新日本風土記 選「はじまりの奈良」 2024年11月5日
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00:00In the smell of the soil, I find Japan again.
00:11I find myself.
00:18New Japan Fudoki
00:23Yamasso, north of Nara Prefecture
00:28This is the garden of a great farmer.
00:32What do you think?
00:35Isn't it beautiful?
00:38This is Nishiyama Zuka Kofun.
00:41If you don't take care of it, it's dangerous.
00:44Who takes care of it?
00:46My father.
00:49Kofun?
00:51This area is full of Kofun.
00:55From the 3rd century to the 6th century,
00:58when the foundation of the country was laid,
01:01a total of 2,700 Kofun were built.
01:06On the east side of Nara Prefecture,
01:09where Sakurai and Shutenri are located,
01:12various stories of the beginning are told.
01:15One of the oldest shrines in Japan,
01:18the Isonokami Shrine.
01:22The family members who appear in the history textbooks
01:26continue to pray for the safety of the country.
01:46The word of magic that can revive the dead.
01:53This is the first time I was allowed to shoot.
01:59The taste of the hometown,
02:02which began to be made with the advice of God
02:05residing in Miwayama.
02:08Somen, which is proud of its thinness and waist.
02:15Even now, before dawn,
02:18towards the God of the mountains.
02:21I pray for the safety of the country,
02:24so that good somen will be made.
02:27What do you want to be in the future?
02:30Somen!
02:36The road to the top of the mountain
02:39is the first road in Japan
02:42to appear in a record from 1,700 years ago.
02:45It was an ancient highway
02:48where the mansions of the emperors and nobles
02:51awaited along the road.
02:54Now it is an oasis of the heart
02:57visited by 300,000 people a year.
03:00Probably about 25 times.
03:03It seems that I became a little expert
03:06on the road to the top of the mountain.
03:09This is?
03:12157th time.
03:15This is the first time.
03:18It feels different every time, doesn't it?
03:21Because the terrain is different.
03:25The memory of the beginning
03:28is also under the deep soil.
03:31This is the time.
03:34This is also the time.
03:37Where is the Yamataikoku
03:40that made the history of Japan?
03:42It's here.
03:47From the Kofun period to the Asuka period,
03:50when Emperor Shotoku and Ono no Imoko
03:53were in charge,
03:57it is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:00that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:13Yamataikoku is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:16that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:19It is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:22that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:25It is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:28that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:31It is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:34that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:37It is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:39that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:42It is a story of the beginning of Japan
04:45that makes me feel nostalgic and relieved for some reason.
04:48At the beginning of winter,
04:51the harvest of mandarin oranges was in its heyday.
05:04Asako Morioka,
05:06who has been a farmer since she was a child,
05:11has been farming
05:14from 8 a.m. to sunset.
05:23It's a lively harvest, isn't it?
05:26Yes, it is.
05:29In the old days, it was like a festival.
05:32About 10 people climbed the mountain
05:34and it was like a festival.
05:39This is the Anashi district of Sakurai City.
05:43According to the early days of Japan,
05:46this is the place where the first mandarin oranges were harvested
05:49from the other side of the sea.
05:52At the time of the 11th Emperor,
05:55Tajima Mori asked the Emperor
05:58to allow him to live a long life,
06:01so he brought the mandarin oranges.
06:04It is said that this is the place
06:07where Emperor Suinin's temple was located.
06:10Emperor Suinin ordered the Emperor
06:13to get the medicine of immortality,
06:16but the fruit he brought back
06:19was the fruit of the persimmon of Tokijiku.
06:23It is said that
06:26this is the fruit.
06:30Tachibana.
06:32Tachibana is a symbol of immortality
06:35because it bears a lot of fruit
06:38and is full of green in winter.
06:45Even in Kyoto,
06:48Tachibana is cherished as a tree
06:51to wish for the prosperity of the Emperor's family.
06:54First of all,
06:57it is said that the Emperor
06:59will live a long life,
07:02but I hope everyone
07:05will live a long life.
07:10It is New Year's Eve in Morioka.
07:16It's difficult!
07:20Run away, Min-chan!
07:25After harvesting mandarin oranges for the New Year,
07:27they make Kagami-mochi.
07:30How many are there?
07:33Hey, count!
07:361, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
07:41Tachibana is placed on top of the mochi
07:44to wish for prosperity.
07:51They cherish the memory of the beginning
07:54and welcome the new year.
07:58Nara
08:01Speaking of Nara,
08:04it reminds me of the Heijo-kyo
08:07where the temples are lined up and the deer play.
08:10But this time, it is in the south.
08:13Various stories of the beginning
08:16such as Tachibana are concentrated.
08:21One of them is Fuhonsen,
08:24the oldest military base in Japan.
08:27It was found 25 years ago
08:30and found to be older than the Wado Kaichin.
08:37A new thing was born in this place
08:40thanks to the Yamato River
08:43which is connected to the Osaka Bay.
08:49There is a mural of a ship
08:52on the peat along the river.
08:54It is a path of water
08:57that carries the culture and technology of the continent.
09:03Yamato, the birthplace of ancient Japan,
09:06and Asuka, the capital of Japan
09:09which laid the foundation for the Japanese imperialism
09:12was also in this area.
09:17To the north of the Yamato River,
09:20in Tenri City, Nara,
09:22there is a shrine
09:25which is said to be one of the oldest in Japan.
09:29It is the Isonokami Shrine.
09:32In the Kojiki,
09:35the place where the gods are always
09:38is written as Isejingu, Izumo Taisha, and Koko.
09:41There are only three.
09:47In the old days,
09:49the shrine was used to manage the treasures
09:52of the Yamato Empire.
09:58The famous sword is
10:01the Kokuhou Shichishito.
10:04In the 4th century,
10:07it was brought to Japan from Kudara
10:10and was worshipped as a sacred sword
10:13with spiritual power.
10:15Since then,
10:18the shrine and the treasures
10:21have been protected by one family.
10:24Masateru Mori of Guji.
10:27He is the descendant of a famous family
10:30who appears in the history textbooks.
10:34He is the descendant of the Mononobe family.
10:37He came as a descendant of the Mononobe family,
10:40and his ancestors
10:42worshipped him.
10:48In the grave of the Mori family
10:51is the name of Mononobe.
10:54Mononobe lost the battle with Sogashi
10:57and disappeared from the history textbooks,
11:00but his ancestors
11:03said that he was a god who helped Emperor Jinmu.
11:08Since the founding of Jingu,
11:10the Mononobe family
11:13has worshipped the sacred sword
11:16called Mitama-no-Okami.
11:21According to the Japanese book,
11:24Emperor Jinmu was fighting
11:27for the peace with the Yamato Empire.
11:30One day, he was poisoned by the enemy
11:33and died.
11:36In front of Emperor Jinmu,
11:38the sword came down from the sky.
11:41That was the normal Mitama.
11:47With the mysterious power of the sword,
11:50he defeated the enemy one after another
11:53and pacified the Yamato Empire.
11:58This is the sacred sword
12:01that Mori of Guji has never seen before.
12:04This is the forbidden area.
12:06The forbidden area?
12:09The forbidden area is not allowed to enter
12:12other than Shinshoku.
12:15The sword has been worshipped here.
12:18According to the excavation in the Meiji period,
12:21the sword's existence has been confirmed.
12:24The sword was worshipped
12:27in the middle of the road.
12:30There was a 1-meter-high mound of soil
12:33and the sword was worshipped there.
12:36Every year,
12:39on November 22,
12:44a special ceremony
12:47is held in front of the sacred sword
12:50to pray for the peace of the country.
12:53This is the first time
12:56that filming is allowed.
12:59At 6 p.m.,
13:02the ceremony begins.
13:04This is the sacred sword.
13:14Originally,
13:17it began with a prayer for the longevity of Emperor Jinmu.
13:22Entering the shrine,
13:25he faces God.
13:27The light is extinguished,
13:30and there is no impurity in the darkness.
13:50Before the winter,
13:53when the power of the sun is weak,
13:55there is a word
13:58that gives you the power of life.
14:01Shake it, shake it, shake it.
14:22Take the treasure of the sacred sword
14:25and shake it.
14:27Shake it big.
14:30Then you can shake your soul.
14:33You can shake your appearance.
14:36The energy that comes out
14:39as soon as you shake the treasure
14:42gives you the energy
14:45that you can't get rid of.
14:48Emperor Jinmu is the most nervous, isn't he?
14:50Yes, he is.
14:54He is nervous,
14:57but he has a different level of nervousness.
15:00He has a different level of nervousness.
15:06This is the world of prayer
15:09that one of the oldest tribes in Japan
15:12protects.
15:15Sakurai City, Yamato River
15:18Sakurai City, Yamato River
15:21There is a place that people cherish.
15:29Every morning,
15:32the sun rises from Miya.
15:35From Miya?
15:37Yes, it's in front of Miyayama.
15:40It's the shrine of Miyame Ojin.
15:42Ordinary people can't enter Miyayama.
15:47Miyayama, where the mountain itself
15:50has become a shrine,
15:53is home to the wolf of Oomononushi.
15:56It is also known as the same god as Okuninushi
15:59and has been active in building the country.
16:01Miyayama
16:04Miyayama
16:07Miyayama
16:10It feels good, doesn't it?
16:13When the sun rises in the morning,
16:16the feeling of the day
16:19starts from here.
16:23Thanks to that god,
16:26there is food that has been made for the first time.
16:32Somen
16:35In order to make a living,
16:38the gods of Miyayama
16:41used the water of the mountain
16:44to turn the water wheel
16:47and grind the wheat into powder.
16:50Good morning.
16:53Masato Yamanaka
16:56makes Somen at the foot of the mountain.
16:58He starts working at 4 a.m.
17:13I hope I can make good Somen
17:16safely today.
17:20First, he makes the dough for the noodles.
17:24When the temperature is high,
17:26the dough becomes weak,
17:29so he only makes it on cold winter mornings.
17:32What is the temperature today?
17:3510 degrees.
17:38On this day,
17:41the temperature is one degree lower than usual.
17:44He increases the amount of water
17:47so that the dough does not become too hard.
17:50Somen
17:53He used to make Somen
17:56by blowing down the wind from Miyayama.
17:59By slowly drying the noodles
18:02with the wind of nature,
18:05he was able to create strong noodles.
18:10In a book that introduces the famous restaurants
18:13of all over Japan during the Edo period,
18:15Somen has the best origami.
18:18Even if you boil the noodles,
18:21the noodles are firm,
18:24and the noodles do not become soggy.
18:27Now, the noodles are drying in the room,
18:30but the temperature of the day
18:33is greatly affected by the humidity.
18:40I'm busy today,
18:42so I can't dry the noodles quickly
18:45and finish them quickly.
18:48The noodles will be cut off
18:51because they are exposed to nature.
18:54Miyayama is the place
18:57where you can rely on
19:00to see the sky and the air.
19:03The weather today
19:06makes the garden look beautiful,
19:09so the noodles are dry.
19:12You can see it up close.
19:15The air is clear
19:18and the humidity is low.
19:21It's a barometer.
19:24Somen made by his father.
19:27He can't take a rest
19:30in the winter.
19:33It's been a long holiday.
19:36The family surrounds Somen.
19:39Is it good?
19:42It's delicious.
19:47At the end of the hot pot,
19:52the noodles absorb the umami
19:55without breaking down.
19:59I've never seen
20:02Somen in a hot pot.
20:05It's normal around here.
20:08In the old days,
20:10Somen was often added to Sukiyaki.
20:13Sukiyaki?
20:16The soup of Sukiyaki
20:19is delicious.
20:22Somen was often added to Sukiyaki.
20:25Is that so?
20:28What do you want to be in the future?
20:31Somen!
20:34I've heard rumors.
20:37That's how I grew up.
20:41It looks like a nice hiking course.
20:44But this is
20:47a long and amazing road.
20:52It's a mountain road
20:55in the early days of Japan.
20:58It's the oldest road in Japan.
21:01How many times have you been here?
21:04It's my fourth time.
21:07From Kyoto?
21:10About 25 times.
21:13You've become an expert
21:16on the mountain road.
21:19The mountain road
21:22is said to have existed
21:25in the 4th century.
21:29It starts at Kishibe on the Yamato River
21:32and goes 30 kilometers north along the mountain.
21:34The road connects the royal family
21:37and the nobles.
21:40It is said that the emperors
21:43and the emperors' messengers
21:46went down this road.
21:49Tsubaichi,
21:52which is the first place in Japan
21:55to be recorded, was also opened.
21:58The goods carried by the river
22:01and the road
22:04were widely traded.
22:07It was also a meeting place for men and women.
22:12As time passed,
22:15the road along the mountain
22:18began to shine.
22:22Emperor Showa
22:25rode on the white horse.
22:28Emperor Showa
22:30visited Kofun on the road along the mountain.
22:37A special exercise
22:40was held every year.
22:43This year,
22:46Nara Bonchi,
22:49the birthplace of Kenkoku Shinwa,
22:52was chosen.
22:55It was the time when Japan
22:57became the world's largest city.
23:03The railway company
23:06published a guidebook.
23:09Walk along the road along the mountain
23:12and learn about the history of the emperor
23:15and the country.
23:18If you follow the road leading to Kifuku,
23:21you can improve your physical and mental health.
23:24After the war,
23:27there was a hiking boom.
23:30Now, 300,000 people visit Nara every year.
23:33One of the things they look for
23:36is a direct sale of vegetables and fruits.
23:39All of them cost 100 yen.
23:42I come here every year.
23:45I'm looking forward to it.
23:48In the end, I always buy a lot of persimmons.
23:50I buy a lot of persimmons.
23:53This is a direct sale of persimmons.
23:56This is a free resting place.
24:04The owner
24:09was picking persimmons in the field.
24:12He goes back and forth to the direct sale
24:15several times a day
24:17to pick persimmons.
24:20If you think you have to wait,
24:23you can do it.
24:26You can do it
24:29because there are people who come here.
24:32That's for picking persimmons.
24:35It's for picking persimmons.
24:38If it rains more than 15 degrees,
24:41mold will form.
24:44So please think about it.
24:47I'll keep an eye on you from dawn to dusk.
24:50Yes.
24:53There is a person who has been walking
24:56the mountain road for 15 years every month.
25:02Mr. Nakagawa Shizuaki.
25:05He comes from Osaka for 2 hours
25:08with his helper.
25:11How many times have you been walking
25:14the mountain road?
25:17This is my 157th time.
25:20I'm wearing everything.
25:23I feel healed when I'm here.
25:27Every time I come here, I feel different.
25:31Because each region has its own taste.
25:35The road he's used to walking.
25:38Where to turn.
25:41What kind of flowers are waiting for him.
25:44He remembers with his body.
25:47It's a yellow flower.
25:50Is there a yellow flower?
25:53Yes, there is.
25:56It's in full bloom.
25:59He lost his sight
26:02when he was 50 years old,
26:05so he rarely goes out.
26:10At that time,
26:13he happened to hear
26:15the sound of a guitar.
26:21He was born and raised
26:24in Yamazato, Shikoku.
26:31This is the place
26:34where he comes to.
26:37I'd like to buy
26:40three yasangiri,
26:42and three yasangiri.
26:45I'd like to buy cinnamon.
26:48We still have Fukuren-san.
26:51They've known each other for a long time.
26:54He also orders food for the New Year.
26:57Leave the black one.
27:00Yes, I understand.
27:03I'll order sweet potatoes, too.
27:06Don't overdo it.
27:09Today is the last day.
27:12Let's go.
27:15I'll help you.
27:21Near the foot of Mt. Miwa,
27:24this is his favorite mountain road.
27:32It feels good in the mountains, doesn't it?
27:35Yes, it does.
27:38It's easy to get tired.
27:40It's good for your skin.
27:43It's good for your skin.
27:49He takes a break
27:52with persimmon.
27:55It's amazing.
27:58It's the same size as my eyes.
28:03How does the persimmon taste?
28:06It's the best.
28:08How is it?
28:10It's like this.
28:13It's spring,
28:16but there are many kinds of persimmons.
28:19There are persimmons, oranges, and many kinds of greens.
28:22Persimmons are the best in this season.
28:33It'll be fine next time.
28:35We'll meet again soon.
28:38We'll go to Kote Dariya next time.
28:40Yes, we'll go to Kote Dariya.
28:43This is the beginning of the road
28:46that people continue to walk on.
29:01This is a village with a strange custom.
29:06This wooden box
29:09is handed over from house to house every day.
29:12The person who receives it
29:15will offer it to the Buddha in the evening.
29:22Don't go there again.
29:25Even if it rains or there's a storm,
29:28it's the same as lighting a lantern.
29:31It's pretty safe.
29:33It's not like that.
29:37I don't know when it started
29:40or what the meaning of the wooden box is,
29:43but everyone in the village
29:46has continued to do it.
29:54This is the Kido District of Tenri City
29:57near Isonokami Shrine.
30:00There's another strange custom.
30:03The Buddha walks around the house
30:06of the village every year.
30:11This is the Buddha's house.
30:14Is this it?
30:17Yes.
30:20There are eight temples in the fall.
30:23He goes to each temple
30:26once a year
30:29to pray to the Buddha.
30:32He's like a god
30:35for all the eight temples.
30:38He goes to pray to the Buddha
30:41once a year
30:44to pray to the Buddha
30:47once a year
30:50to pray to the Buddha
30:53once a year
30:56to pray to the Buddha
30:59once a year
31:02Is it small?
31:05It's small.
31:08It looks like bad luck.
31:11I want to give someone a present.
31:14It's important to give someone
31:17something that was taken care of
31:20since we live.
31:23If they are happy then something's possible, right?
31:25The god who walks across the house has a deep connection with the faith in the mountains.
31:34The sun that sets on the Nijo Mountain, rising from the mountains of spring and autumn.
31:42In the old days, it was a substitute for rice planting and farming.
31:50It is said that people were watching over the god of blessing from the mountains in turn.
32:02The day to receive the house of God.
32:08This is Mr. Morita's house.
32:11Thank you for coming today.
32:16Thank you very much.
32:20The shape and size of the harvested vegetables are arranged in the usual way.
32:28Satoimo is a grateful crop that has been prepared by God before Inasaku spread.
32:37The burdock roots deep in the soil so that the land can flourish for generations.
32:47It is indispensable on a sunny day.
32:55Mr. Morita and his wife head for the highest place in the village.
33:03To a place as close to the sun as possible.
33:15First of all, thank you for this year's peace and blessing.
33:21Mr. Morita and his wife head for the highest place in the village.
33:30And the master of the house, who has arrived, welcomes God to the mansion again.
33:37His body is a five-leaf clover.
33:42The people put the power of life together in the bamboo that stretches straight towards the sun.
33:54When you go down the mountain, the mansion of God is a new home.
34:01I'm grateful that God came to my house and is now with me.
34:06I'm grateful that God came to my house and is now with me.
34:13I feel that I have to continue the festival for a year.
34:22After the peace and blessing, the harvest has begun.
34:27This year, the harvest is good again.
34:36The end
34:43Yamato is full of the beginning of the country.
34:47Sumo, mandarin oranges, and giant kofun.
34:51After all it is here.
34:53Yamataikoku.
34:56The more you dig, the more you dig.
34:58The magic field of the country.
35:07This is a popular place for hikers to go down the mountain.
35:15This is a kofun on the back of the road.
35:18And that's over there.
35:21What's that?
35:22The one that's fluffy is the chanokizuka kofun.
35:26The one where the grass is dried.
35:28Yes, yes.
35:29That's also a kofun.
35:30Which one?
35:31That one.
35:32The one with the grass growing?
35:33Yes, yes.
35:34It's fluffy.
35:35And the one that looks a little far away is also a kofun, right?
35:40This area is full of kofun.
35:45There are 2,700 kofun, which are said to belong to the great emperors and nobles, around the road on the mountain.
35:56Among them, the one that marked the arrival of a new era in ancient Japan was the Hashihaka kofun.
36:05It is said that it was built in the middle of the 3rd century,
36:11the first giant kofun in Japan, with a total length of 280 meters.
36:17It is believed to be the grave of a powerful man who ruled the country from the time when he covered the road with stones.
36:26Among the researchers, various theories have surfaced, such as whether it is the grave of Himiko.
36:34And in recent years, there have been major discoveries.
36:41The center of the Makimuku Ruins, about 500 meters from the Hashihaka kofun.
36:48In 2009, a huge trace of a building appeared.
36:55It is 144 tatami mats in size.
36:59Some researchers believe that this is the royal palace where Himiko lived.
37:10In addition to the massive excavation work of Yamatai kofun,
37:14Mr. Noriyoshi Tamura, who lives in the local area, was also involved in the excavation work.
37:22It is said to be a large building.
37:26It is a hole about 1.5 meters high.
37:33What is this amazing thing?
37:37I think we are doing a great job now.
37:42Mr. Tamura has continued to visit the ruins after that.
37:48Now he is the leader of the site.
37:54Since he was a child, he has loved the history of the site.
37:58After he left the company, he became a year-end excavation worker.
38:03Most of the time, he went to the site 200 days a year.
38:12There is a tree like this.
38:18He found something interesting.
38:22I wonder what it is.
38:25Since everything is like this, it looks like a block.
38:32I think it is a thing that induces water there.
38:38What is this?
38:41It's interesting.
38:44That's why I'm excited.
38:48Only 2% of the excavation work of this site has been completed.
38:54Something that can change history may come out someday.
38:59Where is the Yamatai kofun that made the history of Japan?
39:05Here.
39:08Yamatai kofun
39:12The person who was shown at the beginning of the site is also here.
39:18Good morning.
39:21Where are you from?
39:24Osaka.
39:26Be careful.
39:29Mr. Hayashi Tsutomu, 89 years old.
39:33He is the chairman of the Sakurai City Tourism Association.
39:37He is from Wakayama.
39:40He used to be a railroad worker.
39:43When he was 52 years old, he became a station manager for the first time.
39:47It was a Sakurai station with a mountain road.
39:53I made a map like this.
39:58I made an illustration while rolling a distance meter.
40:04He made a detailed map for hikers such as the width of the road and the position of the toilet by himself.
40:14It has been adopted as a tourist pamphlet of JR for 20 years.
40:23It took me a year to make this map.
40:27It took me about 30 minutes to make it.
40:32This is also my treasure.
40:40His life changed when he met the road on the mountain.
40:44He went to the tourism industry.
40:47This day is the first day of the tour.
40:50The sun sets in the middle of the road.
40:56This is Nijo Mountain, which has been worshiped for a long time.
41:02It is only a few days in spring and autumn that you can see the setting sun in the middle of the mountain from this place.
41:12The day of the tour.
41:1880 people full of staff participated.
41:25I'm looking forward to seeing the setting sun.
41:31I came from Shizuoka.
41:34I like Kofun, so I often go around.
41:38I'm looking forward to seeing the setting sun with ancient people while looking at Kofun.
41:49Let's go.
41:52But I'm a little worried about the clouds.
41:56This tour, where you can enjoy the setting sun and Kofun, has been held for more than 1,000 people since 20 years ago.
42:08I think I'll be able to see beautiful things in this state.
42:16You may be able to see it.
42:19The sun rises from the gap between the clouds just before the goal.
42:26It looks good.
42:29It's beautiful when the sun sets and the clouds turn red.
42:37Arrived at the scenic spot of the goal.
42:42But...
42:51It's a location like this.
42:53The setting sun will set in about three minutes.
42:58Please look forward to seeing the setting sun for the next two weeks.
43:04I'll plan it again next year, so please join me again next year.
43:10The tour was a shame, but...
43:13The two-story mountain with the setting sun.
43:24Sekihi, where the road of Yamanobe and the road of Yamato River intersect.
43:31The Buddha's teachings, which brought great change to Japan, spread through the Yamato River and the road of Yamanobe.
43:445 km south of Sekihi.
43:47Asuka Village, where the capital was located 1400 years ago.
43:51There is a temple built to promote the construction of a country centered on Buddhism.
43:58This is Asuka Temple.
44:01I just received a message.
44:04This is the Buddha in front of me.
44:07He was 1415 years old.
44:12The main shrine is the oldest Buddha statue in Japan, the Asuka Daibutsu.
44:18This is the Asuka Daibutsu, the oldest Buddha statue in Japan.
44:22It was badly damaged by a fire twice.
44:29Every time, it was restored and restored to its original form.
44:38This Daibutsu has been in the same place since the disaster of Shōtoku 1400 years ago.
44:44This Daibutsu is a proof that our ancestors have been protecting this Daibutsu.
44:58The foundation of the Daibutsu is still the same as it was built at that time.
45:03It hasn't moved a step since the Asuka period.
45:06However, there was a period of famine in the area where Buddhism began.
45:16Here it is.
45:18This is where the grass used to grow.
45:21What did you find here?
45:23This is the stone Buddha statue.
45:26It came out of here.
45:28If I left it here, it would be a waste.
45:30So I took it to my uncle.
45:33It was around here.
45:36The Buddha statues were damaged and buried in the ground.
45:42While the Meiji government was strengthening Shinto Buddhism,
45:46temples and Buddha statues were destroyed all over the country.
45:51The ruins of this Daibutsu have been preserved.
45:55The ruins of this Daibutsu have been preserved.
45:58This Daibutsu is not only a place where temples gather,
46:03but also a place where people go to pray.
46:08Tenri-shi, Somano-uchi-cho.
46:11There was a shrine with more than 50 Buddhas.
46:19Uchiyama A-kyu-ji.
46:22It was built in the Heian period.
46:25In the Edo period, it was a representative shrine of Nara,
46:29which is said to have been built in the Todai and Kofuku eras.
46:33This is the pond.
46:35This is the pond.
46:37I think it's called Nishinonikko.
46:40It's a very big temple.
46:43If this pond is preserved,
46:45we can sell souvenirs in our village.
46:49It's so big that you'd think it's a living thing.
46:58Uchiyama A-kyu-ji and Tenri-shi alone
47:02destroyed more than 30 shrines.
47:05This is the temple.
47:14There is a temple that has survived the destruction of the Daibutsu.
47:19It's near Yamato River, where Buddhism was transmitted.
47:23It's Byodo-ji in Sakurai-shi.
47:27This temple is said to have been opened by Emperor Shotoku.
47:31After the reconstruction, it became a temple of Zen.
47:33Many people come to the Zen meeting held every week.
47:43This is the person who reconstructed the temple.
47:46Maruko Kouho.
47:52A long time ago, there was a red gate 500 meters away from here.
47:58It collapsed due to the destruction of the Daibutsu.
48:01I made that gate myself when I was 29 years old.
48:06What?
48:08I made that gate myself.
48:11And it's still there?
48:13Of course. I haven't even fixed it yet.
48:16Are you a carpenter?
48:18No, I'm not. I'm not a carpenter at all.
48:22Byodo-ji used to be a big shrine with 12 statues.
48:28Byodo-ji is only around here now.
48:32Byodo-ji used to be all the way in the back.
48:38The number of statues is 45,000.
48:44That many?
48:46It's 45 times more than it is now.
48:50The buildings in the temple were destroyed one after another due to the destruction of the Daibutsu.
48:58Most of the statues were destroyed,
49:02but the seven main statues were protected in secret by the locals.
49:15Maruko came here when she was 18 years old.
49:19She was training under Kuromiya Jushoku, who was aiming to be the best Byodo-ji.
49:28The Zazen-do was built with the help of the locals.
49:36However, Kuromiya Jushoku, who was aiming to be the best, died of cancer.
49:45Maruko was left alone.
49:48Takuhatsu was the one who started the reconstruction of the main shrine.
49:53The cost was 200 million yen.
49:58She walked from 8 a.m. to sunset.
50:06There were many people who didn't understand the reconstruction of the main shrine.
50:13The main shrine fee was about 1,000 yen.
50:17The reconstruction of the main shrine didn't seem to lead to anything.
50:23I felt like there was nothing I could do.
50:31Sometimes she had to water the plants.
50:37But she didn't give up and kept walking for 16 years.
50:42With the support of 100,000 people, the reconstruction of the main shrine was finally completed in 1962.
50:53When Takuhatsu was done on the main shrine,
50:57the relics entrusted by the locals were carefully kept.
51:01When Takuhatsu was done on the main shrine,
51:05the relics entrusted by the locals were carefully kept.
51:12I went to Takuhatsu.
51:15He said he wanted me to keep the relics.
51:19So I kept the relics.
51:24The relics were used in the Uchiyama Eikyuji,
51:27which was the main shrine of the Uchiyama Eikyuji.
51:32I will keep the relics.
51:35If the Uchiyama Eikyuji is reconstructed in the future,
51:41I would like to bring the relics back.
51:45That's what I said.
51:48I don't think it's good to use the relics here.
51:52I think it's a relic that can only be used by the Eikyuji.
51:58The land of the beginning of Buddhism.
52:03The story of reconstruction from the ruins continues.
52:15There is something suitable for the land of the beginning in this garden.
52:20How about this?
52:23It's very beautiful.
52:25Look at this.
52:28This is Nishiyamazuka Kofun.
52:31If you don't take care of it, it's dangerous because of weeds.
52:34Who takes care of it?
52:37My father.
52:40Kofun?
52:43Nishiyamazuka Kofun is 110 meters long.
52:47It was built in the Yamato period in the 6th century.
52:51At the end of the Meiji era, it was sold as a farmland,
52:55and my grandfather bought a part of it.
52:58Anyone can touch the Kofun and visit it freely.
53:06Miminashiyama, Unebiyama, Kashihara Jingu.
53:10I've been to all of them.
53:13I've been to all of them.
53:16There's nothing more to say.
53:18There's nothing more to say.
53:21There's nothing more to say.
53:24Kayocho, Tenri City, is located on the side of the mountain.
53:29This area is called Senzuka.
53:33Many Kofun are densely populated.
53:38Takashi Tatsumi is a farmer who grows persimmons on one of the Kofun.
53:48Mr. Tatsumi's persimmons are full of juice and have a moderate sweetness.
54:00An ancient persimmon tree was grown on the side of the mountain,
54:04and it is thought to have been used as a material for the Yamato period.
54:11The road on the side of the mountain is just below the field.
54:16I think it's more fun to see the persimmon tree in full bloom.
54:23Even for people who are walking.
54:28Persimmons are sold directly on the roadside.
54:32Three persimmons cost 100 yen.
54:35It's a kind of hospitality for visitors.
54:40How is the persimmon?
54:43It's delicious.
54:46Ancient travelers may have walked here while enjoying persimmons.
54:58Late in the year, when harvest has fallen,
55:02there is a place where the Tatsumi family goes through the road on the mountain.
55:09The cemetery of the village spreads over the Kofun.
55:17Since the beginning of Japan,
55:20they have been grateful to their ancestors who have built their lives.
55:26I don't know if I should live where I was born,
55:31but I can live in peace.
55:35It's natural, but it's not natural.
55:40Times have changed, people have changed,
55:43but the scenery hasn't changed.
55:47That's the beauty of the road on the mountain.
55:52People are changing,
55:56but the scenery hasn't changed.
56:14Nice to meet you.
56:17This is Koho Maruko, a Buddhist monk.
56:26Even after rebuilding the temple,
56:29he cooperates with several temples
56:32to help people in need.
56:36Is it going to rain again this year?
56:40Be careful.
56:44He rides a 10km road instead of a kickboard.
56:49Good morning.
56:52I want to build a life.
56:56As much as I can,
56:59I want to do it for the sake of Buddhism and society.
57:04I don't just do it for myself.
57:13Thank you for your cooperation.
57:29One of the oldest shrines in Japan,
57:32Isonokami Jingu.
57:37It is a sacred place where sacred swords are enshrined.
57:44On New Year's Eve,
57:47the monks are allowed to enter.
57:56They thank God for a year of peace.
58:01Our king is in the presence of God.
58:07They offer their prayers at the shrine.
58:14The chant,
58:17which has been passed down for a long time,
58:20has been sleeping quietly.
58:24The monks are praying.
58:27The sun is shining.
58:30It is the beginning of the new year.
58:58Find Japan again.
59:02Find me.
59:06New Japan Fudoki.
59:11A documentary about the BS world.
59:14What was happening in Israel and Gaza this year?
59:17I didn't think they would kidnap us.
59:21A documentary that will attract worldwide attention.
59:25We will go to the real estate market.
59:29The real estate market series will be re-broadcast.
59:32Broadcast on NHK BS November 6, Wednesday at 8.30 pm.
59:37Please look forward to it.
59:41The legendary concert, Nakamori Akina.
59:45The remastered version of the 1989 special live.
59:49BS, Saturday at 7.30 pm.
59:52See you then.