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Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language

Release Date: 11/28/2025

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On this episode of Japan Station, Sensei Martian talks about what it was like walking 3200 km from Cape Sata, the southernmost point on mainland Japan, to Cape Soya, the northernmost point on mainland Japan.

👉Topics Discussed

  • About the Kyushu Challenge
  • Why Sensei Martian decided to walk 3200 km/3000 miles+ across Japan
  • About walking the old Tokaido Road
  • About walking from the southern end of Japan to the northern end
  • About encounters Sensei Martian had with people while walking across Japan
  • About booking lodging while walking across Japan
  • About getting injured while walking across Japan
  • About the presents people gave Sensei Martian while walking across Japan
  • How difficult it was to get to Cape Sata
  • Japan's dwindling population and how it is affecting rural areas
  • About Sensei's Martian walking 100 km across Tokyo over the course of 30 hours
  • And much more!

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