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Great Japanese Railway JourneysEpisodes

  1. Monday18:30
    BBC Two

    Osaka to NagoyaSeries 1

    1/15Michael begins his trip in Osaka, takes a journey on the Shinkansen and heads to Nagoya.

  2. Tuesday18:30
    BBC Two

    KyotoSeries 1

    2/15Michael travels to the cultural heart of Japan, Kyoto.

  3. Wednesday18:30
    BBC Two

    Shima Peninsula to NaraSeries 1

    3/15Michael takes a luxury, panoramic Shimikaze train to the beautiful Shima peninsula.

  4. Next Thursday18:30
    BBC Two

    Kanazawa to Kurobe GorgeSeries 1

    4/15Michael begins in the city of Kanazawa, where he goes behind the scenes of the Shinkansen.

  5. Next Friday18:30
    BBC Two

    Japanese Alps: Nagano to Narai JukuSeries 1

    5/15Michael ends the first leg of his Japan adventure heading to Nagano.

  6. Mon 20 Apr 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Kagoshima to ChiranSeries 1

    6/15Michael is in Kagoshima, a city which sits in the shadow of Japan’s most active volcano.

  7. Tue 21 Apr 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Amakusa Islands to Shin OmutaSeries 1

    7/15Michael Portillo takes the ferry to the Amakusa archipelago and meets a master swordsmith.

  8. Wed 22 Apr 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Yame to NagasakiSeries 1

    8/15Michael visits a Kyushu tea farm and the city of Nagasaki.

  9. Thu 23 Apr 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Arita to FukuokaSeries 1

    9/15Michael arrives in the home of Japanese porcelain, Arita, with its ceramic Shinto shrine.

  10. Fri 24 Apr 202618:30
    BBC Two

    Shimonoseki to HiroshimaSeries 1

    10/15Michael tries the deadly delicacy of pufferfish in the harbour town of Shimonoseki.