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Barakan Discovers

49m1 SeasonTMDb 8.0

Documentary

EnglishReturning Series

1 · Tokyo

2 · TOHOKU

3 · The Tokyo of 2020

4 · Ainu: A New Generation

5 · JOMON: A Sustainable Civilization

6 · OKINAWA: Eclectic and Original

7 · THE SAMURAI OF THE SEA

8 · AMAMI OSHIMA: Isson's Treasure Island

9 · IZUMO: Glimpses of the Unseen

10 · KUMANO: Spirit of the Forest

11 · YONEZAWA: Yozan's Utopian Vision

12 · TOSA: Ultimate Adventurer John Mung

13 · HAGI: Yoshida Shoin's Immortal Words

14 · AIZU: Tracing the Samurai Spirit

Crew and Cast

Peter BarakanPeter BarakanHost

Storyline

Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.

  • NHK

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Info

Status
Returning Series
First aired
4 August 2019
Last aired
30 August 2026
TMDB score
8.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Studios
NHK
Countries
Japan
Networks
NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
14
Runtime
49m
Type
Documentary
In production
Yes

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English