Exclusive Expeditions: Wakayama
Client:
Kansai Tourism
Year:
2021年
Kumano Hongo Taisha Featuring CIetaka Kuki
Set amongst the dense forest of the Kii Mountain range, Kumano is considered one of the three most spiritual locations in all of Japan and is where you will find the Kumano Kodo, the most important pilgrimage routes in all of Japan. This ancient network of roads connects the three grand shrines of Kumano, one of which is Kumano Hongu Taisha. For more than 1,000 years it has been the site of many mystical and mythological legends some of which date back to the founding of Japan. Even today many pilgrims travel to Kumano in search of spiritual yomigaeri or “rebirth”
Credits:
Chikyu-No-Arukikata: Yamazaki Hiroyuki, Handa, Sho
Kansai Tourism: Kuwahara Carlos, Takuwa
Producer: Adrian Grey
Associate Producer: Paula Berwanger
Creative Director: Tom Slemmons
Research and writing: Nick Dwyer
Post Production Supervisor: Brandon Strack
Translation: Kaci Lewis, Tony Nakajima, Yoko Hanai, Hinako Inoue
Directed by: Tom Slemmons
Camera: Christopher Shepherd
Sound: Skirmantas “Spider” Ivanauskus
Production Assistance: Santa Nakamura
Editor: Waku Shoji
Color: Brandon Strack