Empire Builders Japan Backgrounder
The main hall of this most magnificent of Japan’s earliest Buddhist temples houses an enormous Buddha, and was the world’s largest wooden building for nearly 1000 years after its construction.
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Japan
Temples of Tokyo
A third one-hour compilation of short travel stories from around the globe. In this episode: Temples of Tokyo: Shintoism meets
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Cherry Blossom Season in Japan
A third one-hour compilation of short travel stories from around the globe. In this episode: Cherry Blossom Season, Japan: We
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Top Five Tokyo
A third one-hour compilation of short travel stories from around the globe. In this episode: Top 5 Tokyo: Tokyo offers an
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Japan
Japan is made up of over 3000 islands along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Here you can experience the natural extremes of typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, within mesmerising scenes of snow-capped mountains, deep lakes and lush greenery. The added bonus? Japan also offers the most visually stunning and serene golf landscapes in the world.
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