In the weeks that followed, I began documenting life in my new bewildering surroundings, three monthly videos that I would upload teaching.

However, as much as I reveled in the adventurous lifestyle of living in rural Japan after one year, I'd failed to forge any meaningful connections with the locals amidst the language barrier and a culture I struggled to comprehend.

Then one day that all changed.

My bumped into unenthusiastic stranger in the street.

A guy who took me under his wing became my way into Japan, outspoken, rebellious and often Presumptions what little English he knew.

He wasn't afraid to use.

It quickly became close friends, meeting every week to eat, drink and attempt to communicate.

And not long after, he began regularly appearing in the monthly Yuji video.

Where is down to Earth?

Charismatic personality quickly earned him something of a today.

Five years later, thanks to the power of the Internet, a guy living in a remote corner of Japan has been viewed by around 20 million people in every corner of the world.

His face featured everywhere from news websites to T shirts on notebooks help!

There's even another official NASCAR fan club on.

Yet for all the entertainment, he's brought viewers around the world who is not ski from his daily life in rural Japan, too.

Once in a lifetime journey to Europe, I followed Nowitzki over the course of several months in an attempt to uncover his story outside of sporadic Eugene appearances.

And to understand how in a culture where out spoken, rebellious individuals are often ostracized, how did not ask you become the antithesis to so many traditional Japanese values?

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It's okay.

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Never just, uh, just get having appeared in dozens of videos and being watched by several 1,000,000 people.

I wanted to find out how Nowitzki interpreted his life on YouTube.

It seems that in many ways, his dream of being a performer and entertaining people has been realized orbit.

Not by playing in a band but by entertaining people through the Internet.

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It'll say, that's a model.

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I love to go on a picnic with nets.

To be honest, I don't want it.

Go on Picnics.

Magic, magical endurable Whilst you cheap is ledner ski to live something of a double life, there's no doubt the pursuit of independence through self employment has come at a cost.

Now in his mid forties, his hectic six day a week work schedule of dominating next.

His life.

His rollers owner, key member of staff has meant leaving his business even for just a short time has been incredibly difficult over the years.

And consequently, Mask is only been able to travel overseas twice in his entire life.

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I made it up, my doctor.

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Step up a little.

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You're mostly Muslim anymore anymore.

They crushed it.

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Just that.

It's been several weeks since I last go up with NASCAR has been suffering from a mid life crisis.

Burnt out from a relentless, repetitive work schedule, however, it seems, is finally ready to take some action.

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Do you meet now?

I may be one week.

It's your money.

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It's a mistake, that's all.

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What what with his imminent departure to the other side of the world.

That's keys.

Friends have thrown a last supper to see him off on his journey.

I asked them why they think that's key.

Found online popularity.

Why do I think that's he's popular on YouTube?

Well, he's not like other Japanese fable like he exists.

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I mean, he's a decent enough guy.

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And how many is certainly a laugh riot.

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A somewhat bizarre addition to an already unconventional.

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Yes.

After arriving in London, most people go to a pub museum shop.

But soon after landing, Maskey doesn't waste time and gang across the city to pay his respects to idle Sid Vicious, the lead singer in infamous seventies punk rock group Sex Pistols on in one of London's biggest cemetery of finding him is no easy task X kills.

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America.

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Seeded from you, Keisha.

You gave yourself 50 watts just now.

15 hours.

Just why?

Why did you think he was here?

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In London.

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Are you disappointed?

Maybe I set.

It's a disastrous start.

Tonight's keys once in a lifetime trade.

However, fortunately, a friendly face just around the corner offers some momentary response.

What?

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Tomas Karl Marx.

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Have you read his books?

Yeah.

Come on for you.

Nice UK.

His bucket list hasn't got off to a great start, but things can only go up.

Point point trying An activity he's never done before is high on his bucket list.

And he's changed too.

Gay door skydive.

You ready to fly?

Let's go.

Wait.

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You're more scared of catching a code.

You are breaking your legs like a spaceman life for months.

David Bowie.

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