Japanology Plus Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Face Masks

Wed, Apr 13, 2022

Episode 2

Washi: Japanese Paper

Wed, Apr 27, 2022

Episode 3

Name Stamps and Seals

Wed, May 11, 2022

Episode 4

Showa Nostalgia

Wed, May 18, 2022

Episode 5

Japanophiles: Claudio Feliciani

Episode 6

Keitora: Tiny Trucks

Episode 7

Vinyl Records

Episode 8

Okinawa: The Ryukyu Kingdom

Episode 9

Okinawa: The Reconstruction of Shuri Castle

Episode 10

Frozen Food

Wed, Jul 27, 2022

Episode 11

Japanophiles: Gregory Khezrnejat

Episode 12

Goldfish

Wed, Aug 24, 2022

Episode 13

Welfare Goods

Episode 14

Water-related Disasters

Episode 15

Japanophiles: Andrew Dewar

Episode 16

The Moon

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

Episode 17

Cardboard

Wed, Nov 23, 2022

Episode 18

The Samurai of the Sea: Pirates or Protectors?

Episode 19

The Samurai of the Sea: The Murakami Legacy

Episode 20

Japanophiles: Colleen Schmuckal

Episode 21

Kitchens

Wed, Jan 11, 2023

Episode 22

Satsumaimo: Sweet Potatoes

Wed, Feb 8, 2023

Episode 23

Dinosaurs

Wed, Mar 1, 2023

Episode 24

Japanophiles: Kyle Holzhueter

Episode 25

Camping

Wed, Apr 12, 2023

Episode 26

Male Aesthetics

Wed, Apr 26, 2023

Episode 27

Konnyaku

Wed, May 10, 2023

Episode 28

Japanophiles: Isabelle Sasaki

Episode 29

Ueno

Wed, Jun 7, 2023

Episode 30

Meteorological Data

Wed, Jun 21, 2023

Episode 31

Amami Oshima: Paradise Found

Episode 32

Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity

Episode 33

Japanophiles: Francesco Panto

Episode 34

Vacant Homes

Episode 35

Rokyoku: Musical Storytelling

Wed, Aug 30, 2023

Episode 36

Japanese Honeybees

Wed, Sep 13, 2023

Episode 37

Japanophiles: Martin Holman

Episode 38

Unused Fish

Wed, Oct 11, 2023

Episode 39

Garbage

Wed, Oct 25, 2023

Episode 40

Firefighting

Wed, Nov 8, 2023

Episode 41

Japanophiles: Benjamin Flatt

Episode 42

Izumo: Home of the Gods

Episode 43

Izumo: Land of the Supernatural

Episode 44

Active Seniors

Wed, Jan 3, 2024

Episode 45

Forestry

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

Episode 46

Japanophiles: Matthew Headland

Wed, Mar 6, 2024

Episode 47

Japanology 20th Anniversary Special Part 1

Wed, Mar 20, 2024

Episode 48

Japanology 20th Anniversary Special Part 2

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Episode 49

Washing Machines

Wed, Apr 10, 2024

Episode 50

New Roles for Vacant Homes

Wed, Apr 24, 2024

Episode 51

Japanophiles: Nicoleta Oprisan

Wed, May 8, 2024

Episode 52

Wakocha: Japanese Black Tea

Wed, May 22, 2024

Episode 53

Plastic Models

Wed, Jun 5, 2024

Episode 54

Food Tech Products

Wed, Jun 19, 2024

Episode 55

Kumano: The Practice of Shugendo

Wed, Jul 10, 2024

Episode 56

Kumano: Journey of a Maverick Scholar

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

Episode 57

Japanophiles: Lekh Raj Juneja

Wed, Jul 31, 2024

Episode 58

Eyeglasses

Thu, Aug 15, 2024

Episode 59

Service Areas

Wed, Aug 28, 2024

Episode 60

Tanuki

Wed, Sep 11, 2024

Episode 61

Japanophiles: Stephanie Crohin

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

Episode 62

Heavy Machinery

Wed, Oct 9, 2024

Episode 63

Graves and End-of-Life Planning

Wed, Oct 23, 2024

Episode 64

Under Elevated Train Tracks

Wed, Nov 6, 2024

Episode 65

Japanophiles: Adam Smith

Wed, Nov 20, 2024

Episode 66

Uesugi Yozan: An Economic Miracle

Wed, Dec 11, 2024

Episode 67

Uesugi Yozan: All for His People

Wed, Dec 18, 2024

Episode 68

Onigiri

Wed, Jan 8, 2025

Episode 69

Repair

Wed, Jan 22, 2025

Episode 70

Japanophiles: Johan Leutwiler

Wed, Feb 12, 2025

Episode 71

Octopuses

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

Episode 72

Leather Shoes

Wed, Mar 12, 2025

Episode 73

Torii

Wed, Apr 9, 2025

Episode 74

Mamachari

Wed, Apr 23, 2025

Episode 75

Japanophiles: Stephen Turner

Wed, May 7, 2025

Episode 76

Family Restaurants

Wed, May 21, 2025

Episode 77

Natto

Wed, Jun 4, 2025

Episode 78

Stationery

Wed, Jun 18, 2025

Episode 79

Tosa: The Life of John Manjiro

Wed, Jul 9, 2025

Episode 80

Tosa: Blessings and Perils of the Kuroshio Current

Wed, Jul 16, 2025

Episode 81

Japanophiles: Johan Nordstrom

Wed, Jul 30, 2025

Episode 82

Origami

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Episode 83

Sake

Wed, Aug 27, 2025

Episode 84

Offices

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

Episode 85

Japanophiles: Ziaul Karim

Episode 86

Bookstores

Wed, Oct 8, 2025

Episode 87

Convenience Stores

Wed, Oct 22, 2025

Episode 88

Sleep

Episode 89

Japanophiles: Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham

Episode 90

Hagi: The Life of Yoshida Shoin

Wed, Dec 10, 2025

Episode 91

Hagi: Castle Town Forged by Magma

Episode 92

Glasswork

Wed, Jan 7, 2026