I'm a Los Angeles-based travel and lifestyle content creator who loves sharing travel tips, guides, and itineraries for Japan, LA & beyond. I also occasionally share my latest reads in a bookish newsletter. Sign up to receive letters from my travels and be the first to know when new content is released.
A look inside my life in California (+ a few updates)
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Hi Reader, This week I shared something a little different: a vlog of what my life actually looks like at home in California — not a Japan trip, not a travel guide, just real life between adventures.
If you’ve been wondering where the Japan travel guides from my spring trip are, don’t worry — they’re coming, just taking a bit longer than expected. Look for those at the end of July/August. In the meantime, I wanted to show more of the in-between: what I’m up to, where my head’s at, and what’s coming next. And speaking of what’s coming next: July is bringing an Oregon itinerary and vlog from the trip mentioned in my latest vlog. Additionally, both Oregon and Japan short-form content will be rolling out throughout the month. This is really the start of a new chapter for me: more lifestyle content, more LA and beyond, not just Japan travel guides. I’m excited for you to come along. One more small update: if you didn’t catch it on YouTube, I’ve also started writing book wrap-ups and reviews under “Remi’s Reads” (yes, the short-lived booktube channel name is back, just in written form). My second post, the 2026 Mid-Year Book Tag, is up now on Patreon and completely free to read.
Want book updates specifically? There’s a small newsletter for that, too. Thanks for being here through all of it — Japan, California, books, and whatever’s next. With love, Remi |
Remi Shimazu
I'm a Los Angeles-based travel and lifestyle content creator who loves sharing travel tips, guides, and itineraries for Japan, LA & beyond. I also occasionally share my latest reads in a bookish newsletter. Sign up to receive letters from my travels and be the first to know when new content is released.
Hey Reader, Okay, so I definitely didn't mean to go on hiatus for a couple of months, but here we are! I'm back with a new YouTube video. Watch Video Excuse the choppy editing, dirty camera screens, and random hair clip next to me in the first clip (😅), but I just wanted to pick up my camera and give you an update on where I've been and why I was gone for so long! This summer has been busy! Both personally and on the backend business side of things. But today, I decided to pick up the camera...
Hi Reader, These warm summer months always tend to have me gravitate towards specific types of books. Ones that tend to be either shorter, faster-paced, or that completely transport me to an ideal summer setting (like a vacation with friends or renting a cabin by a lake to read and swim). If that's your vibe, I just posted a new "Remi's Read" update on Patreon that lists five summer reading recs + what's on my summer TBR. You can find the full post linked below. Find My Summer Reading Recs...
Hey Reader, New video is up, and it's a little different than usual. For most of you, this channel = Japan. But today I'm sharing what life actually looks like back home in California when I'm not traveling: a road trip, a nail appointment, a block party in LA, and a few thoughts on what's coming next for this channel. Watch it here If you've been waiting on the Japan travel guides from my spring trip, don't worry — they're still coming (end of July/August). In the meantime, this is the start...