Joanna Lumley's Japan

Joanna Lumley's Japan Season 1

TV Show

Season 1 Plot

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.

Joanna Lumley's Japan Season 1 aired on September 9th, 2016.

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Season 1 Episodes

1. Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train

September 9th, 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

September 16th, 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

September 23rd, 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.