BLUE PACIFIC MEDIA · MIYAZAKI, JAPAN
Stories of Japan — Film archive 3
Earlier travel films from the Cinematic Asia archive. Explore the new Stories of Japan series from the main series page.
Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls :
Taa taki falls is located on the north west coast of Okinawa’s main island. To access the falls you will need a car and a good set of water shoes. The parking lot has restrooms and costs about 500yen depending on how long you stay. The hike Taa falls is 2.4kms long along the Henan river and with no designated paths, you will need to hike through the water and over some small obstacles, although nothing too hard…
Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls : Hiji falls
Hiji Falls is a National Park and a popular tourist destination on the island and prefecture of Okinawa, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the island, approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Nago and close to the national park of Yanbaru National Park. There is an entrance fee of 500yen and toilets, cooking area and drink machines at the Hiji falls camp site. From there the hike in will take you about 40mins depending on your pace…
Things to do in Okinawa : Harvest moon festival Japan
The harvest moon festival or Tsukimi is a annual cultural event around Japan. In this video we were invited to join the Shishimai festival by the village of Hanashiro in the south of Okinawa. The Shishimai is slowly becoming less common on the island and often only seen in larger events or for tourists, so festivals that are truly local are quite a unique experience…
Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls : Fukugawa waterfall
Maybe one of the most beautiful places on Okinawa, this waterfall lies in the very remote part of Nago City. It is probably one of the least known waterfalls on Okinawa. While the hike in is possible on the dedicated trails that offer a great 20-30 minute walk through the forest with some stairs and steeper sections. There is also a great river walk…
Atomic bomb dome Hiroshima
at 8:15 a.m. on the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb in human history was dropped on Hiroshima. Although the atomic bomb dome was located almost directly underneath the explosion it somehow avoided complete destruction and the remains of the building still stand today the atomic bomb exploded at a height of 600 meters 160 meters to the southeast of the atomic bomb dome at the time the building was the Hiroshima prefectural industrial promotion Hall at the moment of detonation the blast exerted 35 tons…
Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls : Todoroki falls
Todoroki falls or Ice house falls as they are sometimes known are located just south of Nago city on Okinawa Japan. A fee of 200yen will get you in and the grounds are a great place to spend a few hours, enjoying the waterfall and the well kept gardens and walking paths. There are plenty of shaded seating areas and much of the park is wheelchair and stroller friendly.