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.
S2025E6 - The Varied Treasures of Nara and Mie
Visit Kinpusen-ji, sacred for mountain ascetics; the Asuka ruins that are nominated for UNESCO listing; Ise Grand Shrine; and a pearl divers'village on Kintetsu Railway in Nara and Mie Prefectures.
Air Date: 01 Nov 2025 03:10 (CDT)
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)