Focus Japan

Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi 

Satoyama Living: Country Customs Sustaining the Ancient Capital |(28 min; 2018; English and with subtitles)

In the mountains north of central Kyoto, the “Satoyama" style of living in harmony with nature, and the customs that influenced life in the ancient capital survive to this day. An old inn in the town of Hanase continues to serve the local specialty Tsumikusa, a cuisine of seasonal food foraged from the wild. Miyama is famous for its thatching tradition, and the local artisans use skills passed down for generations to re-thatch Kyoto's many temples and shrines.