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Journeys in Japan
Season 12 · Episode 24
Oki, Iki, Tsushima: Frontline Islands in the Stream
0.028mOctober 26, 2021
Japan has about 6,800 islands that are larger than 100 meters in circumference. More than 500 of them are classified as "remote border islands." On this episode of Journeys in Japan, we revisit 3 of them -- the Oki Islands, Iki, and Tsushima -- to explore their culture, traditions and distinctive history on Japan's frontline.
Episodes
- Episode 1Kyoto: Tango Chirimen
- Episode 2Tsu: A Path to the Heart
- Episode 3Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island
- Episode 4Moji: Gateway to the World
- Episode 5Frozen Beauty at Dawn and Dusk: Hokkaido in Midwinter
- Episode 6Poetic Beauty of Wintry Kussharo
- Episode 7Otaru: Herring and Glassware; Keeping Alive Otaru's Tradition
- Episode 8Eye on Nagoya: A City's Identity through Architecture