Journeys in Japan
Season 14 Episode 4 - Yasugi: Discoveries Along the Iron Road
9.0 ?
2010
Documentary
Jonathan Senior discovers Japan's iron history in Yasugi, a transport hub from long ago. He learns about the old clay tatara furnaces for producing steel blooms and visits an impressive castle ruin. His trip also takes him to artisan studios for crafting swords, incense and iron candle stands.
Episodes in Season 14
1
Nagoya: Exploring with Insiders
28 min
2
Ozu: Castle Town Looking to the Future
28 min
3
Kyushu: On the Trail of Shoyu
28 min
4
Yasugi: Discoveries Along the Iron Road
28 min
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5
Matsue: The World of Wagashi
28 min
6
Kochi: Into the Luminous Darkness
28 min
7
Winter Along the Mogami River
28 min
8
Live Long, Live Well in Northern Nagano
28 min
9
Akita, Yamagata, Niigata: The Textiles and Traditions of Winter
28 min
10
Sapporo: Ski Mountaineering Tradition
28 min
11
Rambling Around Secluded Yanbaru
28 min
12
Onomichi: Vistas, Cats and Steep Hillsides
28 min
13
Tobishima Kaido: Taking It Slow on Golden Isles
28 min
14
With Isabella Bird — Part 2: On the Road to Tsugawa
28 min
15
On the Sugar Road from Nagasaki to Saga
28 min
16
Nibutani the Ainu, Living with Kamuy
28 min
17
The Wild Life in One-of-a-Kind Amami
28 min
18
Amami Oshima: Beauty in the Rain
28 min
19
Owase: City of Abundant Rain
28 min
20
Discovering the Wonders of Iya Valley
28 min
21
Tsuruga Castle, Where the Past Meets the Present
28 min
22
Gujo-Hachiman: Dancing the Night Away
28 min
23
With Isabella Bird — Part 3: On the Road to Yamagata
28 min
24
Koyasan: In Pursuit of Enlightenment
28 min
25
From Ise to the Source of the Sacred River
28 min
26
The Soaring Dragons of Chichibu
28 min
27
Kyushu: On the Shoyu Trail: Nagasaki – Kumamoto – Miyazaki
28 min
28
Handa: Savoring a Canal City's Delights
28 min
29
Yakushima Awakenings
28 min
