The adventure in LA

This is my adventure in LA.

Miraculously, I was fortunate to meet wonderful people every day.

It felt like I was protected and guided.

It’s hard to sum up everything I learned in just a few words,

but one thing is certain—going there was truly important.

The U.S., which once felt so distant, now doesn’t seem so far away.

People talk about the high cost of living and safety concerns,

but I feel like they are manageable.

More than that, the heavy snowfall in Tokyo right before the spring equinox,

which stopped the trains, seemed far more terrifying.

Just kidding… kind of.

I have a feeling that I’ll be back in LA soon.

How I get there may not be all that important.

Perhaps we Japanese should be a bit more optimistic.

これが私がロスで経験した冒険です

奇跡的にも、人に恵まれた毎日でした

まるで誰かに守られているかのように

導かれているかのように

どういった学びがあったかについては

一言では言えませんが

ともかく行ってみることはやはり重要でして

遠くに感じていたアメリカは

さほど遠くもないかもしれないと思わされました

物価高とか治安だとか色々言われていますが

どうにかならんこともないかなと

それよりは春分の日を目の前にした

大雪で電車が止まってる東京の方が

恐ろしい気もしてきたよ

なんてね笑

きっと私はすぐに、LAに戻るような気がしています

どういう手法かというのは、さほど重要ではないのかもしれません

日本人はもっと楽観的でいいのかもしれません

—The team behind Dan Mitchel’s adventure—

Starring&Directed by :Dan Mitchel

Photographer:Takaumi Masuda

Hair&Make Up:MOTOKO(5th, 7th&8th) @makeupbymotoko_japan 

Stylist:DAISY Mizue Ishibashi(5th, 7th, 8th&9th) @daisy_mizue 

Interpretor:Makiko Nakasone(5th) @monakasone 

Wardrobe Provided By

Clothing:DAISY’M(5th) @daisy_mizue 

 &NIPOALOHA(8th) @nipoaloha @nipoaloha_official 

The Belt:ComaCo ITALIA(except 8th) @akiracomaco 

Accessories:Lalamuu(except 12th) @lalamuu.here @kazumi_asano0814 

Special Collaborators:

Left-Hand Drive Trainer:Yuta Aoshima @yutekle 

Super Kind Japanese Filmmaker Who Loves LA:Toshiya Shibusawa @toshiyashibusawa 

Super Kind Japanese Actor Rooted in LA:Toru Uchikado @toruuchikado 

Japan-Based LA Enthusiast Woman:SAYA @candicesaya 

Cool Informant:Alaska Lynch @alaskalynch 

Big Brothers:

Mr.Ryota KOGA

Mr.Naganori Kubota(WORKNAVI HOLDINGS)

Mr.Katsunari Matsui(Finance Produce)

Mr.Yuta Hori(kokolo sauna) @kokolo_sauna 

Mr.Toru Karasawa @torukara (K Brothers Inc.) 

& Special thanks to all my friends & special supporters—I’ll love you forever!

BGM:”Melty Kiss” by Dan Mitchel

Curated by: FRIENDSHIP. @friends_hipland 

Produced by: Dramatic Frontier Co.,Ltd.

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