Summer 2026 field reports · Vol. 2: The Many Who Caught Me
The Sacred Rituals
By NOBUNAGA (@japan_nobunaga). Featured in The New York Times · ABC News Live · Press · Book.
Update. I have been assigned a function.
http://wandering-nobunaga.com
Kevin has a truck. Tony has gloves. I have no truck. I have 120 stories about this country and a phone with a cracked corner, and apparently that is enough to be listed.
Somebody's phone now says "Nobunaga Stories." As though Stories is my surname.
I tried to count them last night, lost the thread at 117 because the tea went cold, started again, and got a different number.
A man asked if there is paper. Kevin cannot carry a website. Paper he can carry.
http://amazon.com/stores/NOBUNAGA-Natsuki_Aoi/author/B0H6W1669X/allbooks?tag=nobunaga02-20
And the fee. I did not set it. Nobody set it. The truck costs one pizza, no one negotiates, and everyone knows the size.
Mine costs a coffee.
http://buymeacoffee.com/nobunaga
Tony describes me as the guy who's strong for his size.
I would also like to be the guy who wrote it down.
Cultural FAQs
What are "Sacred Rituals" in these stories?
Everyday American customs that locals treat as obvious and visitors experience as formal rites: who tips, who grills, who brings a dish.
Who is NOBUNAGA / @japan_nobunaga?
NOBUNAGA is an English-language comedy storytelling project: a wandering samurai observes modern American life. Featured in The New York Times (June 18, 2026) and ABC News Live; stories also appear in the book The Samurai Who Discovered Free Chips.
Are these stories fiction or real travel notes?
They are literary comedy postcards rooted in recognizable American customs. Read them as storytelling, not as a guidebook, then check local norms when you travel.
