what are some good documentaries about Japan? subject or time

Do you mean documentaries made in Japan or that talk about Japan or talk about japanese stuff or all of the above?

>>16113126
all

>>16113126
why not watch asadora? or taigadrama

These are usually very long, emotinoal and comfy as hell.
Currently going through 'Massan'. I'll be a sad ride once I am finished and realize the story came to an end.

A recent documentary series I watched was 'Joanna Lumley's Japan', whilst maybe subsistence wise there's not much, I find her accent hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhacXRTDR4o

Most docs I know from Japan are not that comfy. But some of the sad ones can be interesting.

But what I've enjoyed kicking back with are the NHK 歴史秘話ヒストリア series. Compact and informative stuff about various points of Japanese history. I can't find subs unfortunately though.

I transcribed this one for fun a while back as practice and it was pretty interesting. It's about Matsuura Takeshirô, the explorer who "discovered" Hokkaido.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK4X-9cU7oA

>>16113108
no shit? iron chef japan

>>16113108
Begin Japanology.

https://youtu.be/jn2Sr6BeB6k

>>16113108

This would be a comfy wallpaper if it were 1920x1080.

>>16115484
most of NHK's weekend programming is comfy documentaries of some sort or another.

Japanorama! They even mention ZUN every episode.

The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief was good.

Tokyo Noise was... peculiar, but well worth watching I'd say.

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thanks senpaitachi, I prefer comfy but it's still fine if they're not

>>16116540
just crop it

>>16115484
Man, the various Japanese states must've completely ignored Hokkaido for the longest time.

Japan A Story of Love and Hate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH-kNnq7mFM

This is all you need to know about that shitty country

History of postwar Japan Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJWUc1nLVg&t=3044s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BosZxa1bYcE

>>16120002
It seems so. It's a bit like Pacific Northwest in the US with Matsuura as comparable to Lewis and Clark. I should have stated it a bit differently though because I don't think he "discovered" Hokkaido so much as he "discovered" the Ainu which is what that doc is more about.

>>16115608
any torrents of the series with good quality?

>>16120072
Check this one out imo

Dis one

https://youtu.be/Mh5LY4Mz15o

begin japanology is a good series to watch. it's very comfy. i'll have to confront my demons if i want to watch it again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pII_2VbgheI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2WshkiSFpE

comfy as fuck

looks like some comfy ones in the related videos also, haven't seen em though

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vm1tj_japan-earth-s-enchanted-islands-1-of-3-honshu_tv
also great

there's The Cove, which was alright, biased as fuck though, also not comfy

Bumping for interest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIOPAWOiDY
only watched a couple episodes but it's pretty good, wish it was better quality though


anyone know any good travel diary type videos or channels? Those can be interesting.
Also anything good about trains?

>>16120072
i wonder how he is doing today

>>16125911
Dude Peter Barakan is like the comfiest presenter ever.

>>16113108

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_(1998_Japanese_film)

Bretty good if you're into the subject and can get your hands on it.

architecture, urban, or city ones?

>>16150100
they split, he survive a cancer, i don't know for noshie