Season 9
(2022)
Cast
Episodes
Saitama Traditions - Tokyo's Scenic Neighbor 0.0
January 8, 2022
The late autumn gingko trees are a brilliant yellow in Tokyo's neighboring prefecture of Saitama. Surprisingly unexplor…
Selfie Ride in Iwate: A Home Away From Home 0.0
January 14, 2022
James Hobbs, living in Japan for 30 years, teaches at a medical university in Iwate Prefecture. He takes us along on so…
Tokyo to Chiba - Finding Art along the Way 0.0
February 12, 2022
On this winter ride through sun and snow from northern Tokyo into neighboring Chiba Prefecture, our New Zealand cyclist…
Mie – A Cultural Crossroads 0.0
March 12, 2022
Zac Reynolds has lived in Japan for over 20 years, and now works for a bicycle maker in Mie Prefecture. As a crossroads…
Tokushima - Where Teamwork Runs Deep 0.0
May 14, 2022
As the cherry blossoms bloom in spring, our cyclist Bobby rides through Tokushima Prefecture from the coast to its hidd…
Gunma - An Unstoppable Energy 0.0
June 11, 2022
In early spring, Australian cyclist Zac Reynolds rides through Gunma Prefecture. Starting from the capital Maebashi, he…
Fukui: The Strength to Succeed 0.0
July 8, 2022
We set off under the bright summer sun to the coast of Fukui Prefecture. After a night with a fishing family, it's out …
Okayama - Sunshine and Smiles 0.0
August 13, 2022
Okayama Prefecture, known as the Land of Sunshine, is a fertile farming region. At the coastal town of Kurashiki, we me…
Into the Kyoto Countryside 0.0
September 9, 2022
A 400km ride through Kyoto - the prefecture, not the city. Farms in this lush countryside supported the ancient capital…
Fukushima - Taking Life Day by Day 0.0
October 8, 2022
Fukushima Prefecture, with its beautiful mountains and coastline, is home to people who have survived disaster and come…
The Old Hokuriku Kaido: Exploring a Forgotten Highway 0.0
December 10, 2022
Japan's pre-modern network of highways, the Kaido, is now largely forgotten. In the first of a new series, we explore t…