Nov 15, 2010
While many of the English-speaking foreign residents in Matsumoto are language teachers, some have come here for other reasons. Today's Japanofiles Podcast guest, a doctor from Iraq, talks about the motivation behind her sudden decision to move to Japan, and about the help she received from the Japan...
Nov 1, 2010
In the center of Matsumoto city, clustered around Matsumoto Castle, there are several dozen public wells, including the historic Genchi no Ido. The Japanese Ministry of the Environment recently listed the water from this particular artesian well among the "Hundred Famous Waters of Japan". Today's guest on the