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NHK Cycle Around Japan – Kanagawa Selfie Ride (2021)
English | Size: 974 MB
Category: Documentary
After 30 years in Japan, Michael Rice recently settled in Odawara, where he runs a cycling cafe. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Nagano: Life in the Mountains (2021)
English | Size: 999 MB
Category: Tutorial
The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is popular with climbers and we’re given a brief taste by a world-class mountain guide. We’ll meet people drawn to live here by the forests, including a man who left a top cabinet making career in Tokyo to craft uniquely distinctive furniture from these wild trees, and a group of friends who devote their spare time to caring for the woods. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Nagano: Life in the Mountains (2021)
English | Size: 999 MB
Category: Tutorial
The mountain ranges known as the Japanese Alps are a spectacular backdrop to our ride across Nagano Prefecture, its forests glowing with the late autumn colors. With many 3,000m peaks, Nagano is popular with climbers and we’re given a brief taste by a world-class mountain guide. We’ll meet people drawn to live here by the forests, including a man who left a top cabinet making career in Tokyo to craft uniquely distinctive furniture from these wild trees, and a group of friends who devote their spare time to caring for the woods. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Overcoming Adversity (2020)
English | Size: 819 MB
Category: Tutorial
On these rides, we’ve often met people who battled hard times to emerge stronger than before. We’ve heard stories of overcoming natural disasters and disease, of a doctor taking on the challenge of singlehandedly caring for the elderly population of a remote mountain village and of how one young woman is raising a family on a tiny island, ensuring a future for its aging community. In this special episode, we get back in touch to hear their inspiring accounts of coping with the current pandemic. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – The Road Goes on (2020)
English | Size: 1.07 GB
Category: Documentary
Our cyclists have ridden 14,000km around Japan. We’ve chosen the most invigorating scenes as well as new footage for you to enjoy. Cycle through the changing seasons – the blossoms of spring, summer’s verdant green, the brilliant colors of autumn and winter’s snowy landscapes. And then see how these landscapes were shaped by farming communities in harmony with the sea, rivers and mountains. Touring by cycle isn’t just the most exhilarating way to go, it also gives you the closest look at the land. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Niigata: The Deep Green Summer (2019)
English | Size: 978 MB
Category: Documentary
A 250Km ride through Niigata Prefecture, its green rice fields shimmering under the summer sun. From an artisan in hammered copper we learn about the long road to mastery, while in the paddy fields we see the hottest, hardest part of the rice growing season. Climbing up into the mountains, we’ll experience a traditional style of river fishing and visit a breeder whose Nishikigoi carp are now world famous, 2 stories of hard work and cooperation rebuilding lives and businesses destroyed by natural disasters. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Memories from the Road: Spirit of the North (2020)
English | Size: 807 MB
Category: Tutorial
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Selected moments from rides in the north country, cherry blossoms in spring and red leaves in fall. In Aomori Prefecture, northernmost part of Japan’s main Honshu island, we encounter its traditional tenacity of spirit in young children learning to master the local style of shamisen playing. In neighboring Akita Prefecture, children sing songs handed down for generations, tales of fishermen, their families and the sea. Finally, in Fukushima Prefecture, we see how Aizu still lives by the code of its mountain samurai clan, famed for staying true to their principles. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Memories From the Road: Life on the Islands (2020)
English | Size: 897 MB
Category: Documentary
Selected moments from past trips to Japan’s smaller islands, exploring their unique cultures and ways of life. Riding a scenic cycling route spanning the Seto Inland Sea, we learn how an island community’s hopes for the future rest on the students of their tiny school. On the Oki Islands off Japan’s west coast, we stand atop its awesome cliffs before getting hands-on in an island sumo ring, and on southern Miyakojima, we taste the ocean in the local tofu and the island’s history in its traditional music. [Read more…]
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Tottori: Grit and Grace (2020)
English | Size: 1.30 GB
Category: Tutorial
NHK Cycle Around Japan – Hyogo: A Legacy for the Future (2019)
English | Size: 1.30 GB
Category: Documentary