Too Real Tokyo

By TooRealTokyo

The quirks and quandaries of life in Tokyo and life in general.... more

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Too Real Tokyo episodes:

March 25, 2019 Ep. 17 Venn Diagram: Graduation
In which we discuss atomic habits, living investments, and formal graduations.
Have a quirk, quandary, or recommendation? Send it to us on Instagram @toorealtokyo or our email, [email protected]
Angie: @photofreek
Jamie: @jamieintyo
Music: www.purple-planet.com

Official show notes to be written up when the editor is not on spring break :) should be updated by 4.3.19
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March 19, 2019 Ep. 16 (Allergic) Reactions
In which we talk about allergies, recommend our favorites, and Angie gives a way-too-long explanation of "the family plan".
Have a quirk, quandary, or recommendation? Send it to us on Instagram @toorealtokyo or our email, [email protected]
Angie: @photofreek
Jamie: @jamieintyo
Music: www.purple-planet.com
Shopping Baskets
Recommendations:
Angie
Reply All: #125 All My Pets
Spotify Playlist: This Is John Mayer
Switch Family Plan
Survey - Switch Weekly
Jamie
iHerb: Eating Evolved, Primal Chocolate, Midnight Coconut (this is the good one we talked about :D )
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Mid Faith Crisis Podcast
花輪咲く (a song about 3.11)
Masks

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56min
March 11, 2019 Ep. 15 Explosions
In which we talk about Hanami, poetry writing, and crackers. Remember to submit your quirks and quandaries to our instagram @toorealtokyo. Leave us a review on iTunes and share your favorite episodes with your friends!

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Sakura Info:
Hanami History
MEGA Sakura/Hanami Guide
Sakura History
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54min
March 04, 2019 Ep. 14 Educations
In which we talk about eggs riding on things, airports, and Japanese education. Thanks for sticking with us this week as we lost some of our audio, look forward to the "editing Angie" segments in this episode!
As always, leave us a quirk or quandry on our instagram @toorealtokyo, or send us an e-mail [email protected].
Music: https://purple-planet.com
Insta:
Jamie: @jamieintyo
Angie: @photofreek

No notes... yet, this week :)
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58min
February 26, 2019 Ep. 13 Preoccupations
In which we talk about Costco, carts, and covers (book covers that is ;) Sorry for the late upload!
Music: https://purple-planet.com

Tokyo Starbucks Roastery

Frozen 2

Books:
Angie:
Read -
Brown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline Woodson
Spy the Lie - Phillip Houston
The Wandering Years - Knox McCoy
Looking Forward To -
Are u ok? - Kati Morton
The Orphan the Widow and Me - JT Olson
Bad Blood - John Carreyou

Jamie:
Read -
Attachments -
Boundaries in Marriage - Henry Cloud
Greenglass House - Kate Milford
Annapurna - Maurice Herzog
The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind - Barbra K Lipska & Elaine McArdie
Hum if You Don’t Know the Words - Bianca Marais
Looking Forward To -
Light of the World - Elizabeth Alexander
Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloan
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59min
February 18, 2019 Ep. 12 Conglomerations
Ep 12 - Conglomerations
In which Angie yells about her quirk… or maybe quandary we can’t remember, we discuss Alexa and construction in Japan. There are a lot of loud enthusiastic moments in this episode, sorry in advance for blowing up your speakers. We’re just finishing up our Winter break… though it’s starting to feel like spring here… Hope you all have a wonderful week! - Angie & Jamie

Music: https://purple-planet.com

Follow Us!
Instagram:
@toorealtokyo
Angie: @photofreek
Jamie: @jamieintyo
Email your quandaries, quirks, and book recommendations!
[email protected]

Shinto Building Ritual:
Credit: http://www.deepkyoto.com/shinto-deities-shrines-and-symbols/
More Info: https://www.rethinktokyo.com/2017/12/12/you-build-groundbreaking-ceremonies-japan/1513022850
What we saw was similar to this, however, there was no offering in the middle, it was just the poles and prayers around the outside.

The Briefing

The Popcast

Elizabeth Holmes
Overview: https://www.businessinsider.com/theranos-founder-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-life-story-bio-2018-4
The Dropout
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44min
February 11, 2019 Ep. 11 Obligations
Today we’re discussing Valentine’s Day in Japan. Do you give? Do they give? Does your boss give? We’ll answer that, and more, in this episode! We’ll also answer some listener questions. Thanks, everyone for laughing with us and sharing our podcast with others! Please be our valentine and head over to iTunes and rate us so we can get the word out even further! - Angie & Jamie

Music: https://purple-planet.com

Follow Us!
Instagram:
@toorealtokyo
Angie: @photofreek
Jamie: @jamieintyo
Email your quandaries, quirks, and book recommendations!
[email protected]

Take Note!

Book Writing Help: @allyfallon

Chocolate Giving in Japan

Valentines Puns

January Book Favorites:
Angie: Heartless
Jamie: Educated BONUS book The War of Art

Books We’re Looking Forward to… (will advise later :) )
Angie: The Wondering Years & Piecing Me Together
Jamie: This is Just My Face, Try Not to Stare, Boundaries in Marriage, Prarie Fires

Book Recommendation Sources
What Should I Read Next? & Kindle Daily Deals
Laura Tremaine

Our Favorite Adele Videos
Jamba Juice
Look-Alike
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54min
February 04, 2019 Ep. 10 Iterations
In this episode, we’ll talk about instinctual subtypes of the enneagram (this is for real the last episode of the Enneagram), Ember, KonMari, and GPS trackers. {sidenote: we were VERY hungry during this episode and you may hear wrappers and mouths full of food, you’re welcome}
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful feedback. This is really a passion project for both of us. Thanks for being gracious as we continue to figure things out!
Music: https://purple-planet.com
Questions? Quirks? Quandaries?
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow Us on Instagram: @toorealtokyo, @photofreek, @jamieintyo
Rate & Review Us: iTunes!
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Take Note!
@yourenneagramcoach - Instinctual Subtypes

The Complete Enneagram - Beatrice Chestnut PhD.

The Enneagram Journey - Ep. 47: Audrey Assad

Mari Kondo: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

The pictures were being difficult of the quilt show, they will be posted here at some point.

Ember Mug
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52min
January 28, 2019 Ep. 9 Descriptions
Our last enneagram episode of this series in which we discuss wings and triads. There’s also chatter of mispronounced words, fancy restaurants, and crying. Please remember to share this podcast with your friends and rate us on iTunes!!
Angie’s Insta: @photofreek Jamie’s Insta: @jamieintyo TRT’s Insta: @toorealtokyo
Music: https://purple-planet.com
Take Note!

Enneagram Institute - Levels of Development

Typology

The Enneagram Journey

Enneathought

Enneagram Instagrams
Enneagram Life
XOEnneagram
Social Enneagram
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44min
January 21, 2019 Ep. 8 Intersections
Episode 8 in which we discuss citywide announcements, sickness, and how we think the MBTI and Enneagram intersect. Remember to rate us on iTunes and share this episode with your friends! Leave us a quirk or quandary @toorealtokyo on Instagram.

Music: https://purple-planet.com
Ending Sound Effect: Film Projector Countdown Copyright 2013 Iwan Gabovitch, CC-BY3 license.

Take Note!

Enneagram Institute: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/

The picture Angie used to record her thoughts can be found here.

MBTI - 16 Personalitites - https://www.16personalities.com/
MBTI - https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/home.htm?bhcp=1

Personality Junkie MBTI & Enne. - https://personalityjunkie.com/07/myers-briggs-enneagram-mbti-types-correlations-relationship/

Reading People - Anne Bogel
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39min

FAQs about Too Real Tokyo:

How many episodes does Too Real Tokyo have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.