Begin Japanology Programs

I'm having trouble keeping track of the Japanology Programs I've already watched so this is a list of the Begin Japanology programs available.  Yes, the X means I've watched it.  Or think I did.

Season 1

x Ep 1 - Bento
x Ep 2 - Miyazawa Kenji (Japanese poet and author of fairy tales)
x Ep 3 - Lacquerware (a mini)
Ep 4 - Rakugo
x Ep 5 - Tsukiji Market
x Ep 6 - Yoshoku (Western Style Cuisine)
x Ep 7 - Kyudo (Way of the Bow - Archery)
Ep 8 - Tea Ceremony Architecture
x Ep 9 - Dagashi-ya (Japanese Sweet Shop)
x Ep 10 - Nihon Buyo (traditional Japanese dance with a fan)
x Ep 11 - Abacus
Ep 12 - Ryukyu Kimono
x Ep 13 - Bamboo
x Ep 14 - Shirakawa-go (world Heritage village with thatched houses)
x Ep 15 - Fireworks
Ep 16 - Hanging Scrolls
x Ep 17 - The Tale of Genji: Part 1
Ep 18 - The Tale of Genji: Part 2
x Ep 19 - Matcha
x Ep 20 - Tokyo Tower
x Ep 21 - Dashi
Ep 22 - Oribe-yaki (pottery)
Ep 23 - The Colorful World of Utagawa Hiroshige (mini)
Ep 24 - The Seven Gods of Good Fortune (not available)
x Ep 25 - Sushi
Ep 26 - Mikoshi (portable shrines)
Ep 27 - Yuzen Kimono
x Ep 28 - Buddhist Statues
x Ep 29 - Hot Springs
Ep 30 - Fish (not available)
x Ep 31 - Tatami (straw mats)
Ep 32 - Castles
x Ep 33 - Miso

Season 2

Ep 1 - Nishijin-ori
Ep 2 - Kyoto Lacquerware
x Ep 3 - Sake
Ep 4 - Katsura Rikyu
Ep 5 - Bonsai
x Ep 6 - The Four Seasons
Ep 7 - Hina Dolls
x Ep 8 - Nagasaki
x Ep 9 - Five-Story Pagodas
x Ep 10 - Cherry Blossoms
x Ep 11 - Chopsticks
x Ep 12 - Aizome (Indigo dye)
Ep 13 - Bunraku
Ep 14 - Kiriko Cut Glass
x Ep 15 - Traditional Folk Houses
x Ep 16 - Tea Ceremony
x Ep 17 - Soba
Ep 18 - Origami
Ep 19 - Imari Porcelain
Ep 20 - Folding Fan
x Ep 21 - Kaiseki Cuisine
X Ep 22 - The Sounds of Japan
Ep 23 - Masks
x Ep 24 - Satoyama - The Japanese countryside of rice paddies where people live in harmony with nature, creating an oasis for wildlife.
Ep 25 - Kendo (Sword fighting)
x Ep 26 - The Fragrances of Japan (scented woods)
x Ep 27 - Spinning Tops
x Ep 28 - Rock and Stone
x Ep 29 - Ink Brushes
x Ep 30 - Tsukemono
x Ep 31 - Dogs
x Ep 32 - Ramen
x Ep 33 - Rice
x Ep 34 - Shinto Shrine
Ep 35 - Festivals
x Ep 36 - Shinkansen (Bullet train)
Ep 37 - Gagaku (ancient imperial court music and dance)
x Ep 38 - Marriage
Ep 39 - Shogi (Japanese board game like Chess - also in Jap Plus)
x Ep 40 - Nabe Cuisine (Japanese Hot Pot)
Ep 41 - Sword

Season 3

x Ep 1 - Sentou (bath houses)
Ep 2 - Karuta
Ep 3 - Taiko
Ep 4 - Cram School
Ep 5 - Light
x Ep 6 - Footwears
Ep 7 - Monkey
x Ep 8 - Soy Sauce
Ep 9 - Tuna
x Ep 10 - Fusuma (sliding doors with decorated paper)
Ep 11 - Pearl
x Ep 12 - Todaiji (Bronze Buddha at ancient capital of Nara)
x Ep 13 - School Lunches
Ep 14 - Geiko and Maiko
x Ep 15 - Robots
x Ep 16 - Wasabi
Ep 17 - Women's Fashion Magazines (Just a mini of shots)
x Ep 18 - Izakaya
x Ep 19 - Apartments and Condominiums
x Ep 20 - Towns and Neighbourhoods
x Ep 21 - Tempura
x Ep 22 - Subways
Ep 23 - Hairstyles
x Ep 24 - Home Appliances
x Ep 25 - Roof Tiles
x Ep 26 - Miniaturization
x Ep 27 - Silk
x Ep 28 - Soybeans - and products like tofu, miso and natto
x Ep 29 - Curry
x Ep 30 - Dams
x Ep 31 - Hotels
Ep 32 - Radio Calisthenics
x Ep 33 - Ekiben (railroad bento lunches)
x Ep 34 - Bridges
x Ep 35 - Earthquakes
Ep 36 - Chrysanthemums
Ep 37 - Cameras
x Ep 38 - Hiragana (one of the Japanese phonetic alphabets)
x Ep 39 - Udon
x Ep 40 - Money
Ep 41 - Nishikigoi
x Ep 42 - Volcanoes
Ep 43 - Firefighting

Season 4

x Ep 1 - Mochi Rice Cake
x Ep 2 - Watches and Clocks
x Ep 3 - Fugu Blowfish
Ep 4 - Haneda Airport
Ep 5 - Kagura Dances
x Ep 6 - Snow
Ep 7 - Pollen Allergy
x Ep 8 - Sashimono Woodwork
Ep 9 - Cranes
x Ep 10 - Kitchen Knives
x Ep 11 - Fishing
Ep 12 - Armour
Ep 13 - Judo
Ep 14 - The Life of Taro Okamoto
Ep 15 - The Life of Osamu Dazai
Ep 16 - The Life of Kenzo Tange
Ep 17 - The Life of Hideko Maehata
x Ep 18 - Toilets
Ep 19 - Lifts (not available)
Ep 20 - Motorcycles
x Ep 21 - Unagi Eel
Ep 22 - Japanophiles - Ilan Yanizky
Ep 23 - Japanophiles - Silvain Guignard
Ep 24 - Japanophiles - Stéphane Danton
Ep 25 - Japanophiles - Dorothy Feibleman
x Ep 26 - Plastic Food Samples
x Ep 27 - Insects
Ep 28 - Traditional Japanese Mathematics (not available)
x Ep 29 - Bicycles
Ep 30 - Chusonji
x Ep 31 - Seaweed
Ep 32 - Charcoal
x Ep 33 - Rain
Ep 34 - Golf
Ep 35 - Shipbuilding
Ep 36 - Japanophiles - Bruce Huebner
Ep 37 - Japanophiles - Noelke Muho
x Ep 38 - Japanophiles - Matt Alt
Ep 39 - Karaoke
Ep 40 - Holidays
x Ep 41 - Red Sea Bream
x Ep 42 - Shopping Streets
x Ep 43 - Chickens and Eggs

Season 5

Ep 1 - Ekiden (relay races)
Ep 2 - Batteries
x Ep 3 - Cafes
x Ep 4 - Hot Water Bottles and Pocket Warmers
Ep 5 - Ikebana
Ep 6 - Excavators
Ep 7 - Woods & Forests (not available)
Ep 8 - Japanophiles - Dhugal Lindsay
Ep 9 - Japanophiles - Richard Emmert
Ep 10 - Japanophiles - Art Lee
Ep 11 - Japanophiles - Philip Harper
Ep 12 - Kabuki
x Ep 13 - Wild Vegetables
Ep 14 - Horses
Ep 15 - Massage Chairs
x Ep 16 - Shikoku Pilgrimage
x Ep 17 - Regional Fast Food
x Ep 18 - Department Stores
Ep 19 - Kimonos
x Ep 20 - Aquariums
x Ep 21 - Confectionery
Ep 22 - Dolls
x Ep 23 - Moss
Ep 24 - High School Baseball
Ep 25 - Planetariums
Ep 26 - Japanophiles - Adam Booth
Ep 27 - Japanophiles - Dave Spector
Ep 28 - Japanophiles - Euan Craig
x Ep 29 - Shamisen
Ep 30 - Crested Ibises
Ep 31 - Abalone
x Ep 32 - Tokyo Station
x Ep 33 - Tokyo Skytree
x  Ep 34 - Tokyo Bay
x Ep 35 - Potatoes, Taros, and Yams
Ep 36 - Name Seals
x Ep 37 - Mushrooms
x Ep 38 - Vending Machines
Ep 39 - Scissors
x Ep 40 - Satsuma Mandarins (the kind grandma has)
Ep 41 - Gift-giving
Ep 42 - Mapping Kyoto Streets

Season 6

x Ep 1 - Sumo
Ep 2 - Bathroom Scales
Ep 3 - Enka
Ep 4 - Small Factories
Ep 5 - Japanophiles - Azby Brown
Ep 6 - Japanophiles - Ernst Seiler
Ep 7 - Japanophiles - Yasokichi Konishiki
x Ep 8 - Ume Plums
x Ep 9 - Storehouses (historic earthen buildings)
x Ep 10 - Wagyu (Japanese beef)
Ep 11 - Uniforms
x Ep 12 - Rice Cookers
x Ep 13 - Burial Mounds
x Ep 14 - Stationery (Pens, mechanical pencils, tape, craft knives)
x Ep 15 - Bread
x Ep 16 - Pine Trees
x Ep 17 - Parcel Delivery
Ep 18 - Pro Wrestling
Ep 19 - Strawberries
Ep 20 - Calculators
Ep 21 - Television
Ep 22 - Lake Biwa
Ep 23 - Expressways
Ep 24 - Beer
Ep 25 - Japanophiles - Mike Harris
x Ep 26 - Japanophiles - Karl Bengs - A German trying to revitalize mountain communities in Japan
Ep 27 - Japanophiles - Kenny Omega
x Ep 28 - Shakuhachi (bamboo traditional flute)
x Ep 29 - Convenience Stores
Ep 30 - Used Books
Ep 31 - Women's Nylons
Ep 32 - Remote Islands
Ep 33 - Characters and Mascots
Ep 34 - Grapes
Ep 35 - Makeup
x Ep 36 - Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints)
x Ep 37 - Buses
Ep 38 - Parties and Gatherings
x Ep 39 - Conveyor Belt Sushi
x Ep 40 - Pets

Season 7

x Ep 1 - Persimmons
x Ep 2 - Nighttime Scenery
x Ep 3 - Ise Jingu - The greatest Shinto shrine in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture
x Ep 4 - K-cars - The sub-sub compact cars that made Japan an auto power and allowed Japanese families to afford a car.
x Ep 5 - Japanophiles - Nancy Singleton Hachisu - The author of Japanese Farm Food and Preserving the Japanese Way
Ep 6 - Japanophiles - Chris Hart
Ep 7 - Japanophiles - Rogier Uitenboogaart
x Ep 8 - Railways
Ep 9 - Pianos
x Ep 10 - Squid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic6fiwCIzmg

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