Season 1

(2016)
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Episodes 3

1 Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

September 9, 2016

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.

2 Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

September 16, 2016

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.

3 Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

September 23, 2016

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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