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Welcome to Unpacking Japan, a podcast that explores the experiences of people living in Japan. Our channel is dedicated to discussing topics related to work and life in Japan as well as cultural differences, language barriers, food and travel. Unpacking Japan is hosted by Tobi who is passionate about Japan and has a first-hand experience of the challenges and joys of living as a foreigner in this beautiful country. Tobi's guests include expats or locals who share their unique perspectives an ...
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I am a traveler, cyclist, expat and teacher with over 15 years experience living abroad in six different countries. As a passionate cyclist I have seen the world by bike and has toured in some truly amazing places, such as Sweden, Germany, Japan, most of SE Asia and of course Canada. During that time, I have traveled to over 40+ countries and met countless travelers, cyclists, and other expats. While traveling by bike, I decided that I wanted to connect the touring and bikepacking community ...
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The School of Travels is a podcast that interviews people in many different stages of their travel experience from people taking their first trips outside of their hometowns to digital nomads who travel continuously. What inspires us to travel in the first place? What does travel have to teach us? How does travel change us? Join us as we dive into these questions and share travel stories from the road with host Becky Gillespie, who has been traveling and living as an expat for over 10 years. ...
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Running a Burmese restaurant in Japan with Stephani || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.80
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Meet Stephanie, owner of Burmese restaurant 95Yooya in Shibuya, who sits down to talk with us about her challenges immigrating to Japan and opening a halal restaurant in such a homogeneous country. Check out 95Yooya: https://www.instagram.com/95yooya/ https://www.facebook.com/people/95Yooya/61551720519731/ Follow us on our social media: https://you…
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I take listeners through my outing on the Canadian Shield XL, a nearly 1200km bikepacking route in Quebec, Canada, which takes riders on an adventure across the Laurentian Mountains, crossing through a mix of ski resorts, provincial parks, national parks, fauna reserves. Mixing in as much single-t…
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Promoting traditional knives in Japan with Brad || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.79
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Meet Brad, a representative for Japanese knife company Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide, who sits down to talk with us about Japanese steel, tradition, business, and everything to do with Japanese knives. -- Follow Sakai Ichimonji: https://global.ichimonji.co.jp/ https://youtube.com@ichimonji-jp https://www.instagram.com/ichimonji.jp https://x.com/ichimon…
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Barry Lachapelle | Bike Gear Database
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm joined by Barry Lachapelle as we sit back and talk bikes for a couple hours. We dive into his journey of bike travel, his years living abroad all over the world and how the original vision of Bike Gear Database morphed into what it is today. Throughout the episode, Barry talks about what keeps…
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Making high production value commercials in Japan with Ryan || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.78
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Ryan is a commercial filmmaker who founded Cutters Studios in Tokyo and making high production value commercials for Japanese domestic and international brands. Follow Ryan: https://cuttersstudiostokyo.com/ Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan h…
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Walking across Japan with Beebo || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.77
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Meet Beebo, a live streamer who is walking across Japan and streaming on twitch his journey from Kagoshima to Sapporo. He is bound to walk more than 2500 km. Join our conversation to know how it all started. Follow Beebo: https://www.twitch.tv/beebo https://www.instagram.com/beebojapan Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/21584…
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Brewing sake in Japan with Giulia || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.76
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Giulia is a sake brewer and a somellier working and living in Japan. She wants to revive and popularize this ancient tradition of sake brewing and share it with the world. -- Follow Giulia: https://www.jijisake.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jijisake/ Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.instagram.com/unpack…
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Promoting science in Japan with Dr. Moesner || Unpackling Japan podcast Ep.75
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Meet Dr. Felix Moesner, the Swiss consul to Japan and the CEO of Swissnex. The Swiss consul, located in Osaka, promotes science, and technology, with the goal of connecting Japan and Switzerland through innovation. Follow Dr. Moesner: https://youtube.com@SwissnexJapanOsaka https://jp.linkedin.com/in/felixmoesner https://swissnex.org/japan/ https://…
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Running a Buddhist temple in Japan with Gretchen || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.74
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Meet Gretchen, she is running a buddhis temple, she is a grief educaror and a retreat coordinator. She lives in Akita prefecture and dedicates her life to the temple there. -- Follow Gretchen: https://www.dairyuji-oga.com/ https://www.dairyuji-oga.com/reserve/retreat/registration/dairyuji https://sarah-furuya-coaching.mykajabi.com/lighthouse-circle…
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Chasing storms in Japan with James || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.73
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Meet James, a professional storm chaser based in Japan, who sits down to talk to us about the thrill and danger of storm chasing, and how his work has changed over the past 20 years. Follow James: https://www.youtube.com/@EarthUncutTV https://www.earthuncut.tv/ https://www.x.com/EarthUncutTV https://www.instagram.com/earthuncuttv/ https://www.faceb…
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Meaghan Hackinen | 2024 Tour Divide 1st Woman Overall
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I catch up with Meaghan Hackinen, the first woman across the line in the 2024 Tour Divide Mountain Bike Race (7th overall), becoming the first woman to complete the Tour Divide Grand Depart event under 16 days, with a finishing time of 15d 23h 00m. Meaghan Hackinen is a British Columbia-based ultr…
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Henry Do | Ultra-Cyclist and Ultra-Storyteller
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I have the chance to go deep with Henry Do about his journey into bikepack racing. I first met Henry this past winter at the Wendigo Fatbike Ultra, a 200km rail-trail bike race. Needless to say, he beat me by about 6 hours. The morning after, we got to talking and I realized that I really need to …
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Interviewing people on the streets of Japan with HarriBoi || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.72
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Meet HarriBoi, the mind behind numerous viral street interviews from the Japanese nightlife, asking about their life and dreams, as well as views on controversial topics like sex, cheating and prostitution. We sat down with Harri to learn about his interview process, as well as his day job as a data scientist in Tokyo. Follow HarriBoi: https://www.…
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I catch up with Indiana Schulz, while he is taking a few days off in Anchorage, Alaska after starting his 7 years around the world Cycling Kindness Adventure on May 15th. Indiana's journey into bikepacking began in the mid-2010s and in that time he has competed in and completed some of the toughes…
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Working at a factory in Japan with Janna || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.71
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Meet Janna, a factory machinist and TikToker living in Nagano, who moved to Japan 5 years ago to pay off her family's debts. We sat down with Janna to hear about her experiences as an immigrant laborer, and how her sudden TikTok success has changed her life. Follow Janna: https://www.tiktok.com/@jannajapandiaries https://www.facebook.com/p/Janna-Ja…
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Rennovating abandoned homes in Japan with Anton || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.70
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Meet Anton, a fashion model and home renovation expert living in Tokyo, who sits down to talk with us about his work with Japanese akiya, and the challenges of buying and renovating old and damaged properties. Interested in Japanese housing? Tobi recommends our interview with real estate agent Tokyo Portfolio: https://youtu.be/6awVGa1xpZ0 Follow An…
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Fred Chagnon | Randonneuring for Bikepackers
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I chat with Fred Chagnon about a cycling specific sport that is fairly new to me: randonneuring. Fred got started in Randonneuring during the pandemic 4 years ago and is now wholly invested and wants to promote the growth of the sport, for a variety of reasons which we will discuss today. In many …
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Reaching enlightenment in Japan with Muho || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.69
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Meet Muho, a Zen monk who sits down with us to share his journey from lost child in Germany searching for the meaning of life, to the abbot of Buddhist temple Antaiji in Kyoto prefecture. -- Follow Muho: https://www.youtube.com/@muho https://antaiji.org/en/ Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.instagram.com/…
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Unpacking Bikepacking | Gear, Bike Setup and More with Salty Beard Adventures
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm joined by Rob Biron, better known as Salty Beard Adventures as we record the latest episode of Unpacking Bikepacking. In this series, we go over some of the gear we are using, discuss our biking plans, training wins and fails, things we are doing without setups and more. Hope you enjoy. To sup…
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Marketing GaijinPot in Japan with Sabria || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.68
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Meet Sabria, a marketer for GaijinPot – Japan's biggest job board for foreigners – who sits down to talk with us about the origins of GaijinPot, the challenges created by its controversial name, and the future of parent company GPlus Media. -- Check out GaijinPot: https://gaijinpot.com/ https://gplusmedia.com/en/ Follow us on our social media: http…
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Making functional beverages in Japan with Beau || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.67
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Meet Beau, an entrepreneur developing Japan's first anti-Asian-flush product, who sits down with us to talk about the challenges of developing a product in Japan, and the legal nuances of developing a medical product vs. supplements. -- Follow Beau: https://www.reiwaseiyaku.co.jp/ https://www.instagram.com/reiwaseiyakukk/ https://jp.linkedin.com/in…
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Starting multiple companies in Japan with Tyson || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.66
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Meet Tyson, a serial entrepreneur from Hawaii, who sits down with us to share his experiences growing multiple businesses in Japan, to startup consultant, helping other succeed in his footsteps. Follow Tyson: https://scalingyourcompany.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tysonbatino/ Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 ht…
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Building XR experiences in Japan with Dwayne || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.65
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Meet, Dwayne an extended reality (XR) entrepreneur, who breaks down XR, VR, and the challenges he faced starting his company in Osaka. -- Follow Dwayne: https://www.hello-xlab.com/ https://jp.linkedin.com/in/dwayne-grech-77677912 https://jp.linkedin.com/company/startup-guild-japan Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 ht…
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Boban Chaldovich | Bikepacking Mexico and Another 100,000km
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm thrilled to be recording an in-person podcast episode while sitting in the podcast studio I build in my garage. Sometimes things just work out and this happened to be the case with Boban Chaldovich, a Montreal based bikepacker with nearly 30 years' experience of bike travel. It just so happene…
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Consulting businesses in Japan with Brittany || Unpacking Japan Ep.64
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Meet Brittany, an Australian national who opened businesses in Australia, Mexico, Germany and now in Japan. She is sharing her experience how to start and run a business in Japan and how to deal with the initial phases of this process. Follow Brittany: https://www.youtube.com/@BrittanyArthur1 https://www.instagram.com/_brittanyarthur/ https://twitt…
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I talk with Mat and Ali about their upcoming plan to cycle across Canada following the Great Northern Bikepacking Route. Mat and Ali both found themselves living in British Columbia, enjoying the outdoors in every which way. Ali was a seasoned mountain biker when she met Mat and learned about his …
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Creating a forest garden in Japan with Casey || Unpacking Japan Podcast Ep.63
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Casey is a university teacher from a rural part of Japan. His hobbies include sustainable farming and recording his own songs. Join in on Casey's story and listen to his success story, Follow Casey: https://twitter.com/TBeanpod Follow us on our social media: https://youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.in…
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I go into depth about the upcoming Canadian Shield Bikepacking Summit. This is the only Canadian based bikepacking summit, giving participants a whole weekend of group rides, presentations, activities and prizes. Hope to see you all there. To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the li…
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Making games in Japan with Christoph || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.62
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Christoph is the CEO of Nakazawa Tech and a game developer living in Japan. He shares his perspective on living in Japan and running a tech company. Follow Christoph: https://twitter.com/cpojer https://nkzw.tech/ https://athenacrisis.com/ Follow us on our social media: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan htt…
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Producing textiles in Japan with Hani || Unpacking Japan podcast Ep.61
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Hani is a Japan born with Lebanese roots, he is the president of Debs Corporation a Japan based company that produces textiles. Follow Hani: https://debscorp.com/ Follow us on our social media: https://youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshorts https://www.buzzsprout.com/2158416 https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japan https://www.x.com/unpacking_japan htt…
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