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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The food culture in Snow Country has been shaped by weather and environment to produce a very distinct cycle. After a long winter buried...

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...

Temperatures are cooling down and the season of summer festivals has almost come to an end for another year. One of the favourite summer...

The spring mountain vegetable season has finished but that does not mean that the mountains of Snow Country have stopped providing. When...

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,...

The onsen waters of Matsunoyama Onsen are well-known throughout Japan. It is one of the top three curative spring areas in the country,...

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...

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...

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...