Journeys in Japan

Season 12, Episode 10

Episode Title: Minami Shinshu: A Solo Alps Journey

Air Date: 2021-06-08

Overview:

Outdoor guide Daniel Moore gets a taste of deep mountain life on a drive around Minami Shinshu in southern Nagano Prefecture. On his way he stays in an abandoned old post town, hikes with a hunter, visits a master wood artisan, camps under a blanket of stars, shoots down the Tenryu River in a traditional boat and sips tea high up on a farmer couple's terraced slope.