BLUE PACIFIC MEDIA · MIYAZAKI, JAPAN
Stories of Japan — Film archive 2
Earlier travel films from the Cinematic Asia archive. Explore the new Stories of Japan series from the main series page.
Yakushima : Japan’s garden of Eden
On this ancient island, lies some of the most amazing natural beauty in all of Japan. This is Yakushima The journey to Yakushima begins in the shadow of Sakurajima, a large active volcano…
Mt Aso : Japan’s largest active volcano
Mt Aso is the largest active volcano in japan and is among the largest in the world a long winding road takes you through an ever-changing landscape. Unique and green, there is an ominous feeling to it. As you climb ever higher you start to notice something different…
Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls : Nabegataki
Nabegataki in Kumamoto prefecture Japan is a breathtaking waterfall. Despite the waterfall being small in scale with a drop of about 9-10 meters, and a width of 20 meters, it is still one of Japan’s most beautiful waterfalls…one of the reasons it is so beautiful is it’s curtain like water which you can view from the cave behind known as the “Urami-no-taki”. Unlike many other waterfall parks in Japan…
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.
Fushimi Inari taisha : Kyoto Japan
Fushimi inari taisha is one of the most distinctive and important shrines in Kyoto and Japan overall. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice.