January 12, 2016 • 25m
Episode 1 of Season 4 premiered on January 12, 2016
February 2, 2016 • 25m
In Tokyo there's an audio and video transfer shop, where people bring old film reels, VHS tapes and cassettes they can no longer p...Read more
February 23, 2016 • 25m
Kansai International Airport is a 24-hour gateway to western Japan. 16 low-cost carriers operate out of this airport in Osaka, mak...Read more
March 15, 2016 • 25m
A mood-detecting dog collar? A wind instrument with a keyboard? You'll never believe the ideas blooming at this workshop in Akihab...Read more
April 12, 2016 • 25m
Kappabashi Street in Tokyo is a place like no other in the world, with 170 shops that stock everything from cooking utensils to ta...Read more
April 26, 2016 • 25m
As Christmas approaches, people flock to Sapporo's terminal for expressway buses that connect this major city with destinations ac...Read more
May 10, 2016 • 25m
In Osaka you'll find Tenjinbashi-suji, one of the longest shopping arcades in Japan. At the end of the bustling, 2.6-kilometer arc...Read more
May 31, 2016 • 25m
In Fukuoka Prefecture, there is a unique shrine dedicated to a deity of love. The approach to the shrine and its gate are adorned ...Read more
June 28, 2016 • 25m
Auto race is a sport in Japan where motorcycles without brakes compete on asphalt tracks at speeds up to 150 km/h. In this episode...Read more
July 12, 2016 • 25m
The slogan of a 24-hour restaurant in Sendai, in northeastern Japan, is "born and raised on rice". For people fond of rice, this i...Read more
July 26, 2016 • 25m
In the countryside town of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, among flat fields that go on for miles, there is a gigantic shopping mall. I...Read more
August 9, 2016 • 25m
Route 439 is a national highway that cuts across the mountainous island of Shikoku, in southwestern Japan. In some spots, it is ba...Read more
August 23, 2016 • 25m
In this episode we take a ride on a ferry to Sakurajima, an island with an active volcano just off the coast of Kagoshima Prefectu...Read more
September 20, 2016 • 25m
For 62 years, a rickety roller coaster that has a top speed of just 42 kilometers per hour has been a popular attraction at Hanaya...Read more
October 11, 2016 • 25m
When the locals in Kyoto want to relax, they stroll upstream along the Kamo River to a spot called the "Delta". This scenic area a...Read more
October 25, 2016 • 25m
From a second-hand ambulance to someone who will visit a grave for you, almost every imaginable item and service is sold and bough...Read more
November 8, 2016 • 25m
For crimes ranging from drugs to murder, the number of women being sent to prison has multiplied in Japan over the last 20 years. ...Read more
November 22, 2016 • 25m
In mid-August, families across Japan get together to celebrate Obon, when it is believed the spirits of their ancestors return to ...Read more
December 6, 2016 • 25m
There's a monster-catching smartphone game that took the world by storm in the summer of 2016. And a park in the Kinshicho area of...Read more
December 20, 2016 • 25m
From the outside, this butcher shop in Hiratsuka, a city just southwest of Tokyo, looks like any other. But lining its shelves are...Read more