It wasn’t mosquito coils and a springtime fish--Katori (香取) and Sawara ... created shrines to pray for protection from natural disasters. Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), one of Japan’s ...

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This time we venture out to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture. It's a 300-year-old town where merchant families prospered thanks to the Tone River. We see how the community is upholding its traditions.

Sawara Taisai conveys the vibrance and culture of Sawara as it was 300 years ago, to the present. 00:55 This area flourished thanks to the waters of the Tonegawa, one of Japan's most iconic rivers.