Joanna Lumley's Japan

PG2016•6.3/10

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6.3/10(10)

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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Ended

First Aired

September 9, 2016

Last Aired

September 23, 2016

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ITV1

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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

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

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.