Hana Sugisaki's Flower TOKYO

Hana Sugisaki's Flower TOKYO

What’s the trick to getting your message (email) read on a radio program?

Listener email: When I sent a message, no one read it, so I searched for "radio message read". I found that 1. Keep the number of characters short, 2. Use line breaks, 3. Narrow down the topic, and 4. Make the introduction easy to understand. I was doing the opposite of everything, so
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Hana Sugisaki’s way of staying in shape in winter: “I set the heating timer based on the time I wake up”

Listener mail: By the way, Hana-chan, are you good at winter? How do you keep yourself in good health? I've never been good at winter, but I'd like to somehow get through it in good health. Sugisaki Hana: Thank you. I don't know. Are you good at winter...? I guess I'm not good at it.
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Hana Sugisaki shares her honest thoughts about the start of the broadcast of “Ochoyan,” which she had been preparing for over a year.

Listener email: Ochou-yan has finally started. I was laughing out loud from the very first episode, but the moment Hana-chan told me the title, tears just started rolling down my face. Sugisaki Hana: Thank you. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. Thank you so much.
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Hana Sugisaki talks about her thoughts on the theme song for Ochoyan, “Hata Motohiro’s ‘Episode of Tears and Laughter'”

Hana Sugisaki: Well, I'd like to present a song to you. "Episodes of Tears and Laughter" by Motohiro Hata. The host is Motohiro Hata, and it's "Episodes of Tears and Laughter". Yes, the theme song for "Ochouyan". I've been wanting to play this on the radio for a long time, and today I finally got to play it.
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A heartwarming episode of Ochouyan’s Maeda Nodano (Chiyo as a child) and Tortoise Matsumoto (Chiyo’s father)

Listener email: This time, I would like to cheer up Ohana-chan, who is working hard on filming Ochou-yan while living in Osaka, so I would like to request Ulfuls' "Waraereba". Sugisaki Hana: Thank you. It's your dad's song (lol) I'm happy ♪ I love this song too.
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Hana Sugisaki talks about her impressions of the first week of Ochoyan (Chiyo’s childhood) and what to look forward to in the future

Sugisaki Hana: And finally, the NHK morning drama series Ochou-yan has started airing.Um, was there anyone who watched this week's episode?Well, it's a bit... (laughs) I can't really believe it's started. What did you think?
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Baker’s advice! How to make toast (bread) 150% more delicious

Listener email: I work as a baker, and I enjoy listening to this show every morning while I'm making bread in the kitchen. I heard some toast variations being introduced in a recent episode, and while I thought it might be a good idea for an expert to join in here, I would like to ask you to participate.
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Sugisaki Hana talks about her “longing for a square pot made specifically for oden” and her “top three favorite oden ingredients.”

Listener mail: What are your top three favorite oden ingredients, O-hana? Sugisaki Hana: It's oden season. I live in an oden restaurant near where I live now, and I often get takeout on my way home from filming. Oden is really delicious.
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Hana Sugisaki talks about the creative side of her mother (Chie Kajiura), who had a huge influence on her sensibilities

Listener mail: When you want to improve your sense, do you refer to anything? If there are people who have influenced you, please tell us. Sugisaki Hana: When you want to improve your sense? To improve your sense? What is it? I don't often think that I want to improve my sense.
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Hana Sugisaki talks passionately about her role as the heroine Chiyo Takei in “Ochoyan”

Sugisaki Hana: Everyone, it's finally just a little over a week until the broadcast.Well, the TV series Ochou-yan will start soon. Yay! (laughs) Well, once again, I, Sugisaki Hana, will be appearing in the TV series Ochou-yan starting on November 30th (2020).
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Hana Sugisaki: “(First thing in the morning) I’ve been using a facial treatment recently because I get puffy easily.”

Hana Sugisaki: Good morning, it's Hana Sugisaki. Hana Sugisaki's Flower TOKYO has started again today. Um, what is the temperature in your area this morning (lol)? Well, this program is delivered nationwide from north to south, so even on the same morning,
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The reason why Hana Sugisaki wants to buy a houseplant but can’t

Listener email: It's getting really cold, but listening to music while watching the warm morning sun shine on the plants in my room is what makes me happy these days. I'm really looking forward to Ochou-yan. It's going to get colder and colder from now on, so please keep warm and do your best every week. Sugisaki Hana: Thank you.
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[Sugisaki Hana Q&A] If you were to personify your beloved leek, how would you praise it?

Listener mail: I always end up personifying vegetables like that. I don't think that happens to you, Hana-chan, but if, if, if you were to personify your favorite leek, how would you want to praise it? Sugisaki Hana: Eh? Eh! That's difficult.
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[Sugisaki Hana Q&A] Is there something you want to stop but can’t seem to quit because it’s a habit you’ve had since childhood?

Listener mail: Is there anything you've been doing since you were little? Hana Sugisaki: Is it something you've been doing since you were a child? Ah... Well, this is pretty embarrassing, but when I'm at home or eating out with friends,
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Sugisaki Hana gets excited when she hears a listener’s love story (about homemade tamagoyaki on a date in the park).

Listener email: Sorry to talk about love in the morning. Sugisaki Hana: What are you talking about? (laughs) Listener email: The other day I went on a date to the park with the guy I like. I made him a lunch box. I'd never done anything like that in my life, so I was really nervous, but he seemed happy.