On this trip, our reporter Gow visits the izakaya bars of Hachinohe City in Aomori Prefecture, enjoying plenty of good sake wine and fresh seafood. As well as being given a hearty welcome from all the bar owners who are fun and friendly, she also enjoys talking to the other customers. Gow also experiences various izakaya customs including ways to drink Japanese sake wine.

In this journey, Michael Rivas will be taking a two-day trip to Yamagata Prefecture in autumn. He will be enjoying magnificent views from Hōjusan Risshakuji Temple, one of the major tourist spots of the Tohoku region, and exquisite seasonal dishes in an onsen hot spring inn, an authentic wooden architecture in Ginzan-onsen. He will also take a stroll through the onsen streets in the evening, illuminated by gaslights, and spend a heart-warming time meeting the local people on a Mogami River boat tour.

Sado, located in the Sea of Japan, is a large island of 260 kilometers in perimeter. Our reporter George Bourdaniotis gets to take in a Noh workshop. He also experiences an ancient festival with long history and visits a small area where the traditional houses are well preserved. After lots of drama, he meets up with a fisherman to learn the old fashioned method of octopus catching-a method used in the autumn.