Season
Season 12 Episode
- Season 10 The Nagasaki Kaido: Japan's Sugar Road
- Season 10 Akita: The Wisdom of Nature
- Season 10 Tokyo's Islands Niijima and Hachijojima
- Season 10 Okinawa: A Unique Island Culture
- Season 10 Tokushima - Where Teamwork Runs Deep
- Season 10 Hiroshima - Going it Alone
- Season 10 Fukui - The Strength to Succeed
- Season 10 Tochigi - The Cycle of Life
- Season 10 Okayama - Sunshine and Smiles
- Season 10 Tanegashima and Yakushima - Inspired by Nature
- Season 10 Kagoshima - Legacy of Determination
- Season 10 Southern Nagano - Exploring Its Hidden Valleys
- Season 10 The Old Hokuriku Kaido - Exploring a Forgotten Highway
- Season 10 Sado - Island of Hidden Treasures
- Season 10 Fukushima - Taking Life Day by Day
- Season 10 Fukuoka - Always Thinking Ahead
- Season 10 Into the Kyoto Countryside
- Season 10 Kochi - Land of Rivers
- Season 10 Saitama Traditions - Tokyo's Scenic Neighbor
- Season 10 Nagasaki - Free to Enjoy Life
Cycle Around Japan - Season 10 Episode 3 Tokyo's Islands Niijima and Hachijojima
7.00 49 minutes A cycle tour of two remote islands that lie within Tokyo's city limits. On Niijima, we see homes built with a hard volcanic rock called Koga stone, which is also used to make glass art. Locals still carefully tend the graves of exiles banished here during samurai times, who brought education to the island. On Hachijojima, an ancient textile tradition creates complex, subtle patterns using only three colors of plant-dyed yarn. We also sample island food and learn about a much loved local newspaper.
