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Yuki explores the Higashimachi district, visits Jinpukaku and Hakuto Shrine, reflecting on Tottori's affordability and the White Rabbit myth.
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Episode 83 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Kyusho-zan, Jinpukaku, Kannon-in Temple, Hakuto Shrine, Musashiya Shokudō, Sun Road, Tottori Coffee Roster.
Covered: Higashimachi District, Local Cafe Culture, Affordability of Living, Uradome Coast Plans, Autumn Weather, Pear Harvest.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
02:37 Jinpukaku
05:16 Musashiya Shokudō
07:22 Tottori Bank
09:15 Cafe
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriLife #JapanTravelPodcast #AutumnInJapan #Higashimachi #JinpukakuVilla #HakutoShrine #TottoriSandDunes #LivingInJapan #JapaneseCulture #SlowTravel #Kyushozan #MusashiyaShokudo #TottoriCoffeeRoster #JapanSeaCoast #NijisseikiPearHarvest #IkedaClanHistory #MingeiCrafts #ResidencyTips
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki navigates a damp October morning in Tottori-shi, visiting Hakuto Shrine for reflection, enjoying a traditional set lunch at Musashiya Shokudō, and contemplating the affordability and pace of life in Tottori compared to Tokyo.
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Episode 82 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Jinpukaku, Hakuto Shrine, Musashiya Shokudō, Tottori Coffee Roster, Eiraku Onsen-cho, Sun Road Arcade, Hondori Shopping Arcade.
Covered: Hakuto Shrine, Musashiya Shokudō, Cost of Living, Autumn Weather, Residency Logistics, Jinpukaku Villa.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
01:42 Jinpukaku
05:04 Hondori Shopping Arcade
08:09 Eiraku Onsen-cho
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriTravel #JapanAutumn #WhiteRabbitMyth #SandDunes #OnsenLife #JapaneseCulture #SlowTravel #InabaRegion #SeaOfJapan #JapaneseFood #ShrineVisit #CityWalk #AffordableJapan #ResidencyJapan #KintetsuLine #MingeiArt #IkedaClan #JapanRain
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki navigates a rainy October day in Tottori-shi, visiting Hakuto Shrine for matchmaking prayers, enjoying a set lunch at Musashiya Shokudō, and reflecting on the affordability of life here compared to Tokyo.
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Episode 81 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Hakuto Shrine, Jinpukaku, Sun Road, Musashiya Shokudō, Tottori Coffee Roster, Ekimae district, Tottori Sand Dunes.
Covered: Hakuto Shrine visit, Musashiya Shokudō lunch, Cost of living comparison, Rainy day activities, Banking administration, Sand Dunes walk.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
03:31 Ekimae district
06:34 Tottori Sand Dunes
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriShi #JapanTravelPodcast #AutumnInJapan #SandDunes #HakutoShrine #ExpatLifeJapan #AffordableLiving #JapaneseCulture #RainyDayVibes #LocalCafe #SetLunch #MiyabiLife #SlowTravel #JapanSeaCoast #TottoriPrefecture #ResidencyJourney #DailyRoutines #JapaneseFood
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Day seven in Tottori-shi. I walk the Higashimachi district, taste the last Nijisseiki pears from Kurayoshi, and navigate the practicalities of residency while the autumn rain settles over the Sea of Japan coast.
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Episode 80 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Kurayoshi Plain, Jinpuukaku, Tottori Coffee Roster, Sendaigawa River, Tottori Station, Tottori Bank, Uradome Coast.
Covered: Autumn Weather, Pear Harvest, Residency Logistics, Local Cafe Culture, Higashimachi District.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
04:54 Tottori Bank
09:47 City street
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriShi #JapanTravelPodcast #NijisseikiPears #Higashimachi #AutumnInJapan #SaninCoast #TottoriSandDunes #ResidencyLife #CoffeeCulture #UradomeCoast #Jinpuukaku #HakutoShrine #SlowTravel #JapanLiving #Kuronoyoshi #TottoriPrefecture #RainyDays #LocalCafe
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Day six in Tottori-shi. I walk through the Higashimachi district to Jinpukaku, visit Hakuto Shrine for the myth of the White Rabbit, and reflect on the quiet rhythm of autumn life.
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Episode 79 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Kyusho-zan, Tottori Folk Crafts Museum, Jinpukaku, Hakuto Shrine, Sun Road, Green Rich Hotel Tottori Ekimae, Takihama Café.
Covered: Higashimachi District, Jinpukaku Villa, Hakuto Shrine Myth, Residency Logistics, Local Cafe Culture, Affordability of Living.
Chapters:
00:00 Tottori-shi
02:21 Jinpukaku
05:05 Tottori Bank
07:25 Uradome Coast
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriTravel #JapanAutumn #SaninCoast #WhiteRabbitMyth #JinpukakuVilla #HakutoShrine #TottoriSandDunes #SlowLifeJapan #ResidencyInJapan #CheapRentJapan #HigashimachiDistrict #MingeiCrafts #UradomeKayaking #NijisseikiPears #TottoriPrefecture #SeaOfJapan #TravelPodcast #YukiTanakaDiaries
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki walks through Higashimachi, visits Jinpukaku and Hakuto Shrine, reflecting on the affordability of living in Tottori-shi compared to Tokyo and the slow rhythm of autumn life.
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Episode 78 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Kyusho-zan, Jinpukaku, Hakuto Shrine, Sun Road, Takahama Café, Tottori Sand Dunes, Uradome Coast.
Covered: Higashimachi District, Jinpukaku Villa, Hakuto Shrine Myth, Local Cafe Culture, Affordability of Living, Uradome Coast Plans.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
02:36 Jinpukaku
05:32 Sun Road
08:12 Uradome Coast
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriPrefecture #JapanTravel #SandDunes #InabaMyth #AutumnInJapan #SlowLife #Higashimachi #Jinpukaku #HakutoShrine #CostOfLiving #DigitalNomad #JapanSeaCoast #Kyushozan #MingeiArt #TravelTips #PodcastJapan #YukiTanaka #HiddenGems
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Day four in Tottori-shi. I walk through Higashimachi’s quiet streets, visit Hakuto Shrine for a moment of stillness, and reflect on the slow rhythm of settling into a new life by the Sea of Japan.
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Episode 77 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Kyusho-zan, Takumi Kappo, Jinpukaku, Sun Road, CAFE HYGGE, Hakuto Shrine, Eiraku Onsen-cho.
Covered: Tottori Daily Life, Higashimachi District, Hakuto Shrine Myth, Cost of Living, Autumn Seasonality, Local Cafes.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
03:19 Uradome Coast
05:51 Tottori Folk Crafts Museum
07:58 Shopping arcade
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriTravel #JapanAutumn #InabaMyth #SandDunes #SlowLifeJapan #TottoriShi #JapaneseCuisine #BudgetTravel #KyushoZan #UradomeCoast #NijisseikiPear #ResidentLife #SeaOfJapan #MingeiCrafts #WhiteRabbit #EkimaeDistrict #CoffeeCulture #OctoberInJapan
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki explores the Uradome Coast by sea kayak, visits a pear farm on the Kurayoshi plain, and reflects on the quiet rhythm of early autumn in Tottori.
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Episode 76 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Higashimachi, Fukube-cho, Uradome Coast, Kurayoshi Plain, Shikano-cho, Jinpukaku, Kyusho-zan, Ekimae District.
Covered: Uradome Coast Kayaking, Pear Harvest Season, Local Dining Costs, Residency Reflections, Tottori Culture & Myth.
Chapters:
00:00 Higashimachi
01:49 Kurayoshi Plain
04:21 Jinpukaku
06:42 Musashiya Shokudō
08:44 Cafe
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriSandDunes #UradomeCoast #NijisseikiPear #JapanTravelPodcast #LivingInJapan #TottoriShi #SeaOfJapan #AutumnInJapan #SaninRegion #KayakingJapan #JapaneseFood #TravelTips #ExpatLife #SlowTravel #NaturePhotography #CulturalHeritage #JapanAutumn #TottoriPrefecture
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki explores the Tottori Sand Dunes in the rain, visits Hakuto Shrine for the White Rabbit myth, and navigates daily life costs in Tottori-shi.
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Episode 75 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Tottori Sand Dunes, Fukube Area, Sakyu Center, Umanose Ridge, Hakuto Shrine, Jinpukaku, Kyusho-zan Hill, Sun Road Shopping Arcade.
Covered: Tottori Sand Dunes, Hakuto Shrine, Cost of Living, Local Cafes, Transportation, Historical Myths.
Chapters:
00:00 Fukube Area
02:00 Sendaigawa River
05:00 Musashiya Shokudō
07:13 Eiraku Onsen-cho
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriShi #SandDunes #WhiteRabbitMyth #JapanAutumn #TravelJapan #LifeInJapan #TottoriPrefecture #SeaOfJapan #HakutoShrine #Jinpukaku #CoffeeCulture #BudgetTravel #SlowTravel #JapaneseHistory #NaturePhotography #ResidencyLife #PodcastJapan #YukiTanaka
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
Yuki settles into Tottori-shi after a journey from Miyazu, exploring the sand dunes, the castle ruins, and the quiet rhythms of autumn in western Japan.
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Episode 74 of Japan Travel Podcast with Yuki Tanaka. Yuki Tanaka is in Tottori-shi, Japan.
Places in this episode: Tottori Station, Sun Road Arcade, Tottori Coffee Roster, Tottori Sand Dunes, Sakyu Center, Umanose Ridge, Sand Museum, Higashi-cho District.
Covered: Residency Registration, Tottori Sand Dunes, Local Costs and Rent, Hakuto Shrine Myth, Jinpukaku Villa, Coffee Culture.
Chapters:
00:00 Tottori Station
01:43 Tottori Coffee Roster
04:33 Sand Museum
07:38 Museum interior
09:21 City street
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#TottoriSandDunes #JapanTravel #AutumnInJapan #TottoriPrefecture #SaninCoast #JapanLiving #BudgetTravel #JapaneseMythology #CastleRuins #OnsenLife #JapaneseFood #TravelPodcast #YukiTanaka #SeaOfJapan #PearHarvest #MingeiArt #SmallTownJapan #ExpatLife
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/
From the publisher's feed
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 enough to learn it, because that is how travel here makes sense. She moves from place to place in the way a resident would, not a visitor.
Her range covers the Kanto Plain around Tokyo, the Pacific-coast cities of Shizuoka-Hamamatsu and Kitakyushu-Fukuoka, and the cool northern island of Hokkaido. She also spends time on Shikoku, the smallest of the Home Islands, and in the mountains of central Honshu. These are not just stops; they are places she returns to.
The show unfolds through the year, with seasons changing between visits. She comes back to places she has already learned, watches how a heavy snowfall alters Hokkaido or how the rains shape the mountain paths of Honshu. Knowledge accumulates slowly: the name of a local festival, the quiet street after a typhoon, the way a winter morning feels in Kyushu.
Yuki Tanaka lives in Japan and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Yuki is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.
#Japan #JapanTravel #EastAsia #Tokyo #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/japan/