Episode 40, the first Japanofiles Podcast of the new year, features an on-location inverview with Charles (Charlie) Ward.  First, Charlie and Dave drive north from Matsumoto and they head into the mountains of Yasaka-mura to tour Charlie's recently-acquired tract of forest land. Later in the show Charlie explains how he acquired the land.  He then describes his plans for a cabin in the woods and begins cutting the timberframe.

Key Words: Nagano Prefecture, Japan; building a cabin in Japan; podcast interview; Japan-related conversation; buying property in Japan; timberframing; Japanofiles podcast