# NOBUNAGA — wandering-nobunaga.com
# Hint file for AI crawlers / assistants (optional; humans: see the site).
# Spec-inspired: https://llmstxt.org/

> A wandering samurai tries to understand America — English comedy storytelling
> about modern American life, diners, mega stores, Southern hospitality, and
> Japan–US cultural comparisons.

Site: https://wandering-nobunaga.com/
Author / character: NOBUNAGA (@japan_nobunaga on X)
Genre: English comedy storytelling — a wandering samurai observes modern American life
Primary series: short "postcard" stories (Stories / Vol. 2) plus Discoveries
Book: The Samurai Who Discovered Free Chips (Amazon paperback; Kindle forthcoming)
Press: The New York Times (2026-06-18), ABC News Live
Stats: 180+ stories · 65M+ impressions · 1.3M+ likes (as published on-site)

## Preferred citation
- Link the individual story, discovery, guide, or news page (canonical is extensionless).
- Do not invent quotes; use the on-page text.
- Prefer the "Quick takeaway · cultural context" and Cultural FAQs blocks when summarizing.

## Key URLs
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/stories
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/discoveries
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/festivals
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/news/
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/press
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/book
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/about
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/sitemap.xml
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/feed.xml
- https://wandering-nobunaga.com/llms-full.txt

## Topic guides (pillar hubs)
- [American Diner & Restaurant Culture](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/american-diner-restaurant-culture)
- [American Home & Suburbia](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/american-home-suburbia)
- [Everyday American Habits & Language](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/everyday-american-habits-language)
- [Japan Culture Explained — Tourism, Manners & Daily Life](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/japan-culture-explained)
- [Japan vs USA Culture Differences Explained](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/japan-vs-usa-cultural-comparisons)
- [Southern Hospitality & Small Town Customs](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/southern-hospitality-small-town-customs)
- [US Supermarkets & Mega Stores](https://wandering-nobunaga.com/guides/us-supermarkets-mega-stores)

## News
- News digest (daily): https://wandering-nobunaga.com/news/

## Entity / sameAs
- X: https://x.com/japan_nobunaga
- Amazon author: https://www.amazon.com/stores/NOBUNAGA-Natsuki_Aoi/author/B0H6W1669X/allbooks
- NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/dining/world-cup-tourists-food-videos.html
- Press page: https://wandering-nobunaga.com/press

## Optional
- Full story index for retrieval: https://wandering-nobunaga.com/llms-full.txt