In this episode Mat and Devin bring you all up to date on the history of Japan, in by far the longest episode yet (apologies!) We cover the end of the shogunate, the Meiji restoration, all the way through the various wars of expansion that culminates in the big one: WWII. Finally we briefly touch on Japan's remarkable economic recovery post war and the state of play as it is today.

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In this episode Mat and Devin continue their discussion of the very first Unfolding Japan road trip! On this episode they move through Yamagata, visiting 'the greatest park in Japan' head to a village in the mountains frozen in time, and on to a holiday home in the mountains where the emperor himself has a pad, before finally visiting possibly the most beautiful river in all of Japan.

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In this episode Mat and Devin recount their adventures on the very first, albeit accidental, Unfolding Japan road trip! Travel along as they devour various kinds of insect, do dangerous jumps from cliffs along the 'Amalfi Coast' of Japan in Niigata, and experience the emptying of Japan's countryside first hand.

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