Great Japanese Railway Journeys Season 1 Episode 13 - Tokyo to Sendai

Airdate: 2026-Apr-27

Episode summary:

Michael heads north from Tokyo to Honshu's Tohoku region, known as the rice granary of Japan. In the city of Sendai, he learns about the disaster of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

About Great Japanese Railway Journeys series:

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