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Season 1, Episode 7: Master Gardener - Kitayama Yasuo
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Kitayama Yasuo is a 74-year-old master gardener. He has created over 70 of Japan's famous gardens, and receives commissions from all over the world. His specialty, the traditional rock garden, involves the careful manipulation of light and shadow. Rocks and pebbles are used to represent water. His final major project is in a city devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. We follow Kitayama as he works hard to create a garden where people can heal, through love for life.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Prosthetics Pioneer - Usui Fumio
Episode 2
Kyoto Foraging Master - Nakahigashi Hisato
Episode 3
Rope Rescue Expert - Hayashida Akihiro
Episode 4
Children's Hospice Founder - Tagawa Hisato
Episode 5
Vegan Washoku Chef - Kusumoto Katsumi
Episode 6
Japanese Cheese Trailblazer - Shibata Chiyo
Episode 7
Master Gardener - Kitayama Yasuo
Episode 8
Helicopter Physician - Tsugita Nobuyuki
Episode 9
Kyoto Kimono Dyer - Tabata Kihachi
Episode 10
Thatching Innovator - Sagara Ikuya
Episode 11
Pioneering Neurosurgeon - Kato Yoko