Recorded live form Miyajima Island, (with consequent sound drop-outs), we begin by pondering why the Japanese like to group famous things into threes, before turning our attention to the shady dealings of Sokagakai, Japan's equivalent to Scientology.

Then on to earthquakes: a recent one brings back memories of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, and Andy tells us how he almost became a looter.

Next we look at the recent fad of the 'Meido Kissa', cafes in which waitresses attired in French maid outfits are ogled by nerds, which have apparently already made their appearance in Hiroshima.

The show is then interrupted by a ravenous deer who devours Dave's show notes, but the lads make good their escape and go to gawp at the Big Red Gate, symbol of Miyajima, and do a spot of winkle-picking at its foot.

Next a quick look at Itskushima Shrine, with its floating stage for play performances, before the appearance of a motorized priest leads us to a digression on the lucrative trade in remembering the dead in Japan.

Easter Islanders provide us with another mellow techno number in the shape of 'Devious III',  before we go to sample one of Miyajima's delicacies, 'Momiji-manju', maple-leaf shape sponge cakes filled with chocolate, custard or sweet bean paste. Sounds revolting, doesn't it?

A brief chat about eels and the Japanese ingrained habit of gift-giving and the ferry home beckons...

We kick off this week with an inpromptu campfire singalong before launching into the subject of 'nutters'.

Andy tells us of the bizarre antics of the Yano Can Man, while Dave parries with talk of folk who memorise tram conductor spiel and perform it ahead of the real thing. Andy returns with a tale of a local Tourette's Syndrome victim and some weird goings on at a Hiroshima language school.

Music is provided by Easter Islanders, Andy's electronic outfit, who play the intriguingly named 'Oscar : Cut 'n' Dried Quagmire'.

Next comes another episode in Andy's 'History As I See It' feature in which he attempts this time to set the historical record straight with regard to Poland. Why was their country in the wrong place between the wars? Who was General Pilsudksi? Did they really send sword-wielding cavalry against German tanks in 1939? All will be revealed...

Dave then tests Andy's historical knowledge by getting him to spot the mistakes in a passage from Dan Kurzman's 'The Day of the Bomb : Countdown to Hiroshima', before informing us how to reveal your true colours via a Japanese idiom.

Another show from Happy Happy Park in which we tell you about Pocky Sticks, the history behind Dave's horrible coffee cups and the possible connection with Japan's current lack of children.

Next we get all historical and Dave lectures on the Japanese victory in Singapore in 1941, commanded by locally-trained General Yamashita, branded a war-criminal by the Allies, but still revered in some circles here.

Music is again provided by Andy's electronic outfit Easter Islanders, this time playing the oddly-titled 'Yamazaki Doughnut Conspiracy Theory'.

Said confectionery conspiracy theory is then revealed by Andy, a man with one hand in the Hiroshima cake business.

Andy takes a look at the attempt to introduce a new national day in Britain and tries to work out what it means to be British.

Dave wraps up with another idiom, this time concerning 'cause and effect', and there is talk of Dutch ladyboys for no apparent reason.

A bumper drunken episode broadcast from Dave's new pad.

Dave reads some poetic fanmail, recommends a restaurant, and reveals the latest food fad in here in Japan. Meanwhile, Andy has some exciting news about his band STAVKA...

Talking of music, Andy reveals his techno side with the song 'Nichiren' by his electronic persona 'Easter Islanders', featuring the dubious vocal talents of none other than our Dave.

An argument about Buddhism, and then we then go all theatrical, as Dave waxes long and lyrical about the performance of a visiting British Shakespearian company to Hiroshima, with digressions on the native dramatic forms of Noh, Kabuki and Kagura, and how the Globe Theatre in London changed Andy's views on 'Romeo and Juliet'.

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