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The Forests of Keihoku: Nature’s Blessings Sustain the Ancient Capital | Core Kyoto | NHK World – Japan | Feb 4, 2021 (On Demand Video link)
From the Core Kyoto program series of NHK World-Japan. Image Credit: NHK World-Japan Content Source Credit/Owner: NHK World-Japan Core Kyoto Program Series homepage: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/program/video/corekyoto This program was originally broadcast on Feb 4, 2021 and is available at the link below until March 31, 2023. You can watch this program/on-demand video at: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2029148/ 28 min…
Nov 29, 2021
Happy People: Altai | Dmitry Vasyukov (Documentary – Russian with English sub-titles)
Happy People: Altai Republic, Russia Content Source/Owner: Дмитрий Васюков (Dmitry Vasyukov) https://www.youtube.com/c/dvasukov/ https://vasyukov.net/ 1 hr 50 min Intro: “Happy People” is a documentary series about people from faraway corners of Russia, who live in harmony with their beautiful but harsh natural surroundings. It is about strong, free-spirited people. Maybe the…
Nov 20, 2021
Throw Down Your Heart (2008) | Bela Fleck (Documentary, Music/Songs)
Content Mirror: Tommaso Massarelli ( https://www.youtube.com/user/fragarray/ ) 1 hr 37 min Music/Songs: Song: KinetsaArtists: Béla Fleck, D’Gary Album: Kinetsa Song: WairenzianteArtists: Béla Fleck, Muwewesu Xylophone GroupAlbum: Wairenziante Song: Jesus Is the Only AnswerArtists: Béla Fleck, Ateso Jazz BandAlbum: Jesus Is the Only Answer Song: TulinesangalaArtists: Béla Fleck, Nakisenyi Women’s GroupAlbum: Tulinesangala Song: ChantArtists:…
Sep 11, 2021
The Pipe Organ (A Musical Instrument the Size of a Building) | Rob Scallon | Jun 8, 2019 (Video)
Content Source/Owner: Rob Scallon https://www.youtube.com/c/robscallon/ http://www.patreon.com/RobScallon This video was published on May 9, 2020. Intro: The biggest of instruments.Takes a half hour long video just to explore MOST of it. John Sherer is the Organist and Director of Music at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago: http://fourthchurch.org Thanks so…
Aug 30, 2021
Arctic ancestral survivalism: on extreme weather Sami wisdom | Kirsten Dirksen (Video)
Content Source/Owner: Kirsten Dirksen https://www.youtube.com/user/kirstendirksen/ This video was published on Dec 13, 2015. Duration: 20 min Summary: The Sami people are one of the oldest semi-nomadic indigenous groups in the world. Traditionally herding reindeer in the Arctic regions of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula (the region is known as Sapmi), they learned to…
May 1, 2021
The House of Egorov – Expedition of 2018 (Video)
Content Source/Owner: Адвокат Егоров Live Video direct url: https://youtu.be/dFxU_uOrPSI Duration: 31 mins Outline of this video by the creator (Advocate Egorov): It’s almost a silent movie about the first week of my holiday 2018. This week I have time to update this dam on the Creek, to organize the canopy in case of rain, to (clear)…
Aug 8, 2019
‘Kyoto Winter 2018’ – At Home with Venetia in Kyoto (NHK World program), Time-sensitive – VOD available only until 02-APR-18 (JST)
Quoting from the introduction to the program on the NHK World VOD (Video On Demand) site:British-born Venetia lives in Ohara, Kyoto.She gathers twigs for her wood-burning stove, wards off the winter chills with herbal tea, and plants winter-hardy Christmas Roses.In Kyoto, she sees a roof-tile maker creating shoki rooftop ornaments. In Nara, she joins an old…
Mar 22, 2018
‘Kumamoto – Discovering a Land of Volcanoes’ – Cycle Around Japan (NHK World program), VOD available until 08-APR-18
Quoting from the introduction to the program on the NHK World VOD site: Kumamoto Prefecture is the stage for cycling this time. The area, in the center of the island of Kyushu, is recovering from an earthquake last year.The program starts in the city of Kumamoto and works its way around the Amakusa island chain.…
Nov 7, 2017
‘Nagano – Life Deep in the Mountains’ – Cycle Around Japan (NHK World program), VOD available until 19-AUG-18
Quoting from the introduction to the program on the NHK World VOD site: Australian Paul Salisbury takes on the challenge of a 2,000-meter peak in Nagano Prefecture. The Japan Alps mountain pass provides breathtaking views to inspire him onward and upward.Off the bike, Salisbury experiences traditions such as the harvesting of wasabi plants in pristine…
Nov 5, 2017
‘SABAE: Eye on Design’ – Journeys In Japan (NHK World program), Time-sensitive – VOD available only until 24-JAN-18
Quoting from the introduction to the program on the NHK World VOD site: Sabae City, located on the Sea of Japan in central Fukui Prefecture, has a population of about 70,000. Sabae is renowned as a center for craftsmanship since olden times. It produces 90% of all eyewear frames sold in Japan and produces more…
Oct 17, 2017
‘Kyoto Walls: Elegance Molded from Earth’ – Core Kyoto (NHK World program, Video)
Update (15-OCT-17): Since the original video has been deleted, I have linked to another uploaded video and added a few images related to this subject. Quoting from the introduction to the program on the NHK World VOD site: The ancient capital’s dignified air of yesteryear is in part generated by earthen walls: the walls of…
Oct 8, 2017
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