• Documentary
  • Nature

Stories of Japanese Rivers

Data

Year
2013
Producer
山田 治宗, 中村 光博
Director
伊勢 朋矢, 井上 春生, 岩田 有正, 氏家 力, 立川 修史, 廣澤 鉄馬, 望月 一扶
Media
BSジャパン
Episode
13
Length
60分

Description

The 21st century has been called the “Century of Water”.
With the importance of resources under review, “Stories of Japanese Rivers” introduces the deep connection of everyday life with reivers as well as the Japanese industries and culture that have been created by rivers.
There are as many as 14,000 Class A rivers in Japan, each with its own beauty with individuality.
It is this beautiful river scenery of Japan that is featured in this program.

#1 Chikugo River (Kumamoto-Fukuoka)
#2 Shinano River (Niigata)
#3 Kano River (Shizuoka)
#4 Tama River (Tokyo-Yamanashi)
#5 Kinugawa River (Tochigi-Ibaraki)
#6 Gokasekawa River (Miyazaki)
#7 Omonogawa (Akita)
#8 Nagaragawa River (Gifu)
#9 Yoshinogawa River (Tokushima)
#10 Kamogawa (Kyoto)
#11 Kisogawa (Nagano-Gifu)
#12 Shimantogawa River (Kochi)
#13 Fujikawa (Yamanashi-Shizuoka)

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