Journeys in Japan
Season 12 Episode 17 - Summer Festivals to Celebrate Around Japan
9.0 ?
2010
Documentary
Festivals are an essential element of summer in Japan. Held around the country, some feature music and dancing, others spectacular lights or massive floats. On this special episode of Journeys in Japan, Shizuka Anderson introduces 4 of the largest, most exuberant summer festivals that have been featured in previous shows. Each has its own history and local traditions that often date back centuries. What they all share in common is the passion and intensity of their local communities.
Episodes in Season 12
1
Kyoto: Tango Chirimen
28 min
2
Tsu: A Path to the Heart
28 min
3
Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island
28 min
4
Moji: Gateway to the World
28 min
5
Frozen Beauty at Dawn and Dusk: Hokkaido in Midwinter
28 min
6
Poetic Beauty of Wintry Kussharo
28 min
7
Otaru: Herring and Glassware; Keeping Alive Otaru's Tradition
28 min
8
Eye on Nagoya: A City's Identity through Architecture
28 min
9
Yamatokoriyama: Water Brimming with Goldfish
28 min
10
Minami Shinshu: A Solo Alps Journey
28 min
11
Rainy Nights, Summer Mysteries
28 min
12
Go Deep! Underwater Paradise
28 min
13
Toba Islands: Life and Love in a Traditional Community
28 min
14
Cultivating a Taste for Summer Vegetables
28 min
15
The Trail to Chiyanoki: Mountain Biking Revives Village
28 min
16
Lifting the Spirit through Architecture: Nikko Okinawa Osaka
28 min
17
Summer Festivals to Celebrate Around Japan
28 min
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Ishinomaki: A Decade On - Remembering and Moving Ahead
28 min
19
Ascending the Sacred Peaks
28 min
20
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28 min
21
Creative Solutions Spark Rural Revival
28 min
22
Legacies of Samurai Culture
28 min
23
Hokkaido: Catching the Northern Lights
28 min
24
Oki, Iki, Tsushima: Frontline Islands in the Stream
28 min
25
Shinto Rituals: Linking Communities and Deities
28 min
26
Northern Alps for All Seasons
28 min
27
Rising from the Ruins
28 min
28
Michinoku the Legend of Gold
28 min
29
Kasama: A Pottery Community in Evolution
28 min
