Season 7 (2021)

Okuizumi Kazuya: Lovestruck by Jellyfish
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January 31, 2021 • 28m

A Japanese aquarium that was once in dire straits has become the world's center for jellyfish research, thanks to its current dire...Read more

David Atkinson: Preserving Craftsmanship for Posterity
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February 28, 2021 • 28m

The skills of Japan's craftsmen are indispensable in restoring and preserving Japan's traditional wooden architecture. At the end ...Read more

Photographing Family Bonds
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April 25, 2021 • 28m

Photographer Asada Masashi, who inspired the award-winning film, "The Asada Family, " is famous for taking unconventional family p...Read more

Picture Books Need No Conclusion
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May 30, 2021 • 28m

Gomi's picture books are free of both moral stories and definite conclusions. He is content to leave the interpretation up to his ...Read more

Inkstones in a Digital Age
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June 27, 2021 • 28m

Aoyagi Takashi makes the inkstones for grinding the sumi ink used in calligraphy, the art of writing with brush and ink. Aoyagi no...Read more

Visualizing an Unseen World
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July 25, 2021 • 28m

Manabe Daito is an artist whose work spans from media arts to stage productions. He leads a group of experts in both software and ...Read more

Living in the Moment Through Manga
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August 29, 2021 • 28m

Chiba Tetsuya has led the world of Japanese manga for over 60 years. In 1967, he began a five-year series which became a monumenta...Read more

Weaving a Sustainable Future
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September 26, 2021 • 28m

Fashion designer Kawasaki Kazuya is attracting global attention for his work in sustainable fashion. He works with experts in dive...Read more

The Vitality of Dance
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October 31, 2021 • 28m

Tsujimoto Tomohiko is a dancer and choreographer known for his unique fusion of dance styles. He honed his technique in Tokyo and ...Read more

Local Wine on the Global Map
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November 28, 2021 • 28m

Born into a family of winemakers in Yamanashi Prefecture, Misawa Ayana is breathing new life into Japanese wines. Since 2014, her ...Read more

Making Sustainability Sustainable
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December 26, 2021 • 28m

A luxury restaurant in Tokyo has started to serve an unusual menu; it uses ingredients otherwise destined to be thrown away. It's ...Read more