Episode 117: Japan with Melissa Martin

This week we’re joined by local #sports writer Melissa Martin to talk about her trip to Japan & pick her brain for a few ideas for our own trip there next year. We’re drinking Lake of Bays Terrible Ted Red.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction
01:30 – Japanese snacks and Kit-Kat
06:10 – Lake of Bays Terrible Ted Red
07:45 – Japanese Craft Beer and whiskey
10:00 – Not knowing Japanese
15:15 – Coffee culture in Japan
17:55 – Trains
20:30 – The Suicide Forest
21:20 – Why Japan
22:40 – Chopsticks and ramen
25:45 – Etiquette and culture
29:50 – Cash and street crime
35:30 – Role of women
37:45 – What to do in Japan
41:10 – Tokyo is huge
43:50 – Personal space and solitude
50:45 – French Fries
51:40 – Wrapping it up