Joanna Lumley's Japan - Season 1

First aired: 9/9/2016 3 episodes

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.

← Back to Joanna Lumley's Japan

Episodes

1. Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

Aired: 9/9/2016

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. Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

Aired: 9/16/2016

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. Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

Aired: 9/23/2016

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.