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- Season 5 Murakami: City of Salmon and Sake
- Season 5 Hiroshima: The City of Hope
- Season 5 A Passion for Mechanical Magic: Aichi
- Season 5 Kobe: Neighborhoods Reborn
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- Season 5 Kyoto in Spring Part 2: Discovering the World of Incense
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- Season 5 A Day-Trip From Tokyo Part 1: Kamakura - City of Nature, History and Tradition
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- Season 5 Takamatsu: Spirit of Craftsmanship
- Season 5 Yoshino, Nara: Awash in Pink Petals
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- Season 5 Splashing and Chilling in Minakami
- Season 5 Wajima Lacquerware, Layers of Perfection
- Season 5 Celebrating the Landscape of Azumino
- Season 5 Kanazawa: Evolving Tradition
- Season 5 Outdoor Hokkaido Part 1: Shiretoko Wildlife Paradise
- Season 5 Outdoor Hokkaido Part 2: Into the Wilds of Kushiro
- Season 5 Iwate: Road to Recovery
- Season 5 Okinawa: The Land of Karate
- Season 5 Tomioka: Cradle of Japan's Modernization
- Season 5 Niyodo River: Pure Water of the Gods
- Season 5 Ine, Kyoto: Serenity by the Sea
- Season 5 Gujo-hachiman: Dancing in the City of Water
- Season 5 Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 1: Deep Mountain Worship
- Season 5 Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 2: Yamabushi Training for Death and Rebirth
- Season 5 Kumamoto Prefecture: Appreciating Abundance
- Season 5 Into the Heart of Kyoto
- Season 5 Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture: Following the Old Mackerel Road
- Season 5 Savoring Fall on Shodoshima
- Season 5 Tomonoura: The Old Folks and the Sea
- Season 5 Izumo: Land of Legend and Folk Craft
- Season 5 Yokohama Stories
- Season 5 Echizen: The World of Washi
Journeys in Japan - Season 5 Episode 19 Wajima Lacquerware, Layers of Perfection
9.00 28 minutes Wajima, in Ishikawa Prefecture, is located on the northwestern coast of the Noto Peninsula, which juts out into the Sea of Japan. It is known globally for its exquisite Wajima lacquerware. The atmospheric city is blessed with the abundant gifts of nature and rich traditions. Among them, the Shiroyone Senmaida terraced rice fields stand out. Wajima has also passed down an ancient performing art form called "Gojinjo Daiko", which involves drumming and dancing. Our traveler on Journeys in Japan is American poet and photographer, Kit Pancoast Nagamura. She visits venerable Wajima lacquerware workshops and stays at a traditional inn that serves meals on heirloom lacquer tableware. She also experiences how to cultivate young rice plants at the Shiroyone Senmaida terrace and enjoys a spectacular performance of Gojinjo Daiko. Kit gains insight into how the people of Wajima have nurtured, and preserved, deep traditions, including their stunning lacquerware.
