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Documentary • Talk
2014
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• 28 min.
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Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
Release:
April 03, 2014
Original language:
English
Production country:
Japan
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Spoken languages:
EnglishJapanese
Type:
Documentary
Status:
Returning Series
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Seasons
12
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Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
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Season 5
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Season 6
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Season 7
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Season 8
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Season 9
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Season 10
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Season 11
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Season 12
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Peter Barakan
Self - Host (328 ep.)
Self - Host (328 ep.)
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Emma Howard
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
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Matt Alt
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
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Kanako Sachno
Self - Narrator (voice) (36 ep.)
Self - Narrator (voice) (36 ep.)
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Kyle Card
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
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Kanoa
Self - Reporter in Plus One (2 ep.)
Self - Reporter in Plus One (2 ep.)
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Chieko Mukasa
Self - Food Journalist (2 ep.)
Self - Food Journalist (2 ep.)
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Chad Mullane
Self - Comedian (2 ep.)
Self - Comedian (2 ep.)
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David McMahon
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
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Matt Schley
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
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Vinay Murthy
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
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Lemi Duncan
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 ep.)
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Hiroshi Tashiro
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Masahiko Urano
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Kenichiro Senoo
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Yoshihiro Senda
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Elizabeth Suzuki
Self (1 ep.)
Self (1 ep.)
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Everett Kennedy Brown
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Carolin Eckhardt
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Ayao Okumura
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Shozo Shibata
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Hitoshi Mogi
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Masataka Fujiwara
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Tetsuya Yamamoto
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Yoshihiro Akiyama
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Sachiko Yamaguchi
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Tomotaka Takahashi
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Miho Shinoda
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Nozomi Iida
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Kenjiro Ishida
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Hiroshi Nakadai
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J. Martin Holman
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Yuko Horiuchi
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Richard Halberstadt
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Sheila Cliffe
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Mateusz Urbanowicz
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Josh Grisdale
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Peter MacMillan
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Manabu Akaike
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Takeo Akiyama
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Akiko Shiihara
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Shunichi Saito
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David E. Wells
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Adam Zgola
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Chotoku Tanaka
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Andrew Mancabelli
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Alex Bennett
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Amir Takahashi
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Benjamin Flatt
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Claudio Feliciani
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Andrew Dewar
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Yoram Ofer
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Nsenda Lukumwena
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Tyler Lynch
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Fernando Lopez
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Stephanie Tomiyasu
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Bruce Gutlove
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Jorge Cabeza Fernandez
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Pico Iyer
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Izuhi Higashioka
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Shunji Akimoto
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Toshio Kadoya
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Kenji Kasai
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Taichiro Tsuji
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Yosuke Ikeda
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Ruth Marie Jarman
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Kikuo Yamamoto
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Nobue Kunizaki
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Mana Kumagai
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Ai Nagai
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Suenori Murayama
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Satoshi Okamoto
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Mitsuaki Ohta
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Self - Expert, Canine Researcher (1 ep.)
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Kyoko Mitsumata
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Takashi Uemura
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Kazuyuki Suzuki
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Nagisa Tatsumi
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Marie Kondo
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Tadanobu Yamaguchi
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Yoko Nagae
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Satomi Yamamoto
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Kyoko Kodama
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Hiroko Kimura
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Nobuhiko Koike
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Self - Director, Chofu City Library (1 ep.)
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Ichiro Oda
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Hidetoshi Katori
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Yoshikazu Suematsu
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Masanari Mizoguchi
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Hidetsugu Ueno
Self - Barkeeper (1 ep.)
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Yorio Fujimoto
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
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Don Smith
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
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Self - Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Expert (1 ep.)
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Shinichi Ishikawa
Self - Professor, Miyagi University (1 ep.)
Self - Professor, Miyagi University (1 ep.)
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Naoto Tsuji
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Naruki Tojima
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
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Toru Suzuki
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
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Kazuhiko Komatsu
Self - Guest (Director, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (Director, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) (1 ep.)
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Hirokazu Kihara
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
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Katsunori Seki
Self - Onigiri Expert (1 ep.)
Self - Onigiri Expert (1 ep.)
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