Where To Stream Journeys in Japan Season 2014 Episode 32
Appreciating Abundance - Kumamoto Pref.
- Aired October 28, 2014
- 30 Min
On this episode of Journeys in Japan, photographer Kit Pancoast Nagamura travels to 2 towns in northern Kumamoto Prefecture, in Kyushu. In Yamato, she observes an autumn festival, which has been held for more than 250 years. The local townspeople make giant floats, using natural materials, and parade them through the streets. The festival originally began as a way for the traders in the town to thank the farmers in the surrounding countryside for their hard work in the fields, producing rice...