On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about my upcoming walk across the island of Kyushu. This fall I will be walking roughly 500 km from Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture all the way down to Kagoshima as part of what I'm calling the Kyushu Challenge, part three of my ongoing Blind Japan Project. Listen to find out more and please consider coming on as a sponsor or supporting in any way you can! 👉Topics Discussed About the Kyushu Challenge When I will be walking from Iwakuni to Kagoshima as part of the Kyushu Challenge About the Tokaido Challenge and Miyajima Challenge About raising funds for the Kyushu Challenge About raising awareness of the blind and visually impaired About the current sponsors of the Kyushu Challenge And more 👉Subscribe to the Podcast! Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/japan-station-a-podcast-by-japankyo-com/id1440454968 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lDoFFt4M0HyyKaVeDyKkB 👉Support on Patreon & Ko-fi Support on Patreon https://patreon.com/japankyo Support on Ko-fi https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo 👉Links, Videos, Etc. Current major sponsors of the Kyushu Challenge. Meccha Yuugen (X/Twitter): https://x.com/MecchaYuugen United Neko Alliance (X/Twitter): https://x.com/nekoalliance Wailoaloa of Shinsei Galverse (X/Twitter): https://x.com/OnlyWailoaloa To become a sponsor you can: Email mail@japankyo.com Donate via ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/japankyo Or support by joining the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/japankyo For more info on the Blind Japan Project, check out my personal website. About the Blind Japan Project: https://tonyrvega.com/blind-travel/ 👉Follow on Social Media X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/japankyonews Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tonyrvega.bsky.social Instagram: https://instagram.com/tonyrvega The Anime Linguist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theanimelinguist Japan Station YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@japankyonews Website: https://japankyo.com/ Tony R. Vega Personal X/Twitter: https://x.com/thevegatony
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