Japanology Plus
Season 5 Episode 26 - Underground Shopping Streets
Japan is a world leader in utilizing underground space, and that's exemplified by its network of underground shopping streets. There are around 80 of these subterranean shopping centers across the country, selling the goods and services that Japanese people need in their daily lives. This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is underground shopping streets. Our guest is Yu Hiroi, an expert on urban disaster mitigation. And in Plus One, we visit Japan's oldest surviving underground shopping street.
Episodes in Season 5
Ocean Fishing
28 min
The Police
28 min
Japanophiles: Stephanie Tomiyasu
28 min
New Trends in Logistics
28 min
Game Arcades
28 min
Snow Removal
28 min
Shopping Streets
28 min
Japanophiles: Bjorn Heiberg
28 min
Regional Transport Crisis
28 min
Miniature Culture
28 min
Marriage
28 min
100 Yen Shops
28 min
Deep-fried Food
28 min
Lighthouses
28 min
Japanophiles: David E. Wells
28 min
Industrial Heritage
28 min
Graves
28 min
Rice Cultivation
28 min
The Ogasawara Islands: A Multicultural Heritage
28 min
The Ogasawara Islands: A Turbulent History
28 min
Japanophiles: Bruce Gutlove
28 min
Roadside Stations
28 min
Summer Resorts
28 min
Yurei: Japanese Ghosts
28 min
Radio Calisthenics
28 min
Underground Shopping Streets
28 min
Japanophiles: Jagmohan S. Chandrani
28 min
A Sense of the Divine
28 min
Earthquake-resistant Architecture
28 min
School Sports Days
28 min
School Satchels
28 min
Aquariums
28 min
Onigiri: Rice Balls
28 min
Japanophiles: David Stanley Hewett
28 min
Coffee
28 min
Meiji-era Advisors
28 min
School Uniforms
28 min
Soba Restaurants
28 min
