It's May 3rd, and that means it's the Tsuchinoko Festival! Come listen to me talk about the village of Higashi-Shirakawa, the history of the festival, and my obsession with Tsuchinoko Taiyaki!

Link to Festival Gifts Here (wait to click until video airs if you want to avoid spoilers!): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q4bigh62m9...

You can also find me:
Twitter @YumieTsuchinoko
pixiv.me/tinyowlbear
yumietsuchinoko.carrd.co

Credits for this video:
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Logo:   / decoplum18  
Logo animation:   / rinrinriiiinn  
Stinger transition:   / spvwvky  

My Vtuber avatar was illustrated and rigged in Live2D by me, Yumie Tsuchinoko!

All Yumie emotes and membership icons were also drawn by me! o.O
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Assets in this video:

Cozy black and red blanket: https://ko-fi.com/s/f0ada57230 by gaodesuu   / gaodesuu  

Fireplace background by SunnyMotions: https://www.etsy.com/listing/12799797...

Swinging lights by SunnyMotions: https://www.etsy.com/listing/11812984...

Pillow in background: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... by KaeOnline   / kae_online  

Chair in background: https://kstudio.booth.pm/items/4438905 by Kawanina   / kawanina0218  
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Publications and Travel Blogs referenced in this video:

https://www.inkl.com/search/news/tsuc...

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/...

https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/a...

https://entabe.com/27860/tsuchinoko-yaki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefect...

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g...

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...
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Microphone: Neumann TLM-102 (first month of content creation used Shure SM7B!)
Vtuber Image Capture: Vtube Studio (uses my Live2D model to move!)
Camera: Elgato Facecam
Streaming Software: OBS
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All Music Purchased from Audiostock:
No. 1246638 by KBYS
No.1231530 by Star Dust BGM
No.1242869 by Yupe
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0:00 Introduction to Today's Video
0:30 Higashi-Shirakawa and the Tsuchinoko Festival
1:33 The Tsuchinoko as Mascot and Icon
2:41 But wait... what's this?
3:39 Final Words and Festival Surprise!
4:19 Credits and Listening to this Fantastic BGM