← Joanna Lumley's Japan

Season 1

3 episodes · 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.

  1. 1Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

    09 Sep 2016

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    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. 2Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

    16 Sep 2016

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    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. 3Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoesfinale

    23 Sep 2016

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    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.