1. Izumo - Abode of the Gods
Aired: Jan 3, 2014Izumo is an abode of gods, home to many of the deities that appear in Japan's...
2. Udon Noodles - A Wheat Delicacy
Aired: Jan 8, 2014Udon noodles are loved in Japan as an easy, tasty, everyday dish. In Japan, f...
3. Ekiben - A Box of Flavor and Feeling
Aired: Jan 15, 2014When going on a trip, packing a lunch box to take was the standard. In 1885, ...
4. Echizen - Taste of Winter
Aired: Jan 22, 2014Located 100km north of Kyoto, the region of Echizen faces the Sea of Japan. L...
5. Chichibu - Home of the Mountain Gods and Festivals
Aired: Feb 5, 2014In the west of Saitama Prefecture, nestled among 2,000 meter tall mountains, ...
6. Modern Architecture: Giving Form to Dreams
Aired: Feb 12, 2014When the Meiji era started, Japan advanced forward to build itself into a mod...
7. Winter in Tohoku
Aired: Mar 7, 2014In Tohoku, the winter is long and harsh. People cannot avoid the cold weather...
8. Spring in Tohoku
Aired: Mar 19, 2014Cherry Blossoms... People wait eagerly for their blossoms, love the famous sc...
9. Kyoto: The Enigmatic Entertainers of Gion
Aired: Apr 2, 2014In Higashiyama, Kyoto, Gion evolved as the district in front of the Yasaka Sh...
10. Hozenji: The Sentimental Alley of Osaka
Aired: Apr 9, 2014Hozenji lies just behind Dotonbori, Osaka's bustling downtown area with its d...
11. Hakodate: The Storied History of a Port Town
Aired: Apr 16, 2014Travelers to Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido often first arrive in Ha...
12. Kirishima: A Town Thriving on Volcanic Mountains
Aired: May 7, 2014Kirishima, a group of 20 mountains in the south of Kyushu. It is a volcanic a...
13. Sado Island: Into the Mystic Dreams
Aired: May 14, 2014The stage for this episode of Seasons of Seasons is the largest remote island...
14. Oze: A Mountain Marshland
Aired: May 21, 2014Ozegahara, at an altitude of 1400m, is the largest and highest wetland on Jap...
15. Ayu: Treasures of the River
Aired: Jun 4, 2014When summer arrives, there is a fish that causes the hearts of fishermen to r...
16. The Islands of Nagasaki
Aired: Jun 11, 2014The nation of Japan is made up of many islands, numbering some 6800 in total....
17. Karuizawa: A Fleeting Summer
Aired: Jun 18, 2014Karuizawa, which sits at an altitude of 1,000 meters, was developed as a summ...
18. Strolling the Paths of Onomichi
Aired: Jun 25, 2014Onomichi is a town of hills and pathways, situated along a 200meter wide stra...
19. Shinsekai, Osaka: A Town Guarded by a Tower
Aired: Jul 2, 2014This is the story of "Tsutenkaku", the symbolic tower of Osaka, and the town ...
20. Kujukuri: The Endless Beach
Aired: Jul 9, 2014Just over an hour away from Tokyo the beautiful beach of Kujukuri stretches s...
21. Nagasaki: Hills and Exotic Atmosphere
Aired: Aug 6, 2014Nagasaki, on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Interactions with foreign nat...
22. Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Goblins or Ghouls?
Aired: Aug 13, 2014The Japanese have been living in a world inhabited by "Yokai", paranormal bei...
23. Kawagoe: Keeping Urbane Traditions Alive
Aired: Sep 3, 2014The town of Kawagoe, which lies just 30km northwest of central Tokyo, is stil...
24. Travelogue of Mackerel Road
Aired: Sep 10, 2014Mackerel Road connects Wakasa, which overlooks the Sea of Japan, and Kyoto. W...
25. On a Moonlit Night...
Aired: Oct 1, 2014The Japanese have admired the moon, which waxes and wanes over 30 days, and b...
26. Japan's Historic Tramways
Aired: Oct 8, 2014Trams still run in numerous Japanese cities and are very popular with the pub...
27. Aso: Life in the Caldera
Aired: Oct 15, 2014Aso is a vast caldera - the largest in Japan. There, people live together wit...
28. Crossing the Amagi Pass
Aired: Nov 5, 2014Izu Peninsula is located approximately 100km to the southwest of Tokyo. Divid...
29. Kamo River: The Waterway that Created Kyoto
Aired: Nov 12, 2014The Kamo River runs through one of Japan's most famous tourist destinations, ...
30. Beppu: Exploring the Exciting Hot Springs
Aired: Nov 19, 2014Beppu is Japan's leading hot spring town, both in terms of volume of water fl...
31. The Tottori Sand Dunes, Unity with Nature
Aired: Dec 3, 2014This is the Tottori Sand Dunes, a landscape of sand 16km long, built up over ...
32. A Journey to Holy Places
Aired: Dec 17, 2014For all sorts of occasions, Japanese people bow their heads and pray to natur...