Meet Genoa, a content creator with a very unique life that brought him to Japan. He sits down to talk to us about growing up in a cult, before leaving and eventually coming to Okinawa as an exchange student in high school, and his current life preparing for studying at language school and going viral sharing his experiences in Japan.

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0:00 Intro

1:07 Growing up in a cult

5:07 Reactions to cult story

9:55 Interest in Japan study abroad

13:02 Arriving in Okinawa

17:26 Life in Okinawa

21:14 Japanese high school

25:43 Comparisons to American school

33:42 Going viral

41:28 Thoughts on social media career

48:02 Genoa's view on "Japan" content

51:21 Consulting Japanese on his comedy

53:09 Working with brands

56:04 Language school in Japan

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Genoa's very unique journey to Japan – from cult to Okinawa to going viral

Unpacking Japan

Genoa's very unique journey to Japan – from cult to Okinawa to going viral