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Journeys in Japan S17E3 — Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future

Journeys in Japan•Season 17•Episode 3

Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future

Feb 10, 202628 min

Two years ago, on New Year's Day of 2024, a massive earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, leaving over 200 dead and wrecking thousands of homes and other buildings. On this edition of Journeys in Japan, Kyle Card visits two of the worst-hit

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Bill Sullivan

Bill Sullivan

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Noto: Lighting a Torch for the Future" is episode 3 of Journeys in Japan season 17. It aired on February 10, 2026.

Next: E4 · Akan: The Sacred Winter World of the Ainu Best of Season 17