Series 1

Season 1 episodes2026-04-13

Series 1

Michael Portillo is in Japan for a breathtaking railway journey.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

Osaka to Nagoya

28m

Episode 2

Kyoto

29m

Episode 3

Shima Peninsula to Nara

29m

Episode 4

Kanazawa to Kurobe Gorge

29m

Episode 5

Japanese Alps: Nagano to Narai Juku

29m

Episode 6

Kagoshima to Chiran

29m

Episode 7

Amakusa Islands to Shin Omuta

29m

Episode 8

Yame to Nagasaki

28m

Episode 9

Arita to Fukuoka

29m

Episode 10

Shimonoseki to Hiroshima

29m

Episode 11

Tokyo (1)

28m

Episode 12

Tokyo (2)

29m

Episode 13

Tokyo to Sendai

28m

Episode 14

Sendai to Lake Toya

28m

Episode 15

Lake Shikotsu to Otaru

28m