January 9, 2018 • 28m
Hiroshima is home to two World Heritage Sites, the Atomic Bomb Dome and Miyajima Island. Other buildings of architectural signific...Read more
February 6, 2018 • 28m
On this journey, we visit Yokkaichi in northern Mie, central Japan. This industrial city, with a population of just over 300,000, ...Read more
February 13, 2018 • 28m
The Northern Alps, which has many mountains over 3,000-meters in height, is located in central Japan. It attracts many mountaineer...Read more
February 20, 2018 • 28m
Oita Prefecture in Kyushu is one of Japan's best known places for onsen - or hot springs. The city of Beppu is especially famous f...Read more
February 27, 2018 • 28m
Fukuoka is the largest city in southern Japan, and the political and economic hub for all of Kyushu. For more than a thousand year...Read more
March 6, 2018 • 28m
Joetsu City in Niigata Prefecture is famous for its harsh winters and heavy snowfalls. Since the Edo Period (1603-1868), people he...Read more
March 27, 2018 • 28m
Every year from February to March, ice floes from Russia's Amur River float across the Okhotsk Sea to the shores of eastern Hokkai...Read more
April 3, 2018 • 28m
In Hachinohe city, on the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture, nature has not always been kind to the people. Rice cultivation has ...Read more
April 10, 2018 • 28m
The charming old castle town of Makabe is located in the foothills of Mt. Tsukuba, not far from Tokyo. It flourished as a regional...Read more
April 24, 2018 • 28m
Kombu (kelp) seaweed has been an essential ingredient in the Japanese diet for over a thousand years. It is used to make the savor...Read more
May 8, 2018 • 28m
The distinctive style of pottery known as Oribe ware made its appearance in Japan towards the end of the 16th century. With its un...Read more
June 5, 2018 • 28m
Only 50 kilometers away from the capital the mountainous area offers historic scenery and gentle trekking courses. Local residents...Read more
June 12, 2018 • 28m
The Agano River flows through northern Niigata Prefecture, about 200 kilometers to the north of Tokyo. It runs from snow-covered m...Read more
June 19, 2018 • 28m
In the old days, the cities of Ashikaga and Tochigi were post towns along the highway that led to the famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine,...Read more
June 26, 2018 • 28m
Atami, in Shizuoka prefecture, is one of Japan's leading hot spring resorts and is only 45 minutes from Tokyo. The city, which has...Read more
July 3, 2018 • 28m
Nikko, which is a leading tourist destination in Japan, has long been venerated as a sacred place of mountain worship. It is home ...Read more
July 10, 2018 • 28m
The Tsugaru area of Aomori Prefecture has long been known as one of Japan's top districts for developing sumo wrestlers. Since the...Read more
July 17, 2018 • 28m
One hundred drawings portray the customs and scenery of 150 years ago. These scenes are still remarkably visible in the old castle...Read more
July 24, 2018 • 28m
Tiny Ojika is part of the Goto Islands of Nagasaki Prefecture, which lies one thousand kilometers west of Tokyo. The population is...Read more
July 30, 2018 • 28m
The town of Misugi is located deep in the mountains of Mie Prefecture, central Japan. 90% of the town is covered with forests, and...Read more
August 6, 2018 • 28m
The island of Tobishima lies off the coast of Yamagata Prefecture in the Sea of Japan. It is about 10 kilometers in circumference,...Read more
August 14, 2018 • 28m
Yuki (in Ibaraki Prefecture) and neighboring Oyama (Tochigi Prefecture) are famous throughout Japan as the home of traditional han...Read more
August 21, 2018 • 28m
Mt. Fuji is the most famous peak in Japan. It is also a place of worship, and for centuries pilgrims have made their way to the su...Read more
August 28, 2018 • 28m
Kita-Akita City lies in the north of Akita Prefecture. It is a land of mountains and thick forests. The Akita Nairiku Line runs no...Read more
September 18, 2018 • 28m
Okushiri Island-about 84 kilometers in circumference-is located southwest of Hokkaido in remarkably blue and transparent waters. T...Read more
September 25, 2018 • 28m
Totsukawa, in southern Nara Prefecture, is nestled deep in the mountains. The village's isolation from most of Japan for centuries...Read more
October 9, 2018 • 28m
The island of Iki lies off the coast of Kyushu, facing out towards the Korean Peninsula. In ancient times, Iki was an important cr...Read more
October 16, 2018 • 28m
The Seto Inland Sea in western Japan has been a major sea route since ancient times. The Geiyo Archipelago, of large and small isl...Read more
October 23, 2018 • 28m
Kitayama Village lies deep in the mountains of the Kii Peninsula in central Japan. It is a small village, with a population of abo...Read more
November 6, 2018 • 28m
Mount Gozaisho is a popular tourist destination located on the border of Mie and Shiga prefectures, and easily accessible by car f...Read more
November 13, 2018 • 28m
Fukuoka, the largest city in southern Japan, was a merchant town in ancient times that prospered with foreign trade. It gained two...Read more
November 27, 2018 • 28m
The Houki-cho district lies in the west of Tottori Prefecture close to the foot of volcanic Mt. Daisen. It has a population of aro...Read more
December 18, 2018 • 28m
Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture developed as a castle town of the Kaga Domain under the Maeda Clan's rule. For about 300 year...Read more
December 25, 2018 • 28m
Iriomote is 2,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in an ocean of corals. The subtropical island enjoys year-round temperature of ove...Read more