Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Tokyo
- Season 1 TOHOKU
- Season 1 The Tokyo of 2020
- Season 1 Ainu: A New Generation
- Season 1 JOMON: A Sustainable Civilization
- Season 1 OKINAWA: Eclectic and Original
- Season 1 THE SAMURAI OF THE SEA
- Season 1 AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island
- Season 1 IZUMO: Glimpses of the Unseen
- Season 1 KUMANO: Spirit of the Forest
- Season 1 YONEZAWA: Yozan's Utopian Vision
Barakan Discovers - Season 1 Episode 8 AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island
0.00 49 minutes Tanaka Isson, an artist known as Japan's "Gauguin," moved to the subtropical island of Amami Oshima at the age of 50 after years of struggle. He then spent highly productive years there painting its striking flora and fauna until his death at the age of 69. In order to follow in Isson's footsteps, Peter Barakan travels to Amami Oshima, where, in addition to many unusual biological treasures, he discovers how the distinctive cultural traditions of Amami Oshima were shaped by a history of hardship.
