Beginning of Summer (Rikka) / The 24 Solar Terms | The Seasons of Yamato | NHK World – Japan | May 19, 2021 (Short Film – video link)
by arigelab December 21, 2021 · Culture / Flowers / Forests / Healing / Japan / Nature / NHK World / Sacred Sites / Short Film / Stillness / Trees
From The Seasons of Yamato series of NHK World-Japan.
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The Seasons of Yamato Series homepage:
Episode:
Beginning of Summer (Rikka) / The 24 Solar Terms
This program was broadcast on May 19, 2021.
You can watch this episode/on-demand video at:
5 min
Summary:
Chogakuji Temple is known as the Flower Temple. Every year in early summer, Kakitsubata (water iris) plays the leading role. A thousand irises bloom in front of the main hall.
In the blue-violet paradise that appeared on the water, a dragonfly stated, “I’m here.” A stone Buddha statue looking down there might have smiled at it.
*According to the 24 Solar Terms of Reiwa 3 (2021), Rikka is from May 5 to 21.
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Series Summary:
Here is the high-resolution movie by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara Prefecture, with exclusive pieces which a pianist, Mine Kawakami, played on the “Hyakunen (100-year-old) Piano.”
The light and sound create a poetic video to make you experience each season.
Cast (Piano): Mine Kawakami
“Yamato-no-Kisetsu,” composed by Mine Kawakami
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