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This episode explores the unique cultural and geographic aspects of life in Miyagi Prefecture, including its cuisine and connections to popular anime.

On this episode of Japan Station , we talk about the unique cultural and geographic quirks of life in Miyagi Prefecture. 👉Topics Discussed Where Miyagi Prefecture is located The population of Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi's mild weather What izui means What is gyūtan (牛タン) About Sada Keishiro and the origins of gyūtan (beef tongue) How most people in Sendai rarely if ever eat gyūtan What is zundamochi ? About Kessennuma and its fishing industry About shark meat in Kessennuma About Sendai's links to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen and other anime/manga About Ishinomori Shotaro's various museums About "good morning socks" And much more! 👉Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/japan-station-a-podcast-by-japankyo-com/id1440454968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lDoFFt4M0HyyKaVeDyKkB 👉Support on Patreon & Ko-fi Support for as little as $1 a month to get early access to episodes, ad free versions and occassional bonus content Support on Patreon https://patreon.com/japankyo Support via a one time donation! Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo Venmo: https://venmo.com/tonyrvega Paypal.me: https://paypal.me/tonyrvega 👉Affiliate Links…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Vega

Topics covered

• Miyagi Prefecture
• cultural quirks
• geographic features
• local cuisine
• anime and manga connections
• fishing industry

Keywords

• Miyagi
• gyūtan
• zundamochi
• Kessennuma
• Sendai
• anime
• fishing industry
• Ishimori Shotaro

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen

Places: Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai, Kessennuma

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