Winter Tours in Snow Country
The Snow Country Region attracts thousands of skiers and snowboarders each winter who come to enjoy the great snow in the many ski...
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Jan 16, 20182 min read
Bridegroom Throwing in Matsunoyama Onsen
Someone once told me that the best festivals in Japan are the ones that are on a fixed date every year. These are the ones with long...
Nov 14, 20175 min read
N37 Snow Country Culture Workshop
We’ve spent the last couple of days on the fascinating Snow Country Culture Workshop Autumn Edition, during which time we have learned...
May 31, 20171 min read
Rural Experiences in Akiyamago
Bokushi Suzuki visited the Akiyama region in 1818 and was charmed by this mountainous region. He wrote about his travels there in...
May 6, 20171 min read
Matagi / Hunters
One of the fascinating things about life in Snow Country is that there are traditional ways of life still carrying on today. Foraging for...
Mar 24, 20172 min read
The Hayatsu Gallery, Koide
The artist Tsuyoshi Hayatsu was born in Muikamachi in 1938. For the past 40 years he has been painting traditional houses in Snow...
Mar 23, 20171 min read
Snow Bleaching Kimono Material
There are many traditional techniques that are still in use in present day Snow Country. One of the most visually stunning that we have...
Feb 16, 20172 min read
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,...
Dec 8, 20161 min read
Snow Protection
Yukigakoi (雪囲い） is snow protection. The weight of the winter snow can push in windows, break shrubs, or snap branches of trees. As...
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