Thank you to everyone who has already listened to Episode 41 of the podcast – Smoke. Sulphur. Snow. Skiing Hokkaido’s Volcanoes with Chuck Olbery / Hokkaido Powder Guides. In this final short clip you’ll hear Chuck discuss skiing Hokkaido’s tallest mountain, Asahidake. Standing 2290m / 7516ft, Asahidake is an active volcano, known as “Kamui-mintara” (Playground of the Gods) in the native Ainu language. Though the last major eruption was in 1739, the large billowing fumaroles of the mountain attest to the fact that it remains very much alive.
Hokkaido Powder Guides
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#hokkaidopowderguides
#chuckolbery
#hokkaido
#北海道
#mtyotei
#mountyotei
#yotei
#tokachi
#mounttokachi
#mttokachi
#asahidake
#旭岳
#rishiri
#mountrishiri
#skihokkaido
#snowboardhokkaido
#backcountry
#backcountryjapan
#freeride
#powder
#powderlife
#volcano
#adventure
#adventuretravel
#podcast
#japan
#outlandjapan
Available tomorrow, Episode 41 of the pod sees us return to Hokkaido – having also visited there in Episode 40 – to speak with Chuck Olbery of Hokkaido Powder Guides. Operating for 20 years, Hokkaido Powder Guides offers backcountry, free and customised tours across Japan’s northern island including touring of its most prominent volcanoes – including Mount Yotei, Mount Tokachi, Mount Asahidake and Mount Rishiri. In this short clip, you’ll hear Chuck talking about the experience of skiing the very active volcano of Tokachi.
Hokkaido Powder Guides
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#hokkaidopowderguides
#chuckolbery
#hokkaido
#北海道
#mtyotei
#mountyotei
#yotei
#tokachi
#mounttokachi
#mttokachi
#asahidake
#rishiri
#mountrishiri
#skihokkaido
#snowboardhokkaido
#backcountry
#backcountryjapan
#freeride
#powder
#powderlife
#volcano
#adventure
#adventuretravel
#podcast
#japan
#outlandjapan
Thank you to everyone who has already listened to Episode 40 of the pod – Iwanai, Hokkaido: Japan’s Best Cat Skiing & Snowboarding Mountain with John Greiner / Iwanai Resort. In this final short clip from the episode, you’ll hear John speak about Iwanai’s cat operation. If you haven’t yet, make sure to check out the episode as we go into a lot of detail about Iwanai and Hokkaido and as always, likes and shares are the best way to help others discover the pod!
Iwanai Resort
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#iwanai
#iwanairesort
#hokkaido
#japan
#skiing
#snowboarding
#skijapan
#snowboardjapan
#japow
#catskiing
#hiddenhokkaido
#powder
#podcast
#traveljapan
#visitjapanjp
#japanpodcast
#outlandjapan
Available tomorrow, Episode 40 of the podcast takes us to Iwanai Resort in Hokkaido to speak with founder John Greiner. Known for its outstanding snow, lack of crowds and cat skiing and snowboarding operation – regarded as the best in Japan – Iwanai Resort flies under the radar for most international visitors but for those who know, it ranks among the country’s best. In this short clip you’ll hear John speaking about what draws skiers and boarders to Iwanai. Available on all popular podcast apps. Link in bio.
Iwanai Resort
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#iwanai
#iwanairesort
#hokkaido
#japan
#skiing
#snowboarding
#skijapan
#snowboardjapan
#japow
#catskiing
#hiddenhokkaido
#powder
#podcast
#traveljapan
#visitjapanjp
#japanpodcast
#outlandjapan
Thank you to everyone who has listened to the latest episode of the podcast, my chat with Kuwakino Keiko – Michelin-starred head chef of Satoyama Jujo in Niigata. Keiko was a wonderful guest who spoke we energy about her own story and the principles and methods which underpin her celebrated cuisine. In this short clip you’ll hear Keiko discuss her use of ‘sansai’ (mountain/wild vegetables) which she forages for personally. Available on all popular podcast apps. Link in bio.
里山十帖 - created by 自遊人
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#kuwakinokeiko
#keikokuwakino
#桑木野恵子
#satoyamajujo
#里山十帖
#sansai
#山菜
#forage
#finedining
#finediningjapan
#japanesecuisine
#michelin
#michelinguide
#michelinstar
#michelinjapan
#gaultmillau
#gastronomy
#sustainable
#tradition
#foodculture
#foodheritage
#ayurvedic
#niigata
#新潟駅
#japan
#podcast
#japanpodcast
#outlandjapan
Available now, Episode 39 takes us to the deep snow country of Minami-Uonuma in Niigata to speak with Kuwakino Keiko, head chef of Sanaburi - the Michelin-starred restaurant with the hotel, Satoyama Jujo. Keiko’s cooking builds on the traditional foundations of a rich local food culture which utilises the abundant ‘sansai’ (wild vegetables) available in the mountains and methods and techniques including ‘tsukemono’ (pickled/fermented vegetables) and ‘yukimuro’ (snow storage) which have sustained people in this place of heavy snow for centuries. In this short clip you will hear Keiko discuss her study and application of these traditions as she forges he own culinary vision.
https://www.outlandjapan.com/
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里山十帖 - created by 自遊人里山
#kuwakinokeiko
#keikokuwakino
#桑木野恵子
#satoyamajujo
#里山十帖
#sansai
#山菜
#forage
#finedining
#finediningjapan
#japanesecuisine
#michelin
#michelinguide
#michelinstar
#michelinjapan
#gaultmillau
#gastronomy
#sustainable
#tradition
#foodculture
#foodheritage
#ayurvedic
#niigata
#新潟駅
#japan
#podcast
#japanpodcast
#outlandjapan
Thank you to everyone who has already listened to Episode 38 of the podcast, my chat with Osaka Gaku of Solashima. In this short clip you'll hear Gaku discuss the emotional process some people go through on letting go of furniture and other items carrying memories and the stories of their lives. Available on all popular
podcast apps.
https://www.outlandjapan.com/
#古道具そらしま
#古道具
#solashima
#vintageshop
#antiqueshop
#vintagejapan
#AntiquesJapan
#japaneseantiques
#japanesevintage
#nagano
#長野
#suzaka
#須坂
#japanpodcast
#podcast
#outlandjapan
Available now, Episode 38 of the podcast takes us to Solashima to speak with owner Osaka Gaku. As Gaku explains in this clip, under the business name of Solashima, he sells vintage and antique furniture and other items. Purchased from owners who no longer want them, or from unoccupied homes, the furniture and other items stocked at Solashima carry memory and meaning. Stories that Gaku often engages with when purchasing those items and as such, Solashima is a repository of memory as much as it is anything else.
https://www.outlandjapan.com/
#古道具そらしま
#古道具
#solashima
#vintageshop
#antiqueshop
#vintagejapan
#AntiquesJapan
#japaneseantiques
#japanesevintage
#nagano
#長野
#suzaka
#須坂
#japanpodcast
#podcast
#outlandjapan
Thank you to everyone who has already listened to Episode 37 of the pod - my chat with Zack Berman of Momi-no-Ki Lodge in Minakami, Gunma. In this clip you'll hear Zack speak of discovering the ski resort of Tanigawadake Tenjindaira or said more simply, Tenjin.
モミの木ロッジ / Momi-no-Ki Lodge
谷川岳ロープウェイ/谷川岳天神平スキー場 by星野リゾート
Worth noting that Tenjin has recently been acquired by Hoshino Resorts and has rebranded as Mt.T.
#minakami
#みなかみ町
#gunma
#visitgunma
#群馬県
#mominoki
#mominokilodge
#zackberman
#skijapan
#snowboardjapan
#tenjindaira
#tenjin
#谷川天神平スキー場
#mt.t
#whitewater
#hotspring
#onsen
#japan
#traveljapan
#visitjapanjp
#podcast
After a break, the podcast is back with Episode 37 as we travel to Minakami in Gunma to speak with Zack Berman. Zack and his wife Amanda own and operate Momi-no-ki Lodge, a large self-contained lodge which provides access to Minakami’s renowned skiing and snowboarding, backcountry, whitewater and canyoning, hiking, hot springs and more. In this short clip you’ll hear Zack speaking about the appeal and character of Minakami. Available on all popular podcast apps and supported by Buzzsprout: https://www.outlandjapan.com/.
モミの木ロッジ / Momi-no-Ki Lodge
Gunma Travel Guide
#minakami
#みなかみ町
#gunma
#visitgunma
#群馬県
#mominoki
#mominokilodge
#zackberman
#skijapan
#snowboardjapan
#tenjindaira
#tenjin
＃谷川天神平スキー場
＃whitewater
#hotspring
#onsen
#japan
#traveljapan
#visitjapanjp
#podcast
#japanpodcast
#outlandjapan
Thanks to everyone who has already listened to Episode 36 of the pod – my conversation with Ogawa Yui of Norikura Zero Labo. Here’s another short clip from the episode in which Yui and I discuss her outlook when it comes to our ability to respond to the challenges presented by the climate crisis.
https://snowcountrystories.com/episodes/ep36-norikura-ogawa-yui-norikura-zero-labo
乗鞍高原ゼロラボ
Norikura Kogen
National Parks of Japan
All images used in support of this episode, including this post, are the property of Seth McAllister and cannot be used without his permission.
#norikurazerolabo
#乗鞍高原ゼロラボ
#norikura
#norikurakogen
#ogawayui
#yuiogawa
#climatechange
#climatecrisis
#zerocarbon
#conservation
#tourism
#japan
#japanpodcast
#nationalpark
#nationalparksjp
#chubusangaku
#中部山岳国立公園
#乗鞍岳
#treechange
#japan
#japanpodcast
#snowcountrystoriesjapan
Episode 36 of the pod is now available. In this episode, I speak with Ogawa Yui - Community Manager of Norikura Zero Labo, an environmental initiative underway in Norikura (3026m) in Japan’s North Alps. In this clip you'll hear Yui talking about the beauty and landscape of Mount Norikura and her base of Norikura Kogen.
https://snowcountrystories.com/episodes/ep36-norikura-ogawa-yui-norikura-zero-labo
乗鞍高原ゼロラボ
Norikura Kogen
National Parks of Japan
All photos used in support of this episode are the property of Seth McAllister and cannot be used without his permission.
#norikurazerolabo
#乗鞍高原ゼロラボ
#norikura
#norikurakogen
#ogawayui
#yuiogawa
#climatechange
#climatecrisis
#zerocarbon
#conservation
#tourism
#japan
#japanpodcast
#nationalpark
#nationalparksjp
#chubusangaku
#中部山岳国立公園
#乗鞍岳
#treechange
#japan
#japanpodcast
#snowcountrystoriesjapan
