At Home with Venetia in Kyoto - Season 8 / Year 2018

At Home with Venetia in Kyoto - Season 8 / Year 2018

Season 8 / Year 2018

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Episodes8
DatesMar 4, 2018 - Dec 9, 2018
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Episodes

Vol.110 Pleasures of Winter
Year 2018Episode 130 min

Vol.110 Pleasures of Winter

British-born Venetia lives in Ohara, Kyoto. She gathers twigs for her wood-burning stove and makes 3 kinds of herbal tea with olive, lemon myrtle and marjoram to overcome the cold. In her garden, she plants winter-hardy Christmas Roses. Curious about the demon tile in her garden, she visits a Kyoto tile maker who carefully polishes the tile with a metal scraper to create the style's unique glossy finish. She also sees the production of the shoki ornaments that decorate rooftops in Kyoto.

Mar 4, 2018
Vol.111 A Visit to Ancient Nara
Year 2018Episode 230 min

Vol.111 A Visit to Ancient Nara

British-born Venetia lives in Ohara, Kyoto. She heads to Nara City, where she sees an old friend. She walks through Kasuga Shrine's sacred forest along a mountain trail that was once a busy trading route. The hiking course leads to a view of Nara Basin from the top of Mt. Wakakusa. At her friend's home, they talk about future plans. The next day she visits Todaiji Temple. She goes to the studio of a young sculptor who uses his skills honed from carving Buddhist works to create his own art pieces.

Mar 11, 2018
Vol.112 Season of Vibrant Colours
Year 2018Episode 330 min

Vol.112 Season of Vibrant Colours

Jun 3, 2018
Vol.113 Delectable Memories - Kagoshima
Year 2018Episode 430 min

Vol.113 Delectable Memories - Kagoshima

Jun 10, 2018
Vol.114 Living with Plants
Year 2018Episode 530 min

Vol.114 Living with Plants

Sep 2, 2018
Vol.115 Okinawan Tastes
Year 2018Episode 630 min

Vol.115 Okinawan Tastes

Sep 9, 2018
Vol.116 Harvest Season
Year 2018Episode 730 min

Vol.116 Harvest Season

With the severe winter just around the corner, Venetia enjoys the calm and fruitful fall season in Ohara. She arranges flowers from her garden and makes apple compote with her daughter. Another fall delicacy she finds at a morning market is mackerel sushi, with Ohara historically known for this fish. She decides to have her long-broken toy bus fixed so that her grandchildren can play with it. She befriends the couple running a woodworking shop she visited and digs up potatoes in their garden.

Dec 2, 2018
Vol.117 Heartfelt Handicrafts from Iwate
Year 2018Episode 830 min

Vol.117 Heartfelt Handicrafts from Iwate

In Iwate Prefecture, British-born Venetia visits a workshop for Japanese chests of drawers, or tansu, dating from the Edo era. Their elaborate products impress her. Tono, where horses are integral to local life, reminds her of her horse-riding days back home. There, a couple about her age show her clothes made with a local technique and baskets made with tree barks, reaffirming the value of handcrafted life. She tries cooking a local delicacy "hittsumi" with hand-picked mushrooms and enjoys dinner with them.

Dec 9, 2018

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