Oh my goodness, seeing all those shades of red and yellow on the rolls of silk!! I do a lot of knitting and crocheting - I'm sitting here daydreaming about some handspun delicate thread dyed those lovely colors! Thank you for the wonderful look into this art!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Oooh, knitting and crocheting sounds nice! Glad you enjoyed it!
@sasakisadao8
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on winning the sponsored filmmaking bid while contributing to the local community and introducing the heritage of Yamagata. Great storytelling piece. Loved it.
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
@VerhoevenSimon
Жыл бұрын
I love how you combined so many facets of Japense culture in this video!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you liked it!!
@CelticUchuu
Жыл бұрын
Always interesting to see what was used is the past, somethings natural and safe and others not so much. Speaking of being worth a lot, black gold (pepper) was another highly valuable commodity in the past.
@xXJennifercXx
Жыл бұрын
The tie dye patterns were so fun! Everyone made really cool designs
@deanzaZZR
Жыл бұрын
Oh, wow. I don't watch that much anime but I recently watched Only Yesterday which is set in Yamagata and includes safflower harvesting. Highly recommended.
@Nynke_K
Жыл бұрын
Oh right! I think that means I've seen two anime with safflowers in them :)
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
YES! I watched that movie in preparation for doing this project! Such a great film!
@deanzaZZR
Жыл бұрын
@@GoNorthJapan I read or watched one review and they mentioned enjoying hearing the Yamagata 方言. I just watched it straight through and didn't replay the scenes with the locals, but it didn't really register with me. Perhaps it did with you living for many years in the adjacent prefecture.
@clownearound5751
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always Quinlan, the area looks fantastic. The cooking experience meal looked delicious especially that dessert!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!!
@lucianoarrieta5786
Жыл бұрын
History, culture, beauty, this video has it all. Thank you Quinlan! 🙂
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad that you liked it!
@kas6583
Жыл бұрын
I am always impressed with how the Japanese celebrate their heritage. Thank you, Quinlan for researching and putting together this comprehensive video. Great Editing too!!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Hey wow thanks!! This one is really different from what I usually do so it was a bit of a challenge for me, but glad the result was good!!
@fqras
Жыл бұрын
A complete story from beginning to end, impressive and very well done.
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I'm really glad that you enjoyed it!
@chrstopherblighton-sande2981
Жыл бұрын
I was very excited to see this video as one of my favourite films is Studio Ghibli's 'Only Yesterday' which is set in Yamagata and features safflower growers - including a gorgeous scene in which the safflower pickers pause briefly to put their hands together in prayer as the rising sun pops up above the horizon. Traditional crafts fascinate me and I love the way Japan has so many of them and the regionality of them too. Thank you for making this lovely video, the visuals and your lovely narration style worked so well.
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you enjoyed the video! Only Yesterday is such a great film, I also really love it!
@carolineb7127
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite movies too
@GeneCVlogs
Жыл бұрын
You've been a constant inspiration for video making in Japan
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Hey wow thanks so much!
@chibilume
Жыл бұрын
I did a minor in Japanese (language and culture) in uni and this video was so informative!!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you enjoyed it!!
@Slewenski
Жыл бұрын
how cool. It is always incredible to come to the realisation how much work it used to be to get colors and nowadays it's taken for granted just like that. There is a similar "struggle" to get woad leaves back in some parts of Europe I think, in any case, it's a thing. I'd love to try that out too, it makes thes wonderful blue color. Anyway, what nice ideas to try out, thank you :)
@manfredmarschik
Жыл бұрын
Danke!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it as always!!
@Itami95
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating history.
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it!
@y38
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating. If only they could find a mutation that produces more red flower.
@coffeeismygod
Жыл бұрын
Love this! Thanks for sharing. I’m fascinated by local crafts and culture, especially off the beaten path. Great piece Quinlan!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you liked it!
@Nynke_K
Жыл бұрын
I had no idea that this flower came from so far to the west! But that explains why it has an English name that isn't easy to understand (what is 'saf'?). I first learned about these flowers from a historical anime where I'm pretty sure they fought over land and crops, so safflowers always seem epic to me, even when I get something like them in a bouquet! 😅 This was very interesting and it looks like they have a nice bunch of cultural activities we could do on days when we're not hiking in the mountains!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Oh fun! I haven't seen the anime you're talking about. Yeah- one could totally do these on a rainy day when it doesn't make sense to hike.
@TaLeng2023
Жыл бұрын
I always thought it's a reference to saffron, since safflower is often used as a substitute for it.
@michaelsmith7193
Жыл бұрын
An absolutely fascinating and wonderful video! I so admire the dedication to traditional arts and culture that motivates this renewal of safflower cultivation. Many, many thanks for sharing this!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! So glad that it was interesting!
@ehlersdanlosandi
9 ай бұрын
I misread the title as saffron instead of safflower. I've never heard of the safflower, that was very interesting!
@darkforest6811
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful bit of history and culture, great work!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
@caviesrule4445
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! Loved learning about the safflower and traditional crafts!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@cailinanne
Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of stuff that fascinates me! Ty for sharing! ❤
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you enjoyed it!
@3tacoman
Жыл бұрын
Hell ya Great video 🎉
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@simplymonca
Жыл бұрын
Hello! I have a lot of catching up to do on your channel! Great video! Thank you for the lessons you share! ❤
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the channel!
@didriksen86
Жыл бұрын
That was very informative. :)
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad you liked it!
@xenawarriorhousewife2115
Жыл бұрын
wow thank you this was so good .. red is my favourite colour.
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Red is glorious!
@brewstergallery
Жыл бұрын
That was amazing! Thanks.
@fredd3.14
Жыл бұрын
love all these diverse cultural videos you do my man!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
So glad that you enjoy them! I'll have to do more focused on this sort of thing!
@grenm9
Жыл бұрын
interesting history
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@kito-
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I heard about the flower through Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
That's a great film, isn't it!
@AJShiningThreads
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!!!
@GregH999
Жыл бұрын
Love your work - keep it going : )
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will!
@flavorhostage
Жыл бұрын
I liked how the textiles turned out, but what I really wondered is if you got to eat while you were filming!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Ahahaha, yes. I did indeed get to eat everything. I just didn't film the eating part..
@KeziahMason
Жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful little documentary! I knew about safflower oil but I’d never heard of safflower dying until now. But on a totally unrelated note…what’s that black jacket you’re wearing?
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! The black jacket is just my generic, walking around in the city, black down jacket.
@markames3688
Жыл бұрын
Cool
@TaLeng2023
Жыл бұрын
I tried growing a bit of safflower before from birdseeds but didn't got much coz they were in pots. Maybe I'd try again.
@chrissonnenschein6634
Жыл бұрын
Along with Safflower, Persian glass was brought to Japan as well - A couple National treasures and has been found in several Kōfun mounds... Just curious if this has any connection with samurai clans moving north to defend the Dewa “frontier” as the borders expanded northeast ward (make use of their skills to administrate and control the farmers)?- akin to late Edo period when the Ronin were sent far north to control mining, artisan craftsmanship and horse breeding for the Empire...
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
That's a great question. I haven't heard of any connection there... But yeah, probably was a combination of factors!
@KillerTacos54
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous scenery!
@GoNorthJapan
Жыл бұрын
Yamagata is gorgeous, yeah!
@madaotee
10 ай бұрын
I'm here coz of Yuuko
@abrahamhernandez7782
Жыл бұрын
🙏🙏👍👍
@DanielJoyce
Жыл бұрын
They let it ferment and the yellow pigment turns to red due to oxidation.
@andrearossi5578
3 ай бұрын
Anybody else here after watching Only Yesterday?
@GoNorthJapan
3 ай бұрын
That is such a great film!
@samm78612
Жыл бұрын
Israel wasn't a country up until the early 20th century. So referring to Israel as the country it originated from is incorrect unless it made its way along the silk road after this time.
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