Travel
Station:
NHK World (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2013-05-25
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Train rides provide panoramas of landscapes and lifestyles, with opportunities to hop off and meet the people. The tracks run to well-known and less-explored parts of Japan.
There is no Next Episode of Train Cruise planned.
S2026E1 - The Kurobe River in Toyama
Travel along the Kurobe River on the Toyama Chihou and Kurobe Gorge Railways in Toyama Pref. The river provides water for farms, businesses and households. Upstream, the river has carved a deep gorge.
Air Date: 06 Feb 2026 21:00 (CDT)
S2026E2 - The Brilliant White Expanse of Eastern Hokkaido
Travel from Kushiro to Abashiri through winter scenery, and see rare cranes and other wildlife along the way. An active volcano has deep links to the railway. Drift ice floats off the Shiretoko coast.
Air Date: 06 Mar 2026 21:00 (CDT)
S2026E3 - Life and the Wild Rivers of Northern Kyushu
Air Date: 05 Jun 2026 22:00 (CDT)