｜Length : 59min ｜Year : 2022 ｜

The prestigious entertainment quarter of Gion in Kyoto is the largest in Japan. As an area priding itself on traditional hospitality, Gion was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several geiko and maiko lost their places of work, and without any opportunity to pass down traditional ways to the new generation, the art itself seemed in danger.
The revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale dance performance to be performed for the first time in three years, is their only hope. We join some young maiko who fell in love with this wondrous district and life in Gion as they attempt to overcome adversity. We bring you rare footage from inside the okiya where they live and train; a side of life normally unseen by outsiders. Young maiko work hard to realize their dreams in the sometimes strict, sometimes kind world of Gion.

｜Length : 49min ｜Year : 2022 ｜

"What should be cherished? What should be passed on?" After the Fukushima nuclear accident, Matsumura Naoto stayed put in his hometown of Tomioka to look after abandoned animals. A decade later, Matsumura is now battling to revive a rice field in a decontaminated wasteland. As once-treasured farmland is lost to various new forms of development, Matsumura's solitary struggle to carve out a different path to the community's future casts the theme of post-disaster reconstruction in a new light.

｜Length : 43min. ｜Year : 2004 ｜

On January the 17th a powerful earthquake hit the western part of Japan. A number of 6433 people lost their lives in the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. "Haruka" is the name of a little Japanese girl who died in the disaster. Haruka Kato lived with her elder sister and the parents. She was the only victim of the family. In summer, 6 months after the earthquake, something strange happened in the now vacant lot where Kato's house used to be. Lost of sunflowers bloomed in the very spot where Haruka died.

｜Length : 40min. ｜Year : 2009 ｜

During the 1,200 years since Kyoto became the capital of Japan, many of Japan's greatest gardens have been created there. The images of natural scenery they present are imbued with the traditional Japanese feelings of deep respect and awe for nature. This program introduces the attractions of the gardens at Daigoji, Shisendo and Tofukuji temples, as well as the Urasenke tea garden: moss-covered paths, stones and trees placed seemingly at random... Join us as we visit them and consider their designs that so vividly reflect their creators' intentions and delicate sense of beauty.

｜Length : 50min. ｜Year : 2008 ｜

Japanese gardens embody the Japanese aesthetic. This program introduces a number of Kyoto gardens including those of Kinkakuji, Ryoanji, Daikakuji, Byodoin, and Tenryuji. temples. Impressive high-definition images will show the changing faces of these seasonal gardens. Join us as we journey through these ancient gardens and delve into the profound meanings behind them. Discover how "dry gardens" retain the beauty of a simple stone and see how emperors, warlords, nobles, and priests all took part in the creation of these magnificent gardens.