Weekend in Tokyo, Rickshaw Ride, Coffee Festival and Museums - Field Trip Episode!

05/30/24 • 41 min

This week Annie's cousin visited Japan and we spent a weekend in Tokyo together! We recorded some throughout our trip, and have more of a "field trip style" episode this week. Join us as we visit the stairs from the "Your Name" anime movie, see a college friend's hometown, ride in a rickshaw, go thrift shopping, enjoy a few museums around Tokyo, and see the Tokyo Coffee Festival.

Listen to the end of every episode to hear our Japanese "words-of-the-week," and head to @ramblingramsbothams on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes photos.
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Ontake Race Results, Cat Trading Cards, and Lake Suwa Bike Lanes

This week we share Zeb’s bike race results from the Mt. Ontake hill climb! We also talk about the Kiso Area and Annie’s bike ride around Lake Suwa, visiting a Showa era museum in Takayama, cat trading cards, and some Lawson Mt Fuji drama.
Nameneko Cat Cards: http://nameneko.com/jp/products.html
Showa Era Museum: https://showakan.jp/takayama/
Ontake Hill Climb bike race: https://jbcfroad.jp/race/13910
Lake Suwa: https://www.go-nagano.net/en/trip-idea/id16505
Otaki Village: https://otakiexperience.com/
Lawson Press Release: https://www.lawson.co.jp/contents/cont07/1486975_3310.html

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