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,
operating under the name "Forest Fairy," is a mountain guide and snowboarder who teaches about nature's bounty throughout the year.
During the green season, he offers a different kind of enjoyment than typical mountain hikes, including stream fishing and mushroom hunting, and of course, snowboarding and the experience of riding it are exceptional. He lives in a traditional Japanese house in Katashina Village, continuing his unique lifestyle in harmony with nature.
https://www.mori-yousei.com
Miwa Tateyama is a mountain guide
and snowboarder who focuses on trekking in the summer and snowboarding lessons in the winter.
She founded the guide club "goma seal" and organizes not only basic lessons but also lessons on deep radius carving turns, terrain play, powder lessons, and backcountry tours for beginners. She is affectionately called "Goma-chan" by everyone.
https://www.facebook.com/gomaseal/
Keisuke Katayanagi is
a mountain guide and snowboarder who started a new career in the winter of 2019 by launching his own guide company, "DrawLine."
In the summer, he guides in Oze and the Kanto region, as well as Niigata and Nagano prefectures. In the winter, he works as a backcountry ski and snowboard guide mainly in the mountainous areas of Gunma and Niigata prefectures. He is trusted by many guests for his extensive knowledge of plants and animals and his reliable guiding style.
https://www.drawline.jp
Comment from the brand representative
Katashina Village is the only "heavy snowfall area" in the Kanto region during winter, and in the green season, it is overflowing with unique natural beauty such as Oze and Mount Nikko-Shirane.
The three of them live in harmony with nature, and they have developed playgrounds there that they will show us.
When you meet these three humble and somewhat simple people, you feel a sense of strength and comfort.
It is the same feeling you get when you immerse yourself in nature.
In these times of rapidly changing circumstances, I hope this short film will be an opportunity for you to go and meet them (nature).
Welcome to nature
The first part of the video is here
