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April 22, 2013
2013 NHK Taiga Drama: "Yae's Sakura" March: Eps. 15 - Eps. 17
NHK World Premium > Schedules > Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura"
NHK: "The historical drama for 2013 is the life story of Yae Yamamoto, a woman born to a family belonging to the Aizu clan in Fukushima Prefecture in the late Edo Period, who later becomes known as Yae Niijima. Yae keeps exploring her potential all her life with the samurai spirits passed down in Aizu people, while bravely living through the age of turmoil, readied as a soldier armed with a gun."
Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" Eps. 15 Apr 14 (Sun) 20:00-20:44
Apr 15 (Mon) 3:00-3:44
Apr 20 (Sat) 13:05-13:49
In 1865, Shimeta Niijima, who stowed away on a ship from Hakodate, arrives in Boston. In Kyoto, Satsuma and Choshu secretly form cooperative ties, maneuvered by Ryoma Sakamoto. While Aizu is driven into a difficult position, the condition of Kakuma's eyes is also getting worse. In Aizu, Ura, who can no longer bear her loneliness not having Kakuma home for three years, goes hard on her daughter Mine. One day, a big fire breaks out in Aizu and Mine goes missing.
Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" Eps. 16 Apr 21 (Sun) 20:00-20:44
Apr 22 (Mon) 3:00-3:44
Apr 27 (Sat) 13:05-13:49
Saburo finds Mine. Ura, straying around the fire in search for Mine, is also saved by Shonosuke. Seeing Ura risking her life to find Mine, Yae learns the real reason why Ura has become strict with Mine. Ura has steeled herself to raise Mine as a successor of the Yamamoto family, in case something happens to Kakuma. Around the same time in Kyoto, Katamori is about to be relieved of his post as the military governor of Kyoto, which brings joy to the Aizu clan. However, the joy is short-lived as they receive tragic news shortly after.
Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" Eps. 17 Apr 28 (Sun) 20:00-20:44
Apr 29 (Mon) 3:00-3:44
May 4 (Sat) 13:05-13:49
Due to the sudden passing of Emperor Komei, the Aizu clan lost the opportunity to return to Aizu. Meanwhile in Nagasaki, Kakuma is informed by a Dutch doctor that he will soon lose his eyesight. Despite his devastation, Kakuma makes every effort to obtain new Western-style guns for Aizu. While many of foreign traders refuse to deal with Aizu, German merchant named Lehmann accepts Kakuma's request to buy tons of guns, moved by his passion. Lehmann also gives Kakuma a Spencer repeating rifle as a sign of friendship. Kakuma sends the rifle to Yae who has been eagerly waiting for his return.
LINKS:
NHK World Premium > Schedules > Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" (in English) NHK 大河ドラマ「八重の桜」Homepage: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/yaenosakura/ Character Chart 登場人物相関図: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/yaenosakura/cast/aizu.html EXHIBITION: "Yae's Sakura" Exhibition:* Edo-Tokyo Museum: 3/12 (Tue) 〜 5/6 (Sun)
* Fukushima Museum, 5/17 (Fri) 〜 7/3 (Wed)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, April 21 〜 June 3
* The Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan), 7/13 (Sat) 〜 9/1 (Sun)
2013年NHK大河ドラマ特別展 八重の桜* 江戸東京博物館 2013年3月12日(火)〜5月6日(月・休)
* 福島県立博物館 2013年5月17日(金)〜7月3日(水)
* 京都文化博物館 2013年7月13日(土)〜9月1日(日)
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April 03, 2013
2013 NHK Taiga Drama: "Yae's Sakura" March: Eps. 13 - Eps. 14
NHK World Premium > Schedules > Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura"
NHK: "The historical drama for 2013 is the life story of Yae Yamamoto, a woman born to a family belonging to the Aizu clan in Fukushima Prefecture in the late Edo Period, who later becomes known as Yae Niijima. Yae keeps exploring her potential all her life with the samurai spirits passed down in Aizu people, while bravely living through the age of turmoil, readied as a soldier armed with a gun."
Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" Eps. 13 Mar 31 (Sun) 20:00-20:44
Apr 1 (Mon) 3:00-3:44
Apr 6 (Sat) 13:05-13:49
Akizuki, who returned to Aizu from Kyoto, coveys Kakuma's message to Yae and Shonosuke which is to take back his recommendation for their marriage and urge Shonosuke to move to other clan. Shonosuke gets angry and Yae becomes deeply disturbed. A few days later, Shonosuke proposes to Yae and the two decide to marry. Meanwhile in Kyoto, a carefully-planned attack against Choshu is called off as Takamori Saigo of the Satsuma clan alters his decision. As a result, the Aizu clan is driven into isolation.
Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" Eps. 14 Apr 7 (Sun) 20:00-20:44
Apr 8 (Mon) 3:00-3:44
Apr 13 (Sat) 13:05-13:49
Yae dressed in a pure white kimono, enters the gate of her house, accompanied by Akizuki. Shonosuke is captivated by the beauty of his bride, Yae. At the wedding celebration, Shonosuke, who is a light drinker, gets heavily drunk and Yae carries him on her back to their new place. After putting him in bed, Yae finds a lipstick in a box sent by Kakuma from Kyoto. Shonosuke wakes up and gently puts the lipstick on Yae's lips with his finger.
LINKS: NHK World Premium > Schedules > Historical Drama "Yae's Sakura" (in English) NHK 大河ドラマ「八重の桜」Homepage: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/yaenosakura/ Character Chart 登場人物相関図: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/yaenosakura/cast/aizu.html EXHIBITION: "Yae's Sakura" Exhibition:* Edo-Tokyo Museum: 3/12 (Tue) 〜 5/6 (Sun)
* Fukushima Museum, 5/17 (Fri) 〜 7/3 (Wed)
* Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, April 21 〜 June 3
* The Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan), 7/13 (Sat) 〜 9/1 (Sun)
2013年NHK大河ドラマ特別展 八重の桜* 江戸東京博物館 2013年3月12日(火)〜5月6日(月・休)
* 福島県立博物館 2013年5月17日(金)〜7月3日(水)
* 京都文化博物館 2013年7月13日(土)〜9月1日(日)
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March 25, 2013
UPDATED 3/25: Cherry Blossom Schedule Forecast in Japan 2013 桜開花スケジュール
March Update 3/25: CHERRY BLOSSOMS STARTED BLOOMING IN TOKYO ON 3/16
Due to the recent unseasonably warm weather around the eastern seaboard, the cherry blossoms have bloomed much earlier than expected in many places, but don’t worry, you can still catch the cherry blossom in many parts of Japan.
The private site Weathermap had the first cherry-blossom forecast up this year, but the most reliable site is the official Japan Weather Association’s tenki.jp and the Japanese WeatherNews’s weathernews.jp. Both of the latter have been updating their sites regularly to keep up with the recent rapid changes in weather.
According to Japan Weather Association’s tenki.jp：
Tokyo: 3/16日 (blossoms open), 3/22 (full bloom)
Osaka: 3/24 (blossoms open), 3/31 (full bloom)
Kyoto: 3/25 (blossoms open), 4/2 (full bloom)
Otherwise:
(Kyushu) Fukuoka: 3/13(blossoms open), 3/21 (full bloom)
Hiroshima: 3/21(blossoms open), 3/28 (full bloom)
Niigata: 4/9 (blossoms open), 4/13 (full bloom)
Nagano: 4/8 (blossoms open), 4/13 (full bloom)
Sendai: 4/8 (blossoms open), 4/14 (full bloom)
(Hokkaido) Sapporo: 5/4 (blossoms open), 5/8 (full bloom)
＊ The cherry blossoms should continue to bloom for five to six days after their peak (full bloom), depending on weather.
Several forecast maps are available online so you can keep up with the moving cherry blossom front. Cherry Blossom Flowering Date Maps:
Weather News Map (Current State Live)
http://weathernews.jp/sakura/
* At WeatherNews site, click button "Sakura Simulator" for forecast by date.
Mapple Net Map (Current State Live)
http://www.mapple.net/sp_sakura/
Run cursor over the area you are interested in.
JWA Forecast Map (Forecast Prediction)http://tenki.jp/sakura/expectation
Japan Weather Agency 気象庁の桜の開花予想
(Forecast Prediction)
http://www.hanazakura.jp/
sakura/skaika/kaika2.html
(Unfortunately ended as of 2009)
* See: http://hanazakura.jp/
Enjoy Tokyo Blossom Viewing
http://flower.enjoytokyo.jp/sakura/index.html
Walkerplus Famous Places in Tokyo
http://hanami.walkerplus.com/
Links:
* EnjoyTokyo Department Store Box Lunches for Blossom Viewing
デパ地下のお花見弁当
Tokyo Yokohama Information: Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots
Japan Guide: Popular Hanami Spots
All About: 江戸の名所で桜を愛でよう
* Japan Guide on Blossom Viewing in English
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011.html
* See also Infoseek for more links (in Japanese):
http://senkuni.org/link/sakura/sakura_saku.html
