Beginning his journey in Osaka, Michael explores the artistic phenomenon of manga, takes a trip on the Shinkansen and, in Nagoya, visits the factory making the smart loo.
Beginning his journey in Osaka, Michael explores the artistic phenomenon of manga, takes a trip on the Shinkansen and, in Nagoya, visits the factory making the smart loo.
Michael travels to the cultural heart of Japan, Kyoto, the city that for a thousand years was the capital. He visits a Shinto shrine, learns about a classic of Japanese literature and meets a geisha.
Michael travels to the cultural heart of Japan, Kyoto, the city that for a thousand years was the capital. He visits a Shinto shrine, learns about a classic of Japanese literature and meets a geisha.
Michael takes a luxury, panoramic Shimikaze train to the beautiful Shima peninsula. He visits Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, and encounters one of the largest bronze Buddha statues in the world.
Michael takes a luxury, panoramic Shimikaze train to the beautiful Shima peninsula. He visits Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, and encounters one of the largest bronze Buddha statues in the world.
Michael begins in the city of Kanazawa, where he goes behind the scenes of the Shinkansen operation. He discovers the history of the Maeda family and rides the exhilarating Kurobe Gorge railway.
Michael begins in the city of Kanazawa, where he goes behind the scenes of the Shinkansen operation. He discovers the history of the Maeda family and rides the exhilarating Kurobe Gorge railway.
Michael ends the first leg of his Japan adventure on a Shinkansen bullet train, heading to Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics and the gateway to the Japanese Alps.
Michael ends the first leg of his Japan adventure on a Shinkansen bullet train, heading to Nagano, the host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics and the gateway to the Japanese Alps.
Michael Portillo heads to Chiran on a journey in and around Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and southern Honshu. He begins in Kagoshima, an extraordinary city that .. show full overview
Michael Portillo heads to Chiran on a journey in and around Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and southern Honshu. He begins in Kagoshima, an extraordinary city that sits in the shadow of Japan's most active volcano Sakurajima, before riding one of Japan's themed express trains to Ibusuki, a coastal town where he goes sand bathing. Inland is Chiran, the site of a former Second World War airbase and now home to the Chiran Peace Museum.
Michael Portillo takes the ferry to the Amakusa archipelago, where he is greeted by a group of island women performing the traditional haiya dance, originally sung to fisherman. He then .. show full overview
Michael Portillo takes the ferry to the Amakusa archipelago, where he is greeted by a group of island women performing the traditional haiya dance, originally sung to fisherman. He then travels to Sakitsu, a town where Portuguese missionaries brought Christianity to Japan in the 16th-century. In Shin Omuta, Michael meets Mr Matsunaga, a master swordsmith.
Michael Portillo visits a Kyushu tea farm where morning fog shades the tea plants. He then takes one of the newest Shinkansen lines to Nagasaki, the only port open to foreign trade when .. show full overview
Michael Portillo visits a Kyushu tea farm where morning fog shades the tea plants. He then takes one of the newest Shinkansen lines to Nagasaki, the only port open to foreign trade when Japan was closed to the outside world for more than 200 years. Michael learns of the Scottish industrialist Thomas Glover, who helped samurai clans overthrow the shogun and played a pivotal role in Japan's industrialisation.
Michael Portillo arrives in the home of Japanese porcelain, Arita, where a railway line runs straight through the town's stunning porcelain Shinto shrine. He also stays in a traditional .. show full overview
Michael Portillo arrives in the home of Japanese porcelain, Arita, where a railway line runs straight through the town's stunning porcelain Shinto shrine. He also stays in a traditional hotel with paper walls and tatami mats where he enjoys a relaxing soak in a natural thermal bath. Michael ends this leg in Fukuoka, Japan's fasting-growing city, full of young Japanese who flock there for the food culture and entrepreneurial spirit.
Michael Portillo leaves Kyushu by foot tunnel under the Kanmon straits to arrive on the main island of Honshu at the harbour town of Shimonoseki. Here, he encounters the deadly delicacy .. show full overview
Michael Portillo leaves Kyushu by foot tunnel under the Kanmon straits to arrive on the main island of Honshu at the harbour town of Shimonoseki. Here, he encounters the deadly delicacy of pufferfish. Michael visits Hitachi's Kasado Works, where the iconic Shinkansen high-speed trains are manufactured, before moving on to Hiroshima, where he meets Keiko Ogura, a bomb survivor who was just eight years old on that fateful day.
Michael Portillo arrives in Tokyo on a sleek Shinkansen bullet train and explores the ornate Akasaka Palace, built in 1909 by Emperor Meiji for his son, the crown prince Yoshihito. On .. show full overview
Michael Portillo arrives in Tokyo on a sleek Shinkansen bullet train and explores the ornate Akasaka Palace, built in 1909 by Emperor Meiji for his son, the crown prince Yoshihito. On board a sleek Shinkansen bullet train, Michael arrives in Tokyo, one of the greatest cities on earth, with a population of 37 million in the metropolitan area. He begins by exploring the ornate Akasaka Palace, built in 1909 by Emperor Meiji for his son, the crown prince Yoshihito. He's surprised to find that, with its neo-baroque architecture and impressive fountains, it looks more than a little British. In the fashionable district of Ginza, Michael journeys underground to ride the metro, where he is intrigued by the catchy jingles played at each station and meets one of the composers behind 300 of the tunes.
On his second day in the Japanese capital, Michael Portillo rides the 21-mile Yamonote line, an elevated railway that encircles the city. His first stop is Shinjuku station - the busiest .. show full overview
On his second day in the Japanese capital, Michael Portillo rides the 21-mile Yamonote line, an elevated railway that encircles the city. His first stop is Shinjuku station - the busiest station on Earth by passenger numbers. At Waseda University, the birthplace of the humanoid robot, he sees how the latest models are being trained using AI to look after Japan's ageing population.
Michael Portillo heads north from Tokyo to Honshu's Tohoku region, known as the rice granary of Japan. In the city of Sendai, he learns about the disaster of the 2011 earthquake and .. show full overview
Michael Portillo heads north from Tokyo to Honshu's Tohoku region, known as the rice granary of Japan. In the city of Sendai, he learns about the disaster of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Further up the coast at the fishing port of Shiogama, Michael attends the daily tuna auction and watches as bidders compete for the prized fish, with the largest fetching almost £1,900.
Michael Portillo's bullet train takes him through the undersea Seikan tunnel to Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan's main islands and home to the indigenous Ainu people. He begins by .. show full overview
Michael Portillo's bullet train takes him through the undersea Seikan tunnel to Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan's main islands and home to the indigenous Ainu people. He begins by exploring the southern city of Hakodate, one of the ports which was first to trade with the outside world.
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Michael explores the history of Hokkaido’s indigenous Ainu people. At Lake Shikotsu, he enjoys a traditional meal of salmon soup and witnesses a performance of the ancient Dance of the Cranes.
Michael explores the history of Hokkaido’s indigenous Ainu people. At Lake Shikotsu, he enjoys a traditional meal of salmon soup and witnesses a performance of the ancient Dance of the Cranes.
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