8.3/1058 votes#1 - Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2016
Joanna Lumley journeys across Japan. She visits the city of Sapporo during the annual Snow Festival, visits the Fukushima exclusion zone and takes a 'bullet train' to Tokyo.
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8.4/1048 votes#2 - Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2016
Joanna flies over the city of Tokyo in a helicopter, walks the Nakasendo Way that once linked Tokyo to Kyoto, and arrives in Kyoto at the peak of the cherry blossom season.
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8.1/1045 votes#3 - Japanese Buddhism - Volcanoes
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2016
Joanna visits a selection of temples to better understand Japanese Buddhism, stays in the world's first robot hotel and gets an aerial view of one of Japan's most active volcanoes.
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The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling from North to South meeting local people and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Sapporo - Fukushima - Bullet Train" is the best rated episode of "Joanna Lumley's Japan" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/9/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Tokyo - Kyoto - Cherry Blossom".