Guided by world-renowned chef Masa Takayama, Anthony Bourdain’s return trip to Japan begins with a tour of outdoor food markets and a conversation with an ex-geisha at her teahouse. Plus, he enjoys a special omakase experience at Tokyo’s acclaimed Ginza Sushi-ko, where Masa trained as an apprentice.
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Sep 2021
Sushi: The Japanese dish with an ancient tradition
It’s one of the most popular dishes in the world today, but the story of sushi can be traced back more than 2,000 years. The earliest records document a preserved fish dish in ancient China and it later became a medieval luxury in Japan, before evolving into a variety of differen ... Show More
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Dec 2018
The ultimate Japanese Christmas gift
Pete deep fries a cheesy octopus, and tries to talk about his favourite Japanese curry brand!
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23m 32s
Feb 2019
When travelling in Japan goes wrong
Pete and Chris go through more of your (even crazier) Japanese travel stories!
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28m 33s
Mar 2019
Japanese culture: Breaking down barriers
Ariana Grande's furious with Japanese Kanji and a woman called Marie gets equally furious with the common chopstick. Wanna say hi? abroadinjapanpodcast@gmail.com More Abroad In Japan shows available below, subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes, and *please* tell your friends! S ... Show More
30m 40s
Jun 2019
Merry White on Japan's long-standing coffee culture
Cafes offer up this unique third space - not home, nor work - for people to be private in a public space. Merry White, professor of Anthropology at Boston University, studies just this: cafes and cafe culture, but in Japan. Her book, Coffee Life in Japan, “part ethnography, part ... Show More
42m 3s
Jun 2018
Absurd Japanese Manager Attempts to Rob Own Store
Pete and Chris are back rating their favourite Kit-Kat flavours and taking a look at this week's news. Warning: contains Tab Clear.
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40m 31s