The Cradle Of Traditions

S1 E303: This film takes us to discover the treasures of the center of Honshu Island. From the vertiginous massifs of the Japanese Alps, which cover a large part of the Chubu region in the very heart of the island, to the eastern plain of Kansai and the cities of Osaka and Kyoto, essential links of the immense Japanese megalopolis and cradle of Japanese civilization, Japan still appears as a land with many facets. In Kansai, many ancient remains are part of the legend of this region where power, religion, mysticism and the arts were combined very early with refinement and splendour. We will discover that at the heart of this highly sophisticated society remain numerous crafts and know-how, often ancient and delicate, always extraordinary - swords, washi paper, fireworks, etc.. An authentic journey between tradition and modernity, from Kyoto to Nagano, through Nara and the Noto peninsula.