Non-Japanese nationals with an abiding love and knowledge of Japan often exceeding that of Japanese natives themselves, share their passion toward Japan with the world! Visit places they’ve learned about not found in travel guides, glean little known information about people and culture. Join foreigners residing all across Japan as they culture shock you and bring you the most intriguing and compelling discoveries they’ve made!

Japan is a country rich in regional gastronomy where local people are only too eager to have visitors try what they view as the greatest gourmet food around. Join Tokyo ce-lebrity Bananaman as they travel the country door-to-door gleaning information known only to local citizens, making incredible gourmet discoveries and introducing the charms of each locale.

This program challenges animals, nature, science, history, the mystery of the human body, and all the riddles that exist on the earth, with a child’s heart and a playful mind. Through ”explorations” into the unknown world, “experiments” full of playful elements and the like, the mystery of the earth is unraveled with the innocence of childlike ideas. It is an educational variety program that allows the audience to experience “the splendor of the earth” and “the wonder of nature” through fun conversations amongst the guests on the show.

A program aimed at refreshing the spirits of woman nationwide with great stress and anxiety relieving content. Women viewers are polled on their biggest desires and aspirations, perhaps “something they’ve always wanted to do”, and then those desires are realized for them. Whether their ambitions deal with work, play or romance, here is a program to inspire, and wash away daily stress.

Join glamorous special guests as they travel the country each week in search of sumptuous food and best-kept secret attractions, complete with strange happenings and mysteries along the way. Male and female celebrity teams square off against each other in this quiz / talk show variety format.

This is a unique program that introduces “izakayas” (Japanese-style bars) in downtown Tokyo, where “any adult can drop by alone when ever he feels like it.” One izakaya began as a food stall 80 years ago, another one serves raw pork guts… Every izakaya serves its own unique variety of Japanese sake and dishes, and viewers can enjoy watching the reality of the dramatic lives of its people. The program features the wonderful drinking experiences of illustrator Rui Yoshida and offers an introduction to the humanity of the people of downtown Tokyo.

A female edition of the popular “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” for women. Since first airing in 2003, the “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” team has introduced viewers to some 500 drinking holes across the country and reported on over 1,500. But this time, drink loving women foray into the “middle aged male world” by hitting the program’s hand-picked establishments.

MCs Sho Sakurai and Hiroiki Ariyoshi creatively use whatever resources they can to help top celebrities and people in the news or the public consciousness to solve their problems or fulfill their desires. Look forward to some revelatory and truly unexpected moments from guests.

Celebrities with a certain “something” in common gather in a television studio to peek in on various life situations and share their own firsthand accounts of similar episodes, giving viewers glimpses into their unique lives with a touch of humor and instruction about the great variety of human experience.

A talk show in which experts from a variety of specialty fields are invited to introduce a surprising and “deep” world unbeknownst to MC Matsuko and viewers.