January 5, 2022 • 15m
There are more than 1,300 companies in Japan that have been in business for over 200 years. How have these companies, which have s...Read more
January 11, 2022 • 15m
Babies are about 6 months old when they gradually stop drinking breast milk or formula and start eating solids. It's a precious st...Read more
January 19, 2022 • 15m
Hara Masaaki makes white charcoal called Kishu Binchotan in the deep forests of Wakayama Prefecture. He thinks of himself as a gua...Read more
January 26, 2022 • 15m
Three generations of the Tomi family have been producing a unique kind of handmade washi paper that is blackish-brown instead of t...Read more
January 30, 2022 • 15m
There are more than 1,300 companies in Japan that have been in business for over 200 years. How have these companies, which have s...Read more
January 30, 2022 • 15m
There are more than 1,300 companies in Japan that have been in business for over 200 years. How have these companies, which have s...Read more
February 2, 2022 • 15m
Best known for its beef, the city of Kobe is also a long-standing powerhouse in the world of sake. There's one small corner of the...Read more
February 9, 2022 • 15m
Analogue items once considered obsolete are being embraced by young people as new finds and making a comeback. Using a drama forma...Read more
February 16, 2022 • 15m
One of Japan's most prized textiles comes from a subtropical island where the makers still hew to the methods of 1,300 years ago. ...Read more
February 23, 2022 • 15m
The Chin kiln of Kagoshima has been turning out intricate pottery for more than 400 years. The signature openwork and fine detaili...Read more
February 27, 2022 • 15m
While the ninja moved unseen throughout Japan, Iga, in present-day Mie Prefecture, has been called the birthplace of the ninja art...Read more
February 27, 2022 • 15m
The ninja art of escape, or Tonsojutsu, frequently took advantage of the human psyche. We examine some ninja tactics and get a psy...Read more
March 2, 2022 • 15m
Harry runs an old-fashioned coffee shop that he took over from his grandfather. During a year-end cleaning, he finds a disposable ...Read more
March 9, 2022 • 15m
In Japanese, "do" means "the way." Though often used for martial arts, for some anglers, there is also the "way of fishing," parti...Read more
March 16, 2022 • 15m
Rows of black ceramic pots sit in the sun as rice and koji malt ferment inside. For more than a year, the enzymes will turn the ma...Read more
March 27, 2022 • 15m
The Bansenshukai is a compilation of ninja techniques from 49 Iga and Koka ninja schools. It covers everything from ninja principl...Read more
March 27, 2022 • 15m
Ninja tools of clay and stone were unearthed at sixteenth-century archaeological sites. They were clay Makibishi and stone Tsubute...Read more
June 15, 2022 • 15m
On this episode, we visit scenic Ise Shima in Mie Prefecture to meet an angler who loves to catch the beautiful blackhead seabream...Read more
June 22, 2022 • 15m
Sushi has gone global. So people around the world know familiar light green wasabi as a condiment with a kick that's indispensable...Read more
June 29, 2022 • 15m
If you duck under tree branches, wade up a stream and climb over rocks, you will find a secret place of wasabi patches, tended by ...Read more
July 13, 2022 • 15m
For everyone wishing they could travel overseas but just isn't able, we invite you on a very special journey through the air. Take...Read more
July 20, 2022 • 15m
Along with Iga, the Koka region is synonymous with ninja. The Koka Ninja are often depicted in anime and movies as the arch rivals...Read more
July 27, 2022 • 15m
Ninja have often been depicted flying on large kites in manga and anime. Was such a feat really possible? With the help of an expe...Read more
September 14, 2022 • 15m
Anda Yuko, owner-chef of a Tokyo restaurant, has a singular philosophy. On first glance her food looks like unfussy, prosaic home ...Read more
November 2, 2022 • 15m
Fishing for common octopi in Tokyo Bay is booming among anglers. The delicious taste of the octopus that dwells there has earned i...Read more
November 23, 2022 • 15m
Ito Chimomo leads a wonderfully rustic life in the picturesque town of Hayama, close to the sea and surrounded by nature. Her gard...Read more
November 30, 2022 • 15m
Fly over northern Japan in autumn! Hop onboard and see the beautiful mountains in full autumnal foliage. Flying from Haneda Airpor...Read more
December 14, 2022 • 15m
Professor Simon Wallis, AKA "The Ground Detective," unravels the mysteries behind Japan's fascinating food culture from the ground...Read more
December 21, 2022 • 15m
The Tokyo area is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Very small properties have long been a feature of the ur...Read more
December 28, 2022 • 15m
The Tokyo area is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Very small properties have long been a feature of the ur...Read more