{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/935be082-c794-4143-9f66-179c9d665333/83dc769d-c23f-48c4-9052-e70c4023be11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Tech Inside Kyoto’s Geisha Houses: TM 128 (feat. Kate Lanxon)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ef2930d8163c264e619e76/60ef295a80765c001286b1d9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on a very special episode of TECH'S MESSAGE <a href=\"http://twitter.com/NateLanxon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nate</a> and his wife <a href=\"http://twitter.com/KateLanxon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Lanxon</a> discuss their experiences of technology throughout their tour of Japan, through Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. Topics include:</p><p>- The inside story of tech inside a traditional geisha house (okiya) in Kyoto’s Gion district</p><p>- How printing documents is difficult as all hell</p><p>- How using Google Translate’s real-time optical translation helped us in convenience stores, using machines and more</p><p>- The lack of self-service checkouts</p><p>- Apple Maps is unexpectedly brilliant in Japan. Who knew!?</p><p>- Pokemon Go is still very much a thing here, at least in the Akihabara district.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Nate Lanxon"}