A bi-weekly podcast for anyone who thinks escaping modern life to live or travel in Japan's legendary snow country is a good idea. Expect stories about life in the snow, mountains and villages, skiing and snowboarding, national parks, buying old houses, fixing old houses, little white trucks, festivals, temples and shrines, artisans, breweries and distilleries, hot springs, food, travel, traditions and myths, old ways and new. Stories told by the people who live here.
Episode 27 of the podcast takes us back to Yamagata Prefecture and onto Tsuruoka, a city known for its diverse and rich traditional food culture. In 2014 Tsuruoka was designated a UNESCO ‘Creative City of Gastronomy’ in recognition of that food culture including continued agricultural practices...
Published 04/29/24
Episode 26 of the podcast transports us along one of the snow country’s most popular destinations – the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. Located in Chubu Sangaku National Park, the Alpine Route is a popular sightseeing route that transports visitors across Japan’s highest mountain range – the Kita...
Published 04/15/24