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NHK Cycle Around Japan – Niigata: An Older, Simpler Way of Life (2024)
English | Documentary | Size: 867 MB
In northern Niigata Prefecture, we’ll see the old ways of living as we try spicy daikon radish rolls and fluffy manju buns, go gill fishing, see cat houses made from rice straw and a lovely old lacquer craft. [Read more…]
NHK Train Cruise – Rice and Sake from Niigata to Yamagata (2023)
English | Tutorial | Size: 580 MB
NHK Train Cruise – The Vivid Colors of Gunma and Niigata (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 412 MB
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…]