See the World by Train


See the World by Train is a Japanese short factual television programme broadcast daily by TV Asahi since June 1987. Produced by Telecom Staff and sponsored by Fujitsu, it follows railway journeys in various countries around the world, featuring people on board the trains and sights along the way.

Broadcast times

11:10 - 11:15 Monday to Friday

Countries covered

, 104 different countries have been featured, including the following:
The programme is narrated by actor Kenjirō Ishimaru, and the opening and ending theme was composed by Hajime Mizoguchi.

Awards

See the World by Train received the First Memorial Award at the 2011 Festival Asia TV & Film on Journey event.

History

First broadcast in June 1987, the programme was aired for the 10,000th time on 2 May 2016, making it the second-longest running TV show still being broadcast in Japan, after Tetsuko's Room, also aired by TV Asahi.