Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 1
Itsukushima: Island of the Gods
Episode 11 · 2012-09-19
- Documentary
Episode overview
Miyajima, an island 30 km around in the Seto Inland Sea, is known as one of the 3 most beautiful spots in Japan. It has been thronging with more than 3.4 million tourists a year ever since the Itsukushima Shrine was registered as a World Heritage Site. Worshiped as a sacred isle since ancient times, this is a place of rich nature, food culture and other diverse customs and traditions.
Season 1 episodes
1. Kyoto: Coloring the Season2012-04-04
2. Kakunodate: Stories of Old Families2012-04-18
3. Spirited Away to Tono2012-05-02
4. Japanese Towers: Memories Past and Present2012-05-16
5. Matsushima: Islands of Beauty and Prayer2012-05-30
6. Suwa: A Celebration Down Through Time2012-06-06
7. Niyodo River: Living with Japan's Clearest River2012-06-20
8. Mt. Fuji2012-07-04
9. Awa Dance: Obon Festival with 100,000 Dancers2012-08-01
10. Kamakura: Samurai and Zen2012-09-05
11. Itsukushima: Island of the Gods2012-09-19
12. Hand-Made in Japan2012-10-03
13. Dolls: Bearers of Dreams2012-10-17
14. Tracing Rice in Japan2012-11-07
15. Blowfish: A Secret Taste from the Deep2012-11-21
16. Millennium Guardians: The Buddhist Statues of Kyoto2012-12-05
17. Nights of Snow2012-12-19
