Journeys in Japan Season 5 Episode 24 Iwate: Road to Recovery 2014
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Tohoku's Sanriku Coast facing the Pacific Ocean is a ruggedly, dynamic landscape as well as home to world-renown offshore fishing grounds. With bitter cold winters and periodic tsunamis, life in Tohoku can be harsh and is said to have contributed to the culture and survival skills of Iwate's inhabitants. After the March 11 earthquake/tsunami disaster, establishing community become a priority and was prime in inaugurating the road to recovery. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, radio personality and diving blogger, Bonnie Waycott rides the newly reopened Minami Riasu Line to join the Sanriku Volunteer Diving Club for a marine conservation holiday.
- Released: 2014-08-05
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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3. A Passion for Mechanical Magic: Aichi 2014-02-11
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4. Kobe: Neighborhoods Reborn 2014-02-25
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8. Kohoku: Life Close to Buddhist Deities 2014-03-25
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12. Kurashiki: Celebrating Heritage 2014-04-22
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18. Splashing and Chilling in Minakami 2014-06-24
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20. Celebrating the Landscape of Azumino 2014-07-08
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21. Kanazawa: Evolving Tradition 2014-07-15
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24. Iwate: Road to Recovery 2014-08-05
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25. Okinawa: The Land of Karate 2014-08-12
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27. Niyodo River: Pure Water of the Gods 2014-08-26
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28. Ine, Kyoto: Serenity by the Sea 2014-09-16
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35. Savoring Fall on Shodoshima 2014-11-18
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36. Tomonoura: The Old Folks and the Sea 2014-11-25
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37. Izumo: Land of Legend and Folk Craft 2014-12-02
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38. Yokohama Stories 2014-12-09
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39. Echizen: The World of Washi 2014-12-30
