List server
Season
- Season 1 2010-02-02
- Season 2 2011-01-11
- Season 3 2012-01-10
- Season 4 2013-01-08
- Season 5 2014-01-28
- Season 6 2015-02-10
- Season 7 2016-02-02
- Season 8 2017-01-31
- Season 9 2018-01-09
- Season 10 2019-01-08
- Season 11 2020-01-14
- Season 12 2021-01-05
- Season 13 2022-01-18
- Season 14 2023-01-03
- Season 15 2024-01-16
Season 15 Episode
- Season 8 Koza: A Rhythm All Its Own
- Season 8 Ogawayama: A Rock Climber's Paradise
- Season 8 Niseko: Snowy Adventures
- Season 8 Suruga Bay: The Bounty of the Deep
- Season 8 Tokoname: City of Ceramics Past and Present
- Season 8 Ibaraki: Savoring Winter Flavors
- Season 8 Hokkaido: Sculpting Winter's Ice and Snow
- Season 8 Mt. Norikuradake: A Peak Winter Experience
- Season 8 Odate: The Land of the Akita Inu
- Season 8 Oya, Utsunomiya: Stone Town & Quarry Ruins Tour
- Season 8 Nagoya: Samurai Warlord Chronicles
- Season 8 Hakuba: Off Piste to a Hidden Hot Spring
- Season 8 Nara: Ancient Sanctuary for all Living Creatures
- Season 8 Monobe, Kochi: Tales from the Magical Mountain Hamlet
- Season 8 Manazuru: Good Living by Design
- Season 8 Nanyo, Ehime: Water for Life and Fun
- Season 8 Meiwa-cho, Mie: An Ancient Legend Comes to Life
- Season 8 Mount Daisen: Mystical Rites, Local Life
- Season 8 Murayama, Yamagata: Local Delicacies, Local Pride
- Season 8 Tottori: Sculpted by Nature
- Season 8 Deep into the Unspoiled Forest: Shirakami Sanchi
- Season 8 Yonaguni: Wild West Escapades
- Season 8 Obuse, Nagano: Walking and Running for Fun
- Season 8 Taisetsuzan: Summer Alpine Discoveries
- Season 8 Kochi's Summertime Fever: The Yosakoi!
- Season 8 Awa Odori Festival: Spirited Away in Tokushima
- Season 8 Yanai: Old Town of Goldfish Lanterns
- Season 8 Nagara River: Pristine Beauty, Waterborne Bounty
- Season 8 Minami-Izu: Unspoiled Seaside Getaway
- Season 8 A River Runs Through Hokkaido
- Season 8 Kagoshima: The Taste and Style of "Kuro" Culture
- Season 8 Kikuma, Ehime: Pride and Pageantry
- Season 8 Togakushi: Autumn Hues at a Sacred Mountain
- Season 8 Passage of Time: Lake Towada in Autumn
- Season 8 Karatsu: Festival Floats, Deep Community Spirit
Journeys in Japan - Season 8 Episode 28 Nagara River: Pristine Beauty, Waterborne Bounty
9.00 28 minutes The Nagara River runs for 166 kilometers through the heart of Gifu Prefecture, in central Japan. Although some 830,000 people live along the river banks, the water is renowned throughout Japan for its pristine clarity. It is also famous for its abundant ayu ("sweetfish"), a species of freshwater fish that only live in unpolluted waterways, and which make a summer specialty for food lovers across the country. John Moore was born in Ireland but has lived in Japan for 30 years. On this edition of Journeys in Japan, John explores the Nagara River, meeting with residents who feel a strong bond with this waterway and who work hard to keep the river clean and clear. Their efforts are maintaining the habitat of the ayu fish and supporting the work of local artisans.
