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1 season · 15 episodes total · ~15 per season.
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Great Japanese Railway Journeys
2026 1 seasons · 15 eps English
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Michael Portillo is in Japan for a breathtaking railway journey through the country that launched the magnificent Shinkansen bullet train.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Michael Portillo
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Roughly 7 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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RUNTIME
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Premiered 2026 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Documentary.
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AWARDS
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Dialogue in English, Japanese.
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Airs on BBC Two.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 15
- Avg episode length
- 29 min
- Premiered
- 2026-04-13
- Last aired
- 2026-05-01
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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