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.
Main Cast of Japanology Plus
Secondary Cast of Japanology Plus
Mateusz Urbanowicz
as Self (1 episode) , Self (1 episode)
Mateusz Urbanowicz was born on January 1, 1986 and is currently 39 years old.
David McMahon
as Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 episode)
Matt Schley
as Self - Reporter in Plus One (1 episode)
Kanoa
as Self - Reporter in Plus One (2 episodes)
Hiroshi Tashiro
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Masahiko Urano
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kenichiro Senoo
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Elizabeth Suzuki
as Self (1 episode)
Carolin Eckhardt
as Self (1 episode)
Ayao Okumura
as Self (1 episode)
Shozo Shibata
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hitoshi Mogi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Masataka Fujiwara
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Tetsuya Yamamoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yoshihiro Akiyama
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Sachiko Yamaguchi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Tomotaka Takahashi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Nozomi Iida
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kenjiro Ishida
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hiroshi Nakadai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
J. Martin Holman
as Self (1 episode)
Yuko Horiuchi
as Self - Researcher, J. F. Oberlin University (1 episode)
Richard Halberstadt
as Self (1 episode)
Chieko Mukasa
as Self - Food Journalist (2 episodes)
Manabu Akaike
as Self - Science and Technology Journalist (1 episode)
Takeo Akiyama
as Self - Longtime Hobbyist Photographer (1 episode)
Akiko Shiihara
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Shunichi Saito
as Self - Sake Master Brewer (1 episode)
David E. Wells
as Self (1 episode)
Emiko Masao
as Self - 100-yen Shop Aficionado and Blogger (1 episode)
Adam Zgola
as Self (1 episode)
Andrew Mancabelli
as Self (1 episode)
Alex Bennett
as Self (1 episode)
Yuji Suizu
as Self - Driving Instructor (1 episode)
Akemi Masuda
as Self - Sports Journalist and Former Olympic Athlete (1 episode)
Mamoru Tsuchiya
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Amir Takahashi
as Self (1 episode)
Yasuto Hori
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Takahiro Tanaka
as Self (1 episode)
Chad Mullane
as Self - Comedian (2 episodes)
Shozo Nagata
as Self - Professor (1 episode)
Claudio Feliciani
as Self (1 episode)
Andrew Dewar
as Self (1 episode)
Colleen Schmuckal
as Self (1 episode)
Kyle Holzhueter
as Self (1 episode)
Isabelle Sasaki
as Self (1 episode)
Nicholas Rennick
as Self - Medical Doctor (1 episode)
Steve Tallon
as Self (1 episode)
Ondrej Hybl
as Self (1 episode)
David Atkinson
as Self (1 episode)
Wolfgang Loeger
as Self (1 episode)
Thomas Ainsworth
as Self (1 episode)
Harold George Meij
as Self (1 episode)
Kim Seungbok
as Self (1 episode)
Gyoei Saile
as Self (1 episode)
Anna Bugaeva
as Self (1 episode)
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury
as Self (1 episode)
Paul Lorimer
as Self (1 episode)
Carine Lafitte
as Self (1 episode)
Randy Channell Soei
as Self (1 episode)
Zoe Vincent
as Self (1 episode)
Yoram Ofer
as Self (1 episode)
Nsenda Lukumwena
as Self (1 episode)
Tyler Lynch
as Self (1 episode)
Fernando Lopez
as Self (1 episode)
Stephanie Tomiyasu
as Self (1 episode)
Bjorn Heiberg
as Self (1 episode)
Bruce Gutlove
as Self (1 episode)
Jagmohan S. Chandrani
as Self (1 episode)
David Stanley Hewett
as Self (1 episode)
Thomas Bertrand
as Self (1 episode)
Bartholomeus Greb
as Self (1 episode)
Maud Archambault
as Self (1 episode)
Jorge Cabeza Fernandez
as Self (1 episode)
Pico Iyer
as Self (1 episode)
Shunji Akimoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Toshio Kadoya
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kenji Kasai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Taichiro Tsuji
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yosuke Ikeda
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kikuo Yamamoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Masakatsu Uekusa
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Nobue Kunizaki
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Etsuko Yamada
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Denso Sugiura
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Mana Kumagai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Ai Nagai
as Self - Cook (1 episode)
Riho Sakakura
as Self - Cook (1 episode)
Suenori Murayama
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Satoshi Okamoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Bhushan Ghimire
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Osamu Oba
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Daisuke Sasaki
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Mitsuaki Ohta
as Self - Expert, Canine Researcher (1 episode)
Kyoko Mitsumata
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Takashi Uemura
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kazuyuki Suzuki
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Nagisa Tatsumi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yukihiro Yamada
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Tadanobu Yamaguchi
as Self - Motorcycle Instructor (1 episode)
Wakky Kaiyama
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Mayuu Fudo
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yoko Nagae
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Satomi Yamamoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kyoko Kodama
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hiroko Kimura
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Nobuhiko Koike
as Self - Director, Chofu City Library (1 episode)
Ichiro Oda
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hidetoshi Katori
as Self - Physicist (1 episode)
Yoshikazu Suematsu
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Masanari Mizoguchi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Takao Kobayashi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yu Hiroi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hidetsugu Ueno
as Self - Barkeeper (1 episode)
Yorio Fujimoto
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Osamu Baba
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Tomoaki Kurihara
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hidenobu Sakai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yoshihiro Sakai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Kuniyo Hayashi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Nobuo Harada
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Shigehito Kobayashi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yoshihiro Nakano
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Hirofumi Gomi
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Shoshu Hirai
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Yukio Toyoda
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Matthew Headland
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Rachel Henderson
as Self - Guest, High School Teacher (1 episode)
James Coronel
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Don Smith
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Tetsuhito Fujiyama
as Self - Expert (1 episode)
Naoto Tsuji
as Self - Guest, Fuji Oil Employee (1 episode)
Naruki Tojima
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Toru Suzuki
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
Kazuhiko Komatsu
as Self - Guest (Director, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) (1 episode)
Katsunori Seki
as Self - Onigiri Expert (1 episode)
Crew of Japanology Plus
Discover the backstage crew of Japanology Plus →- Released on April 03, 2014