Journeys in Japan
Season 14 Episode 29 - Yakushima Awakenings
Yakushima, off Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, is a magical island of primeval forest, rare micro-climate and pristine nature. It is also the first place in Japan to be recognized as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. British plant-hunter, Ernest Henry Wilson, explored Yakushima in the early 20th century, researching and photographing its ancient Yakusugi trees. Photographer Alfie Goodrich travels to the island and becomes a conduit for the famous plant-hunter Wilson...
Episodes in Season 14
Nagoya: Exploring with Insiders
28 min
Ozu: Castle Town Looking to the Future
28 min
Kyushu: On the Trail of Shoyu
28 min
Yasugi: Discoveries Along the Iron Road
28 min
Matsue: The World of Wagashi
28 min
Kochi: Into the Luminous Darkness
28 min
Winter Along the Mogami River
28 min
Live Long, Live Well in Northern Nagano
28 min
Akita, Yamagata, Niigata: The Textiles and Traditions of Winter
28 min
Sapporo: Ski Mountaineering Tradition
28 min
Rambling Around Secluded Yanbaru
28 min
Onomichi: Vistas, Cats and Steep Hillsides
28 min
Tobishima Kaido: Taking It Slow on Golden Isles
28 min
With Isabella Bird — Part 2: On the Road to Tsugawa
28 min
On the Sugar Road from Nagasaki to Saga
28 min
Nibutani the Ainu, Living with Kamuy
28 min
The Wild Life in One-of-a-Kind Amami
28 min
Amami Oshima: Beauty in the Rain
28 min
Owase: City of Abundant Rain
28 min
Discovering the Wonders of Iya Valley
28 min
Tsuruga Castle, Where the Past Meets the Present
28 min
Gujo-Hachiman: Dancing the Night Away
28 min
With Isabella Bird — Part 3: On the Road to Yamagata
28 min
Koyasan: In Pursuit of Enlightenment
28 min
From Ise to the Source of the Sacred River
28 min
The Soaring Dragons of Chichibu
28 min
Kyushu: On the Shoyu Trail: Nagasaki – Kumamoto – Miyazaki
28 min
Handa: Savoring a Canal City's Delights
28 min
Yakushima Awakenings
28 min