BrentInJapan Podcast 0012 Himeji – MUCH more than a castle! with Gerard
🍶 Today’s guest:
Gerard is a friend and tour guide in Japan, as well as being a teacher, musician, and voiceover artist. He has a great Facebook page called Go To Japan: Tour Ideas and Travel Planning (link below).
🍶 Topics covered – FEEL FREE TO JUMP AROUND!!
00:00 Introduction
01:31 Himeji Tatsuriki Sake
12:05 Go To Japan Facebook Group
15:47 Travel Tips (Himeji & area)
27:15 Wagyu vs. Kobe Beef
28:53 Sake Pouring & Geisha
31:19 Movies & Shogun Series
47:44 West vs. Japan Communication
52:58 Back to Movies About Japan
53:24 Japan Expats Network
1:03:15 Akiya & Takeda Castle
1:04:38 (Winter) Driving & Courtesy
1:21:19 Ukulele
1:25:32 Haggling, Castles, Meeting Japanese
1:35:43 Asahikawa Snow Resort (Hokkaido)
🍶 Places and things mentioned in the video:
Go To Japan: Tour Ideas and Travel Planning:https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourismjapan/
How to recognize good sake short: https://youtube.com/shorts/nmWZLf6xU4M?si=DXjYMYML0zbS0ho0
Engyoji Temple (of Last Samurai fame)
http://www.shosha.or.jp/_en/
My amazing Wagyu bento video: https://youtu.be/LzU7tC1NdnI?si=9bSJhGhY5S8i_pyv
Peace and Nature NPO
https://peace-and-nature.com
Japan Expats Networkhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/japanexpatsnetwork/
Snow Resort Hermitage (Asahikawa, Hokkaido)
050-5799-0305
https://g.co/kgs/opMdxHH
Kansai VIP Tours (Gerard’s Tour Company)
🍶 Caveats
As always, we are just two people talking about our personal experiences and opinions and making huge generalizations. If you have different opinions, please share them in the comments!