Journeys in Japan

1. Yamanobe no Michi: Strolling Back Into the Past

One of Japan's oldest roads, the Yamanobe no Michi runs about 25 kilometers a...

2. Hamamatsu: From Local Expertise to Global Renown

The city of Hamamatsu lies in Shizuoka Prefecture, midway between Tokyo and O...

3. Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisans

Matsusaka City of Mie Prefecture is famous for its premium Matsusaka Beef. In...

4. JAPOW: Magical Backcountry Ski Tour

JAPOW. It's the incredibly fluffy and abundant powder snow that attracts skie...

5. Festivals: A Harbinger of Spring

Since the old days, many festivals have been held across Japan to mark the ch...

6. Hearing the Silent Voice of the Bedrock

Since ancient times, people in Japan have felt a profound veneration for the ...

7. Eyeing Architectural Wonders

On this episode, we look back at our architecture features and pick up some w...

8. Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope

In the third of our programs introducing Japan to active wheelchair travelers...

9. Eternally Radiant: Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century castle ar...

10. Maniwa: Living from the Forest

Around 70 percent of Japan's landmass is covered by forest, and this has give...

11. Breathing New Life Into Iwaki

Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture has been making steady progress in its rec...

12. Exploring the Mudflats of the Ariake Sea in Saga

The Ariake Sea borders lies in the northwest of Kyushu, bordering on 4 prefec...

13. Yamagata: Communing with the Living and the Dead

Japan's indigenous belief called Shinto worships 8 million deities. Its impor...

14. Suzuka: City with a Racing Circuit

The Suzuka Circuit is one of the most famous racing tracks in all Japan. For ...

15. Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat

A father and daughter head to Iriomote, the largest of the Yaeyama Islands fa...

16. Shinhama, Sendai: A Green Sea Wall for the Future

Along the shoreline of northeast Japan, a 400-kilometer sea wall has been bui...

17. Tamba-Sasayama: Inn to the Heart of a Village

If you venture up north from Hyogo Prefecture's castle town Tamba-Sasayama, y...

18. Okinawa: Weaving Culture

We look at Okinawa Prefecture through its stunning textiles. The island chain...

19. Peak Pleasure in the Northern Alps

One of the attractions of hiking in the mountains of Japan is the chance to e...

20. Midsummer with the Ancestors: Wakasa Town

The town of Wakasa-cho lies on the coast of Fukui Prefecture, looking out on ...

21. With Isabella Bird: On the Road to Nikko

Isabella Bird explored Japan in 1878, a mere ten years after the country had ...

22. Tochigi: Destinations of Timeless Calm

Lake Chuzenji lies in the highlands of northwest Tochigi Prefecture, above th...

23. Spirited Away to Tono

Tono is the setting for the Legends of Tono, often dubbed the Grimms' Fairy T...

24. Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time

For centuries, the ancient Tokaido highway was the most important road in all...

25. Kumamoto: Castle Town Loves Its Past with Eye on the Future

Kumamoto Castle was built by the feudal lord Kato Kiyomasa. The construction ...