Begin Japanology - Season 4 Episode 33 Rain
Japan gets a lot of rain, which can be both a blessing and a curse. Rain falls year-round in Japan, but differs from season to season. Tokyo gets its fair share of rain, but some areas of Japan receive more than three times as much. Traditionally, the Japanese prayed for rain during times of drought, and found ways to put up with violent downpours. But they also built large reservoirs of water, some of which are over 1,000 years old. Today, Japan's methods of putting up with rain are more sophisticated than ever. In urban areas, giant underground reservoirs have been constructed to help control flooding, and initiatives have welled up to capture and reuse rainwater. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is rain. We examine how rain has shaped Japan's climate, lifestyle, and culture.
Year: 2014
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Studio: NHK BS1, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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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: 9.076
Language: English, Japanese
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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
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Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard
Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton
Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman
Plastic Food Samples
Insects
Traditional Japanese Mathematics
Bicycles
Chusonji
Seaweed
Charcoal
Rain
Golf
Shipbuilding
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Japanophiles - Matt Alt
Karaoke
Holidays
Red Sea Bream
Shopping Streets
Chickens and Eggs
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