Journeys in Japan Season 8 Episode 10 Oya, Utsunomiya: Stone Town & Quarry Ruins Tour 2017
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On this edition of Journeys in Japan, we travel to Oya, an old stone town in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. Australian radio DJ Chris Glenn visits an ancient temple carved into a cave and featuring stone Buddhist reliefs. He goes underground into a cavernous former quarry. And in another ruin, he takes an adventure tour of a mystical underground lake. He stops by a stone artisan's workshop as well as a jazz cafe where the owner has created speakers with Oya stone. On this journey, Chris feels the deep connection between the local people and their beautiful stone.
- Released: 2017-04-25
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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