Series · Talk, Documentary
Japanology Plus (2014)Season 8
★ 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
0/27 watched- Episode 1: Moss28 min · Jan 12, 2021
- Episode 2: Libraries28 min · Jan 19, 2021
- Episode 3: Japanophiles: Sheila Cliffe28 min · Jan 26, 2021
- Episode 4: Ukiyo-e28 min · Feb 2, 2021
- Episode 5: Japanophiles: Richard Halberstadt28 min · Mar 16, 2021
- Episode 6: Cleaning Tools28 min · Apr 8, 2021
- Episode 7: Lacquerware28 min · Apr 22, 2021
- Episode 8: Suits28 min · May 6, 2021
- Episode 9: Emergency Goods28 min · May 13, 2021
- Episode 10: Japanophiles: Chad Mullane28 min · May 27, 2021
- Episode 11: Furoshiki: Wrapping Cloths28 min · Jun 3, 2021
- Episode 12: Japan vs. Epidemics, Part 2: Modern History28 min · Jun 17, 2021
- Episode 13: Tiny Houses28 min · Jul 1, 2021
- Episode 14: Watches & Clocks28 min · Jul 8, 2021
- Episode 15: Plastic Food Samples28 min · Jul 15, 2021
- Episode 16: Japanophiles: Asa Ekstrom28 min · Jul 29, 2021
- Episode 17: Cats and Japan28 min · Aug 5, 2021
- Episode 18: Personal Robots28 min · Sep 2, 2021
- Episode 19: Scissors28 min · Sep 16, 2021
- Episode 20: Japanophiles: Marty Friedman28 min · Sep 30, 2021
- Episode 21: Luck28 min · Oct 7, 2021
- Episode 22: Tatami28 min · Oct 28, 2021
- Episode 23: Chests & Cabinets28 min · Nov 11, 2021
- Episode 24: Japanophiles: Nicholas Rennick28 min · Dec 2, 2021
- Episode 25: Bamboo28 min · Dec 16, 2021
- Episode 26: Ainu: A National Museum of Ainu Culture28 min · Dec 23, 2021
- Episode 27: Ainu: A New Generation28 min · Dec 30, 2021
