Cycle Around Japan

Cycle Around Japan - Season 3 Episode 5 Autumn - Riding with the Wind in Toyama

2025-08-23 49 minutes.
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Season - Episode

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5 Season 5 Jan 13, 2018
2 Season 2 Mar 01, 2015
1 Season 1 Jun 07, 2014

Overview

This time we visit Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region. Toyama is about 2 hours from Tokyo by Hokuriku Shinkansen. Bordered by the Sea of Japan to the north and the 3,000-meter Tateyama mountains to the south, this has been a fertile and prosperous area since ancient times. We'll climb into the deep mountains to visit villages that preserve the old ways of life, adapted to surviving and prospering in a harsh environment. The Gokayama region was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, they are famous for their traditional gassho-zukuri farmhouses, some of which are more than 250 years old. The climax of the trip is a festival in Yatsuo that's been held continuously for over 300 years. Slow, graceful dancing that will touch your heart.

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