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  • Location: Japan, Tokyo

Norwegian Wood

Destination: Tokyo, Japan  Departure Time: 1960s/1970s Haruki Murakami borrows his novel title “Norwegian Wood” from the Beatles song of the same name.

  • Location: Kyoto

Memoirs of a Geisha

Destination: Kyoto   Depature Time: 1920s What a wonderful world this was to enter – the world of the Geisha!

  • Location: Japan, Pacific Ocean

Under the Sun

WW2: Two enemies met during war time on a desert island in a remarkable tale of what it means to survive when your only battle…

  • Location: Paris, Tokyo, Vienna

The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance

1870s onwards: Set in Paris, Vienna and Tokyo, this is the story of  netsuke. Curious?

  • Location: Japan

Hokkaido Highway Blues

Late 1900s: Follow in the footsteps of a  man who went to Japan  to travel the length of the country  and see its celebrated Pink…

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The Convenience Store by the Sea

2000s: Welcome to Tenderness, Japan!

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