Journeys in Japan

1 Fukuoka City, Fukuoka: Rediscovering Asia in Fukuoka 2010-02-02 2 Toyama City, Toyama 2010-03-02 3 Furano, Hokkaido: Traversing Snowy Furano by Dog Sled 2010-03-30 4 Naoshima, Kagawa: Island of Art 2010-04-06 5 Kamakura, Kanagawa: Discovering Japan's Samurai Spirit 2010-04-13 6 Tsukuba, Ibaraki: A City with State-of-the-Art Technology 2010-04-20 7 Oshino Village, Yamanashi: Living Close to Mt. Fuji 2010-04-27 8 Tottori Sand Dunes, Tottori: Land of Majestic Dunes 2010-05-11 9 Northern Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka: Suruga Bay's Bountiful Nature 2010-05-18 10 Toyokawa, Aichi 2010-05-25 11 Himeji, Hyogo 2010-06-01 12 Naruto, Tokushima 2010-06-15 13 Miyazu City, Kyoto - Amanohashidate: Japan's Scenic Treasure 2010-06-22 14 Yonezawa City, Yamagata: The City with a Warrior's Legacy 2010-06-29 15 Geo-Touring in Kyushu 2010-07-06 16 Mino City, Gifu 2010-07-13 17 Minabe, Wakayama: Town of Forests and Orchards 2010-07-20 18 Sendai & Matsushima, Miyagi: In the Footsteps of a Renowned Warlord 2010-07-27 19 Nara, Nara: Nara Heijokyo, Celebrating 1300 Years of Culture 2010-08-03 20 Spring & Summer 2010 Highlights 2010-09-07 21 Sekita Mountain Range, Nagano/Niigata: Into the Wild Long Trail in Satoyama 2010-09-14 22 Uchiko, Ehime: A Town Built Upon the Thoughts of Its People 2010-09-21 23 Ashikaga City, Tochigi 2010-09-28 24 Karatsu, Saga: Karatsu with an Homage to Jacques Mayo 2010-10-05 25 Izu-Oshima, Tokyo: Island of Marathon Dreams 2010-10-12 26 Hita City, Oita 2010-10-19 27 Aizu, Fukushima: A Taste of Tradition and Scenic Charm 2010-10-26 28 Shimanami Kaido, Hiroshima/Ehime: A Cycling Tour: Refreshing Breezes at the Seto Inland Sea 2010-11-02 29 A Passion for Industrial Structures: Exploring People's Passion for Industrial Structure Tours: This Time in Kanagawa, Gunma, Nagasaki Prefectures 2010-11-09 30 Kure, Hiroshima: Gourmet Life in A Port City 2010-11-16 31 Hachimantai, Akita: Akita's Hidden Hot Springs: Traditional Onsen Therapy 2010-11-23 32 Iya Valley, Tokushima: Exploring the Remote Iya Valley 2010-11-30 33 Yakushima, Kagoshima: Enchanting Yakushima 2010-12-07 34 Kanazawa City, Ishikawa: City of Gold Leaf 2010-12-14 35 Koyasan, Wakayama: A Temple Stay to Recharge 2010-12-21

1 Ishinomaki City, Miyagi: Manga Land 2011-01-11 2 Goto Islands, Nagasaki 2011-01-18 3 Industrial Artisan Craftsmanship 2011-01-25 4 Colorful Temple Tour! 2011-02-01 5 Toba City, Mie: The Heartland of the Pearl 2011-02-08 6 Himi, Takaoka and Gokayama, Toyama 2011-02-15 7 Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa: A Great Get-Away on Tokyo's Doorstep 2011-02-22 8 Abashiri City, Hokkaido: To the Land of Drift Ice 2011-03-08 9 Mystical Kunisaki: A Journey Back in Time 2011-04-26 10 Old Meets New in Kumamoto 2011-05-03 11 Matsue, Shimane: Glimpses of Lafcadio Hearn 2011-05-10 12 Cape Muroto in Early Spring 2011-05-17 13 Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka 2011-05-24 14 Seki City, Gifu: City of Cutlery 2011-05-31 15 Kobe, Hyogo: Kobe Kokashita - An Arcade - A Wonderland Under the Tracks 2011-06-07 16 A Pilgrimage Back in Time: Kompira-san 2011-06-14 17 The Great Nature Along the Shimanto River 2011-06-21 18 Yamaguchi: Water's Power and Beauty 2011-06-28 19 Jewels in the Ocean: Ogasawara Islands 2011-07-05 20 A Precious Ecology: Ogasawara Islands 2011-07-12 21 Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture: Cormorant Fishing - An Ancient Tradition 2011-07-19 22 Breathtaking Landscapes 2011-07-26 23 Summertime, Easy Living: Niseko, Hokkaido 2011-08-02 24 Kazuno, Akita Prefecture: Mining a Vibrant Culture 2011-08-09 25 Getting Lost in Onomichi's Secret Alleys 2011-08-16 26 Nature Sanctuary: Oze's Marshland 2011-08-23 27 Miyama, Kyoto Prefecture 2011-08-30 28 A Vibrant Community: Yokohama Chinatown 2011-09-06 29 The Soul of Okinawan Music (1) 2011-09-13 30 The Soul of Okinawan Music (2) 2011-09-20 31 Mount Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture: The Power of the Majestic Volcano 2011-10-04 32 Subtropical Island Gem: Amami Oshima 2011-10-11 33 Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture: A City Steeped in Traditional Craft Rate 2011-10-18 34 Tono City, Iwate Prefecture: Discovering a Land of Legends 2011-10-25 35 Izakaya Pub Culture: The Heart of Japan 2011-11-01 36 The Flavor of Autumn 2011-11-08 37 Sado: A Stage for Tradition 2011-11-15 38 Blessings from the Mountains 2011-11-22 39 Seto City, Aichi Prefecture: Home of Setomono Pottery 2011-11-27 40 Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture: Paradise of Peace 2011-11-29 41 Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture: Exotic Nagasaki 2011-12-06 42 Nature's Great Amusement Park: Hakone 2011-12-13 43 Kujukurihama, Chiba Prefecture: Living the Beach Life 2011-12-20 44 The Rokko Mountain Range, Kobe: Mountain Climbing in Kobe's Backyard 2011-12-27

1 Walking the Historic Nakasendo 2012-01-10 2 Samurai Days in Satsuma 2012-01-17 3 Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture: The Supreme Winter Delicacy 2012-01-24 4 Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture: City of Sumi 2012-01-31 5 Furano, Hokkaido: White Wintry World 2012-02-07 6 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 1: Tokushima Prefecture 2012-02-14 7 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 2: Kochi Prefecture 2012-02-21 8 Life in the Deep Snow 2012-02-28 9 Kingdom of Udon: Kagawa Prefecture 2012-03-06 10 Dancing Among the Gods: Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture 2012-03-07 11 Treasures of the Ancient Capital: Nara Prefecture 2012-03-13 12 Beppu City, Oita Prefecture: Nature's Gift: Hot Springs 2012-03-20 13 Okinawa: Inspired by the Sea and Land, Crafted by Hand 2012-03-27 14 Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture: Spring on the Waterways 2012-04-03 15 Gourmet Adventure: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 2012-04-10 16 Time Travelling in Shiga 2012-04-17 17 On Two Wheels to Aso 2012-04-24 18 Getting Lost in Pink Petals 2012-05-01 19 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 3: Ehime 2012-05-22 20 Ohenro Shikoku Pilgrimage Part 4: Kagawa 2012-05-29 21 A Classic Steam Train Trip: The Oigawa Railway 2012-06-05 22 Pristine Paradise: Iriomote, Okinawa 2012-06-12 23 Life in the Slow Lane: Taketomi, Okinawa 2012-06-19 24 Pure Alpine Waterscapes: Azumino and Kamikochi 2012-06-26 25 The Cinematic Cityscape of Kitakyushu 2012-07-03 26 Sapporo: The Good Life 2012-07-10 27 Going with the Flow: Ehime Prefecture 2012-07-17 28 Kumano Kodo Iseji Route 2012-08-07 29 Rishiri: From Sea to Summit 2012-08-14 30 Rebun: A Floating Garden 2012-08-21 31 Vibrant Colors, Ancient Tradition: Kanazawa 2012-08-28 32 Bounty from the Mountains, Sea and Plain: Yamagata 2012-09-04 33 Forest Sanctuary: Shirakami 2012-09-11 34 Samurai Spirit and Natural Treasures: Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture 2012-09-18 35 Japan's Traditional Blue: Tokushima's Indigo 2012-10-02 36 Craftsmanship Close to Nature: Asahikawa 2012-10-16 37 Beauty in the Everyday: Mashiko 2012-10-23 38 Rivers Run Through It: Beautiful Morioka 2012-10-30 39 Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture: Miso, the Taste of Tradition 2012-11-06 40 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture: Taste the Tradition of Fukuoka 2012-11-13 41 Japan's Wine Country: Katsunuma 2012-11-20 42 Abundant Sea: Sanriku Coast 2012-11-27 43 All About Matcha Green Tea: Matsue 2012-12-04 44 Haiku Poetry, Autumn Foliage: Otsu & Ogaki 2012-12-11

1 Exploring Yatsugatake's Nature and Jomon Legacy 2013-01-08 2 Winter Bliss in Takayama 2013-01-22 3 Zen and the Samurai Spirit: Kamakura 2013-01-29 4 Namahage New Year's Rite 2013-02-05 5 Pure Mt. Fuji: A Winter Journey 2013-02-19 6 Honjima: Treasure House of the Seto Inland Sea 2013-02-26 7 Sanriku Coast: Abundant Sea Part 2 2013-03-12 8 Ice Monsters and Warm Hospitality: Zao 2013-03-19 9 Discovering Tottori Crafts 2013-03-26 10 Nature's Beauty in Microcosm 2013-04-02 11 Spring Colors of Ibusuki 2013-04-09 12 A Spiritual Journey in Oita 2013-04-16 13 Jazzy Kobe 2013-04-23 14 Minami-Boso: Seaside Trip With Children 2013-04-30 15 The Soulful Rhythms of the Amami Islands 2013-05-07 16 Textiles from a Royal Tradition 2013-05-14 17 Ishigaki Island: Living in Harmony with the Ocean 2013-05-21 18 Kamakura Tradition: Spring in the Ancient Capital 2013-05-28 19 Peach Trees and Rural Retreat: Kofu Basin 2013-06-04 20 Tateyama Peak Experience 2013-06-11 21 The Rhythms of Ainu Life: Lake Akan 2013-06-18 22 Tohoku Haiku Journey: Following Basho's Footsteps 2013-06-29 23 Hakone and Izu: Classic Hotel Stays 2013-07-02 24 Osaka Art Power 2013-07-09 25 Oki Islands 2013-07-16 26 Living with Horses: Hidaka 2013-08-13 27 Tsugaru Soul Music - Tsugaru Shamisen 2013-08-20 28 Setouchi Triennale: Art-Island Hopping 2013-08-27 29 Ise Jingu: Man, Gods and Nature 2013-09-03 30 Wonderful Yakushima 2013-09-17 31 Japan's Porcelain Legacy - Arita & Imari 2013-09-24 32 Life on the Lake: Kasumigaura 2013-10-01 33 The Festival for the Wind 2013-10-15 34 Deep Into Traditional Japan: Gokayama 2013-10-22 35 The Land of Fire: Kumamoto 2013-10-29 36 Kagura: Dancing Beyond Time 2013-11-12 37 Iga Ninja Forest 2013-11-19 38 Nostalgic Kawagoe 2013-11-26 39 Celebrating Akita Cedar 2013-12-03 40 Continuing the Thread of Tradition: Kiryu 2013-12-10 41 The Miniature World of Bonsai: Omiya 2013-12-17 42 Mesmerizing Islands at the Crossroads 2013-12-31

1 Murakami: City of Salmon and Sake 2014-01-28 2 Hiroshima: The City of Hope 2014-02-04 3 A Passion for Mechanical Magic: Aichi 2014-02-11 4 Kobe: Neighborhoods Reborn 2014-02-25 5 Tochigi: Secret World of Samurai and Hot Spring 2014-03-04 6 Sanriku: Lives Intertwined with the Sea 2014-03-11 7 Nagatoro: Natural Forests and Pure Ice 2014-03-18 8 Kohoku: Life Close to Buddhist Deities 2014-03-25 9 Sanjo: Forging Tradition and Craftsmanship 2014-04-01 10 Kyoto in Spring Part 1: Discovering Dolls' Day Traditions 2014-04-08 11 Kyoto in Spring Part 2: Discovering the World of Incense 2014-04-15 12 Kurashiki: Celebrating Heritage 2014-04-22 13 A Day-Trip From Tokyo Part 1: Kamakura - City of Nature, History and Tradition 2014-05-06 14 A Day-Trip From Tokyo Part 2: Slow Train in Springtime Chiba 2014-05-06 15 Takamatsu: Spirit of Craftsmanship 2014-05-13 16 Yoshino, Nara: Awash in Pink Petals 2014-06-10 17 Izumo: Land of Living Legends 2014-06-17 18 Splashing and Chilling in Minakami 2014-06-24 19 Wajima Lacquerware, Layers of Perfection 2014-07-01 20 Celebrating the Landscape of Azumino 2014-07-08 21 Kanazawa: Evolving Tradition 2014-07-15 22 Outdoor Hokkaido Part 1: Shiretoko Wildlife Paradise 2014-07-22 23 Outdoor Hokkaido Part 2: Into the Wilds of Kushiro 2014-07-29 24 Iwate: Road to Recovery 2014-08-05 25 Okinawa: The Land of Karate 2014-08-12 26 Tomioka: Cradle of Japan's Modernization 2014-08-19 27 Niyodo River: Pure Water of the Gods 2014-08-26 28 Ine, Kyoto: Serenity by the Sea 2014-09-16 29 Gujo-hachiman: Dancing in the City of Water 2014-09-23 30 Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 1: Deep Mountain Worship 2014-10-14 31 Dewa Sanzan, Yamagata Part 2: Yamabushi Training for Death and Rebirth 2014-10-21 32 Kumamoto Prefecture: Appreciating Abundance 2014-10-28 33 Into the Heart of Kyoto 2014-11-04 34 Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture: Following the Old Mackerel Road 2014-11-11 35 Savoring Fall on Shodoshima 2014-11-18 36 Tomonoura: The Old Folks and the Sea 2014-11-25 37 Izumo: Land of Legend and Folk Craft 2014-12-02 38 Yokohama Stories 2014-12-09 39 Echizen: The World of Washi 2014-12-30

1 Winter Wonderland: Hakodate 2015-02-10 2 Naruko Onsen: The Home of Kokeshi Dolls 2015-02-17 3 Iwate: Savoring Winter 2015-02-24 4 Blues City Osaka 2015-03-03 5 Sanriku: Returning the Emotion 2015-03-10 6 Majestic Yakushima in Winter 2015-03-31 7 Kumamoto: Children, Dolls and Celebrating Spring 2015-04-07 8 Otaru: Canal Town with Northern Lights 2015-04-21 9 Mito: Gardens, Tradition and Spring Blossoms 2015-04-28 10 Lake Biwa: In Praise of Water 2015-05-05 11 Pure Himeji: Beautiful Castle City, Craftsman Culture 2015-05-12 12 Awaji Island: Keeping Traditions Alive 2015-06-02 13 Shonan: Living the Slow Life on the Coast 2015-06-16 14 Sado Island: Behind the Mask Dance 2015-06-23 15 Mt. Hotaka: Climbing to the Roof of Japan 2015-07-07 16 Hokkaido: The Sacred Sounds of the Ainu 2015-07-14 17 Morioka: Celebrating a Culture of People and Horses 2015-07-21 18 Izu & Odawara : The Senses of Summer 2015-07-28 19 Shakotan Blue: The Ocean's Beauty and Bounty 2015-08-04 20 Biei, Hokkaido: Layers of Beauty in the Patchwork Hills 2015-08-11 21 The Sacred Kumano Kodo: Kii Peninsula 2015-08-18 22 Kikaijima: Life on a Coral Island 2015-08-25 23 Bullfighting in Uwajima: Passion and Tradition 2015-09-08 24 The Thrilling Nebuta Festival 2015-09-22 25 Savoring Rural Pleasures: Daigo, Ibaraki 2015-09-29 26 Kameyama, Mie: Living in the Present, Preserving the Past 2015-10-13 27 Iiyama: The Landscape of the Heart 2015-10-27 28 Kingdom of Apples: Tsugaru, Aomori 2015-11-03 29 Mt. Tsurugi: Attacking the Palace of Crags 2015-11-10 30 Adventures In WonderLand: Iya, Tokushima 2015-11-17 31 Takayama & Furukawa: Treasuring Traditions 2015-11-24 32 Artisans and Beauty: Koshu, Yamanashi 2015-12-01 33 Nara & Yagyu: On the Road to the Sword of Peace 2015-12-08 34 Ishigaki: Diving in the Sea of Coral 2015-12-15 35 Akita Autumn Feast 2015-12-22

1 Takachiho: Dancing for the Deities 2016-02-02 2 Miyako: The Island of Song 2016-02-09 3 Koyasan: New Year at a Traditional Power Spot 2016-02-16 4 Kushiro: The Crystalline Sounds of Winter 2016-03-01 5 Okinoerabu Island: Home Away from Home 2016-03-15 6 Kakunodate: Pride in the Samurai Tradition 2016-03-22 7 Yatsugatake: Outdoor Winter Play 2016-04-05 8 Kinosaki Onsen: Bathing in Tradition 2016-04-12 9 Iwate Winter Rite 2016-04-19 10 Okayama: Into the Deep Red 2016-04-26 11 Chichibu: A Springtime Pilgrimage 2016-05-03 12 Akiu: In the Footsteps of a Legendary Warlord 2016-05-17 13 Mihonoseki: Land of the Gods 2016-05-24 14 Ise-Shima: Experiencing a Lifestyle Close to Nature 2016-05-31 15 Tendo: An Enduring, Evolving Passion for Wood 2016-06-07 16 Nara: Tranquil Temples and Bountiful Blooms 2016-06-14 17 Komatsu Kabuki Kids 2016-06-21 18 A Taste of Nagasaki 2016-06-28 19 Iejima: Resilient Land, Resilient People 2016-07-12 20 Okayama: The Profound Spirit of the Rocks 2016-07-19 21 Sabae: Eye on Design 2016-07-26 22 Bounty of the Wild North: Cape Soya, Hokkaido 2016-08-02 23 Hokkaido: Summer Gardens Under the Northern Sky 2016-08-16 24 Hidden Village Kuma 2016-08-23 25 Aomori: Out of This World 2016-09-13 26 Akita: Swaying Lanterns Brighten Summer Nights 2016-09-20 27 Deep Into Kurobe: Toyama Climbing 2016-09-27 28 Uchikawa: A Retro River Townscape 2016-10-11 29 Tanegashima: Guns, Rockets and Surf 2016-10-18 30 Yubari: Mining the Nostalgia 2016-10-25 31 Walking the Nakasendo: A Road to the Past 2016-11-08 32 Chichibu: An Autumn Pilgrimage 2016-11-15 33 Munakata: The Sea and Goddesses 2016-11-22 34 Sacred Mt. Ishizuchi: Autumn Trekking 2016-11-29 35 Hagi: The Cradle of Modern Japan 2016-12-13 36 Isumi-Ichinomiya: Fresh Air and Laid-Back Living 2016-12-20

1 Koza: A Rhythm All Its Own 2017-01-31 2 Ogawayama: A Rock Climber's Paradise 2017-02-07 3 Niseko: Snowy Adventures 2017-02-14 4 Suruga Bay: The Bounty of the Deep 2017-02-21 5 Tokoname: City of Ceramics Past and Present 2017-02-28 6 Ibaraki: Savoring Winter Flavors 2017-03-07 7 Hokkaido: Sculpting Winter's Ice and Snow 2017-04-04 8 Mt. Norikuradake: A Peak Winter Experience 2017-04-11 9 Odate: The Land of the Akita Inu 2017-04-18 10 Oya, Utsunomiya: Stone Town & Quarry Ruins Tour 2017-04-25 11 Nagoya: Samurai Warlord Chronicles 2017-05-02 12 Hakuba: Off Piste to a Hidden Hot Spring 2017-05-09 13 Nara: Ancient Sanctuary for all Living Creatures 2017-05-30 14 Monobe, Kochi: Tales from the Magical Mountain Hamlet 2017-06-20 15 Manazuru: Good Living by Design 2017-06-27 16 Nanyo, Ehime: Water for Life and Fun 2017-07-04 17 Meiwa-cho, Mie: An Ancient Legend Comes to Life 2017-07-11 18 Mount Daisen: Mystical Rites, Local Life 2017-07-18 19 Murayama, Yamagata: Local Delicacies, Local Pride 2017-07-25 20 Tottori: Sculpted by Nature 2017-08-01 21 Deep into the Unspoiled Forest: Shirakami Sanchi 2017-08-08 22 Yonaguni: Wild West Escapades 2017-08-15 23 Obuse, Nagano: Walking and Running for Fun 2017-08-22 24 Taisetsuzan: Summer Alpine Discoveries 2017-09-12 25 Kochi's Summertime Fever: The Yosakoi! 2017-09-19 26 Awa Odori Festival: Spirited Away in Tokushima 2017-09-26 27 Yanai: Old Town of Goldfish Lanterns 2017-10-03 28 Nagara River: Pristine Beauty, Waterborne Bounty 2017-10-10 29 Minami-Izu: Unspoiled Seaside Getaway 2017-10-17 30 A River Runs Through Hokkaido 2017-10-24 31 Kagoshima: The Taste and Style of "Kuro" Culture 2017-11-07 32 Kikuma, Ehime: Pride and Pageantry 2017-11-21 33 Togakushi: Autumn Hues at a Sacred Mountain 2017-11-28 34 Passage of Time: Lake Towada in Autumn 2017-12-05 35 Karatsu: Festival Floats, Deep Community Spirit 2017-12-12

1 Traces of History: Exploring Around Hiroshima 2018-01-09 2 Yokkaichi: Bringing Back the Skies 2018-02-06 3 Tsubakuro-dake: New Year High Up in the Northern Alps 2018-02-13 4 Oita: Rest and Recuperation, Onsen Style 2018-02-20 5 Fukuoka: City of Food and Flavor 2018-02-27 6 Takada: Community and Tradition in Snow Country 2018-03-06 7 A Winter Wonderland of Ice: Eastern Hokkaido 2018-03-27 8 Hachinohe: Warmth in Winter 2018-04-03 9 Makabe: A Promise of Spring 2018-04-10 10 Toyama: A Food Culture Rich in Umami 2018-04-24 11 Following a Samurai Tea Master 2018-05-08 12 Okumusashi: Spring Forest Feast 2018-06-05 13 Agano River: Green Foliage and Spring Rituals 2018-06-12 14 Ashikaga and Tochigi: Cultivating Nature and Tradition 2018-06-19 15 Atami: The Spa Revival 2018-06-26 16 Nikko: Contemplating Its Architectural Jewels 2018-07-03 17 Tsugaru: Amateur Sumo, Indomitable Tradition 2018-07-10 18 Tsuwano: Painted Past, Vividly Present 2018-07-17 19 Remote Ojika Island: Portal to the Past 2018-07-24 20 Misugi: Taking it Slow in the Mountains 2018-07-30 21 Tobishima: Living Life on Island Time 2018-08-06 22 Yuki & Oyama: Neighbors with Interwoven Tradition 2018-08-14 23 Mt. Fuji: Climbing to the Sacred Realm 2018-08-21 24 Kita-Akita: Deep Connections with Nature 2018-08-28 25 Okushiri Island: Secret Gem Off Hokkaido 2018-09-18 26 Totsukawa: A Spiritually Charged Place of Beauty 2018-09-25 27 Iki: Island of Beauty and Promise 2018-10-09 28 The Lost Pirates of the Seto Inland Sea 2018-10-16 29 Kitayama Village: A Community with Unique Charms 2018-10-23 30 Mt. Gozaisho: Going Extreme 2018-11-06 31 Fukuoka: A City of Two Faces 2018-11-13 32 Houki-cho: Preserving the Past for the Future 2018-11-27 33 Kanazawa: A Legacy of Color 2018-12-18 34 Iriomote Island: A Small Piece of Paradise 2018-12-25

1 Kamioka: Pedaling Ahead to the Past 2019-01-08 2 Chugei, Kochi: Exploring the Yuzu Road 2019-02-05 3 Nichinan: A Port City Reviving 2019-02-12 4 Tottori: Crab Lover's Paradise 2019-02-19 5 Nagahama: Heading North Along Lake Biwa 2019-02-26 6 Iheya: Peaceful Winter Getaway 2019-03-05 7 Kikuchi: Slow Food, Slow Travel 2019-03-12 8 Okinawa: Architecture of History and Tradition 2019-03-19 9 Iojima: A Volcanic Island with a Passion for Rhythm 2019-03-26 10 Gliding Hokkaido's Powder 2019-04-02 11 Minami-Uonuma: Weaving New Snow Country Tales 2019-04-09 12 Oku-Echizen: Abundance and Tranquility 2019-04-23 13 Road Tripping Around Miyazaki 2019-05-07 14 Tateyama: Wondrous Underwater Encounters 2019-05-14 15 Iga: Keeping the Ninja Tradition Alive 2019-05-21 16 Hieizan: Mother Mountain of Eternal Prayer 2019-05-28 17 Uchiko: Epic Kite Battle 2019-06-11 18 Yamaguchi: Landscapes and Their Stories 2019-06-18 19 Nishi-Izu, Hidden Gem 2019-06-25 20 Shizuoka: Wonderland of Green Tea 2019-07-02 21 Hachimantai: Timeless Landscape, Healing Water 2019-07-30 22 Tonami: The Winds of Change 2019-08-06 23 Mt. Hakusan: Sacred Peak of Natural Beauty 2019-08-13 24 Sawara: Festival Floats Keeping Ties Alive 2019-08-20 25 Steel City Muroran and Its Hidden Charms 2019-09-03 26 Izumo: The Heart of the Japanese Spirit 2019-09-17 27 Iwate: Blazing a Trail to the Future 2019-09-24 28 Rausu: Coexistence with Nature's Bounty 2019-10-01 29 Kagawa: Stepping into the Past 2019-10-08 30 Nakanojo: The Force of Art and Nature 2019-10-22 31 Yamanashi: Escaping the Heat by the Katsura River 2019-11-05 32 Kishiwada Danjiri Festival: Thrills and Local Pride 2019-11-12 33 New Wind Blowing in Iwamizawa 2019-11-19 34 Ise: Pilgrimage to the Heart of Japan 2019-11-26 35 Nanyo: From Wheels to Wings 2019-12-03 36 Osaka: The Architecture of a Vibrant Metropolis 2019-12-10 37 Climbing Fun on Sacred Mt. Myogi 2019-12-24

1 Asago: Hidden Gem of Heritage and History 2020-01-14 2 Suo-Oshima: Finding Hawaii in the Inland Sea 2020-01-28 3 Unlocking the Mysteries of Ancient Asuka 2020-02-04 4 Yokohama: A Port Town with It All 2020-02-25 5 Mishima, Fukushima: Keeping Alive the Folk Craft Tradition 2020-03-09 6 Tsugaru: Deep Snow, Warm Hearts 2020-03-16 7 The Magic of Winter in Akita 2020-03-23 8 Hateruma: Life on a Distant Island 2020-03-30 9 Hakkoda's Backcountry Magic 2020-04-13 10 Asahikawa: Adventures on Sleds and Wheels 2020-04-21 11 Rivers of Life: Kaizu and Kuwana 2020-04-28 12 Ishigaki: A Look to the Future 2020-08-18 13 KAGAWA: Treasure House of Modernist Architecture 2020-09-29 14 Atami is Back 2020-10-06 15 Otoyo: Bringing Fresh Life to a Traditional Community 2020-10-13 16 Rural Reboot: Kamiyama's Renaissance 2020-10-20 17 Nanmoku: Afterglow of the Silk Road 2020-10-27 18 Work-Life Bliss in Itoshima 2020-11-03 19 Ogawa Village: Laidback Living with Mountain Vistas 2020-11-10 20 Omi-hachiman: Historic Merchant Town on Sacred Lake 2020-11-17 21 South Iwate: On the Trail to Recovery 2020-11-24 22 Passion on the Vine: Yamanashi and Its Winemakers 2020-12-01 23 Ashio: Memory of the Forest 2020-12-08 24 Miyagi: On the Trail to Recovery 2020-12-15 25 Ojiya: Deep Roots in Snow Country 2020-12-22 26 Revisiting Ibaraki's Autumn-Winter Flavors 2020-12-29

1 Kyoto: Tango Chirimen 2021-01-05 2 Tsu: A Path to the Heart 2021-01-26 3 Tsushima: Slow Living on a Frontline Island 2021-02-09 4 Moji: Gateway to the World 2021-02-16 5 Frozen Beauty at Dawn and Dusk: Hokkaido in Midwinter 2021-02-23 6 Poetic Beauty of Wintry Kussharo 2021-03-30 7 Otaru: Herring and Glassware; Keeping Alive Otaru's Tradition 2021-05-03 8 Eye on Nagoya: A City's Identity through Architecture 2021-05-11 9 Yamatokoriyama: Water Brimming with Goldfish 2021-05-25 10 Minami Shinshu: A Solo Alps Journey 2021-06-08 11 Rainy Nights, Summer Mysteries 2021-06-29 12 Go Deep! Underwater Paradise 2021-07-06 13 Toba Islands: Life and Love in a Traditional Community 2021-07-13 14 Cultivating a Taste for Summer Vegetables 2021-07-20 15 The Trail to Chiyanoki: Mountain Biking Revives Village 2021-07-27 16 Lifting the Spirit through Architecture: Nikko Okinawa Osaka 2021-08-03 17 Summer Festivals to Celebrate Around Japan 2021-08-10 18 Ishinomaki: A Decade On - Remembering and Moving Ahead 2021-08-17 19 Ascending the Sacred Peaks 2021-08-24 20 An Ode to Live Music 2021-09-21 21 Creative Solutions Spark Rural Revival 2021-09-28 22 Legacies of Samurai Culture 2021-10-05 23 Hokkaido: Catching the Northern Lights 2021-10-19 24 Oki, Iki, Tsushima: Frontline Islands in the Stream 2021-10-26 25 Shinto Rituals: Linking Communities and Deities 2021-11-02 26 Northern Alps for All Seasons 2021-11-16 27 Rising from the Ruins 2021-11-23 28 Michinoku the Legend of Gold 2021-12-14 29 Kasama: A Pottery Community in Evolution 2021-12-28

1 Yamanobe no Michi: Strolling Back Into the Past 2022-01-18 2 Hamamatsu: From Local Expertise to Global Renown 2022-02-08 3 Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan 2022-02-15 4 JAPOW Magical Backcountry Ski Tour 2022-03-08 5 —Festivals— A Harbinger of Spring 2022-03-15 6 Hearing the Silent Voice of the Bedrock 2022-03-22 7 Eyeing Architectural Wonders 2022-03-29 8 Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope 2022-05-17 9 Eternally Radiant Himeji Castle 2022-05-31 10 Maniwa: Living from the Forest 2022-06-07 11 Breathing New Life into Iwaki 2022-06-21 12 Exploring the Mudflats of the Ariake Sea in Saga 2022-06-28 13 Yamagata: Communing with the Living and the Dead 2022-07-05 14 Suzuka: City with a Racing Circuit 2022-07-12 15 Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat 2022-07-19 16 Shinhama, Sendai: A Green Sea Wall for the Future 2022-08-02 17 Tamba-Sasayama: Inn to the Heart of a Village 2022-08-09 18 Okinawa: Weaving Culture 2022-08-30 19 Peak Pleasure in the Northern Alps 2022-09-20 20 Midsummer with the Ancestors: Wakasa Town 2022-10-04 21 With Isabella Bird: On the Road to Nikko 2022-10-11 22 Tochigi: Destinations of Timeless Calm 2022-10-25 23 Spirited Away to Tono 2022-11-08 24 Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time 2022-12-06 25 Kumamoto: Castle Town Loves Its Past with Eye on the Future 2022-12-27

1 Nagoya: Exploring with Insiders 2023-01-03 2 Ozu: Castle Town Looking to the Future 2023-01-17 3 Kyushu: On the Trail of Shoyu 2023-01-31 4 Yasugi: Discoveries Along the Iron Road 2023-02-07 5 Matsue: The World of Wagashi 2023-02-14 6 Kochi: Into the Luminous Darkness 2023-02-28 7 Winter Along the Mogami River 2023-03-07 8 Live Long, Live Well in Northern Nagano 2023-03-14 9 Akita, Yamagata, Niigata: The Textiles and Traditions of Winter 2023-03-21 10 Sapporo: Ski Mountaineering Tradition 2023-04-11 11 Rambling Around Secluded Yanbaru 2023-04-25 12 Onomichi: Vistas, Cats and Steep Hillsides 2023-05-02 13 Tobishima Kaido: Taking It Slow on Golden Isles 2023-05-16 14 With Isabella Bird — Part 2: On the Road to Tsugawa 2023-06-06 15 On the Sugar Road from Nagasaki to Saga 2023-06-13 16 Nibutani the Ainu, Living with Kamuy 2023-06-27 17 The Wild Life in One-of-a-Kind Amami 2023-07-04 18 Amami Oshima: Beauty in the Rain 2023-07-11 19 Owase: City of Abundant Rain 2023-07-25 20 Discovering the Wonders of Iya Valley 2023-08-15 21 Tsuruga Castle, Where the Past Meets the Present 2023-09-19 22 Gujo-Hachiman: Dancing the Night Away 2023-09-26 23 With Isabella Bird — Part 3: On the Road to Yamagata 2023-10-31 24 Koyasan: In Pursuit of Enlightenment 2023-11-07 25 From Ise to the Source of the Sacred River 2023-11-14 26 The Soaring Dragons of Chichibu 2023-11-28 27 Kyushu: On the Shoyu Trail: Nagasaki – Kumamoto – Miyazaki 2023-12-05 28 Handa: Savoring a Canal City's Delights 2023-12-12 29 Yakushima Awakenings 2023-12-26

1 Morioka: Slow Life, Indie Spirit 2024-01-16 2 360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 1 2024-02-06 3 360 Degrees of Mt. Fuji: Hiking the Long Trail - Part 2 2024-02-13 4 On the Sugar Road from Saga to Fukuoka 2024-02-20 5 Isumi Shines as Liveable City 2024-02-27 6 SILK Road: Threads of History from Gunma to Yokohama 2024-03-05 7 Geto Kogen: Deep Powder Dreams 2024-03-19 8 Akita's Festivals Light Up Long Winters 2024-04-02 9 Tomonoura: Tradition and Community in a Historic Port 2024-04-30 10 Okinawa: Whispers of the Ryukyu Kingdom 2024-05-14 11 Taketa: Onsen Bathing Old and New 2024-05-28 12 With Isabella Bird — Part 4: On the Road to Akita 2024-06-04 13 Okayama: Divine Beings Up Close 2024-06-18 14 Ogaki: The City of Water 2024-07-02 15 Yamagata: Heartland of Wood Architecture 2024-07-16 16 Shodoshima: Island of Discoveries 2024-08-06 17 Deep Dive in Sugashima: The Island of Women Fishers 2024-08-20 18 NISEKO IN SUMMER: Natural Fun in the Great Outdoors 2024-08-27 19 Kumano Kodo: Fast Hiking to Nirvana 2024-09-03 20 Nagasaki's Obon: A Time for Remembrance 2024-09-17 21 With Isabella Bird — Part 5: On the Road to Aomori 2024-10-01 22 Osaka: OSAKA HEART AND SOUL 2024-10-08 23 Tokushima: Heartland of Fermentation 2024-10-22 24 OITA Kunisaki Peninsula: A Land of Buddhas and Gods 2024-11-19 25 Another Kobe: A Thatched Roof Village 2024-12-03 26 Fukushima: Trekking with Volcanoes & Hot Springs 2024-12-17 27 Ise-Shima: Timeless World of Pearls 2024-12-24

1 The Mountain Spirit of Shiiba Village 2025-02-04 2 Kyushu: Land of Samurai Swords 2025-02-18 3 Enku's 120,000 Smiles Over Gifu 2025-02-25 4 Hokuriku 1: Foods and Flavors of the Trading Ships 2025-03-04 5 Hokuriku 2: The Golden Age of the Trading Ships and Their Legacy 2025-03-11 6 Gunma: Raking in Good Luck 2025-03-18 7 Hida: Deep Winter Escape 2025-03-25 8 Hokkaido Sapporo: Sensing the City Through Its Architecture 2025-04-01 9 NIIGATA: SNOW COUNTRY WONDERLAND 2025-04-15 10 Wakayama: The Cradle of Japan's Flavors 2025-05-13 11 Kure Port, Kochi — The Lure of Katsuo 2025-05-27 12 Izu Peninsula: Volcanic Beauty 2025-06-10 13 Nagaoka: Water, the Wellspring of Abundance 2025-06-24 14 Matagi: Yamagata’s Spiritual Hunter-Gatherers 2025-07-01 15 Nishio: Whisking up the Global Matcha Boom 2025-07-08 16 Tochigi: Life Away from the Sea 2025-07-22 17 Okinawa: A World in Bloom 2025-08-05 18 With Isabella Bird — Part 6: On the Road to Biratori 2025-08-12 19 SHAKOTAN: Out of the Blue, Into the Flames 2025-08-19 20 The Ontake Kodo Path to Sacred Peak 2025-09-16 21 Mishima: Festival Rhythms Run Deep 2025-09-30 22 Higashikawa: Picture-Perfect Town 2025-10-14 23 Kochi Shimanto River: Pristine Water and Premium Fishing 2025-10-28 24 Discovering Japan's Hidden Christians 2025-11-18 25 Hiking the San'in Coast: Tottori 2025-11-25 26 Unearthing a Love for Seto 2025-12-16 27 SHIMANE: In Search of Izumo's Gardens Past and Present 2025-12-23

1 Hiking the San'in Coast: Hyogo-Kyoto 2026-01-06 2 With Isabella Bird - Part 7: On the Road to Ise 2026-01-13 3 Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future 2026-02-10 4 Akan: The Sacred Winter World of the Ainu 2026-02-17 5 Hokkaido: Voices from the Northern Land 2026-02-24 6 Kushimoto: Life at the Water's Edge 2026-03-17 7 Northern Yatsugatake: Adventures in Snow Hiking 2026-03-24 8 Kokuto Okinawa island sweetness 2026-04-14 9 Toyama MINGEI: Beauty in the Everyday 2026-05-12