Festivals

Festivals are held in every region of Japan throughout the year. The oldest date back well over a millennium, and typically feature prayers for good harvests or peace and stability. These days, festivals in Japan have become vital to many areas as a magnet for visitors. On this edition of Japanology Plus, our theme is festivals. Our expert guest is Tetsuya Yamamoto, who visits dozens of festivals a year and publishes articles and essays about them. And in Plus One, how a portable shrine is made.

Directing

Hirotaka Ohata · Director

Writing

Adam Fulford · Script Consultant

Naoko Tomita · Script Consultant

Production

Aya Umeda · Producer

Shinya Kikuchi · Executive Producer

Yoshihiro Tamura · Executive Producer

Camera

Noboru Abe · Camera Operator

Editing

Toshiyuki Ajiro · Editor

Sound

Hiroaki Iijima · Sound Recordist

Miwa Yokomizo · Music Supervisor

Guest Stars (2)

Tetsuya Yamamoto as Self - Expert

Hiroshi Nakadai as Self - Expert