January 3, 2023 • 28m
The city of Nagoya is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and the hub of Japan's third largest metropolitan region. Located midway bet...Read more
January 17, 2023 • 28m
Ozu lies in the heart of Ehime Prefecture surrounded by unspoiled forested mountains. Ozu Castle stands in the center of the old t...Read more
January 31, 2023 • 28m
Shoyu, or soy sauce, is a condiment at the heart of Japanese cuisine. In Kyushu it evolved into an array of flavors and aromas wit...Read more
February 7, 2023 • 28m
Jonathan Senior discovers Japan's iron history in Yasugi, a transport hub from long ago. He learns about the old clay tatara furna...Read more
February 14, 2023 • 28m
Matsue, in Shimane Prefecture, is renowned as a center for wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets). Around the 18th century, more th...Read more
February 28, 2023 • 28m
John Moore travels into the darkness and light of Kochi Prefecture, taking in paintings by lantern and night fishing by flickering lights.
March 7, 2023 • 28m
The Mogami River is one of the most important waterways in northern Japan. It runs for 229 kilometers through Yamagata Prefecture,...Read more
March 14, 2023 • 28m
Nagano Prefecture, surrounded by beautiful nature, has some of the longest life expectancies in all of Japan. What's behind this? ...Read more
March 21, 2023 • 28m
Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures are known for their bitterly cold winter weather, with very heavy snowfall. In the old day...Read more
April 11, 2023 • 28m
In Hokkaido Prefecture, the sport of ski mountaineering has a long history. Making your way up into the mountains is possible when...Read more
April 25, 2023 • 28m
Yanbaru is an area in the north of Okinawa Prefecture's main island. Covered by subtropical evergreen forest, it is home to a dive...Read more
May 2, 2023 • 28m
Onomichi lies on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, overlooking the tranquil Seto Inland Sea. Because there is very little flat la...Read more
May 16, 2023 • 28m
The Tobishima Kaido is a network of bridges linking seven Seto Inland Sea islands. The route starts in Shimo-kamagari near Kure in...Read more
June 6, 2023 • 28m
British explorer and writer Isabella Bird arrived in Japan in 1878, a mere 10 years after the country opened its doors to the West...Read more
June 13, 2023 • 28m
The Nagasaki Kaido Road connects the port of Nagasaki Prefecture, the only point open to overseas trade during Japan's period of i...Read more
June 27, 2023 • 28m
The Ainu people are the indigenous people of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan's northernmost main island. They developed their own disti...Read more
July 4, 2023 • 28m
Amami Oshima Islands, designated as a Natural World Heritage site in 2021, is home to rich biodiversity, including many endemic sp...Read more
July 11, 2023 • 28m
Amami Oshima Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture receives one of the largest amounts of rain in Japan. Its rainy season, which runs fr...Read more
July 25, 2023 • 28m
The city of Owase, in Mie Prefecture, is known as one of the rainiest places in Japan and the people living there have developed t...Read more
August 15, 2023 • 28m
Deep in the mountains of Shikoku lies Iya, which is home to a few small settlements. The steep, narrow and misty valley is the stu...Read more
September 19, 2023 • 28m
Tsuruga Castle in the city of Aizuwakamatsu (Fukushima Prefecture) played a decisive role in Japan's transition from the feudal sa...Read more
September 26, 2023 • 28m
The Gujo Odori, one of Japan's largest Bon dances, is a spectacle with the scores of revelers, as well as the live festival music ...Read more
October 31, 2023 • 28m
British explorer and writer Isabella Bird arrived in Japan in 1878, a mere 10 years after the country opened its doors to the West...Read more
November 7, 2023 • 28m
Koyasan, in the mountains of Wakayama Prefecture, is a sacred site of Shingon Buddhism. It was founded by the visionary monk, Kuka...Read more
November 14, 2023 • 28m
The Miyagawa River originates in the pristine heights of Mount Odaigahara, in the center of the Kii Peninsula, and flows down to I...Read more
November 28, 2023 • 28m
Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture is a charming, rustic spot not far from Tokyo. It is known for its hundreds of annual festivals. Th...Read more
December 5, 2023 • 28m
Soy sauce, or shoyu, is one of the essential seasonings that underpin Japanese cuisine. In Kyushu (southwestern Japan), various ty...Read more
December 12, 2023 • 28m
Handa City, in Aichi Prefecture, is known for its brewing industry and festivals with towering floats. Jennifer Julien, a wine pro...Read more
December 26, 2023 • 28m
Yakushima, off Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, is a magical island of primeval forest, rare micro-climate and pristine nature. It ...Read more