Dean is originally from America and has been in Japan for over 16 years years. The whole time living in Iwate prefecture. Dean is a teacher, outdoor sports and being a part of the local community in his town. In this episode Dean really helps us dive deep into what makes his prefecture great and why he has been there for so long. In depth and highly educational conversation.

From living in abandoned Japanese schools, to traveling all around, this guy has plenty of stories to tell us.  In this episode we talk to world traveler turned Japanese Guest House Owner and Tour Guide - Richard from England who is currently living in Tottori prefecture.

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In this episode's podcast we are interviewing Russell, who is an American Phd. student living in Hiroshima, who originally came to Japan on the JET program where they sent him to live in Akita prefecture. Lover of anime, Japanese rock and studying Japanese language. He shares with us his history living there, the places he loved to visit and much, much more. Enjoy!

Welcome to WHERE COME JAPAN (originally inspired from the "Why Come Japan" podcast) where every episode we get the unique experience of interviewing a local foreigner living in a different prefecture of Japan where they share with us their story on how they got to Japan and what they like about the prefecture they decided to call home.

In this episode's podcast we are interviewing Anne, who is American, who lives with her American husband and three kids in Fukuoka prefecture where she teaches at a local university. Anne is pretty fluent in Japanese and her story on how she ended up here is quite different from many. Enjoy the podcast and make sure to check her out in the links below:

ANNE'S LINKS: TED TALK - https://youtu.be/eZ4Ffa0Qi6Q

FB - https://www.facebook.com/anne.crescini