Journeys in Japan

This travel series from Japan International Broadcasting provides a look at the many unique places to visit in Japan. English-speaking visitors explore Japan's cultural and historical sites, meet with locals and offer travel insights for destinations that are off the beaten path. Episodes feature the Yatsugatake Mountains; Tomonoura in Hiroshima Prefecture; Mihonoseki, on the eastern cape of the Shimane Peninsula; and the Ise-Shima area of Mie Prefecture, the venue for the 42nd G7 summit.

Schedule

  • Journeys in Japan: TVSS: Iconic

    Journeys in Japan

    With Isabella Bird: Part 2 On the Road to Tsugawa

    Saturday
    Sep 23

    30 Minutes

    Writer Benjamin Boas traces the route taken by 19th-century British explorer Isabella Bird, from Kinugawa Onsen to the Aizu region and then to the town of Tsugawa in Niigata Prefecture.
  • Journeys in Japan: TVSS: Iconic

    Journeys in Japan

    Saturday
    Sep 30

    30 Minutes

    English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.

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