Seasoning the Seasons - 2013/04/03 - Following the Sakura

Seasoning the Seasons

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Seasoning the Seasons
Seasoning the Seasons

Wed. 1:30 - 2:00 (UTC) etc.

This program visits places across Japan to introduce the charms of their local daily life and festivals fostered by the nation's long history.

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Apr. 3, Wed. 1:30 - 2:00 (UTC) etc.
Following the Sakura - A Journey of Cherry Blossoms in Japan

The 1,000 year old cherry tree

Blossoms of the great cherry tree in Okayama

In love with the cherry trees

Hokkaido

Cherry trees lit up at night

The great cherry tree in Okayama

Cherry Blossoms... People wait eagerly for their blossoms, love the famous scenes of cherry trees in bloom, sense the transience of things as the petals flutter down and then look forward to them just as eagerly again the following spring.
Why are the Japanese people so attached to these flowers which announce the coming of spring? A man is so enthusiastic that he gives up his job to follow the blossoms on their half-year, south-north path up the archipelago. A thousand-year old cherry tree, worshipped as a tutelary god, has been treasured over many generations in a humble mountain village. And so it goes on... Every Japanese person has a special, personal recollection of the blossoms. From when the first trees bloom in Okinawa until the last flower in Hokkaido, we follow the cherry blossom front as it moves north across Japan, visiting famous viewing sites in each Prefecture. We hear, too, the stories of Japanese people and their cherry blossoms along the way.

Okinawa Prefecture
Japan's first blossoms

Ehime Prefecture
A paragliding photographer observes the gorgeous swathe of cherry blossoms from the air.

Okayama Prefecture
The village which worships a 1,000 year old cherry tree asits protective deity

Ibaraki Prefecture
Sixth grade primary school children welcome the new first years by carrying the little ones on their backs in parade around the schoolyard cherry trees.

Akita Prefecture
A bridal gown handed down at the Ando residence in Kakunodate, a place famous for its weeping cherries, recalls the thoughts of many a bride in its blossom designs.

Hokkaido
The final destination of the cherry blossom front. The blossoms here are adored for marking the end of the bitterly cold winter.

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