Where do the bullet trains end and the rice paddies begin? Fourteen hours from Tokyo, Emma and Ervin are two gaijin* friends tackling life in the Japanese countryside. Join them for a glimpse of their journeys—and some second-hand embarrassment—as they chat about culture shock, building connections, and the ups-and-downs of living far from Japan’s megacities.

*gaijin (外人): a foreigner, n.