Experience Niigata’s Heavy Snow and Snowbound Living
Niigata Prefecture is notable for its heavy snowfall — its countryside is covered in snow for almost half of the year. Knowledge for building dwellings to withstand the weight of accumulated snow, food preservation dating back to Japanese prehistory, and otherwise living in a harsh environment have created a culture that is tied to living with snow.
You can experience greatest snowfall, snowshoe hiking, winter home cooking around the irori sunken hearth. Let’s enjoy the snowbound living in Niigata.
This third short film “FROM NIIGATA JOMON TO TODAY CULTURAL EXPERIENCE“ introduces the Snowbound Life Experience Tour.
Vol.1 JOMON Impressions
Vol.2 Historical Gardens and Architecture – from Wealthy Farmers and Merchants
Vol.4 Drumming of the Soul
Summary Episode FROM NIIGATA: JOMON TO TODAY CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
【Official Tourism Website of Niigata Prefecture】
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