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2003 · Documentary · Drama
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TV series / 2014
Japanology Plus
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, …
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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.
The seasons
Season 1
Season 1
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Season 2
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Season 3
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Season 4
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Season 5
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Season 6
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Season 7
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Season 8
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Season 9
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Season 10
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Season 11
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Season 12
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Season 13
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Special episodes
Specials
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Cast
Peter BarakanSelf - Host
Emma HowardSelf - Narrator (voice) · Self - Guest
Matt AltSelf - Reporter in Plus One · Self - Guest
Kanako SachnoSelf - Narrator (voice)
Kyle CardSelf - Plus One Host · Self - 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
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Hiroshi TashiroSelf - Expert
Masahiko UranoSelf - Expert
Kenichiro SenooSelf - Expert
Yoshihiro SendaSelf - Expert
Elizabeth SuzukiSelf
Everett Kennedy BrownSelf
Carolin EckhardtSelf
Ayao OkumuraSelf
Shozo ShibataSelf - Expert
Hitoshi MogiSelf - Expert
Masataka FujiwaraSelf - Expert
Tetsuya YamamotoSelf - Expert
Yoshihiro AkiyamaSelf - Expert
Sachiko YamaguchiSelf - Expert
Tomotaka TakahashiSelf - Expert
Miho ShinodaSelf - Expert
Nozomi IidaSelf - Expert
Kenjiro IshidaSelf - Expert
Hiroshi NakadaiSelf - Expert
J. Martin HolmanSelf
Yuko HoriuchiSelf - Researcher, J. F. Oberlin University
Richard HalberstadtSelf
Sheila CliffeSelf
Mateusz UrbanowiczSelf
Josh GrisdaleSelf
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Peter MacMillanSelf
Manabu AkaikeSelf - Science and Technology Journalist
Takeo AkiyamaSelf - Longtime Hobbyist Photographer
Akiko ShiiharaSelf - Expert
Shunichi SaitoSelf - Sake Master Brewer
David E. WellsSelf
Emiko MasaoSelf - 100-yen Shop Aficionado and Blogger
Adam ZgolaSelf
Chotoku TanakaSelf - Professional Photographer
Andrew MancabelliSelf
Alex BennettSelf
Yuji SuizuSelf - Driving Instructor
Akemi MasudaSelf - Sports Journalist and Former Olympic Athlete
Mamoru TsuchiyaSelf - Expert
Amir TakahashiSelf
Yasuto HoriSelf - Expert
Takahiro TanakaSelf
Francesco PantòSelf
Benjamin FlattSelf - Chef
Shozo NagataSelf - Professor
Claudio FelicianiSelf
Gregory KhezrnejatSelf
Andrew DewarSelf
Colleen SchmuckalSelf
Kyle HolzhueterSelf
Asa EkstromSelf - Manga Artist
Marty FriedmanSelf
Isabelle SasakiSelf
Nicholas RennickSelf - Medical Doctor
Tom HovasseSelf
Steve TallonSelf
Ondrej HyblSelf
David AtkinsonSelf
Wolfgang LoegerSelf
Thomas AinsworthSelf
Harold George MeijSelf
Johan Nilsson BjörkSelf - Rakugo Performer
Kim SeungbokSelf
Gyoei SaileSelf
Anna BugaevaSelf
Rezaul Karim ChowdhurySelf
Paul LorimerSelf
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