Season 1 (2016)
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.
Episodes: 3
Star Cast: Joanna Lumley ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train
Air Date: 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.
Ep.2 Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom
Air Date: 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.
Ep.3 Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes
Air Date: 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.
