Growing a Community in Japan With Help From Other Communities
I had the pleasure Monday to meet up with @steemitjp @yoshiko @moromaru in Shinjuku. We were there to brainstorm on how to bring more Japanese users to Steemit, support the community in general and to receive a special gift. That gift was 3000 delegated SP to each of us to help support the Japanese community. The delegation comes from a Korean Steemian whom had previously delegated 10,000 sp to @steemitjp to do the same thing. My understanding was there are no strings attached other than supporting the Japanese community. The length of the delegation is open-ended and I will do my best to honor it, starting with not upvoting my own posts anymore.
I am still working out exactly how to use the SP, but generally it will be 50% - 100% upvotes directed at Steemians in Japan who are 55 or lower. I did something similar to this in the past as well. Now many of those users are well over 55 and doing quite well, but I will continue to support them, albeit with smaller percentages.
Back to the meeting. We first met at a small cafe in Shinjuku. The agenda was set by @steemitjp with each of us contributing, taking notes and fine tuning ideas. It was extremely productive, but as an advisor I will let one of the other leaders describe the details. I can honestly say though that the Japanese community will explode by this summer with everyone working together.
After the brainstorming meeting we met up with another steemian, @maneki-neko whom I had spoke with the day before. He is in Tokyo for 3 months practicing jiu-jitsu, doing Dtube videos and just enjoying the city. He took us to Nico China, a "1 coin" Italian restaurant. If you come to Japan you may hear that phrase, "1 coin" which means something costs ５００円 or about $5.
It was quite funny because as we arrived at the restaurant everyone whipped out their phones and started taking pictures. We had a good laugh about it as each of us took our shots.
Both @maneki-neko and @yoshiko did posts about it as well, but here is my take. It's a great place for foreigners looking to get a cheap bite to eat. Happy hour runs until 7pm so you can start here without breaking the bank. The food was pretty good for $5.00. The appetizer of rolls and sweet, garlic butter was surprisingly delicious.
The highlight for me was a "Mexican Pizza". It was pepperoni with jalapeños, an awesome combination that we've been eating in California for a long time.
After we all said our goodbyes @steemitjp took me to one of his yakitori spots on the other side of the station at Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho.
This is a small street of izakaya and yakitori shops and a great tourist spot. We continued to eat some great yakitori, drink and talk about the Japanese community.
We'll do our best, but we know there are already some great leaders here like @yoshiko and @moromaro that will push the community forward even without our support. Check @steemi-jp and www.steemitjp.com for updates on what is going on with Steemit in Japan. And for any whales reading, the community could use more SP delegations!
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Yeah! meetup in Tokyo! ^^
That is awesome @skyleap ! You continue to make us all smile with your work.
I'm so happy for the Steemit community in Japan. God willing when I return there, I will surely meet with you guys and thank you for the support @rt395 and @steemitbc.
Yes, you must come back and visit! Big things planned this year. Did you see the announcement today on the @steemit-jp account?
Not yet. Will check it out. Thanks for the heads up.
like your good post
Thank you.
really japan is greatest country
@rt395 good post
One of the greatest. There are many others too.
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you've returned to california, this is a true surprise as you said a few days ago, it turns out that in Japan steemit becomes big and growing too, you become a bit more famous when in that cafe..hi..hi
Yes, back in California. I will never be famous, just a helper.
Steemit is a great community and it would be nice to have japanese involved in it
There are a lot of good Japanese Steemit users, but as a percentage compared to other countries it is miniscule. We will change that!
I love Japan n its people. Japanese people r worthy. They r hard working n honest n also loyal.
Yes, sometimes they work too hard! At his time the work is needed though.
That's great. I could definitely use some help on Steem to share my posts on personal finance for residents of Japan.
Any advice?
Hey @retireinjapan, I am familiar with your posts and I feel your pain about exposure and growth. Honestly the most powerful way for both is meeting users face to face. Good content will get you there, but those personal relationships are invaluable.
Also, I think the Japanese community would like to see your posts in Japanese.
My spoken Japanese might just about be us to that, but writing is a lot more challenging. However, I think you are right. I will try to do some original content in Japanese :)
Hi @rt395! Thank you for yesterday! I am happy to meet you ♫ Let's get together with the Japanese community together ♫
🙇♂️ Let's start a mining farm!! I have information!
Thank you for supporting japanese community.
がんばりましょう！
はい、よろしくお願いします！
Glad to know such a community exists. Looking forward to hear more from you guys!
Thank you. Watch the @steemit-jp account.
Hi my friend @rt395
I really want to go to Japan. Japan is a great country.
Currently Steemit in Bogor began to grow and boom. And me every day, always coming people from various places to visit my house. They were all very curious about Steemit.
Unfortunately I have not been able to do much for them. Can not support them yet. I just ask them to be patient and always give the best in Steemit.
Keep posting and you can earn your trip to Japan. Tell your friends it takes time, but it is worth it!
Come down to Kyushu 😁
Deal. When I get back to Tokyo in Mach! Where in Kyushu?
all the way out in nagasaki :D it'll be nice to meet my first fellow steemian in the flesh.
There are quite a few people in Osaka. I will try to make it to Kansai.
I'll see if I can make it out to the kansai then 😊