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Takahashi City in Okayama Prefecture is a popular destination for sports climbers. Rock climbing courses were first set up here in the late 1980s, and the area is now known by the name Bichu. TV producer Christian Storms is an avid sports climber. On this edition of Journeys in Japan, he scales one of the rock walls of Bichu. He visits an island that has a long history of producing high quality granite and inspects an existing quarry. He meets a traditional craftsman who uses the local slate to carve calligraphy inkstones by hand. And he discovers the profound connection that people here have long felt for their rocks.
First Air Date : Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date : Apr 02, 2024
Episode : 498 Episode
Season : 15 Season
Runtime: 28:14 minutes
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Country: Japan
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