Hometown Stories
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Overview
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.
15 seasons
Season 1
2011 · 8 episodes
Season 1
2011 · 8 episodes
- 1 1. Night of the Dancing Fire God
- 2 2. The Mountain God Piggyback
- 3 3. A Millennium of Prayers
- 4 4. Kagura: The Passion for Dance
- 5 5. Eco-Paddy: Bio-Wonderland
- 6 6. Granny Loves You: The Probation Officer's Tale
- 7 7. Honoring the Dead: The Bone Washing Ritual of Yoronjima
- 8 8. Mother, I Want To See You
Season 2
2012 · 2 episodes
Season 2
2012 · 2 episodes
Season 3
2013 · 3 episodes
Season 3
2013 · 3 episodes
Season 4
2015 · 2 episodes
Season 4
2015 · 2 episodes
Season 5
2016 · 11 episodes
Season 5
2016 · 11 episodes
- 1 1. A Hiroshima Family's Prayer
- 2 2. For the Sake of the Classmates We Lost
- 3 3. Young Thunder: School Taiko Team
- 4 4. Pearl Wedding: 30 Years' Worth of Thanks
- 5 5. Back to Grandma's Land: Chiemi's Story
- 6 6. A Life of Service: The Station Barber of Obama
- 7 7. One of Us
- 8 8. One Big Happy Family
- 9 9. Uniting the People of the Sea: Kumejima, Okinawa
- 10 10. Hang in There!
- 11 11. Finding Yourself on the Open Road
Season 6
2017 · 32 episodes
Season 6
2017 · 32 episodes
- 1 1. Melody of Daisen
- 2 2. Bank of Glorious Blossoms
- 3 3. Our Waves, Our Dreams
- 4 4. Misako's All-Night Diner
- 5 5. Looking Back, Moving On
- 6 6. The Calligraphy Boys
- 7 7. Designs on Life
- 8 8. Another 'Home': A Boy Traces His Roots
- 9 9. Shoeshine Star
- 10 10. The Three Grannies' Cookie Challenge
- 11 11. Pioneer Villages: Forgotten Postwar History
- 12 12. Wrestling with a New Job
- 13 13. Sharing Life Together: An 81-Year-Old Caregiver
- 14 14. Grandma's Picture Cards
- 15 15. Kasuga Taisha: A Divine Shrine for Daily Life
- 16 16. Island of Compassion
- 17 17. A Hands-on Designer
- 18 18. What Brought You to Hiroshima?
- 19 19. Carving out a New Path with Wood
- 20 20. The High-Rises We Build
- 21 21. Countdown to Business Lift-off!
- 22 22. Our Town's Bookstore
- 23 23. One Heart, One Beat
- 24 24. Hooked on a New Fishing Career
- 25 25. Our Flower Field
- 26 26. Cakes on Wheels
- 27 27. A Journey in Design
- 28 28. Joining Hands with Newcomers
- 29 29. Like a Trusty Garden Hoe
- 30 30. A Passion for Fashion
- 31 31. Hitoshi's Bento Shop
- 32 32. Finding My Way on the Okugakemichi
Season 7
2018 · 37 episodes
Season 7
2018 · 37 episodes
- 1 1. From the Slopes to the Playroom
- 2 2. Living Positively with Dementia
- 3 3. Uncovering Precious Life Stories
- 4 4. Old House, New Hope
- 5 5. Finding Poetry in Cancer
- 6 6. Once Lost, Now Found: A Brother's Journey Home
- 7 7. Once Lost, Now Found: Dancing for My Future
- 8 8. Once Lost, Now Found: Student Actors' Challenge
- 9 9. Sharing a Manga Dream
- 10 10. A Truckful of Food and Smiles
- 11 11. Forging On: Master and Apprentice
- 12 12. Learning to Teach
- 13 13. A Guesthouse's Unexpected Beginning
- 14 14. Sharing Zao's Wonders
- 15 15. Dancing Beyond Disabilities
- 16 16. Giving Dreams a Boost
- 17 17. Sweet Taste of Hope
- 18 18. Mr. Grandpa in Nursery School
- 19 19. A Teacher's Passion
- 20 20. The Colors of the Forest
- 21 21. Opening Doors to Newcomers
- 22 22. Remembering Our Railway
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23. Soaking Up a Hot Spring Dream
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24. Grandmas' Goodbye to an Old Market
- 25 25. Auntie's Candy Store – Sweets & Life Lessons
- 26 26. Brewing a Future for Local Tea
- 27 27. Pursuing the Ultimate Awa Indigo
- 28 28. Sculptures with Soul
- 29 29. A Budding Forestry Career
- 30 30. The 100km Walk: Two Life-Changing Days
- 31 31. "Crazy Mike" the Artist
- 32 32. Making Udon to a Different Beat
- 33 33. Onikenbai: the Demon Sword Dance
- 34 34. Tears, Laughter and Motherhood
- 35 35. The Maturing Sake Expert
- 36 36. Apprentice Geisha: Making Dreams Come True
- 37 37. Night School - Learning for Living
Season 8
2019 · 27 episodes
Season 8
2019 · 27 episodes
- 1 1. Finding Happiness in Bathhouses
- 2 2. Yuka and Her New Classmates
- 3 3. From Handsome to Beautiful
- 4 4. "Super Volunteer": Driven to Help in Disasters
- 5 5. Drawing to Find a New Me
- 6 6. For the Love of Lettering
- 7 7. Sharing Their Stories
- 8 8. Fukushima Ramen: Bowlful of Spirit
- 9 9. Stories of Fukushima: Giving Their All
- 10 10. The Revival of "Mikan Valley"
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11. A Geisha in Nara: Bridging Past and Future
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12. Yuko Kuroda's Legacy of Care
- 13 13. A Community in the Sky
- 14 14. Praying for Flowers, Praying for Life
- 15 15. Serving Up Memories
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16. A 26-Year-Old's Breast Cancer Diary
- 17 17. Two Worlds, One Dream: Vying for Powerlifting Glory
- 18 18. Where Are My Roots? - One Orphan's Search
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19. A Late Dreamer
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20. Why We Dance - Children's Kagura Troupe
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21. Fukushima's Grandpa Troop: Restoring a Deserted Town
- 22 22. Home for Good - Health Care at the End of Life
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23. Welcome to Maru-chan's Café
- 24 24. A Will to Survive
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25. Soap That Gives Hope
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26. Paddling Our Hometown Lake
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27. The Bounty of the Mountains
Season 9
2020 · 24 episodes
Season 9
2020 · 24 episodes
- 1 1. Look to the Night Sky
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2. Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
- 3 3. A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
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4. Expressing the Ainu Spirit
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5. No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
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6. Revealing the Final Moments
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7. Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
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8. Fruitful Connections
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9. He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
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10. Avatar Robots Open New Doors
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11. Being There for Foreign Patients
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12. Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
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13. Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
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14. Bullfights & Big Dreams
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15. The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
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16. A-Bomb Paintings
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17. Community Newspaper
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18. Unread Messages
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19. A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
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20. Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
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21. Steering Through Tough Times
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22. The Treasures of Toyama Bay
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23. Drawing Our "New Normal"
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24. Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener
Season 10
2021 · 28 episodes
Season 10
2021 · 28 episodes
- 1 1. Why She Runs
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2. Connecting People in a Pandemic
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3. A Haven Called Bethesda
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4. Analog Buddies in a Digital Age
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5. Rescuing Pre-Disaster Memories
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6. Selfie Diary of Mr. "One Team"
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7. The Power of Giving Up
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8. Spring Splendor in Hirosaki
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9. A Place for Every Child
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10. Why Did She Pose in a Bikini?: Challenges of an "Ostomate" Doctor
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11. A Legendary Chef's Last Lessons
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12. Haircut Magic
- 13 13. The Deities of Gion
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14. Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 1
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15. Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 2
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16. Sushi with Heart and Soul
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17. Building Robots, Fostering Happiness
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18. Baseball Heals Kids
- 19 19. The Unorthodox Karuta Champion / Ruludaisy: Drag Queen Farmer
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20. Light on a Raging River
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21. Shared House, Shared Lives
- 22 22. Being LGBT+ in a Small Town
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23. Living Alongside Disaster
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24. Crisis in “Japan's Kitchen”
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25. A 94-Year-Old Culinary Wizard
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26. Fond Farewell for a Beloved Train
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27. Making Peace With My Father
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28. Mending Your Cherished Clothes
Season 11
2022 · 30 episodes
Season 11
2022 · 30 episodes
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1. A Toast to the God of Sake
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2. Life Lessons From the Homeless
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3. Conversations Without Words
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4. Behind the Artist's Hand
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5. Longing for the Power of Touch
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6. Rapping for Fukushima
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7. A Small Village with Big Ideas
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8. Swordfish Fishing With My Father
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9. The Power of Memories
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10. Many Vines, One Family
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11. Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa
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12. Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake
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13. When the Sea Turned Red
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14. Finding Freedom in the Pool
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15. Auntie Baseball
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16. The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls
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17. Nuclear Waste Splits a Town
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18. A Blind Teacher's Farewell
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19. Building On a Sacred Tradition
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20. Saving Lives on an Isolated Island
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21. The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart
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22. The Future of an Ancient Ritual
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23. Discovering Myself Through Dementia
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24. A Burger Hangout in Okinawa
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25. Building Bonds With Books
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26. Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds
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27. Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home
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28. Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue
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29. Lighting the Way for Tradition
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30. A Fresh Start on a Small Island
Season 12
2023 · 29 episodes
Season 12
2023 · 29 episodes
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1. Stable Fishing Jobs Steer a Community
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2. A Float Artisan & His Muse
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3. Magical Forest: Okinawa's Natural World Heritage Site
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4. Soccer Team Raises Community Spirit
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5. Seeking a Chance to Learn: Students with Overseas Roots
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6. Small Factory Reaches for the Stars
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7. Flying Like an Arrow
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8. Modern Methods Sustain Metalwork Tradition
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9. A World Heritage Town: Past and Future
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10. Hard Rain: A Village Divided
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11. Bonding Through Soba: A Story of Four Grannies
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12. Amashi: Japan's Freediving Fishers
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13. Our New Classmate from Ukraine
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14. Waiting for the God's Crossing
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15. Mailing Letters to the Lost
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16. Kintsugi: Mending Memories with Gold
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17. A Cut Above the Rest
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18. The Final Journey
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19. Life on a Sloping Farm
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20. A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
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21. A Song for a New Fukushima School
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22. Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
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23. Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
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24. Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
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25. Countryside Diaries
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26. A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
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27. Sparking a Chain of Kindness
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28. Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
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29. Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft
Season 13
2024 · 31 episodes
Season 13
2024 · 31 episodes
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1. Korean Family Meals for Rural Japan
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2. A School for Two
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3. A Mosque in a Japanese Community
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4. Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir
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5. Conquering Peaks on One Leg
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6. Nepalese Students Find a Taste of Home
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7. Taxi Drivers in a Tsunami-hit Town
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8. Life Lessons by a Crystal-Clear River
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9. Hiking Guide Connects Hearts
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10. New Approach to an Old Festival
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11. Navigating a World with Words
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12. Pearls for Remembrance
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13. Forging Bonds Under a Starry Sky
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14. From Seed to Shop: Grandma's Pickles
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15. New Face for a Centuries-Old Dance
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16. Mending Hearts with Mandarin Oranges
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17. Holy Fire on the Mountain
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18. A Ranch for Retired Racehorses
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19. Hiroshima's A-Bomb Survivor Trees
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20. A Year as a Young Rural Doctor
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21. Carrying on in a Quake-hit Town
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22. Modern Maiko Diaries
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23. Leaving No Stone Unturned: A Potter's Quest
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24. Reviving a Pottery Tradition in Fukushima
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25. A Country Town's Woolly Heroes
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26. Making a Home in Osaka
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27. Together Through Dementia
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28. Living with the Bounty of the Sea: 13 Years on from the Tsunami
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29. Making Art with Autism
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30. Plum Promoter-in-Chief
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31. Sailing the Seas on a Sabani
Season 14
2025 · 30 episodes
Season 14
2025 · 30 episodes
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1. Searching for Closure: 10 Years Since a Deadly Eruption
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2. Framing Family Memories
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3. Bull Battles – A Community's Beloved Tradition
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4. Planting Seeds of Peace in Hiroshima
- 5 5. An Island Stays Awake for Sumo
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6. Chasing the Dream of Being a Jockey
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7. Unfolding a Life with Origami
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8. Life in a Land of Grass
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9. Calligraphy Creating Hope for Revival
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10. Puppet Tale: Foxes, a Princess and a Sacred Lake
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11. Becoming Gods for a Night
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12. An Ace Soccer Player Lights Up a Small Town
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13. Loved Ones Reunited on Canvas
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14. Factory Groove: Wakayama's Textile Industry
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15. Reinventing a Small Town Supermarket
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16. Lasting Memories of a Vanishing Town
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17. A Doc's Best Friend
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18. Holding on to Peace: Atomic-bomb Survivor's Message
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19. The Future of an A-bombed Shrine
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20. Revitalizing Cherry Trees in Fukushima
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21. A Rookie Fisher & His Grandpa in the Sanriku Seas
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22. Following in the Footsteps of a National Treasure
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23. A Beloved Local Paper in a Flood-hit Village
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24. Tuning a Piano to the Sound of the Heart
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25. Playing Ping Pong with Parkinson's
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26. Chasing a Dream With a Horse
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27. Survivors: Capturing Life After the Atomic Bomb
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28. Preserving the Site of a Plane Crash
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29. Talking With the Eyes
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30. A Place to Prepare for Dementia
Season 15
2026 · 15 episodes
Season 15
2026 · 15 episodes
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1. Aiming for Glory: Japan's Senior Esports Team
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2. The Island of Boze Deities
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3. Tradition and Innovation: Tochigi's Sake Masters
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4. Hope at Your Fingertips
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5. A Doctor Duo: Songs to Comfort the Heart
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6. A Ten-Year-Old Takes the Reins
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7. A Morning Market in Early Winter
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8. Breaking Barriers by Farming
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9. Soul-Searching in a Mikan Orchard
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10. Moments of Happiness: Living with Younger-Onset Dementia
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11. Preserving a Midwinter Tradition
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12. A Musical Rivalry Between Two School Bands
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13. Learning Japanese One Step at a Time
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14. Pulling Together for a Dream
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15. A Teacher's Words of Wisdom
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