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Gaming in a Rice Field at 2am | TheAtHomeShow - Episode 06 - Sharla
June 20, 2020

Living in the countryside of Japan, things flow just a little differently. Sometimes so differently that you find yourself standing in a rice field at 2 am with a game console in your hand....  In this episode of The At Home Show by Norm Nakamura, we

Abroad in Japan: If I had to live anywhere else... | The At Home Show Episode 05 - Chris
June 12, 2020

Sitting down with Abroad in Japan to talk about where he would start over if he had to, crazy road trips, crashed drones, and the best places to eat on the country! Welcome to the At Home Show, a podcast series hosted by Norm Nakamura of Tokyo Lens All Ab

Onsen Taxis and Weird Osaka Backstreets | The At Home Show Episode 04 - Hannah
May 29, 2020

Japan has some strange taxi's... Karaoke taxis, Drift taxi's and more! And they are covered among topics like why Osaka's backstreets are NOTHING like Tokyo's, and many other topics. On today's The At Home Show Episode of the Tokyo Lens Podcast by Norm Na

Inside Tips on Job-Hunting and What it's Like to Grow Up in Japan's Countryside | The At Home Show Episode 03 - Sherry
May 21, 2020

I wish I knew this back in my job hunting days... Born and raised in Japan's countryside, Sherry owns and runs somewhere around 500 companies (this may be a slight exaggeration), and in this episode, we talk about getting a job in Japan and what its like

Japan's High Cost of Owning Pets | The At Home Show Episode 02 - Micaela
May 11, 2020

There is a city in Japan seemingly dedicated to youth culture. Where business pop-up and then fail, and nobody bats an eye. A place where a fair sized apartment will cost you what a closet would cost in Tokyo, and where the nightlife never seems to stop.

Secrets of Speaking Japanese Revealed! | The At Home Show Episode 01 - Dogen
May 04, 2020

I wish I knew these tips when I started learning Japanese. But the point is we know now! And better even yet... is that this is really just a starting point! In today's At Home Show episode of the Tokyo Lens podcast we are traveling down to Beppu in Kyush

Before We Start - The At Home Show - Ep 0.5 The State of Our Worlds Here in Japan
May 01, 2020

Before we can fully kick off the At Home Show, we wanted to make sure that we took a bit of time to acknowledge the current world state. You see, in the episodes to follow, our goal is to take a break from the world and everything going on in it, so we ac

At Home With Us Here in Japan! **NEW SERIES** The At Home Show by Tokyo Lens - Episode 00
April 28, 2020

6+ hours of podcasts starts right here! We are traveling across Japan from Beppu, up to the North of Japan!! Welcome to Episode 0 of The At Home Show. The goal is simple; Take a bit of a break from the world, and if we can, fill our ears and our time with

3 Cheap Japan Hacks!! | + A Huge Announcement!
April 21, 2020

Don't Miss This One!! 3 Budget Japan Hacks to change it all! Before putting this together, I decided to double check and see what is out there... and was surprised that I didn't find these. Maybe... they're too obvious! Or maybe... They're so good that no

Foods You MUST Try in Japan!!
March 26, 2020

Whether it be because they will change your cultural experience, or simply because they are absolutely delicious, these are thefoods that you MUST try while you are in Japan. Today on the Tokyo Lens podcast by Norm Nakamura, we are covering a topic that i