Japanese Street Wisdom

In this episode of the Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast, I will talk about a quote by Yanagiya Kosanji X (十代目 柳家小三治) who just passed away last month on 7 October 2021. He was one of the three rakugo performers to have ever been awarded the status of the Living National Treasure of Japan (人間国宝). I … Continue reading Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast Episode 5 [Listen to Your Inner Voice 自分の心の声でやんなさいよ。] Japanese Street Wisdom is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://rakugonz.com/

Hello everybody! Hope you are safe and well! Welcome to the 4th episode of the Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast. In this episode, I will introduce a Japanese saying “Un Kon Don” (運根鈍), the Japanese secret of success! I had never really thought hard about this saying before, but I found it interesting that it is … Continue reading Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast Episode 4 [Un Kon Don 運根鈍] Japanese Street Wisdom is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://rakugonz.com/

Welcome to the 3rd episode of my Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast!!! Today, I will be talking about a zen saying “Kissa Kippan” (喫茶喫飯 きっさきっぱん). Please listen to the episode to find out what this maxim means, but this wisdom can be applied to literally everything we do in our lives. Please do let me know … Continue reading Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast Episode 3 [Kissa Kippan] Japanese Street Wisdom is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://rakugonz.com/

Hi all, Eishi here!!! How’s everything going? As I mentioned in another blog post, I was voiceless for a while, but my voice is now about 90% back!!! It’s about time for Episode 2 of my Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast. In this episode, I will be talking about a very famous yakuza called Shimizuno Jirocho. … Continue reading Japanese Street Wisdom Podcast Episode 2 [Shimizuno Jirocho] Japanese Street Wisdom is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://rakugonz.com/

Hi everybody! Hope everything is well with you! 😊 I am letting you know that my new podcast is just about to go live… as soon as I post this blog entry!!! The show is called ‘Japanese Street Wisdom– A Rakugo Performer’s Musings’, and I will be talking about Japanese wisdom from the past that … Continue reading Eishi’s Podcast Available RIGHT NOW!!! Japanese Street Wisdom is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://rakugonz.com/