This addition to Jim and Kelly Watt's high-def filmed Discoveries…Asia travelogue series explores the “cultural capital” of Kyoto and nearby Honshu Island. Featuring clips of temples and shrines (Kyoto boasts over 2,000, including a famed 14th-century temple at Tenru-ji), various nature spots (including a look at a garden with 22 different kinds of moss, as well as a segment on cherry blossoms—the symbolic flower of samurais because “they know when to die”), and the modern train station built in celebration of Kyoto's 1,200th anniversary, Kyoto & Western Honshu Island also offers viewers behind-the-scenes peeks at the life of a geisha, the kimono industry (from creation to fashion shows), the floating Otorii gate UNESCO world heritage site, and monuments at Hiroshima. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)
Discoveries…Asia: Japan—Kyoto & Western Honshu Island
(2008) 60 min. DVD: $24.95. Bennett-Watt HD Productions. PPR. ISBN: 978-1-934682-08-1. Volume 24, Issue 3
Discoveries…Asia: Japan—Kyoto & Western Honshu Island
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