Matsuri: The Heartbeat of Japan

8:10 AM to 8:23 AM

Wednesday 25 December

Sawara Taisai looks back 300 years to a time when the town of Sawara was a vibrant cultural centre - large and elaborately decorated floats are paraded through the streets during the event.

Matsuri: The Heartbeat of Japan airs on NHK World HD at 8:10 AM, Wednesday 25 December.

Topics

Arts ➝ Culture (without music)

General

Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions