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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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.
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14 Oct 2026
Tottori Dunes, White Rabbit Myth and Autumn Rain
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
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13 Oct 2026
Tottori Dunes and the White Rabbit Myth
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
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