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- Season 5 Ohara: A Mountain Village Echoing with Buddhist Chants
- Season 5 Kyoto State Guest House: Hospitality Imbued with Beauty and Craftsmanship
- Season 5 Public Baths: People Gather to Wash Their Troubles Away
- Season 5 Kitayama Cedar: Lending a Quality of Polished Dignity and Beauty
- Season 5 The Culture of Incense: The Wafting Scents of an Ageless Pleasure
- Season 5 Kyoto Tofu: Subtle Taste Nourished by Skill and Pride
- Season 5 Modern Kyoto: The Ancient Capital's Aesthetics Shape the Future
- Season 5 Potter Kanjiro Kawai: Freely Creating a Homely Warmth
- Season 5 The Art of Cleaning: Maintaining the Ancient Capital's Beauty
- Season 5 Nenbutsu Kyogen: Buddhist Teachings Behind Masked Theater
- Season 5 The Custom of Wrapping: Conveying Hidden Sentiments
- Season 5 Nishiki Market: Kyoto's Thriving Kitchen
- Season 5 Gion Matsuri Floats: The Pride of Generations Revived
- Season 5 Ayu Sweetfish: A Summer Delicacy with Culture
- Season 5 Hidari-daimonji: Flames of Prayer to the Other Side
- Season 5 Kyoto Braided Cords: Bit Players That Shine
- Season 5 Footwear Culture: Dressing the Feet for Form and Function
- Season 5 Zuiki Matsuri: A Celebration of the Local Harvests
- Season 5 Ink Paintings: Insights into the Heart of Zen
- Season 5 Kyoto Snacks: Sweets and Treats for Everyday People
Core Kyoto - Season 5 Episode 4 Kitayama Cedar: Lending a Quality of Polished Dignity and Beauty
5.00 28 minutes The soaring forest of tall, straight cedars in Kitayama, in Kyoto's northwest, is a glorious sight. Kitayama cedar -- known for its light color, uniform thickness, and smooth, knotless trunk -- is treasured as a material for floors and pillars in Japanese architecture. And daisugi cedars, pruned to produce dozens of tree-like offshoots from one trunk, are prized in gardens for their aesthetic value. Discover the allure of Kitayama cedar through the foresters who inherited their management.
