The Kyodai Brothers

Fitting In, or How not to be a Jerk in Japan.

It’s sports day in Japan – and that means little or nothing to the Kyodai brothers, other than a day off school. The Kyodai reconnect over their shared indifference to some Japanese sports and curious affection for others – plus they reflect on the visit of a mysterious stranger wandering the wilds of Hokkaido and elsewhere...

 

 

 

Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes and Dave are back after a HOT summer in Japan. Cazes hit up Tokyo and Dave has some tips on how not to study for the JLPT N2. Turn on your air-con and tune in!

Cazes recently got some time back in the US, and with the boys both back in Hokkaido, Dave quizzes his Kyodai Brother about what routine occurrences, while living in Japan, remind him that he’s so far from home.

The GINZA Jewellery Heist. Thieves knock over a jewellery store in Ginza, Tokyo - in broad daylight! What’s next – riding bicycles without helmets?! Such a rare display of public lawlessness gets the treatment it deserves from the Kyodai Brothers – an emergency episode. Cazes and Dave muse on laws and law-breaking in Japan.

Cazes-Kyodai gives Dave-Kyodai some insights into the intrinsic culture of Japan. Chocolate-covered biscuits, jidouhanbaikis and Yakuza body tattoos are on display in this heated-debate-filled episode. Tighten your obi for this one!

Cazes quizzes Dave about his recent trip home. Was there much in the way of reverse culture shock after such a long time in Japan? And how did Dave get on with his first attempt at taking the JLPT test? Tune in to find out! 

 

 

 

Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Japanese – In this episode the kyodai talk about the Japanese language – speaking it, learning it and just how damn cool it is to be able to quote the latest popular anime at your online gaming crew. 相棒、ラーメン行くぜ！

Today the Kyodai are joined by a real Hokkaido expert: Ayaka Yoshikawa from adventure-hokkaido.com

She’s here to share her years of expertise as a tour guide in Hokkaido and New Zealand. Will Dave-kyodai discover where to find the best onsen? Will Cazes-kyodai figure out how to make a really good website? What is the secret of delicious sea urchin? Tune in to find out! And be sure to check out https://www.adventure-hokkaido.com/ for your next trip to Hokkaido!

 

Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw

Cazes-kyodai gives Dave-kyodai in an impromptu grilling about his changing perspectives on life in Japan over his nine years here. What juicy morsels of experience shall be rendered from his meaty experiences? Will the kyodai figure out how to end an episode? Will the Japanese police catch up with Cazes? Yes – yes, they will…

 

 

Intro / Outro by the fabulous Bear/Rabbit duo out of Hakodate:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMC-bLB9adw