Begin Japanology Season 4 Holidays 2011
The world sees the Japanese as workaholics. Believe it or not, Japan has the most public holidays in the industrialized world. But it is also true that Japanese workers take fewer than half their allotted paid days off. Before the late 19th century, Japan had no weekly day of rest and virtually no extended holidays. Modern Japanese people have tended to prefer quick holidays, but recently, slower, longer holidays are becoming more common. For example, stay on a farm and help with the chores in exchange for room and board. If all Japanese people took all their days off, it would greatly boost the economy - at least that's one idea behind efforts encouraging people to take more time off. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is holidays. By looking at attitudes toward holidays, we'll examine various aspects of the Japanese way of life.
- Released: 2011-12-01
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Peter Barakan, Stuart Varnam-Atkin
- Director: Yoshida Brothers
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1. Mochi Rice Cake 2011-01-13
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2. Watches and Clocks 2011-01-20
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3. Fugu Blowfish 2011-01-27
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4. Haneda Airport 2011-02-03
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5. Kagura Dances 2011-02-10
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7. Pollen Allergy 2011-03-03
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8. Sashimono Woodwork 2011-03-10
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10. Kitchen Knives 2011-04-14
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11. Fishing 2011-04-21
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12. Armour 2011-04-28
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14. The Life of Taro Okamoto 2011-05-12
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15. The Life of Osamu Dazai 2011-05-19
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16. The Life of Kenzo Tange 2011-05-26
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17. The Life of Hideko Maehata 2011-06-02
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18. Toilets 2011-06-09
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20. Motorcycles 2011-06-23
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21. Unagi Eel 2011-06-30
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22. Japanophiles - Ilan Yanizky 2011-07-07
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23. Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard 2011-07-14
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24. Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton 2011-07-21
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25. Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman 2011-07-28
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26. Plastic Food Samples 2011-08-18
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27. Insects 2011-08-25
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28. Traditional Japanese Mathematics 2011-09-01
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29. Bicycles 2011-09-08
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30. Chusonji 2011-09-15
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31. Seaweed 2011-09-29
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32. Charcoal 2011-10-06
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35. Shipbuilding 2011-10-27
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36. Japanophiles - Bruce Huebner 2011-11-03
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37. Japanophiles - Noelke Muho 2011-11-10
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38. Japanophiles - Matt Alt 2011-11-17
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39. Karaoke 2011-11-24
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40. Holidays 2011-12-01
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41. Red Sea Bream 2011-12-08
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42. Shopping Streets 2011-12-15
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43. Chickens and Eggs 2011-12-22
