Joanna Lumley's Japan
8.3
2016
Documentary
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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- Joanna Lumley
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EP1 - Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train
September. 09,2016
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.
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EP2 - Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom
September. 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.
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EP3 - Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes
September. 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.
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