Marking a 1150 year anniversary in 2019, the Kyoto Gion Matsuri was subsequently suspended for two years due to outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Live coverage of the Yoiyama evening on July 16th and the next day's Yamaboko parade is accompanied by a set of special documentaries explaining the festival history and the activities during the pandemic.
A five-minute series where you can explore a wide variety of Japanese cultures, traditions and lifes...
Having road-tested retirement in India, Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shr...
Swedish outdoor enthusiast and reporter Janni Olsson leads her team on various outdoor adventures ac...
Monty Don sets out to discover the true essence of these elegant gardens and what we have taken from...
Best friends Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar travel to locations across the globe to immerse themselves ...
Japan has over 14,000 islands, many of them small and home to only a few people. Life on these remot...
Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary serie...
From epic landscapes and unforgettable culture, to the often trying times that come with internation...
From sumo wrestling to robots, Japan's traditions and high-tech innovations fuel host Sue Perkin's c...
We go on a one month backpacking adventure around Japan. In this 2 part documentary series we trave...
One of the most appealing features of Japan's national road network is the various Michinoeki, liter...
Watch host Tony travel around the world and enjoy luxurious tourism with his companion Priscilla Won...
Horror mockumentary program broadcast by TV Tokyo as a collaboration between director Tokio Omori an...
A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate...
An docu-series exploring the unique and wonderful surf culture in Japan, highlighting the dramatic p...
Enjoy a bird's-eye view of Japan's amazingly diverse landscapes, as well as intimate portraits of pe...
"Talent" Chip Tsao went to London, Greenwich, Wales, Oxford, Cambridge, England, to analyze the Brit...
James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll...
Truck mechanic and motorcycle racer Guy Martin goes on an off-beat 2500-mile journey around Japan to...
The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling f...