Seasoning the Seasons
Season 2 Episode 16 - Gujo Hachiman 400 Years of All-night Dancing
10.0 ?
2012
Documentary
On summer nights, the residents of Gujo Hachiman throw themselves into the o-bon dance. Dances are held on 33 nights from July to September, but for 4 nights during o-bon, everyone dances until dawn. In the evening, dancers gather in the narrow streets of the old castle town, forming a circle around festival floats carrying drummers, singers and shamisen players. The Gujo Hachiman O-bon dance is for dancers not spectators, and no one comes along just to watch. Locals and visitors, young and old, all dance through the night. We travel to Gujo Hachiman to enjoy this 400 year old tradition.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Ice Monsters: The Mountains of Zao
2
Koreatown: Ikuno, Osaka
3
Tokyo by Night
4
Following the Sakura - A Journey of Cherry Blossoms in Japan
5
Tokyo in Springtime - The Taste of Tradition
6
Spring in Kyoto - A Trip on a Little Local Train
7
Asakusa Celebration and Devotion
8
Japan in Full Bloom - The Flower Gardens
9
The Shrine of Konpira-san - Answering Everyone's Prayer
10
The Forest of Myths
11
Iya - Living in the Mountains
12
Wild Shiretoko - World Heritage Site
13
Kusatsu: A Town that Warms the Body and Soul
14
Shonan: Good Vibrations on the Beach
15
The Miracle Mile - Kokusai Street, Okinawa
16
Gujo Hachiman 400 Years of All-night Dancing
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21
Nikko: World Heritage and Mountain of Prayer
22
Autumn in Tohoku
23
Yokohama - A Harbor Town Full of Spirit
24
Fireworks
25
Kumano Pilgrimage Routes
26
Nara: An Ancient Capital Filled with the Sound of Prayer
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Karatsu
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