Toxic mountain village with Japan's last wolf

I ventured to the tiny mountain community of Higashi-Yoshino to learn the history of the final Japanese wolf specimen, the Tenchūgumi battles of the 1860s, and more, on a day of extremely hazardous air quality (apparently). 0:00 Haibara station 0:40 Bus ride 2:51 Exploring Ogawa 8:06 Side path 9:46 Main Street in Ogawa 12:31 Little shop 13:52 Beside the river 15:22 Last Japanese wolf 18:31 Exploring more of Ogawa 22:57 Checklist 24:33 Patreon and thanks 🔵 Extended version   / 141488918   Watch the full 43-minute ad-free version. Includes exploring many more streets and paths in town, marking further bonus items off my checklist, and the whole long tragic tale of how I got left behind by my bus and had to breathe the valley air even more 🔵 Newsletter   / 141489026   Read the issue of my free newsletter about this video About me My videos are about traveling, transportation, and wandering offbeat and lesser-known spots on the map for curiosity's sake. I upload a new video each week. Thanks for watching. Everywhere is worth exploring. 🔴 Patreon   / t1dwanderer   Join as a free or paid supporter – see full list of perks –Jeremy, T1D Wanderer