Tokyo Eye: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tokyo, a cosmopolitan city, is constantly transforming, while creating the latest fashions and trends, and giving rise to unique subcultures. At the same time, it retains tradition, including a particular spirit from the Edo period 300 years ago. Tokyo Eye introduces the various charms of Tokyo in a magazine-style.

The program provides information on tourism, trends, traditional cultures, daily lives and many other hot topics from the perspectives of both visitors and those who live in this diverse metropolis. 

Presented by Chris Peppler.

Series details

• Title: Tokyo Eye
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-04-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK World
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58095
• TVDB ID: 259814

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2008: premiered 2008-04-02; final listed air date 2008-12-24.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-01-14; final listed air date 2009-12-23.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-01-20; final listed air date 2010-12-22.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-01-12; final listed air date 2011-12-28.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-11; final listed air date 2012-12-19.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-01-09; final listed air date 2013-12-18.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-08; final listed air date 2014-12-17.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-07; final listed air date 2015-03-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tokyo Eye on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.