Joanna Lumley's Japan

Season 1

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.

3 episodes · First aired 2016-09-09

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Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

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.

TMDB 7.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E2

Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

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.

TMDB 8.0/10 from 1 votes

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S1 E3

Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

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.

TMDB 9.0/10 from 1 votes