The Japanese countryside is where life is slow. Unwinding from the high frequency of the city. Working in the fields, enjoying the tranquility of the rice terraces. Here, people are happy to see and talk to you and share their stories with you.
There is a lot to discover and this time, we are exploring the city of Chikuma in Nagano prefecture. Meeting people, enjoying nature, discovering abandoned buildings, Japanese castles, a footbath and Japanese food.
Places visited
Rice terraces:
Japanese Castle:
Footbath:
Soba noodles:
Timestamps
0:00 Slow train to the country side
0:50 Rice terraces
2:33 An old man playing the flute
5:23 More rice terraces
5:44 The struggle with castles
6:11 Abandoned Japanese houses
7:54 Japanese “Castle”
9:29 Footbath
10:09 Foodbath (because the noodles are swimming in the soup. I’m a dad, so that’s ok)
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