
Hear Nathan Eden discuss Japan's ski industry, introduce his lodgings in Myoko Kogen (✔ 16m of snow ✔ kids ✔ vegan), describe his business during pandemic winters, explain how his wife's cancer influenced his career, and share best trip memories in Aka-jima (worst too!), Hagi (✔ LGBTQ+), and Yunohira. He recorded and shared his favourite sound (snow clearer), and expands on his favourite taste (iekei ramen) and smell (natto!).
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Nathan Eden, owner of Myoko House and Myoko Apartments (Niigata prefecture).
Support: Jessy Mauco
Online highlights:
[RYAN GANDER] https://imdb.com/title/tt7010438/
[AKA-JIMA] https://visitokinawajapan.com/destinations/kerama-islands/aka-island/
[HAGI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/65293
[YUNOHIRA] https://discover-oita.com/en/destinations/beppu-and-yufuin/yunohira-onsen/
Related episode: "Jerome Lee Interview".
Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.
Sep 28, 2022
33 min

Get to know Jerome Lee, who compares Singapore & Japan, introduces his online tours business, discusses luxury/hobby/inclusive trips in Japan, and shares best tourism memories in Kamikochi, Naoshima and rainy Yakushima.
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Jerome Lee, founder of FourWinds, ex-director of Japan Travel KK's travel department.
Support: Jessy Mauco
Online highlights:
https://jpsnowsports.com
https://www.socialinnovationjapan.com/en/home
[SAKURA KANKO] https://489.fm
[KAMIKOCHI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/13275
[NAOSHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/kagawa/naoshima-island
[YAKUSHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/kagoshima/yakushima
Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.
Aug 31, 2022
37 min

Our travel agency is looking for a full-time German-speaking junior travel consultant! Job goals, tasks, conditions, benefits, German market data, team, work environment…
Host: Sébastien Duval
Online highlights:
[GERMAN] https://japantravel.de
[PLANNING & MORE] https://en.japantravel.com
Aug 30, 2022
2 min

Discover our day at Tokyo Tokyo Delicious Museum food festival: 5 surprises, Michelin Stars, Japanese & world food (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim), influencer's tasks & thoughts, organization (✔ wheelchair ✔ kids), tips for next time…
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Mehdi Fliss, influencer in Japan, Instagram @sugoiijapan.
With voices from:
Australia (Anna Yoshida),
China (Ushin Cho),
Germany (Maria Neumann),
Japan (Kota Hasegawa).
Online highlights:
[OFFICIAL] https://tokyotokyo-delicious-museum.jp
[SAIDO] https://edition.cnn.com/videos/travel/2020/02/21/saido-vegan-restaurant-tokyo.cnn/video/playlists/destination-tokyo/
Sound effects obtained from https://zapsplat.com.
Jul 24, 2022
23 min

Get to know Bryan Baier: canyoning, paragliding, sandboarding, pearl date, top nature smells & sounds, child dream, way in, better life in Japan than USA, trip disappointments & tips, tourism consulting… and inclusive Osaka (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim ✔ blind ✔ wheelchair ✔ kids ✔ LGBTQ+).
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism, Instagram @bryanbaier. In episodes "in 7 minutes", "Golden Week".
Online highlights:
http://zero-para.co.jp
https://canyons.jp/en/tour-product/minakami/canyoning/fox-canyon
https://evergreen-hakuba.com/canyoning
https://iseshima-kanko.jp/en/see-and-do/1599
https://ponshukan.com
https://sakyu-vc.com/en/activity/1587/
[BAREFOOT GEN] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319091/
[HIDA] https://youtu.be/JFwBqmk1a60
[PEARL] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/68643
[SAND] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/2505
[URADOME] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/2564
May 31, 2022
55 min

Get to know Bryan Baier in Osaka at the speed of light! You like what you hear? Full 1-hour interview in the next episode: details, examples, follow-up questions…
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism.
May 30, 2022
7 min

Discover Japanese public holidays, focusing on the Golden Week: origin, details, thematic/timely places to love (✔ wheelchair ✔ pushchair)…
Host: Sébastien Duval
Guest: Bryan Baier, Partner for active tourism.
Online highlights:
http://edowonderland.net/en/
https://ghibli-park.jp/en/
https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/
https://www.showakan.go.jp
[IESHIMA] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/53196
[TATEBAYASHI] https://en.japantravel.com/permalink/60957
Apr 22, 2022
23 min

Pro focus: news (✔ law ✔ MICE ✔ sustainability), internships & jobs (✔ podcast ✔ wheelchair), report about our day at JTS… How was it? Surprises? Interest in foreigners? Next event? Attendee tips? Plus 43s of a Japan Travel KK internal meeting by sales manager Kota Hasegawa and COO Geoff Day.
Host: Sébastien Duval
Special thanks to Justin Velgus (Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association) for details!
Online highlights:
https://japan-ts.jp/en
https://kamuylumina.jp
https://visit-suruga.com/en
https://www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/en
https://www.japanmeetings.org/virtualvisit
https://www.takikawaskypark.jp/tic_en
https://www.wildlife-picchio.com
Apr 15, 2022
20 min

Hear community voices with bonus info/tips about cherry blossoms, spring dreams, nature/life/work/travel during spring… And a Q&A about Japan now: Covid-19, domestic & international trips…
Host: Sébastien Duval
With messages by listeners from Japan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam… and voices from:
Australia (Nathan Eden),
Germany (Alena Eckelmann),
Italy (Luca De Pasquale),
Portugal (André Moreira).
Apr 7, 2022
28 min

Discover the travel word "sakura" cherry blossoms: types & timings, events, food (✔ vegan ✔ Muslim-friendly), cruises, Tokyo (✔ wheelchair ✔ pushchair), Japanese countryside, Yoshino famous area, sakura hot springs, climate change… Thanks to the guests plus Steve Gerecke, Josh Grisdale and Bryan Baier for wheelchair/onsen tips!
Host: Sébastien Duval, community director for Japan Travel KK.
Guests in order of appearance:
Luca De Pasquale, ex-cruise staff.
Jessica Paje, ex-Kanagawa resident.
Alena Eckelmann, Kansai resident.
Malcome Larcens, Iwate resident.
Bonson Lam, aviation & Hokkaido expert.
Mar 21, 2022
27 min
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