{"id":21484,"date":"2018-10-09T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=21484"},"modified":"2018-10-10T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T10:20:01","slug":"david-baddiel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/09\/david-baddiel\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: David Baddiel on Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F21484\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p>In issue 7 of <em>east\u00a0<\/em>magazine, British\u00a0comedian, television presenter, novelist, and playwright, David Baddiel gave us the lowdown on his family trip to Japan.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a>\u00a0<em>east\u00a0<\/em>magazine online, or subscribe to receive it to your door twice a year for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">free<\/span>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18955\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover-399x564.jpg 399w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover-390x552.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover-510x722.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EAST-front-cover.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>east\u00a0<\/em>meets David Baddiel<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Are there things that surprise you about Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always surprised by the level of service. I have been before but it seems to have gone up from last time. It\u2019s amazing, but can occasionally be constricting; they seem to know everything that you\u2019re doing in advance. Changing your dinner plans can send a five-star hotel into meltdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes Japan different to anywhere else in the world? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-21536\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-720x546.jpg\" alt=\"David Baddiel with a maiko in Japan\" width=\"720\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-720x546.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-564x428.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-1200x910.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-900x683.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-1440x1092.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-390x296.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-780x592.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko-510x387.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/With-a-maiko.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well that &#8211; the level of service. Also, the food. Also, the weirdness. Even though it\u2019s obviously very much part of a globalist culture, Japan always feels deeply foreign to a Westerner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most Japanese thing you saw?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-21494\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_4155-e1538555119564-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A woman bowing to a plane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What was your tastiest meal?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-21491\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-564x376.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HOSHINOYA-Fuji-Meals.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s difficult to choose! We had sushi (at what I think is just a chain) at the Tsukiji fish market &#8211; it was conveyor belt, but fantastic. Also, the Hoshinoya in Tokyo did us a nine-course meal &#8211; there were a few of these &#8211; and the chef made a vegan set for my daughter, including wild mushrooms that he\u2019d had picked that morning. It was amazing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe Tokyo\u2019s Robot Restaurant in three words.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-6357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"robot restaurant Tokyo\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/robot12.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Legal acid trip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did your kids enjoy the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They loved the animal caf\u00e9s, and my son particularly liked the <em>onsen<\/em>; the one in the Hoshinoya Tokyo is great. I wish we\u2019d gone to some public ones &#8211; I did that in 2002 in Tokyo and it was amazing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not many travellers make it to the jungle-clad Iriomote Island, did it feel like a world away from Tokyo?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-21496\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-720x479.jpg\" alt=\"Iriomote Urauchi Boat\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-564x375.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat-510x339.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Urauchi-Boat.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes and no. The weather was nice &#8211; which it wasn\u2019t anywhere else in the country; typhoon season actually happens there, but thankfully we missed that. There is also a laidback beach culture which feels quite un-Japanese. The Hoshinoya in contrast is still very Japanese &#8211; it\u2019s very organised, and there\u2019s a lot of bowing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you have a favourite place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love Kyoto, when you can get away from the crowds. But after coasteering on Iriomote, our guide took us back to the car by river instead of road. As we swum back, it was sunny and astonishingly beautiful, so it&#8217;s a joint favourite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Any advice for other travellers to Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-half-width wp-image-4545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-720x478.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn Leaves\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-720x478.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-1200x797.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-1440x956.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-780x518.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/l_151899-900x598.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes. The weather is humid but overcast in August &#8211; I prefer spring or autumn instead. And whilst it\u2019s brilliant, don\u2019t just stay in Tokyo!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>David Baddiel travelled on an InsideJapan Tours Self-Guided Adventure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/tokyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/kyoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyoto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/izu-peninsula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Izu Peninsula<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/japanese-destinations\/okinawa-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okinawa islands<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Whether you see yourself spending an evening at the Robot Restaurant or swimming through waterfalls,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get in touch<\/a> and we&#8217;ll help tailor your perfect trip.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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