Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture & the Japanese Language

96 Experiencing Rural Japan: A Chat w Prairie Stuart Wolff of Mirukashi Salon


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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we're talking about life in rural Saga Prefecture and a new travel experience that allows people to experience some of the wonderful things rual Saga Prefecture has to offer.

About Prairie Stuart Wolff Prairie Stuart Wolff is a photographer and writer living in the town of Mirukashi in Saga Prefecture. She runs the blog Cultivated Days and the new tour program Mirukashi Salon. Topics Discussed

  • About Mirukashi in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture
  • About pottery and Karatsu
  • Why Prairie Stuart Wolff  moved to Mirukashi in Saga Prefecture
  • About becoming used to life in Japan
  • About learning Japanese
  • On interviewing locals in Japan
  • On cooking and experiencing food in Japan
  • Food in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture
  • About the Cultivated Days website
  • About running travel tours in Japan
  • About Mirukashi Salon
  • About the Mirukashi Salon itineraries
  • The increase and decrease in travelers to Japan
  • Traveling to Saga Prefecture
  • And much more!
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Links, Videos, Etc.

To find out more about Prairie, her writing and Mirukahsi Salon, please check out the links below.

  • Cultivated Days
  • Mirukashi Salon

Don't forget to check out the latest episode of Ichimon Japan.

  • Why are these things so expensive in Japan? (Randoseru, Delivery Pizza, Fruit) | Ichimon Japan 63

 

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