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Please Hold For Gaijin
Please Hold For Gaijin
3 episodes
1 day ago
Where do the bullet trains end and the rice paddies begin? Fourteen hours from Tokyo, Emma and Ervin are two gaijin* friends tackling life in the Japanese countryside. Join them for a glimpse of their journeys—and some second-hand embarrassment—as they chat about culture shock, building connections, and the ups-and-downs of living far from Japan’s megacities. *gaijin (外人): a foreigner, n.
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Where do the bullet trains end and the rice paddies begin? Fourteen hours from Tokyo, Emma and Ervin are two gaijin* friends tackling life in the Japanese countryside. Join them for a glimpse of their journeys—and some second-hand embarrassment—as they chat about culture shock, building connections, and the ups-and-downs of living far from Japan’s megacities. *gaijin (外人): a foreigner, n.
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Episodes (3/3)
Please Hold For Gaijin
Japanese Snack Taste-Test

Ever tasted wasabi chips or butter-flavored chocolates? Join us as we sample creative Japanese snacks (blindfolded, of course!) and inadvertently become ASMR podcasters. Guaranteed to make you hungry.

Follow us on Instagram @phfgaijin

Many, many thanks to Olivia Obrecht for designing our podcast cover art! Check out some of her other work at @oliveeo

Ringing Tone recorded by Mike Koenig via Soundbible
Umlungu by John Bartmann (Opening theme) from Pixabay
Promenade (Closing theme) from Purple Planet

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5 years ago
48 minutes 56 seconds

Please Hold For Gaijin
Five Fave Foods in Japan

Here’s some of our favourite food in Japan! We had to limit ourselves to only five things so you know it took us FOREVER to decide...and yes, sushi is included in one of our lists (*spoilers*), but we talk about other stuff you might not have heard of.


Follow us on Instagram @phfgaijin

Many, many thanks to Olivia Obrecht for designing our podcast cover art! Check out some of her other work at @oliveeo

Ringing Tone recorded by Mike Koenig via Soundbible
Umlungu by John Bartmann (Opening theme) from Pixabay
Promenade (Closing theme) from Purple Planet

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5 years ago
50 minutes 40 seconds

Please Hold For Gaijin
First Things First

We chat about our “firsts in Japan” to celebrate our first episode. Listen as we share secret stories about adjusting to a new culture, from doctor visits to encounters with creepy-crawlies. We also reflect on our first impressions of the Japanese countryside and what motivated us to move to Japan.

Follow us on Instagram @phfgaijin !


Many, many thanks to Olivia Obrecht for designing our podcast cover art! Check out some of her other work at @oliveeo

Ringing Tone recorded by Mike Koenig via Soundbible

Umlungu by John Bartmann (Opening theme) from Pixabay

Promenade (Closing theme) from Purple Planet

Show more...
5 years ago
51 minutes 5 seconds

Please Hold For Gaijin
Where do the bullet trains end and the rice paddies begin? Fourteen hours from Tokyo, Emma and Ervin are two gaijin* friends tackling life in the Japanese countryside. Join them for a glimpse of their journeys—and some second-hand embarrassment—as they chat about culture shock, building connections, and the ups-and-downs of living far from Japan’s megacities. *gaijin (外人): a foreigner, n.