Added to inquiry!
TRAVEL

The Secrets of the Village with Japan's longest living population
Takayama city, Nagano Pref.

TRAVEL 2014 30mins Episode(s): 1 english Japanese
[Beauty of Japan Season 1]

Nagano prefecture has the longest living population in Japan. Particularly this little village of Takayama is known as “the anti-aging village”.

The village, with merely 8000 residents, is blessed with beautiful nature and climate. Preserving the healthy life and culture, it has been recognised as one of the Biosphere Reserves (Eco park) by the UNESCO.

This documentary shows the ordinary life of its residents, revealing some secrets of their healthy lifestyle that the modern society has forgotten. It is the real beauty of lifestyle in Japan.

*Part of the 'Beauty of Japan' series.

Click here to preview this episode!

  •  

    Colors in Japan
    2021 25 min

    Japan's landscape overflows with various colors from its four seasons. This array of rich "coloring" is presented in vivid 4K through the stories of traditional arts and crafts that symbolize the regions across the country from which they were born. Episode List (click title to preview): 1. Paint It Black!...
    more details
  •  

    Himeji Castle: The Secret history Himeji city, Hyogo Pref.
    2014 30mins

    [Beauty of Japan Season 1] The Himeji Castle is regarded as one of the finest castles in Japan thanks to its preserved monumental white tower. Since the ancient times, many mysteries have been secretly passed on over generations. Why has it never been burned down? Why was it never used...
    more details
  •  

    Golden Field in China
    2009

    Sichuan TV Festival Golden Panda Award. China has achieved remarkable development. One driving force behind its growing prosperity is a Japanese man who devoted his life to passing on his rice farming expertise bringing about an agricultural revolution in China. That man is Shoichi Hara, an agricultural engineer from Hokkaido....
    more details
  •  

    The World of Automata -Laughter x Automata x Challenge-
    2015 30 mins

    [Craft Masters of Japan] Automata are Western mechanical dolls. Kazuaki Harada is one of the very few automata artisans living in Japan. However, he has been gathering steady attention and fame worldwide with his unique creations. Harada's automata are very comical and alluring and manage to make people laugh and...
    more details