For the casual fan, Japan offers an endless rabbit hole: start with an anime, fall into the manga, find the idol group who sang the theme song, discover the variety show where that idol eats a 100-pound curry, and end up watching a 19th-century Rakugo story on YouTube.
Matsuda laughed, her voice finally soft. “No. I just practice every day — with my lungs and my legs.” For the casual fan, Japan offers an endless