Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary serie...
A ten-part series on Japanese language and culture.
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Truck mechanic and motorcycle racer Guy Martin goes on an off-beat 2500-mile journey around Japan to...
Criss-cross Japan by rail. Enjoy an amazing diversity of nature and scenery across the four seasons,...
Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Jap...
"Time and Tide" transcends time to detail extraordinary historical events in Japan and the larger wo...
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