Journeys in Japan - Season 16 Episode 14 Matagi: Yamagata’s Spiritual Hunter-Gatherers
Japan is known for its fisheries and agriculture. But deep in the mountains, people called Matagi still maintain a hunter-gatherer lifestyle that has been passed down since long before farming took root. In this episode, American actor Michael Keida explores a remote mountain village in Oguni, Yamagata Prefecture, to experience Matagi culture.
Year: 2025
Genre: Documentary
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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Cast: Bill Sullivan
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First Air Date: Feb 02, 2010
Last Air date: Aug 12, 2025
Season: 16 Season
Episode: 535 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 5.0809
Language: Japanese, English
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Episode
The Mountain Spirit of Shiiba Village
Kyushu: Land of Samurai Swords
Enku's 120,000 Smiles over Gifu
Hokuriku 1: Foods and Flavors of the Trading Ships
Hokuriku 2: The Golden Age of the Trading Ships and Their Legacy
Gunma: Raking in Good Luck
Hida: Deep Winter Escape
Hokkaido Sapporo: Sensing the City through its Architecture
NIIGATA: SNOW COUNTRY WONDERLAND
Wakayama: The Cradle of Japan's Flavors
Kure Port, Kochi — The Lure of Katsuo
Izu Peninsula: Volcanic Beauty
Nagaoka: Water, the Wellspring of Abundance
Matagi: Yamagata’s Spiritual Hunter-Gatherers
Nishio: Whisking up the Global Matcha Boom
Tochigi: Life Away from the Sea
Okinawa: A world in Bloom
With Isabella Bird — Part 6: On the Road to Biratori
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