Is Train Cruise coming back?
Train Cruise (2013–present) — travel on NHK World
The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 7, 2026, no return date announced yet.
14seasons
67episodes
About Train Cruise
Train rides provide panoramas of landscapes and lifestyles, with opportunities to hop off and meet the people. The tracks run to well-known and less-explored parts of Japan.
Train Cruise episode schedule
67 aired
Aired · 67
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2026 | S2026·E2 | The Brilliant White Expanse of Eastern Hokkaido |
| February 7, 2026 | S2026·E1 | The Kurobe River in Toyama |
| November 1, 2025 | S2025·E6 | The Varied Treasures of Nara and Mie |
| August 9, 2025 | S2025·E5 | WWII and the Reconstruction of Nagasaki |
| August 2, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Hiroshima's Streetcars of Peace |
| June 7, 2025 | S2025·E3 | The Pinks and Greens of Akita and Aomori |
| March 1, 2025 | S2025·E2 | The Warmth of Kagoshima in Winter |
| February 1, 2025 | S2025·E1 | A Slow Ride through Northern Kanto |
| November 23, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Energized along the Kumano Pilgrimage Trails |
| November 2, 2024 | S2024·E4 | A Single Line to the Tip of Hokkaido |
| August 17, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Life, Art and Connections in Shimane |
| June 22, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Under the Blue Spring Skies of Iwate |
| February 3, 2024 | S2024·E1 | One Line Inspires Generations in Chiba |
| December 9, 2023 | S2023·E8 | The Caldera of Mt. Aso in Kyushu |
| November 4, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Rice and Sake from Niigata to Yamagata |
| September 2, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Off the Beaten Track in Southern Okayama |
| August 5, 2023 | S2023·E5 | The Vivid Colors of Gunma and Niigata |
| June 3, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Spring Arrives in Eastern Hokkaido |
| March 4, 2023 | S2023·E3 | A Trip through Time in Ehime |
| February 4, 2023 | S2023·E2 | A Winter Wonderland in Fukui |
| January 7, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Living by the Sea along Kyushu's Southern Coast |
| December 3, 2022 | S2022·E4 | The Energetic Port Towns of Iwate and Aomori |
| September 3, 2022 | S2022·E3 | The Summer Breezes of Southern Hokkaido |
| May 7, 2022 | S2022·E2 | The Myths and Legends of Hiroshima and Shimane |
| January 1, 2022 | S2022·E1 | Mountain Life Deep in Autumnal Akita |
| November 6, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Change Within Continuity in West Kyushu |
| June 5, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Spring Transforms Fukushima's Samurai Country |
| May 1, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Legends along the Kyoto Tango Railway |
| February 5, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Fukuoka: The Steely Backbone of Japan's Modernization |
| December 5, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Into the Depths of Mt. Fuji, Yamanashi & Nagano |
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| March 6, 2020 | S2020·E2 | The Sanriku Coast's Unbeatable Spirit |
| January 2, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Lake Biwa and Beyond |
| October 5, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Summer Reflections in the North |
| August 3, 2019 | S2019·E5 | Quaint Sketches of Life in the Nagano Countryside |
| June 1, 2019 | S2019·E4 | The Energy of Yamaguchi's Harsh Coastline |
| May 2, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Along the Sparkling River into the Heart of Japan |
| March 2, 2019 | S2019·E2 | The Passage of Time in the Snowy North |
| January 5, 2019 | S2019·E1 | A Route Through Time Bookended by the Two Seas in Western Japan |
| December 1, 2018 | S2018·E9 | Beyond the Brilliant Roof of Hokkaido |
| September 1, 2018 | S2018·E8 | The Southern Rays and Breezes of Miyazaki |
| July 7, 2018 | S2018·E7 | Building the Future on the Miyagi Coast |
| June 2, 2018 | S2018·E6 | Izu: From Rugged Coastline to Inland Warmth |
| May 5, 2018 | S2018·E5 | The Living Museum of Chiba |
| March 24, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Touch the Skies of Kanagawa |
| March 17, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Pacific Coastal Life in Shikoku Island |
| January 20, 2018 | S2018·E2 | The Treasures of Country Life outside Osaka |
| January 6, 2018 | S2018·E1 | Along the Mountain Rivers of Fukushima and Miyagi |
| November 18, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Heartbeat of a Northern Land |
| September 16, 2017 | S2017·E3 | A Volcanic Peninsula on a Single-car Train |
| June 17, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Along the Coast of the Seto Inland Sea |
| February 10, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Hokkaido: Into the Harsh Winter of Japan's Far North |
| December 24, 2016 | S2016·E3 | Feel the Samurai Spirit in Kumamoto and Kagoshima |
| September 3, 2016 | S2016·E2 | Visiting the Land of Japanese Myths |
| February 12, 2016 | S2016·E1 | The Cities, Mountains, and Seas of Osaka and Wakayama |
| November 21, 2015 | S2015·E4 | Autumn in Japan's Northern Island |
| July 18, 2015 | S2015·E3 | A Taste of Japanese Culture along the Oigawa River |
| March 21, 2015 | S2015·E2 | Japanese Culture along the Inland Sea |
| January 4, 2015 | S2015·E1 | Autumn Delights in Tohoku and Shin-Etsu |
| September 27, 2014 | S2014·E7 | Traveling like a local around Lake Biwa |
| July 19, 2014 | S2014·E6 | Family Fun at the Aso Caldera |
| June 15, 2014 | S2014·E5 | Shikoku Railroad Wonderland (Part 2) |
| June 14, 2014 | S2014·E4 | Shikoku Railroad Wonderland (Part 1) |
| March 8, 2014 | S2014·E3 | A Heart-Warming Journey Through the Tohoku Winter |
| February 1, 2014 | S2014·E2 | A Fall Trip from Kyoto to the Japan Sea |
| January 25, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Exciting Rail Attractions on a 400km Journey |
| November 16, 2013 | S2013·E2 | Journey to Highland Hot Spring Resorts |
| May 25, 2013 | S2013·E1 | A Century-Old Railway in Kyushu |