Japanology Plus

So after Begin Japanology, the season went to Japanology Plus, described as: "Going a step further from our previous series BEGIN Japanology, host Peter Barakan visits experts in various fields to show Japanese culture from a new perspective."  It also generally has a little clip with Matt Ault, an American translator in Japan who adds a bit of youthful enthusiasm.

Let's see if we can find all the episodes so we don't miss a choice one that isn't pulled up by YouTube in the preview column.  They have a list on the TVDB but the episode numbers often don't coincide exactly with the numbers on YouTube.  I'll x the episodes as I watch them so I remember...  Eventually I'll link them all...
OH Golly!  After all this work, I come across: Japanology TV where they list all the programs of both Begin Japanology and Japanology Plus and link to most of the videos.  Ah well, I still can check off the ones I've seen here.  There are 252 Begin Japanology episodes and 79 Japanology Plus episodes with new ones being produced every two weeks, so if I watch one a day, I should have most of them watched by the time we go to Japan...

x Episode 1: Public Bathhouses in Japan - Sentō 銭湯 (4/3/2014)
x Episode 2: Having Some Delicious Ramen
x Episode 3: Mt. Fuji
x Episode 4: The Japanese Chess Shogi (remake)
Episode 5: The Great Story of the Cherry Blossom
x Episode 6: A Trip through Akihabara (A neighborhood of high tech wizardry and pop culture in Tokyo)
x Episode 7:  Wagashi (Wagashi (和菓子) is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of mochi, anko (azuki bean paste), and fruits. Wagashi is typically made from plant ingredients.)
Episode 8:  The Great Story of the Shinobi Ninja
x Episode 9:  Making and Cooking Rice
Episode 10: Castles
Episode 11: Japanophiles - Elizabeth Suzuki
Episode 12: Japanophiles - Everett Kennedy Brown
Episode 13: Japanophiles - Carolin Eckhardt
Episode 14: Going Wild For Karaoke カラオケ
x Episode 15: The Latest Bento Trends 弁当 (new version)
x Episode 16: Bamboo (new version)
Episode 17: Taiko Drums
x Episode 18: World's Largest Fish Market - Tsukiji Market (new version)
x Episode 19: Festivals
x Episode 20: Beautiful Japanese Gardens
Episode 21: The Art Of Origami 折り紙
Episode 22: Japanese Buddhist Statues
x Episode 23: The Roots of Japanese Yokai Creatures (bizarre creatures and supernatural phenomena in Japanese folklore which are today often featured in video games, anime, and manga.)
x Episode 24: Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
x Episode 25: Lessons for Life (The Japanese love to take lessons and develop new skills.)
Episode 26: Japan's Robotic Superpower (Japan is a robotics superpower with 300,000 industrial robots - more than any other country - and it is also known for its anime-like humanoid robots.)
Episode 27: Sports Days in Japan
Episode 28: The Living Works of Art: Bonsai
x Episode 29: Preparing the Most Delicious Sushi
Episode 30: Through the Eyes of a Geisha
x Episode 31: Japanophiles - Bartholomeus Greb (begin 2015 season)
Episode 32: Japanophiles - Ivan Vartanian
Episode 33: Japanophiles - Alex Bennett
x Episode 34: The Seikan Tunnel (between Honshu and Hokkaido)
x Episode 35: Snow Country
Episode 36: The Unique Japanese Comedy
x Episode 37: Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway
Episode 38: A Season of Change (spring, graduation, entrance ceremonies)
x Episode 39: Waste and Recycling
x Episode 40: Period Dramas (Plays, movies and TV dramas that depict Japan as it was in the eras up to the samurai times are called "jidaigeki", literally "period dramas". The original period dramas were kabuki plays.)
Episode 41: Weight Loss Industry
Episode 42: Dams
x Episode 43: Izakaya (also visits Kakuuchi - a liquor store where you can drink)
x Episode 44: Craft Beer
x Episode 45: Fermented Foods
x Episode 46: Umbrellas
Episode 47: Job Hunting
Episode 48: Japanophiles: Amir Takahashi
Episode 49: The English Conversation Business
Episode 50: English at School
Episode 51: Shrine & Temple Carpenters
Episode 52: Bunraku (Puppet Theater)
Episode 53: Kids' Summer Holidays
Episode 54: Swimming
Episode 55: Haunted Houses
x Episode 56: Onsen (Hot Springs)
Episode 57: Japanophiles: Andrew Mancabelli
Episode 58: Cameras
x Episode 59: Wrapping and Packaging
x Episode 60: Tokyo Housing
Episode 61: Japanophiles: Adam Zgola
Episode 62: Kombu (Seaweed)
x Episode 63: Hotels and Inns
x Episode 64: Tidying Up. Long before Marie Kondo there was Nagisa Tatsumi who wrote the "art of discarding". Peter Barakan also talks about Marie Kondo, who is cuter and so probably was tweeted more.
x Episode 65: Mt. Takao
Episode 66: Japanophiles: Maud Archambault (begin 2016 season)
x Episode 67: Silk
x Episode 68: Underground Tokyo (aired 1-28-16)
x Episode 69: Earthquake Preparedness
Episode 70: Japanophiles: Jorge Cabeza Fernandez
Episode 71: Japanophiles: Pico Iyer
Episode 72: Okinawa Dance

SEASON 2
For some reason, in April of 2016, after 3 years of programs, they decide to begin "Season 2" and these are the ones currently being broadcast.

Episode 1: Whiskey
Episode 2: Quest for Perfect Skin
x Episode 3: Bladed Tools (scissors and knives)
Episode 4: Family Crests
x Episode 5: Breakfast
Episode 6: Footwear
Episode 7: Running (6/2/2016)
Episode 8: Emoji 2016-06-16
x Episode 9: Ekiben 2016-06-23
x Episode 10: Bicycles 2016-06-30
Episode 11: Kimono 2016-07-07
Episode 12: Kokeshi Dolls 2016-07-28
x 13: Shinise: Long established businesses
14: Japanophiles: Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (A Bangladeshi soba master)
x 15: Toilets (8/18/16)
x 16: Bridges (8/25/16)  (Very interesting engineering)
17: A Nation of Singers
18: Restoring Castles
19: Volcanoes
20: School Club Activites
x 21: Smells
22: Paper
23: Japanophile Paul Lorimer: pottery
x 24: Katsuoboshi (12/1/2016) (shaved smoked skipjack tuna)
25: Day Care for Kids
26: Sweets & Snacks
27: Hairdressing
28: Japanophiles: Carine Lafitte
29: Noh Theater
30: Moving Services
31: Okinawan Karate
32: Sleep
33: Tokyo Rail Network
34: Denim
35: Japanophile: Randy Channell Soei
36: Japanophiles: Zoe Vincent
37: Buddhist Altars
x 38: Driving Schools in Japan
x 39: Curry
40: Cafes