Journeys in Japan
Season 15 Episode 9 - Tomonoura: Tradition and Community in a Historic Port
Tomonoura is a port town on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, in Hiroshima Prefecture. It occupies an important location because this is the point where the tides from each end of the Inland Sea meet. In the old days, ships had to wait here until the ebb tide, before continuing their journeys. For that reason it became known as "the port for awaiting the tide" and was even mentioned in the Manyoshu, a collection of Japanese poems collated some 1,200 years ago. Tom Miyagawa Coulton is a photographer who lives on an island in the Seto Inland Sea. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Tom explores the historic town of Tomonoura and discovers the town's centuries-old tradition of forging steel. He also meets the local people who have protected this town and kept their community ties with love and care.
Episodes in Season 15
Morioka: Slow Life, Indie Spirit
28 min
360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 1
28 min
360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 2
28 min
On the Sugar Road from Saga to Fukuoka
28 min
Isumi Shines as Liveable City
28 min
SILK Road: Threads of History from Gunma to Yokohama
28 min
Geto Kogen: Deep Powder Dreams
28 min
Akita's Festivals Light Up Long Winters
28 min
Tomonoura: Tradition and Community in a Historic Port
28 min
Okinawa: Whispers of the Ryukyu Kingdom
28 min
Taketa: Onsen Bathing Old and New
28 min
With Isabella Bird — Part 4: On the Road to Akita
28 min
Okayama: Divine Beings Up Close
28 min
Ogaki: The City of Water
28 min
Yamagata: Heartland of Wood Architecture
28 min
Shodoshima: Island of Discoveries
28 min
Deep Dive in Sugashima: The Island of Women Fishers
28 min
NISEKO IN SUMMER: Natural Fun in the Great Outdoors
28 min
Kumano Kodo: Fast Hiking to Nirvana
28 min
Nagasaki's Obon: A Time for Remembrance
28 min
With Isabella Bird — Part 5: On the Road to Aomori
28 min
Osaka: OSAKA HEART AND SOUL
28 min
Tokushima: Heartland of Fermentation
28 min
OITA Kunisaki Peninsula: A Land of Buddhas and Gods
28 min
Another Kobe: A Thatched Roof Village
28 min
Fukushima: Trekking with Volcanoes & Hot Springs
28 min
Ise-Shima: Timeless World of Pearls
28 min
