Journeys in Japan · SEASON 13
Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope
Episode 8 · 2022-05-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
In the third of our programs introducing Japan to active wheelchair travelers, Ryoko Nakajima and Shizuka Anderson explore Nagasaki City. It is one of the hilliest cities in Japan, with more than 40% of it built on hillsides. They find a community with deep religious faith and also dark memories of war. They meet with an atomic bomb survivor, and also 2 singers from Ukraine. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Ryoko and Shizuka explore the city, conquer the challenging terrain and pray for peace.
28 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Yamanobe no Michi: Strolling Back Into the Past2022-01-18
2. Hamamatsu: From Local Expertise to Global Renown2022-02-08
3. Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan2022-02-15
4. JAPOW Magical Backcountry Ski Tour2022-03-08
5. —Festivals— A Harbinger of Spring2022-03-15
6. Hearing the Silent Voice of the Bedrock2022-03-22
7. Eyeing Architectural Wonders2022-03-29
8. Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope2022-05-17
9. Eternally Radiant Himeji Castle2022-05-31
10. Maniwa: Living from the Forest2022-06-07
11. Breathing New Life into Iwaki2022-06-21
12. Exploring the Mudflats of the Ariake Sea in Saga2022-06-28
13. Yamagata: Communing with the Living and the Dead2022-07-05
14. Suzuka: City with a Racing Circuit2022-07-12
15. Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat2022-07-19
16. Shinhama, Sendai: A Green Sea Wall for the Future2022-08-02
17. Tamba-Sasayama: Inn to the Heart of a Village2022-08-09
18. Okinawa: Weaving Culture2022-08-30
19. Peak Pleasure in the Northern Alps2022-09-20
20. Midsummer with the Ancestors: Wakasa Town2022-10-04
21. With Isabella Bird: On the Road to Nikko2022-10-11
22. Tochigi: Destinations of Timeless Calm2022-10-25
23. Spirited Away to Tono2022-11-08
24. Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time2022-12-06
25. Kumamoto: Castle Town Loves Its Past with Eye on the Future2022-12-27
