Description

This week we read a listener email about a farm in Wakayama, talk about our friends visiting from Australia, and why there are so many “Little Kyotos” in Japan. We also talk about language in travel writing and tourism vocabulary, and mountain biking in Gunma Prefecture. 

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Links to things we discussed:

• Wakayama farm from a listener’s email: https://www.ryunohara.com/
• Is Kanazawa really a “Little Kyoto”?: https://kanazawa--tourism-net.translate.goog/about-kanazawa/shoukyoto/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ja
• Washington Post article on the term “ethnic food”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-everyone-should-stop-calling-immigrant-food-ethnic/2015/07/20/07927100-266f-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html
• Article about responsible travel story-telling: https://rootedstorytelling.com/storytelling/responsible-travel-storytelling-content-practices/
• Train Rail MTB Experience in Gifu Prefecture: https://rail-mtb.com/

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