January 10, 2023 • 25m
A 24-hour fishing gear shop in southern Chiba Prefecture is a haven for anglers stocking up before heading to the coast to try the...Read more
January 23, 2023 • 25m
Korokke pan, or bread rolls filled with deep-fried potato croquettes, topped with sauce are a specialty of a family-run shop in Mi...Read more
February 6, 2023 • 25m
Why are no-frills udon noodle vending machines irresistible for drivers passing by a small rest area on a busy national road in we...Read more
February 20, 2023 • 25m
Ohta-kun, Futa, Elf, Cowcow... are four of the sixteen cats that live on the grounds of a temple at the foot of the mountains of E...Read more
March 6, 2023 • 25m
A small back space of a liquor store in Tokyo's Asagaya neighborhood is a no-frills standing bar where customers can drink their p...Read more
April 4, 2023 • 25m
In the fall of 2022, Musashino Art University in Tokyo welcomed the public to its annual art festival for the first time in three ...Read more
April 18, 2023 • 25m
A small shop selling okonomiyaki savory pancakes and obanyaki cakes has become a staple for locals in a part of Kobe devastated by...Read more
May 1, 2023 • 25m
A simple pier, almost at water level, extends 160 meters out into Tokyo Bay from a beach in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture. In the e...Read more
May 23, 2023 • 25m
In the final days of 2022, an expressway bus terminal in Fukuoka Prefecture heaves with passengers traveling on over 1,000 buses t...Read more
June 20, 2023 • 25m
The Hokkaido village of Shosanbetsu is home to about 1,000 people and a single convenience store. Residents rely on this store as ...Read more
July 3, 2023 • 25m
A cheerful greeting rings out over the radio in an island dialect: "Ugamin shoran! (Hello!)" This time, we visit a station broadca...Read more
July 18, 2023 • 25m
Episode 12 of Season 11 premiered on July 18, 2023
August 15, 2023 • 25m
Each year, Hofu Tenmangu shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture holds a "doll appreciation festival" at which people can give their now-un...Read more
August 29, 2023 • 25m
Each spring, Iwagi, an island in the Seto Inland Sea is painted pink with sakura cherry blossoms. It's home to some 4,000 cherry t...Read more
September 11, 2023 • 25m
Each spring, about 30,000 black-tailed gulls flock to a nesting site around a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The gulls, w...Read more
October 3, 2023 • 25m
A garden with seasonal flowers and a clear view of the sky. Its location? The roof of a hospital in Ochanomizu, Tokyo. Patients an...Read more
October 17, 2023 • 25m
The ceiling of a narrow tunnel under a railway line in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is so low that adults must stoop over to pas...Read more
October 31, 2023 • 25m
An old stone-paved road in dappled sunlight. We take a walk on the Kisoji, a mountain road connecting Nagano and Gifu Prefectures....Read more
November 14, 2023 • 25m
Osaka Prefecture's Ikuno Ward is home to Osaka Korea Town, a neighborhood packed with shops selling Korean food and other items. I...Read more
December 12, 2023 • 25m
Many insect fans are drawn to a store in Tokyo, Japan, that sells about 100 different species and equipment for keeping them. For ...Read more