Format
This is a " head-to-head" battle between five challengers and a champion of various genres.
The challenger will challenge with a striking skill he or she is good at, and the champion must take all fight.
In short, the champion must fight with the five specialists, regardless of his or her own str...
The Secret is Out! HOMETOWN PRIDE KIWAMI
You might not be aware of the secrets hidden in your own country... There are 47 prefectures in Japan, each with its own unique culture and customs. Each one has its own shocking culinary traditions, festivals, and customs that will make you wonder whether they all really come from Japan. The Secret...
Golden Spoon: Mama is the Best!!!
Every mother brings up her children with a lot of love.
Little and innocent 4 - 6 year-old kids are the judges here.
Every child would say ”Mama’s dish is the best!”
Mothers know their beloved kids’ favorite taste.
They have been brought up with homemade dishes by their mother.
Kids m...
A new cooking show by the director of “Iron Chef”
In this spectacular studio based cooking show, 2 couples compete to see which team can create the best dish to win a cash prize! Within 40 minutes, couples need to cooperate and create 2 dishes. However, the kitchens are separated and conversation...
Wonder Food - from Fiction to Reality
“Wonder Food” is a unique drama for a format that challenges the most creative Chefs of the country to bring alive amazing dishes spotted in fictional masterpieces of our times.
There are three episodes and we broadcasted in January 2020 at midnight. The initial target was for younger, however, not...
Solitary Gourmet Series (Season 10 Starting in October, 2022)
This drama features the art of eating alone. Goro Inogashira runs his own little imported goods business and visits many different towns from day to day. The places where he stops to eat are where this drama unfolds. In each episodes he discovers new and surprising gourmet food and we are treated to...
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You are what you eat!
By late morning, the sound of growling tummies can distract even the hardest workers. But take a look around, and you’ll find that everyone has a unique lunch routine. In NHK’s "Lunch On!", you‘ll get to see the what, how, and where of ...
[TREASURE BOX JAPAN|miptv2015 Format]
This new show could end everybody’s bad eating habit!
A new cooking program which involves judges, that all of them has something in common. Which is “disliking a particular food”.
The selected chefs are challenged to use that food to create a new type of ...
'Megumi Kanbayashi has been a freelance writer for five years. As a just-turned-30 single woman, she is beginning to feel the pangs of marriage anxiety. One day, Megumi’s editor brings her an idea for a series to be offered on the internet. It’s a novel premise - advertise for a single male looking ...
Each week, we visit a city in another part of the world. In the first half, our "virtual reporter" who stays behind the camera strolls around the city to visit famous tourist spots, introduce its culture and customs, and discover souvenirs and local foods. In the second half, we visit the home of a ...
The Secret is Out! HOMETOWN PRIDE
Learn all about the unique parts of Japan!
This show highlights the differences between different parts of the country, focusing on language and culture. Although Japan is geographically a relatively small country, each prefecture has its own traditions, dialect, foods, etc. This program shows w...
A cooking show that presents a mouthwatering dilemma!
Skillfully mixing elements of a cooking show, a game show, a variety show and the educational format, Cooking Showdown has proved to be a huge success in several countries already. As a show with delicious food as its centerpiece, people from...
There is a huge number of ingredients in the world.
What we usually eat is just a small part of them…
In this show, great chefs cook unknown ingredients that they have never seen.
The ingredient looks/tastes strange. The chef is firstly surprised at such an unknown, but gradually grasps its fea...
"Thief Chef" is an ultimate cooking TV show format about chef's skills and pride in a competition style.
The show supports a reputable chef who is the Thief Chef to be, to challenge his rival or mentor chef.
Thief Chef attempts to "steal" and reproduce the signature dish of the rival chef without ...
Wizard Chef -Ultimate Cooking Makeover-
This is not only a food show! It’s the battle of the Wizard Chefs’ Magic.
With just simple rules, the Wizards are challenged to makeover ordinary food into unbelievable fantastic dishes. When you finish watching the show, you will be blown off your feet and be fascinated of what they recreate. Only...