Lovers of Japan and Japanese pop culture the world over plan for their dream trip to the motherland of anime, delicious food, and all things cute, to experience first-hand all that this fantastic country has to offer. For those finally living the dream, social media makes it easy to share your adventures with friends, family, and others interested in Japanese culture too.
When Twitter user Swiss Ambassador Rayun (@yuzu_rayun) documented his most recent trip to the Land of the Rising Sun – posting pictures of his travels, delicious eats, and his haul of eroge (erotic game) goods – we doubt he expected the amount of fame he was about to receive, as his Twitter follower tally has grown by the thousands over the past few days.
Swiss Ambassador Rayun (written in Japanese as スイス大使ラユン – Suisu Taishi Rayun) writes of himself in his profile: “A representative of Culture Japan and Dannychoo. Collaborating with Germany’s Good Smile Company. Working as a personal business consultant for a number of companies. Japan’s existence has changed my whole life.”
Rayun shared all the excitement of his trip, from his adventures in the otaku paradise of Akihabara…
秋葉原お久しぶり！ http://t.co/mIgqvJKyOq
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) December 31, 2014“Long time no see, Akihabara!”
…to the interesting sights…
わー！また痛車発見でしたww ( ･`ω･´) http://t.co/KItq0Gz0w7
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 02, 2015“Wow! I found another itasha, lol ( ･`ω･´)” (Itasha is a car painted with anime characters.)
…to all that he loves about Japan!
僕の好きなエロゲショップ ( ･`ω･´) http://t.co/SKO92GM25e
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 02, 2015“One of my favorite eroge shops ( ･`ω･´)”
アキバへ行ってきます！ http://t.co/9Dtta7EcHU
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 04, 2015“Off to Akiba!”
焼肉天国！ (* ´﹃｀*) http://t.co/WO00dKmfx0
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 03, 2015“Yakiniku heaven! (* ´﹃｀*)” (Yakiniku is probably best described as Japanese-style barbeque)
小鳥ちゃんだ！小鳥ちゃん愛してる ♥ http://t.co/28UPyrSZiU
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 02, 2015“It’s Kotori-chan! I love you Kotori-chan ♥”
小鳥ちゃん！！！！！！！！！！ (* ´﹃｀*) ♡ http://t.co/kP6zLRRxiJ
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 03, 2015“Kotori-chan!!!!!!!!!! (* ´﹃｀*) ♡”
二次元 きもコンビ 結婚～ ww @yuzu_rayun
#ラブライブ ＃かよちん #ことりちゃん http://t.co/LLXyIyCSuQ
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拙者、鳥のカイザーでござる (@TristanJunker) January 12, 2015“2D joint-wedding~ lol”
After a couple of weeks of fantastic, fun-filled adventure that can only be had in this quirky island nation, he returned home safely. Though it seems some of his goods he sent home had an unfortunate mishap!
やばい．．税関さん、僕のコミケグッズをどうしたか！？ ( ﾟдﾟ) http://t.co/OdqceHCWWB
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 13, 2015“Oh no… Customs, what did you do to my Comiket goods!? ( ﾟдﾟ)”
Thankfully, it turns out that all the contents survived just fine.
日本のパンツマスク．．まじでーｗ
I will try this one in summer!
@ryohka_jp http://t.co/r4fZ7LLCdO
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 13, 2015“Panty mask from Japan… Seriously! Lol”
最高だ！全てのコミケグッズは２５キロww．．(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و 笑 http://t.co/q3kylG8kqU
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015“Awesome! All of my Comiket goods weigh 25 kilos lol… (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و Haha”
But something had happened. He caught the attention of someone, somewhere, and as tends to happen on the internet, the news spread. Oh how it spread!
▼But that’s just the beginning!
Two hilarious tweets
1500 Retweets
800 new followers
I don't get Twitter
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 13, 2015１４、５００フォロワーありがとう？ 笑
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 13, 2015“Thanks for the 14,500 follows? LOL”
The Swiss Japan fan’s Twitter account continued to appear on various Japanese news sites, with headlines like “Returning to Switzerland after enjoying Japan! With too many erotic doujin goods! lolol” and “The result of a handsome Swiss guy whose life was changed by Japan’s moe culture lololol”.
やばい．．(・_・;)
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015“Uh oh… (・_・;)”
Why am I on so many websites in Japan?! First, it was only the picture of the damaged parcel and then ... lol
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015And it wasn’t just Japanese sites. He was also featured on a Taiwanese website as well!
Well, at least they've taken a good pic for the preview http://t.co/77Chk8EebP
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015Since he hit 14,500 followers on January 13, that number has now soared to over 20,000 in just a couple of days, with people from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Japan.
What does he plan to do next, now that he’s an internet sensation throughout Asia? He talks of his plans to visit Taiwan next.
台湾の旅も楽しみだよ！
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015“Looking forward to my trip to Taiwan!”
What's left? Rocket News I guess? Seriously, gimme a break ...
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スイス大使ラユン (@yuzu_rayun) January 14, 2015*Waves* We didn’t overlook you! Hope you like the feature image we picked for this one too.
Source and images: Twitter @yuzu_rayun
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