# LIVE TOKYO TRIP Q&A | PAY YOUR FRIEND$ | CIPHA SOUNDS | EP 17

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Podcast: [PAY YOUR FRIEND$ with Cipha Sounds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pay-your-friend-with-cipha-sounds-7676126)
Published: 2026-05-20T20:16:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3765

## Resource

Cipha Sounds is back from Japan and he’s got stories. On this episode of Pay Your Friends, Ciph and Rocky talk about Tokyo nightlife, Japanese hospitality, 20,000-step shopping days, viral Family Mart fried chicken pancakes, One Oak Tokyo, after-hours food runs, Japanese BBQ, Don Quijote, sneaker shopping, and why Tokyo somehow makes everybody more polite. Ciph explains why “Pay Your Friends” is more than a podcast, Rocky learns what BAPE stands for, and the crew goes fully live for the first time.

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