Hometown Stories
2011-2024, documentary
30 minutes
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.
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Season: 12
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Stable Fishing Jobs Steer a Community
2023-01-01
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A Float Artisan & His Muse
2023-01-15
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Magical Forest: Okinawa's Natural World Heritage Site
2023-01-22
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Soccer Team Raises Community Spirit
2023-02-05
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Seeking a Chance to Learn: Students with Overseas Roots
2023-02-19
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Small Factory Reaches for the Stars
2023-03-05
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Flying Like an Arrow
2023-03-19
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Modern Methods Sustain Metalwork Tradition
2023-04-09
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A World Heritage Town: Past and Future
2023-04-23
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Hard Rain: A Village Divided
2023-05-07
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Bonding Through Soba: A Story of Four Grannies
2023-05-14
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Amashi: Japan's Freediving Fishers
2023-05-28
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Our New Classmate from Ukraine
2023-06-11
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Waiting for the God's Crossing
2023-06-18
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Mailing Letters to the Lost
2023-07-02
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Kintsugi: Mending Memories with Gold
2023-07-09
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A Cut Above the Rest
2023-07-23
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The Final Journey
2023-08-06
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Life on a Sloping Farm
2023-08-20
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A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
2023-09-03
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A Song for a New Fukushima School
2023-09-10
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Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
2023-09-24
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Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
2023-10-08
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Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
2023-10-22
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Countryside Diaries
2023-11-05
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A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
2023-11-19
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Sparking a Chain of Kindness
2023-11-26
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Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
2023-12-10
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Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft
2023-12-24
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