Maple Syrup Making in Matsudai
If you head into the mountains of Matsudai in mid-winter you can take part in a snowshoe tour with a difference. There is a section of...
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Mar 17, 20212 min
All Natural Japanese Cuisine at Satoyama Jujo
Satoyama Jujo is highly regarded for its cuisine, and rightly so. Some of the ingredients on your plate as you enjoy your dinner at the...
Mar 3, 20212 min
Delicacies Grilled on a Sword Point at Tatsumikan
The food at any ryokan in Japan is a feast to be heartily enjoyed, and one of the highlights of any stay. As you travel around the...
Feb 17, 20212 min
Everybody Hates Anbo...?
One of the highlights of a trip to Yukiguni is without doubt the food. Whether you are enjoying a kaiseki banquet in your ryokan, or...
Feb 3, 20212 min
Protecting the Food Culture of Yukiguni
A-kyu Gourmet is a project started in the Yukiguni region that aims to protect the unique food cultures that can be found here. Many of...
Dec 10, 20202 min
A Masterclass in Sake
The tagline for Tamaki-ya Ryokan in Matsunoyama Onsen is sake-no-yado, or The Sake Inn. The first sight that greets you as you walk...
Nov 30, 20202 min
Welcome to Timeless Yukiguni
Yukiguni is a region of Japan made up of several neighbouring areas united by the heavy snows they receive each winter. It is known that...
Sep 28, 20181 min
Flavors of Gastronomy Tourism
The new rice is coming in and the mushrooms are coming out. Right now is an amazing time for enjoying food before the winter snows...
Aug 7, 20181 min
Tempura Flowers
One of the joys of living in Japan is the sheer variety of food. Out in the countryside in regions like Snow Country there is an...
Apr 25, 20181 min
Snow Country Gastronomy
The food culture in Snow Country has been shaped by weather and environment to produce a very distinct cycle. After a long winter buried...
Nov 8, 20172 min
Mushroom Hunting in Sakae Village
Using the surrounding mountains and forests as a source of food has been a tradition in Snow Country for as long as humans have been...
Sep 20, 20171 min
Japanese Sweetfish – a taste of summer
Temperatures are cooling down and the season of summer festivals has almost come to an end for another year. One of the favourite summer...
Jul 5, 20172 min
Foraging for Bamboo Shoots
The spring mountain vegetable season has finished but that does not mean that the mountains of Snow Country have stopped providing. When...
Feb 16, 20172 min
Carrots from Under the Snow
Every area of Japan is incredible proud of its local produce. The fruit and vegetables that are grown tend to be of a very high quality,...
Oct 22, 20162 min
Matsunoyama Onsen Sous Vide
The onsen waters of Matsunoyama Onsen are well-known throughout Japan. It is one of the top three curative spring areas in the country,...
Oct 14, 20162 min
Mountain Foraging in Fall
Food is one of the main things that visitors look forward to when they come to Japan. Each area of Japan has a rich food culture, and...
Oct 6, 20161 min
River Fish in Urasa
On the banks of the river close to Urasa Station is a little restaurant that specialises in fish from the waters just beyond the terrace...
Oct 29, 20152 min
The Snow Country Region
The Snow Country Tourism Zone, or Snow Country Region is an area on the main island of Japan to the north west of Tokyo. It is made up of...
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