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Why is there so much solo dining in Tokyo?
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Solo dining is a fun cultural activity in itself here in Tokyo - it's your chance to enjoy quality alone-time and quality food. The history of solo dining dates back 350 years and it started for a cultural and political reason you wouldn't expect.
Show host Kyota Ko explains the on-going revival of the practice of solo dining and its initial forms seen in the Edo Period.
For more discussion on this topic, visit The Metro-classic Japanese blog.
Also find The Metro-classic Japanese on Instagram.
41 episodes
Manage episode 303272188 series 2987394
Solo dining is a fun cultural activity in itself here in Tokyo - it's your chance to enjoy quality alone-time and quality food. The history of solo dining dates back 350 years and it started for a cultural and political reason you wouldn't expect.
Show host Kyota Ko explains the on-going revival of the practice of solo dining and its initial forms seen in the Edo Period.
For more discussion on this topic, visit The Metro-classic Japanese blog.
Also find The Metro-classic Japanese on Instagram.
41 episodes
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