Plum Blossoms, Green Tea, and Pretty Geisha - Ume Matsuri at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto

[Puller9]

I love Kyoto. I need to go back and spend more time. Ditto for Japan.

[DeadlyTeaParty]

What lovely Geishas!!

They are just like butterflies!!

So interesting hearing all the history!

[ladyamerias]

very nice, thanks. happy soon coming up birthday.

[ScriptWorker]

Thanks dave. great explination, and a fab look at the ceremony and kimono. First class.

[XGothicJason]

LOL ur feet were killing you.. xD when i sit that way it dosent bother me at all, actually i normaly sit that way alot of the time.

[kua514]

@ RoninDave

great video and excellent explanation! another time & place to remember.

Peace!

[ClearwaterKyle]

Thank you for sharing the history.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

This video deserves way more views..

It is a shame you don't have HUGE tits and a small black t-shirt, Dave... (you would not even need to leave your room)...

youtube is indeed a weird place...

[kua514]

@TheJapanChannelDcom

LOL ...c'mon that's not fair!! I am going to defend "her" because thanks to her (yes I got pulled in for the same reason but then...) I discovered a whole bunch of J-vloggers and have even learned quite a few things.

Peace!

[MicknFumi]

Looks like you had a great birthday man...interesting story, nice views, cool vid : )

[markshmily]

Happy Birthday.

Great video.. that shrine seemed very kewl.

Thanks for sharing.

[DirrtyAngel21]

That's right the nerds always come out on top in the end. I just love your Vlogs not only do you get to see all these beautiful festivals in Japan. I kindly provide us with wonderful history of Japan. Thank you for posting the your videos and Happy birthday!

[furetosan]

Oh. Happy birthday, btw.

[furetosan]

Dude, do you live in Kyoto or sumthin'!? You're like ALWAYS here...

[Ido013]

おめでとう誕生日 sweet vid!

[h1118]

oh my... awesome video!! i learned a lot :)

[Eyobe1]

Dude great vid! :)

[TokyoNerd]

Happy Birthday. I'm glad you're having a good day.

[DreamsofDarkness]

Amazing video ~ VERY educational. This is an experience I would love to have. Such beautiful Geisha, and such beautiful Ume blossoms. Thank you for your hard work!

[DreamingJapan]

I knew there was a reason that I look forward to your videos so much, its because they rock :D

[BushidoDevildog]

Thanks for the history lesson, Dave! 面白い！

[noisydaoist]

Awesome!  Love the historical info and background that you provide w/your vids.

[SsjSned]

how often do u run into English speaking Japanese or American tourists over there?

[RoninDave]

in tokyo not so much but kyoto everyone including native japanese seem to be tourists

[SsjSned]

nice tkx 4 the reply.

[omgharajuku]

@RoninDave True dat lol a lot of them are students

[ACKizay]

Your vids are allways entertaining and educational! great vids man and happy birthday

[ExiledRomaji]

Fantastic video, happy birthday, and GO NERDS!

[gregoryclements]

Happy Birthday Dave. Great footage. You certainly know your stuff. Keep that camera rollin'.

[theuglyninja]

belated happy birthday great vid too

[RoninDave]

thanks!

[KingStar1984]

ow sorry, I got that awnsered in your video. Unreal that there are blossoms in february.

[RoninDave]

plum blossoms bloom early even when there is snow on the ground. I've got a story on them buried somewhere on my blog.

[KingStar1984]

Happy Bday! But was this in february this year?

[brokenchopstickz]

Otanjoubi Omedetou!

[CaliBoyinJapan]

wow, wicked awesome footage man. and a nice way to celebrate your birthday, Happy birthday!

[Luciditi]

Happy Birthday! Otanjoubi Omedetou!

[MageThief]

Happy birthday Dave.

Like the history lesson a lot, hope you ave more of those in stock.

[RoninDave]

stay tuned - I mean really stayed tune as I sometimes take forever to get vids out. I'll see if I can get my vid on a temple dedicated to the Ashikaga shoguns put together sometime in the near future

[JapanofileRob374]

Happy B-day Dave !!! Loving all the get vids !!!