Season 4 (2016)

Life on the Squid Hunt
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January 12, 2016 • 25m

Episode 1 of Season 4 premiered on January 12, 2016

A Video Transfer Shop: Replaying the Past
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February 2, 2016 • 25m

In Tokyo there's an audio and video transfer shop, where people bring old film reels, VHS tapes and cassettes they can no longer p...Read more

Up and Away with Low-cost Carriers
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February 23, 2016 • 25m

Kansai International Airport is a 24-hour gateway to western Japan. 16 low-cost carriers operate out of this airport in Osaka, mak...Read more

A Secret Workshop in Akihabara
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March 15, 2016 • 25m

A mood-detecting dog collar? A wind instrument with a keyboard? You'll never believe the ideas blooming at this workshop in Akihab...Read more

Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital
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April 12, 2016 • 25m

Kappabashi Street in Tokyo is a place like no other in the world, with 170 shops that stock everything from cooking utensils to ta...Read more

Christmas at the Bus Terminal
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April 26, 2016 • 25m

As Christmas approaches, people flock to Sapporo's terminal for expressway buses that connect this major city with destinations ac...Read more

Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade
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May 10, 2016 • 25m

In Osaka you'll find Tenjinbashi-suji, one of the longest shopping arcades in Japan. At the end of the bustling, 2.6-kilometer arc...Read more

Valentine's Day at the Shrine
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May 31, 2016 • 25m

In Fukuoka Prefecture, there is a unique shrine dedicated to a deity of love. The approach to the shrine and its gate are adorned ...Read more

Farewell Funabashi Auto
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June 28, 2016 • 25m

Auto race is a sport in Japan where motorcycles without brakes compete on asphalt tracks at speeds up to 150 km/h. In this episode...Read more

Tales Over Rice Bowls
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July 12, 2016 • 25m

The slogan of a 24-hour restaurant in Sendai, in northeastern Japan, is "born and raised on rice". For people fond of rice, this i...Read more

At the Food Court
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July 26, 2016 • 25m

In the countryside town of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, among flat fields that go on for miles, there is a gigantic shopping mall. I...Read more

Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier
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August 9, 2016 • 25m

Route 439 is a national highway that cuts across the mountainous island of Shikoku, in southwestern Japan. In some spots, it is ba...Read more

The Ferry to Volcano Island
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August 23, 2016 • 25m

In this episode we take a ride on a ferry to Sakurajima, an island with an active volcano just off the coast of Kagoshima Prefectu...Read more

A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride
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September 20, 2016 • 25m

For 62 years, a rickety roller coaster that has a top speed of just 42 kilometers per hour has been a popular attraction at Hanaya...Read more

Kyoto's Kamo River Delta
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October 11, 2016 • 25m

When the locals in Kyoto want to relax, they stroll upstream along the Kamo River to a spot called the "Delta". This scenic area a...Read more

Faces Behind an Online Auction
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October 25, 2016 • 25m

From a second-hand ambulance to someone who will visit a grave for you, almost every imaginable item and service is sold and bough...Read more

A Women's Prison: Up-close and Personal
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November 8, 2016 • 25m

For crimes ranging from drugs to murder, the number of women being sent to prison has multiplied in Japan over the last 20 years. ...Read more

Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki
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November 22, 2016 • 25m

In mid-August, families across Japan get together to celebrate Obon, when it is believed the spirits of their ancestors return to ...Read more

People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot
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December 6, 2016 • 25m

There's a monster-catching smartphone game that took the world by storm in the summer of 2016. And a park in the Kinshicho area of...Read more

Where Cultures and Meat Meet
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December 20, 2016 • 25m

From the outside, this butcher shop in Hiratsuka, a city just southwest of Tokyo, looks like any other. But lining its shelves are...Read more