Season
Episode
- Episode 1: Moss
- Episode 2: Libraries
- Episode 3: Japanophiles: Sheila Cliffe
- Episode 4: Ukiyo-e
- Episode 5: Japanophiles: Richard Halberstadt
- Episode 6: Cleaning Tools
- Episode 7: Lacquerware
- Episode 8: Suits
- Episode 9: Emergency Goods
- Episode 10: Japanophiles: Chad Mullane
- Episode 11: Furoshiki: Wrapping Cloths
- Episode 12: Japan vs. Epidemics, Part 2: Modern History
- Episode 13: Tiny Houses
- Episode 14: Watches & Clocks
- Episode 15: Plastic Food Samples
- Episode 16: Japanophiles: Asa Ekstrom
- Episode 17: Cats and Japan
- Episode 18: Personal Robots
- Episode 19: Scissors
- Episode 20: Japanophiles: Marty Friedman
- Episode 21: Luck
- Episode 22: Tatami
- Episode 23: Chests & Cabinets
- Episode 24: Japanophiles: Nicholas Rennick
- Episode 25: Bamboo
- Episode 26: Ainu: A National Museum of Ainu Culture
- Episode 27: Ainu: A New Generation
Japanology Plus Season 8 Watches & Clocks
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.
