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Hometown Stories: Season 14

2024 2024

  • 2024-01-06T15:00:00Z on NHK
  • 30m
  • 3h 5m (7 episodes)
  • Japan
  • Japanese, English
  • Documentary
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

2024-01-06T15:00:00Z

14x01 Korean Family Meals for Rural Japan

Season Premiere

14x01 Korean Family Meals for Rural Japan

  • 2024-01-06T15:00:00Z25m

There's a Korean restaurant in Northeastern Japan run by a woman from South Korea. She moved to the area over 30 years ago to marry a Japanese man. We follow her as she connects with local people.

2024-01-13T15:00:00Z

14x02 A School for Two

14x02 A School for Two

  • 2024-01-13T15:00:00Z27m

A shuttered elementary school reopened for just one family that moved back to their beloved hometown. We look at their joys and struggles, and local efforts to enliven a small fishing settlement.

14x03 A Mosque in a Japanese Community

  • 2024-01-27T15:00:00Z26m

There is a mosque in western Japan where local Muslims gather to pray and seek help when they are troubled. For them, the mosque is like a second home that provides happiness and emotional support.

14x04 Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir

  • 2024-02-03T15:00:00Z26m

During World War II, a radio children's choir brought joy to its members and listeners alike. We uncovered the story of the teacher who led it, working to promote the cause of peace through music.

14x05 Conquering Peaks on One Leg

  • 2024-02-17T15:00:00Z25m

A one-legged climber, who uses forearm crutches, aims to conquer two rugged peaks in central Japan at the same time. We find out what spurs him to take up the challenge and what views await him.

Nepalese students who are studying in Japan are finding community at a local store selling Nepalese goods. What challenges do they face as they pursue their dreams so far from home?

14x07 Taxi Drivers in a Tsunami-hit Town

  • 2024-03-09T15:00:00Z30m

Twelve years after a massive quake and tsunami in northeast Japan, we followed taxi drivers in Kesennuma, one of the affected towns, to experience people's memories and hopes through their eyes.

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