On September 21st I'm starting something I'm calling the MAJISON Tokaido Challenge. Basically I'll be walking over 300 miles from Kyoto to Tokyo over the course of around 30 days. Watch the video to find out more about this crazy challenge and why I decided to do it.

• About walking from Kyoto to Tokyo
• About walking the Tokaido
• About the MAJISON Tokaido Challenge
• About MAJISON
• And much more

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Jessica Gerrity, a TV personality working in Japan, martial artist, pracitioner of kyudo (Japanese archery),and writer!

• Jessica' work on Japanese TV
• How she became interested in Japan
• Why she first went to Japan
• How she got into the Japanese entertainment industry
• Working with SMAP
• Learning Japanese
• How being on TV helped her learn Japanese
• The behind the scenes of Japanese TV About how Japanese TV is scripted
• The good and bad on working on Japanese TV
• About kyudo (Japanese archery)
• How much it costs to get into kyudo
• About yabusame (horseback archery) Places to do horseback archery in Japan
• About her work as a writer focusing on archery and martial arts
• And much more

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• https://linktr.ee/jessintokyo

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Tony talks about his most recent trip to Japan and why you should go to Japan now.

• Why you should go to Japan now
• The yen-dollar exchange rate
• Cheap yen
• About the Okubo and Shin Okubo area in Tokyo
• About Fuji-Q Highland
• About Team Lab Planets
• And much more

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To learn more about Zeb, cycling in Japan and life on the JET Programme, check out Zeb's podcast, Rambling Ramsbothams. Links are below.

• Rambling Ramsbothams on Apple Podcasts
• Rambling Ramsbothams on Spotify

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• Twitter (@JapankyoNews)
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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, road cycling in Japan, life on the JET Programme and more with Zeb Ramsbotham.

Zeb Ramsbotham is experienced road cyclist living in Japan. He competes in cycling events as part of the Japan Bicyclist Club Federation (JBCF). He is also currently on the JET Programme and along with his wife produces the Japan-focused podcast Rambling Ramsbothams.

• Zeb's interest in Japan
• What road cycling is
• About road cycling in Japan
• What it's like competing in the Japan Bicyclist Club Federation (JBCF)
• About cycling around Japan
• About the benefits of seeing Japan on bicycle
• About the JET Programme
• What it's like getting into the JET Programme
• The unique aspects of getting to see Japan via the JET Programme
• And much more

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To learn more about Zeb, cycling in Japan and life on the JET Programme, check out Zeb's podcast, Rambling Ramsbothams. Links are below.

• Rambling Ramsbothams on Apple Podcasts
• Rambling Ramsbothams on Spotify

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• Twitter (@JapankyoNews)
• Instagram (@JapanKyoNews)

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, independent researcher and translator Eric Shahan joins us to talk about his work translating forgotten Japanese books on topics like martial arts, tattoos, ropes, ninja and more.

Eric Shahan is an independent translator of Japanese books on a variety of topics mainly Jujutsu, sword techniques, police manuals, Karate, Ninja related, travel guides, Edo Era Manga, rope binding, tattooing in all areas of Japan and Seppuku.

• About how Eric learning Japanese
• Tips for people studying Japanese
• How Eric got started in translation
• The first book he translated
• About the history of tattoos in Okinawa
• About tattoos as punishment in Japan
• What it's like translating old Japanese books
• About Japanese rope techniques
• And much more!

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If you are interested in Eric Shahan's work and would like to pick up any of the books mentioned in the episode today, please check out the link below.

• Eric Shahan on Amazon

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Kushwagra Kushwaha, an animator working in Japan's anime industry tells us how he got to Japan, how he got his break in the Japanese anime industry, what it's like working as an anime animator in Japan and more.

• Kushwagra's interest in animation and Japan
• How Kushawagra went about studying Japanese
• About how Kushwagra broke into the animation industry in Japan
• The low wages in the anime industry in Japan
• The challenges of working in the anime industry in Japan
• The various anime Kushwagra has worked on
• The changing style of anime in Japana nd it's trend towards uniformity
• About working on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as an animator
• Advice for people hoping to work as animators in Japan's anime industry
• And much more!

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All relted links are below.

• Behance
• Instagram
• Twitter

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• Instagram (@JapanKyoNews)

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, James Reynolds tells us about documenting extreme weather in Japan and around the world..

• About moving to Japan and learning Japanese
• How James Reynolds got started chasing storms and documenting extreme weather in Japan
• Extreme floods in Kyushu
• Typhoons in Japan
• Extreme weather in the Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa
• The architecture in Okinawa and how it holds up against in extreme weather
• Landslides and flash floods in Kyushu
• The extreme cold and snow conditions seen in Japan in January of 2023
• The large amounts of snow some areas of Japan get
• Covering Japan's most active volcano Sakurajima in Kagoshima
• Covering volcanoes in Indonesia
• Covering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake & tsunami
• About traveling
• About James' YouTube channel
• And much more!

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Check out James Reynolds' work on Twitter and YouTube.

• @EarnUncutTV on Twitter
• @EarthUncutTV on YouTube

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Dr. Chris McMorran talks about what it's like working at a rural ryokan (Japanese inn).

• About Dr. Thomas Baudinette's interest in Japan and research
• About ryokan (Japanese inns)
• About what it's like to work at a ryokan
• About the tasks expected of a ryokan employee
• About who works at ryokans
• About genered labor at ryokan
• Whether you should leave a tip at a ryokan
• And much more!

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To get a copy of Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan you can use the link below or check wherever books are sold.

• Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan

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