Hello Pro! TOKYO Sanpo (2019)
a variety show starring members of Hello! Project. In preparation for an anticipated influx of tourists due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the show aims to help the viewers learn more about tourist attractions in Tokyo. Under the guidance of Tsuchiya Nobuyuki from the comedy duo KNIGHTS, select Hello! Project members become students and visit spots in Tokyo recommended for foreign tourists. The show began airing on August 28, 2019 at 22:30 JST through BS SKY PerfecTV!. Episodes were also available for viewing on smartphones, and full-length versions of the episodes with unreleased footage were aired on SPACE SHOWER TV Plus at 22:00 JST. Season 1 concluded with its final episode on March 25, 2020.
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Episode 1 - Ikebukuro
Release Date: 2019-08-28Nonaka Miki, Takase Kurumi, and Yamazaki Yuhane visit attractions and the aquarium in Ikebukuro.
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Episode 2 - Odaiba
Release Date: 2019-09-25Morito Chisaki, Ichioka Reina, and Shimakura Rika play retro video games and visit a haunted house in Odaiba.
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Episode 3 - Akihabara
Release Date: 2019-10-30Kanazawa Tomoko, Nishida Shiori, and Satoyoshi Utano visit the Hello! Project Shop and a maid cafe in Akihabara, a holy ground for idol and otaku culture in Japan.
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Episode 4 - Asakusa
Release Date: 2019-11-27Kishimoto Yumeno, Maeda Kokoro, and Hirai Miyo visit Asakusa, where Hanawa Nobuyuki from KNIGHTS joins Tsuchiya Nobuyuki in introducing the members to the Manzai Association and the Asakusa Toyokan.
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Episode 5 - Ueno
Release Date: 2019-12-25Inaba Manaka, Inoue Rei, and Ogata Risa visit the the Ameyoko Shopping Street and meet performers Rhythm Rice in Ueno Park.
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Episode 6 - Yanaka
Release Date: 2020-01-29Fukumura Mizuki, Miyamoto Karin, and Yamagishi Riko visit the Maxima Research Center, the Ginza shopping street, and the popular restaurant ZAKURO in Yanaka.
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Episode 7 - Unreleased footage
Release Date: 2020-03-25Select Hello! Project members take a look at sightseeing spots in the suburbs of Tokyo and places that attract attention for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Unreleased footage from the previous six episodes are aired for the first time.