Great Japanese Railway Journeys — Season 1, Episode 7: Amakusa Islands to Shin Omuta

Episode synopsis

Michael Portillo takes the ferry to the Amakusa archipelago, visits the town where missionaries brought Christianity to Japan and meets a master swordsmith in Shin Omuta.

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
• E6Kagoshima to Chiran
• E8Yame to Nagasaki
• E9Arita to Fukuoka
• E10Shimonoseki to Hiroshima
• E11Tokyo (1)
• E12Tokyo (2)
• E13Tokyo to Sendai