Great Japanese Railway Journeys
Tokyo, Part Two
Season 1 Episode 12 of 15
On his second day in the Japanese capital, Michael Portillo rides the 21-mile Yamonote line, an elevated railway that encircles the city. His first stop is Shinjuku station - the busiest station on Earth by passenger numbers. At Waseda University, the birthplace of the humanoid robot, he sees how the latest models are being trained using AI to look after Japan's ageing population
Great Japanese Railway Journeys airs on BBC Two HD at 8:00 AM, Wednesday 29 July. (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