Tokyo Adventures Podcast

In this episode we sat down with Patrick Smith, aka The Paper Pat, to hear his story of living life abroad, teaching in Japan and China and his journey of becoming a social media influencer!  

Patrick is a teacher, model and famous Tiktoker who is currently living in Tokyo, Japan. He is most known for his fun, creative and wholesome skits featuring his many adventures as an educator to young students. He also LOVES to dance and share his daily life with his 1.4 million Tiktok followers and 186k Instagram followers

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🎉 We’re back, finally! 🎉 

Today’s episode will be part 3 of our Starting Your Life in Japan series, The Process of Moving To Japan. This episode is a deep dive into all of the steps you will take during your relocation to Japan. We share our experience from offer letter to arrival to provide valuable tips and recommendations, so you’ll feel more prepared for the big move.

**If you have pets, start on the pet relocation process at least 8-9 months before your move.**

1-3 months before your move:

1. Get job offer

2. Make sure you have a valid passport

3. Get your work visa (watch those timelines)

4. Set up your flights

5. Figure out your money. Create budgets and confirm relocation package with your company. (Keep them receipts!)

6. Figure out where you will be living until you get your permanent apartment/home. You will need this info for visa and residency paperwork.

7. Sell/get rid of everything you don't need

Today we are discussing the cost of living in Japan, part two of our mini series, Starting Your life in Japan!

Money is one of the major make or breaks when deciding if moving to Japan is right for you. There are so many unknowns when it comes to gauging the cost of living in a new country, and information is not always readily available about day to day expenses. In this episode, we cover as many areas of expense as we could think of and then some. We also provide tons of time saving tips, recommendations and ways to save money each month.

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Hey everyone!

This week we are sharing the first episode of our mini series, Starting Your Life in Japan. We've received lots of emails asking about moving, cost of living, and apartments. We hope to answer all of your questions with our 3 part series. 

Moving to a new country is intimidating and can feel impossible, but our hopes are that you feel more informed and prepared when you begin your adventure of moving the Japan!

P.S. What is your favorite type of pizza?? 🍕 ( Moving forward, random questions will appear in the episode description :] )

Happy New Year, everyone! We've made it to 2021 :] Today Jenny is sharing a story that only took place a few hours ago. While taking Momo to the vet, some exciting and "crappy" things went down. Listen as Jenny shares her hilarious and harrowing adventure!

Merry Christmas and Happy holidays everyone!! In this episode we share our experiences celebrating Christmas in Japan and highlight some of the differences in Christmas traditions. We also provide some recommendations on where to find beautiful Christmas lights (illuminations) and European holiday markets!

We would love to hear how you celebrate Christmas or winter holiday in your country! Our social media info is listed below if you would like to share with us. We may share it on the podcast!

Ramen restaurant mentioned in the podcast: Menya Shichisai (2 Chome-13-2 Hatchobori, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0032)

Hey guys! Long time, no see :] We've taken some time away to travel and recharge, but we're back! 

This week's episode is dedicated to jobs in Japan. The prospect of landing a career in Japan can feel overwhelming at times, and it's hard to know what to expect or where to begin. We tried to address some of the more daunting issues like getting interviews, money, cultural differences, relocation, timelines and TAXES. Yep, even taxes. We tried our best to be thorough, but we are always here to help if you have additional questions or topics you would like to hear about. Just shoot us an email!

A special thank you to everyone who wrote to us! We loved hearing your stories and answering questions. Please keep them coming, as we love to provide you with episodes and information that interests you. :]

Hey guys! This is a little bonus episode leftover from our interview with Norm. We share the story of how we met, dating and Phil's crazy proposal. We hope you enjoy it :] P.S. We don't have kids, it's just a fun title.

In this episode, we share some favorite places and foods, give updates on what we've been up to and suggest places that have recently opened here in Tokyo. Whether you're a local or visiting Japan in the future, we think you guys will really enjoy these! If you have fun, new or exciting places you've been to in Japan/Tokyo, please feel free to share them with us, so we can share them everyone! Email below :)

We were also interviewed by Norm of the Tokyo Lens podcast, where we shared our experience getting to Japan. We've provided a link to his Podcast below, so please check out our episode and subscribe to Tokyo Lens while you're there!

In this episode, we discuss what it's like to bring pets to Japan/adopting pets in Japan. We also share our experience raising our two wild little Bengals, Momo and Nova. Being a pet owner in Japan comes with some unique challenges, so we hope the information we provided will better prepare you for pet ownership in Japan. In the end, it's absolutely worth it! 

Adopt, don't shop (when possible)! Please spay and neuter.

A few weeks back, we set out on an adventure to hike the beautiful Mount Takao! Located within Tokyo, Mount Takao has many trails for hikers of all skill levels. 

In this episode, we share our experience hiking on a few different trails and provide some useful information and tips for your visit. If you're bored of sitting on the couch watching Netflix or could use some exercise, then Mt. Takao may be just what you need! Feel free to bring your friends along, so you can finally have some human interaction. :) Safe travels!

We're back! Today we are discussing what we've been up to these past 3 months, how the world has changed since our last podcast and how we've been surviving quarantine. This episode is a bit longer than expected, but we wanted to get you up to speed on everything Japan life during rona. We will be updating semi-regularly now that our new equipment is in, but Covid-19 does limit how much we can "adventure". We promise it wont be 3 months though :]

Hello Adventurers! This is our very first episode for the Tokyo Adventures Podcast. (woot!) We briefly discussed Jenny's history of podcast love, planning our own podcast, our experience as foreigners in Japan so far, and what our future plans are for the podcast.