Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka

By Yuki Tanaka

Japan is an archipelago of four main islands where rugged mountains crowd the interior and most people live on narrow coastal plains. The podcast follows a single host who settles somewhere long en

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August 31, 2026 The Morning Market's New Chapter
On day six in Wajima, Yuki visits the resurrected morning market, reflects on the town's recovery, and considers the cost of living and attention. She also explores the art of Wajima-nuri lacquerware and the practicalities of settling in a rebuilding community.
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Episode 31 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Wajima Morning Market, Wajima Museum of Lacquer Art, Hosi bosi coffee, Mebuki, Wajima Lacquerware Hall, Hegurajima, Asaichi-dori.
Covered: Wajima morning market, Wajima-nuri lacquerware, Cost of living in Wajima, Earthquake recovery, Local seafood and dining, Practical residency and travel.
Chapters:
00:00 Asaichi-dori
01:16 Market stall bustle
02:44 Wajima Museum of Lacquer Art
04:14 Hosi bosi coffee
05:40 Bus interior, low rumble
07:02 Mebuki
09:08 Hegurajima
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #WajimaTravel #WajimaMorningMarket #WajimaLacquerware #NotoPeninsula #JapanTravel #JapanAfterEarthquake #Kaisendon #SeafoodBowl #WajimaNuri #JapanRecovery #SlowTravel #JapanSeaCoast #WajimaMuseum #LacquerArt #JapanVisa #JapanLiving #TravelJapan2026
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August 30, 2026 The Sound of Rain on the Japan Sea
Yuki spends a rainy day on the Noto coast, visiting the Sosogi sea cliffs and the Tokikuni-ke mansions, then learns the story of the Ama divers of Hegurajima. She reflects on the cost of work, tradition, and the quiet resilience of Wajima as she considers what 'home' might mean.
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Episode 30 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Kami Tokikuni-ke, Shimo Tokikuni-ke, Sosogi, Madoiwa, Fukugaana, Hegurajima, Wajima Kobo Nagaya, Hosi bosi coffee.
Covered: Local history and heritage, Coastal scenery and nature, Local cuisine and dining, Cost of living and economy, Post-disaster rebuilding and community resilience, Practical travel and ferry information.
Chapters:
00:00 Sosogi
01:17 Kami Tokikuni-ke
05:08 Small restaurant interior
08:25 Hegurajima
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #NotoPeninsula #Ishikawa #Sosogi #Tokikunike #Hegurajima #AmaDivers #SeaOfJapan #JapanTravel #WajimaNuri #EarthquakeRecovery #RuralJapan #CoastalWalk #JapanSeaCoast #SlowTravel #LocalsGuide
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August 29, 2026 The Morning Market's New Chapter
Yuki visits the temporary Wajima Morning Market at Power City, watches town life return, and reflects on rebuilding, the cost of living, and the lasting draw of the Japan Sea coast.
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Episode 29 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Power City Wajima Wai Plaza, Mebuki, Wajima-nuri Kaikan, Wajima Kobo Nagaya, Juzo Shrine, Iroha Bridge, Asaichi-dori.
Covered: Morning market pop-up and rebuilding, Wajima living costs and vacancy, Lacquerware craft and economy, Earthquake recovery and community narratives, Local seafood and dining, Town consolidation and empty schools.
Chapters:
00:00 Power City Wajima Wai Plaza
01:21 Asaichi-dori
03:25 Iroha Bridge
04:59 Wajima-nuri Kaikan
06:03 Wajima Kobo Nagaya
07:00 Footbath water
07:56 Izakaya interior
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #NotoPeninsula #WajimaMorningMarket #WajimaLacquer #JapanTravel #JapanCoast #SeafoodBowl #Kaisendon #EarthquakeRecovery #NotoTravel #Lacquerware #Ishikawa #SustainableTravel #SlowTravel #JapanSea #WajimaKiriko #LivingInJapan #RuralJapan
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August 28, 2026 Senmaida in the Rain, and the Weight of Recovery
On a rainy day in Wajima, Yuki drives south to the terraced rice fields of Shiroyone Senmaida, visits a small lacquer workshop, and reflects on the cost of rebuilding and the quiet persistence of a coastal town.
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Episode 28 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Shiroyone Senmaida, Mebuki, GO NAGAI Wonderland Museum, Wajima Marine Town, Guesthouse Umenoya.
Covered: Shiroyone Senmaida terraces, Lacquerware craft and repair, Wajima morning market pop-up, Local food: kaisendon, iwagaki oyster, Cost of living and craft, Earthquake recovery and community resilience.
Chapters:
00:00 Rain on car roof, highway
00:45 Shiroyone Senmaida
03:06 Workshop interior, wood, lacquer
04:44 Mebuki
06:20 Wajima Marine Town
08:07 Museum interior, crowd
09:02 GO NAGAI Wonderland Museum
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #ShiroyoneSenmaida #NotoPeninsula #WajimaNuri #Lacquerware #JapanTravel #Ishikawa #JapanSea #TerracedRiceFields #EarthquakeRecovery #Kaisendon #GoNagai #SlowTravel #RuralJapan #WajimaMorningMarket #JapanSummer
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August 27, 2026 Rain, Lacquer, and the Slow Rebuilding of Wajima
On a rainy second day in Wajima, Yuki explores the lacquer workshops along the Asaichi-dori, watches a craftsman repair a bowl with gold, and reflects on the town's patient recovery from the 2024 earthquake. She also visits the temporary morning market and considers what it means to live in a place that is still becoming.
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Episode 27 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Asaichi-dori, Wajima Kobo Nagaya, Power City Wajima Wai Plaza, Juzo Shrine, SMOCO café, Wajima port, Izakaya near the harbour.
Covered: Lacquerware craft and repair, Wajima morning market temporary situation, Local food: oysters, kaisendon, nodoguro, Cost of living and rent in Wajima, Earthquake recovery and community resilience.
Chapters:
00:00 Asaichi-dori
01:49 Wajima Kobo Nagaya
03:52 Juzo Shrine
06:26 Temple interior
07:34 Port
08:41 Izakaya near the harbour
09:51 Night
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #WajimaLacquer #NotoPeninsula #JapanTravel #SlowTravel #WajimaMorningMarket #Kaisendon #Nodoguro #EarthquakeRecovery #Craftsmanship #Ishikawa #JapanSeaCoast #RainyDayJapan #TravelPodcast #JapanAfterQuake #WajimaKobo #Chinkin #Senmaida
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August 26, 2026 The Road to Wajima: Sea, Lacquer, and Recovery
Yuki drives from Takayama to the Japan Sea coast, arriving in Wajima on the final day of the Taisai lantern festival. She explores the lacquerware halls, the temporary morning market, and reflects on the town's slow rebuilding after the 2024 earthquake.
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Episode 26 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Wajima, Japan.
Places in this episode: Takayama, Noto Peninsula, Toyama Bay, Anamizu, Kanazawa, Wajima Lacquerware Hall, Wajima Museum of Lacquer Art, Mebuki.
Covered: arrival in Wajima and first impressions, Wajima Taisai kiriko lantern festival final night, lacquerware craft visit to Wajima Lacquerware Hall and Urushi Art Museum, morning market temporary relocation and rebuilding, local seafood: kaisendon and Noto fugu, cost of living and rent in Wajima.
Chapters:
00:00 Takayama
02:45 Wajima
05:42 Asaichi-dori
07:17 Juzo Shrine
08:40 Izakaya interior, charcoal grill
10:01 Shiroyone Senmaida
11:29 Wajima Marine Town
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Wajima #Noto #Ishikawa #JapanTravel #WajimaTaisai #KirikoFestival #WajimaNuri #Lacquerware #MorningMarket #JapanSeaCoast #NotoRecovery #Kaisendon #WajimaFood #Chinkin #Senmaida #SlowTravel #JapanAfterEarthquake #SummerInJapan
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August 25, 2026 The Last Evening in Takayama
On her final full day in Takayama, Yuki wanders the quiet old town, visits a wind chime shrine, enjoys a last Hida beef dinner, and reflects on the cost of staying versus moving on. She also checks on banking details and the practicalities of making Takayama a base.
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Episode 25 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Takayama, Japan.
Places in this episode: Miyagawa Morning Market, Sanmachi, Takayama Jinya, Utsuke, Higashiyama Walking Course, Hida Kokubunji Temple, Nakabashi Bridge, Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine.
Covered: Takayama old town and morning market, Takayama Jinya and temple walk, Local food: hoba miso, okonomiyaki, sake, Practical banking for foreign residents, Cost of living in Takayama, Farewell to Takayama and autumn festival anticipation.
Chapters:
00:00 Miyagawa Morning Market
02:05 Takayama Jinya
04:03 Juroku Bank Takayama
05:54 Hida Kokubunji Temple
07:33 Utsuke
08:27 Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Takayama #Gifu #JapanTravel #HidaBeef #HobaMiso #SakeBrewery #MorningMarket #HigashiyamaWalk #KokubunjiTemple #NakabashiBridge #WindChimeFestival #Okonomiyaki #Izakaya #JapanLiving #SlowTravel #TakayamaMatsuri #JapanAutumn
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August 24, 2026 The Last Morning Market in Takayama
On her final full day in Takayama, Yuki visits the Miyagawa morning market at its quietest, stops by a favourite sake brewery, and reflects on the month's heat finally breaking as she considers what it means to leave a place that almost became home.
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Episode 24 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Takayama, Japan.
Places in this episode: Miyagawa Morning Market, Sanmachi district, Hida Kokubunji Temple, Center4Hamburgers, EMBER espresso, Sakuramachi, Nakabashi Bridge, Yatai Kaikan.
Covered: Morning market routine, Ancient temple and history, Practical cost of living, Local food and cafés, Final reflections on leaving, Autumn festival anticipation.
Chapters:
00:00 River
03:17 Sanmachi district
05:26 EMBER espresso
06:47 Yatai Kaikan
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Takayama #MiyagawaMorningMarket #HidaKokubunji #HidaBeef #Center4Hamburgers #EMBERespresso #NakabashiBridge #JapanTravel #Gifu #SlowTravel #MorningMarket #TraditionalJapan #RuralJapan #JapaneseSummer #Cicadas #AutumnApproaching #MountainTown #CostOfLivingJapan
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August 23, 2026 Day Seven in Takayama: Hida Beef and the Quiet Cost of Wood
On her seventh day in Takayama, Yuki explores the craft of yew-wood carving, savors a Hida beef lunch, and reflects on the true cost of handmade things and the possibility of calling this mountain town home.
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Episode 23 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Takayama, Japan.
Places in this episode: Suzuya Restaurant, Café Shadow, Nakabashi Bridge, Hida Kokubunji Temple, Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, Miyagawa Morning Market.
Covered: Woodcarving craft and cost, Hida beef and local food, Temple walk and town history, Apartment costs and living in Takayama, Reflections on summer fading.
Chapters:
00:00 Quiet room
00:38 Workshop
03:08 Suzuya Restaurant
04:22 Hida Kokubunji Temple
05:46 Café Shadow
07:06 Quiet room
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Takayama #Hida #Gifu #JapanTravel #TravelJapan #WoodCarving #HidaBeef #TakayamaCraft #SlowTravel #JapanLiving #MountainTown #TraditionalCraft #TempleWalk #JapaneseFood #Ittobori #YewWood #TakayamaRamen
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August 22, 2026 The Evening Illuminations of a Mountain Town
On a light-drizzle evening in Takayama, Yuki walks the summer night illuminations along the Miyagawa river, visits the wind chimes at Sakurayama Hachimangu, and reflects on the town's quiet beauty, the cost of handmade crafts, and the slow fading of summer.
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Episode 22 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Takayama, Japan.
Places in this episode: Sanmachi, Miyagawa River, Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine, Nakabashi Bridge, Jinya-mae Market, Sakuramachi, Center4 Hamburgers, Honmachi.
Covered: Summer night illuminations, Wind chime festival, Cost of crafts and living, Takayama atmosphere in late August, Local food: ramen, nigiri, burger, Apartment hunting and considering Takayama as a base.
Chapters:
00:00 Sanmachi
01:48 Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
02:45 Sakuramachi
04:29 Rain on pavement
05:20 Cafe
06:09 Center4 Hamburgers
07:02 Honmachi
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Takayama #HidaTakayama #NakabashiBridge #WindChimeFestival #SakurayamaHachimangu #JapanTravel #SummerInJapan #EveningWalk #JapaneseCrafts #Woodcarving #HidaBeef #TravelJapan #SlowTravel #MountainTown #LateSummer #JapanNights #Riverside #GifuPrefecture
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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.