Seasoning the Seasons
Season 5 Episode 5 - The Iseji Route: Journey of the Soul over Passes
The Kii Peninsula is in the south of Honshu, Japan's main island. On this peninsula is Kumano Kodo, a series of pilgrimage routes that connect a number of sacred spots. The "Iseji Route" is approximately 170 kilometers long and passes through the eastern side of Kii peninsula. The Route has been a place where many people with troubles and suffering visit. Each pass you traverse, there are encounters with the people who live in that land and a warmth that sincerely welcome travelling strangers. The Kumano Kodo Iseji Route; a place to meet a landscape carved over a thousand years, and the kindness of humanity.
Episodes in Season 5
Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site
28 min
Otaru: Classic Canal City
28 min
Mount Tsukuba: The Mysterious Twin Peaks
28 min
Cherry Blossoms will Bloom: Miharu, Fukushima
28 min
The Iseji Route: Journey of the Soul over Passes
Hiroshima: A City of Seven Rivers
28 min
Ise-Shima: Women Divers Favored by the Gods
28 min
Hagi and Tsuwano: Two Castle Towns
28 min
Furano: Summer in the Purple City
28 min
Haunted Houses: The Lure of the Dark
Tokyo Summer Story: Season of Remembrance
28 min
Kamikochi: A Sacred Mountain Paradise
28 min
Kobe: A City of Cultural Mosaic
28 min
Mikan: Japan's Favorite Citrus Fruit
28 min
The Churches of Nagasaki: Prayers through the Ages
28 min