Ghib Ojisan
Ghib Ojisan is a Japanese travel creator based in Singapore, sharing hawker food, neighbourhood discoveries and stories of life between Singapore and Japan.
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YouTube
YouTube
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YouTubeOverview
- First name
- Ken
- From
- Born in Osaka, raised in California
- Based in
- Singapore
- Started
- Travel and guitar videos in 2017
- Breakout
- Guitar busking in Belgium, followed by Singapore heartland videos in 2019
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Osaka and raised in California, Ken worked in Japan before taking his guitar around the world. He began sharing travel and street-performance videos in 2017. His performance of Kaze ni Naru in Ghent, Belgium, became an early breakthrough.
Finding a home.
He met his future wife while backpacking in Singapore in 2017. He later settled there, worked in digital marketing and left that job after six months to pursue YouTube full time.
The neighbourhoods became the story.
His own profile recalls resistance when he shifted from travel and guitar to Singapore videos. In late 2019, his visits to the heartlands found a local audience. The Yishun video became a turning point, opening a path toward neighbourhood walks, hawker meals and conversations about everyday life.
Beyond the vlog.
He also runs the Japanese-language Singapore travel site Singapore to Nekkyo. In 2021, he appeared in CNA’s Handmade Tales, learning from sustainable furniture maker Ahmad Alhabshee. His recent videos continue to follow the people behind food businesses and the choices people make when building lives abroad.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2021On The Red Dot: Handmade Tales, The WoodsmanOn-screen participant learning furniture making
Music
- 2018BOKYOComposer and guitarist
- 2017Kaze ni Naru in Ghent, BelgiumGuitarist and video creator
Awards
Quotes
Life is hard to predict. But that’s what makes it interesting.Ghib Ojisan, TheSmartLocal’s 20 Questions interview
In March 2022, he reflected on the unexpected success of his Belgium busking video.
Trivia
- His first solo trip abroad was to Taiwan, according to his own profile.
- He practised guitar with the instrument laid across his lap to stand out while busking.
- He composed BOKYO in Taiwan and named it for the feeling of missing home during his travels.
- In his 2022 interview, he named Osaka spice curry, dumplings, spaghetti Bolognese and Japanese hotpot among his home-cooked dishes.
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