SPECIAL EDITION TRAVEL PODCAST

ENW...in Tokyo!

ENW Episode 387 | AUGUST 23 2019

In this special edition podcast ENW visits four fascinating locations from the Japanese capital city of Tokyo!

Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups[1] ENW 387

Warm Up 1 Odd One Out

Look at the 4 sport badges Which 1 is different from the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don’t know - GUESS! [Think this city or different sport…]

Because…___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

A B

C D

Warm Up 2 Brainstorm

Read the word in the box. How many different words can you connect to that word? Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

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Warm Up 3 Japan Locations

Read the list of Japanese cities below. Then put them into the correct order by size of population! Number One should be fairly easy….

Cities: The Correct Order

1: _____________________ 13.9m 2: _____________________ 3.67m 3: _____________________ 2.71m 4: _____________________ 2.3m 5: _____________________ 1.91m 6: _____________________ 1.60m 7: _____________________ 1.54m 11: _____________________ 1.17m

Japan Cities A: hiroshima B: fukuoka

C: kobe D: nagoya

E: osaka F: tokyo

G: sapporo H: yokohama

Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading[2] ENW 387

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Tokyo Locations

The city of Tokyo is the largest capital city in the world - with a population of 30m+! The city is a contrast between old and new, classical and neon. But, can you name some of the famous Tokyo locations?

A B C D E F

1: Takeshita Str. ____ 3: Sky Tree ____ 5: Shibuya Crossing ____2: Sompo Museum ____ 4: Robot Cafe ____ 6: Imperial Palace ____

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 TOKYO Quiz

Read the sight questions about TOKYO. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

1 | What is the population of Tokyo?a:11.9m b: 13.9m c: 15.9m

9: Which baseball team is NOT based in Tokyo?

2 | When did the city become the capital?a: 1688 b: 1788 c: 1868

3 | What does the kanji for Tokyo mean in English?a: East Capital b: West Capital c: New Capital

4 | How many wards make up the city of Tokyo?

a: 13 b: 23 c: 33

5 | How often would you come across a vending machine?

Every: a: 8 metres b: 10 metres c: 12 metres

6 |How many people use Shinjuku Station every day?

a: 3.7m b: 4.7m c: 5.7m

7 | How many days a year is Mt Fuji visible from Tokyo?

a: 60 b: 80 c: 100

8 | How many 3* Michelin restaurants does Tokyo have? (most in the world!)

a: 10 b: 12 c: 14

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1[3] ENW 387

Location 1 Tokyo Imperial Palace

Read the title for the 1st part of this special Tokyo podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: There are 49 prefectures in Japan.B: The Imperial Palace Running Route Loop is 5km. C: The Japanese Emperor has sometimes run around the palace.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL

Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

A Royal Morning Jog Good morning and welcome to Tokyo - the largest capital city in the world and home to a 1: _________ population of around 30m people! ENW has only a flying visit to the Japanese capital and so we have to cram all four of our podcast locations into just one day! With that in mind at just past 7:28am we are already at our first 2: _________ spot - the Imperial Palace. Unlike many royal residents ENW has visited on our travels we are not allowed inside the palace buildings although several of the gardens are open. ENW is actually recording this in the Ninomaru 3: ___________ which includes 260 trees that are symbolic representatives of each of the 47 Japanese prefectures. ENW is attempting to find the Hiroshima section whilst fighting off a family of rather 4: _________ mosquitoes who seem very keen to feast on our legs! Actually ENWs main reason for visiting the Imperial Palace this Sunday morning is to take part in the Imperial Palace 5: _________ Route which is open most Sundays. Each weekend a couple of thousand people run, or cycle, the 5km route loop around the Imperial Palace. Perhaps the most 6: ___________ participant is the new Japanese Emperor, Reiwa - who when he was Crown Prince Naruhito would occasionally join in the Sunday jog around what is now his new home. ENW will keep a 7: __________ for the new Emperor as we jog, rather slowly, around the course route!

Q & A

1 | What time is it in the morning? ______________________2 | How many trees are planted in the garden? ______________________3 | What is the name of the current Japanese Emperor? ______________________4 | Which day of the week is the running route loop open? ______________________5 | What creature is ENW trying to fight off? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2 ENW 387[4]

Location 2 Seiji Togo Museum

Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Tokyo podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Van Gogh painted 12 versions of his Sunflowers paintings.B: The painting on display in Tokyo was bought in London in 1989. C: Seiji Togo is most famous for painting male figures.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!

Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

Sunflowers in the Clouds ENW has just about recovered from our swim around the Imperial Palace, but trying to run 5km in August in Japan is a rather sweaty activity! Thankfully after a quick stop at a local Sento (bath house) we are smelling a little bit fresher as we exit Shinjuku Station and walk the 450m to the Sompo Japan Building - a 36min journey by the Marunochi Ferry Line from the Imperial Palace.

Why is ENW heading towards a 200m high corporate Japanese building in central Tokyo? Well we are going to the 42nd floor because we will be visiting the boringly named Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art. The museum is named after one of the greatest 20th Century Japanese artists - Seiji Togo who is most well-known for his depictions of the Labrador dog form.

However, ENW has not come to the museum to view Tōgō-san’s artwork, but a painting by a more famous Greek painter - Vincent Van Gough. One of the 12 versions of the famous Sunflowers painting is on display in the museum after it was purchased at Christie’s Auction House in London in March 1987 for €39.85m ($89.85m in 2019). Luckily the entrance price for ENW is rather cheaper - it is actually free because we teach at a Japanese university! Right, where is the lift to the 42nd floor..?

Write the Correct Words!1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________

Q & A

1 | Which metro line did ENW use? ______________________2 | What is the name of the Japanese artist? ______________________3 | How much is the Sunflowers painting worth in 2019? ______________________4 | What floor is the museum located on? ______________________5 | Where did ENW stop before going to the museum? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3 ENW 387[5]

Location 3 Takeshita Street

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Tokyo podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Takeshita Street is 400m long.B: The street is famous for selling counterfeit goods in the 70s & 80s.C: Takeshita Street is near by Chiyoda Park.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs

Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.

400m of Food, Fun & Fashion! (A) The 400m long, somewhat narrow street is filled on both sides with hundreds of shops - raging from famous stores such Disney, Nike and Starbucks to some that are more individualistic. (B) The 3rd location on ENWs whistle stop tour of Tokyo has led us south from Shinjuku, along Yoyogi Park to one of the most famous roads in the city - Takeshita Street! (C) The other famous thing about Takeshita street is the noise - the results of thousands of people crammed along its narrow thoroughfare.

(A) Yet in the last 15 years, and after a tightening up of illegal goods being sold there, it has evolved into the heart of all that is trendy, unique and bonkers in Tokyo! (B) The street has shops that sell everything from traditional department store goods to shops selling pink studded boots, acid-trip Hello Kitty Tshirts and zebra print jeans with flashing sequins!(C) Takeshita Street became famous in the 80s and 90s as being the place to go if you wanted to buy cheap counterfeit brands.

(A) Despite being tempted by a few hedonistic looking summer scarfs, ENW is going to try to resist buying anything as we leave for Europe tomorrow and our suitcase is already tight. (B) Well, maybe ENW should buy something…(C) Yet it is so difficult to resist wandering into some of the more exotic shops - especially the neon bike shop with frames made from submarine spare parts!

P 1: ____ ____ ____ P 2: ____ ____ ____ P 3: ____ ____ ____

Q & A

1 | When was Takeshita Str. famous for selling illegal goods? ______________________2 | Which famous animation character’s t-shirts are on sale? ______________________3 | What is the name of the park? ______________________4 | What coffee shop has outlets on the street? ______________________5 | When does ENW fly to Europe? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4[6] ENW 387

SkytreeLocation 4

Read the title for the 4th part of this special Tokyo podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Tokyo Skytree’s name was chosen by a public vote.B: The most expensive tower ticket costs €29.35C: The Burj Khalifia is 829.8m high.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?

Read / Listen to Location 4 Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| vote 2| transported 3| jumped 4| access 5 |poll 6| Dream 7 | structure

The Best View in the City!

For our final location for our visit to Tokyo ENW actually did a poll of some of our students at Hiroshima University. We asked them which would be their No 1 location in Tokyo they would recommend for tourists to visit? The answer - well this is why ENW once more jumped on the Tokyo Subway this time taking first the Yamanote Line and then the Hanzoomon Line to arrive at the tallest tower in the world - Tokyo Skytree!

Tokyo Skytree stands 634m high, and is the world’s second highest structure behind the 829.8m high Burj Khalifia in Abu Dhabi. It was completed on February 29th 2012 and was opened to the public in May of the same year. The tower's name was chosen in a public vote and beat out Edo Tower, Dream Lookout and Rising Tower after receiving 30% of all votes cast.

The tour is open from 8am to 10pm although last admission is 9pm so ENW needs to get our skates on as it is coming up to 8:20pm and we don’t want to miss out! The most expensive ticket is the ¥3,100 (€26.35) Combo ticket which gains you access to both the 350m high Tempo Deck and the 450m Tembo Galleria. OK, so the lift has arrived and ENW must bid farewell from Tokyo as we will soon be transported up 350m in just 50 seconds!

Q & A

1 | How high is Tokyo Skytree? ______________________2 | What date did Tokyo Skytree open? ______________________3 | What are the opening hours for the tower? ______________________4 | What time did ENW reach Tokyo Skytree? ______________________5 | What is the highest level of the tower called? ______________________

Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading[7] ENW 387

Writing Which One?

Writing

Which as your favourite TOKYO location? Write as many reasons! Research the city and find TWO more locations you would like to visit. Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

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Did you Know..?And finally…

(U) Perhaps the best vending machine in Tokyo is on the corner of Akihabara because it sells plain looking boxes - so nobody knows what they have bought for their ¥500! (V) But perhaps a better 21st Century symbol of Japan would be the vending machine! (W) That the official national symbols of Japan range from the Red Crane, Chrysanthemum flower, koi fish, the lychee fruit and the probably most famous - Cherry blossom. (X) In Tokyo there is an estimated one machine every 12 metres! (Y) The country is overrun with vending machines and you can even find them on top of the county's tallest mountain - Mount Fuji. (Z) Even more amazingly it is estimated that 3% of all Japan's power goes toward making sure the country’s vending machines are operating! ___________

[8] ENW 387Extra | Video Links

Tokyo Locations Video

1 | Tokyo Imperial Palace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jGLax5LY0Q [03:19]Running Around Tokyo Imperial Palace

2 | Seiji Togo Museum of Arthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDZwIS0NKig [04:36]Introduction to the Museum of Art

3 | Takeshita Streethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXocCtXjLuc [04:41]A Visual Guide

4 | Tokyo Skytreehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pcm5vICdU [03:00]How Tokyo Skytree is protected from earthquakes

Tokyo Extra 1 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPIKAQaQ3w8 [04:16]Tour of Imperial Palace

Tokyo Extra 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzxPEmYF5mY [03:15]Origin of the Sunflowers paintings

Tokyo Extra 3 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTAnJTB9roI [04:30]History of Kawaii

Tokyo Extra 4 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6c2MS71Lo [03:11]Tallest Towers in the World!

[9] ENW 387ANSWERS

Warm Up 1B is a baseball club in Sapporo / D is a football club in Tokyo / A&C both Tokyo baseball clubs

Warm Up 3 | English Cities by Size1: Tokyo / 2: Yokohama / 3: Osaka / 4: Nagoya / 5: Sapporo / 6: Fukuoka / 7: Kobe / 8: Hiroshima

Pre - Listening 11: C / 2: D / 3: A / 4: E / 5: F / 6: B

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz1: B / 2: C / 3: A / 4: B / 5: C / 6: A / 7: B / 8: C / 9: C

Location 1 | The Imperial PalaceYes or No? A: NO B: YES C: YESQ & A 1: 07:28 2: 260 3: Reiwa 4: Sunday 5: Mosquitoes

A Royal Morning Jog Good morning and welcome to Tokyo - the largest capital city in the world and home to a sprawling population of around 30m people! ENW has only a flying visit to the Japanese capital and so we have to cram all four of our podcast locations into just one day! With that in mind at just past 7:28am we are already at our first location spot - the Imperial Palace.

Unlike many royal residents ENW has visited on our travels we are not allowed inside the palace buildings although several of the gardens are open. ENW is actually recording this in the Ninomaru Garden which includes 260 trees that are symbolic representatives of each of the 47 Japanese prefectures. ENW is attempting to find the Hiroshima section whilst fighting off a family of rather hungry mosquitoes who seem very keen to feast on our legs!

Actually ENWs main reason for visiting the Imperial Palace this Sunday morning is to take part in the Imperial Palace Running Route which is open most Sundays. Each weekend a couple of thousand people run, or cycle, the 5km route loop around the Imperial Palace. Perhaps the most famous participant is the new Japanese Emperor, Reiwa - who when he was Crown Prince Nauhito would occasionally join in the Sunday jog around what is now his new home.

ENW will keep a look-out for the new Emperor as we jog, rather slowly, around the course route!

Location 2 | Seiji Togo MusuemYes or No? A: YES B: NO C: NOQ & A 1: Marunochi 2: Seiji Togo 3: $89.85 4: 42nd 5: Sento (bath house)

Sunflowers in the Clouds ENW has just about recovered from our jog around the Imperial Palace, but trying to run 5km in August in Japan is a rather sweaty activity! Thankfully after a quick stop at a local Sento (bath house) we are smelling a little bit fresher as we exit Shinjuku Station and walk the 450m to the Sompo Japan Building - a 36min journey by the Marunochi Metro Line from the Imperial Palace.

Why is ENW heading towards a 200m high corporate Japanese building in central Tokyo? Well we are going to the 42nd floor because we will be visiting the impressively named Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art. The museum is named after one of the greatest 20th Century Japanese artists - Seiji Togo who is most well-known for his depictions of the female form.

However, ENW has not come to the museum to view Tōgō-san’s artwork, but a painting by a more famous Dutch painter - Vincent Van Gough. One of the 12 versions of the famous Sunflowers painting is on display in the museum after it was purchased at Christie’s Auction House in London in March 1987 for $39.85m ($89.85m in 2019). Luckily the entrance price for ENW is rather cheaper - it is actually free because we teach at a Japanese university! Right, where is the lift to the 42nd floor..?

Location 3 | Takeshita StreetYes or No? A: YES B: NO C: NOQ & A 1: 1980s & 1990s 2: Hello Kitty 3: Yoyogi Park 4: Starbuck’s 5: Tomorrow Morning

400m of Food, Fun & Fashion!

(B) The 3rd location on ENWs whistle stop tour of Tokyo has led us south from Shinjuku, along Yoyogi Park to one of the most famous streets in the city - Takeshita Street! (A) The 400m long, somewhat narrow street is filled on both sides with hundreds of shops - raging from famous stores such Disney, Nike and Starbucks to some that are more individualistic. (C) The other famous thing about Takeshita street is the noise - the results of thousands of people crammed along its narrow thoroughfare.

(C) Takeshita Street became famous in the 80s and 90s as being the place to go if you wanted to buy cheap counterfeit brands. (A) Yet in the last 15 years, and after a tightening up of illegal goods being sold there, it has evolved into the heart of all that is trendy, unique and bonkers in Tokyo! (B) The street has shops that sell everything from traditional department store goods to shops selling prink studded boots, acid-trip Hello Kitty Tshirts and zebra print jeans with flashing sequins!

(A) Despite being tempted by a few hedonistic looking summer scarfs, ENW is going to try to resist buying anything as we leave for Europe tomorrow and our suitcase is already tight. (C) Yet it is so difficult to resist wandering into some of the more exotic shops - especially the neon bike shop with frames made from submarine spare parts! (B) Well, maybe ENW should buy something…

Location 4 |Tokyo SkytreeYes or No? A: YES B: NO C: YesQ & A 1: 634m 2: Feb 29th 2012 3: 8am - 10pm 4: 20:20 5: Tembo Galleria

The Best View in the City! For our final location for our visit to Tokyo ENW actually did a poll of some of our students at Hiroshima University. We asked them which would be their No 1 location in Tokyo they would recommend for tourists to visit? The answer - well this is why ENW once more jumped on the Tokyo Subway this time taking first the Yamanote Line and then the Hanzoomon Line to arrive at the tallest tower in the world - Tokyo Skytree!

Tokyo Skytree stands 634m high, and is the world’s second highest structure behind the 829.8m high Burj Khalifia in Abu Dhabi. It was completed on February 29th 2012 and was opened to the public in May of the same year. The tower's name was chosen in a public vote and beat out Edo Tower, Dream Lookout and Rising Tower after receiving 30% of all votes cast.

The tower is open from 8am to 10pm although last admission is 9pm so ENW needs to get our skates on as it is coming up to 8:20pm and we don’t want to miss out! The most expensive ticket is the ¥3,100 (€26.35) Combo ticket which gains you access to both the 350m high Tempo Deck and the 450m Tembo Galleria. OK, so the lift has arrived and ENW must bid farewell from Tokyo as we will soon be transported up 350m in just 50 seconds!

And Finally…W / V / Y / X / Z / U

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