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Episode Details: Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan
Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan
Series: Journeys in Japan
Season: Season 13
Episode Number: 3
Air Date:
Duration: 28 min
Matsusaka City of Mie Prefecture is famous for its premium Matsusaka Beef. In the Edo period (1603-1868), it prospered as a merchant town owing to its location on the pilgrimage route to nearby Ise Shrine. Various goods, information and people concentrated here, eventually producing Japan's leading merchants. Lena Yamaguchi from Germany explores Matsusaka where traces of the castle and merchant town remain.
Cast and Guests
Bill Sullivan
Self - Narrator (voice)