See the World by Train (世界の車窓から, Sekai no Shasō kara) is a Japanese short factual television programme broadcast daily by TV Asahi since June 1987.
[1] Produced by Telecom Staff and sponsored by Fujitsu,[2] it follows railway journeys in various countries around the world, featuring people on board the trains and sights along the way.
11:10 - 11:15 Monday to Friday[1] As of April 2016[update], 104 different countries have been featured,[1] including the following: The programme is narrated by actor Kenjirō Ishimaru, and the opening and ending theme was composed by Hajime Mizoguchi.
[1] See the World by Train received the First Memorial Award at the 2011 Festival Asia TV & Film on Journey event.
[3] First broadcast in June 1987, the programme was aired for the 10,000th time on 2 May 2016,[4] making it the second-longest running TV show still being broadcast in Japan, after Tetsuko's Room, also aired by TV Asahi.