Ending theme "Sekai no Shasō kara" Original language(s) Japanese | Opening theme "Sekai no Shasō kara" Country of origin Japan First episode date June 1987 Language Japanese | |
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Also known as Sekai no Shasō kara (世界の車窓から) Similar Hodo Station, Tetsuko's Room, Kasouken no Onna, Matsuko & Ariyoshi's Angry Ne, Onegai! Ranking |
See the World by Train (世界の車窓から, Sekai no Shasō kara) 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.
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Broadcast times
11:10 - 11:15 Monday to Friday
Countries covered
As of April 2016, 104 different countries have been featured, including the following:
Staff
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.