Exploring Kyoto, Japan with the 'Last Samurai': Joe Okada!

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Experience a different and unique side of Kyoto with the ‘Last Samurai’, Joe Okada as you come along on his Cool Kyoto Walking Tour! (Japan)
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0:00 - Introduction
1:23 - Samurai Show

NOTE: Not a lot of people know that real samurais NO longer exist in Japan — the whole lifestyle and system have long disappeared ever since the late 1800s because the emperor favored a more modern western-style army.

Nevertheless, Joe Okada (the oldest licensed English-speaking tour guide in Japan) wanted to give his guests a glimpse of the tradition that’s why he started practicing samurai swordsmanship. He eventually became very good at cutting apples in midair which led him to start his own samurai show in 1978 — this became very successful for 13 years with over 130,000 guests. In fact, a lot of TV shows abroad have also invited him and one of his most notable appearances was in David Letterman’s 1998 show. In 1991 however, he had to cancel his show but still continued being a tour guide and this samurai tour of his is popular worldwide.

As such, though the samurai are gone, what we can rather find solace in (apart from the existence of museums for appreciating the tradition) is that there are still some people in Japan who try to emulate the swordsmanship of the samurais — such as Joe! Hence, the title "Last Samurai" is more of a bestowed title upon him due to his skills and popularity.

TRIVIA: Apple cutting in midair is one of the Joe Okada specialties when it comes to samurai sword skills, and he has actually trained 2 Americans who made it to the Guinness World Records!!

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