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Journeys in Japan
Season 13 · Episode 15
Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat
0.028mJuly 19, 2022
A father and daughter head to Iriomote, the largest of the Yaeyama Islands far away in southwestern waters. Covered 90% by subtropical jungle, its rich ecosystem earned the World Natural Heritage site status in 2021. The duo is on a quest to encounter its famous, endemic Iriomote cat. Along the way, they kayak, hike, snorkel and meet wonderful people connected to the island's nature.
Episodes
- Episode 1Yamanobe no Michi: Strolling Back Into the Past
- Episode 2Hamamatsu: From Local Expertise to Global Renown
- Episode 3Matsusaka: Legacy of Samurai, Merchants, Artisan
- Episode 4JAPOW Magical Backcountry Ski Tour
- Episode 5—Festivals— A Harbinger of Spring
- Episode 6Hearing the Silent Voice of the Bedrock
- Episode 7Eyeing Architectural Wonders
- Episode 8Nagasaki: City of Hills and Hope
- Episode 9Eternally Radiant Himeji Castle
- Episode 10Maniwa: Living from the Forest
- Episode 11Breathing New Life into Iwaki
- Episode 12Exploring the Mudflats of the Ariake Sea in Saga
- Episode 13Yamagata: Communing with the Living and the Dead
- Episode 14Suzuka: City with a Racing Circuit
- Episode 15Iriomote: Pursuing the Elusive Jungle Cat
- Episode 16Shinhama, Sendai: A Green Sea Wall for the Future
- Episode 17Tamba-Sasayama: Inn to the Heart of a Village
- Episode 18Okinawa: Weaving Culture
- Episode 19Peak Pleasure in the Northern Alps
- Episode 20Midsummer with the Ancestors: Wakasa Town
- Episode 21With Isabella Bird: On the Road to Nikko
- Episode 22Tochigi: Destinations of Timeless Calm
- Episode 23Spirited Away to Tono
- Episode 24Hakone Hachiri: Highway Back in Time
- Episode 25Kumamoto: Castle Town Loves Its Past with Eye on the Future