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- Episode 1 Morioka: Slow Life, Indie Spirit
- Episode 2 360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 1
- Episode 3 360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 2
- Episode 4 On the Sugar Road from Saga to Fukuoka
- Episode 5 Isumi Shines as Liveable City
- Episode 6 SILK Road: Threads of History from Gunma to Yokohama
- Episode 7 Geto Kogen: Deep Powder Dreams
- Episode 8 Akita's Festivals Light Up Long Winters
- Episode 9 Tomonoura: Tradition and Community in a Historic Port
- Episode 10 Okinawa: Whispers of the Ryukyu Kingdom
- Episode 11 Taketa: Onsen Bathing Old and New
- Episode 12 With Isabella Bird — Part 4: On the Road to Akita
- Episode 13 Okayama: Divine Beings Up Close
- Episode 14 Ogaki: The City of Water
- Episode 15 Yamagata: Heartland of Wood Architecture
- Episode 16 Shodoshima: Island of Discoveries
- Episode 17 Deep Dive in Sugashima: The Island of Women Fishers
- Episode 18 NISEKO IN SUMMER: Natural Fun in the Great Outdoors
- Episode 19 Kumano Kodo: Fast Hiking to Nirvana
- Episode 20 Nagasaki's Obon: A Time for Remembrance
- Episode 21 With Isabella Bird — Part 5: On the Road to Aomori
- Episode 22 Osaka: OSAKA HEART AND SOUL
- Episode 23 Tokushima: Heartland of Fermentation
- Episode 24 OITA Kunisaki Peninsula: A Land of Buddhas and Gods
- Episode 25 Another Kobe: A Thatched Roof Village
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Journeys in Japan - Season 15 Episode 15 Yamagata: Heartland of Wood Architecture
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Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north of Tokyo, is a mountainous region. Around 70% of its land covered by forests and to this day it boasts a long tradition of using that wood in its buildings. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American architect James Lambiasi visits a hot spring resort where the main street is lined with hotels built from timber; an ancient Buddhist temple where you can find wooden buildings standing on top of sheer cliffs; and a splendid row of wooden warehouses constructed 130 years ago and still in pristine condition. James also observes a construction company that has developed cutting-edge technology for using timber in large-scale contemporary architecture. He is given a hands-on demonstration of how the forests are maintained, and he meets an outdoors guide who shows the way he lives in the backwoods.
Runtime: 28:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date: Dec 03, 2024
Episode: 515 Episode
Season: 15 Season
IMDb: 2
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