An in-depth look and behind the scenes details about the life and ministry of church planting missionaries James and Rosie Miyashita. You can sign up for their email updates by going to https://reachingjapan.com/subscribe If you have any questions about something discussed in a previous episode, please send an email to james@reachingjapan.com James and Rosie serve under the direction of Vision Baptist Church and Vision Baptist Missions in Alpharetta, Georgia. Links: https://reachingjapan.com ...
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In this podcast we will talk about life in Japan as foreign residents, sharing our experiences about learning Japanese, traveling, working, visas, Japanese culture and everything else we encounter in our day to day lives! For any questions or feedback, email podcast@gogonihon.com
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Hibana: The Japan Travel, Life & Culture Guide, The Official Podcast of Hikari Travel Agency (HTA)
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This podcast is dedicated to sparking your interest in all things related to Japan! JOIN US!, as we discuss travel, culture, language, daily life, history, work, cuisine and many other aspects of Japan. COME INTERACT WITH US!, as we share our personal experiences, opinions & advice for all travel and life within Japan. LET’S DISCOVER NEW THINGS TOGETHER!, as we interview Japanese friends, business owners and many others to explore their stories, advice & experiences relating to Japan. Feel f ...
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=====「生命の言葉」; 「良いニュース」; 「ゴスペルソング」- 日本で話されている主な言語 / "Words of Life"; "Good News"; "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Japan =====
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「生命の言葉」; 「良いニュース」; 「ゴスペルソング」- 日本で話されている主な言語 / "Words of Life"; "Good News"; "Gospel Songs" - Major Languages Spoken in Japan
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Learning Japanese - a Q&A with Rosie about her missionary journey learning Japanese
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While James grew up in Japan and already spoke Japanese, Rosie was born and raised in GA. To be able to live and work as a missionary, Rosie attended a language school to learn how to read, write, and speak Japanese. In this episode, we talk through what it was like for someone to go from zero Japanese to comfortably functioning in Japan using Japa…
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In this podcast episode, we discuss our missionary work, sharing updates after a nine-month hiatus. We've experienced significant events like relocating church buildings and hosting three interns. Our main goal is to start 16 churches by 2030, and we seek prayer and support for this initiative. We're also working on establishing a steady rhythm in …
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Travel around Japan: means of transportations
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Felipe from Brazil is back on the podcast and in today's episode of Life in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon. Sam and Felipe talks about trips they've done in Japan and compares different means of transportations. What will you choose for your next trip – Shinkansen? Night bus? Car? Ferry? Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonih…
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For today's episode of Life in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon we've invited Catherine from Canada to talk about her experiences living in both Korea and Japan - more specifically Seoul and Tokyo! Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social me…
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1 Year in Japan on a Working Holiday Visa
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Today Go! Go! Nihon Student Xuan from Germany tells us all about the advantages of spending a year in Japan on a Working Holiday visa! Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gogonihon Instagram…
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Studying Manga and Animation in Japan as a Foreigner
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In today's episode of Life in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon, Mar from Spain will tell you all about how she studied animation at a vocational school in Tokyo and how she started her own animation studio in Japan. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Foll…
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Doing a University Exchange Program in Japan
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Anton from Sweden tells us about his experience as an international exchange student at a Japanese university. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gogonihon Instagram: https://www.instagram.…
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Rosie and I sat down to talk a little about what's been going on in life and ministry in this extended episode. Tea, cake, and an old acquaintance are all coming together this holiday season.
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How is it already almost December? We would like to wish you a (somewhat late) Happy Thanksgiving and share with you some exciting steps ahead. There is also a unique ministry opportunity for next summer that we need you to be praying for in this episode.
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We have not only been thinking about moving the location of our first (and second!) church locations, but also been praising God for a crazy turnout this past Sunday. Get the details in this week's episode.
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It's been a while since we've done a podcast update. From first-time visitors to potential locations, things are hopping (even if they're only hopping on one leg) You'll get that last part once you listen in :)
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Studying Japanese in a Japanese Language School in Tokyo
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Go! Go! Nihon student Majan from Austria talks about his experience studying Japanese at a renowned Tokyo language school. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gogonihon Instagram: https://ww…
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Mara from Italy will tell you about the struggles she faced and what adjustments she had to make on her journey to become vegetarian while living in Japan. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com…
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How to Start a company in Japan as a foreign resident
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Go! Go! Nihon co-founder Davide will explain all about how he created his own business in Japan from scratch as a foreign resident! Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.com/ Follow us on social media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gogonihon Instagram: h…
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In this episode, Layna will tell you about her experiences going to middle school and high school in Okayama city in Japan, providing a unique insight into the Japanese countryside, yankee culture and one of Japan's most famous folk tales, Momotaro! Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online …
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Going to vocational school in Japan as a foreigner
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Jose will tell you all about how he left Panama to learn Japanese in Japan and attend Japanese vocational school in order to become a writer! This episode delivers a unique insight into what it is like to attend vocational school in Japan as a foreigner. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese on…
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Starting a new life in Japan as a foreigner
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Welcome to the Life in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon Podcast! There are many different routes to Japan and in this episode we will be talking about Go! Go! Nihon staff members Felipe and Sam's journeys and visa options. Do you want to live and study in Japan? Contact us! https://gogonihon.com/en/ Learn Japanese online https://japaneseonline.gogonihon.co…
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Japan's Nightlife - Your Guide To Enjoying The "Afterhours" In Japan
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THIS is definitely the episode you don't want to miss if you have any interest in doing anything "after dinner" in Japan.Isaac and Abby discuss some of the unique aspects of Japan's Nightlife culture; what it has to offer, the in's and out's and how to best enjoy it as a tourist or foreigner.They discuss some of their personal experience's of the n…
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It's been a crazy week here in Japan. Spiritually speaking we have seen a major victory. Spiritually speaking, we are also facing opposition. Learn more about how our friend got saved as well as some of the current weight by listening to this episode.
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Our entire family got COVID but we have managed to push through. Tune in to hear about our friend we need you to pray for as well as a potential new location.
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Schools have started back and numbers are everything. In this episode you can learn about how we're currently handling our parking situation as well as new ways we're meeting people.
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Itadakimasu! Let's Dig Into Japanese Cuisine & Food Culture, Part 2
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We start off this episode with a Japanese food taste experience!Abby brings some of her favorite finds from her recent trip to an Asian food store and Isaac tastes some of them for the first time.After the taste test though, we talk more about connections between food and culture within Japan.We cover everything from children’s school lunches in Ja…
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Itadakimasu! Let's Dig Into Japanese Cuisine & Food Culture, Part 1
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The Hibana Podcast returns to talk about Japanese Food and how food relates to culture. This topic of Japanese food and culture is certainly a multi-episode topic, so if you are interested, we will discuss more on our next episode. Unfortunately, we don't want to break any copyright (or whatever) laws, so we couldn't play the "Sukiya" song that we …
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Things are definitely far from how we had planned them to go but we are excited to start a second location soon. Here are some of those details and how you can be praying for us.
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Wow. A lot has happened in the last month (woops, we havent uploaded in a month!) Here's the latest with what has been happening including the on-the-ground happenings.
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We've launched! Here's a little more detail about what the first three services at our new church plant were like as well as some upcoming things you can be praying for.
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We just hit the three week mark on our short term English class. In this episode, you can hear about how that has tied in with our Bible study on Sundays as we prepare for the upcoming launch on December 12th.
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Move it, move it (EXTENDED EPISODE feat. Rosie)
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We sat down together to fill in a some of the details of what life and ministry have looked like. You'll hear about things like our recent move (and the paperwork fiasco) as well as progress on the church.
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We've got a building! In less than a month, we went from finishing up our quarantine to signing the contract for a place to rent for the church. Get the details in this episode.
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We are actively on the hunt for a church building. In this episode, you will learn about the progress we've made as well as the current coronavirus situation in Japan and how it will likely impact our upcoming church plant.
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We are out and on the hunt. In this episode, you can learn more about our progress with the church building search in addition to powerful connection the Lord has provided.
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We are part of the way through our 14-day quarantine here in Japan. Learn more about what quarantine life is like in this episode.
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We are back in Japan! Hear about how God sent people we didn't even know to help us at the airport as well as our t mile walk. Details are in this episode.
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We are now four days away from our schedule departure on August 31st. Here is what the upcoming days and weeks will look like for us.
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Sorry, for the recent lack of content, but Hikari Travel Agency (HTA) is ecstatic to get back into the swing of things! This episode, Isaac & Abby talk about some of the proper etiquette that they recommend you follow when traveling to/throughout Japan as a foreigner. As expected, they provide their personal experiences of living and traveling thro…
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We are eleven days from our return to Japan. Here is a quick run down of what will be happening as well as some answers to questions we have been asked about our return.
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in this episode we cover an event that our mission board recently did called the world's cheapest mission trip as we have been gearing up to return to Japan.
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Our home church is having vacation Bible school this week and it’s been a blast. In this episode you can also hear about the upcoming state of emergency Japan is about to go into and out travel plans for going back to Japan.
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It’s been a crazy couple of weeks as we crank back up our podcast. From the Our Generation Camp to the latest meetings, here’s what we have been up to.
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From the city - recorded live in NYC [guest appearance - Jon Canavan]
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After spending several days in New York City we recorded this episode before departing. It is an update on what has been going on up in New York, as well as reasons for being in New York. You will also get to hear from church planter Jon Canavan and his vision for the city.
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We tried a new way of traveling on our trip to Ohio this past weekend. Whith two little ones, traveling is a different ballgame. Listen for details about the trip as well as a one-day side effect.
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Preparations are underway for this year’s Our Generation Missions Camp. Get more details as well as an update on our recent travels in this episode.
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In this episode we will be giving a brief update on the situation in Japan and how it will affect our re-entry later this year. We will also share a couple of prayer request for upcoming events as well as a Facebook group you can join to stay in touch.
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From meetings in North Carolina and Tennessee to a new Facebook group, here is the latest scoop.
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Our weekend trip to be with churches this past weekend was far from what we typically do but God was in it all. In this episode we cover details about how our car was taken care of almost miraculously, as well as a neat opportunity to serve a church in North Carolina.
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We’ve been studying the area we’re looking to plant a church as well as updating our partnering churches. In this episode you will also find a way to get a free poster from us in the mail. Thank you for listening!
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As we are praying and preparing to go back to Japan, we hit the 4-year mark in our marriage. GIF has truly been good to us. Here is an inside look as what we’ve been up to. There is a prayer request at the end as well.
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This episode is Part 2 of our “Living in Japan as a Foreigner” topic. As always, be sure to interact with us on the Hikari Travel Agency Facebook Page too. If you enjoyed the podcast, feel free to like us on our social media outlets for additional content. Let us know what you think! We would love to hear suggestions for future episodes too! --- Se…
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You prayed and God is preparing. In this episode we talk about what God is doing to raise up laborers for Japan. There are also some neat projects underway that may or may not involve virtual reality and Easter. Get the full details in this episode.
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