NHK Train Cruise – Rice and Sake from Niigata to Yamagata (2023)

NHK Train Cruise – Rice and Sake from Niigata to Yamagata (2023)
English | Tutorial | Size: 580 MB


We journey the JR Hakushin and Uetsu Main Lines of Niigata and Yamagata Prefectures in search of traditional food culture in one of Japan’s major rice-producing regions.

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Niigata The Deep Green Summer (2019)

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Niigata: The Deep Green Summer (2019)
English | Size: 978 MB
Category: Documentary


A 250Km ride through Niigata Prefecture, its green rice fields shimmering under the summer sun. From an artisan in hammered copper we learn about the long road to mastery, while in the paddy fields we see the hottest, hardest part of the rice growing season. Climbing up into the mountains, we’ll experience a traditional style of river fishing and visit a breeder whose Nishikigoi carp are now world famous, 2 stories of hard work and cooperation rebuilding lives and businesses destroyed by natural disasters.