15 Minutes - Season 2 / Year 2019
Season 2 / Year 2019
Network
DatesJan 9, 2019 - Dec 25, 2019
Episodes
Year 2019Episode 115 min
Close to ART: Kirishima Open-Air Museum
Kirishima Open-Air Museum, located in Kagoshima Prefecture, is distinguished by its extensive open-air sculpture collection. With 23 open-air installations spanning 13 hectares, visitors are free to touch and experience each work. The museum has a unique concept: the works are only complete once visitors have entered, climbed, or otherwise come into contact with them. Some sculptures are even placed so that they interact with the rich natural landscape, surprising and delighting museum-goers.
Jan 9, 2019
Year 2019Episode 215 min
NINJA TRUTH Episode 5: Ninja Fire Arts
The ninja are said to have been proficient in the use of gunpowder long before guns were brought to Japan, and to have invented over 230 uses for it. In this episode, we'll introduce the toribikata, a weapon similar to a flamethrower that was used to fend off several attackers at once, and the hyakuraijyu, which created chaos by emitting a noise similar to a volley of gunshots. We'll also recreate the grenade-like hourokuhiya to determine its strength, and the daikokuhiya, a weapon frequently mentioned in the ninja training text Bansenshukai, to learn about how it was actually used.
Jan 16, 2019
Year 2019Episode 315 min
NINJA TRUTH Episode 6: Concealed & Hyorogan
The ninja used various tools and weapons on their secret missions. To protect themselves in dangerous situations, they used concealed weapons. Portable and hidden from view, some were even disguised as ordinary items. In this episode, we'll feature concealed weapons including the amigasa, kakute, shikomi-tessen, and how they were used. We'll also join a ninja expert and recreate hyorogan, the ultimate ninja ration, to learn the secrets behind its ingredients.
Jan 23, 2019
Year 2019Episode 415 min
BENTO EXPO Season 3: Episode 9
Marc introduces a dish from his mother's hometown in Miyazaki Prefecture: chicken nanban bento. The chicken is topped with a Japanese-style tartar sauce made with egg, resulting in an extra-filling bento. Maki makes an umami-packed bento featuring rice mixed with vegetables and other delicious ingredients. The final product is extra colorful, and Maki uses common ingredients, so anyone can recreate this bento at home. Bento Trip showcases a steamed pork patty bento from Hong Kong.
Jan 30, 2019
Year 2019Episode 515 min
RAKUGO NIPPON!: MIYAZAKI - Discover the Shochu and Cuisines of Miyazaki
Do you know "Rakugo"? It's a traditional Japanese entertainment of comical storytelling that covers everything from people's everyday lives, customs, food to unique sceneries. On "RAKUGO NIPPON!," we follow the travels of Rakugo performers in Japan and discover how inspirations are transformed into original English Rakugo. On this episode, we'll travel to Miyazaki Prefecture which boasts the largest shipment volume of "shochu," one of Japan's prominent alcoholic beverages. Just what kind of original Rakugo will this journey usher? Sit back and enjoy!
Feb 13, 2019
Year 2019Episode 615 min
Close to ART: MOA Museum of Art
The MOA Museum of Art is located in Atami, a region famous for its hot springs and natural beauty. The museum focuses on Japanese art from the 17th and 18th centuries, an era of peace and leisure. Paintings, pottery, sculptures, and other works are displayed in alcoves like in Japanese homes. Vases and screens bearing flowered designs, the simplified expressions of ukiyo-e, and other faces of Japan's natural beauty can be observed not just through the works, but the exhibition area itself.
Feb 13, 2019
Year 2019Episode 715 min
Through the Kitchen Window: Akio Okamura - Sardines Pickled in Rice Bran
Akio Okamura (75) is a man who lives by the sea in the quaint town of Matsuzaki. He's master builder of the Okamura Marine Craft, known throughout the country for the boats it builds and repairs. Outside of work, his passion is cooking for others - from spiny lobsters and crabs he catches himself, to sardines marinaded in his own secret sauce. We follow Akio as he generously shares food with those around him, both employees and neighbors, young and old.
Feb 20, 2019
Year 2019Episode 815 min
Triangle Thrillers: Osaka
Jun 30, 2019
Year 2019Episode 915 min
Triangle Thrillers: Yamanashi
Dec 24, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1015 min
Close to ART: Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum
Apr 10, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1115 min
Close to ART: Okada Museum of Art
May 8, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1215 min
Close to ART: Akita Museum of Modern Art
Jun 12, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1315 min
Close to ART: Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art
Jul 10, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1415 min
Close to ART: Shimane Art Museum
Aug 14, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1515 min
Close to ART: Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
Sep 11, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1615 min
Through the Kitchen Window: Sayaka Mori - Seaweed Maki Roll
Mar 20, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1715 min
Through the Kitchen Window: Misao Kuwata - Mochi Rice Cakes Wrapped in Bamboo Leaves
Jul 3, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1815 min
Through the Kitchen Window: Jiyu Gakuen - Salmon Chirashi-Zushi
Sep 18, 2019
Year 2019Episode 1915 min
NINJA TRUTH Episode 7: In Search of the Kunoichi, the Female Ninja
Oct 2, 2019
Year 2019Episode 2015 min
NINJA TRUTH Episode 8: Extraordinary Ninja Tools - Kunai and Ikibukuro
Oct 9, 2019
Year 2019Episode 2115 min
Triangle Thrillers: Yamanashi
Dec 25, 2019
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