Seasoning the Seasons Season 1 Episode 3 Spirited Away to Tono 2012
The folklorist, Kunio Yanagita, wrote his "Tono Monogatari" (Tales of Tono) about a century ago. The book related how mysterious beings such as the kappa river goblins, the zashikiwarashi child spirits, mountain gods and ghosts had their willful way, reporting the events as eye-witness accounts and present-day happenings. It led its readers - mostly dwellers of the plains facing the first waves of modernization - to the psychological heart of the humble Japanese people, hemmed in as they were by mountains and rivers. Today, though, 100 years later, what has become of those old beliefs in the amazing creatures and gods described in the book? We follow the lives of people in Tono for a year, from their faith in the tutelary Oshirasama gods made from staves of mulberry wood to the rites of the Bon Festival of the Dead, rediscovering the old Japanese ways of thinking and reverence for the things that surpass human powers.
- Released: 2012-05-02
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Kyoto: Coloring the Season 2012-04-04
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2. Kakunodate: Stories of Old Families 2012-04-18
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3. Spirited Away to Tono 2012-05-02
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5. Matsushima: Islands of Beauty and Prayer 2012-05-30
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6. Suwa: A Celebration Down Through Time 2012-06-06
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8. Mt. Fuji 2012-07-04
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11. Itsukushima, Island of the Gods 2012-09-19
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12. Hand-Made in Japan 2012-10-03
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13. Dolls Bearers of Dreams 2012-10-17
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14. Tracing Rice in Japan 2012-11-07
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15. Blowfish - A Secret Taste from the Deep 2012-11-21
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17. Nights of Snow 2012-12-19
