Name: Journeys in Japan - Season 9 Episode 22 Yuki & Oyama: Neighbors with Interwoven Tradition
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Jan 1970
Rating: 9.00

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Journeys in Japan - Season 9 Episode 22 Yuki & Oyama: Neighbors with Interwoven Tradition

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Yuki (in Ibaraki Prefecture) and neighboring Oyama (Tochigi Prefecture) are famous throughout Japan as the home of traditional hand-made textiles known as yuki-tsumugi. The techniques for producing the yarn, dyeing it and weaving the fabric date back to ancient times and are unique in Japan. In the old days, Yuki flourished as a castle town, and many stores and warehouses that were used by the textile wholesalers remain to this day. Meanwhile, Oyama was known for culturing the silkworms that produce the raw silk used for yuki-tsumugi. Leina Bambino meets with some of the artisans in Yuki who produce textiles. In Oyama, she also visits farmers who grow the local specialty, bottle gourds (kanpyo), which are in peak season from late June through August. On this edition of Journeys in Japan: meeting the families - the artisans and food producers - who are working to pass down their skills for future generations.

Year: 2024

Genre: Documentary

Country: Japan

Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN

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First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010

Last Air date: Oct 22, 2024

Season: 15 Season

Episode: 513 Episode

Runtime: 28 minutes

IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 35.188

Language: Japanese, English

Keyword : japan, travel, travelogue, japanese cuisine, japanese culture

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