February 2, 2010 • 28m
Fukuoka facing the Genkai Sea has been geographically and historically a city open to East Asia. It still maintains links with man...Read more
March 2, 2010 • 28m
Toyama is a city surrounded by tall mountains and has a population of 400,000. It's a place where unique businesses have sprung up...Read more
March 30, 2010 • 28m
Furano, located just about in the center of Hokkaido Prefecture is becoming a popular destination for foreign skiers. The winter s...Read more
April 6, 2010 • 28m
The navigator for this episode of "journeys in japan" is opera director Dario Ponissi. His destination is Naoshima of Kagawa Prefe...Read more
April 13, 2010 • 28m
Kamakura lies on the coast to the south of Tokyo, surrounded on three sides by hills, and looking out to the sea. Eight centuries ...Read more
April 20, 2010 • 28m
This week, "journeys in japan" visits a city of science—Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, at the foot of Mt. Tsukuba. In 1963, under ...Read more
April 27, 2010 • 28m
In this episode of "journeys in japan", our reporter, Adeyto, visits Oshino Village in Yamanashi Prefecture, in the northern footh...Read more
May 11, 2010 • 28m
In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit the Tottori Sand Dunes, the largest in Japan, in Tottori Prefecture. The Tottori Sand D...Read more
May 18, 2010 • 28m
In this edition, JJ goes to a secluded part of northern Izu Peninsula, facing Suruga Bay. Suruga Bay, the deepest bay in Japan, ex...Read more
May 25, 2010 • 28m
In this week's journeys in japan, we visit the Toyokawa Inari in Aichi Prefecture, one of the largest Inari temples in Japan. Many...Read more
June 1, 2010 • 28m
On this edition of 'journeys in japan', we visit Himeji Castle, one of the few castles in Japan that have managed to survive in th...Read more
June 15, 2010 • 28m
This week, we will focus on Naruto City in Tokushima Prefecture and introduce people who have made use of the bounties of nature i...Read more
June 22, 2010 • 28m
The pine-studded sandbar spans Miyazu Bay, facing the Sea of Japan in northern Kyoto. The accumulation of white river sand over th...Read more
June 29, 2010 • 28m
On this edition of "journeys in japan" we head to northern Japan to visit a historic city with a warrior legacy -- Yonezawa in Yam...Read more
July 6, 2010 • 28m
Geoparks, created by UNESCO's initiative in 2004, are aimed for people to learn more about the Earth and for invigorating local ec...Read more
July 13, 2010 • 28m
In this week's Journeys in Japan, we visit Mino City in Aichi Prefecture, a town famous for Japanese traditional paper "Washi". Wa...Read more
July 20, 2010 • 28m
On this edition of journeys in japan, JJ visits Minabe, Wakayama Pref., whose products are an essential part of Japanese food cult...Read more
July 27, 2010 • 28m
Sendai is the biggest city in northeastern Japan. It's also the hometown of Kumiko Mori, a popular singer and entertainer who appe...Read more
August 3, 2010 • 28m
Nara was established as the capital more than 1000 years ago. It was the country's first major administrative center and was calle...Read more
September 7, 2010 • 28m
On this edition, we present the highlights from our past broadcasts. Our Reporters travel across Japan, where they discover fascin...Read more
September 14, 2010 • 28m
The Sekita mountain range, soaring 1000 meters above sea level, straddles Nagano and Niigata Prefectures. Hikers can now walk alon...Read more
September 21, 2010 • 28m
This time, "journeys in japan" will travel to Uchiko on the island of Shikoku. Surrounded by mountains and blessed with abundant n...Read more
September 28, 2010 • 28m
Tochigi Prefecture is situated in the most northern part of the Kantō region, and is a prefecture that is inland, not facing the c...Read more
October 5, 2010 • 28m
On this week's "journeys in japan," we visit Karatsu city in Saga prefecture. The area, which looks out to the sea, is blessed wit...Read more
October 12, 2010 • 28m
Izu-Oshima, the largest of the seven islands in the Izu chain, lies 120 kilometers south of Tokyo. It was formed by volcanic actio...Read more
October 19, 2010 • 28m
Hita City in Oita Prefecture is a quiet town with a population of about 70-thousand, located in northern part of Kyushu in southwe...Read more
October 26, 2010 • 28m
Nelson Babin-Coy is off to explore the Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture by train. Nelson's first stop is at Yunokami-Onsen. The...Read more
November 2, 2010 • 28m
The Seto Inland Sea located in western Japan is the country's largest inland sea. There is a road which runs across the inland sea...Read more
November 9, 2010 • 28m
Adeyto visits three sites, starting in Kawasaki for a night factory tour. Most participants, including Adeyto, are into photograph...Read more
November 16, 2010 • 28m
Kure is a 30-minute train ride from Hiroshima. The port town has a population of 250-thousand. The historic shipbuilding town stil...Read more
November 23, 2010 • 28m
Because of Japan's volcanic terrain, natural hot springs are found throughout country. Known as onsen, they are one of the highlig...Read more
November 30, 2010 • 28m
On this edition of Journeys in Japan , we visit the Iya Valley, in the center of Shikoku.On this edition of journey in japan , we ...Read more
December 7, 2010 • 28m
Yakushima is located 60 kilometers off Kagoshima Prefecture, in Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. It's blanketed in lush for...Read more
December 14, 2010 • 28m
In this week's journeys in japan, we visit Kanazawa city in Ishikawa Pre. 99% of the gold leaf in Japan is made in this city. Gold...Read more
December 21, 2010 • 28m
This week on "journeys in japan" we visit Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture. It's an ancient Buddhist sanctuary, far removed from the...Read more