Journeys in Japan

1. Ishinomaki City, Miyagi

On Journeys in Japan, our reporter, Julian, ventures to Ishinomaki City in Mi...

2. Goto Islands: Nagasaki Prefecture

In this edition of Journeys in Japan, we visit the Goto Islands, in the East ...

3. Industrial Artisan Craftsmanship

This week's "Journeys in Japan" focuses on the small factories that helped to...

4. Colorful Temple Tour!

In this edition of Journeys in Japan, our reporter Ian Thomas Ash visits a nu...

5. Toba City, Mie Prefecture: The Heartland of the Pearl

In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit Toba City in Mie Prefecture, the t...

6. Himi, Takaoka and Gokayama: Toyama Prefecture

In this edition of "Journeys in Japan", our reporter, Vincent Giry, visits To...

7. Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa Prefecture: A Great Get-Away on Tokyo's Doorstep

On this edition of "Journeys in Japan," Joshua will be trying his hand at oce...

8. Abashiri City, Hokkaido: To the Land of Drift Ice

This week's Journeys in Japan, heads 1000 kilometers north of Tokyo to the se...

9. Mystical Kunisaki: A Journey Back in Time

On this edition of Journeys in Japan, Haruka Orth sets out to explore the anc...

10. Old Meets New in Kumamoto

Kumamoto—located in central Kyushu—is a regional economic and political hub. ...

11. Matsue: Glimpses of Lafcadio Hearn

The city of Matsue lies close to the Sea of Japan coast, in Shimane Prefectur...

12. Cape Muroto in Early Spring

The destination of this time's journey is Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, th...

13. Izu Peninsula: Shizuoka Prefecture

On this edition of Journeys in Japan, our reporter, JJ, visits Kawazu and Shi...

14. Seki City, Gifu Prefecture: City of Cutlery

In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit Seki City in Gifu Prefecture. Seki...

15. Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture: Kobe Kokashita - An Arcade - A Wonderland Under the Tracks

Kobe has an attractive shopping street that streches out long underneath an e...

16. A Pilgrimage Back in Time: Kompira-San

Since ancient times people have made been making pilgrimages here to worship ...

17. The Great Nature Along the Shimanto River

This week on "Journeys in Japan" we visit the Shimanto River, which is consid...

18. Yamaguchi: Water's Power and Beauty

19. Jewels in the Ocean Ogasawara Islands 1

20. A Precious Ecology Ogasawara Islands 2

21. Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture: Cormorant Fishing - An Ancient Tradition

22. Breathtaking Landscapes

23. Summertime, Easy Living: Niseko, Hokkaido

24. Kazuno, Akita Prefecture: Mining a Vibrant Culture

25. Getting Lost in Onomichi's Secret Alleys

This week, we visit the picturesque hills of Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefe...

26. Nature Sanctuary Oze's Marshland

27. Miyama, Kyoto Prefecture

28. A Vibrant Community: Yokohama Chinatown

Yokohama, just to the south of Tokyo, is home to one of the largest, most vib...

29. The Soul of Okinawan Music Part 1

30. The Soul of Okinawan Music Part 2

31. Mount Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture: The Power of the Majestic Volcano

Mount Fuji is Japan's highest peak and is surrounded by verdant forests and f...

32. Subtropical Island Gem, Amami Oshima

33. Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture: A City Steeped in Traditional Craft

Noren, Japanese paper and woodblock print are the Japanese traditional art. W...

34. Tono City, Iwate Prefecture: Discovering a Land of Legends

35. Izakaya Pub Culture: The Heart of Japan

36. The Flavor of Autumn

In this journey, musician, Michael Rivas, will be taking a two-day trip to Ya...

37. Sado: A Stage for Tradition

38. Blessings from the Mountains

The World Heritage site of Nikko is about 140 kilometers north of Tokyo. With...

39. Seto City, Aichi Prefecture: Home of Setomono Pottery

40. Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture: Paradise of Peace

41. Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture: Exotic Nagasaki

42. Nature's Great Amusement Park: Hakone

43. Kujukurihama, Chiba Prefecture: Living the Beach Life

Kujukurihama is a long, sandy beach that runs for over 66 kilometers along th...

44. The Rokko Mountain Range, Kobe: Mountain Climbing in Kobe's Backyard