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Barakan Discovers

8.0 2019 Documentary

Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.

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Peter Barakan

Tokyo

Tokyo 49m Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan…

TOHOKU

TOHOKU 49m Almost immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, people in the Tohoku region started talking about…

The Tokyo of 2020

The Tokyo of 2020 49m In 2020, Tokyo expected to welcome people from all over the world for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.…

Ainu: A New Generation

Ainu: A New Generation 49m The Ainu are the indigenous people of northern Japan. They were once subjected to cultural assimilation policies, and…

JOMON: A Sustainable Civilization

JOMON: A Sustainable Civilization 49m Japan's Jomon period was a time of peace that persisted for over 10,000 years. As the world moves…

OKINAWA: Eclectic and Original

OKINAWA: Eclectic and Original 49m Okinawa Prefecture is a group of subtropical islands in the south of Japan. It previously thrived as a…

THE SAMURAI OF THE SEA

THE SAMURAI OF THE SEA 49m When pirates operated in Japan's Seto Inland Sea around 500 years ago, the largest group, the Murakami Kaizoku,…

AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island

AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island 49m Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the…

IZUMO: Glimpses of the Unseen

IZUMO: Glimpses of the Unseen 49m In the 19th century, writer Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) helped introduce Japan to the wider world. Peter Barakan…

KUMANO: Spirit of the Forest

KUMANO: Spirit of the Forest 49m Pioneering ecologist Minakata Kumagusu explored the forests of Kumano. Join Peter Barakan as he follows Minakata's path and…

YONEZAWA: Yozan's Utopian Vision

YONEZAWA: Yozan's Utopian Vision 49m Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan transformed the fortunes of the struggling Yonezawa Domain. Peter Barakan visits…

TOSA: Ultimate Adventurer John Mung

TOSA: Ultimate Adventurer John Mung 49m In 1843, after surviving a shipwreck, 16-year-old John Manjiro found himself in the US. He later played a…

HAGI: Yoshida Shoin's Immortal Words

HAGI: Yoshida Shoin's Immortal Words 49m Yoshida Shoin was an educator whose students played key roles in Japan's modernization. He died at 29, but…

AIZU: Tracing the Samurai Spirit

AIZU: Tracing the Samurai Spirit 49m In Aizu, samurai teachings still run deep, and the defeat in the Boshin War further solidified that spirit.…

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