TRAVEL
'Beauty of Japan' series
TRAVEL
2014
30 mins Episode(s): 12
english
Japanese
List of programs in the 'Beauty of Japan' series:
- The Castle town where Kingyo Goldfish swim (Yamatokoriyama city, Nara Pref.)
- Art and excellence of Craftsmanships (Katsushika, Tokyo)
- Okada village's proud pure Cotton (Chita city, Aichi Pref.)
- The Secrets of the Village with Japan's longest living population (Takayama city, Nagano Pref.)
- Traditional home dishes from the Gastronomic city (Hakata city, Fukuoka Pref.)
- Yūki Tsumugi: The worldly recognised silk textile (Yūki city, Ibaraki Pref.)
- Aigi Tunnels: The restoration of an industrial treasure (Kasugai city, Aichi Pref.)
- Himeji Castle: The Secret history (Himeji city, Hyogo Pref.)
- Prayer of the Tenshudo (Nagasaki city, Nagasaki Pref.)
- Kirikane Buddhist paintings (Miura city, Kanagawa Pref.)
- NEXT5: the future of Sake makers (Akita city, Akita Pref.)
- Living together with the God of Wetland: the Red-crowned Crane (Kushiro city, Hokkaido Pref.)
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