The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast
The Metro-classic Japanese is your perfect guide to learning about Japanese culture. Kyota Ko, the writer of the blog "The Metro-classic Japanese" explains Japan and Japanese culture from perspectives of history, geography, food, art, business, politics, philosophy and entertainment, always with a dab of humor. | Blog: https://www.metro-classic-japanese.net | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metroclassicjapanese/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themetroclassic/
Podcasting since 2019 • 41 episodes
The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ghibli’s Spirited Away: Cultural walkthrough Part III
In this third part of this Spirited Away cultural walkthrough series, show host Kyota clarifies the mystery of Chihiro's sudden maturing and the trick Miyazaki plays in the scene where Chihiro signs an employment contract.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Ghibli’s Spirited Away: Cultural walkthrough Part II
In this second part of the Spirited Away cultural walkthrough series, show host Kyota clarifies who all the absurd-looking monsters are and the peculiar nature of the world Chihiro wanders into.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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6:10
Ghibli’s Spirited Away: Cultural walkthrough Part I
Ghibli's Spirited Away is undoubtedly one of the best films of all time, but fully "getting" what goes on in the movie may be difficult without some knowledge of Japanese culture. In this podcast series, Japanese culture rese...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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9:42
Heroes or hypocrites? Buddhist soldier monks of middle-age Japan
Buddhist monks are not supposed to harm anyone, but "soldier monks" were a long-lasting profession in middle age Japan - why did these people arm themselves and why were they even allowed to exist?Podcast host Kyota Ko explains the hist...
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Episode 38
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12:09
Samurai were the fathers of Japanese goldfish
Samurai were not only busy swinging around swords and spears taking people's lives. They also gave life. To goldfish. Goldfish were mass-produced and became a popular pet among Japanese people in the 18th-19th century, thanks to a creative samu...
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Episode 37
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10:18