Name: Professional Golf, Tokyo Style - Gacha Gacha (9/9)
Uploaded: 2021-07-21T18:05:03.000+02:00
Duration: 294 s
Description: In a city as crowded as Tokyo, even the rooftop space isn't wasted, but converted instead into golf courses, or football pitches. But it's not just a place to decompress. For some, it's compulsory.

Gacha Gacha (9/9)

Professional Golf, Tokyo Style

Golf en los tejados de Tokio

Golf sui tetti di Tokyo

In a city as crowded as Tokyo, even the rooftop space isn't wasted, but converted instead into golf courses, or football pitches. But it's not just a place to decompress. For some, it's compulsory. 

program_content

Discover Off-beat Japan

Gacha Gacha

program_playNext

In Japan, the “washlet” combines Western toilets with Japanese hygiene standards. A clever combination of comfort and cleanliness, they're considered a basic essential for people in Japan, although visitors may be left baffled as to how to use them. They have dozens of functionalities.

Gacha Gacha (1/9)

Japanese toilets make the bathroom experience a high tech luxury

Toilets, Perfected

Eating ramen in Japan is a unique sensory and auditory experience. Here, the noodles are noisily slurped up. Considered rude in the West, in Japan this every day gesture is imbued with meaning.

Gacha Gacha (2/9)

In Japan, far from being rude, slurping is all about appreciating ramen's unique palette of flavours

Zuru Zuru: The Sound of Street Food

In Tokyo, sounds blair at you from all sides: the traffic lights that sound like chirping birds, the beep that signals when you enter a shop, and most of all, the delicate and detailed train station jingles. Every station has its own aural identity, crafted by a dedicated composer who has been writing train jingles for decades. 

Gacha Gacha (3/9)

 Every station has its own aural identity, crafted by composer who has been writing train jingles for decades

Eki-Melody: Japan's Train Jingles

Almost every public place in Tokyo is spotless, rubbed and polished clean by government workers. But there are places even their hard-working hands don't quite reach: grimy neighbourhoods full of character and down-in-the-heel charm. And in those streets, roams an elderly ramen seller making his living feeding drunks in the middle of the night.

Gacha Gacha (4/9)

In grimy neighbourhoods full of character, an elderly ramen seller ekes out a living feeding drunks

The Old Ramen Seller

In Japan politeness is deeply codified depending on your place in the hierarchy. Where you stand in the lift, how you get into a taxi, and especially how you greet others, depends on your social standing. The concept of Ojigi is instilled in every Japanese child, and adults go on to hire consultants to make sure they get the nuances just right. But if it sounds deeply constraining, it is supposed to provide balance and stability.

Gacha Gacha (5/9)

In Japan where you stand in the lift, how you get into a taxi, and especially how you greet others, depends on your social standing

Ojigi, The Art of Deference

Daruma is doll that is supposed to grant wishes. Derived from Buddhism, Daruma is steeped in Shinto tradition. Once a year, at the Jindai-ji temple near Tokyo, a fete full of food, prayer and wishes in dedicated to him. It's a chance for believers to make their wishes for the year ahead. 

Gacha Gacha (6/9)

Once a year, at the Jindai-ji temple near Tokyo, a fete full of food, prayer and wishes in dedicated to Daruma

Daruma, A Nation's Lucky Charm

In Japan, finger pointing is a technique that standardises security checks. This practice is a choreography of gestures that keeps trains running safely and on time. Pointing the finger in Japan, far from denoting blame, focuses the mind.

Gacha Gacha (7/9)

Pointing the finger in Japan, far from denoting blame, focuses the mind

Yubisashi Kakunin: It's Polite to Point

It can be hard to make new friends as an adult, but sometimes catching up with old friends can feel more like keeping up with the Joneses. But the Cheerful cheerleading group is different. They are all about discipline, energy, and mutual support. 

Gacha Gacha (8/9)

How a disparate group of women bonded over their shared love of cheerleading

The Cheerful Squad

Gacha Gacha - Discover Off-beat Japan

program_recommendations

The Bronx, 1973: A new subculture is emerging and spreading all over New York: Graffiti. In these first episodes meet the early pioneers such as LEE, FUTURA 2000 and SKEME and how they were influenced by the film ‘Wild Style’.

THE ORIGINS | 1973 - 1982

The Bronx, 1973: A new subculture is emerging and spreading all over New York: Graffiti.

The Rise of Graffiti Writing – From New York To Europe (1/10)

At the very beginning of the 1980s the graffiti movement is growing. An important factor in its expansion was the underground film “Wild Style!” (1982). We meet its director, Charlie Ahearn and discover the role that German television played in funding this mythic film.

WILD STYLE IS BORN | 1979 - 1981

At the very beginning of the 80s the graffiti movement is growing. An important factor was the film “Wild Style!”.

The Rise of Graffiti Writing - From New York to Europe (2/10)

NYC in the 1980s: Graffiti emerges. Keith Haring and Basquiat appropriate street art codes and bring them into the gallery. At the same time, The Clash and FUTURA 2000 record a track drenched in graffiti bringing the culture to London.

The Rise of Graffiti Writing – From New York To Europe (3/10)

Artists Keith Haring and Basquiat appropriate street art and The Clash and FUTURA 200 bring graffiti to London.

FROM DOWNTOWN NY TO EUROPE | 1980 - 1981

At age 67, Arno's prolific career includes 35 albums and numerous tours. A sensitive portrait of the king of Belgian rock. His is a complex personality; unlike the Kardashians, he doesn't want to reveal all. 

At age 67, Arno's prolific career includes 35 albums and numerous tours

Arno: Dancing Inside My Head

New York graffiti artists such as DONDI, FUTURA 200, CRASH, DAZE go on show in Amsterdam. MICKEY describes the beginnings of graffiti in Europe.

The Rise of Graffiti Writing – From New York To Europe (4/10)

New York graffiti artists such as DONDI, FUTURA 200, CRASH, DAZE go on show in Amsterdam. 

AMSTERDAM 1980 | 1980 - 1982

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism. Her high profile fans include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Angelina Jolie.

Gymnastics

Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism

Ayn Rand, Capitalism Guru

In 2019, Les Indes galantes was performed at the Opera de la Bastille in Paris, hip hop style. This baroque opera, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau, is an ode to colonial exoticism, and its reworking is the brainchild of Bintou Dembélé, the first black woman to choreograph a ballet at the Paris Opera.

In 2019, Les Indes galantes was performed at the Opera de la Bastille in Paris, hip hop style

Operatic Hip Hop: Dance Decolonised

Ever notice how utterly bizarre lions in medieval manuscripts look? It's like the artist had never been to a zoo or searched for 'lion' in Google images or something. Oh, wait...

Ever notice how utterly bizarre lions in medieval manuscripts look?

Why Are Medieval Lions So Strange?

Birds have inspired many great composers, and like all self-respecting performers, they improvise and only sing when they are happy. But can you call them musicians?

Birds have inspired many great composers, but can you call them musicians?

Are Birds Musicians?

program_bonus

Bonuses and Extracts

program_external

Discover more

program_categoryMostViewed

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners, starting with four voguing performers who've created a safe space for themselves, and an asexual model who posts sexy pictures online. Next we visit a hypersexual couple and discover puppy play with Marion and Leo.

Streetphilosophy

How does sex, identity and self-expression interlace? We explore this muli-faceted question through the lives of multiple Berliners

Embrace Your Sexuality!

A new substance is taking Europe by storm: cannabidiol (or CBD) from the hemp plant. Available as an oil, herbal tea, spray or cream, it is said to have soothing properties and can relieve chronic stress, without making the user high. But what are the real powers of this molecule?

A new substance is taking Europe by storm: cannabidiol (or CBD) from the hemp plant. Available as an oil, herbal tea, spray or cream, it is said to have soothing properties and can relieve stress.

Re: The CBD Revolution

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene. Featuring writer Sofi Oksanen, artists Flo Kasearu and Timo Toots, the Estonian Voices ensemble and rapper Tommy Cash

TWIST

With Estonia celebrating 30 years of independence this year, TWIST goes to Tallinn to discover the city’s cultural scene.

Estonia: Young, Digital, Provocative

Portugal’s most famous singer of the twentieth century and Queen of Fado, Amália Rodrigues passed away in 1999. Beloved by all Portuguese people rich and poor, she became an ambassador for the Portuguese art of Fado, this music that expresses the unique Portuguese melancholic yearning that is  Saudade.

Portugal’s most famous singer of the twentieth century, Amália Rodrigues passed away in 1999. Beloved by all Portuguese people rich and poor, she became an ambassador for the Portuguese art of Fado.

Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado

To celebrate 50 years of French radio station FIP, Sting gives a special performance in the monumental surroundings of the Pantheon in Paris.

50 Years of FIP Radio

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover, all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

ARTE Reportage

In August 2020 1,500 individuals attempted to cross the straits of Dover all looking to start a new life in Britain. Paying extortionate prices to people traffickers or going it alone in tiny dinghies, it’s a dangerous game to cross the cold waters of the world’s busiest shipping lane.

Calais: Migrants Crossing the Channel

Freddie Mercury and Queen brought Queer culture into the family home in a series of audacious music videos and live performances shown on TV at a time when homosexuality was still taboo in the media.

TAPE: Queen

Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. But just 30 minutes’ flight from Lebanon and Israel lies Cyprus where foreigners can easily tie the knot.

Many countries in the Middle East do not allow civil marriage which means that mixed-faith couples cannot easily marry. Nearby Cyprus has become a centre for foreigners wanting to tie the knot.

Cyprus: Forbidden Love Island

Viktoria and Zoltan are in love. They live in Budapest but Viktoria is moving to Berlin for a chance of a better life. Will Zoltan be able to follow her there? The Hungarian couple are one of many that have left Hungary in the last decade.

Hungarians Leaving Home

Viktoria and Zoltan are in love. They live in Budapest but Viktoria is moving to Berlin for a chance of a better life. Will Zoltan be able to follow her there?

Re: One Way Ticket to Berlin

Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. Discover the track exclusively! As a bonus, one of the Police's biggest hits "Every Breath You Take".

Reeperbahn Festival 2021

Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. 

Sting - 'Rushing Water'

How we represent our world in maps depends on our perspective. For many centuries Europeans have put their continent in the centre and on top of their maps, the Chinese likewise placed the Middle Kingdom in the centre of things. What do our maps tell us about our worldview?

Mapping the World

For centuries Europeans have put their continent in the centre of their maps, the Chinese likewise placed the Middle Kingdom in the centre of things. What do our maps tell us about our worldview?

Cartography: How We Represent the World

ARTE Concert Festival welcomes a legend, Damon Albarn performs live from his new album, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.

ARTE Concert Festival 2021

Damon Albarn

The Orchestre National de France with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and cellist Sol Gabetta perform a Franco-Russian programme at the Philharmonie de Paris concert hall.


Programme:

Gabriel Fauré –  "Dolly" Suite op. 56 (orchestration Henri Rabaud)
 Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto n° 2
 Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto n° 1
 Alexander Scriabin – The Poem of Ecstasy

The Orchestre National de France with conductor Cristian Măcelaru and cellist Sol Gabetta perform a Franco-Russian programme at the Philharmonie de Paris concert hall.

Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Scriabin

A look at German Jewish people who have settled in the occupied West Bank. In international law these Israeli settlements are illegal and yet the settlers feel they have a right to the land. What attracted these Europeans here? And how do they see life living amongst Palestinians?

German Jewish Settlers in the West Bank

A look at German Jewish people who have settled in the occupied West Bank.

Re: Who Does the Holy Land Belong To?

Jamie Cullum, Britain’s best-selling jazz artist, natural showman and fearless performer, made his mark with covers of Rihanna’s “Don't Stop the Music” and “Frontin'” by Pharrell Williams. This special live performance comes from Versailles’s old royal hospital, the Espace Richaud.

Jamie Cullum: piano solo

With globalisation and its effects on production, distribution and consumption, fashion is undergoing a massive makeover. As both a commercial product and art, it can also be a vehicle for social commentary on major events such as terrorist attacks or the refugee crisis.

With globalisation and its effects on production, distribution and consumption, fashion is undergoing a massive makeover

Antwerp: Fashion Crazy

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre. Five dolphins help patients, young and old, to regain a taste for life. However, the effectiveness and seriousness of this treatment is criticised by some in the scientific community.

Geo Reportage

Since 2004, the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has been home to a dolphin therapy centre.

Dolphin Therapy in Curaçao

Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. Condemned to a non-life, these ghost children do not officially exist according to the Chinese state. ARTE Reportage goes in search of these ‘Haihaizi’,  those children who should not have been born.

Arte Reportage

Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. 

China's Ghost Children

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life. What then is the probability that extraterrestrials exist? What could they look like? Finally, wouldn't their existence force us to rethink our place in the cosmos?

The universe is big. So big, that surely 'Earthlings' can't possibly be the only form of intelligent life

Gacha Gacha (9/9)

Gacha Gacha - Discover Off-beat Japan

Toilets, Perfected

Zuru Zuru: The Sound of Street Food

Eki-Melody: Japan's Train Jingles

The Old Ramen Seller

Ojigi, The Art of Deference

Daruma, A Nation's Lucky Charm

Yubisashi Kakunin: It's Polite to Point

The Cheerful Squad

Professional Golf, Tokyo StyleGacha Gacha (9/9)

You may also like

The Rise of Graffiti Writing – From New York To Europe (1/10)

The Rise of Graffiti Writing - From New York to Europe (2/10)

FROM DOWNTOWN NY TO EUROPE | 1980 - 1981

Arno: Dancing Inside My Head

AMSTERDAM 1980 | 1980 - 1982

Ayn Rand, Capitalism Guru

Operatic Hip Hop: Dance Decolonised

Why Are Medieval Lions So Strange?

The most viewed videos on ARTE

Embrace Your Sexuality!

Re: The CBD Revolution

Estonia: Young, Digital, Provocative

Amália Rodrigues and the World of Fado

The Rise of Graffiti Writing – From New York To Europe (1/10)

Sting at the Pantheon in Paris

Calais: Migrants Crossing the Channel

TAPE: Queen