Treasure Box Japan - Season 2

Season 2
Episodes

Tochigi― Green Fantasia
As you set foot on Wakayama Farm you're greeted by vast bamboo groves, home to over 20 different varieties. A spectacular canvas painted in the vivid golds and greens of myriad bamboo leaves.

Tochigi― Kanuma Autumn Festival
Kanuma Autumn Festival, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Every year, intricately carved floats parade through the streets of Kanuma.

Tochigi― Lotuses in Rainy Tsuganosato Park
Lotus blossoms in rain, best seen in early summer, June and July, at Tsuganosato Park.

Tochigi― Taisan-ji's Weeping Cherry
A natural monument in Tochigi City, the "Iwa weeping cherry." Nearly 400 years old, its delicate pink blossoms reach their peak each year in late March.

Tochigi― Shimotsukare: A Tasty Tradition
"Shimotsukare," a traditional Tochigi dish. Featuring root vegetables like radishes and carrots, fish heads and other leftovers; a much loved waste-not-want-not dish.

Tochigi― Grand Fresco Project
In Kuzuu, a leading area for quicklime production, frescos are being painted in an effort to enliven the town. One such fresco covers an entire wall of the Kuzuu Folk Art & Crafts Museum.

Tochigi― Making Noodles with a Purified Mind
Every January at Mangan-ji Temple, local soba makers gather for a waterfall purification ritual. The "kanzarashi" soba served afterwards is a precious dish not available any other time of year.

Tochigi― A Town Lights Up the Night
Nakagawa's Festival of Lights features paper lanterns, traditional umbrellas and more, all lit up every night for a month in winter, shining a light of hope for the people.

Tochigi― Paper Dolls Imbued with Wishes
Traditional colored washi paper called "Shimotsuke shibori" is used to make dolls known as "Shimotsuke-hitogata." Imbued with hopes and wishes, the dolls are floated down the river in a local event.

Tochigi― Fireworks Energize Utsunomiya!
Postponed during the pandemic, the Utsunomiya Fireworks Festival is held again for the first time in three years. Watch these fireworks filled with hopes and dreams.
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