
Cooking Allergen-free Dishes Inspired By My Daughter
Our guest is Atsushi Numata who is the chef and owner of Ni Japanese Deli at the Essex Market in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. Ni Japanese Deli is unique because all the food he sells is very healt...
25 Jan 202152min

How Omotenashi (Japanese Style Hospitality) Transformed A Mediocre Lodge Into A Relais & Châteaux Hotel
Our guest is Sachiko Nakamichi who is the co-owner of Beniya Mukayu in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Beniya Mukayu is a beautiful boutique hotel located in the famous hot spring area Yamashiro. Th...
18 Jan 202158min

An American Who Saved A Traditional Japanese Brewery
Our guest is Marcus Consolini who is the CEO of Daimon Shuzo, a sake brewery in Osaka that was founded in 1826. It is extremely rare to find non-Japanese management at a traditional sake brewery like...
13 Jan 20211h 3min

Osechi: The Japanese New Year Feast
"Our guest is Lucy Seligman who is the author of the fabulous cookbook “The Wonderful World of Osechi: Japanese New Year’s Recipes”.New Year is a huge deal for Japanese people. It is foremost the bi...
14 Des 202050min

Takeaways From Sake Future Summit 2020
Our guests are Shuso Imada, general manager of the Japan Sake & Shochu Information Center and Sebastien Lemoine, co-host of the fantastic podcast Sake On Air. The Japan Sake & Shochu Information Cent...
8 Des 202059min

Lessons From The Shogun-Era Japanese Diet
Our guest is Joshua Schlachet who is the Assistant Professor of Japanese History at The University of Arizona. Josh is a historian of early modern and modern Japan, specializing in the cultural histo...
30 Nov 20201h 1min

A Global Ambassador From Hokkaido With American Heritage
Our guest today is Joshua Walker who is the President & CEO of Japan Society in New York. Joshua has a very intriguing background. He was raised in Japan and spent his formative years until 18 in Hokk...
16 Nov 202056min

Rakugo: The Art of Universal Humor
Our guest is Kanariya Eiraku who is a rakugo-ka or traditional Japanese comic storyteller. Rakugo is a unique form of entertainment that became popular in the 17th century during the Edo period. A sto...
10 Nov 202057min



















