Journeys in Japan - Season 9 Episode 2 Yokkaichi: Bringing Back the Skies
On this journey, we visit Yokkaichi in northern Mie, central Japan. This industrial city, with a population of just over 300,000, is home to Japan's first petrochemical complex. It's known as the place where air pollution from sulfurous acid gas emissions caused respiratory diseases, called "Yokkaichi asthma," in the 1960s. Thanks to sweeping environmental protection measures, the environment has been vastly cleaned up, and the petrochemical complex has become a source of tourism-especially its nighttime factory cruises. The city is also famous for its ceramic ware, called Banko-yaki. Some local studios offer pottery-making workshops. Visitors can also take in the tea fields that flank the city's edge and enjoy high-quality beverage in a cafe run by a tea-farming family. Journalist Alice Gordenker travels to Yokkaichi, a city that has recovered from air pollution.
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: 35.188
Language: Japanese, English
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Yokkaichi: Bringing Back the Skies
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Hachinohe: Warmth in Winter
Makabe: A Promise of Spring
Toyama: A Food Culture Rich in Umami
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Okumusashi: Spring Forest Feast
Agano River: Green Foliage and Spring Rituals
Ashikaga and Tochigi: Cultivating Nature and Tradition
Atami: The Spa Revival
Nikko: Contemplating Its Architectural Jewels
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Remote Ojika Island: Portal to the Past
Misugi: Taking it Slow in the Mountains
Tobishima: Living Life on Island Time
Yuki & Oyama: Neighbors with Interwoven Tradition
Mt. Fuji: Climbing to the Sacred Realm
Kita-Akita: Deep Connections with Nature
Okushiri Island: Secret Gem Off Hokkaido
Totsukawa: A Spiritually Charged Place of Beauty
Iki: Island of Beauty and Promise
The Lost Pirates of the Seto Inland Sea
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Mt. Gozaisho: Going Extreme
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