Japan Travel and Friends

Shinagawa City is one of Tokyo’s most interesting places to visit. Here, old streets and historical temples and shrines stand encircled by towering high rises. For the very first time, JT and friends left the podcast studio and embarked on a journey to discover Shinagawa! Come along on this adventure with us and explore the art, culture, history, local food, and more of this charming ward. We are looking forward to sharing our experiences with you! Check out this page to find out more about Shinagawa: https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/shin... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjJBSnNWdXc5VUVKN0tVNFdQSzhUZS02MVJrUXxBQ3Jtc0trQ1FyOVY5X2d6VDFoY3l1alN4ODd4TjBaTFppRm9iVTJjNWYzbmxCT3FFcjlSR1UtcXJrZTkteEpGYnFBMjEyTkpydXFmMGNrdXBuR28zV190LUE2RE1nYmJ6WVhta1hHb2JCMlhxbnBkZFlZZGdTSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.japantravel.com%2Ftokyo%2Fshinagawa&v=JfFlY-1puFQ] 📱FOLLOW Japan Travel:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom    Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/    📱FOLLOW the hosts:   Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch [https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/]/    Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan [https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/]/    Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide [https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/]/  🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/   🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/  🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net   🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!

The guys are joined by JT colleague and New Jerseyite Veronica, to talk about scary Japanese stories, urban legends, and all things Japanese demons... Welcome back! 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriendshttps://anchor.fm/jtandfriend [https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends]s FOLLOW VERONICA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronica_rose__/https://www.instagram.com/veronica_rose__ [https://www.instagram.com/veronica_rose__/]/ 📱FOLLOW Japan Travel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom [https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/]/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcomhttps://www.facebook.com/Japantravelco [https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom]m Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/https://en.japantravel.com [https://en.japantravel.com/]/ 📱FOLLOW the hosts: Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch [https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/]/ Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan [https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/]/ Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide [https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/]/ 🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/ ✂️: https://www.instagram.com/jujumolnar/ 🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/ 🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net 🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!

Welcome back, Friends! Today we are joined by Julie, JT fellow member, to talk about...all things fish in Japan! The guys talk about the main dishes, how fish relates to some very old Japanese traditions and the culture, and some really cool facts about the marine world in Japan. Special delicious product revealed at the end - stay tuned!! 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends [https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends] 📱FOLLOW Japan Travel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/ [https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom [https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom] Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/ [https://en.japantravel.com/] 📱FOLLOW the hosts: Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/ [https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/] Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/ [https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/] Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/ [https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/] 🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/ [https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/] ✂️: https://www.instagram.com/jujumolnar/ [https://www.instagram.com/jujumolnar/] 🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/ [https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/] 🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net [https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net/] 🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ] Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!

Special Halloween Episode! Anna and Davide are joined by JT dear member Maria to chat about Halloween in Japan, tell scary old stories from Japan, and give you some tips about how to enjoy the Halloween season in Tokyo! 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends [https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends] FOLLOW MARIA: https://www.instagram.com/ariyamaria_/ [https://www.instagram.com/ariyamaria_/] 📱FOLLOW Japan Travel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom   Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/ 📱FOLLOW the hosts: Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/   Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/   Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/ 🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/ ✂️: https://www.instagram.com/jujumolnar/ 🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/ 🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net 🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ  Here are the timestamps:  0:00 Teaser  0:56 Intro  1:32 Today’s Topic: Halloween in Japan! And Scary Tales  2:24 How people celebrate Halloween in Japan  2:43 Shibuya on Halloween  3:24 Halloween Train in Tokyo  4:25 Trick or Treating in Japan  5:02 Halloween at Tokyo Disneyland  5:30 Halloween Parade in Roppongi, Tokyo  5:48 How people dress up in Japan for Halloween  5:58 Where to buy Halloween Costumes in Japan  7:09 Halloween menus in Cafes  7:36 Scary Tales of Japan  7:50 Anna’s Scary Story: Kosuteyama  8:59 Davide’s Scary Story: Yuki Onna  11:36 Other Scary Stories of Japan  12:19 JT&Friends Halloween Plans  15:04 Haiku Time  16:16 Wrap-up and Happy Halloween! Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!

The guys are joined by new and friendly JT colleague and New Jerseyite Veronica, to talk about her first impressions upon coming to Japan. You can get used to many aspects of Japanese culture after living in the country for a while, but Veronica today reminded us about how and why Japan is one of the most unique places on earth! 🎧LISTEN ON SPOTIFY/ITUNES: https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends [https://anchor.fm/jtandfriends] FOLLOW VERONICA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronica_rose__/ [https://www.instagram.com/veronica_rose__/] 📱FOLLOW Japan Travel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/ [https://www.instagram.com/japantravelcom/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom [https://www.facebook.com/Japantravelcom] Main Website: https://en.japantravel.com/ [https://en.japantravel.com/] 📱FOLLOW the hosts: Anna: https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/ [https://www.instagram.com/pinkos_pitch/] Luca: https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/ [https://www.instagram.com/luca_traveljapan/] Davide: https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/ [https://www.instagram.com/dddddavide/] 🎥: https://www.instagram.com/zai8izzuddin/ ✂️: https://www.instagram.com/jujumolnar/ 🎤 Intro and Outro music: https://www.instagram.com/lina.m.u.s.i.c/ 🎨 Logo artist: https://ludovicogeronazzoportfolio.portfoliobox.net 🍶Learn about Sake: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFuFtESTC5NNlCVmCOeteQ Here are the timestamps: 0:00 Teaser 0:50 Intro 1:54 Why Japan is So Unique 2:16 Today’s guest: Veronica! 2:27 When did you come to Japan? 2:58 First impressions about Japan, Culture Shocks 3:26 First day of work in Japan 4:18 Dress code in Japan 5:31 Japan’s love for uniforms 6:02 Veronica’s first Culture Shock in Japan 8:11 How loud is Tokyo, actually 11:02 First movie theatre experience in Japan 12:04 Veronica’s Japanese movie theatre story 13:58 Japan, the quiet country 14:23 Tokyo trains stop for the night 15:27 What to do when you are stuck in the Tokyo at night 16:29 How safe is Japan? 17:18 Culture Shock about Japanese Food 17:46 Baka-size: the huge glass! 18:41 Is Starbucks special in Japan? 19:27 No Hugs in Japan? 20:14 The reason why Japanese people don’t hug 22:30 Veronica’s image of Japan before coming to Japan 23:43 The subcultures of Japan 24:36 Saying “Bless you” in Japan 25:23 Why people don’t say “Bless you” in Japan 28:10 How Japanese react to earthquakes 30:47 Driving in Japan 32:50 How people walk in Japan 34:13 I wish Japan had more ovens! 35:14 Introducing today’s Waka 36:33 Waka Poem by Emperor Meiji 36:56 Thank you & important message ⚠️ Please subscribe and turn on all notifications so that you don't miss any of our weekly stories!!