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In Between Mountains and Oceans: A sacred and vast Japanese timber temple rebuilt every 20 years In Between the Mountains and Oceans is now available on Video on Demand platforms. Get it now on: iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/ai/movie/in-between-mountains-and-oceans/id1281572110?mt=6 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Between-Mountains-Oceans-Masaaki-Miyazawa/dp/B078Z39WR5/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1516015063&sr=1-1&keywords=In+Between+Mountains+and+Oceans Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/In_Between_Mountains_and_Oceans?id=ilptB3_FFTA Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mountainsandoceans JMAN.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5645/In+Between+Mountains+and+Oceans Youtube on Demand: https://youtu.be/kI_9HWxdWgg Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=69638 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Every 20 years the sacred Japanese temple of Ise Jingu is rebuilt from scratch. It s creation involves huge scale, and absolute attention to detail - and it takes 20 years to build. It s an endless cycle, time slowed down, classic Japanese. The film contrasts traditional Japanese wisdom against the impact of modern life. Celebrated photographer Masaaki Miyazawa brings his theme to life with riveting panache. Wrapped in traditional Japanese dress, cedar fellers sing “Heave Ho!”, as they pull the majestic tree through the streets of Kiso, Nagano. The procession advances along and across the river, and further up into the lush forest. As the log approaches its final destination at the shrine of Ise Jingu, thousands of people dressed in white congregate to witness its arrival. “It bridges the past to today and today to tomorrow”. At the site the log will be used to rebuild the shrine, identical to its original age-old incarnation. The ritual of renewal - ‘Shikinen Shengu’ - sees the Ise Jingu shrine rebuilt with cedars from the vast forest which surrounds it. Held every 20 years, for over 1,300 years, the festival demonstrates the deep respect for custom that permeates Japanese culture. “The process of repeating renders the sanctuary’s eternal youth”. The recurring character of the ancient ceremony not only keeps the historic present, but is also a humbling reminder of the never-ending cycle of life and death. Shikinen Shengu is only one example of the many venerable Japanese practices that promote the holistic co-existence of humanity and the forest. “In Japan, forests encompass people’s feelings”. In typical Japanese fashion these aged beliefs are complemented by contemporary technology. Scientist and Composer Tsutomu Ohashi, discovered that hypersonic waves entering through the skin had a profound emotional impact on us, “spiritual richness is produced by those inaudible sounds”. Japan’s oyster fishermen also appreciate the vital value of the forest. Streams flow through the forest, feeding the rice paddies in the foothills before gushing into the sea. They have a saying “the forest is the sea’s lover”. Without appropriate care of the forest, the fruits of the ocean suffer both a decline in quality and in abundance. In Between Mountains And Oceans is a beautiful meditation reflecting on man’s relationship with the natural world. Hideaki Okuyama – Ref. 6693 Every week Journeyman offers a brand new documentary, fresh out of the cutting room. They re award winning documentaries, some destined for the festival circuit and some for broadcast. The one thing you can know is that here you get to see them when they re fresh, often before they appear anywhere else. To watch them in full go to our VOD platform at http://jman.tv