Ainori | |
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Narrated by | Yūji Machi |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji Television |
Release | October 11, 1999 March 23, 2009 | –
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Ainori (あいのり), literally "love ride" but can also be read "ride together" or "car pool", is a popular television program that runs Monday evenings from 11 pm in Japan on Fuji TV. It debuted on October 11, 1999. The show originally ended on March 23, 2009[1] but returned under the name "Ainori 2" on December 25, 2010,[2] running through April 30, 2011.
Ainori was revived by Fuji TV and Netflix beginning with Asian Journey,[3] which was first broadcast on the streaming platform in November 2017 and on Fuji TV in January 2018. Both media outlets also aired the second season of Asian Journey as well as the first season of African Journey, which was available on Netflix in late 2019 and on Fuji TV in early 2020.