Season 3
(2020)
Cast
Episodes
A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Hand Hammered Pan 0.0
January 8, 2020
The process starts with a single sheet of metal. By hammering it becomes a beautiful saucepan form. Toshikazu Himeno, a…
Fishing Crazy: In Pursuit of the Smallest Catch 0.0
January 22, 2020
Catching tiny fish only a couple of centimeters in size called Tanago, or Japanese bitterling, is a passion shared by s…
Through the Kitchen Window: Harie, Shiga - A Town Living with Water 0.0
January 29, 2020
Lake Biwa is the largest body of fresh water in Japan. There's a town, Harie in Shiga Prefecture, on its northwestern s…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 9: Shinobi Rokugu - The Six Essential Tools of the Ninja 0.0
February 5, 2020
Like all famous movie spies, the ninja had a wide array of spy tools at their disposal, and the Shinobi Rokugu were 6 t…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 10: Poison and Medicine - The Ninja's Double-Sided Coin 0.0
February 12, 2020
Well-versed in astronomy, biology and other fields of natural science, the ninja used their knowledge of botany to crea…
Fishing Crazy: Innovators on Ice 0.0
March 4, 2020
In winter, men and women sheltered in strange shell-like tents patiently wait on the frozen surface of a picturesque mo…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 11: Innin and Yonin - The Yin and Yang of the Ninja 0.0
March 18, 2020
The ninja had 2 modes of operation: Innin and Yonin. Innin covered assassinations, sabotage and other covert operations…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 12: Physical Abilities of the Ninja 0.0
March 18, 2020
Jumping down from 15-meter heights. Running 100 kilometers in a day. These are just some of the feats that the ninja we…
A Treasured Creation: Today's Treasure - Noh Masks 0.0
March 25, 2020
In the over 600-year old form of classical Japanese theater called Noh, wooden masks are worn by the performers. These …
Through the Kitchen Window: Shimi-konnyaku, Ibaraki 0.0
March 25, 2020
Shimi-konnyaku is a unique, naturally freeze-dried Japanese food, that would be able to be kept for 50 years. It was de…
Close to ART: The Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka 0.0
April 15, 2020
"The Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka" is a colorful group of housing units located in Mitaka, a sleepy Tokyo suburb. De…
Close to ART: The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art - Persevering Beyond the Coronavirus 0.0
July 22, 2020
The Taro Okamoto Museum of Art closed for 2 months due to COVID-19, but following Okamoto's words that art is "essentia…
Fishing Crazy: Tokyo's Underwater Darling 0.0
October 21, 2020
Tokyo's many waterways are home to the goby, a 10cm fish that's been prized by anglers since the Edo era. Today goby fe…
Starting Over: Hotels Old and New 0.0
October 28, 2020
The Hotel Okura Tokyo is one of Japan's leading hotels. In anticipation of demand for the Olympics, the hotel was reope…
Starting Over: Back to School Part 1 0.0
November 4, 2020
This spring, many schools were forced to close due to COVID-19. Jiyu Gakuen in Tokyo is one of them. Since its foundati…
Starting Over: The Flight Goes On Part 1 0.0
November 11, 2020
Tokyo International Airport is commonly known as Haneda Airport. It's a crossroads for 49 domestic and 55 international…
Ground Detective Simon Wallis: File #1 "The Case of the Kakigori" 0.0
November 25, 2020
Just north of Tokyo there's a place where whale fossils have been found on dry land! And the shaved ice desserts in tha…
Through the Kitchen Window: Hayama - Bringing Seafood Back 0.0
December 2, 2020
Hayama, a seaside resort to the west of Tokyo, is known for its high-quality vegetables and beef ... but not its seafoo…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 13: Ninja Mnemonics 0.0
December 16, 2020
The ninja are said to have been capable of remembering extensive details about the estates and castles they infiltrated…
Starting Over: Back to School Part 2 0.0
December 16, 2020
Ever since Jiyu Gakuen opened in 1921, students had been preparing school lunches themselves. Preparing and sharing mea…
Starting Over: The Flight Goes On Part 2 0.0
December 23, 2020
With 87 million passengers per year, Haneda Airport is one of the world's busiest. But with COVID-19 wiping out most of…
NINJA TRUTH Episode 14: Ninja in Tokyo 0.0
December 23, 2020
Although the ninja are known for working in the shadows, the early Edo period found them serving in one-hundred-man uni…
Starting Over: Hotels Old and New Part 2 0.0
December 30, 2020
6 months after the suspension of inbound tourism, a government domestic tourism campaign saw demand for Tokyo hotels bo…