Joanna Lumley's Japan

Joanna Lumley's Japan

PG2016•5.9/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(8)

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.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 9, 2016

Last Aired

September 23, 2016

Networks

ITV1

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

E1

Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

Air date: 2016-09-09

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

E2

Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom

Air date: 2016-09-16

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

E3

Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes

Air date: 2016-09-23

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.

Cast

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Herself

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