Season
Season 12 Episode
- Season 6 Miyako Islands - Riding the Ocean Breeze
- Season 6 Kagoshima - Legacy of Determination
- Season 6 Fuji and the Highlands - A Winter Ride
- Season 6 Gifu - The Joys of Mountain Life
- Season 6 Yamagata - Call of The Wild
- Season 6 Oita - Land of Plenty
- Season 6 Oki Islands - A Legacy of Pride
- Season 6 Niigata - The Deep Green of Summer
- Season 6 Miyagi: An Unshaken Spirit
- Season 6 Hyogo - A Legacy for the Future
Cycle Around Japan - Season 6 Episode 5 Yamagata - Call of The Wild
7.00 49 minutes A 360km ride through the high mountains of Yamagata Prefecture, with a cyclist on his first long road trip. An interest in Eastern philosophy has drawn our traveler to the Three Mountains of Dewa, legendary abode of the gods. From a landscape of flowering cherry trees, we ride into the snow-capped mountains to meet a veteran artisan of Japanese chess pieces. On Mt. Haguro, we're guided up the sacred peak by a Yamabushi mountain ascetic. Finally, we help a free-spirited falconer train his raptor in the snowy wilderness.
