Katashina Village is located at the foot of Mount Oze in the northeastern part of Gunma Prefecture. Surrounded by mountains over 2,000 meters high, this area is blessed with magnificent nature and is known for its high-quality snowfall in winter
And there are three riders wearing NORRØNA who are based in Katashina Village: Hara Kojiro, Tateyama Miwa, and Katayanagi Keisuke
What they all have in common is that they are snowboarders who were attracted to the richness of this land, moved there, and chose to live in harmony with its nature
This is a short film of about 9 minutes that delves into what they think is the appeal of Katashina and the activities they each carry out
Although it is located about two and a half hours by car from Tokyo, there are many ways to enjoy it, such as powder snow, streams, playing with the terrain, and backcountry skiing, and the more you visit, the more you will become engrossed in its depth
Please take a look at the beautiful nature of Katashina and the lifestyle of these three people
Performers
Kojiro Hara
is a mountain guide/snowboarder who teaches about the blessings of nature all year round under the name "Forest Fairy."
The charm of the green season is that it offers not only mountain hiking but also stream fishing, mushroom hunting and other ways to enjoy the mountain that are a little different from regular mountain climbing, not to mention snowboarding and the experience of sliding down the slopes. He lives in an old house in Katashina Village and continues to live a life close to nature in his own unique style.
https://www.mori-yousei.com
Miwa Tateyama is a mountain guide
/snowboarder who mainly teaches trekking in the summer and snowboarding lessons in the winter.
She founded the guide club "Goma Seal" and, in addition to basic lessons, also organizes deep R carving turns, terrain play and powder lessons, and backcountry tours for beginners. Everyone affectionately calls her "Goma-chan."
https://www.facebook.com/gomaseal/
Keisuke Katayanagi is
a mountain guide/snowboarder who launched his own guide company, "DrawLine," in the winter of 2019 and has since embarked on a new endeavor.
In the summer, he guides in Oze, the Kanto region, Niigata, and Nagano, and in the winter, he works as a backcountry ski and snowboard guide, mainly in the mountains of Gunma and Niigata. He is trusted by many guests for his extensive knowledge of plants and living things and his reliable guiding.
https://www.drawline.jp
Comment from the brand representative
Katashina Village is the only "heavy snow area" in the Kanto region in winter, and in the green season it is filled with unique natural scenery, such as Oze and Mount Nikko Shirane.
The three people live in harmony with nature, pioneering playgrounds there and showing us around.
When you meet these three people, who are always humble and somewhat simple, you somehow sense their strength and relief.
It's the same feeling you get when you immerse yourself in nature.
In these times of rapidly changing circumstances, we hope this short movie will inspire you to go and meet them (nature).
Welcome to nature
The first part of the video is here
