Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means

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Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means: Episode 6

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Episode 6

Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means

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In scenic Japan, Charley visits Hiroshima, rides a rollercoaster and sees Mount Fuji.

Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. In Japan he learns about the battle of Okinawa, checks out the scenery, visits Hiroshima, rides a rollercoaster and sees Mount Fuji.

In the second series of By Any Means, Charley Boorman starts his adventure in Sydney and travels up the Pacific Rim through Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan, to finish in Tokyo, Japan.

Finally arriving on Japanese soil, Charley heads straight for the Naha naval base to learn more about the battle of Okinawa. 
 
From there, he spends 24 hours onboard a local ferry that takes him to the mainland. Meeting up with Tarquin, a twelve-year-old train fanatic, they travel to meet his father Humphrey and jump on Italian motorbikes to check out the landscape and local scenery of Japan.
 
Charley's great love of motorbikes continues when he visits the workshops of custom-built bikes and awesome design studios.
 
Visiting Hiroshima on the anniversary of the Peace Memorial Ceremony, Charley is filled with sadness, but also admiration at how the community have united and moved on from the devastation of the atomic bomb.
 
Finally, getting a thrill from riding one of Japan's most renowned rollercoasters, then visiting the country's highest mountain, Mount Fuji, Charley takes in the breathtaking views before riding the final leg of his epic adventure to reach Tokyo.

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Charley Boorman travels up the Pacific Rim through Australia to Tokyo, Japan.

Charley Boorman embarks on an adventure in Sydney and travels up the Pacific Rim through Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan, eventually finishing in Tokyo, Japan.

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