Seasoning the Seasons - Season 3 Episode 15 Ayu: Treasures of the River
When summer arrives, there is a fish that causes the hearts of fishermen to race with anticipation. It is the "Ayu", or "sweetfish" - little known outside Asia, but a key part of summer in Japan. Its scent has led people to call it "the fragrant fish", and the soft flavor of its meat holds a delicate sweetness. Japanese people have been captivated by Ayu. In the spring, the fish swims upstream from the ocean, and in the summer it stays near rocks, eating algae and growing larger. In the fall, it goes downstream to lay eggs, and its short life then comes to a close. Its birth and death both happen in the space of just 4 seasons. Ayu is in the hearts of the Japanese together with river memories. We travel Japan to learn more about it.
First Air Date: Apr 04, 2012
Last Air date: Oct 14, 2024
Season: 13 Season
Episode: 161 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 18.061
Language: Japanese, English
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Udon Noodles - A Wheat Delicacy
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Chichibu - Home of the Mountain Gods and Festivals
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Winter in Tohoku
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Kirishima: A Town Thriving on Volcanic Mountains
Sado Island: Into the Mystic Dreams
Oze: A Mountain Marshland
Ayu: Treasures of the River
The Islands of Nagasaki
Karuizawa: A Fleeting Summer
Strolling the Paths of Onomichi
Shinsekai, Osaka: A Town Guarded by a Tower
Kujukuri: The Endless Beach
Nagasaki: Hills and Exotic Atmosphere
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Travelogue of Mackerel Road
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Japan's Historic Tramways
Aso: Life in the Caldera
Crossing the Amagi Pass
Kamo River: The Waterway that Created Kyoto
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The Tottori Sand Dunes, Unity with Nature
A Journey to Holy Places