Begin Japanology - Season 4 Episode 27 Insects
Japan is home to over 30,000 insect species, and insects are a familiar part of Japanese life. For centuries, staging battles between insects has been a popular pastime in Japan, and Japanese children love catching insects and keeping them as pets. Different seasons have different insect attractions. Summer nights are associated with the faint glow of fireflies. Autumn is known for beautiful insect sounds. Insects were once an important food source in Japan. It is still possible to find people who go hunting for wasps' nests, as wasp larvae are a traditional delicacy. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is insects. By looking at how they are appreciated and what insect-related customs there are, we examine how the Japanese view and enjoy the natural world.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Studio: NHK BS1, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Stuart Varnam-Atkin
First Air Date: Apr 14, 2008
Last Air date: Mar 20, 2014
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 251 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 305.82
Language: English, Japanese
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Episode
Mochi Rice Cake
Watches and Clocks
Fugu Blowfish
Haneda Airport
Kagura Dances
Snow
Pollen Allergy
Sashimono Woodwork
Cranes
Kitchen Knives
Fishing
Armour
Judo
The Life of Taro Okamoto
The Life of Osamu Dazai
The Life of Kenzo Tange
The Life of Hideko Maehata
Toilets
Lifts
Motorcycles
Unagi Eel
Japanophiles - Ilan Yanizky
Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard
Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton
Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman
Plastic Food Samples
Insects
Traditional Japanese Mathematics
Bicycles
Chusonji
Seaweed
Charcoal
Rain
Golf
Shipbuilding
Japanophiles - Bruce Huebner
Japanophiles - Noelke Muho
Japanophiles - Matt Alt
Karaoke
Holidays
Red Sea Bream
Shopping Streets
Chickens and Eggs