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- Episode 1 Walking the Historic Nakasendo
- Episode 2 Samurai Days in Satsuma
- Episode 3 Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture: The Supreme Winter Delicacy
- Episode 4 Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture: City of Sumi
- Episode 5 Furano, Hokkaido: White Wintry World
- Episode 6 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 1: Tokushima Prefecture
- Episode 7 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 2: Kochi Prefecture
- Episode 8 Life in the Deep Snow
- Episode 9 Kingdom of Udon: Kagawa Prefecture
- Episode 10 Dancing Among the Gods: Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture
- Episode 11 Treasures of the Ancient Capital: Nara Prefecture
- Episode 12 Beppu City, Oita Prefecture: Nature's Gift: Hot Springs
- Episode 13 Okinawa: Inspired by the Sea and Land, Crafted by Hand
- Episode 14 Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture: Spring on the Waterways
- Episode 15 Gourmet Adventure: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
- Episode 16 Time Travelling in Shiga
- Episode 17 On Two Wheels to Aso
- Episode 18 Getting Lost in Pink Petals
- Episode 19 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 3: Ehime
- Episode 20 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 4: Kagawa
- Episode 21 A Classic Steam Train Trip: The Oigawa Railway
- Episode 22 Pristine Paradise: Iriomote, Okinawa
- Episode 23 Life in the Slow Lane: Taketomi, Okinawa
- Episode 24 Pure Alpine Waterscapes: Azumino and Kamikochi
- Episode 25 The Cinematic Cityscape of Kitakyushu
- Episode 26 Sapporo: The Good Life
- Episode 27 Going with the Flow: Ehime Prefecture
- Episode 28 Kumano Kodo Iseji Route
- Episode 29 Rishiri: From Sea to Summit
- Episode 30 Rebun: A Floating Garden
- Episode 31 Vibrant Colors, Ancient Tradition: Kanazawa
- Episode 32 Bounty from the Mountains, Sea and Plain: Yamagata
- Episode 33 Forest Sanctuary: Shirakami
- Episode 34 Samurai Spirit and Natural Treasures: Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture
- Episode 35 Japan's Traditional Blue: Tokushima's Indigo
- Episode 36 Craftsmanship Close to Nature: Asahikawa
- Episode 37 Beauty in the Everyday: Mashiko
- Episode 38 Rivers Run Through It: Beautiful Morioka
- Episode 39 Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture: Miso, the Taste of Tradition
- Episode 40 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture: Taste the Tradition of Fukuoka
- Episode 41 Japan's Wine Country: Katsunuma
- Episode 42 Abundant Sea: Sanriku Coast
- Episode 43 All About Matcha Green Tea: Matsue
- Episode 44 Haiku Poetry, Autumn Foliage: Otsu & Ogaki
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Journeys in Japan - Season 3 Episode 23 Life in the Slow Lane: Taketomi, Okinawa
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On this edition of Journeys in Japan, Lana Bergmann, who is studying design in Japan, visits Taketomi-jima, one of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwestern end of the country. On the island characterized by old, traditional houses and flowers blooming all year round, it is popular to take it easy and stroll around with no particular destination. Lana goes to see the sights on the island on foot and finds a 4-meter tower. She climbs to the top and sees that the communities on the island are surrounded by windbreaks as a protection against typhoons. Each house is surrounded by high stone walls to protect them from winds. They reflect wisdom for living in the island's harsh natural environment. For the night Lana stays in a room in a traditional house. She eats dinner with other tourists, sings a song together, and enjoys herself. She also tries her hand at harvesting seafood and is impressed by islanders' traditional way of thinking.
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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