Great Japanese Railway Journeys
Kagoshima to Chiran
Season 1 Episode 6 of 15
Michael Portillo heads to Chiran on a journey in and around Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, and southern Honshu. He begins in Kagoshima, an extraordinary city that sits in the shadow of Japan's most active volcano Sakurajima, before riding one of Japan's themed express trains to Ibusuki, a coastal town where he goes sand bathing. Inland is Chiran, the site of a former Second World War airbase and now home to the Chiran Peace Museum
Great Japanese Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 8:00 AM, Wednesday 17 June. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Dave Minchin
Director
John Comerford
Executive Producer
Alison Kreps
Executive Producer