Seasons & episodes

S1 · E1Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train 2016-09-09＋

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.

S1 · E2Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom 2016-09-16＋

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.

S1 · E3Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes 2016-09-23＋

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.