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Furano: Summer in the Purple City
Hokkaido is a locale full of vast lands in the north of Japan. In its center, lies the city of Furano. The 3 months of summer, July to September, is Furano's tourist season, and a total of 2 million people come to visit Furano from all over the world. In this episode of Seasoning the Seasons, we bring you a short summer tale of northern Japan.
Aired: Jul 04, 2016 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK, NHK Enterprises
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01: Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site02: Otaru: Classic Canal City03: Mount Tsukuba: The Mysterious Twin Peaks04: Cherry Blossoms will Bloom: Miharu, Fukushima05: The Iseji Route: Journey of the Soul over Passes06: Hiroshima: A City of Seven Rivers07: Ise-Shima: Women Divers Favored by the Gods08: Hagi and Tsuwano: Two Castle Towns09: Furano: Summer in the Purple City10: Haunted Houses: The Lure of the Dark11: Tokyo Summer Story: Season of Remembrance12: Kamikochi: A Sacred Mountain Paradise13: Kobe: A City of Cultural Mosaic14: Mikan: Japan's Favorite Citrus Fruit15: The Churches of Nagasaki: Prayers through the Ages