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Episode Details: Takayama & Furukawa: Treasuring Traditions
Takayama & Furukawa: Treasuring Traditions
Series: Journeys in Japan
Season: Season 6
Episode Number: 31
Air Date:
Duration: 28 min
The Takayama Festival, in autumn, is held annually on October 9th and 10th. The stars of the festival are the spectacularly adorned floats, called "yatai." They are paraded through the city with some featuring live Ohayashi festival music and another a puppet show using mechanical dolls. Kit Pancoast Nagamura visits people who are involved in preserving traditions related to the floats. Over in the nearby town of Hida-Furukawa, she joins a cycling tour to observe rural life, and tastes Japanese sake brewed by an American.