The Emperor of Japan's Birthday

[3235parkside]

oh thats my birthday the 23 of december

[roygbiv330]

banzai

[jed371]

Long live Japan!

[ukks63]

In Japan, we have different name of Era. Year 2011 is said "Kouki 2671"

"Jinmu" Emperor has ascended fist Emperor at 2671 years ago. Japan history began at that time as longest nation on the earth.

[matmicm1]

MATTHEW 18:12-14 , PEACE ...

[matmicm1]

Mtthew 18:12-14 ...

[matmicm1]

JOHN 10:15-16 ...

[matmicmj]

PEACE AND LOVE ..

[Flowergothic]

Nice........

[DiminishingMoonlight]

Those lines look super long. How long does it usually take to get into the palace? From your experience, would you say it's better to go in the afternoon or in the morning?

[TheArmo1]

Love your channel dude. Lots of respect to you and kudos for your great work. I love travelling and think all cultures in Asia and Europe are fascinating. God bless and safe travels always mate!

[ikki345346]

i have a pinpale in japan i plane on going to japan tomarow she welll be waiting at the airport any one now how to say hello in japanese?

[TheMurometz]

明仁天皇は日本の良いと偉大な皇帝である

[MissTwix]

Hey friend, how early in the morning did you have to be there in order to get a good spot in line??

[RoninDave]

he makes the address a couple of times during the day so you don't have to get there super early. I've gone in the morning and in the afternoon

[germanMasterroach]

Thanks man, hope to yell my lungs out on Japan soil in this lifetime :D

[germanMasterroach]

Is it a sign of disrespect if you, as a Westerner yell " Banzai ! " as well?

Is that why the girls didn't shout?

So you're not allowed to wish the Japanese Emperor " good health and long life" if you're European?

[RoninDave]

far as I can tell having gone about 5-6 times there is no disrespect if a Westerner yells Banzai. Not all the Japanese visitors there shout Banzai

[gueropalma1990]

I'm sure the or something says in my mind that the Emperor like watch bob sponge

[Commanderraf]

Nope, that was Emperor Showa, who was very interested in marine biology.

-Commanderraf

[NicholasGeschke]

Japan has a very long and fascinating history: From the time of the Shoguns to the reign of the previous Emperor, Japan has been a proud nation, rich in heritage and beautiful in both tradition and culture. I say that as an honest and proud American.

I do hope to visit Japan next year, and maybe cheer for his Majesty on his next birthday.

[NichiBeiTrader]

Interesting. Surprised at how succinct his speech is. One would expect more.

[novanine]

Very interesting. Enjoyed all the info about Emperors in the past. And great footage - the bridges and moat around the palace look pretty impressive.

The Emperor's speech, on the other hand, was far from impressive. He couldn't manage more than that? We get a speech from the Queen on TV every year on Christmas day and she rabbits on for about 15 mins!

[HypnoSurf22]

What an excellent vid. You're a great history teacher Dave.

[mzungu1970]

Cool vid Dave .......

Gutted this years has been cancelled ...... Let's hope he gets better soon for all of us ......

[64birdman]

Good one Dave!

[SlickWilly440]

Cool video, I thought I was watching the History Channel.

By the way, was that the Emperor's entire speech? (Was any of it his speech edited out?) B/c if it wasn't that was really really short.

Also, were they handing out those Japanese Flags, to the visitors at the entrance?

[RoninDave]

yeah that was the whole sheebang - short and sweet. I guess he's a man of few words - difficult words at that. His style of speaking is very formal even some of my students say it's difficult to speak like that these days.

As for the flags, there were groups of people handing them out on the way before you get to the police check points.

[saiyouken]

That was excellent. Very informative, professional and interesting.

[animecrysis]

Thank you for this very cool video.

[stefmax]

Awesome video~ As you said, it may take you time for you to get them out but the quality of work on the videos are superb :D

[atomicboyx]

This was an excellent video!

always anticipate your next ones!

[RoninDave]

thanks! I'm a bit slow getting them out but I try.

[watcher8o]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

nice umbrella you had, btw.

[RoninDave]

i think I still have that umbrella somewhere

[peppeddu]

Was the emperor (and his family) behind a bulletproof glass, or was the glass behind?

[RoninDave]

they were behind the glass - don't know if it was bulletproof but it probably was.

[Zenogear1]

I would think he is behind the bulletproof glass.

[peppeddu]

It may be the same as Obama during his victory speech I suppose.

[AikikaiAikido]

Thanks for sharring 5*

[RoninDave]

you're welcome