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NHK Cycle Around Japan – Okinawa A Unique Island Culture (2023)

May 8, 2023

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Okinawa: A Unique Island Culture (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 970 MB

The subtropical island of Okinawa Prefecture has an environment, climate and culture very different to mainland Japan.

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Tokyo’s Islands Niijima and Hachijojima (2023)

April 12, 2023

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Tokyo’s Islands Niijima and Hachijojima (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 933 MB

A cycle tour of two remote islands that lie within Tokyo’s city limits.

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Akita The Wisdom of Nature (2023)

March 8, 2023

NHK Cycle Around Japan – Akita: The Wisdom of Nature (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 945 MB

From sea to mountains, nature in Akita Prefecture is spectacular.

NHK Cycle Around Japan – The Nagasaki Kaido Japan’s Sugar Road (2023)

February 12, 2023

NHK Cycle Around Japan – The Nagasaki Kaido: Japan’s Sugar Road (2023)
English | Documentary | Size: 874 MB

James Hobbs cycles the pre-modern highway Nagasaki Kaido. During the Edo period (1603-1868) when the Shogunate prohibited external trade, they allowed one exception?

NHK Cycle Around Japan – The Old Hokuriku Kaido (2022)

January 8, 2023

NHK Cycle Around Japan – The Old Hokuriku Kaido (2022)
English | Documentary | Size: 879 MB

Japan’s pre-modern network of highways, the Kaido, is now largely forgotten.