This is a better, smoother, video from the livestream of Mar. 6, 2022 – watch this!
In this episode, I have not one but TWO guests to guide me in and around the grounds of UNESCO World Heritage Site Sengan-en in Kagoshima City. It’s a huge understatement to say how knowledgeable both are about Kagoshima, so I’m really looking forward to this tour!
My guests Mitch and Alex are the creators behind the “People of Kagoshima” a new YouTube channel, which introduces the real lives and stories of local everyday people here in Kagoshima, Japan. I highly recommend checking it out for a peek into the Kagoshima few tourists ever see.
Guest profiles:
Alex Bradshaw: is a travel industry professional and Head of Overseas Business for Shimadzu Ltd. He is also the Head of Overseas Communications for Kagoshima Prefecture and owner of travel consultancy GOTOKU.
Mitch Stapleton: is an entrepreneur, radio and television personality, and digital content creator. He founded STAPLETON — an innovative learning center and language school, and STORi STUDIOS — a digital content creation company.
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Who are you?
Nick Szasz, a Canadian who has lived in Japan for about 35 years. Thirty-one years in Fukuoka, three in Tokyo, and one in Osaka. I’m the founder and publisher of Fukuoka Now magazine, a monthly printed bilingual magazine about Fukuoka and Kyushu for international residents and visitors from overseas. Fukuoka Now magazine: and Fukuoka Now website – I live in Itoshima – and post about that here:
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主宰者について
日本在住35年、カナダ出身のニック・サーズ。大阪、東京での生活を経て、福岡に居を構えて31年。国際人向け多言語メディア『Fukuoka Now』を1998年に創業し、現在に至る。
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