making it as a content creator in japan with Emma (‪@TokidokiTraveller‬) // pensive.podcast

Today we are joined by our very first guest all the way from Tokyo, Japan. Emma (‪@TokidokiTraveller‬) is a full time content creator who creates YouTube videos and hosts a Twitch channel about life in Japan. We talk about the realities of "making it" in Japan, the struggles, along with the unexpected opportunities you find when you push yourself outside of your comfort zone. CAST emma. instagram - @tokidokitraveller youtube - @tokidokitraveller twitch - @tokidokitraveller chloé. website - www.pensive.studio email - podcast@pensive.studio pensive.'s instagram - @pensive.studio chloé's instagram - @choom.online CREW audio engineer - Netu @netup.mix producer/set designer - Eloise Marché Chapters 00:00 intro. 02:15 emma's background. 03:44 modelling and acting in japan. 08:01 working in japan. 08:43 motion capture for a marvel game. 10:26 becoming tokidoki traveller. 10:54 living in tokyo. 12:17 the realities of living and working in tokyo. 17:17 making content in japan. 18:27 are you a japan expert? 20:44 travelling around japan as a content creator. 23:05 "authenticity" in content creation. 28:00 parasocial relationships. 30:48 boundaries with social media. 36:23 how emma got into tokyo's underground music scene. 41:00 finding community through music. 41:52 anecdotes of tokyo's music scene. 45:47 outro.