Today · Wednesday, 3 June 1 airing
08:00
BBC Two
S1 E4 · Kanazawa to Kurobe Gorge
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Michael Portillo starts a journey in the coastal city of Kanazawa, where he goes behind the scenes with the cleaning detail. At Kanazawa Castle, Michael discovers the history of one of the most important and powerful samurai clans in Japanese history. To finish the day, Michael travels to the Kurobe Gorge railway, a narrow gauge mountain line which snakes along one of Japan's steepest gorges