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Unfolding Japan

Matthew Owens & Devin Hurt

Mat and Devin, having spent the majority of their adult lives in Japan, unfold the layers of this fascinating country, bringing you stories, explaining social issues, doing deep dives into the history, and everything in between. Your one stop shop for Japan.

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34 episodes

  1. Date Masamune - The One Eyed Dragon of Japan Part 1 1:07:57
  2. Japan's Great Lake - Lake Biwa 1:15:11
  3. The Curious History of Japanese Houses - Part 2 1:29:56
  4. The Curious History of Japanese Houses - Part 1 1:12:09
  5. Japan - The Dutch Connection Part 2 1:27:49
  6. Japan - The Dutch Connection Part 1 1:15:10
  7. Japan - Football (Soccer) World Cup Edition! 1:15:17
  8. True Crime in Japan Part 2 - The Mystery SOS 55:57
  9. True Crime in Japan Part 1 - The 300 Million Yen Incident 49:38
  10. Japanese Meibutsu - Regional Specialities Taken to the Extreme Part 2 1:13:56
  11. Japanese Meibutsu - Regional Specialities Taken to the Extreme 1:16:57
  12. Japanese Politics - Fascinatingly boring, fiendishly complex 1:21:17
  13. Edo Period Deep Dive - The Long Peace Part 3 1:30:31
  14. Edo Period Deep Dive - The Long Peace Part 2 1:34:42
  15. Edo Period Deep Dive - The Long Peace Part 1 1:15:57
  16. New Year in Japan - Superstition, Family, and a lot of Firsts 1:15:13
  17. Japanese Castles - Stone, Wood, Violence and Aesthetics 1:16:42
  18. Sex, Lies, and Geisha 1:12:06
  19. Okinawa - Japan's Tropical Paradise Part 3 1:08:21
  20. Okinawa - Japan's Tropical Paradise Part 2 1:06:31
  21. Autumn in Japan 38:54
  22. Okinawa - Japan's Tropical Paradise Part 1 1:34:53
  23. Unfolding Japanese 1:25:49
  24. Japan - Bear Country 51:44
  25. The izakaya - Japan's answer to the pub? 1:01:03
  26. A Brief History of Japan Part 3 1:42:14
  27. On The Road - North East Japan Part 2 1:08:55
  28. On The Road - North East Japan Part 1 1:04:35
  29. A Brief History of Japan Part 2 1:26:23
  30. A Brief History of Japan Part 1 1:08:54
  31. Fake Priests, Real Weddings 1:09:01
  32. Musings on Ramen 1:01:00
  33. Akiya - Japan's Empty Houses Explained 1:05:15
  34. Introduction to Unfolding Japan 9:11