A specially-made sauna truck drives through Kumamoto’s spectacular landscape in search of the ultimate sauna experience! Taka and Erica are looking to escape the stress of daily life, and what better way to do that in Japan than by taking a sauna! They will take to their sauna truck to find relaxation across Kumamoto prefecture, enjoying the beautiful nature around them while sampling the delicious food that Kumamoto has to offer!

Utano Aoi, 23 years old, works at a small design company in Akita as the new designer. She moved to Akita this spring from Tokyo.
She is struggling with her unaccustomed lifestyle since moving from the city to the countryside. But there is the reassuring presence for Aoi: Akita sweets! They are the only source of energy for Aoi.
This program is composed of two parts, drama and documentary. In the drama part, you can discover the attraction of Akita sweets through Aoi’s daily life at her unique workplace. The documentary part introduces the background story of famous Akita sweets.

While most people would kick off their Japan adventures in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka – let’s fast forward you to Japan’s most underrated OG gem: Niigata!
Nature-esk Insta-spots…tempting food, drink…
traditional culture… What is Sakeology?
all of this after a 2 hours train ride from Tokyo!

Your Japanese journey isn’t over.
It’s time to explore more of this hidden OG gem: Niigata!
From nature…to rice and…timeless traditions.
Let’s soak in art, nature and indulge on a Japanese foodie trail
that will satisfy anyone’s cravings.
Get ready to… to ENJOY NIIGATA’s KINGDOM

BOYS & MEN is a very popular male idol group in Japan. In this new series, they rediscover and report on Japan by experiencing first hand Japanese pop culture, traditional culture and craftsmanship, highlighting many of Japan’s charms. In Episode #1, for example, they introduce how Japanese swords are made.

Have you heard of a Japanese dessert, Taiyaki?
Taiyaki (literally "grilled sea bream" - seabream is supposed to bring happiness), is a small waffle-like cake filled with a sweet red bean paste. It is said that there are “wild” Taiyaki and “farmed” Taiyaki. When making regular Taiyaki, the pan used can make 5+ Taiyaki at a time but few Taiyaki shops make its Taiyaki piece by piece and that is the reason Japanese call it not farmed but wild.
Wild Taiyaki are said to be ‘endangered species’ nowadays. It requires a lot of work and needs techniques, therefore, there are only 130 shops for now in Japan and it’s decreasing.
In this program, we focus on people who try to preserve the wild Taiyaki culture.

We Love Fishing: In this program, Haruka, who is a complete beginner in fishing, and Ami, who often goes fishing on weekends, go wild fishing and catching big or rare fish, such as yellowtail, rockfish, and bullhead, in the sea, rivers, and lakes in the vast lands of Hokkaido. The “pops,” who serves as the director of this program and loves fishing and pretty girls, kindly gives guidance to the two “fishing girls.”
One fun part of fishing is to cook fish well and enjoy it. In this program, Ami, a very beautiful fishing girl, shows her specialty dishes. Haruka, on the other hand, has a hard time because she is not good at cooking! They aim to become fishing girls with cooking skills!

Let’s check the latest top 3 in Japan !

Brand new program, showing you various kinds of “Best threes of Japan”. “Best 3 unique bus tour”, “Best 3 yummy ramen” and “Best 3 hot spring” This program will bring you latest information of Japan.

We proudly presents “Joyous Japan”, an ambitious project to uncover hidden treasures to millions of your viewers and potential travelers to Japan.
Joyous Japan is a half-hour travelogue with 21 episodes. More than 20 regional stations among NNS participated in this brand new project. From gourmet food to local soul food, and from gorgeous to hotels to down-to-earth
accommodations, Joyous Japan brings out the best and the latest in what regional Japan can offer to travelers coming over to today’s Japan.
In each episode, top three destinations among various topics from food to railways to hot springs, are uncovered.

Japan takes great pride in her food culture. Japan, blessed with four distinct seasons, cultivates seasonal food unique to each area of Japan. And at the core of her food culture lies her “food wisdom”.
There is a wide variety of food wisdom across the country that is handed down from generation to generation including the culinary art to suit the weather of the area, the wisdom on how to eat rice in the tastiest way.
The cameras follow the trip across Japan trying to discover such wisdom and thoughts hidden in their food culture. And the precious ingredients that carry all those loving thoughts are cooked by a maestro chef to become an exquisite dish

Explore all around Japan!!

Hokkaido, Mt.Fuji, Historical temple...Every curious places in Japan are here. You know so many places to see around Japan. For example;Drifting ice in Hokkaido, bicycle trip to Mt. Fuji, legendary old Dogo hot spring in Ehime, unique Donburi cuisine in Aomori… Every episodes are basically focusing on one specific prefecture of Japan. Watching this program will make you feel like you’ve traveled to Japan for several times! Now aired in over 20 countries all over the world!

Yippee! Traveling in Japan is fun!!
Everything is new and curious through the travelers’ eye. Japanese culture, foods, way of life, hospitality and tradition… so much more to look around in northern Japan!!

Tohoku and Hokkaido area has so many charms. Travelers go to every prefecture and try find hidden charms. Can they find something new and special in Tohoku area?
Let’s enjoy Northern Japan travelers!

Corporate and organization leaders are said to be loners.
They also seem to be unapproachable.
However, we want to know more about them, about goals they set, and how they tackle difficult decisions.
“The Leader” features a leader each time, and the documentary reveals a side of them never seen in public. Topics are not limited to their confidence and pride. They talk about skills needed in leading an organization, how they maintain their health, their hobbies, what they read, their thoughts on child rearing, nostalgic locations, turning points in their lives, the follies of youth, and things they love with all their heart.

人们都说，企业和组织的社长永远都是孤独的。
每位社长都有难以接近的氛围。
但是，我们希望可以听到一直追寻新目标和作出重要决断的社长心声。
记录片【领导人】是一个每次以一位社长为中心，介绍社长日常生活真面孔的节目。
此节目是以一位代表节目【脸面】的高井美纪播音员，直接和社长见面一起去倍受关注的店，一起边吃饭边聊，或者在倍受关注的地方，悄悄地体验社长的兴趣爱好和聊天。主要交流听取各种各样的趣闻，比如以前作为公司员工时的秘密，人生的梦想，对公司和组织的思绪------，介绍不为人知的社长形象，描写企业和组织的魅力和未来。

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 newlywed couple where the wife shows us how she prepares her special breakfast.
People's culture and food vary from place to place… There are still many things for us to discover around the world. You'll feel as though you've come along for the ride as we journey around the world and learn about each special place and its people. Plus, you will get the recipes of each week’s breakfast! Also, each episode can be used as a feature segment in a program such as morning shows, variety shows or travel information programs.

每次去世界一个地方采访报道当地风情。节目的前半部是不出镜的【假想报道员】在散步的过程中介绍当地的旅游景点，文化和习俗，杂货和乡土料理。节目后半部分拜访当地新婚不久夫妇的住宅，然后由太太介绍【我家的早餐】的方式介绍两人的生活情况。
不同的地方，有不一样的文化，人物，饮食---，这个世界还有许多我们不知道不了解的开心事情。通过节目一边享受在世界各地旅行的乐趣，一边接触各国和地区的信息，还可以掌握世界各地早餐的菜谱，是一个【一箭双雕】的节目。作为新闻信息类节目也经常播放。

Every day, we spend time considering what to eat or how to prepare different kinds of ingredients to fit our daily needs. Each ingredient has story, with different histories and cultures. Plus, each ingredient needs varying amounts of time in order to be prepared. It is through this journey in time and ingredients that we will find not only a better under- standing of ourselves, but also of our positions in history.

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Udon, Lotus Root, Tofu, Matsutake Mushrooms, Red Beans, Daikon, Japanese Spring Onion, Japanese Rice, Soba, Wasabi, Mochi & Japanese New Year’s Dishes, Chinese Cabbage, Puffer Fish

Award-Winning Drama about Unknown Kyoto

This is a drama that allows you to enjoy Kyoto's restaurants that are not on tourist guides and that only Kyoto residents know about. Kana, a Tokyo resident, happens to stay in Kyoto for a short period of time. Kana visits real stores day after day and discovers the charms of Kyoto through conversations with store clerks. All parts of her interactions with shopkeepers were filmed using ad-libs. This popular drama has been highly acclaimed for its technique of blending scripted segment and non-scripted segment.
●Won the Grand Prix at the 8th ATP Kamigata Program Awards
●Won the 57th Galaxy Honors for programs recommended
●First place in the Japanese film category on the Chinese Douban website for 2020

The best sushi - “The best ingredients and skilled craftsmanship" famous restaurants to visit now-

・“Sushi” is a symbol of Japanese food culture.
Visit the popular sushi restaurants that you should go, and thoroughly research the secrets of the popularity, the background of seasonal seafood, and the mystery of Edo mae sushi!
・A must see program for Japanese and foreigners of all ages
・Hikari Hayakawa , a famous writer who has a deep knowledge of Edo mae sushi, visits various sushi restaurants from famous shops to unknown one, taste the most delicious sushi,
touching their histories and backgrounds, the craftsman's skill.