Stories about
life in Japan’s
legendary
‘Yukiguni’
‘Snow Country Stories Japan’ is a bi-weekly podcast for anyone who thinks that escaping modern life, to live or travel in Japan's legendary ‘yukiguni’ (snow country) is a good idea. As of October 2024, the podcast is renaming as ‘Outland Japan’ and with that, this website will no longer be updated. Rest assured, we’ll continue to explore the snow country and beyond under the new name. I look forward to bringing you more stories of travel, life and culture from the Japanese outlands.
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Snow Country For Old Men is hosted by Peter Carnell, an Australian freelance writer and guide based in Nagano, Japan.
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Known as ‘yukiguni’ in Japanese, snow country refers to regions of Japan defined by their deep snow of winter and lifestyles shaped by it. A place of beauty and tradition all year round, this podcast brings you the stories of people carving out lives in Japan’s yukiguni. It’s an invitation to visit or better yet, come to stay and grow old with us in the snow country.
About your host
Snow Country Stories Japan is hosted by Peter Carnell, an Australian freelance tour guide and writer based in Nagano, Japan.
Having held an interest in traditional cultures from a young age, Peter studied a Bachelor of Archaeology in the United Kingdom and a Master of Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies in Australia. Working as a tour guide and writer in Japan since 2017, Peter launched the podcast in March 2023 and hopes listeners find the stories of the snow country as captivating as he does. To read more of his profile, jump to Peter’s ‘My Story’ page.
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