Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 1
Matsushima: Islands of Beauty and Prayer
Episode 5 · 2012-05-30

- Documentary
Episode overview
The beautiful islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture are known as one of the three great scenic spots of Japan. The view of the more than 260 islands dotting the placid waters was left amazingly unspoiled even by the Great East Japan Earthquake last year.
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