Series · Talk, Documentary
Japanology Plus (2014)Season 7
★ 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: Osechi: New Year's Food28 min · Jan 7, 2020
- Episode 2: Japanophiles: Thomas Ainsworth28 min · Jan 28, 2020
- Episode 3: Sunakku Bars28 min · Feb 18, 2020
- Episode 4: Tohoku Nine Years On: Living with Ghosts28 min · Mar 10, 2020
- Episode 5: Tohoku Nine Years On: Voices of the Deceased28 min · Mar 17, 2020
- Episode 6: Japanophiles: Harold George Meij28 min · Mar 24, 2020
- Episode 7: Laundry Services28 min · Apr 7, 2020
- Episode 8: Miso28 min · Apr 21, 2020
- Episode 9: Japanophiles: Johan Nilsson Bjoerk28 min · Aug 4, 2020
- Episode 10: Japan vs. Epidemics28 min · Aug 18, 2020
- Episode 11: Wasabi28 min · Sep 1, 2020
- Episode 12: Geisha: A Sunset Trade?28 min · Sep 8, 2020
- Episode 13: Expert Craft Skills28 min · Sep 15, 2020
- Episode 14: Japanophiles: Kim Seungbok28 min · Sep 29, 2020
- Episode 15: Aloha Shirts28 min · Oct 6, 2020
- Episode 16: Japanophiles: Gyoei Saile28 min · Oct 13, 2020
- Episode 17: Rice Snacks28 min · Oct 20, 2020
- Episode 18: Urban Workshops28 min · Nov 3, 2020
- Episode 19: Tokyo Rooftops28 min · Nov 10, 2020
- Episode 20: Tokyo Stories #1: Josh Grisdale28 min · Nov 17, 2020
- Episode 21: Tokyo Stories #2: Mateusz Urbanowicz28 min · Nov 24, 2020
- Episode 22: Japanophiles: Anna Bugaeva28 min · Dec 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Mushrooms28 min · Dec 22, 2020
- Episode 24: Kamishibai: Paper Theater28 min · Dec 29, 2020
