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...
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Mar 10, 20213 min read
The Old People Hate the Snow!
As you travel around Yukiguni and interact with the locals at the ryokans that are part of Timeless Yukiguni, an often heard refrain is...
Jan 13, 20212 min read
An Unusual Childhood in Matsunoyama Onsen
Matsunoyama Onsen is a small town deep in the mountains of Niigata, and even in the last fifty years it has witnessed some big changes....
Dec 1, 20202 min read
Cedar Bark Roofing at Hoshi Onsen Chojukan
Hoshi Onsen Chojukan is a truly atmospheric ryokan in the wilds of Minakami. It has maintained its old fashioned appearance and...
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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...
Apr 5, 20191 min read
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...
Nov 8, 20172 min read
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 read
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...
Sep 16, 20172 min read
Katakai Fireworks Festival
Katakai is a small village in Ojiya City in Niigata that hosts an amazing fireworks display on the the 9th and 10th of September each...
Aug 18, 20171 min read
Hollyhocks and the changing seasons.
The distinct four seasons are one of the interesting aspects of life in Japan, and the people of Snow Country still have the affinity to...
Jun 5, 20171 min read
Suzuki Bokushi Memorial Museum
Just off Bokushi Dori in Shiozawa, behind a park which is a big hit with the little ones, is the Suzuki Bokushi Memorial Museum. The...
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, 20171 min read
Meguro-tei
Meguro-tei is an impressive residence dating back to 1797, that is located right beside the more modern Suhara Ski Area. It is believed...
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...
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...
Sep 12, 20163 min read
Luxury Snow Country Tour
As well as the main Snow Country Tourist Information Office, each of the seven areas of the Snow Country Tourism Zone have their own...
Aug 18, 20161 min read
Suwa Shrine in Yuzawa
Suwa Shrine is the original shrine in Yuzawa, and although the exact date it was founded is unknown, it is thought to date back to the...
Jan 13, 20163 min read
Chinkoro Market Day Tour
The Snow Country Region Information Center arrange a program of special tours to allow visitors to see the best of the region and get to...
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