English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.
1. Winter Wonderland: Hakodate
Aired: Feb 9, 2015The city of Hakodate, on the southern tip of Hokkaido, attracts as many as 4 ...
2. Naruko Onsen: The Home of Kokeshi Dolls
Aired: Feb 16, 2015Naruko Onsen, in Miyagi Prefecture, is located in the foothills of the Ou Mou...
Aired: Feb 23, 2015Tohoku's Sanriku Coast faces the Pacific Ocean and runs parallel to the Kitak...
Aired: Mar 2, 2015Blues music is known and loved around the world, including Japan. But there i...
5. Sanriku: Returning the Emotion
Aired: Mar 10, 2015The Sanriku coast of northeastern Japan was one of the areas worst hit by the...
6. Majestic Yakushima in Winter
Aired: Mar 31, 2015Yakushima is listed as a UNESCO world natural heritage site. Located 60 kilom...
7. Kumamoto: Children, Dolls and Celebrating Spring
Aired: Apr 7, 2015Spring arrives early in Kumamoto, in southwestern Japan. In this region, peop...
8. Otaru: Canal City, Northern Lights
Aired: Apr 21, 2015Otaru City in Hokkaido Prefecture is a land with beautiful canals. In the pas...
9. Mito: Gardens, Tradition and Spring Blossoms
Aired: Apr 28, 2015Throughout Japan, the blossoms of the ume plum trees signal the end of winter...
10. Lake Biwa: In Praise of Water
Aired: May 5, 2015Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake, is located in the middle of the J...
11. Pure Himeji Beautiful Castle City, Craftsman Culture
Aired: May 12, 2015Himeji Castle, in Hyogo Prefecture, just reopened after an extensive renovati...
12. Awaji Island: Keeping Traditions Alive
Aired: Jun 2, 2015In Awaji Island, John and Ruadh Moore explore the farms, food and traditional...
13. Shonan: Living the Slow Life on the Coast
Aired: Jun 16, 2015Shonan area lies on the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, just to t...
14. Sado Island: Behind the Mask Dance
Aired: Jun 23, 2015Contemporary dancer Alessandra Lupi visits Sado Island to study the powerful ...
15. Mt. Hotaka: Climbing to the Roof of Japan
Aired: Jul 7, 2015The Northern Alps range is often called "the roof of Japan." It is an area of...
16. Hokkaido: The Sacred Sounds of the Ainu
Aired: Jul 14, 2015Hokkaido — the northernmost island of Japan — is known for its vast expanse o...
17. Morioka: Celebrating a Culture of People and Horses
Aired: Jul 21, 2015Morioka developed as a castle town, the seat of the powerful Nanbu clan durin...
18. Izu & Odawara: The Senses of Summer
Aired: Jul 28, 2015Since ancient times, Japanese have developed clever methods for keeping cool ...
19. Shakotan Blue: The Ocean's Beauty and Bounty
Aired: Aug 4, 2015The Shakotan Peninsula lies on the west coast of Hokkaido, jutting out into t...
20. Biei, Hokkaido: Layers of Beauty in the Patchwork Hills
Aired: Aug 11, 2015The town of Biei lies in the heart of Hokkaido, cradled by the magnificent pe...
21. The Sacred Kumano Kodo: Kii Peninsula
Aired: Aug 18, 2015The mountainous Kii Hanto is Japan's largest peninsula. It holds sacred place...
22. Kikaijima: Life on a Coral Island
Aired: Aug 25, 2015Kikaijima is a coral island in the far south of Kagoshima Prefecture, about 1...
23. Bullfighting in Uwajima: Passion and Tradition
Aired: Sep 8, 2015Uwajima is a traditional castle town in Ehime Prefecture. The people there ha...
24. The Thrilling Nebuta Festival
Aired: Sep 22, 2015The Nebuta Festival attracts some three million visitors to Aomori City every...
25. Savoring Rural Pleasures: Daigo, Ibaraki
Aired: Sep 29, 2015The town of Daigo is in northwestern Ibaraki Prefecture, about 130 kilometers...
26. Kameyama, Mie: Living in the Present, Preserving the Past
Aired: Oct 13, 2015Kameyama lies in the north of Mie Prefecture. In the past, it had great strat...
27. Iiyama: The Landscape of the Heart
Aired: Oct 27, 2015Iiyama City, located in northern Nagano Prefecture, is known for its beautifu...
Aired: Nov 2, 2015About 145 years ago, apple tree saplings were imported to Japan and distribut...
29. Mt. Tsurugi: Attacking the Palace of Crags
Aired: Nov 9, 2015Mt. Tsurugi in Toyama Prefecture is one of the most impressive peaks in Japan...
30. Adventures in Wonderland: Iya, Tokushima
Aired: Nov 16, 2015The Iya Valley is a land of legends hidden in Tokushima Prefecture, deep in t...
31. Takayama & Furukawa: Celebrating Traditions
Aired: Nov 23, 2015The Takayama Festival, in autumn, is held annually on October 9th and 10th. T...
32. Artisans and Beauty: Koshu, Yamanashi
Aired: Nov 30, 2015Koshu is the former name for Yamanashi Prefecture. In feudal times, it was th...
33. Nara & Yagyu: On the Road to the Sword of Peace
Aired: Dec 7, 2015Yagyu, which is located just outside Nara, is the ancestral home of the Yagyu...
34. Ishigaki: Diving in the Sea of Coral
Aired: Dec 14, 2015Ishigaki Island-surrounded by beautiful coral reefs-is considered one of the ...
Aired: Dec 21, 2015Akita Prefecture is located 450 kilometers north of Tokyo. American actor Cha...
Current Status: Returning Series
Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Production Country: Japan
Genres:Documentary
