Home Sweet Tokyo (2017–2020)

TV ShowEndedNHK WORLD-JAPANComedy, Family4 seasons, 16 episodes
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Plot

Englishman Bryan Jenkins was living peacefully with his Japanese wife Itsuki and daughter Alice in London, when his Japanese mother-in-law suddenly passes away, and the family decides to uproot to Tokyo to look after his father-in-law Tsuneo.

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Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Safety FirstNovember 19, 2017—It has been 3 months and counting since arriving at his wife's family home in Tokyo. Bryan is struggling with the cultural norm of allowing
  2. S01E02Naked CommunicationNovember 19, 2017—Bryan is doing his best to master the art of being a Japanese homemaker. Seeing Bryan at a loss, Itsuki suggests he heads down to the local
  3. S01E03Alice's LunchboxDecember 3, 2017—Alice is the new kid in her grade 1 elementary school class. The lunchboxes that Bryan makes are vastly different to those of her classmates
  4. S01E04Family Night OutDecember 10, 2017—This newly formed family head out for a special dinner on the night of Bryan and Itsuki's wedding anniversary. Over the backdrop of Japanese

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season024Episodes2018Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1November 30, 2018—
  2. S02E02Episode 2December 7, 2018—
  3. S02E03Episode 3December 14, 2018—
  4. S02E04Episode 4December 21, 2018—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season034Episodes2019Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Episode 1November 30, 2019—
  2. S03E02Episode 2December 7, 2019—
  3. S03E03Episode 3December 14, 2019—
  4. S03E04Episode 4December 21, 2019—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season044Episodes2020Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Here Comes the Typhoon!December 5, 2020—
  2. S04E02Ramen RhapsodyDecember 6, 2020—
  3. S04E03Time to Say Yabai!December 12, 2020—
  4. S04E04Facing Your Demons!December 13, 2020—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Cast

BJ FoxBJ FoxBryan JenkinsIsla RoseIsla RoseAlice JenkinsTetsu WatanabeTetsu WatanabeMatsuyama TsuneoMone KamishiraishiMone KamishiraishiSetsuko

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