RUDY MAXA'S WORLD EXOTIC PLACES: JAPAN

Travel journalist Rudy Maxa and Washington, D.C. restaurateur Daisuke Utagawa present three distinct regions of Japan, focusing on the nation's food and food producers. From the ramen of the northern island of Hokkaido, to the sushi of Tokyo, to the Wagyu beef raised on the southern island of Kyushu, food is a window on the soul of Japan.

The Crew

Rudy Maxa

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Daisuke Utagawa

Himself