THIS WEEK: Jeff shares an episode from his my new favorite Japan-related podcase: the Ryokans of Nagano Podcast. Want to hear more, check out the show on Spotify or Anchor. 

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 ADDITIONAL INFO: Ryokans are not just a place of accommodation, and running an inn means more than just running an inn. The goal of this podcast is to share with the world some of the extraordinary inns of Nagano Prefecture as well as the inspirational stories of their innkeepers.

This podcast is supported by NPO NINJA Project and the Nagano Ryokan Hotel Association.

The host is Tyler Lynch, proprietor of Kamesei Ryokan in Onsen Town Togura-Kamiyamada and uses his personal experience of running a traditional onsen inn to share similar stories of his colleagues.

For our inaugural episode of the Ryokans of Nagano podcast, Akira Mori and his wife Yuki tell us about their gorgeous ryokan, Sakaya, famous for its classical onsen bath with all-wooden architecture.  They also describe their many activities to support their town, as well as explain the secret of what it means for Nozawa Onsen to be a traditional onsen village: 

• Sakaya Ryokan
• Nozawa Onsen Village 

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