Frontrunners
Kitamura Asako is the first female floatmaker in the 300-year history of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri and battling prejudice as she upholds this male tradition while also imbuing a fresh new sensibility.
Frontrunners airs on NHK World - Japan at 8:30 PM, Wednesday 14 May.
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