Core Kyoto - Season 5 Episode 4
Core Kyoto - Season 5 Episode 4 - Documentary TV Shows 28:14. story about The soaring forest of tall, straight cedars in Kitayama, in Kyoto's northwest, is a glorious sight. Kitayama cedar -- known for its light color, uniform thickness, and smooth, knotless trunk -- is treasured as a material for floors and pillars in Japanese architecture. And daisugi cedars, pruned to produce dozens of tree-like offshoots from one trunk, are prized in gardens for their aesthetic value. Discover the allure of Kitayama cedar through the foresters who inherited their management.
Released: Feb 28, 2013
Runtime: 28:14
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Gary Tegler
Networks: NHK WORLD-JAPAN