Series · Talk, Documentary
Japanology Plus (2014)Season 12
★ 6.4 · 5 votes13 seasons · 369 episodesTalk, Documentary2014
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.
- Writers
- Adam Fulford, Satomi Furukawa, Naoko Tomita
- Network
- NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- First aired
- April 3, 2014
- Status
- Returning
- Next episode
- S13E20 · October 29, 2026
Cast
Peter BarakanSelf - Host
Emma HowardSelf - Narrator (voice)
Matt AltSelf - Guest
Kanako SachnoSelf - Narrator (voice)
Kyle CardSelf - Guest- KanoaSelf - Reporter in Plus One
- Chieko MukasaSelf - Food Journalist
Chad MullaneSelf - Comedian- David McMahonSelf - Reporter in Plus One
- Matt SchleySelf - Reporter in Plus One
Vinay MurthySelf - Reporter in Plus One
Lemi DuncanSelf - Reporter in Plus One- Hiroshi TashiroSelf - Expert
- Masahiko UranoSelf - Expert
- Kenichiro SenooSelf - Expert
Yoshihiro SendaSelf - Expert- Elizabeth SuzukiSelf
Everett Kennedy BrownSelf- Carolin EckhardtSelf
- Ayao OkumuraSelf
Episodes
0/24 watched- Episode 1: Onigiri28 min · Jan 9, 2025
- Episode 2: Repair28 min · Jan 23, 2025
- Episode 3: Japanophiles: Johan Leutwiler28 min · Feb 13, 2025
- Episode 4: Octopuses28 min · Feb 27, 2025
- Episode 5: Leather Shoes28 min · Mar 13, 2025
- Episode 6: Torii28 min · Apr 10, 2025
- Episode 7: Mamachari28 min · Apr 24, 2025
- Episode 8: Japanophiles: Stephen Turner28 min · May 8, 2025
- Episode 9: Family Restaurants28 min · May 22, 2025
- Episode 10: Natto28 min · Jun 5, 2025
- Episode 11: Stationery28 min · Jun 19, 2025
- Episode 12: Tosa: The Life of John Manjiro28 min · Jul 10, 2025
- Episode 13: Tosa: Blessings and Perils of the Kuroshio Current28 min · Jul 17, 2025
- Episode 14: Japanophiles: Johan Nordstrom28 min · Jul 31, 2025
- Episode 15: Origami28 min · Aug 14, 2025
- Episode 16: Sake28 min · Aug 28, 2025
- Episode 17: Offices28 min · Sep 11, 2025
- Episode 18: Japanophiles: Ziaul Karim28 min · Sep 25, 2025
- Episode 19: Bookstores28 min · Oct 9, 2025
- Episode 20: Convenience Stores28 min · Oct 23, 2025
- Episode 21: Sleep28 min · Nov 6, 2025
- Episode 22: Japanophiles: Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham28 min · Nov 20, 2025
- Episode 23: Hagi: The Life of Yoshida Shoin28 min · Dec 11, 2025
- Episode 24: Hagi: Castle Town Forged by Magma28 min · Dec 18, 2025
