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  • Nathan Eden Interview (Ski + Myoko House)

    Hear Nathan Eden discuss Japan's ski industry, introduce his lodgings in Myoko Kogen (✔ 16m of snow ✔ kids ✔ vegan), describe his business during pandemic winters, explain how his wife's cancer influenced his career, and share best trip memories in Aka-jima (worst too!), Hagi (✔ LGBTQ+), and Yunohira. He recorded and shared his favourite sound (snow clearer), and expands on his favourite taste (iekei ramen) and smell (natto!).

    Host: Sébastien Duval

    Guest: Nathan Eden, owner of Myoko House and Myoko Apartments (Niigata prefecture).

    Support: Jessy Mauco

    Online highlights:

    • [RYAN GANDER] https://imdb.com/title/tt7010438/
    • [AKA-JIMA] https://visitokinawajapan.com/destinations/kerama-islands/aka-island/
    • [HAGI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/65293
    • [YUNOHIRA] https://discover-oita.com/en/destinations/beppu-and-yufuin/yunohira-onsen/
    • Related episode: "Jerome Lee Interview".

      Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.

      34 min
    • Jerome Lee Interview

      Get to know Jerome Lee, who compares Singapore & Japan, introduces his online tours business, discusses luxury/hobby/inclusive trips in Japan, and shares best tourism memories in Kamikochi, Naoshima and rainy Yakushima.

      Host: Sébastien Duval

      Guest: Jerome Lee, founder of FourWinds, ex-director of Japan Travel KK's travel department.

      Support: Jessy Mauco

      Online highlights:

      • https://jpsnowsports.com
      • https://www.socialinnovationjapan.com/en/home
      • [SAKURA KANKO] https://489.fm
      • [KAMIKOCHI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/13275
      • [NAOSHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/kagawa/naoshima-island
      • [YAKUSHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/kagoshima/yakushima
      • Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.

        38 min
      • Hiring! German travel consultant?

        Our travel agency is looking for a full-time German-speaking junior travel consultant! Job goals, tasks, conditions, benefits, German market data, team, work environment…

        Host: Sébastien Duval

        Online highlights:

        • [GERMAN] https://japantravel.de
        • [PLANNING & MORE] https://en.japantravel.com
        • 3 min
        • 2022 Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum - Report

          Discover our day at Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum food festival: 5 surprises, Michelin Stars, Japanese & world food (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim), influencer's tasks & thoughts, organization (✔ wheelchair ✔ kids), tips for next time…

          Host: Sébastien Duval

          Guest: Mehdi Fliss, influencer in Japan, Instagram @sugoiijapan.

          With voices from:

          • Australia (Anna Yoshida),
          • China (Ushin Cho),
          • Germany (Maria Neumann),
          • Japan (Kota Hasegawa).
          • Online highlights:

            • [OFFICIAL] https://tokyotokyo-delicious-museum.jp
            • [SAIDO] https://edition.cnn.com/videos/travel/2020/02/21/saido-vegan-restaurant-tokyo.cnn/video/playlists/destination-tokyo/
            • Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.

              24 min
            • Bryan Baier Interview

              Get to know Bryan Baier: canyoning, paragliding, sandboarding, pearl date, top nature smells & sounds, child dream, way in, better life in Japan than USA, trip disappointments & tips, tourism consulting… and inclusive Osaka (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim ✔ blind ✔ wheelchair ✔ kids ✔ LGBTQ+).

              Host: Sébastien Duval

              Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism, Instagram @bryanbaier. In episodes "in 7 minutes", "Golden Week".

              Online highlights:

              • http://zero-para.co.jp
              • https://canyons.jp/en/tour-product/minakami/canyoning/fox-canyon
              • https://evergreen-hakuba.com/canyoning
              • https://iseshima-kanko.jp/en/see-and-do/1599
              • https://ponshukan.com
              • https://sakyu-vc.com/en/activity/1587/
              • [BAREFOOT GEN] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319091/
              • [HIDA] https://youtu.be/JFwBqmk1a60
              • [PEARL] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/68643
              • [SAND] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/2505
              • [URADOME] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/2564
              • 56 min
              • Bryan Baier In 7 Minutes

                Get to know Bryan Baier in Osaka at the speed of light! You like what you hear? Full 1-hour interview in the next episode: details, examples, follow-up questions…

                Host: Sébastien Duval

                Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism.

                8 min
              • Golden Week - Public Holidays

                Discover Japanese public holidays, focusing on the Golden Week: origin, details, thematic/timely places to love (✔ wheelchair ✔ pushchair)…

                Host: Sébastien Duval

                Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism.

                Online highlights:

                • http://edowonderland.net/en/
                • https://ghibli-park.jp/en/
                • https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/
                • https://www.showakan.go.jp
                • [IESHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/53196
                • [TATEBAYASHI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/60957
                • 24 min
                • 2022 Japan Tourism Showcase in Osaka, Kansai - Report

                  Pro focus: news (✔ law ✔ MICE ✔ sustainability), internships & jobs (✔ podcast ✔ wheelchair), report about our day at JTS… How was it? Surprises? Interest in foreigners? Next event? Attendee tips? Plus 43s of a Japan Travel KK internal meeting by sales manager Kota Hasegawa and COO Geoff Day.

                  Host: Sébastien Duval

                  Special thanks to Justin Velgus (Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association) for details!

                  Online highlights:

                  • https://japan-ts.jp/en
                  • https://kamuylumina.jp
                  • https://visit-suruga.com/en
                  • https://www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/en
                  • https://www.japanmeetings.org/virtualvisit
                  • https://www.takikawaskypark.jp/tic_en
                  • https://www.wildlife-picchio.com
                  • 21 min
                  • Japanese Spring with Q&A

                    Hear community voices with bonus info/tips about cherry blossoms, spring dreams, nature/life/work/travel during spring… And a Q&A about Japan now: Covid-19, domestic & international trips…

                    Host: Sébastien Duval

                    With messages by listeners from Japan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam… and voices from:

                    • Australia (Nathan Eden),
                    • Germany (Alena Eckelmann),
                    • Italy (Luca De Pasquale),
                    • Portugal (André Moreira).
                    • 29 min
                    • Sakura Cherry Blossoms

                      Discover the travel word "sakura" cherry blossoms: types & timings, events, food (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim-friendly), cruises, Tokyo (✔ wheelchair ✔ pushchair), Japanese countryside, Yoshino famous area, sakura hot springs, climate change… Thanks to the guests plus Steve Gerecke, Josh Grisdale and Bryan Baier for wheelchair/onsen tips!

                      Host: Sébastien Duval, community director for Japan Travel KK.

                      Guests in order of appearance:

                      1. Luca De Pasquale, ex-cruise staff.
                      2. Jessica Paje, ex-Kanagawa resident.
                      3. Alena Eckelmann, Kansai resident.
                      4. Malcome Larcens, Iwate resident.
                      5. Bonson Lam, aviation & Hokkaido expert.
                      6. 28 min

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                      Podcast by the Japan Travel community with inclusive, sustainable, and cultural touches: local knowledge, tips, memories, interviews, places to love, travel words… Hosted by Sébastien Duval, community…