Season
Season 12 Episode
- Season 4 From Tokyo to Izu-Oshima
- Season 4 Kumamoto - Discovering a Land of Volcanoes
- Season 4 From Sea to Mountains, Spring in Ehime
- Season 4 Akita - Discovering the Traditions of the North
- Season 4 Nagano - Life Deep in the Mountains
- Season 4 Autumn - Amidst Mother Nature in Hokkaido
- Season 4 An Autumn Ride through Yamaguchi
- Season 4 Southern Hokkaido: A Perfect Summer Ride
- Season 4 Wakayama - Journey Through a Sacred Landscape
Cycle Around Japan - Season 4 Episode 4 Akita - Discovering the Traditions of the North
7.00 49 minutes In this episode we will take you to northern country, Akita Prefecture in Tohoku region. We will start our journey from Kakunodate, the town is famous for its samurai tradition and its hundreds of weeping cherry trees, Shidare-zakura. Spring in Akita is marked by the melting of winter snows, feeding the hills and fields with moisture. The people of Akita have discovered many ways to take advantage of the region's bountiful nature. Our journey will bring us in contact with the unique cultural traditions borne from that nature and world-famous dog breed, the Akita Inu. It will be a 330-kilometer ride through a northern land emerging from its long winter and feeling the first breath of spring.
