Welcome to the Land of the Rising Sun! We're headed to one of the largest countries in East Asia, which has one of the most interesting and richest cultures in the world. Our guest Sayaka is a flight attendant from Japan, and she talks all about her home country!

This episode is the first part of my two-part interview, wherein the second part is about her job as a flight attendant! So stay tuned for that as well.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Nagoya
• Tokyo
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Emirates Airlines
• Helsinki, Finland
• Finnair
• Honshu
• Hokkaido
• Kyushu
• Shikoku
• China
• South Korea
• Russia
• Osaka
• Fukuoka
• Mount Fuji
• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• United States of America
• Japanese Bowing Etiquette
• Netherlands
• Christianity
• Tokugawa Shogunate
• Buddhism
• Obon Festival
• Japanese language
• Chinese language
• Kanji
• Hiragana
• Katakana
• Sushi
• Miso Soup
• Shiba Inu
• Beer in Japan
• Japanese Highball
• Sake
• Hōjicha
• Anime
• Manga
• Toyota
• Kyoto
• Shinkansen Train (Japanese bullet train)
• Haruki Murakami
• A Wild Sheep Chase