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Travellers' Tales: The Hermit Kingdom

BBC One
on BBC One London

Told by Tim Matthews.
Shinto, Samurai, Sumo wrestlers, and Geisha girls have the magic of mystery about them. Colin Thubron sets out to discover what remains in Japan of the secret years when the country for two centuries refused all contact with the West.

Contributors

Narrator:
Tim Matthews
Filmed by:
Colin Thubron
Presented by:
Ivan Lockett
Series edited by:
Brian Branston
Source: Radio Times

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