Great Japanese Railway Journeys

8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
Wednesday 12 August
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Sendai to Lake Toya

Season 1 Episode 14 of 15

Michael Portillo's bullet train takes him through the undersea Seikan tunnel to Hokkaido, the most northerly of Japan's main islands and home to the indigenous Ainu people. He begins by exploring the southern city of Hakodate, one of the ports which was first to trade with the outside world

Great Japanese Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two Wales at 8:00 AM, Wednesday 12 August. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Dave Minchin
Director
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer