See the World by Train
| See the World by Train | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sekai no Shasō kara (世界の車窓から) |
| Genre | Factual television |
| Narrated by | Kenjirō Ishimaru |
| Theme music composer | Hajime Mizoguchi |
| Opening theme | "Sekai no Shasō kara" |
| Ending theme | "Sekai no Shasō kara" |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | Approx. 10,000 (as of April 2016) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Worldwide |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Telecom Staff Co., Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original release | June 1987 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.[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
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- 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
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- 8 February 2016 - 6 May 2016: Northern India
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 is due to be aired for the 10,000th time on 29 April 2016, making it the second-longest running TV show still being broadcast in Japan, after Tetsuko's Room, also aired by TV Asahi.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 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]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon ME Inc. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "With Our Customers". Japan: Fujitsu. 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ↑ "1st Festival Asia TV & Film on Journey (2011) report". Japan: asiatabi.com. 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
External links
- Official website (TV Asahi) (Japanese)
- Official website (Telecom Staff) (Japanese)
- See the World by Train at the Internet Movie Database