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Season 3, Episode 7: Presenting Japanese Puppetry to the World
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On this episode, we meet 2 gray-bearded North Americans passionate about Japanese traditional arts. First, we head to Tokushima Prefecture, where US-born Martin Holman leads a troupe that performs a local centuries-old form of puppet theater called Awa Ningyo Joruri. Just like Martin, about half of the group's members are non-Japanese. Then we visit the Tokyo workshop of Canadian David Bull, a craftsman who with his team of artisans produces Japanese woodblock prints following a time-honored method.
All Episodes - Season 3
Episode 1
The Pie-oneer in the North
Episode 2
Finding Hope Among the Rubble
Episode 3
Sake Mastery Starts With Rice
Episode 4
Bending Industry Back Into Shape
Episode 5
Cultivating a Circle of Collaboration
Episode 6
Giving Japanese Knives a New Edge
Episode 7
Presenting Japanese Puppetry to the World
Episode 8
Prayers for Peace from Okinawa to Ukraine
Episode 9
Fostering a Future for Fishery
Episode 10
A Helping Hand for Our Fellow Sri Lankans
Episode 11
Far from Their Homeland, But Not in Heart
Episode 12
Seeing Tokyo from the Trees
Episode 13
Striving for a Barrier-free Society
Episode 14
Alan's Cultural Center Without Borders
Episode 15
An App to Support Women and Ukraine
Episode 16
Supporting Childbirth in a Faraway Land
Episode 17
No One Left Behind
Episode 18
Pas de Deux for Peace
Episode 19
A Ukrainian Boy's Martial Art Journey
Episode 20
Tony's Canteen for Kids Hits the Road
Episode 21
Welcome to the Village in the Sky!
Episode 22
Children's Tales Cast in Shadows
Episode 23
Kendama Connects the World
Episode 24
May the Biwa's Beauty Live On
Episode 25
Saving the Serpentine Soup of Ryukyu
Episode 26
A Town's Festive Refreshening
Episode 27
Concerto on a Stringed Survivor
Episode 28
A Fresh New Start for an Old Cowboy
Episode 29
Cultivating Land and Community
Episode 30
Growing Tasty Shiny Jewels
Episode 31
Farm-bot to the Rescue!
Episode 32
Handcrafting the Beauty of Nature
Episode 33
Climb a Tree, Change Your Life!
Episode 34
Martial Arts Build Unbreakable Bonds