Season
Episode
- Episode 1: Ocean Fishing
- Episode 2: The Police
- Episode 3: Japanophiles: Stephanie Tomiyasu
- Episode 4: New Trends in Logistics
- Episode 5: Game Arcades
- Episode 6: Snow Removal
- Episode 7: Shopping Streets
- Episode 8: Japanophiles: Bjorn Heiberg
- Episode 9: Regional Transport Crisis
- Episode 10: Miniature Culture
- Episode 11: Marriage
- Episode 12: 100 Yen Shops
- Episode 13: Deep-fried Food
- Episode 14: Lighthouses
- Episode 15: Japanophiles: David E. Wells
- Episode 16: Industrial Heritage
- Episode 17: Graves
- Episode 18: Rice Cultivation
- Episode 19: The Ogasawara Islands: A Multicultural Heritage
- Episode 20: The Ogasawara Islands: A Turbulent History
- Episode 21: Japanophiles: Bruce Gutlove
- Episode 22: Roadside Stations
- Episode 23: Summer Resorts
- Episode 24: Yurei: Japanese Ghosts
- Episode 25: Radio Calisthenics
- Episode 26: Underground Shopping Streets
- Episode 27: Japanophiles: Jagmohan S. Chandrani
- Episode 28: A Sense of the Divine
- Episode 29: Earthquake-resistant Architecture
- Episode 30: School Sports Days
- Episode 31: School Satchels
- Episode 32: Aquariums
- Episode 33: Onigiri: Rice Balls
- Episode 34: Japanophiles: David Stanley Hewett
- Episode 35: Coffee
- Episode 36: Meiji-era Advisors
- Episode 37: School Uniforms
- Episode 38: Soba Restaurants
Japanology Plus Season 5 Earthquake-resistant Architecture
Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, geisha, bonsai, and so much more. Local experts discuss their passions at fascinating length, and American Japanophile Matt Alt experiences the food, practices, and cultures in each episode in depth. Viewers will finish each half hour episode with a new understanding of an area of Japanese life through demonstrative videos and explanations, all delivered respectfully and true to the Japanese way of life.
