Journeys in Japan · SEASON 12
Michinoku the Legend of Gold
Episode 28 · 2021-12-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
This time, we trace Japan's legend of gold. The precious metal was actually first mined in Michinoku -- an old name for northern Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures -- in the 8th century Nara period. A photographer visits Hiraizumi and its golden Konjikido, meets a gold leaf artisan, ducks into an old mine and even pans for gold.
28 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Kyoto: Tango Chirimen2021-01-05
2. Tsu: A Path to the Heart2021-01-26
3. Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island2021-02-09
4. Moji: Gateway to the World2021-02-16
5. Frozen Beauty at Dawn and Dusk: Hokkaido in Midwinter2021-02-23
6. Poetic Beauty of Wintry Kussharo2021-03-30
7. Otaru: Herring and Glassware; Keeping Alive Otaru's Tradition2021-05-03
8. Eye on Nagoya: A City's Identity through Architecture2021-05-11
9. Yamatokoriyama: Water Brimming with Goldfish2021-05-25
10. Minami Shinshu: A Solo Alps Journey2021-06-08
11. Rainy Nights, Summer Mysteries2021-06-29
12. Go Deep! Underwater Paradise2021-07-06
13. Toba Islands: Life and Love in a Traditional Community2021-07-13
14. Cultivating a Taste for Summer Vegetables2021-07-20
15. The Trail to Chiyanoki: Mountain Biking Revives Village2021-07-27
16. Lifting the Spirit through Architecture: Nikko Okinawa Osaka2021-08-03
17. Summer Festivals to Celebrate Around Japan2021-08-10
18. Ishinomaki: A Decade On - Remembering and Moving Ahead2021-08-17
19. Ascending the Sacred Peaks2021-08-24
20. An Ode to Live Music2021-09-21
21. Creative Solutions Spark Rural Revival2021-09-28
22. Legacies of Samurai Culture2021-10-05
23. Hokkaido: Catching the Northern Lights2021-10-19
24. Oki, Iki, Tsushima: Frontline Islands in the Stream2021-10-26
25. Shinto Rituals: Linking Communities and Deities2021-11-02
26. Northern Alps for All Seasons2021-11-16
27. Rising from the Ruins2021-11-23
28. Michinoku the Legend of Gold2021-12-14
29. Kasama: A Pottery Community in Evolution2021-12-28
