For today's Japanofiles Podcast, Dave is joined by James Van Lieu to talk about the mountains of the Matsumoto area. James has set himself the very ambitious goal of getting to the top of all the mountains in Matsumoto, and he has been documenting his activities online on YAMAP.

Key Words: The Japan Alps; Matsumoto; Nagano Prefecture; mountain climbing; hiking; hill climbing: trekking: Hachibuse; Utsukushigahara; Mt. Jonen; podcast about Japan; interview; Japan-related conversation.