really sound like a native speaker of English to me. I am betting you are either Chinese or Korean. Which is it bud? invade ? Can u do dat? come get some.

[carldrosa]

Dear Shay, I am a representative for Japan in Houston. I travel to Japan continuously with groups. I provide tours and give lectures on Japan throughout the year everywhere. I would love to, one day, meet the Emperor and Empress. How did you get the opportunity?

[starletshay]

@carldrosa My scholarship is connected to the Emperor and Empress, therefore I got to meet them!

[ms0126]

The lady in the middle said a lovely comment on how it makes her cry everytime she watches the Empress of Japan.

[starletshay]

@ms0126 Yes, she is very sweet!

[jetdaisuke]

スゴイ！！

[starletshay]

@jetdaisuke ありがとうございます！

[Laura17T]

congratulations!!!

[starletshay]

@Laura17T Thank you!

[cloudstrifeification]

Wow what an experience! Definitely, a once in a lifetime event. おめでとうございます！

[starletshay]

@cloudstrifeification ありがとうございます〜★

[LosBats]

Very very cool, do they live in the imperial palace or is it used for official royal type things?

[starletshay]

@LosBats I believe they live there!

[dorki3]

yokatta ne~ omedeto!!

[starletshay]

@dorki3 arigatougozaimasu~

[rpmcentire]

Very cool. I am impressed!

[starletshay]

@rpmcentire Thank you!

[pikachu14522]

I feel u shay.I would have been so happy & nervous meeting the President of the united states(okay maybe not)but u r SO lucky.y did u get to meet them?

[112makim]

Hi Shay,

Okay you did it finally.The imperial palace is amazingly beautiful and It's really keeping everything in order.So, you met the Emperor and Empress,wow that's truly great.You had one and only opportunity to meet his majesty.Loool,You're worth it.CONGRATULATIONs!!! Well,What's the next?Shay.

[Ujames1978]

Dear Shay,

I'm so sorry that I didn't watch this earlier! (Darn Youtube! Lol.) But I've been waiting for this video since I first heard from Victor that you met the Emperor and the Empress! :-D

It's a shame that you couldn't film the meeting itself. But as you say, the reasons were obvious and we completely understand. But you looked really nice in your suit. It was great to hear about your experience, and thank you so much for the footage of the Imperial Palace and the grounds. <3

[mimei]

べりーべりー凄い！！

[starletshay]

@mimei ありがとう〜☆ ((hugs)) I miss you!

[ploysr08]

omg! Shay! this is owesome!!! You're so lucky!!!!

[starletshay]

@ploysr08 Isn't it? I was so nervous!!!

[LaJYankee]

Wow! Most of the Japanese don't even get to meet them...!

[starletshay]

@LaJYankee Thank you!

[ThomasAnthonyBowman]

Woah!! What was the reason you met them and told them about your research? Do most Japanese even ever get to meet the Emperor and Empress?? That's so awesome! :)

[starletshay]

@ThomasAnthonyBowman Why...hm...because they wanted to meet us? *shrugs* ...and no, most Japanese people do not get to meet them. 

[gtoyas]

すご～い！

[starletshay]

@gtoyas ありがとうございます。

[6398715096218]

えーっ！凄ーい！

[starletshay]

@6398715096218 ありがとうございます！

[Oty3d]

Its sounds like a great honor.

If you don't mind, have you ever revealed what your major research is besides the Japaneses language?

[starletshay]

@Oty3d My major isn't Japanese....my research is on English/Japanese dual language education.

[Oty3d]

Sounds great. I thought it was super secret research. Something like studying a new species.

I hope you can revolution dual education for the better.

[bizelivin]

Your life is extremely boring...lol. Congrats on this great honor. The experience must have been so surreal.

[starletshay]

@bizelivin Thank you!

[palermodpr]

Hi Shay! =DDD

Can you reveal the purpose of the meeting? I'm curious kekeke :D.

[gaell123]

@palermodpr  yeah me too! i guess... any scholarship?

[starletshay]

@palermodpr I purpose of the meeting was to meet the three scholars~

[proteuseffects]

Assigned seating in the car?!? they don't mess around lol. congrats on being chosen for that honor.....and I'm sorry but I forget what you are researching, what is it again?...p.s. yes, I do think you should do a video on the cherry eating thing

[starletshay]

@proteuseffects Yes...in Japan, they have assigned seating according to your rank in the car. We even had an order of which we had to enter the room. Crazy! I'm researching English/Japanese Dual Language Education. ...and yes, maybe the cherry eating video.

[DELTA1978THETA]

Wow Awesome deal!

[starletshay]

@DELTA1978THETA Thank you!

[Boysoverflowersxx]

wow! that amazing! Im so happy for you!

[starletshay]

@Boysoverflowersxx Thank you!

[backseatgreg]

What this interview was about ?

[starletshay]

@backseatgreg It was to meet the three scholars~

[RoninDave]

wow, that's cool! You had a unique experience very few people have. I've only seen them from a distance on his birthday and the day after New Years.

[starletshay]

@RoninDave Yes! I went on the day after New Years too!

[dagin2]

Awesome! I am glad that you had such a great experience. I am sorry you could not video some of your meeting, but I understand. Your doing a great job. Keep the videos coming:)

[starletshay]

@dagin2 I think I'll be able to get one photo that was taken by the Emperor and Empress' official photographer, but that's about it.....

[drybro117]

we are all happy for you

[starletshay]

@drybro117 Thank you!

[ushiuni82]

How did you manage this! oh and i often wondered what is your research on?

[starletshay]

@ushiuni82 My research is on Japanese/English Dual Language Education.

[rickyli99]

Yup, told you you're awesome. Congrats, on meeting the Emperor & Empress.

[starletshay]

@rickyli99 Thank you!