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.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 9/13 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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

Sun, 9/20 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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

Sun, 9/27 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Gujo Hachiman: Dancing the Night Away

Robin Barde explores one of the largest Bon dances in Japan, Gujo Odori, and learns about the main event where everyone dances all night for four days straight.