Natsukashii is a podcast run by two ex expats who had been planning to travel and live abroad but then 2020 happened. Join us as we reminisce about all the things we love and miss about life in Japan. We hope that hearing our stories sparks your own happy memories or Natuskashi. 2020 changed everyone’s plans and many of us are thinking back on better times. The world may be forever changed but travel will be possible again someday and let’s all look forward to making new memories when that happens. Until then, welcome to Natsukashii.
Podcast Overview
Natsukashii is a podcast run by two ex expats who had been planning to travel and live abroad but then 2020 happened. Join us as we reminisce about all the things we love and miss about life in Japan. We hope that hearing our stories sparks your own happy memories or Natuskashi. 2020 changed everyone’s plans and many of us are thinking back on better times. The world may be forever changed but travel will be possible again someday and let’s all look forward to making new memories when that happens. Until then, welcome to Natsukashii.
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Recent Episodes
February 12, 2022
Twin Tails and Ice Princes
Twin Tails and Ice Princes The emotional roller coaster episode. Alice is afraid of choking to death on mochi. Mochi pounding festival memories. Arcade decline update. Are those cherry blossoms already?!? We’ve come full circle. Alice gets angry at Starbucks sakura merch resellers. Olympic pressure and toxic politics. Let us in! Alice gets cranky about foreigners who stay in their bubble. Alice gets emotional remembering the Ramen Lord of Joetsu-shi. Longing for affordable arts and crafts classes. Alice goes Ron Swanson. Twin Tail Day and other uniquely Japanese holidays. Deadly Mochi Mochi Pounding @ Nakatanidou , Nara Japan Natural Dyeing in Ide Town Kyoto. 野の花草木染工房 京都府井手町 Sumiyama Pottery Village in Uji-CityＫyoto. 炭山陶芸村： 京都府宇治市 Japan Twin Tail Association Savvy Tokyo’s Guide to Japanese Faux Holidays Thanks for listening. Stay safe and healthy. Feel free to send any questions, comments, or business inquiries to natsukashiipodcast@gmail.com You can also send us a voicemail through Anchor’s voice messaging system Social Media Natsukashi Facebook ( You can listen, rate, and review here now as well) Natsukashii Instagram Alice's Instagram Alice's YouTube Alice’s Twitter Alice’s Darkroom Photos For Sale (including ichigogare and hanami) Support Please support Natsukashii by following, rating, and reviewing us on your favorite listening platform or by subscribing for a small monthly fee at Anchor https://anchor.fm/natsukashii/support. Your contribution helps sustain the podcast. If you're not ready to subscribe but want to contribute you can also leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/natsukashiipodcast Natuskashii is: Host: Melody Alice VO Audio Engineer and Editor: Marty Sheldon
January 1, 2022
New Year New Memories
<p>Hello, happy new year and welcome to Natsukashii the podcast where I reminisce about all the things that we love and miss about living in Japan. This time I'm talking about Oshogatsu, fukubukuro or lucky bags, kagami mochi, horoyai, and missing friends overseas.</p> <p>Thanks for listening to Natsukashii and if you're interested in hearing future episodes please remember to follow, rate and review. It really helps the podcast get out there and get exposed to new listeners. You can share your own natsukashii or any comments to be included in a future episode by leaving a voicemail message at anchor.fm/natsukashii or emailing me at natsukashiipodcast@gmail.com</p> <p>Anchor: <a href="https://anchor.fm/natsukashii?fbclid=IwAR3_9NIkKckMSRTvh3BuybbNYgOYq6Qu19DakTu9fNyEOZk8WD0__dNjG7U" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/natsukashii</a><br> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/16zasY3JYJI0eELvFLEyPm?fbclid=IwAR0W42L7OF7D3QVo_kVp8cd9XA5Sch-o88mrPH9BwHC4B_t81_xGu-3ngbY" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/16zasY3JYJI0eELvFLEyPm</a><br> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/natsukashii/id1557586128?fbclid=IwAR3Iq-M3_AHmB5AsUOn3G7qBOIqIs6kLKS1Q6nBSVaJITye3w1J20NHLykw" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/.../natsukashii/id1557586128</a><br> Amazon Music: <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4f815ec3-7544-4418-bf0a-fe5602fbbfea/natsukashii">https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4f815ec3-7544-4418-bf0a-fe5602fbbfea/natsukashii</a><br> Audible: <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Natsukashii-Podcast/B08JJPY5T6">https://www.audible.com/pd/Natsukashii-Podcast/B08JJPY5T6</a><br> Google Podcasts: <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80YzllZWRlMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR0Ua_PvHPIcfQC9XKPXOArSV9RnpK_Y9L7zMiCdifH25as1dSHbMieqs6k" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80YzllZWRlMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==</a><br> Breaker: <a href="https://www.breaker.audio/natsukashii?fbclid=IwAR1wh-LAwNeHZVxEYIolXDggMaKAmU4LuEwKFE2NKnC0RJPReCehsoHgHZ8" target="_blank">https://www.breaker.audio/natsukashii</a><br> Castbox: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcastbox.fm%2Fchannel%2Fid3920204%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3is_tWMK7YyKwhSIrA08PoG4lBq2c-1kJ_T3HN4ppF0TRKFqR38igR6ds&h=AT0yH1Uyfbh5rw7XBjhKjYRIXBWsRYLhduPzptr3T7E3MUZ3H3RpFuoi3Mw6fninPHDg-zgj3XK_E9VIWGJ4mDKC69UGUX0dCAA0P-Fo4CH5Ji0zMf7ivF-PCtefYXOm4Q&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT2ddQUyFCPtqCGOMtI7pIiTlPJXHJ98KnfpY4Vrhf_a305A6k3ItIfnhUPa0BwLWSRw0y0EoZFuKc4Orp0kV518ZJEip8y-pZfG9LYeSijEbgHuBreTU6nBusXl9ZJz1qMUZNCXNPsO3exEgGtrO5ZOTA7rpuUA05DYwkc9ah1HQGG_63fA0cWsqGVjaGdGuVP1eg" target="_blank">https://castbox.fm/channel/id3920204</a><br> Pocket Casts: <a href="https://pca.st/nozd8sz0?fbclid=IwAR1NlUMAeT5FO9iYv9RdFwJH2gmCHlFYsCykJnyfcJeuq6h1nGQyypK5UMA" target="_blank">https://pca.st/nozd8sz0</a><br> RadioPublic: <a href="https://radiopublic.com/natsukashii-604Xyv?fbclid=IwAR0W42L7OF7D3QVo_kVp8cd9XA5Sch-o88mrPH9BwHC4B_t81_xGu-3ngbY" target="_blank">https://radiopublic.com/natsukashii-604Xyv</a><br> Iheartradio : <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-natsukashii-79313913/">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-natsukashii-79313913/</a><br> Listen Notes: https://lnns.co/R-cZi4SvJf3<u><br> </u>Podcasher: <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/natsukashii-1624031">https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/natsukashii-1624031</a></p> <p>Natsukashii on Facebook. You can also listen directly here now: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/natsukashiipodcast">https://www.facebook.com/natsukashiipodcast</a><br> Alice's Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melodyalicevo/">https://www.instagram.com/melodyalicevo/</a><br> Alice’s Darkroom Photos For Sale (including ichigogare and hanami): <u>http://melodyalicevo.darkroom.tech<br> </u>Buy Us a Coffee?: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/natsukashiipodcast">https://ko-fi.com/natsukashiipodcast</a></p>
August 23, 2021
Japanese Media and Art
<p>This episode is a little different. It's a more casual episode even though it's a long one. Turn it up and listen to the last of the summer cicadas as we talk about some of the movies, books, and activities that have been getting us through 2021 so far, along with the usual tangents as we remember our time in Japan. Enjoy. </p> <p><strong>Movies and Anime</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.cathodetv.com" target="_blank">Cathode TV<br> </a><a href="http://instagram.com/cathodecinema " target="_blank">Cathode TV Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.letterboxd.com" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a><br> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/AliceMouse/" target="_blank">Alice's Letterboxd profile </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/oddtaxi" target="_blank">Odd Taxi</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Books (Fiction)</strong></p> <p>Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata</p> <p>Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Books (Non-fiction)</strong></p> <p>Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys . . . and Baseball by Robert Whiting</p> <p>Eating Wild Japan: Tracking the Culture of Foraged Foods, with a Guide to Plants and Recipes by Winifred Bird</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Art Activities</strong></p> <p>Suminagashi - the Japanese art of silk or paper marbling (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/902764513/suminagashi-japanese-marbling-art-kit" target="_blank">Starter Kit</a>)</p> <p><a href=" https://www.britannica.com/art/renga" target="_blank">Renga and haiku</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Social Media Linkage Stuffs</strong></p> <p><a href="https://facebook.com/natsukashiipodcast" target="_blank">Natsukashi Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/natsukashiipodcast " target="_blank">Natsukashii Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtube.com/c/MelodyAliceVO" target="_blank">Alice's YouTube</a> (Natsukashii episodes are posted as audiograms 2 weeks after they go live on Anchor and other podcast apps) </p> <p><a href=" https://twitter.com/melodyalicevo" target="_blank">Alice’s Twitter</a> </p> <p>Alice’s <a href="http://melodyalicevo.darkroom.tech" target="_blank">Darkroom Photos For Sale</a> (including ichigogare and hanami)</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Support</strong></p> <p>Please support Natsukashii by following us on your favorite listening platform, sharing, reviewing (reviews are so helpful to help new shows like ours grow and we really, really appreciate your feedback), or by subscribing for a small monthly fee at Anchor https://anchor.fm/natsukashii/support </p> <p>If you're not ready to subscribe but want to contribute you can also leave a tip at https://ko-fi.com/natsukashiipodcast </p> <p>As always, thanks for listening and stay safe.</p>
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