“This is maybe is just kinda mean—What most people talk about on the street or in a cafe or something, is just kinda… dumb.” — Dru This is our longest episode yet — here are a few highlights of what we cover: - Why did we come back? Plus discussions of the optimal time to leave Japan - The argument for not becoming fluent in a foreign language - Ja…

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“This is going to go down as one of the--if not the best--year of my life. It's all downhill from here. Just... a slow march into the grave.” — Dru We discuss: - Terrace House as a metaphor for what we learned about living abroad - Discounting the fear of moving abroad and being more risk-seeking - “Distinctly” vs. “typically” Japanese - Our time i…

“There are a lot of moments where people start to develop one mental image of Japan and then they just get hid by something that seems so diametrically opposed to that. You get a lot of people going, ‘Huh?’ It builds up an expectation and then knocks it down, much more than other countries I’ve been to.” — Dru In this episode we cover: - The existe…

"It's a very light plink... it's almost like a whitish color." - Vivian In this episode, we cover: - What a cherry blossom season actually looks like - How it is different living here versus visiting during spring - Our ranking of the best seasons to come to Japan - The long-awaited Huel mid-roll ad To try out Huel yourself, use our referral code a…

In this episode, we cover: - How to maintain health and fitness while hosting visitors - Cultivating a sense of wonder for the place you live - Resetting habits/routines when moving to a new country MUSIC LIST Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club Space Racer by Bad Snacks Delightful Life by JekKBy San Fransokyo Podcast

In this episode, we cover: - missing a utility bill payment - traveling salesman-slash-milkman - possible credit card scams, and - the wonders of Japanese toilets and bathrooms. MUSIC LIST Venetian Blinds by Ping Pong Club Kawaii by Bad Snacks English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod Enigma by Kevin MacLeod Delightful Lif…

This episode focuses on convenience and the concept of “Galapagos” technology. We talk about: - The inability to pay for bills and health insurance online - SF startup named “Bodega” (recently renamed to Stockwell) - The ubiquity of vending machines - Hot corn soup and diner coffee - Recycling culture and trash cans (or lack thereof) - Communal cle…

We discuss what it’s like to bike in Tokyo and how bikes are viewed fundamentally differently in Japan. We’ve found that Tokyo has city infrastructure optimized for biking and that our commutes are some of the best times in our day. This episode contains real recordings of children running around the streets in our neighborhood and the sounds of ou…

Studying japanese in the morning while cuddling with a puppy is important to our schedule Dru and Vivian reflect on the move and what went (hilariously) wrong in their move to Japan. We also talk about our three-day weekend in Kanazawa and how the trip was how we imagined living in Japan would be like. “There were a couple areas that were miserable…

“You will never have something you can never cross over, basically. Any difficulties at one point it's nothing when you look back.” - Mom The inspiration for this interview came from a show we watched in San Francisco. In Vietgone, the newest play by Qui Nguyen, there is a scene where the playwright does a funny, heartfelt, emotional interview with…

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“Can you feel it? You guys, do you feel this? Our origin story begins. We're gonna be superheroes!” - Fred, Big Hero 6 We discuss the city that Disney created in the movie Big Hero 6 and how it inspired us to imagine a world where our favorite parts of San Francisco and Tokyo are combined. This episode was recorded on June 29th, the day before Dru …