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The Noh professor: what even Japanese people don't understand about Noh
Jun 23, 2026
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Matcha Samurai on on the state of Japan content
Jun 19, 2026
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What it's like playing in a Japanese orchestra
Jun 16, 2026
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From salaryman to drag bar: a conversation with Japan's biggest diva
Jun 12, 2026
1h 11m 45s
The reality of being gay in Japan ft. Will from Japan Gay Guide
Jun 9, 2026
51m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | The Noh professor: what even Japanese people don't understand about Noh | Meet Richard, a professor of Noh and Asian performing arts at Musashino University in Tokyo, as well as the founder and director of Theatre Nohgaku. He sits down to talk to us about the art and history of Noh, common misconceptions that foreigners and Japanese people have, and his own journey to the Noh world in Japan.--0:00 Intro0:46 Meet Richard6:56 What is Noh?11:42 The yooooooooo17:24 Noh vs. Kabuki20:14 Origins of Noh22:50 Where plays come from30:31 Richard's start in Noh35:30 Noh actor families41:05 Noh instruments47:57 Writing the book on Noh51:39 Popularity of Noh59:49 The Noh stage1:04:43 Modern Noh plays1:07:08 English Noh plays1:10:30 Noh masks1:23:17 Appreciating Noh--Follow Richard:https://www.theatrenohgaku.org/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/ | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Matcha Samurai on on the state of Japan content | Meet Matcha Samurai, a Japanese creator known for his infectious laugh. He sits down to talk to us about his identity as someone from Kochi, his life abroad in London, and being a creator with the role of assumed Japanese culture expert.A big thank you to our colleagues from ZenMarket for sponsoring this episode. Interesting in buying anything from Japan? Find out more here: https://go.zenmarket.jp/unpackingjapan--0:00 Intro1:07 Meet Matcha Samurai3:14 Interest in studying abroad6:02 Arriving in London10:32 Start as creator13:08 Role as defacto culture expert17:40 Thoughts on "JaPaN" as a Japanese21:42 Why he doesn't monetize his videos23:26 Career in London25:40 Trying not to get cancelled31:25 Topics he avoids33:14 On his unique laugh39:52 Looking back on 10 years in London47:11 Kochi people are different51:46 Where to go in Kochi56:47 Why everywhere in Japan is so different59:12 Looking back1:03:01 What to know coming to Japan--Follow Matcha Samurai: https://www.youtube.com/@matcha_samuraihttps://www.tiktok.com/@matcha_samuraihttps://www.instagram.com/matcha_samuraiFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/ | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | What it's like playing in a Japanese orchestra | Meet Harald Naess, a trumpeter for the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra. He sits down to talk to us about moving to Japan, learning Japanese while finding a common language in German, and the differences in work ethic and performance in Japan.--0:00 Intro0:45 Meet Harald4:14 First music study6:35 Arriving in Japan10:00 Differences playing in Japan14:05 Japanese approach to music18:39 First performance in Japan24:00 Why Harald was selected28:12 Music is like noodles33:04 Impactful performances39:59 Orchestra group dynamics44:10 Bringing a younger audience45:17 Teaching Japanese students57:47 Looking back59:29 Sailing in Japan1:04:05 Getting a license1:08:56 Sailing experiences1:11:30 Why moving here was easy--Follow Harald:https://www.facebook.com/kyototrumpet/https://www.instagram.com/kyotoviking/https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xLfjz5BJ3y6LzJZP0YFIO?si=QMojHzocS52j8axopG12vgFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/ | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | From salaryman to drag bar: a conversation with Japan's biggest diva✨ | drag culturequeer identity+3 | Sylvia Manchester | queer literatureChanson | TokyoBritain+1 | drag queenTokyo+3 | ZenMarket | 1h 11m 45s | |
| 6/9/26 | The reality of being gay in Japan ft. Will from Japan Gay Guide✨ | LGBT rightsJapan Gay Guide+4 | Will | Japan Gay GuidePerfume+1 | JapanKagoshima+1 | gay in JapanLGBT tourism+5 | — | 51m 08s | |
| 6/5/26 | The British comedian who became an honorary Kansai Japanese✨ | Kansai dialectJapanese comedy+3 | Lawson | ZenStudio | KobeNishinomiya+1 | Kansai dialectJapanese comedy+3 | ZenMarket | 1h 05m 17s | |
| 6/2/26 | Genoa's very unique journey to Japan✨ | cult upbringingstudy abroad+3 | Genoa | — | JapanOkinawa+1 | cultJapan+5 | ZenMarket | 1h 02m 24s | |
| 6/2/26 | Genoa's very unique journey to Japan – from cult to Okinawa to going viral | Meet Genoa, a content creator with a very unique life that brought him to Japan. He sits down to talk to us about growing up in a cult, before leaving and eventually coming to Okinawa as an exchange student in high school, and his current life preparing for studying at language school and going viral sharing his experiences in Japan. A big thank you to our colleagues from ZenMarket for sponsoring this episode. Interesting in buying anything from Japan? Find out more here: https://go.zenmarket.jp/unpackingjapan--0:00 Intro1:07 Growing up in a cult5:07 Reactions to cult story9:55 Interest in Japan study abroad13:02 Arriving in Okinawa17:26 Life in Okinawa21:14 Japanese high school25:43 Comparisons to American school33:42 Going viral41:28 Thoughts on social media career48:02 Genoa's view on "Japan" content51:21 Consulting Japanese on his comedy53:09 Working with brands56:04 Language school in Japan --Follow Genoa:https://www.instagram.com/genoaorion/https://www.tiktok.com/@genoaorion@genoaorionFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/ | — | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | What it's like growing up in a "foreign bubble" in Japan✨ | multicultural lifeinternational education+4 | Gia | Waseda University | JapanTokyo+1 | foreign bubbleinternational school+5 | — | 58m 16s | |
| 5/26/26 | Sitting down with Japan's most unconventional influencer✨ | knittinginfluencer culture+4 | Bernd Kestler | ZenStudioknitting book | JapanGermany | knittingJapan+5 | — | 1h 20m 06s | |
| 5/22/26 | How Tokyo breeds third spaces✨ | third spacescommunity+5 | James Farrer | Sophia UniversityNHK | TokyoShanghai+2 | TokyoShanghai+8 | — | 1h 12m 37s | |
| 5/19/26 | How kfel became a real life magical girl✨ | content creationcultural exchange+4 | Kristine | ZenStudioGeeXPlus+1 | JapanTokyo+1 | magical girlTikTok+6 | — | 1h 24m 18s | |
| 5/15/26 | Journalism in Japan in the age of rising nationalism✨ | journalismnationalism+4 | River | New York TimesWSJ+1 | JapanAlaska | journalismJapan+5 | — | 1h 22m 00s | |
| 5/12/26 | What it takes to be a translator for Square Enix✨ | localization industrygame translation+5 | Paula | Square EnixZenStudio+5 | — | localizationgame translation+5 | — | 1h 11m 32s | |
| 5/8/26 | The reality of being a black woman in Japan✨ | black identity in Japanmixed race children+3 | Avril Haye-Matsui | Aichi Prefectural University | — | black womanJapan+5 | — | 1h 13m 16s | |
| 5/5/26 | Why Japanese universities are becoming more international✨ | international educationscience communication+3 | David Kornhauser | Kyoto UniversityTokyo Electric Power | JapanKyoto+1 | Japanese universitiesinternational students+3 | — | 1h 19m 50s | |
| 5/1/26 | The challenges of being a single mother in Japan✨ | single motherhoodcultural experiences+4 | Dr. Harriet Ocharo | MEXTZenGroup | JapanTokyo+1 | single motherJapan+5 | — | 1h 11m 19s | |
| 4/28/26 | Japanese fashion from a sociological perspective✨ | Japanese fashionsociology+4 | David | ZenStudioThe New Japan+1 | JapanOsaka | Japanese fashionWestern culture+4 | — | 1h 22m 19s | |
| 4/24/26 | Understanding jirai-kei and Japan's fashion subcultures✨ | fashion subculturesjapanese fashion+3 | Yumechi | ACDC RAG | TokyoJapan | jirai-keij-fashion+5 | — | 1h 18m 34s | |
| 4/21/26 | The reality of being a mixed artist in Japan✨ | mixed identitymusic career+4 | Shala | ZenStudioZenGroup | NagoyaLondon | mixed artistbiracial+5 | — | 1h 16m 18s | |
| 4/17/26 | What happened to PiNKII's idol career✨ | idol culturemusic career+3 | PiNKII | ZenStudio | JapanBerlin | PiNKIIidol career+5 | — | 56m 39s | |
| 4/14/26 | Sitting down with a renaissance samurai✨ | martial artscalligraphy+3 | William Reed | Nambaaikido+2 | JapanTokyo | samuraimartial arts+5 | — | 1h 41m 41s | |
| 4/10/26 | Sofubi: The rabbit hole of Japan's designer toy industry✨ | sofubidesigner toys+4 | Cory | Science PatrolZenStudio | Japan | sofubidesigner toys+5 | — | 1h 06m 35s | |
| 4/7/26 | Berry's idol life could be an anime✨ | idol culturepersonal dreams+4 | Berry | himi♡chuu | CaliforniaJapan | idolBerry+7 | — | 1h 03m 20s | |
| 4/3/26 | What life in a 1970s Japanese farmhouse was like✨ | 1970s Japanliving in a farmhouse+4 | Karen Hill Anton | ZenStudioJapan Times+1 | JapanHamamatsu | 1970sJapan+5 | — | 1h 06m 52s | |
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