Journeys in Japan
tv show

526 total episodes
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16 seasons
First Aired February 02, 2010
Genres:
Overview
Journeys in Japan provides an eye-opening look at the many unique places to visit in Japan. English-speaking visitors travel the length of the country, exploring the culture, meeting the local people, visiting historic sites and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.

Michinoku the Legend of Gold
Season 12 - Episode 28 - 0h 28m
Air Date
December 14, 2021
Overview
This time, we trace Japan's legend of gold. The precious metal was actually first mined in Michinoku -- an old name for northern Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures -- in the 8th century Nara period. A photographer visits Hiraizumi and its golden Konjikido, meets a gold leaf artisan, ducks into an old mine and even pans for gold.