Welcome to Tastebud Traveller, the podcast that takes you on tasty adventure around the world with your hosts Julia Zaetta and Ben Alcock, plus a line-up of fabulous guests.
In this episode we visit Japan, home of skiing, sushi and sake. Julia hasn’t been but desperately wants to see the cherry blossom festival. Ben has been and is going again for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and also finds validation for his food-on-a-stick fetish. They’re joined by Sally Miles from the Japan National Tourism Organization to talk about travel in Japan, revealing hidden gems and lifting the lid on ‘adult’ beverages, then foodie Sarah Tiong – a former MasterChef contestant – to talk Japanese cuisine!