Natsukashii
By Melody Alice VO
NatsukashiiAug 23, 2021
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
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Social Media
Natsukashi Facebook ( You can listen, rate, and review here now as well)
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Alice's Instagram
Alice's YouTube
Alice’s Twitter
Alice’s Darkroom Photos For Sale (including ichigogare and hanami)
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Natuskashii is:
Host: Melody Alice VO
Audio Engineer and Editor: Marty Sheldon
New Year New Memories
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.
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Japanese Media and Art
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.
Movies and Anime
Cathode TV
Cathode TV Instagram
Letterboxd
Alice's Letterboxd profile
Books (Fiction)
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
Books (Non-fiction)
Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys . . . and Baseball by Robert Whiting
Eating Wild Japan: Tracking the Culture of Foraged Foods, with a Guide to Plants and Recipes by Winifred Bird
Art Activities
Suminagashi - the Japanese art of silk or paper marbling (Starter Kit)
Social Media Linkage Stuffs
Alice's YouTube (Natsukashii episodes are posted as audiograms 2 weeks after they go live on Anchor and other podcast apps)
Alice’s Darkroom Photos For Sale (including ichigogare and hanami)
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As always, thanks for listening and stay safe.
Arcades
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We want to hear from our listeners about what's making you natsukashii lately.
Please support this podcast by following and reviewing 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 and as a patron you'll get a shout out on the show.
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Love Hotels and Ichigogari
Tokyo parks ban hanami this year.
https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/tokyo-parks-are-banning-cherry-blossom-picnics-this-year-030921
Love Hotels and Ichigo Gari (strawberry picking)
An Uncertain Future For Japan's Love Hotels - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/feb/16/an-uncertain-future-for-japans-love-hotels-in-pictures
$8 Strawberries: https://nationalpost.com/life/food/before-you-lose-your-cool-over-an-8-strawberry-consider-the-effort-put-into-growing-it
Strawberry Farm Kujiranami
http://www.farm-kujiranami.com/
AAPI Organizations:61 Ways to Donate in Support of Asian Communities
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
ToshikiGirl: AAPI Charity Sticker. All proceeds from this item will be donated to the Stop AAPI Hate fundraiser.
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Background music is The Fountain of Living Waters by Siddhartha Corsus and used under CC international license.
Hanami and Comiket
Hanami
Bloom Schedule: news.livedoor.com/article/detail/19704665/
50 Hanami Videos from 2020: weathernews.jp/s/sakura/vr/index.html
Current Blooming Sakura in 4K: www.youtube.com/c/JapanBackpackersXpress
Fuji Shibazakura Festival Official Site(EN): www.shibazakura.jp/
Comiket, Anime Expo, and Naka-Con
Conventions both abroad and local. Fan made doujinshi and goods, cosplay, manga, and anime related events.
Comiket Official Site (JP): www.comiket.co.jp/
Comic Market’s Twitter (JP): twitter.com/comiketofficial
Comic Market’s Facebook (EN): www.facebook.com/ComicMarketOfficial/
Comic Market 45th Anniversary Book: animate.shop/products/1872028
Anime Expo 30th Anniversary 2021 (California): anime-expo.org
Naka-Con (Midwest/MO) : www.naka-con.com
Thanks for listening. Stay safe and healthy. We’ll be talking about Love Hotels and Strawberry Farms next time. Two very different date related activities.
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Alice’s Twitter: twitter.com/melodyalicevo
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Background music is The Fountain of Living Waters by Siddhartha Corsus and used under CC international license.