japan
travel video
This travel video is a
3 hour presentation of a trip in Japan. Our intention was to show an interesting
and pretty intense itinerary, which we were able to cover in about 2 weeks.
We wanted to shoot a travelog, a long form documentary about this particular
trip making it different from the regular documentaries you may see on TV
. We covered a lot of ground in the narration associated with the film: from
history to legends, architecture and the zen traditions, customs and religions
we tried as much as possible to approach most of the issues you encounter
in such a trip.
The travel video is the result
of a lot of research and documentation we did before we left there, but also
of a lot of information we got on site, talking to people or listening to
the stories coming from the locals. We shot a lot of footage and we ended
up editing it to make a very pleasant and attractive presentation.
If you have any intention to visit
these areas or other parts of Japan, or if you know for sure that you will
never get there, watching this film will bring you the experience of being
half there. To do the trip
we used mainly the Shinkansen, the bullet train, which is a real blessing
for confort and speed. We stayed in ryokans, listed mainly in Lonely Planet
and we ate in all sort of restaurants and "hole-in-the-walls".
It is said about Japan that is
expensive, but if you follow several major rules like buying a Japan Rail
Pass, a must if you want to travel by train which will save you hundreds of
dollars, and booking ryokans in advance because they get filled up pretty
quickly, you will experience the same level of expense like in a Northern
European country.
If you are interested
to find specifics about the trip or about the video please contact
us. We will be more than happy to share with you our experience.
Our itinerary in Japan
is reproduced in the travel videos as follows:
Sakura Petals: The
Shogun covers the shrines at Nikko and the city of Tokyo.
Copyright © 2002 - 41 minutes - DVD
$24.95; VHS $19.95
Sakura Petals: The Samurai covers Kurashiki, Okayama, Nagasaki,
Hagi and the shrine on the Miya-Jima Island.
Copyright © 2002 - 40 minutes - DVD $24.95; VHS $19.95
Sakura Petals: Temples and Zen covers the temples of Kyoto.
Copyright © 2002 - 48 minutes - DVD $24.95; VHS $19.95
Sakura Petals: Emperors and Geishas covers the Imperial Palace
of Kyoto, the Geisha Quarter and the city of Nara.
Copyright © 2002 - 31 minutes - DVD $24.95; VHS $19.95
Sakura Petals: The monks covers the gardens in Kanazawa and
the cities of Takayama and Koya San.
Copyright © 2002 - 31 minutes -DVD $24.95; VHS $19.95
Sakura Petals is
the complete version
of the travel video.
Copyright © 2002 - 175 minutes -
DVD $59.95; VHS $49.95
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