Great Japanese Railway Journeys TV Listings

Great Japanese Railway Journeys TV listings this week

Great Japanese Railway Journeys is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

• Wed 20

  8:00 am ends 8:30 am

  2 102

  

  Kyoto — Great Japanese Railway Journeys

  Season 1 · Episode 2

  Michael Portillo travels to the cultural heart of Japan, Kyoto, the city that for a thousand years was the capital. At the Rozanji Temple, he learns about a book that is described as the world's first novel, the Tale of Genji. At Kyoto's Matsunoo shrine, Michael gets a beginner's guide to shrine etiquette and at the end of the day he takes a trip to a local restaurant to meet Satoha, an apprentice geisha

  More details for Great Japanese Railway Journeys, Wed 20, 8:00 am
• Wed 27

  8:00 am ends 8:30 am

  2 102

  

  Shima Peninsula to Nara — Great Japanese Railway Journeys

  Season 1 · Episode 3

  Michael Portillo takes a luxury, panoramic Shimikaze train to the Shima peninsula. It transports visitors to Ise Jingu, Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine. The next stop is Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, a tranquil city where some 1,400 sika deer roam the green open space. He also visits the Buddhist Todaiji Temple, where he sees one of the largest bronze Buddha statues in the world

  More details for Great Japanese Railway Journeys, Wed 27, 8:00 am