Season 16 episodes2025-02-04

Season 16

Journeys in Japan provides an eye-opening look at the many unique places to visit in Japan. English-speaking visitors travel the length of the country, exploring the culture, meeting the local people, visiting historic sites and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.

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Episodes

Season 16

Episode 1

The Mountain Spirit of Shiiba Village

28m

Episode 2

Kyushu: Land of Samurai Swords

28m

Episode 3

Enku's 120,000 Smiles Over Gifu

28m

Episode 4

Hokuriku 1: Foods and Flavors of the Trading Ships

28m

Episode 5

Hokuriku 2: The Golden Age of the Trading Ships and Their Legacy

28m

Season 16

Season 16

The Mountain Spirit of Shiiba Village

Kyushu: Land of Samurai Swords

Enku's 120,000 Smiles Over Gifu

Hokuriku 1: Foods and Flavors of the Trading Ships

Hokuriku 2: The Golden Age of the Trading Ships and Their Legacy

Gunma: Raking in Good Luck

Hida: Deep Winter Escape

Hokkaido Sapporo: Sensing the City Through Its Architecture

NIIGATA: SNOW COUNTRY WONDERLAND

Wakayama: The Cradle of Japan's Flavors

Kure Port, Kochi — The Lure of Katsuo

Izu Peninsula: Volcanic Beauty

Nagaoka: Water, the Wellspring of Abundance

Matagi: Yamagata’s Spiritual Hunter-Gatherers

Nishio: Whisking up the Global Matcha Boom

Tochigi: Life Away from the Sea

Okinawa: A World in Bloom

With Isabella Bird — Part 6: On the Road to Biratori

SHAKOTAN: Out of the Blue, Into the Flames

The Ontake Kodo Path to Sacred Peak

Mishima: Festival Rhythms Run Deep

Higashikawa: Picture-Perfect Town

Kochi Shimanto River: Pristine Water and Premium Fishing

Discovering Japan's Hidden Christians

Hiking the San'in Coast: Tottori

Unearthing a Love for Seto

SHIMANE: In Search of Izumo's Gardens Past and Present