Introducing Lauren Lasko
In today’s episode, we’ll be talking to Lauren Lasko. Together with her husband Ryuji, she founded For Animals Japan, an organization that brings vegans together through street outreaches that hopefully inspire others to go vegan. She also happens to be the Happy Cow ambassador for Yokohama as well. Lauren has lived in Japan for many years now and we touch on how that came to pass in our interview together. Lauren will be talking about why Japan is a fun place to visit and her recommendations for the Tokyo and Yokohama area. While we know that you will be interested in Japanese vegan food, we will also talk about some interesting destinations that you will want to add to your Japan wishlist.
Timestamp
- 3:18 About Lauren and our discussion for today
- 06:39 Why visit Japan!
- 09:14 Akihabara
- 10:13 Disney Sea
- 13:54 Introduction to Yokohama
- 15:50 Sankeien Gardens
- 17:44 Minato Mirai District
- 21:13 Team Lab Digital Art museums
- 22:59 Vegan food scene in Japan
- 25:49 Lauren’s favorite restaurants in the great Tokyo area
- 32:41 Shojin Ryori
- 37:19 More restaurant recommendations
- 43:09 Get active even on holiday
Learn more about what we talk about
Akihabara: 20 Things to do from Anime, Arcades to Maid Cafes
- Asakusa Shrine
- Motomachi – Yokohama
- Story behind Opening of Japan
- Sankeien Garden
- Things to see in Minato Mirai district
- Team Lab Borderless
- Teamlab Planet
- Ateliers des Lumieres – light show in Paris
- Shojin Ryori Japan’s Sophisticated Buddhist Cuisine – Hachinoki
An example of Shojin Ryori
Other World Vegan Travel content connected with this episode
S2 Ep 2 | Learning Languages for Travel | The Nomadic Vegan
