My real life Shenmue experience.
Hope you all enjoy it lots of cool pics:

http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/07/shenm ... pilgrimage

Thanks everyone for reading my article!

It was such pleasure to visit these places! I thought you would enjoy the pics hehe.
Here is a link to the flickr album with more images:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127489465@N08/sets

This is also an investment.

My brother and I are 2nd in command at this school and we are getting larger every year. The owner is getting older and we plan to take over the school full time. We would love to design it around Shenmue and have members of the Dojo come teach English and live our their dreams of living in Guilin.

We have many connections here and a degree is not required for our school. Some basic Chinese is required though. You don't need a teaching Visa either. A basic passport is all you need but you have to leave within 90 days.

We are still in the planning stage for how we are going to do this.



hey man - just want to say this is absolutely amazing.
I was in Yangshou last year - If I had known I defo would have popped by!
My wife is a languages teacher who is learning mandarin (Ihowever have been studying japanese!).

Guilin, and the whole area around the Li river, was a beutiful place and would love to go back for more reasons than just Shenmue.

I am really happy that you got the opportunity to meet Suzuki-san and the others - plus that you were able to contribute to the campaign! Well done!

Hey man, I said it before, and I will say it again, this is amazing.
Would really, reallly love to come down and see the school. Possibly next year, duuno, will see.

Either way, I hope you get all the publicity you need.

Hahahaha.
Sorry I just find it funny that people cling onto marketing buxxwords like this.
I mean what does AAA mean, whaat does indie mean?

Seriously.

It could be both you know? I mean it won't,but it could be. Look at Project CARS. One of the best looking comsole racing games ever. It cost less to develop than what Shenmue 3 will probably raise. (BTW Bandai Namco is the distributor, not the publisher)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzv7amJEk2Q

AAA doesn't mean good game, it doesn't actually mean anything.
Indie doesn't mean bad/cheap/2D platformer/mobile game. It means independent developer/publisher.
YS Net is independent.
If Shenmue raised $25.000.000 it would still be indie.

I know many Indie games are small scale & 2D. But that is usually because of a small budget, and inexperience.
Shenmhe has quite a large budget, on track to be the most funded kickstarter game ever. And a very talented and experienced game designer.

It will be a game.

Hi guys, following this thread , a UK Meetup has been organised. Unfortunately the original mastermind (James Churchy) wasn't able to invest time into this, so I tried my best to live up to his dream and whip something up.

If this successful them maybe something a bit bigger can happen next time!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/865242423551538/865620513513729/
http://www.shenmue500k.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shenmue-london-meet-up-664x277.jpg

Father's Heaven, Nine Dragons; Mother's Earth, Cocktails...
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This November Shenmue fans from London and beyond will be meeting in Central London for an evening of celebrating Shenmue, video game fun, drinks and competitions!

What to expect:
• Prizes Prizes Prizes!

• A Shenmue Pub Quiz
Whether you're in a group or an individual this will be a great ice breaker! Come down and test your knowledge.

• 70 Man Battle & YouArcade competitions!
Ongoing throughout the night. Prizes for best scores!

• A Gamer's Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue
Exclusive sneak peak at the upcoming Shenmue Documentary

• 'Fancy a game?'
Real life Lucky Hit board!
Test your skills.

• Cosplay!
Best cosplayer gets a prize!

• And much more!
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LOADING BAR
Loading Bar is the premier space for Gamers to Drink, Relax and Play. Modelled on the Gaming bars of Tokyo, Loading Bar has a range of Modern & Retro consoles to play and serves up a variety of drinks, including cocktails such as Assassins Mead, Earthworm Gin, and Deus Ex on the Beach
http://loadingonline.co.uk/
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HYPER JAPAN
This event will take place on the same weekend as Hyper Japan! So while we celebrate Shenmue as a video game on Saturday, consider joining some of us to celebrate Japanese culture on the Sunday - tickets can be bought here: http://hyperjapan.co.uk/tickets/.


This event will be a great place to meet others from the Shenmue community and have a fun evening out! Any questions or suggestions then get in touch!

Rob

P.s. If you are interested in helping on the night we need assistance and also people to man the competitions. If you think this is for you please get in touch.
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Details:
DATE: 28TH NOVEMBER
LOCATION: Loading Bar – Dalston (Central London)
97 Stoke Newington Road
If visiting London - the location will be easy to get to: London should have 24h tubes running which will make traversing back home easy!

\:D/ =D> :beerchug: :beerchug: =D> \:D/



Small print: this event is not affiliated with Loading Bar, Hyper Japan, Sega, or Ys Net. This is a community meet up and not a paid event. The event is to focus on the things that Shenmue inspired us to enjoy, such as Japanese culture and video games. The prizes on the night are of an insignificant monetary value and are not meant to infringe on the copyrighted IP of Sega.

UPDATE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUq0qiCRPO8&feature=youtu.be

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Shenmue Cocktail
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Real life lucky hit board - homemade - DIY
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Best ever Shenmue cosplay Nozomi and Ryo.
Nozomi cosplay & Ryo Cosplay
https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12278990_10153710229959194_3428118249900616744_n.jpg?oh=84ed239598b7a246f1089d572d15025b&oe=56F58437

Corey Marshall by Skype!
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Tom Impressions!
https://www.facebook.com/vikram.suman/videos/10153606408026620/?permPage=1

It was an amazing feat and I am so grateful that you went through all the effort to make it. Looked sooooo cool!
If someone wanted to see it it should still be in the lower levers of Loading Bar, Dalston, London