Season
Season 6 Episode
- Season 4 Ground Detective Simon Wallis: Case 2 Soy Sauce
- Season 4 Fishing Crazy: Divine Duel at Sea
- Season 4 Close to ART: WATARI-UM - The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
- Season 4 Through the Kitchen Window: Iga - Creating New Out of Old
- Season 4 A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Ai, the Natural Indigo of Japan
- Season 4 A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Keeping Barrel-brewed Soy Sauce Alive
- Season 4 Starting Over: Back to School Part 3
- Season 4 Starting Over: The Flight Goes On Part 3
- Season 4 Starting Over: Hotels Old and New Part 3
- Season 4 A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Natural Ice Farmers
- Season 4 Fishing Crazy: Bonding With a Scaly Partner
- Season 4 NINJA TRUTH Episode 15: Ninja Communication
- Season 4 NINJA TRUTH Episode 16: The Fuma Ninja
- Season 4 Through the Kitchen Window: For the Love of Akigawa's Sweetfish
- Season 4 Ground Detective Simon Wallis: File #3 "The Case of the Udon Noodles"
- Season 4 A Treasured Creation: The Bond with Urushi, Japanese Lacquer
- Season 4 Fishing Crazy: Anglers in Wonderland
15 Minutes - Season 4 Episode 5 A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Ai, the Natural Indigo of Japan
6.50 15 minutes "It's kami (gods) that have helped us for generations." So says Sato Akihito (82), a 19th-generation Ai, or indigo, producer. Digging into a hot mound of Ai, he immediately knows what the Ai "wants." Ai makes an almost mystical color due to time, several fermentation processes and constant care. It requires a delicate balance between the power of humans and Ai, as well as dye artisans who are dedicated to the craft of Aizome, or indigo dyeing. We take a look at the incessant dialog between humans, fungus and plant matter, which epitomizes the Japanese attitude towards nature and beauty.
