Season 17 episodes2026-01-06

Season 17

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 17

Episode 1

Hiking the San'in Coast: Hyogo-Kyoto

28m

Episode 2

With Isabella Bird - Part 7: On the Road to Ise

28m

Episode 3

Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future

28m

Episode 4

Akan: The Sacred Winter World of the Ainu

28m

Episode 5

Hokkaido: Voices from the Northern Land

28m

Season 17

Season 17

Hiking the San'in Coast: Hyogo-Kyoto

With Isabella Bird - Part 7: On the Road to Ise

Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future

Akan: The Sacred Winter World of the Ainu

Hokkaido: Voices from the Northern Land

Kushimoto: Life at the Water's Edge

Northern Yatsugatake: Adventures in Snow Hiking

Kokuto Okinawa Island Sweetness

Toyama MINGEI: Beauty in the Everyday

Tsuruoka: Gastronomy Rooted in Tradition

Komatsu: Stone Stories

Maze: A Museum Without Walls

Tokunoshima: Bull Sumo on Subtropical Island

Kihoku: A Wonderful Waterside World

Okayama: Traditions of the Seto Inland Sea

Aichi, Nagoya: Savoring its One-of-a-Kind Food Culture

Arimatsu: Nagoya District Shaped by Shibori

Kitakami: Land of the Demon Dance

Furumachi: Niigata's Hidden World of Geigi

Miyako Islands: Living with the Ocean and Gods