Entertainment
くまモンマップ
Kumamon MAP! Join Kumamon, the beloved mascot of Kumamoto, as he takes you on an exciting journey through Kumamoto’s top attractions and local delicacies. Explore the stunning landscapes of Kumamoto, from its beautiful scenic views to the historical Kumamoto Castle, and much more! Kumamon will also dive into Kumamoto’s culinary delights! With Kumamon as your guide, you’ll discover the heart and soul of Kumamoto, full of fun, food, and unforgettable moments. Don’t miss the adventure on Kumamon MAP!
In recent years, Hokkaido has been attracting attention as a wine-growing region. This program focuses on wineries at "Yoichi". Yoichi is famous for its many popular wineries, including "Domaine Takahiko". Program reporter introduces delicious wine and Japanese food culture.
This program was produced by Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co. LTD.
Check It Out with Rei in FUKUOKA
丸山礼の〇〇サークル
Japanese TV personality, Rei Maruyama, visits hot spots in Fukuoka. She has over 1.25 million YouTube subscribers. She meets a lot of people to expand various circles in Fukuoka.
This program was produced by TVQ KYUSHU BROADCASTING CO.,LTD.
Hokkaido is home to over 120 ski resorts, including the Niseko ski resort popular with overseas tourists. Let this program tell you about the wonders of the snow and the appeal of skiing while you head down the slopes at the ski resort. Your guide is Keisuke Iyama, a past member of the Japan Alpine Ski Team and three-time winner of the ALL Japan Ski Technical Championships.
This program was produced by Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co. LTD.
おばあちゃんの台所
This program conveys the appeal of traditional Japanese home cooking and Japanese cuisine. With a wish to hand down grandma's nostalgic cooking as its concept, the program introduces the wisdom of the kitchen along with recipes incorporating local specialities and seasonal ingredients. It covers regional "grandma's cooking", gentle and somehow soothing.
This program was produced by TV SETOUCHI BROADCASTING CO.,LTD.
"Tabi-Komi Hokkaido" Travel Guide
This out-and-about information program takes in seasonal fun spots around Hokkaido. It covers hot spring resorts, inns, dining, driving, outdoor sports, and more.
This program was produced by Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co. LTD.
All Aboard! vol.2 Yuki Tokunaga's Gono Line Journey
鉄道大好き演歌歌手 徳永ゆうき「出発進行!五能線の旅」
Gono Line, the local railway line connecting Akita and Aomori, has been popular among tourists and train enthusiasts. You can enjoy the spectacular views of Japan Sea on Gono Line trains.
An enka singer Yuki Tokunaga comes to Akita again and travels on the Gono Line to visit tourist spots along the route. He enjoys eating fresh seafood bowls and takes a stroll around the foot of the Shirakami Mountains, a World Heritage Site. He witnesses the beautiful view of lake called "mysterious blue."
ビジネス婚
For one reason or another, Tsukasa Donose, a first-rate man, meets MiyabiSayamaand proposes something outrageous: a business marriage, or a marriage without love. Miyabialso has some extenuating circumstances, meaning their interests are aligned. So, they get married straight away, but on one condition: They don’t harbor romantic feelings for one another.
Despite this, in the days leading up to the wedding, it’s the ideal daily life and a cycle of constant sparks… They are supposed to get divorced if they fall in love. What will happen to their business marriage?!
As they learn about each other’s lives, families, and mysteries, romantic feelings start to bloom. However, they can’t let the other know.
Is it better to protect their marriage, even if it means keeping their feelings a secret?
Starting from on how to choose the perfect fishing spot and the correct lure, to the most delicious way of eating a fish, this program full of laugh will deliver all kind of useful information, even for beginners, related to fishing.
The absolute fishing beginner MC will be learning how to fish from other talents who enjoy fishing throughout daily life as well as sharing the beauty of Nagasaki as a fishing mecca.
ジョブチューン〜アノ職業のヒミツぶっちゃけます!
“Professionals” from a variety of occupations voluntarily share the secrets of their trade in a new and unique job info variety program. Every “occupation” requires its own set of skills, knowledge and abilities with each harboring benefits and attractiveness unknown to the layperson. This program closes in on the secrets of professionals from the most basic questions about each occupation to rarely-known facts.
다양한 직업의 프로가 자신이 가진 직업의 비밀을 솔직하게 털어놓는 독자적인 스타일의 새로운 직업정보버라이어티 프로그램.「직업」에는 각각의 뛰어난 기술이나 지식, 능력이 있고 그 뒷면에는 알려지지 않은「매력」과「즐거움」이 존재한다. 이 프로그램에서는 소박한 의문부터 평소 물어볼 수 없었던 부분까지 프로들의 비밀에 대해 알아본다.
採訪各行各業裡的資深專家來為大家揭曉“商業機密”來為觀眾們提供每個行業最新的資訊。工作除了技術和能力以外,還有很多幕後不為人知的有趣內幕。主持人幫大家從一般的普通問題到行業內部的辛辣問題都給統統逼問出來啦!
ミテタ
A completely new quiz show with no knowledge required!
This studio quiz show, where four players work together to solve the problem. Ten days ago, their solving the quiz at the studio, the four of players took a walk around the streets of Tokyo. In fact, there are quiz hints scattered along the way, and the four of them are sure to see them somewhere. And what they see is also recorded by the eye camera.
Then, in the studio, the four players take on a quiz based on their memories and the images from the eye camera. In other words, it's a quiz show where "memory" and "vision" are the keys, as they solve the quizzes by relying on hints they must have seen somewhere!
What’s the Best Akita Food!? vol.3
チョコプラアキタカモスメシ~エビ中&東北産秋田ロケ!藤あや子も太鼓判!長田も松尾もSHELLYも驚がく!秋田醸造ウマイモノSP!~
The 3rd episode of What's the Best Akita Food!? focuses on the traditional fermented food in Akita. The members of two idol groups research the various fermented foods of Akita like fish sauce, natto, sake, and so on, and give a presentation to Chocopla. A chef cooks new dishes using those ingredients to treat busy Chocopla.
Ayako Fuji, a famous enka singer from Akita, and the popular talent SHELLY liven up this program!
It was 1598 when Toshiie Maeda,the first feudal lord of KAGA domain,arrived Kanazawa.
Since then,the Maeda clan ruled this land for14 generations and build a vast territory called HYAKUMANGOKU.
A historic city.A city with aesthetic sense inherited from the feudal era.
Numerous places where you can feel the refined beauty.That is What Kanazawa is.
The Maeda clan promoted [Craft works]=KOGEI
Cultural incentive project by Kaga domain made traditional craftworks Famous,such as KAGAYUZENandKANAZAWAHAKU gold.
You may experience gold foil pasting here.
Many master craftworks are in collection at the national crafts museum that opened in 2020.
Shall we walk around the traditional city of KANAZAWA and feel the beauty.
'OMO UMA' Heartwarming Foodocumentary
There are outlandish restaurants all over Japan that are far beyond our imagination. This is a documentary program about human beings through food, which finds and introduces owners and services that over hospitality and over entertainment!
This is a program that spares no time and effort in verifying old legends, urban legends, and overblown stories, and exposes them for what they really are!!!
Moco's Travel Kitchen Season 2
頂!キッチン Season2
Mocomichi Hayami, also known as Moco in his fast-selling cookbooks, is a prominent actor starring in “This Guy is the Biggest Mistake of My Life” and many other top-ranked Japanese dramas. The friendly hunk is also a serious chef, winning the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards' Japanese cooking category in 2013.
In this show, he drives his self-designed kitchen car to the gorgeous countryside of Japan to sample utterly fresh ingredients. He gets inspired by meeting happy locals and being surrounded by rich nature, all leading to creating original delicate recipes in front of the camera. Follow him around to enjoy the art of cooking.
An unprecedented uprising in the history of the kitchen is coming!
A battle between a first-class chef, a housewife celeb, and an amateur cooking celeb.
They cook a dish based on a theme and compete to see which is the tastier. However, the budget the three chefs can spend on food shopping is as follows:
The professional is given $5, the housewife $20, and the amateur $100.
In other words, the shopping budget of cooks with high and low cooking skills are inversely proportional.
Can the professional produce high quality food regardless of budget? Or does the amateur grab $100 and do the “Uprising Kitchen” with fantastic ingredients? Or will the housewife win by the wisdom and experience?
What's more, the three cooks can draw “special cards” from an “original lottery machine” to force the rivals to use strange cooking utensils and a variety of other unique ways to interfere with their cooking!
Can three chefs with different strengths turn the tables with money and luck?
Due to Japan's immensely varied landscape and climate, this island nation developed unique cultural traditions. Many of these are world renowned, but many more remain hidden away deep in the countryside. The best way to discover these secret places—the real Japan—is to go exploring by bicycle.
The series includes locations such as the springtime lush greens of Mt. Fuji, flowers-filled Hokkaido, the deep mountain forests of Nikko, and the ancient city of Kyoto.
Join us on a journey to see a side of Japan you won't find in guidebooks.
In the first episode, actress Kurumi Shimizu visits "Ganso Tai Paitan ramen Sakura" in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City. She ordered a set of sea bream paitan ramen with sea bream Chazuke. Putting the soup of paitan ramen on the rice with sashimi of sea bream looks great.
It's so delicious.
サウナでリブーート
A specially-made sauna truck drives through Kumamoto’s spectacular landscape in search of the ultimate sauna experience! Taka and Erica are looking to escape the stress of daily life, and what better way to do that in Japan than by taking a sauna! They will take to their sauna truck to find relaxation across Kumamoto prefecture, enjoying the beautiful nature around them while sampling the delicious food that Kumamoto has to offer!
HKT48 Team Kumamoto Delicious Food Journey
Members of the popular Japanese female idol group "HKT48" will visit the sightseeing locations in Kumamoto while discovering delicious food. Miku and Saaya are from Kumamoto and rediscover the charm of their hometown. They also experience making Kumamoto's sweets and tasting local dishes!
嘘。-欺きファイトクラブ-
The Instant fake battle between the guys have a silver tongue about to begin!
That requires a word sense that goes beyond the truth and a rich imagination!
Four Skilled Liar make them improvise own fake story quiz or two-choice quiz, with cool face.
The prize money goes to the true faker who has the skills to make lie look real!!
Ryoff Karma and Maids 呂布カルマとメイドたち
Maid café is a café or restaurant where women work wearing cosplay of maid, which is known as the head of otaku culture. The longest-established and most popular maid café "at-home cafe”seeks their expansion to Nagoya area besides Tokyo & Osaka. A rapper living in Nagoya, Ryoff Karma, will advise what approach to take to deliver "moe" to Nagoya, but of course, it is not a simple matter...
ベストヒット歌謡祭 2022
Since its first airing in 1968, Best Hits Kayosai boasts a history of 54 years.Last year, this program was held without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it will be held with an audience for the first time in three years this year in the Festival Hall in Osaka. Mega-hit artists that took the world by storm in 2022 gather in Osaka for the only large-scale music program in Kansai! This program delivers a variety of songs, from recent hits to nostalgic classics. This year's theme is “Create it together!” featuring intense performances “created” with the entire audience. Special one-night-only sing-alongs “created” with students in Kansai. Special projects “created” by television viewers and participants on social media. Together with everyone in Japan, let's build the Best Hits Kayosai!
Performing artists:
Hanna Ishikawa, STU48, NMB28, Kanjani∞, Kis-My-Ft2, Kobukuro, Sakurazaka46, THE RAMPAGE, JO1, Da-iCE, Aimi Tanaka, Tani Yuuki, DA PUMP, ToshI, Naniwa Danshi, Nogizaka 46, THE BEAT GARDEN, BE: FIRST, BiSH, Hinatazaka 46, Daichi Miura, Yuzu, Ryokuoushoku Shakai
A famous entertainer Hiroiki Ariyoshi has never been emotionally moved by the sight of fireworks. So, a group of young entertainers decides to try and finally impress him. They put together the “Ariyoshi Fireworks Group” and enlist the guidance of seasoned fireworks makers from around the country. They’ll learn the fundamentals of pyrotechnics, everything from how fireworks are made to the preparations needed to launch them. A huge barge and a ship with a crane appear on the Setouchi Inland Sea in Ariyoshi’s home prefecture of Hiroshima. They’ll create a show from nothing and put on a massive fireworks display. But, will it be enough to impress Ariyoshi?
ぼなぺてぃ。~召し上がれ!秋田のお菓子たち~
Utano Aoi, 23 years old, works at a small design company in Akita as the new designer. She moved to Akita this spring from Tokyo.
She is struggling with her unaccustomed lifestyle since moving from the city to the countryside. But there is the reassuring presence for Aoi: Akita sweets! They are the only source of energy for Aoi.
This program is composed of two parts, drama and documentary. In the drama part, you can discover the attraction of Akita sweets through Aoi’s daily life at her unique workplace. The documentary part introduces the background story of famous Akita sweets.
All Aboard! Yuki Tokunaga's Akita Shinkansen Komachi Journey
鉄道大好き演歌歌手 徳永ゆうきと行く!みちのく秋田こまち旅~祝!秋田新幹線 開業25周年~
Akita Shinkansen Komachi, the bullet train of Akita, opened in 1997. Yuki Tokunaga, a famous enka singer and a train enthusiast, comes to Akita to celebrate its 25th anniversary. He visits the railway yard to learn about Komachi and experience the maintenance of it. Also, he travels by Komachi from Akita to Tokyo enjoying special bento. Let's explore the history and the attractions of Komachi with Mr. Tokunaga!
THE5連覇無双
This is a " head-to-head" battle between five challengers and a champion of various genres.
The challenger will challenge with a striking skill he or she is good at, and the champion must take all fight.
In short, the champion must fight with the five specialists, regardless of his or her own strengths or weaknesses.
The point is, Champion must win whenever!
Champions will feel unshakable confidence and ecstasy if they win their fifth consecutive championship!
On the other hand, if the Champion loses even once, the challenger achieves "Giant-Killing" and earns prize.
In this game, you can see an interesting battle whether the weak defeat the strong or the strong will continue to be the strong.
Kokkodesho The Treasure Ship Performance of Nagasaki
"Taikoyama Kokkodesho" is one of the most popular autumn events in Nagasaki City, "Nagasaki Kunchi". Forty strong men throw over 1ton of “Taikoyama” and catch it with hands. We closely interviewed the challenges of the men who carry.
It is impressed by the feelings of the townspeople in their hometown and the way the area became one through the festival and the bonds became stronger. The video of the festival is a breathtaking beauty.
A popular Australian female talent will visit the blessings of the volcano, and experience various activities, food culture, and hot springs, centering on the national park areas where some of the volcanos of Kyushu are located. The first episode is Oita, the second episode is Kumamoto, the third episode is Kagoshima, and the fourth episode is Nagasaki. We will introduce Kyushu as a dynamic and attractive place through four episodes.
2人で5万円!ニッポン満足旅
Do you think traveling in Japan cost a lot? Actually not that much. There are so many yummy food, tourist activities and quality accommodations that can be enjoyed with reasonable prices. This program will show you the tips of budget trip in Japan!
In this show, these hosts below visit Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Kanazawa and Awaji Island.
Fallindebu hassy - one of the top food KOLs of Japan, who eats at 1000 restaurants a year
Hina Kagei - TikToker with 5.7 million followers
Honoka Tsuchiya - 2019 Miss Japan Grand Prix
They show us the best way to enjoy each city. Their budget is JPY50,000 including transportation and accommodation. The journey is full of local specialties, tourist attractions and fun activities!
QUIZ GO ROUND 流れきる前に選びとれ!
The first co-development project by KANSAI TV and Red Arrow Studios International.
CRAZY CAROUSEL is the comedy gameshow inspired by Japan’s Sushi Go-Round restaurants.
Three teams are served up surprising questions and unique challenges where every possible answer or task is delivered on a giant carousel!
Knowledge, judgement and physical ability are all put to the test: from identifying which world-map is correct or which person is really singing instead of lip-syncing, to simply punching the life out of as many balloons as possible!
The players must react quickly before the carousel’s deliveries disappear out of sight!
But each team has one chance per show to slow down the carousel if there’s a task lined up they’re unsure about.
In the hilarious finale, the carousel serves up real sushi almost like in the restaurants: from ten plates, the team must identify the two pieces that do not contain a particular ingredient.
Our finalists must eat their two pieces, but the problem is, all the wrong choices are packed with super hot wasabi!
Only if the team selects both pieces correctly will they win the big prize!
Began in 2006, Darwin's Amazing Animals explores fresh, engaging stories from the animal kingdom. Using the latest filming technology, each episode captures rare moments, and sometimes even world-first footage of animal behavior. The series is also characterized by Charlie, its mascot. Charlie jumps in, asks probing questions to help young viewers have a better understanding of the progressing story. Whether it is an exotic seen species hidden in the farthest reaches of the planet or familiar creatures one comes across in daily life, viewers are sure to find surprising sides of the animals' amazing lifestyles!
~笑い飯presents~ひとりで60分
New comedy show with NO AUDIENCE, NO STAFF, NO CAMERA CREW!
One comedian alone in the studio!
MC and guests are watching the One-Man Show in a remote room.
If they laugh, they press a button each time and prize money increases.
A space with no audience, not even a sound, to drive the comedian’s psyche!
Can a comedian keep joking with a strong mentality on a stage where laughter cannot be heard?
くまモン部長がやってきた
A short series starring KUMAMON.
Kumamon is the new boss of a PR company in Kumamoto. Kumamon’s employees have various problems in their work and In their lives. Kumamon empathizes with their' troubles and solves them all!
What’s the Best Akita Food!? vol.2
チョコプラアキタメシ VOL.2~絶品!定番!B級も!今年も食べますご当地グルメ!~
Chocopla came to Akita again! This is the 2nd episode of What's the Best Akita Food!? This time, Chocolate Planet cannot eat Akita food unless they win various games.
Some new characters appear and cheer Chocopla, like professional basketball players, Namahage, and Akita beauty. Also, Chocopla's friend, Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura appears with a surprise. Now, he is famous all around the world as "Tonikaku" after performing on a program broadcasted in the UK. You would enjoy funny conversations between Chocopla and the guests.