See the World by Train explained

Genre:	Factual television
Narrated:	Kenjirō Ishimaru
Theme Music Composer:	Hajime Mizoguchi
Opentheme:	"Sekai no Shasō kara"
Endtheme:	"Sekai no Shasō kara"
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Num Episodes:	Over 10,000
Location:	Worldwide
Runtime:	5 minutes
Company:	Telecom Staff Co., Ltd.
Channel:	TV Asahi

is a Japanese short factual television programme broadcast daily by TV Asahi since June 1987.^[1] Produced by Telecom Staff and sponsored by Fujitsu,^[2] 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^[1]

Countries covered

, 104 different countries have been featured,^[1] including the following:

• 23 January 2012 - 1 April 2012: Hungary
• 2 April 2012 - 10 June 2012: Switzerland
• 11 June 2012 - 9 September 2012: Southern India
• 10 September 2012 - 9 December 2012: France
• 10 December 2012 - 10 March 2013: Canada
• 11 March 2013 - 31 May 2013: Vietnam
• 3 June 2013 - 30 August 2013: Bangladesh
• 2 September 2013 - 29 November 2013: Sweden and Norway
• 2 December 2013 - 21 February 2014: Poland
• 3 March 2014 - 9 May 2014: Indonesia
• 12 May 2014 - 4 July 2014: Portugal
• 7 July 2014 - 22 August 2014: Morocco
• 25 August 2014 - 24 October 2014: Mongolia
• 27 October 2014 - 23 January 2015: Northern Italy, France, and Corsica
• 26 January 2015 - 3 April 2015: Australia
• 6 April 2015 - 5 June 2015: Thailand
• 8 June 2015 - 28 August 2015: Germany
• 31 August 2015 - 20 November 2015: Czech Republic and Slovakia
• 23 November 2015 - 5 February 2016: Finland
• 8 February 2016 - 6 May 2016: Northern India
• 9 May 2016 - 29 July 2016: Argentina and Uruguay

Staff

The programme is narrated by actor Kenjirō Ishimaru, and the opening and ending theme was composed by Hajime Mizoguchi.^[1]

Awards

See the World by Train received the First Memorial Award at the 2011 Festival Asia TV & Film on Journey event.^[3]

History

First broadcast in June 1987, the programme was aired for the 10,000th time on 2 May 2016,^[4] making it the second-longest running TV show still being broadcast in Japan, after Tetsuko's Room, also aired by TV Asahi.^[1]

External links

• (TV Asahi)
• (Telecom Staff)

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2069693/full/ . ja: 石丸謙二郎、『世界の車窓から』マンネリがいい まもなく放送1万回 . Kenjirō Ishimaru likes routine nature of "See the World by Train" - approaching 10,000th show. 6 April 2016. Oricon Style. Oricon ME Inc.. Japan. Japanese. 6 April 2016.
2. Web site: With Our Customers. 2014. Fujitsu. Japan. 14 January 2014.
3. Web site: 1st Festival Asia TV & Film on Journey (2011) report. 2011. asiatabi.com. Japan. 14 January 2014.
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2071158/full/ . ja: 『世界の車窓から』放送1万回祝福 石丸謙二郎に慰労の声 . "See the World by Train" celebrates 10,000th show - Kenjirō Ishimaru praised . 2 May 2016. Oricon Style. Oricon ME Inc.. Japan. Japanese. 9 May 2016.