NHK WORLD PRIME
Season 6 Episode 14 - Karl and Tina: Village Life in the Deep Snow
Nestled in rural Niigata Prefecture is a village of traditional Kominka homes that have been renovated by German architect Karl Bengs since he moved to the area with his wife, Tina. In the winter of 2021, the village found itself under more than 4 meters of snow after the heaviest snowfall in 40 years. The blanketing of snow posed various challenges, but the community made the most of the winter wonderland. There was Tina's special stew, pizza baked in a wood-burning stove, and scenes of children frolicking outside. As Karl walked along in the freshly fallen snow, he said to himself, "This is the most beautiful village in the world." After the harshness of winter, the arrival of spring offers fresh joys. One woman who recently moved to the area prepares items for a picnic with the elderly women of the village. Join us as Karl and Tina take us on a tour of winter life and show us how the villagers prepare for the season of new beginnings.
Episodes in Season 6
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Emperor Showa Speaks: The Path to War - Part 1 (1928-1937)
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Emperor Showa Speaks: The Path to War - Part 2 (1937-1941)
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FINDING SATOSHI
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A Monk’s Lessons: Living Amid Death From COVID
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Carbon Farming: A Climate Solution Under Our Feet
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Reviving Tezuma: Japan's Traditional Magic
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The Unknown Master of Restoration
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Fukushima Monologue II
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Fukushima: The Curse of Groundwater
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Ukraine: Prelude to a Crisis
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Rainbow Family
49 min
A Teacher's Life Lesson
49 min
Karl and Tina: Village Life in the Deep Snow
49 min
Daily Life in Times of War
49 min
Kyiv, the Resistance of Citizens
49 min
Art of the Inland Sea
49 min
Art is Our Voice
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Karl and Tina: Bountiful Autumn in the Village
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Mississippi Revealed
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JAPAN-NORTH KOREA SUMMIT: Behind the Curtain
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Mountainous Traditions
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Poet of the Piano Fuzjko Hemming: On a Journey to Chopin's Mallorca
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Stopping the Next Pandemic: The Virus Hunters' Mission - Part 1
50 min
Danjuro: A Kabuki Star for Three Centuries
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Stopping the Next Pandemic: The Virus Hunters' Mission - Part 2
49 min
