Post by dxmax on Sept 17, 2022 4:42:26 GMT
Well over 10 years ago I started to get interested in Japanese culture and started watching NHK World on Sky TV in the UK. I think it might have been 10 years ago or more (maybe less) that I fist saw a Japanese series on NHK World in the UK called "Gentle Journeys". This was a TV documentary series that would showcase real life stories from people in different parts of Japan about an aspect of their lives. I remember one episode, I think it was about how a couple met, where, I think it was a young woman, had been chatting to someone somehow and he lived far away from where she did and she wanted to see him so she took her bicycle and cycled a long distance and it was dark at night when she was in the area of a town or city, maybe on a hill and I think he may have drove past in a car and saw her, not 100% sure on that part.
Maybe there was an episode about a Japanese man who was train driver? I am sure there was also an episode about the Japanese Purple Emperor butterfly and how people, some school children I think, were looking after its habitat and the Oak trees it needed as a foodplant.
I have been trying to find any episodes with English voice overs for years with not much luck. Someone on Reddit 3 years ago mentioned they were looking for the same series: www.reddit.com/r/NHKWorldFans/comments/dc2924/request_gentle_journeys/
There is a clip from one of the episodes on YouTube here:
The shows theme music, which I have always liked since I first saw the show, is also on YouTube.
Also a full version of the theme:
I have not been able to find much more clips or any full episodes though. I am still looking for any episodes with English voice overs if anyone knows where to find any?
Maybe there was an episode about a Japanese man who was train driver? I am sure there was also an episode about the Japanese Purple Emperor butterfly and how people, some school children I think, were looking after its habitat and the Oak trees it needed as a foodplant.
I have been trying to find any episodes with English voice overs for years with not much luck. Someone on Reddit 3 years ago mentioned they were looking for the same series: www.reddit.com/r/NHKWorldFans/comments/dc2924/request_gentle_journeys/
There is a clip from one of the episodes on YouTube here:
The shows theme music, which I have always liked since I first saw the show, is also on YouTube.
Also a full version of the theme:
I have not been able to find much more clips or any full episodes though. I am still looking for any episodes with English voice overs if anyone knows where to find any?
