Japanology Plus - Season 7 Episode 19 Tokyo Rooftops
Tokyo is a crowded city. Its rooftops represent valuable space, and they're used in some very creative ways. This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is Tokyo rooftops. Our main guest is Kurakata Shunsuke, an architectural history specialist from Osaka City University. He takes us on a tour of amusement parks, gardens and other unique rooftop spaces. We also meet photographer Takano Akira, who shows us his favorite city rooftops. Along the way we discover rooftop shrines, rice fields and many more surprises.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Director:
Cast: Peter Barakan, Emma Howard
Crew: Tetra Tanizaki (Theme Song Performance), rocomoon (Theme Song Performance)
First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014
Last Air date: Nov 21, 2024
Season: 11 Season
Episode: 323 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 7.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 76.844
Language: English, Japanese
Keyword : japan, way of life, arts and culture, japanese folklore, arts and crafts, japanese history, japanese tradition, japanese culture, change vs tradition, japanese society
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Japanophiles: Thomas Ainsworth
Sunakku Bars
Tohoku Nine Years On: Living with Ghosts
Tohoku Nine Years On: Voices of the Deceased
Japanophiles: Harold George Meij
Laundry Services
Miso
Japanophiles: Johan Nilsson Bjoerk
Japan vs. Epidemics
Wasabi
Geisha: A Sunset Trade?
Expert Craft Skills
Japanophiles: Kim Seungbok
Aloha Shirts
Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile
Rice Snacks
Urban Workshops
Tokyo Rooftops
Tokyo Stories #1: Josh Grisdale
Tokyo Stories #2: Mateusz Urbanowicz
Japanophiles: Anna Bugaeva
Mushrooms
Kamishibai: Paper Theater