Joanna Lumley's Japan (2016)

5.7 (7 votes)

1 Season

September 9, 2016

English

Documentary

Synopsis

The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling from North to South meeting local people and absorbing the culture.

Network

ITV1

Episodes

Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

Sep 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.

Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

Sep 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.

Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

Sep 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.