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Life in the modern city of Tokyo.
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It all revolves around...
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...coffee?
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There are no normal clothes for us here.
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That's our problem.
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Join our boys as they tackle
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everyday life as as expat in Japan
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in the quintessential
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coffee houses of Tokyo!
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Hi! I'm Stan Jedermann.
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We in the West have an impression that our
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east Asian neighbors are just stlightly
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"vertically challenged."
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That's a common misconception.
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In the U.S. the average male is
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about 5'10"
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or about 177 cm tall.
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Whereas the average Japanese man
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is about 5'7"
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or 171 cm tall.
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There is a difference, but it's negligible.
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By the way,
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I know this is what you really
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want me to tell you.
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Why you're really listening
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...about the averages below the belt.
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Let me clear that up for you.
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The difference between Japanese males
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and U.S. males
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is negligible.
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But that's not the type of show
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that we're making.
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So let's get back to topics
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that we can show our mothers.
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Average sized western men
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won't have any trouble finding cllothes in the city
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finding clothes in the city.
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But what about those of us
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who are just "different?"
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Are we doomed to wearing
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rolled-up sleeves or
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cutoff fashion?
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With over 30% of
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the U.S. population
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already having trouble
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fitting in airplane seats,
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Is finding that authentic kimono
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out of the question
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in a country where most people are
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proportioned like
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shojo anime characters?
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Let's find out what solutions
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our boys have dug up today
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in this next episode
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of Coffee Yaro.
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Ochiai (落合)
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Welcome to Ochiai!
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Located on the Tozai Line
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near Nakano,
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Ochiai has been a residential area
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since the Edo Period.
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It was originally a boom town
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noted for cloth dying.
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The cafe we are going to today
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is called Coco House.
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A simple, retro-style cafe
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geared towards locals
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that has been in the area
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since the Showa Era.
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A very residential area indeed,
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but that's not all
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there is to Ochiai.
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The Ochiai neighborhood is where
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two major rivers in Tokyo converge
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The Myojoji-gawa and the Kanda-gawa.
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Do you remember the Kanda-gawa
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from the first episode?
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This geography allowed
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a lively dyeing community
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to flourish in the Edo Period.
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Even today,
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many artisans continue to create
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and exhibit their artwork
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in the area.
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In February every year
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this history is celebrated
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through a local three-day festival
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called "Some-no-Komichi."
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Futaba-En Cloth Dyeing
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Stan needs to learn the Japanese phrase
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"Iwanu-ga-hana."
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To recap,
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Coco House in Ochiai
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is the coffee house we went to today.
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Our boys visited the textile factory here
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and a number of options
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were given for sizes
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large-sized factories
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are available in the city
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and special order
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ensures a proper fit
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which even yukata need.
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However, everyone's experience
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in Japan is a little different.
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Which Yaro seemed most like you?
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All information can be found on our
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website right down here
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and join us next time
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as we tackle "omiyage"
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and what souvenirs to buy in Japan.