Sep 30 2024 19 mins 1
The podcast remains on a break between seasons but as promised, here’s another shorter, edited version of one of the most popular episodes to date - Finding, Fixing & Furnishing a Home in the Snow Country with Gianpaolo Camplese. This was Episode 22 of the podcast, in which I speak with woodworker and musician Gianpaolo Camplese about living in the snow country and his acquisition and refurbishment of an old ‘kominka’ – a traditional farmhouse – into his family home.
Important to note that this is an edited version of the longer original episode, in which Gianpaolo and I went into more detailed discussion about how he came to be living in the snow country, finding and purchasing a house, restoring it and his career as a woodworker and musician. You will hear short clips of his music during our chat. If you haven’t already, make sure to listen to the full episode. This edit provides a taste of the longer conversation I had with Gianpaolo, but I think it interesting in its own right while it might also prompt you to go back and listen to the longer, original version.
Finally, I’ll be making an important announcement soon about the podcast including a change of name and changes to the website. Basically, the scope and name of the podcast will be expanding to all of regional Japan rather than just the snow country. The focus of the podcast will remain largely on this region but we’ll start exploring some other curious corners of rural and regional Japan that lie elsewhere. I’ll make a full announcement soon.
Outland Japan is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Peter Carnell - a freelance tour guide based in northern Nagano – that transports you to rural, regional and the wilds of Japan in pursuit of stories that lie outside the neon hum of Tokyo and golden trimmings of Kyoto. Stories of travel, life and culture beyond the big cities. Follow the show on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Please note, prior to October 2024, Outland Japan was named Snow Country Stories Japan.
