The radio notes for the Circles podcast "Circles Radio Club" provide a summary of the topics discussed during the podcast along with related information.
CRC vol.3 – July 24, 2026
Host: @_chanmai
Circles: @keita_earlybirds / @mon_jya
The Epicenter of "Nagoya Food is Bad!"
Ugh, I'm sorry, but Nagoya seriously doesn't have any good restaurants. Even less than Tokyo.
— Ryuji @ Cooking Guy Buzz Recipe (@ore825) July 10, 2026
I really want someone to tell me about good restaurants in Nagoya. When you ask Nagoya locals, they just recommend chain restaurants, so it seems like many of them aren't interested in food at all.
Shunsuke Inada's take on the matter
https://mond.how/topics/nzlyfkei8k6vb57/gyv02bgap6ow3bq
Mr. Inada is a food culture expert who started out in an izakaya in Gifu and expanded nationwide; he is also the producer of Eric South. I personally love his work and frequently watch media he appears in. I find this opinion convincing as well.
RIDEALIVE Season 2 was 2017–2019
2017
https://ral.life/ridealive2017
Check out the Yatsugatake Special Edition report by Mon-jya here
2018
https://ral.life/ridealive2018
2019
https://ral.life/ridealive2019
RIDEALIVE 2026
https://circles-jp.com/ridealive2026/
Announcements
Call for Submissions – This time's theme: "Summer memories related to bicycles"
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Post-Recording Notes
The issue of Nagoya's "bad food." Personally, I think the real problem is that rent in Nagoya is so cheap that bad restaurants can stay in business. Sometimes you can hit a terrifying dud. lol
There are plenty of delicious restaurants, so please reach out if you're ever in Nagoya! – by Mon-jya