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  • 2016-09-09T20:00:00Z on ITV
  • 46m
  • 2h 18m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Japanese, English
  • Documentary
Host Joanna Lumley embarks on a 2,000-mile journey across the islands of Japan to absorb the rich culture and discover its natural wonders.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-09-09T20:00:00Z

1x01 Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

Series Premiere

1x01 Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

  • 2016-09-09T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna Lumley journeys across Japan. She visits the city of Sapporo during the annual Snow Festival, visits the Fukushima exclusion zone and takes a 'bullet train' to Tokyo.

Joanna flies over the city of Tokyo in a helicopter, walks the Nakasendo Way that once linked Tokyo to Kyoto, and arrives in Kyoto at the peak of the cherry blossom season.

Season Finale

2016-09-23T20:00:00Z

1x03 Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

Season Finale

1x03 Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

  • 2016-09-23T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna visits a selection of temples to better understand Japanese Buddhism, stays in the world's first robot hotel and gets an aerial view of one of Japan's most active volcanoes.

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