Japanology Plus · SEASON 5
Miniature Culture
Episode 10 · 2018-03-27

- Documentary
- Talk
Episode overview
Japan has a serious fondness for doing things in miniature. Whether it's capsule toys, model trains, dioramas, or more, the country has a knack for extremely detailed, picture-perfect scaled-down representations of reality. How—and why—so much attention is paid to miniaturized detail, and what connection the love of miniatures has to Japanese society at large, is the theme of this edition of Japanology Plus.
28 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Ocean Fishing2018-01-09
2. The Police2018-01-16
3. Japanophiles: Stephanie Tomiyasu2018-01-23
4. New Trends in Logistics2018-02-06
5. Game Arcades2018-02-13
6. Snow Removal2018-02-20
7. Shopping Streets2018-03-06
8. Japanophiles: Bjorn Heiberg2018-03-13
9. Regional Transport Crisis2018-03-20
10. Miniature Culture2018-03-27
11. Marriage2018-04-03
12. 100 Yen Shops2018-04-10
13. Deep-fried Food2018-04-17
14. Lighthouses2018-05-01
15. Japanophiles: David E. Wells2018-05-22
16. Industrial Heritage2018-06-05
17. Graves2018-06-19
18. Rice Cultivation2018-06-26
19. The Ogasawara Islands: A Multicultural Heritage2018-07-03
20. The Ogasawara Islands: A Turbulent History2018-07-10
21. Japanophiles: Bruce Gutlove2018-07-17
22. Roadside Stations2018-07-31
23. Summer Resorts2018-08-07
24. Yurei: Japanese Ghosts2018-08-21
25. Radio Calisthenics2018-09-04
26. Underground Shopping Streets2018-09-11
27. Japanophiles: Jagmohan S. Chandrani2018-09-25
28. A Sense of the Divine2018-10-02
29. Earthquake-resistant Architecture2018-10-09
30. School Sports Days2018-10-16
31. School Satchels2018-10-30
32. Aquariums2018-11-06
33. Onigiri: Rice Balls2018-11-13
34. Japanophiles: David Stanley Hewett2018-11-20
35. Coffee2018-11-27
36. Meiji-era Advisors2018-12-11
37. School Uniforms2018-12-18
38. Soba Restaurants2018-12-25