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Journeys in Japan

Season 1 Episode 14: Yonezawa City, Yamagata: The City with a Warrior's Legacy

15 SeasonsJun 29, 2010TV-G28m8.8

On this edition of "journeys in japan" we head to northern Japan to visit a historic city with a warrior legacy -- Yonezawa in Yamagata prefecture. For long years, it flourished as a castle town and was a home to many samurai. Our reporter JJ explores its samurai legacy. (Excerpt)

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 Toyama City, Toyama

2. Toyama City, Toyama

Aired: Mar 1, 2010

Toyama is a city surrounded by tall mountains and has a population of 400,000...

Episode 3 Furano, Hokkaido

3. Furano, Hokkaido

Aired: Mar 30, 2010

Furano, located just about in the center of Hokkaido Prefecture is becoming a...

Episode 10 Toyokawa, Aichi

10. Toyokawa, Aichi

Aired: May 25, 2010

In this week's journeys in japan, we visit the Toyokawa Inari in Aichi Prefec...

Episode 11 Himeji

11. Himeji

Aired: Jun 1, 2010

On this edition of 'journeys in japan', we visit Himeji Castle, one of the fe...

Episode 12 Naruto, Tokushima

12. Naruto, Tokushima

Aired: Jun 15, 2010

This week, we will focus on Naruto City in Tokushima Prefecture and introduce...

Episode 16 Mino City, Gifu

16. Mino City, Gifu

Aired: Jul 13, 2010

In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit Mino City in Aichi Prefecture, a t...

Episode 26 Hita City, Oita

26. Hita City, Oita

Aired: Oct 19, 2010

Hita City in Oita Prefecture is a quiet town with a population of about 70-th...

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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Documentary