Kōryū-ji Temple, Miroku Bosatsu & Sanjūsangen-dō Temple are all things you may want to put your Google Fingers on to fully immerse yourself in this week’s episode.  There’s a whole lot of Buddha going on in this week’s ExplanAsian.

Food is cool because it allows us to live.  Don’t believe me?  Try not ever eating again (Spoiler Alert: You will die).  In this episode we’re going to weave a yarn about some of the stranger delicacies from the far east.  So glue your ears to this audio far east feast!

Is it ironic that the subject I know the least about has turned into my shortest episode to date?  No, that’s not irony, even if Alanis Morissette tries to tell you it is.  Still we can’t pass up this joyous cave escaping week without trying our damnedest to fumble through the topic with a mouth …

Insults are some of the most interesting words & expressions to learn when studying a foreign language.  So to all my Hole Brothers out there, lets once again go into a dark foul place together, with this episode of ExplanAsian.

Do you like Ninjas?  It doesn’t really matter whether or not you like them, because they are watching you… always.  So don’t be the nail that sticks out, or you’ll get hammered down with a silent, but deadly vengeance.  For that is how ninjas roll.

Manga is a mysterious pool too deep to dive the full depths in one go.  In this episode we’ll dip our toes in the murky ink of those waters, focusing on Instructional Manga.  Episode 5 sees the return of both Koji & Raging Reviews (this time, of the drunken variety).

Monsters are inherently weird and mysterious.  On this episode of ExplanAsian we take a limp sausage stab at understanding monsters from the Far East.  We’ll also hear from new guests Koji & Hotaru, as well as the start of the new corner; Raging Reviews!  Honestly, what more could anyone ask for from a single podcast?

If it’s weird and it’s Asian and you don’t understand… listen to this podcast man.  Or woman.  Or child or aardvark, automaton, disembodied ear canal or any other entity that wants to explore the mysteries of the East together.  Tune in and get an audio overview of the weirdness to come.

Why would anyone want to cram themselves into a dark box with drunken friends and colleagues to desecrate songs for hours on end?  That was a rhetorical question.  Who WOULDN’T want to do that?  It’s awesome.  Give this episode a listen to find out exactly what makes box style karaoke awesome and how you too …

Chinese food, we all know and love.  Sushi is more divisive, but still, everyone knows what it is.  Pho, yep, I understand and shovel it into my mouth accordingly.  Korean Food though… a dark, spicy, squirmy little mystery that I simply have never been able to quite put my finger on.  In this episode I …