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Natsukashii is a podcast run by two ex expats who had been planning to travel and live abroad but then 2020 happened. Join us as we reminisce about all the things we love and miss about life in Japan. We hope that hearing our stories sparks your own happy memories or Natuskashi. 2020 changed everyone’s plans and many of us are thinking back on better times. The world may be forever changed but travel will be possible again someday and let’s all look forward to making new memories when that h ...
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Twin Tails and Ice PrincesThe emotional roller coaster episode. Alice is afraid of choking to death on mochi. Mochi pounding festival memories. Arcade decline update. Are those cherry blossoms already?!? We’ve come full circle. Alice gets angry at Starbucks sakura merch resellers. Olympic pressure and toxic politics. Let us in! Alice gets cranky ab…
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Hello, happy new year and welcome to Natsukashii the podcast where I reminisce about all the things that we love and miss about living in Japan. This time I'm talking about Oshogatsu, fukubukuro or lucky bags, kagami mochi, horoyai, and missing friends overseas. Thanks for listening to Natsukashii and if you're interested in hearing future episodes…
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This episode is a little different. It's a more casual episode even though it's a long one. Turn it up and listen to the last of the summer cicadas as we talk about some of the movies, books, and activities that have been getting us through 2021 so far, along with the usual tangents as we remember our time in Japan. Enjoy. Movies and Anime Cathode …
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Tokyo parks ban hanami this year. https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/tokyo-parks-are-banning-cherry-blossom-picnics-this-year-030921 Love Hotels and Ichigo Gari (strawberry picking) An Uncertain Future For Japan's Love Hotels - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/feb/16/an-uncertain-future-for-japans-love-hotels-in-pictures $8 Str…
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In this first episode of the Natsukashii Podcast, we talk about how much we miss attending hanami, cherry blossom viewing, and Comiket, a bi-annual doujinshi convention in Tokyo.HanamiBloom Schedule: https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19704665/50 Hanami Videos from 2020: https://weathernews.jp/s/sakura/vr/index.htmlCurrent Blooming Sakura in …
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