Japanology Plus (2014)

Next episode: 2025-10-09

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.

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Peter Barakan
Peter Barakan
as Self - Host
Emma Howard
Emma Howard
as Self - Narrator (voice) as Self - Guest
Matt Alt
Matt Alt
as Self - Reporter in Plus One as Self - Guest
Kanako Sachno
Kanako Sachno
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Kyle Card
Kyle Card
as Self - Reporter in Plus One as Self - Guest
Kanoa
Kanoa
as Self - Reporter in Plus One
Chieko Mukasa
Chieko Mukasa
as Self - Food Journalist
Chad Mullane
Chad Mullane
as Self - Comedian
David McMahon
David McMahon
as Self - Reporter in Plus One
Matt Schley
Matt Schley
as Self - Reporter in Plus One
Vinay Murthy
Vinay Murthy
as Self - Reporter in Plus One
Lemi Duncan
Lemi Duncan
as Self - Reporter in Plus One
Hiroshi Tashiro
Hiroshi Tashiro
as Self - Expert
Masahiko Urano
Masahiko Urano
as Self - Expert
Kenichiro Senoo
Kenichiro Senoo
as Self - Expert
Yoshihiro Senda
Yoshihiro Senda
as Self - Expert
Elizabeth Suzuki
Elizabeth Suzuki
as Self
Everett Kennedy Brown
Everett Kennedy Brown
as Self
Carolin Eckhardt
Carolin Eckhardt
as Self
Ayao Okumura
Ayao Okumura
as Self
Shozo Shibata
Shozo Shibata
as Self - Expert
Hitoshi Mogi
Hitoshi Mogi
as Self - Expert
Masataka Fujiwara
Masataka Fujiwara
as Self - Expert
Tetsuya Yamamoto
Tetsuya Yamamoto
as Self - Expert
Yoshihiro Akiyama
Yoshihiro Akiyama
as Self - Expert
Sachiko Yamaguchi
Sachiko Yamaguchi
as Self - Expert
Tomotaka Takahashi
Tomotaka Takahashi
as Self - Expert
Miho Shinoda
Miho Shinoda
as Self - Expert
Nozomi Iida
Nozomi Iida
as Self - Expert
Kenjiro Ishida
Kenjiro Ishida
as Self - Expert
Hiroshi Nakadai
Hiroshi Nakadai
as Self - Expert
J. Martin Holman
J. Martin Holman
as Self
Yuko Horiuchi
Yuko Horiuchi
as Self - Researcher, J. F. Oberlin University
Richard Halberstadt
Richard Halberstadt
as Self
Sheila Cliffe
Sheila Cliffe
as Self
Mateusz Urbanowicz
Mateusz Urbanowicz
as Self
Josh Grisdale
Josh Grisdale
as Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
Peter MacMillan
Peter MacMillan
as Self
Manabu Akaike
Manabu Akaike
as Self - Science and Technology Journalist
Takeo Akiyama
Takeo Akiyama
as Self - Longtime Hobbyist Photographer
Akiko Shiihara
Akiko Shiihara
as Self - Expert
Shunichi Saito
Shunichi Saito
as Self - Sake Master Brewer
David E. Wells
David E. Wells
as Self
Emiko Masao
Emiko Masao
as Self - 100-yen Shop Aficionado and Blogger
Adam Zgola
Adam Zgola
as Self
Chotoku Tanaka
Chotoku Tanaka
as Self - Professional Photographer
Andrew Mancabelli
Andrew Mancabelli
as Self
Alex Bennett
Alex Bennett
as Self
Yuji Suizu
Yuji Suizu
as Self - Driving Instructor
Akemi Masuda
Akemi Masuda
as Self - Sports Journalist and Former Olympic Athlete
Mamoru Tsuchiya
Mamoru Tsuchiya
as Self - Expert
Amir Takahashi
Amir Takahashi
as Self
Yasuto Hori
Yasuto Hori
as Self - Expert
Takahiro Tanaka
Takahiro Tanaka
as Self
Francesco Pantò
Francesco Pantò
as Self
Benjamin Flatt
Benjamin Flatt
as Self - Chef
Shozo Nagata
Shozo Nagata
as Self - Professor
Claudio Feliciani
Claudio Feliciani
as Self
Gregory Khezrnejat
Gregory Khezrnejat
as Self
Andrew Dewar
Andrew Dewar
as Self
Colleen Schmuckal
Colleen Schmuckal
as Self
Kyle Holzhueter
Kyle Holzhueter
as Self
Asa Ekstrom
Asa Ekstrom
as Self - Manga Artist
Marty Friedman
Marty Friedman
as Self
Isabelle Sasaki
Isabelle Sasaki
as Self
Nicholas Rennick
Nicholas Rennick
as Self - Medical Doctor
Tom Hovasse
Tom Hovasse
as Self
Steve Tallon
Steve Tallon
as Self
Ondrej Hybl
Ondrej Hybl
as Self
David Atkinson
David Atkinson
as Self
Wolfgang Loeger
Wolfgang Loeger
as Self
Thomas Ainsworth
Thomas Ainsworth
as Self
Harold George Meij
Harold George Meij
as Self
Johan Nilsson Björk
Johan Nilsson Björk
as Self - Rakugo Performer
Kim Seungbok
Kim Seungbok
as Self
Gyoei Saile
Gyoei Saile
as Self
Anna Bugaeva
Anna Bugaeva
as Self
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury
as Self
Paul Lorimer
Paul Lorimer
as Self
Carine Lafitte
Carine Lafitte
as Self
Randy Channell Soei
Randy Channell Soei
as Self
Zoe Vincent
Zoe Vincent
as Self
Yoram Ofer
Yoram Ofer
as Self
Nsenda Lukumwena
Nsenda Lukumwena
as Self
Tyler Lynch
Tyler Lynch
as Self
Fernando Lopez
Fernando Lopez
as Self
Stephanie Tomiyasu
Stephanie Tomiyasu
as Self
Bjorn Heiberg
Bjorn Heiberg
as Self
Bruce Gutlove
Bruce Gutlove
as Self
Jagmohan S. Chandrani
Jagmohan S. Chandrani
as Self
David Stanley Hewett
David Stanley Hewett
as Self
Thomas Bertrand
Thomas Bertrand
as Self
Oussouby Sacko
Oussouby Sacko
as Self
Bartholomeus Greb
Bartholomeus Greb
as Self
Maud Archambault
Maud Archambault
as Self
Jorge Cabeza Fernandez
Jorge Cabeza Fernandez
as Self
Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer
as Self
Izuhi Higashioka
Izuhi Higashioka
as Self - Expert
Shunji Akimoto
Shunji Akimoto
as Self - Expert
Toshio Kadoya
Toshio Kadoya
as Self - Expert
Kenji Kasai
Kenji Kasai
as Self - Expert
Taichiro Tsuji
Taichiro Tsuji
as Self - Expert
Yosuke Ikeda
Yosuke Ikeda
as Self - Expert
Ruth Marie Jarman
Ruth Marie Jarman
as Self - Expert
Kikuo Yamamoto
Kikuo Yamamoto
as Self - Expert
Takeshi Naganuma
Takeshi Naganuma
as Self - Expert
Masakatsu Uekusa
Masakatsu Uekusa
as Self - Expert
Nobue Kunizaki
Nobue Kunizaki
as Self - Expert
Etsuko Yamada
Etsuko Yamada
as Self - Expert
Denso Sugiura
Denso Sugiura
as Self - Expert
Mana Kumagai
Mana Kumagai
as Self - Expert
Ai Nagai
Ai Nagai
as Self - Cook
Riho Sakakura
Riho Sakakura
as Self - Cook
Suenori Murayama
Suenori Murayama
as Self - Expert
Satoshi Okamoto
Satoshi Okamoto
as Self - Expert
Bhushan Ghimire
Bhushan Ghimire
as Self - Expert
Osamu Oba
Osamu Oba
as Self - Expert
Daisuke Sasaki
Daisuke Sasaki
as Self - Expert
Mitsuaki Ohta
Mitsuaki Ohta
as Self - Expert, Canine Researcher
Kyoko Mitsumata
Kyoko Mitsumata
as Self - Expert
Takashi Uemura
Takashi Uemura
as Self - Expert
Kazuyuki Suzuki
Kazuyuki Suzuki
as Self - Expert
Nagisa Tatsumi
Nagisa Tatsumi
as Self - Expert
Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo
as Self - Expert
Yukihiro Yamada
Yukihiro Yamada
as Self - Expert
Tadanobu Yamaguchi
Tadanobu Yamaguchi
as Self - Motorcycle Instructor
Wakky Kaiyama
Wakky Kaiyama
as Self - Expert
Mayuu Fudo
Mayuu Fudo
as Self - Expert
Yoko Nagae
Yoko Nagae
as Self - Expert
Satomi Yamamoto
Satomi Yamamoto
as Self - Expert
Kyoko Kodama
Kyoko Kodama
as Self - Expert
Hiroko Kimura
Hiroko Kimura
as Self - Expert
Nobuhiko Koike
Nobuhiko Koike
as Self - Director, Chofu City Library
Ichiro Oda
Ichiro Oda
as Self - Expert
Hidetoshi Katori
Hidetoshi Katori
as Self - Physicist
Yoshikazu Suematsu
Yoshikazu Suematsu
as Self - Expert
Masanari Mizoguchi
Masanari Mizoguchi
as Self - Expert
Takao Kobayashi
Takao Kobayashi
as Self - Expert
Yu Hiroi
Yu Hiroi
as Self - Expert
Hidetsugu Ueno
Hidetsugu Ueno
as Self - Barkeeper
Yorio Fujimoto
Yorio Fujimoto
as Self - Expert
Osamu Baba
Osamu Baba
as Self - Expert
Tomoaki Kurihara
Tomoaki Kurihara
as Self - Expert
Hidenobu Sakai
Hidenobu Sakai
as Self - Expert
Yoshihiro Sakai
Yoshihiro Sakai
as Self - Expert
Kuniyo Hayashi
Kuniyo Hayashi
as Self - Expert
Nobuo Harada
Nobuo Harada
as Self - Expert
Shigehito Kobayashi
Shigehito Kobayashi
as Self - Expert
Yoshihiro Nakano
Yoshihiro Nakano
as Self - Expert
Brother Tom
Brother Tom
as Self
Hirofumi Gomi
Hirofumi Gomi
as Self - Expert
Shoshu Hirai
Shoshu Hirai
as Self - Expert
Yukio Toyoda
Yukio Toyoda
as Self - Expert
Matthew Headland
Matthew Headland
as Self - Guest
Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
as Self - Guest
Rachel Henderson
Rachel Henderson
as Self - Guest, High School Teacher
James Coronel
James Coronel
as Self - Guest
Don Smith
Don Smith
as Self - Guest
Tetsuhito Fujiyama
Tetsuhito Fujiyama
as Self - Expert
Shinichi Ishikawa
Shinichi Ishikawa
as Self - Professor, Miyagi University
Naoto Tsuji
Naoto Tsuji
as Self - Guest, Fuji Oil Employee
Naruki Tojima
Naruki Tojima
as Self - Guest
Toru Suzuki
Toru Suzuki
as Self - Guest
Kazuhiko Komatsu
Kazuhiko Komatsu
as Self - Guest (Director, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
Hirokazu Kihara
Hirokazu Kihara
as Self - Guest
Katsunori Seki
Katsunori Seki
as Self - Onigiri Expert
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Season 6

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Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Season 11

Season 11

Season 12

Season 12

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Discover japanology

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Bathhouses

  • 1x2

    Ramen

  • 1x3

    Mt. fuji

  • 1x4

    Shogi

  • 1x5

    Cherry trees

  • 1x6

    Akihabara

  • 1x7

    Wagashi

  • 1x8

    Ninja

  • 1x9

    Rice

  • 1x10

    Castles

  • 1x11

    Japanophiles: elizabeth suzuki

  • 1x12

    Japanophiles: everett kennedy brown

  • 1x13

    Japanophiles: carolin eckhardt

  • 1x14

    Karaoke boxes

  • 1x15

    Bento

  • 1x16

    Bamboo

  • 1x17

    Taiko drums

  • 1x18

    Tsukiji market

  • 1x19

    Festivals

  • 1x20

    Japanese gardens

  • 1x21

    Origami

  • 1x22

    Buddhist statues

  • 1x23

    Yokai

  • 1x24

    Shinkansen

  • 1x25

    Lessons for life

  • 1x26

    Robots

  • 1x27

    Sports days

  • 1x28

    Bonsai

  • 1x29

    Sushi

  • 1x30

    Geisha

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Japanophiles: bartholomeus greb

  • 2x2

    Japanophiles: ivan vartanian

  • 2x3

    Japanophiles: alex bennett

  • 2x4

    The seikan tunnel

  • 2x5

    Snow country

  • 2x6

    Comedy

  • 2x7

    Tokyo metropolitan expressway

  • 2x8

    A season of change

  • 2x9

    Waste and recycling

  • 2x10

    Period dramas

  • 2x11

    Weight loss industry

  • 2x12

    Dams

  • 2x13

    Izakaya

  • 2x14

    Craft beer

  • 2x15

    Fermented foods

  • 2x16

    Umbrellas

  • 2x17

    Job hunting

  • 2x18

    Japanophiles: amir takahashi

  • 2x19

    The english conversation business

  • 2x20

    English at school

  • 2x21

    Shrine & temple carpenters

  • 2x22

    Bunraku

  • 2x23

    Kids' summer holidays

  • 2x24

    Swimming

  • 2x25

    Haunted houses

  • 2x26

    Onsen

  • 2x27

    Japanophiles: andrew mancabelli

  • 2x28

    Cameras

  • 2x29

    Wrapping and packaging

  • 2x30

    Tokyo housing

  • 2x31

    Japanophiles: adam zgola

  • 2x32

    Kombu

  • 2x33

    Hotels and inns

  • 2x34

    Tidying up

  • 2x35

    Mt. takao

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Japanophiles: maud archambault

  • 3x2

    Silk

  • 3x3

    Underground tokyo

  • 3x4

    Earthquake preparedness

  • 3x5

    Japanophiles: jorge cabeza fernandez

  • 3x6

    Japanophiles: pico iyer

  • 3x7

    Okinawan dance

  • 3x8

    Whisky

  • 3x9

    Quest for perfect skin

  • 3x10

    Bladed tools

  • 3x11

    Family crests

  • 3x12

    Breakfast

  • 3x13

    Footwear

  • 3x14

    Running

  • 3x15

    Emoji

  • 3x16

    Ekiben

  • 3x17

    Bicycles

  • 3x18

    Kimono

  • 3x19

    Kokeshi dolls

  • 3x20

    Shinise: long-established businesses

  • 3x21

    Japanophiles: rezaul karim chowdhury

  • 3x22

    Toilets

  • 3x23

    Bridges

  • 3x24

    A nation of singers

  • 3x25

    Restoring castles

  • 3x26

    Volcanoes

  • 3x27

    School club activites

  • 3x28

    Smells

  • 3x29

    Paper

  • 3x30

    Japanophiles: paul lorimer

  • 3x31

    Katsuobushi

  • 3x32

    Day care for kids

  • 3x33

    Sweets and snacks

  • 3x34

    Hairdressing

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Japanophiles: carine lafitte

  • 4x2

    Noh theater

  • 4x3

    Moving services

  • 4x4

    Okinawan karate

  • 4x5

    Sleep

  • 4x6

    Tokyo rail network

  • 4x7

    Denim

  • 4x8

    Japanophiles: randy channell soei

  • 4x9

    Japanophiles: zoe vincent

  • 4x10

    Buddhist altars

  • 4x11

    Driving schools

  • 4x12

    Curry

  • 4x13

    Cafes

  • 4x14

    Japanophiles: yoram ofer

  • 4x15

    School lunch

  • 4x16

    Capsule toys

  • 4x17

    Buses

  • 4x18

    Traditional music

  • 4x19

    Traditional music in modern life

  • 4x20

    Japanophiles: nsenda lukumwena

  • 4x21

    Urban renewal

  • 4x22

    Fireworks

  • 4x23

    Anthropomorphism

  • 4x24

    2d characters - origins and evolution

  • 4x25

    Children and sports

  • 4x26

    Amusement parks

  • 4x27

    Japanophiles: tyler lynch

  • 4x28

    Particle physics research

  • 4x29

    Shrine duties

  • 4x30

    Special rescue teams

  • 4x31

    The wonders of air travel

  • 4x32

    Japanophiles: fernando lopez

  • 4x33

    Changing perceptions of cars

  • 4x34

    The way of tea: wellspring of omotenashi (part 1)

  • 4x35

    The way of tea: wellspring of omotenashi (part 2)

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Ocean fishing

  • 5x2

    The police

  • 5x3

    Japanophiles: stephanie tomiyasu

  • 5x4

    New trends in logistics

  • 5x5

    Game arcades

  • 5x6

    Snow removal

  • 5x7

    Shopping streets

  • 5x8

    Japanophiles: bjorn heiberg

  • 5x9

    Regional transport crisis

  • 5x10

    Miniature culture

  • 5x11

    Marriage

  • 5x12

    100 yen shops

  • 5x13

    Deep-fried food

  • 5x14

    Lighthouses

  • 5x15

    Japanophiles: david e. wells

  • 5x16

    Industrial heritage

  • 5x17

    Graves

  • 5x18

    Rice cultivation

  • 5x19

    The ogasawara islands: a multicultural heritage

  • 5x20

    The ogasawara islands: a turbulent history

  • 5x21

    Japanophiles: bruce gutlove

  • 5x22

    Roadside stations

  • 5x23

    Summer resorts

  • 5x24

    Yurei: japanese ghosts

  • 5x25

    Radio calisthenics

  • 5x26

    Underground shopping streets

  • 5x27

    Japanophiles: jagmohan s. chandrani

  • 5x28

    A sense of the divine

  • 5x29

    Earthquake-resistant architecture

  • 5x30

    School sports days

  • 5x31

    School satchels

  • 5x32

    Aquariums

  • 5x33

    Onigiri: rice balls

  • 5x34

    Japanophiles: david stanley hewett

  • 5x35

    Coffee

  • 5x36

    Meiji-era advisors

  • 5x37

    School uniforms

  • 5x38

    Soba restaurants

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Roof tilers

  • 6x2

    Japanophiles: thomas bertrand

  • 6x3

    Hidden christians: part 1

  • 6x4

    Hidden christians: part 2

  • 6x5

    Wood: culture

  • 6x6

    Wood: carpentry

  • 6x7

    Japanophiles: oussouby sacko

  • 6x8

    Meat

  • 6x9

    Popular theater

  • 6x10

    Oni: japanese ogres

  • 6x11

    Japanese dog breeds

  • 6x12

    Japanophiles: peter macmillan

  • 6x13

    Konamon: flour-based cuisine

  • 6x14

    Frozen food

  • 6x15

    Slippers

  • 6x16

    Japanophiles: ondrej hybl

  • 6x17

    Tokyo: water

  • 6x18

    Tokyo: backstreets and alleys

  • 6x19

    Mechanical dolls

  • 6x20

    Swords

  • 6x21

    Bathrooms

  • 6x22

    Japanophiles: david atkinson

  • 6x23

    Monkeys

  • 6x24

    Banknotes

  • 6x25

    Plasterwork

  • 6x26

    Japanophiles: wolfgang loeger

  • 6x27

    Insects

  • 6x28

    Donburi: rice bowls

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Osechi: new year's food

  • 7x2

    Japanophiles: thomas ainsworth

  • 7x3

    Sunakku bars

  • 7x4

    Tohoku nine years on: living with ghosts

  • 7x5

    Tohoku nine years on: voices of the deceased

  • 7x6

    Japanophiles: harold george meij

  • 7x7

    Laundry services

  • 7x8

    Miso

  • 7x9

    Japanophiles: johan nilsson bjoerk

  • 7x10

    Japan vs. epidemics

  • 7x11

    Wasabi

  • 7x12

    Geisha: a sunset trade?

  • 7x13

    Expert craft skills

  • 7x14

    Japanophiles: kim seungbok

  • 7x15

    Aloha shirts

  • 7x16

    Japanophiles: gyoei saile

  • 7x17

    Rice snacks

  • 7x18

    Urban workshops

  • 7x19

    Tokyo rooftops

  • 7x20

    Tokyo stories #1: josh grisdale

  • 7x21

    Tokyo stories #2: mateusz urbanowicz

  • 7x22

    Japanophiles: anna bugaeva

  • 7x23

    Mushrooms

  • 7x24

    Kamishibai: paper theater

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Moss

  • 8x2

    Libraries

  • 8x3

    Japanophiles: sheila cliffe

  • 8x4

    Ukiyo-e

  • 8x5

    Japanophiles: richard halberstadt

  • 8x6

    Cleaning tools

  • 8x7

    Lacquerware

  • 8x8

    Suits

  • 8x9

    Emergency goods

  • 8x10

    Japanophiles: chad mullane

  • 8x11

    Furoshiki: wrapping cloths

  • 8x12

    Japan vs. epidemics, part 2: modern history

  • 8x13

    Tiny houses

  • 8x14

    Watches & clocks

  • 8x15

    Plastic food samples

  • 8x16

    Japanophiles: asa ekstrom

  • 8x17

    Cats and japan

  • 8x18

    Personal robots

  • 8x19

    Scissors

  • 8x20

    Japanophiles: marty friedman

  • 8x21

    Luck

  • 8x22

    Tatami

  • 8x23

    Chests & cabinets

  • 8x24

    Japanophiles: nicholas rennick

  • 8x25

    Bamboo

  • 8x26

    Ainu: a national museum of ainu culture

  • 8x27

    Ainu: a new generation

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    Japanophiles: tom hovasse

  • 9x2

    Kotatsu: heated tables

  • 9x3

    Vtubers

  • 9x4

    Traditional homes

  • 9x5

    Jomon period: the sannai maruyama site

  • 9x6

    Jomon period: dogu

  • 9x7

    Japanophiles: steve tallon

  • 9x8

    Face masks

  • 9x9

    Washi: japanese paper

  • 9x10

    Name stamps and seals

  • 9x11

    Showa nostalgia

  • 9x12

    Japanophiles: claudio feliciani

  • 9x13

    Keitora: tiny trucks

  • 9x14

    Vinyl records

  • 9x15

    Okinawa: the ryukyu kingdom

  • 9x16

    Okinawa: the reconstruction of shuri castle

  • 9x17

    Frozen food

  • 9x18

    Japanophiles: gregory khezrnejat

  • 9x19

    Goldfish

  • 9x20

    Welfare goods

  • 9x21

    Water-related disasters

  • 9x22

    Japanophiles: andrew dewar

  • 9x23

    The moon

  • 9x24

    Cardboard

  • 9x25

    The samurai of the sea: pirates or protectors?

  • 9x26

    The samurai of the sea: the murakami legacy

  • 9x27

    Japanophiles: colleen schmuckal

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    Kitchens

  • 10x2

    Satsumaimo: sweet potatoes

  • 10x3

    Dinosaurs

  • 10x4

    Japanophiles: kyle holzhueter

  • 10x5

    Camping

  • 10x6

    Male aesthetics

  • 10x7

    Konnyaku

  • 10x8

    Japanophiles: isabelle sasaki

  • 10x9

    Ueno

  • 10x10

    Meteorological data

  • 10x11

    Amami oshima: paradise found

  • 10x12

    Amami oshima: shaped by adversity

  • 10x13

    Japanophiles: francesco panto

  • 10x14

    Vacant homes

  • 10x15

    Rokyoku: musical storytelling

  • 10x16

    Japanese honeybees

  • 10x17

    Japanophiles: martin holman

  • 10x18

    Unused fish

  • 10x19

    Garbage

  • 10x20

    Firefighting

  • 10x21

    Japanophiles: benjamin flatt

  • 10x22

    Izumo: home of the gods

  • 10x23

    Izumo: land of the supernatural

Episodes season 11

  • 11x1

    Active seniors

  • 11x2

    Forestry

  • 11x3

    Japanophiles: matthew headland

  • 11x4

    20th anniversary special part 1

  • 11x5

    20th anniversary special part 2

  • 11x6

    Washing machines

  • 11x7

    New roles for vacant homes

  • 11x8

    Japanophiles: nicoleta oprisan

  • 11x9

    Wakocha: japanese black tea

  • 11x10

    Plastic models

  • 11x11

    Food tech products

  • 11x12

    Kumano: the practice of shugendo

  • 11x13

    Kumano: journey of a maverick scholar

  • 11x14

    Japanophiles: lekh raj juneja

  • 11x15

    Eyeglasses

  • 11x16

    Service areas

  • 11x17

    Tanuki

  • 11x18

    Japanophiles: stephanie crohin

  • 11x19

    Heavy machinery

  • 11x20

    Graves and end-of-life planning

  • 11x21

    Under elevated train tracks

  • 11x22

    Japanophiles: adam smith

  • 11x23

    Uesugi yozan: an economic miracle

  • 11x24

    Uesugi yozan: all for his people

Episodes season 12

  • 12x1

    Onigiri

  • 12x2

    Repair

  • 12x3

    Japanophiles: johan leutwiler

  • 12x4

    Octopuses

  • 12x5

    Leather shoes

  • 12x6

    Torii

  • 12x7

    Mamachari

  • 12x8

    Japanophiles: stephen turner

  • 12x9

    Family restaurants

  • 12x10

    Natto

  • 12x11

    Stationery

  • 12x12

    Tosa: the life of john manjiro

  • 12x13

    Tosa: blessings and perils of the kuroshio current

  • 12x14

    Japanophiles: johan nordstrom

  • 12x15

    Origami

  • 12x16

    Sake

  • 12x17

    Offices

  • 12x18

    Japanophiles: ziaul karim

  • 12x19

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