Great Japanese Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 6: Kagoshima to Chiran

Episode synopsis

Michael starts a journey in and around Japan's southernmost main island, Kyushu. He begins in Kagoshima, an extraordinary city which sits in the shadow of Japan’s most active volcano, Sakurajima.

About Great Japanese Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo is in Japan for a breathtaking railway journey through the country that launched the magnificent Shinkansen bullet train.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Osaka to Nagoya
• E2Kyoto
• E3Shima Peninsula to Nara
• E4Kanazawa to Kurobe Gorge
• E5Japanese Alps: Nagano to Narai Juku
• E7Amakusa Islands to Shin Omuta
• E8Yame to Nagasaki
• E9Arita to Fukuoka
• E10Shimonoseki to Hiroshima
• E11Tokyo (1)
• E12Tokyo (2)
• E13Tokyo to Sendai