Sup-Sapporo: Dosanko Life Chad

#japanpodcast #japan #supsapporo #dosankolife

Check Out David Orange’s Website: http://esotericorange.com/

**UPDATE: First of all, sorry for the delay, but we are back! Sup-Sapporo: Dosanko Life will start to upload podcasts regularly after taking a break for a few months.**

We are two local boys from Hawaii that randomly met in Hokkaido, Sapporo. We're here to share our experiences, opinions and more about life in Japan.

In this episode (2021 Ep.1) - David Orange, David joins us and talks about his upbringing in Alabama during the civil rights movement and how all those experiences led him to Aikido. He then speaks about his Aikido background, knowledge, connections and experiences. He talks about his time living and training Aikido in Japan. Shares some insight about Aikido and his experiences with Japanese culture. We do our "This or That" segment and part ways.

Thank You! Checkout and Follow our Facebook and Instagram Page !! Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/SupSapporoDosankoLife
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supsapporo/

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/sup-sapporo-dosanko-life/ id1516215122? l = en
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i4vt44TDz9MgeQodws1C4

In this episode - Dane Fujiwara of Ei Nei, Dane joins us and talks about his music career and his experiences in Japan. He talks about his first trip to Japan and gives us some insight on how the crowds differ between the Japanese people, mainland U.S. and Hawaii. He talks about his group Ei Nei and conveys how fortunate he feels to have met them and gig with them. He talks about how he got into music, his inspirations and being mentored by local legends. I find out that Dane is the same age as me and might know a mutual friend who went to the same High School as him and also gigs around Hawaii. Of course Dane knows Shay, and we talk about how attitude opens up opportunity for work as a musician. We then get back to Japan and talk about how we first met while they were gigging here in Sapporo. We do our "This or That" segment and we get more into Japanese culture, Japanese food, things he saw while visiting Japan, etc. After the this or that segment we are about to part ways, but get side tracked by as little Corona Virus discussions. After we talk about Covid-19 for a bit, we finally end it.

In this episode - The Swede, Michael joins us from Sweden and we talk about his time here in Japan and some Japanese culture. Michael is a Swede that went to college in Japan. He has lived in Sapporo, Hokkaido and Chiba. We talk about his experiences in Japan such as Wanko Soba and his college life here. He also shares some interesting things about Sweden, such as the way the High School is structured there and the choices that they have. He talks about his "Video Game" high school, where the school basically teaches them about the video industry and teaches them skills that they will need in that field. He also drops some important information, PSA: ***Do NOT do drugs in Sweden!***. He talks about how the Japanese culture didn't really shock him and how he prepared mentally. He tells us how some small parts of the Swedish culture actually mirrors Japanese culture and his reverse culture shock. We get into our "This or That" segment and somehow end up talking about some of the Swedish festivals found here in Sapporo and his experiences with them. Then we end it.

In this episode (Ep. 23) - "Asian" Studies with Lance , we talk with Chad's college friend Lance from Kansas City. But first, I apologize for audio and technical difficulties, scheduling conflicts and time zone mistakes. Actually Jamie and I had about 45 minutes of content before Lance joined us, but the video file got corrupt while it was converting. Also, sorry to Lance for the time zone mix up. We start this week with Jamie and I talking for a few minutes before he has to go spend time with his wife for their wedding Anniversary! Congratulations! I hope your balls are intact, next time, let's not schedule anything on such an important date...LMFAO. After Jamie leaves, Lance joins Chad for the podcast. We start it with Lance giving us a little story about his short stay in Japan, then he introduces himself. We then talk a little about our College and the price of living in paradise, which leads way to some costs of living talk. He then schools me on some building regulations in D.C. and we talk a bit about the 2020 election and some politics. Lance then talks about how he made his way to college in Hawaii and his "love" for Asian cultures. He talks about the different Asian languages that he studied and his experiences living abroad in different South East Asian countries. I ask Lance about which country he enjoyed living in the most and he gives us some stories about Thailand and Malaysia. He tells us about living in a Muslim majority country and talks about some the the rules that comes with it, for example, bacon. He also talks about some progressive Muslims and the Malaysian equivalent to the Native Americans. I then ask Lance to come visit me in Sapporo and he agrees to it, as long as it's not winter. Then, we get into some talk about winter and snow. Lance then brings us back to Thailand and tells some stories about wingmanning and Thai lady boys. Which leads us to talk about acceptance of gay relationships and the differences between the current western culture, Thai culture and ancient Roman and Greek cultures. I then get into the "This and That" section of the podcast and ask Lance some questions about raw food, Cajun food and Asian food. Lance gives some great advice about Thai food and street food. I hit him with a beach or hot spring (onsen) and we end up talking about the future of our balls. He also talks about his craving for chicken has subsided after living in Indonesia and eating a lot of chicken. We then bring it back to Hawaii and he talks about living in the "red light district" of Hawaii and not knowing. We finally bring it back full circle and talk in detail about how we first met, a college party, police, death, rap, and end it.

In this episode - Da Plantation Wahine, we talk with Anayah from Hilo, Hawaii! We start with her introducing herself and a little history about her family immigrating from Hiroshima, Japan to Hawaii. Jamie and Anayah start to reminisce about Hilo and share some stories. They bring up Wailuku river (The Waters of Destruction) and shares how dangerous beautiful Hawaii can be. Anayah brings up memories of growing up on a plantation and tells an insane story about her face to face encounter with a wild boar. She basically shares country life in Hilo. After talking story, she talks about how she became interested in the Japanese (Japanese) culture and her realization that Anime and Manga was not a normal part of Hawaii culture just yet. In actuality, it was probably right in the beginning of the western culture Anime and Manga boom. Jamie and Anayah then talk about their Japanese programs here while studying Japanese. Chad randomly brings up the Grandpa stamp rally as the alcohol starts to flow. We then get into the "This or That" segment and ask her a few questions about; ramen, sashimi, fast food chains, coffee and tea, various places around Japan, BBQs and more. We sort of get into Gaijin (Foreigner) shaming, not really though. We talk about some culture shock then we get into what it's being gay in Japan. Yes, we get into some deep conversation and she shares with us the troubles for the gay community in Japan. We switch gears and tone it down with some small talk and end it!

In this episode (Ep. 21) - Autumn Leaves and Anime, we take it easy, keep it nice and short and just talk about our week in review. Jamie talks about his trip to Hoheikyo to see the Hoheikyo dam, autumn/fall leaves and eat their famous curry. We also talk about seeing some Engrish around Japan and how it both amuses and disappoints us...but mostly amuses us. We then move on to Chad's week where we talk about anime and the new Kimetsu No Yaiba movie. We get into a minor discussion about some anime that we like and how we think anime translates between the Japanese and American cultures. Finally we end it with some current events in Japan. We talk about a man who traveled 100 kilometers to punch someone in the throat and some livestock theft. Then we end it!