Journeys in Japan - Season 5 Episode 24 Iwate: Road to Recovery
Tohoku's Sanriku Coast facing the Pacific Ocean is a ruggedly, dynamic landscape as well as home to world-renown offshore fishing grounds. With bitter cold winters and periodic tsunamis, life in Tohoku can be harsh and is said to have contributed to the culture and survival skills of Iwate's inhabitants. After the March 11 earthquake/tsunami disaster, establishing community become a priority and was prime in inaugurating the road to recovery. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, radio personality and diving blogger, Bonnie Waycott rides the newly reopened Minami Riasu Line to join the Sanriku Volunteer Diving Club for a marine conservation holiday.
First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date: Oct 22, 2024
Season: 15 Season
Episode: 513 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
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Popularity: 42.867
Language: Japanese, English
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Episode
Murakami: City of Salmon and Sake
Hiroshima: The City of Hope
A Passion for Mechanical Magic: Aichi
Kobe: Neighborhoods Reborn
Tochigi: Secret World of Samurai and Hot Spring
Sanriku: Lives Intertwined with the Sea
Nagatoro: Natural Forests and Pure Ice
Kohoku: Life Close to Buddhist Deities
Sanjo: Forging Tradition and Craftsmanship
Kyoto in Spring Part 1: Discovering Dolls' Day Traditions
Kyoto in Spring Part 2: Discovering the World of Incense
Kurashiki: Celebrating Heritage
A Day-Trip From Tokyo Part 1: Kamakura - City of Nature, History and Tradition
A Day-Trip From Tokyo Part 2: Slow Train in Springtime Chiba
Takamatsu: Spirit of Craftsmanship
Yoshino, Nara: Awash in Pink Petals
Izumo: Land of Living Legends
Splashing and Chilling in Minakami
Wajima Lacquerware, Layers of Perfection
Celebrating the Landscape of Azumino
Kanazawa: Evolving Tradition
Outdoor Hokkaido Part 1: Shiretoko Wildlife Paradise
Outdoor Hokkaido Part 2: Into the Wilds of Kushiro
Iwate: Road to Recovery
Okinawa: The Land of Karate
Tomioka: Cradle of Japan's Modernization
Niyodo River: Pure Water of the Gods
Ine, Kyoto: Serenity by the Sea
Gujo-hachiman: Dancing in the City of Water
Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 1: Deep Mountain Worship
Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 2: Yamabushi Training for Death and Rebirth
Kumamoto Prefecture: Appreciating Abundance
Into the Heart of Kyoto
Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture: Following the Old Mackerel Road
Savoring Fall on Shodoshima
Tomonoura: The Old Folks and the Sea
Izumo: Land of Legend and Folk Craft
Yokohama Stories
Echizen: The World of Washi