「何時間も本州を歩いても、私たちは人っ子ひとりと会わなかった。幽霊でも出そうな田んぼの中をとぼとぼ歩いた。博物館の展示かのように静かな、瓦屋根の集落を通り抜けた。不気味なほど往来のない、田舎道の真ん中を歩いた」

In Japan, gardeners vibe away crop pests.

Navigating Japan’s emptied countryside.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek's walks through the countryside of Japan have been unexpectedly lonely. That's because he's been trekking through a region undergoing depopulation. Host Marco Werman speaks with Salopek about his all-too-rare encounters with people on this stretch of his journey, as well as the difference between traveling through natural landscapes that are uninhabited and traveling through towns that once thrummed with life, gone quiet.

Navigating Japan’s emptied countryside.

Navigating Japan’s emptied countryside.

존경하는 이주영 재판장님, 문지용 판사님, 고철만 판사님께 저희는 생태학, 조류학, 환경과학, 지리학 등 다양한 분야의 과학자들로 새만금 신공항 건설 계획이 초래할 수 있는 심각한 환경적, 안전적 위험성에 대해 깊은 우려를 표하고자 합니다. 새만금 신공항 부지는 유네스코 세계자연유산으로 등재된 ‘한국의 갯벌(Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats)’, 즉 서천갯벌 및 고창갯벌과 인접한 지역으로, 국제적으로 중요한 생태계의 보전과 관련하여 중대한 책임을 지닌 지역입니다. 특히 새만금 지역은 유부도를 비롯한 서천갯벌과...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed the heat's havoc on the rice farms he passed by. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Salopek about his conversations with rice farmers and how they've adapted their farming techniques as the heat continues to break records in Japan.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is retracing on foot the global migration of our ancestors in a 38,000 km, seven-year odyssey that begins in Ethiopia and ends in Tierra del Fuego.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek experienced record-breaking heat in Japan on his walking journey. Salopek witnessed the heat's havoc on the rice farms he passed by. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Salopek about his conversations with rice farmers and how they've adapted their farming techniques as the heat continues to break records in Japan.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled many miles across land on foot since 2013, when he began his long walking journey tracing the footsteps of early human migration from Africa across the planet. But he's also crossed several sea crossings as well. Salopek joined Host Marco Werman to talk about them, the types of ships he took and the people he met along the way.

Japanese farmers reel through the hottest year on record.

Japanese farmers reel through the hottest year on record.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled plenty of miles on foot since 2012 when he began his long walking journey across the globe. But he’s also crossed a number of sea crossings, as well. Salopek joins Host Marco Werman for a conversation about those sea crossings, the types of ships he took and the […]

Japanese farmers reel through the hottest year on record.