# Ep. 11 | Half Japanese Fitness Instructor on Being Swedish Japanese, Gym Culture, Mental Health, and more ft. LionLifts

An episode of [Live in Tokyo with Max D. Capo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6806572530), 27 Aug 2024, 54 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/efcb1ebc/podcast/play/90937687/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-7-27%2F385388178-44100-2-19debd7256ef7.m4a

Erika is a fitness instructor and self-employed mixed Japanese-Swedish person living in Tokyo. In this podcast we discuss topics on what it's like being half Japanese in Sweden vs. in Japan, fitness culture in Japan and what gyms are like, Japanese healthy foods, mental health and loneliness, finding a community, and much more. Like tea? Try my sponsor, Itoen's Oi Ocha straight from their website! https://itoen.com/collections/oi-ochahttps://itoen.com/collections/oi-ocha Use code MAXDCAPO10 to get 10% off your order. Also please subscribe to their YouTube channel as they are trying to grow it! Found here: https://www.youtube.com/@ITOEN-tea Erika's Socials: https://www.lionlifts.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lionlifts/ YouTube: @LionLifts

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