Today's virtual walk takes us to a traditional Japanese castle town after a rare snowstorm - Nagahama.

Built up by samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the Taiko on the TV show Shōgun) in the 1600s from a fishing village to a full castle town, Nagahama today still retains much of its charm, heritage and architecture. Wonderfully atmospheric when covered in pure white snow, Nagahama's traditional wooden buildings and distinctive black walls stand out and are well worth braving the elements.

On this walk, we'll see heritage buildings, a castle, temples, shrines, a beach, and even Nagahama's secret of keeping the ice off the roads.

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Guided Tour of Nagahama:    • Snowed In in a Traditional Japanese T...  

00:00 Preview
00:31 Kurokabe Square
04:47 Crystals at Kurokabe Musical Box Shop
11:07 Ganyoji Temple
20:24 Daitsuji Temple
28:03 Daitsuji Yama-mon Gate
33:48 Heavy snow
38:52 Old Nagahama after the snow
40:40 Nagahama Otemon covered shopping street
46:52 Back to the snowy streets
52:54 Hachiman-gu Shrine
56:20 Shana-in Temple
59:45 Back to Hachiman-gu Shrine
01:04:04 Snowy tree avenue
01:07:22 Plum Blossom Exhibition Garden
01:09:10 Nagahama Castle
01:11:37 Ho-koen Park
01:11:58 Lake Biwako
01:12:58 Augsburg Platz and fountain
01:14:22 Nagahama at Night
01:20:20 How Nagahama melts the ice on the roads