Feb 15, 2011
Today's guest, Heather Fukase, lives on the outskirts of Matsumoto in a part of town known as "Azusagawa" (literally, "Catalpa River"). Formerly a separate village out in the Minami Azumi District, Azusagawa-mura was incorporated into Matsumoto city during the most recent amalgamation campaign. Despite the new...
Feb 1, 2011
For Episode 42, Dave talks with Susanne Prein of Germany. Susanne hails from Würzburg, home of Phillip Franz von Siebold, who in 1823 was the first European to teach Western medicine in Japan. Susanne explains how she was introduced to Japanese culture and language as a student at the Siebold High School in...