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Why there's a DOGE statue in Japan! | Japan Station 119
Manage episode 395485686 series 2499002
On this episode of Japan Station, we learn about the new statue of the famous Kabosu the shibainu (a.k.a. Doge) that was erected in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. Are you ready to go on "the Doge Pilgrimage?"
Topics Discussed- About the history of Kabosu the Shibainu and the Doge meme
- About the process of creating the Doge statue that is in Sakura City in Chiba Prefecture near Narita Airport
- About how the creation of the Doge statue was funded
- How the Own the Doge organization created the bronze Doge statue
- About connecting and communicating with the mayor of Sakura City in Chiba Prefecture
- About the Own the Doge organization
- About Atsuko Sato
- About auctioning off the couch seen in the original photo used in the Doge meme
- About the big unveiling ceremony of the Doge statue in November of 2023
- About John Monarch's (creator of the Doge meme) role in the Own the Doge and Bronze Doge pprojects
- And much more
If you enjoy Ichimon Japan and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month. Patrons get first access to podcast episodes, as well as updates on what I'm working on for JapanKyo.com. If you join the $3 a month tier you get access to the back catalog of the Japanese Plus Alpha podcast (a short series on interesting Japanese words and features of the Japanese language). If you would like to do a one time donation, that is also possible. Just use the Ko-fi link below. All donations are greatly appreciated! And if you can't support financially, that's ok. Consider telling a friend about the show!
- Support on Patreon https://patreon.com/japankyo
- Support on Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo
Links, Videos, Etc.
Here's all the relevent links
- Own The Doge X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ownthedoge
- Own The Doge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ownthedoge/
- Bronze Doge X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BronzeTheDoge
- John Monarch X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/realjohnmonarch
- Smoke X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Smoke_theArtist
- Facebook (@JapankyoNews) https://www.facebook.com/JapankyoNews/
- X/Twitter (@JapankyoNews) https://twitter.com/japankyonews
- My Personal X/Twitter (@TheVegaTony) https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony
- Instagram (@JapanKyoNews) https://instagram.com/japankyonews
- YouTube (@JapanKyoNews) https://www.youtube.com/@japankyonews
For more of my Japan-focused content, visit the JapanKyo website JapanKyo.com
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Manage episode 395485686 series 2499002
On this episode of Japan Station, we learn about the new statue of the famous Kabosu the shibainu (a.k.a. Doge) that was erected in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. Are you ready to go on "the Doge Pilgrimage?"
Topics Discussed- About the history of Kabosu the Shibainu and the Doge meme
- About the process of creating the Doge statue that is in Sakura City in Chiba Prefecture near Narita Airport
- About how the creation of the Doge statue was funded
- How the Own the Doge organization created the bronze Doge statue
- About connecting and communicating with the mayor of Sakura City in Chiba Prefecture
- About the Own the Doge organization
- About Atsuko Sato
- About auctioning off the couch seen in the original photo used in the Doge meme
- About the big unveiling ceremony of the Doge statue in November of 2023
- About John Monarch's (creator of the Doge meme) role in the Own the Doge and Bronze Doge pprojects
- And much more
If you enjoy Ichimon Japan and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month. Patrons get first access to podcast episodes, as well as updates on what I'm working on for JapanKyo.com. If you join the $3 a month tier you get access to the back catalog of the Japanese Plus Alpha podcast (a short series on interesting Japanese words and features of the Japanese language). If you would like to do a one time donation, that is also possible. Just use the Ko-fi link below. All donations are greatly appreciated! And if you can't support financially, that's ok. Consider telling a friend about the show!
- Support on Patreon https://patreon.com/japankyo
- Support on Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo
Links, Videos, Etc.
Here's all the relevent links
- Own The Doge X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ownthedoge
- Own The Doge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ownthedoge/
- Bronze Doge X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BronzeTheDoge
- John Monarch X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/realjohnmonarch
- Smoke X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Smoke_theArtist
- Facebook (@JapankyoNews) https://www.facebook.com/JapankyoNews/
- X/Twitter (@JapankyoNews) https://twitter.com/japankyonews
- My Personal X/Twitter (@TheVegaTony) https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony
- Instagram (@JapanKyoNews) https://instagram.com/japankyonews
- YouTube (@JapanKyoNews) https://www.youtube.com/@japankyonews
For more of my Japan-focused content, visit the JapanKyo website JapanKyo.com
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