National Board of Regional Visual Industry Associations “Grand Prix 2022”

Okazaki City is located in the center of Aichi Prefecture. Okazaki City is famous for its unexplored and wonderful water.
Okazaki Shaved Ice Street is lined with stores where you can enjoy delicious shaved ice made with super soft water "Shinsui" and "Sensui". This documentary filmed shaved ice in high quality camera.
Shaved Ice Road - Revitalizing the town with the gift from the earth

This is an annual project held in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, to revitalize the town using shaved ice made from the famous local water.
The people involved in the event are introduced along with the beautiful and rich nature and its blessings.

The Nukata area stretches across the mountains in the eastern part of Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
In recent years, the area has been facing problems such as a declining population and an aging society, so the "Shaved Ice Project" was initiated by members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and has been held since 2018.
Nukata is blessed with "Shinsui" (divine water) and "Sensui" (sacred water), both of which are famous for their pleasant taste, and the shaved ice made with local ingredients has been very popular.

The program depicts in 8K ultra high-definition how the town revitalization born from the "Shaved Ice Road" is spreading, involving people outside the local community.

「全国地域映像団体協議会（全映協）」番組部門「最優秀賞（総務大臣賞）」


愛知県の中央に位置する岡崎市。岡崎市は秘境として素晴らしい名水が有名です。
超軟水「神水」「仙水」仕込みのおいしいかき氷が食べれるお店が立ち並ぶ岡崎かき氷ストリート。かき氷を高画質で撮影していたドキュメンタリー。

かき氷街道～大地の恵みで町おこし～

愛知県岡崎市で毎年行われる、地元の名水で作った“かき氷”を使った町おこしプロジェクト。
イベントに関わる人々を、美しく豊かな自然とその恵みと共に伝える。

愛知県岡崎市東部の山あいに広がる額田地区。
近年、人口の減少や高齢化などの問題を抱えるなか、商工会のメンバーの発案で“かき氷プロジェクト”を２０１８年から開催している。
額田は「神水」や「仙水」と呼ばれる口当たりの良い名水に恵まれ、地元の食材を工夫してあしらったかき氷は好評を博している。
番組では「かき氷街道」から生まれた町おこしが地元以外の人々も巻き込みながら広がる様子を８Ｋ超高精細映像で描く。

This is a show for outdoor lovers!
The popular section “Natural” that is being broadcast on Niigata's information program “Evening Wide Niigata Ichiban” has been
made into a series.
Introducing seasonal trekking, apprentices who live with nature,
apprenticeships, rice planting, harvesting rice, making herbs,
visiting famous waters, and so on

This is an outdoor document variety program about a famous voice actor “Shimba Tsuchiya”
climbing a mountain to the top and　cooking a meal!
Before becoming a voice actor, he studied about acting, so he has strength and energy and
good athletic abilities. This is first time for him to climb a mountain and cooking.
After a good sweat, he can enjoy a combination of beautiful scenery with a delicious meal.

人気イケメン声優・土屋神葉が、神奈川・大野山の頂きで、「頂上めし」をいただく！
頂上めし其の一、ゲストは声優の土屋神葉。今回、本格的な登山や料理が初挑戦という
土屋が挑むのは、神奈川県にある大野山（標高723ｍ）。声優になる前はアクション俳優を
目指し勉強したこともあり、持ち前の体力と運動神経には自信満々！汗を流したからこそ
出合える、格別の「絶景」と「頂上めし」に舌鼓を打ちます。　

這是一個關於著名聲優“土屋神葉”爬山做飯的戶外綜藝節目！在成為聲優之前，他學的是表演，所以他有體力和精力，還有很好的運動能力，這是他第一次
爬山和做飯。美味的餐點。　　

This program will show you the latest Japanese
agricultural trends using cutting edge ICT!

Whether it be Zen gardens, tea gardens or landscape gardens, a Japanese garden is renowned for it's sublime and tranquility. Bonsai, a Japanese art form using cultivation techniques to produce miniturized but realistic representation of nature in the form of a tree in small container, has been an international cult trend. Japanese garden and Bonsai represents state of the art combination of nature and human effort. In this series we explore it's history, design and philosophy behind extraordinary world of Japanese garden and Bonsai.

#1 Koishikawa Korakuen (Tokyo)
#2 Rikugien (Tokyo)
#3 Kairakuen (Mito, Ibaragi)
#4 Kyu-Shibarikyu Garden (Tokyo)

This program is recorded by 3000km length of the coastline in Hokkaido. Only by watching the coastline, we can find the undiscovered fantastic scenery in Hokkaido. The coastline shows impressive shape, and is full of various discoveries and stories. Along the coastline, it’s thrilling and so easy to understand about Hokkaido .
For example, a mysterious “natural sand dune” on the beach at Noshappu Cape in Wakkanai. A “white waterfall” on the unspoiled precipitous cliffs in Ishikari. We guide you to the spectacular "Soratabi 3000km “ coastline in Hokkaido" by ultra high-definition video shooting with drone camera.

This is an amazing food documentary to show thousand-year history of soup stock. The soup stock is the fundamental essence in Japanese dishes, and kombuor sea kelp, harvested in the northern sea of Hokkaido is known as the best ingredient for the stock. Now a days, the sea kelp is used not only for Japanese traditional cuisines but also western cuisines and even for chocolate.

Through this program, we introduce the reason why northern sea of Hokkaido grows good quality kelp. Then we show how the kelp has been distributed long time ago from Hokkaido to all over Japan and East Asia across the sea. Viewers will realize how the soup stock made from the kelp contributes to the conventional cooking in Japan and the modern cooking in the west.

Narita Koi Farms raises and sells Nishikigoi (carp), or so-called the “swimming jewel”, in Komaki-shi, Aichi Prefecture. Narita Koi Farms is a small company with only seven employees, but has a unique and major characteristic. That is, they "polish" the carp. They purchase young carp from farms in Hiroshima and Niigata, and raise them to become beautiful fishes. The two "Koi-Baka", or “carp freaks”, are the ones behind this effort. One of them is Mr. Narita, the president and the one in charge of purchasing and sales. The other one, Mr. Yamamoto, is the managing director and Narita’s right-hand man, who is in charge of the "polishing" work. The competitive exhibition is where people compete the beauty of their carp. Nishikigoi was born in Japan, and therefore the exhibition is known for its strict and high standards.
Narita Koi Farm has long been the high-ranking winner at the competition. Enthusiasts around the world come to Japan to seek for the support of Mr. Narita. Most of Narita’s clients are the “rich” from countries such as China, Southeast Asia, and Belgium. Clients include an owner of a carp worth about 20 million yen. They all want the world's best title. They would leave their carp with Narita and aim for victory at the competition. Obviously, winning is not easy. The "polishing" of carp is a steady and dull work. Controlling the water quality and taking proper care of the feed. They continue and repeat such work for years, to raise the carp beautifully. A Belgian enthusiast we visited for an interview, had dozens of carp at home. In the house they had a septic tank, and a specialized “carp-doctor” took care of their fishes’ health.
The company's sales have increased significantly, as they serviced the wealthy class. On the other hand, Narita hopes to let more Japan　ese people familiarize with and enjoy raising carp. “Nishikigoi are loved by people from over 30 countries around the world. I want to make them loved even more,” he speaks of his dreams.

愛知県小牧市で、“泳ぐ宝石”ニシキゴイを育てて販売する成田養魚園。従業員7人の小さな会社だが、大きな特徴がある。それは、コイを“磨く”ことだ。広島や新潟などの産地から稚魚を仕入れ、美しく育てるのだ。これを支えるのが2人の“コイバカ”。1人が、仕入れと営業を担当する社長の成田さん。その右腕が“磨き”担当の山本専務だ。そんなコイの美しさを競うのが、品評会。ニシキゴイは日本で誕生したため、品評会もハイレベルである。
成田養魚園は、品評会で上位入賞の常連で、世界中の愛好家が成田さんの力を求めて日本までやってくる。客は中国や東南アジア、ベルギーなどで、その多くが“富裕層”だ。1匹約2千万円のコイのオーナーもいる。彼らが求めるのは世界一の称号。成田さんにコイを預け、日本の品評会で優勝を狙い続ける。しかし勝つのは簡単ではない。コイの“磨き”は地道な作業の連続。水質に気を配り、エサの配合に工夫を凝らす。このような作業を何年も続け、さらに美しくなるのだ。取材で訪ねたベルギーの愛好家も、自宅で数十匹を飼う。家には浄化槽、健康管理はコイ専門の医師“コイドクター”だ。
こうした富裕層を狙ったビジネスを展開することで、会社の売り上げは大幅増。その一方で、成田さんは、日本人にもっとコイを飼う楽しみを知ってほしいと話す。世界約30カ国で愛されているニシキゴイをさらに多くの人に愛される存在にしたい、と夢を語る。

Nishi Awakura Village is a small village north of Okayama Prefecture with a population of
about 1,500 people.
The forest occupies 96% of the village’s area, and half of it is made up of HINOKI (cypress).
This village once thrived on forestry, but recently it has been losing it’s vibrancy due to
depopulation and aging.
But recently, a lot of young people have been moving to the village.
One of them is Mr. Masayuki Oshima, who also founded the carpentry workshop
''Mokkoubo-youbi''.
The stylish furniture they produce, made from HINOKI (cypress), is valued both in Japan and
abroad, and the sales keep increasing.
The forests are reborn through forestry, creating richer scenery.
Mr. Oshima calls it "a craft that eventually shapes the landscape".
But suddenly, tragedy struck and the workshop was burnt to the ground during a fire.
How will Mr. Oshima and his team overcome these difficulties?
To find out, we followed the young, passionate carpenter and his team for ten years.

In this program, the narrator, a wayfarer, travels around the globe and introduces spectacular sceneries that are encountered along the way. Not only does it deliver all the magnificent landscapes of the places; the ecology of the wildlife that inhabit them and the activities of all things in nature, as well as the daily lives of local people are all thoroughly conveyed.


프로그램에서는 나레이터가 여행자가 되어 지구를 여행하고 그곳에서 만난 절경을 소개한다. 멋진 경치와 함께 동물의 생태, 만물의 영위, 현지 사람들의 일상을 자세히 전달한다.


本節目是由旁白解說擔任「旅人」，遨遊世界，介紹各地的風光美景。不僅以景色爲主題同時帶領我們見識當地棲息的動物生態、萬物的生成以及了解當地的民情風俗。

The two 80-meter waterfalls, which are worshiped as deities, tumble with a booming roar. Between them is a sacred temple where many priests come for their religious training. In the olden days, a famous general, Uesugi Kenshin, left his Buddhist statue at the temple and since then it has been revered by many generations of worshipers. This program reveals the private waterfall training held for the priests under the falls, examines the history of the temple, and explains how to properly pray at the temple.

There are numerous animals in the Higashiyama Zoo.　
Usually we see animals over the fence. By shooting with a 4K camera, it is so clear and we can see the animals‘ “lively expressions”, “unique character”and so on.

イケメンゴリラ・シャバーニで話題の東山動植物園（名古屋市）で撮影した動物たちを紹介します。

The South Island of New Zealand, known as a penguin paradise, is home to the largest number of penguin species. In fact, the island is believed to be where the very first penguins appeared. Little penguins, which at night slightly lean forward when walking back and forth between their nest and the sea, share features associated with early penguins, and forest-dwelling Fiordland crested penguins are believed to have gradually learned to breed in caves to avoid predators. This episode takes a look at the penguins' lives and reveals the secrets of how the island turned from being their birthplace to becoming their paradise.

Kakadu National Park is located in the northernmost part of Australia. During the rainy season, when vast expanses of wetland appear and many aquatic insects and fish emerge, aquatic birds arrive to feed on them and breed. Among them is the Comb-crested Jacana. These unique birds use their long toes to gracefully walk across lotus leaves and catch underwater prey. Interestingly, these birds are polyandrous, meaning the females mate with more than one male. Females therefore lay a lot of clutches and it is the males alone who care for them. This episode, filmed between the rainy season and dry season when the park undergoes drastic changes, follows the lives of these aquatic birds.

Takashi Amano is the founder of Nature Aquarium. In 2013, he was offered the chance to create the world’s largest nature aquarium being forty meters in length, at the Lisbon Oceanarium. The goal of this project is to portray the Earths natural beauty, which is believed to be diminishing by the day.
Amano is gone to his rest on August 2015.Even after the death of Amano Takashi, the beauty of nature aquarium he created fascinates hearts of people around the world.

Tofukuji Temple, the head temple of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism, was built in 1236.
At the main entrance is Sanmon Gate, designated a National Treasure. It is the largest one of its kind among Zen temples of Japan. The site is imbued with the solemnity of Buddhism. Nineteen statues of the Buddha grace the hall and the ceiling is adorned with the Kalavinka and Gumyo Bird, mythical creatures said to dwell in Buddhist paradise. The nearly 2000 maples trees along the temple grounds attest to the beauty of nature with its fresh green foliage in spring that eventually burst into the resplendent colors of fall. Three wooden bridges, Tsutenkyo, Gaunkyo, Engetsukyo span a stream surrounded by maple trees.
In all four directions of the Hojo or abbot’s quarters, the beautifully kept modern gardens convey expressions of contemporary art. Named collectively as Hasso-no-niwa (Garden of Eight Views), it was designed by Mirei Shigemori, the quintessential gardener of the Showa Era. In creating this garden, stones were brought from another location, in keeping with the Zen spirit of not letting anything go to waste. In autumn, the temple is dyed in the radiant hues of autumn. We are proud to present the breathtaking beauty of Tofukuji Temple in 4K super high-definition, the only way to do justice to the magical changing of the seasons woven by man and nature.

东福寺是佛教临济宗之总院，于1236年建造。主入口处是被指定为国宝的三门。它是日本禅寺同类中最大的一个。此处充溢着佛教庄严。十九尊佛像置于大堂，天花板饰有据说是安居于佛教极乐世界的神话动物——迦陵频伽及共命鸟。近两千棵枫树沿着寺庙庭院而立，春季新绿树叶尔后漫润秋季璀璨色彩，彰显自然之美。三座木桥——通天桥、卧云桥及偃月桥横跨枫树环绕的溪流。
方丈庭院的东西南北方向为秀丽的现代庭院，总称为八相之庭，展现当代艺术风韵。创建此庭院时，石料来自于此区其他场地，以契合勿要浪费的禅之精神。在秋季，明媚秋色尽染寺庙。我们荣幸地呈现东福寺令人心折的美丽，而这人与自然共同织就的季节的奇妙变化仅能通过4K超高清晰度得以尽致体现。

During summer, the Atlantic coast between northeastern United States and southeastern Canada attracts large sea creatures such as whales, sharks that feed on the dense aggregations of plankton. To help reveal the secrets of these creatures' underwater hunting and behavior, the documentary film crew attached special cameras to 13-meter-long basking sharks and to leatherback sea turtles, which as the world's largest reptile can grow to weigh over one ton. This episode takes a look at the shadowy lives of these giant creatures as the North American waters change from spring to summer.