Hometown Stories
(02/06/2011–04/13/2026)NHK World (JP)27 min
Source: unknown
Episodes
S2011E01
Night of the Dancing Fire God
S2011E02
The Mountain God Piggyback
S2011E03
A Millennium of Prayers
S2011E04
Kagura: The Passion for Dance
S2011E05
Eco-paddy: Bio-wonderland
S2011E06
Granny Loves You: The Probation Officer's Tale
S2011E07
Honoring the Dead: The Bone Washing Ritual of Yoronjima
S2011E08
Mother, I Want To See You
S2012E01
Questioning Nuclear Power
S2012E02
The Luminous Forest
S2013E01
A Watchmaker's Tale
S2013E02
Learning to Survive: Three Days in Kamaishi
S2013E03
Letter from Cherry Blossom Village
S2015E01
School of Hope: Ogijima, Seto Inland Sea
S2015E02
The Sky We Share - Friendship at the End of an Osaka Runway
S2016E01
A Hiroshima Family's Prayer
S2016E02
For the Sake of the Classmates We Lost
S2016E03
Young Thunder: School Taiko Team
S2016E10
Pearl Wedding: 30 Years' Worth of Thanks
S2016E11
Back to Grandma's Land: Chiemi's Story
S2016E12
A Life of Service: The Station Barber of Obama
S2016E13
One of Us
S2016E14
One Big Happy Family
S2016E15
Uniting the People of the Sea: Kumejima, Okinawa
S2016E16
Hang in There!
S2016E17
Finding Yourself on the Open Road
S2017E01
Melody of Daisen
S2017E02
Bank of Glorious Blossoms
S2017E03
Our Waves, Our Dreams
S2017E04
Misako's All-Night Diner
S2017E05
Looking Back, Moving On
S2017E06
The Calligraphy Boys
S2017E07
Designs on Life
S2017E08
Another 'Home': A Boy Traces His Roots
S2017E09
Shoeshine Star
S2017E10
The Three Grannies' Cookie Challenge
S2017E11
Pioneer Villages: Forgotten Postwar History
S2017E12
Wrestling with a New Job
S2017E13
Sharing Life Together: An 81-Year-Old Caregiver
S2017E14
Grandma's Picture Cards
S2017E15
Kasuga Taisha: A Divine Shrine for Daily Life
S2017E16
Island of Compassion
S2017E17
A Hands-on Designer
S2017E18
What Brought You to Hiroshima?
S2017E19
Carving out a New Path with Wood
S2017E20
The High-Rises We Build
S2017E21
Countdown to Business Lift-off!
S2017E22
Our Town's Bookstore
S2017E23
One Heart, One Beat
S2017E24
Hooked on a New Fishing Career
S2017E25
Our Flower Field
S2017E26
Cakes on Wheels
S2017E27
A Journey in Design
S2017E28
Joining Hands with Newcomers
S2017E29
Like a Trusty Garden Hoe
S2017E30
A Passion for Fashion
S2017E31
Hitoshi's Bento Shop
S2017E32
Finding My Way on the Okugakemichi
S2018E01
From the Slopes to the Playroom
S2018E02
Living Positively with Dementia
S2018E03
Uncovering Precious Life Stories
S2018E04
Old House, New Hope
S2018E05
Finding Poetry in Cancer
S2018E06
Once Lost, Now Found: A Brother's Journey Home
S2018E07
Once Lost, Now Found: Dancing for My Future
S2018E08
Once Lost, Now Found: Student Actors' Challenge
S2018E09
Sharing a Manga Dream
S2018E10
A Truckful of Food and Smiles
S2018E11
Forging On: Master and Apprentice
S2018E12
Learning to Teach
S2018E13
A Guesthouse's Unexpected Beginning
S2018E14
Sharing Zao's Wonders
S2018E15
Dancing Beyond Disabilities
S2018E16
Giving Dreams a Boost
S2018E17
Sweet Taste of Hope
S2018E18
Mr. Grandpa in Nursery School
S2018E19
A Teacher's Passion
S2018E20
The Colors of the Forest
S2018E21
Opening Doors to Newcomers
S2018E22
Remembering Our Railway
S2018E23
Soaking Up a Hot Spring Dream
S2018E24
Grandmas' Goodbye to an Old Market
S2018E25
Auntie's Candy Store – Sweets & Life Lessons
S2018E26
Brewing a Future for Local Tea
S2018E27
Pursuing the Ultimate Awa Indigo
S2018E28
Sculptures with Soul
S2018E29
A Budding Forestry Career
S2018E30
The 100km Walk: Two Life-Changing Days
S2018E31
"Crazy Mike" the Artist
S2018E32
Making Udon to a Different Beat
S2018E33
Onikenbai: the Demon Sword Dance
S2018E34
Tears, Laughter and Motherhood
S2018E35
The Maturing Sake Expert
S2018E36
Apprentice Geisha: Making Dreams Come True
S2018E37
Night School - Learning for Living
S2019E01
Finding Happiness in Bathhouses
S2019E02
A 26-Year-Old's Breast Cancer Diary
S2019E03
Yuka and Her New Classmates
S2019E04
From Handsome to Beautiful
S2019E05
"Super Volunteer": Driven to Help in Disasters
S2019E06
Drawing to Find a New Me
S2019E07
For the Love of Lettering
S2019E08
Sharing Their Stories
S2019E09
Fukushima Ramen: Bowlful of Spirit
S2019E10
Stories of Fukushima: Giving Their All
S2019E11
The Revival of "Mikan Valley"
S2019E12
A Geisha in Nara: Bridging Past and Future
S2019E13
Yuko Kuroda's Legacy of Care
S2019E14
A Community in the Sky
S2019E15
Praying for Flowers, Praying for Life
S2019E16
Serving Up Memories
S2019E17
Two Worlds, One Dream: Vying for Powerlifting Glory
S2019E18
Where Are My Roots? - One Orphan's Search
S2019E19
A Late Dreamer
S2019E20
Why We Dance - Children's Kagura Troupe
S2019E21
Fukushima's Grandpa Troop: Restoring a Deserted Town
S2019E22
Home for Good - Health Care at the End of Life
S2019E23
Welcome to Maru-chan's Café
S2019E24
A Will to Survive
S2019E25
Soap That Gives Hope
S2019E26
Paddling Our Hometown Lake
S2019E27
The Bounty of the Mountains
S2020E01
Look to the Night Sky
S2020E02
Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
S2020E03
A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
S2020E04
Expressing the Ainu Spirit
S2020E05
No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
S2020E06
Revealing the Final Moments
S2020E07
Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
S2020E08
Fruitful Connections
S2020E09
He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
S2020E10
Avatar Robots Open New Doors
S2020E11
Being There for Foreign Patients
S2020E12
Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
S2020E13
Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
S2020E14
Bullfights & Big Dreams
S2020E15
The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
S2020E16
A-Bomb Paintings
S2020E17
Community Newspaper
S2020E18
Unread Messages
S2020E19
A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
S2020E20
Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
S2020E21
Steering Through Tough Times
S2020E22
The Treasures of Toyama Bay
S2020E23
Drawing Our "New Normal"
S2020E24
Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener
S2021E01
Why She Runs
S2021E02
Connecting People in a Pandemic
S2021E03
A Haven Called Bethesda
S2021E04
Analog Buddies in a Digital Age
S2021E05
Rescuing Pre-Disaster Memories
S2021E06
Selfie Diary of Mr. "One Team"
S2021E07
The Power of Giving Up
S2021E08
Spring Splendor in Hirosaki
S2021E09
A Place for Every Child
S2021E10
Why Did She Pose in a Bikini?: Challenges of an "Ostomate" Doctor
S2021E11
A Legendary Chef's Last Lessons
S2021E12
Haircut Magic
S2021E13
The Deities of Gion
S2021E14
Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 1
S2021E15
Rediscovering Ainu Heritage: Part 2
S2021E16
Sushi with Heart and Soul
S2021E17
Building Robots, Fostering Happiness
S2021E18
Baseball Heals Kids
S2021E19
The Unorthodox Karuta Champion / Ruludaisy: Drag Queen Farmer
S2021E20
Light on a Raging River
S2021E21
Shared House, Shared Lives
S2021E22
Being LGBT+ in a Small Town
S2021E23
Living Alongside Disaster
S2021E24
Crisis in "Japan's Kitchen"
S2021E25
A 94-Year-Old Culinary Wizard
S2021E26
Fond Farewell for a Beloved Train
S2021E27
Making Peace With My Father
S2021E28
Mending Your Cherished Clothes
S2022E01
A Toast to the God of Sake
S2022E02
Life Lessons From the Homeless
S2022E03
Conversations Without Words
S2022E04
Behind the Artist's Hand
S2022E05
Longing for the Power of Touch
S2022E06
Rapping for Fukushima
S2022E07
A Small Village with Big Ideas
S2022E08
Swordfish Fishing With My Father
S2022E09
The Power of Memories
S2022E10
Many Vines, One Family
S2022E11
Bomb Disposal Quest in Okinawa
S2022E12
Rebuilding Lives After the Kumamoto Earthquake
S2022E13
When the Sea Turned Red
S2022E14
Finding Freedom in the Pool
S2022E15
Auntie Baseball
S2022E16
The Future of Fukuoka's Food Stalls
S2022E17
Nuclear Waste Splits a Town
S2022E18
A Blind Teacher's Farewell
S2022E19
Building On a Sacred Tradition
S2022E20
Saving Lives on an Isolated Island
S2022E21
The Drumbeat of a Mother's Heart
S2022E22
The Future of an Ancient Ritual
S2022E23
Discovering Myself Through Dementia
S2022E24
A Burger Hangout in Okinawa
S2022E25
Building Bonds With Books
S2022E26
Building a Thatched-Roof, Building New Bonds
S2022E27
Okinawan Dance Flowers Far From Home
S2022E28
Ainu: Engaging the Power of Dialogue
S2022E29
Lighting the Way for Tradition
S2022E30
A Fresh Start on a Small Island
S2023E01
Stable Fishing Jobs Steer a Community
S2023E02
A Float Artisan & His Muse
S2023E03
Magical Forest: Okinawa's Natural World Heritage Site
S2023E04
Soccer Team Raises Community Spirit
S2023E05
Seeking a Chance to Learn: Students with Overseas Roots
S2023E06
Small Factory Reaches for the Stars
S2023E07
Flying Like an Arrow
S2023E08
Modern Methods Sustain Metalwork Tradition
S2023E09
A World Heritage Town: Past and Future
S2023E10
Hard Rain: A Village Divided
S2023E11
Bonding Through Soba: A Story of Four Grannies
S2023E12
Amashi: Japan's Freediving Fishers
S2023E13
Our New Classmate from Ukraine
S2023E14
Waiting for the God's Crossing
S2023E15
Mailing Letters to the Lost
S2023E16
Kintsugi: Mending Memories with Gold
S2023E17
A Cut Above the Rest
S2023E18
The Final Journey
S2023E19
Life on a Sloping Farm
S2023E20
A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
S2023E21
A Song for a New Fukushima School
S2023E22
Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
S2023E23
Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
S2023E24
Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
S2023E25
Countryside Diaries
S2023E26
A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
S2023E27
Sparking a Chain of Kindness
S2023E28
Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
S2023E29
Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft
S2024E01
Korean Family Meals for Rural Japan
S2024E02
A School for Two
S2024E03
A Mosque in a Japanese Community
S2024E04
Nagasaki's Long-Forgotten Choir
S2024E05
Conquering Peaks on One Leg
S2024E06
Nepalese Students Find a Taste of Home
S2024E07
Taxi Drivers in a Tsunami-hit Town
S2024E08
Life Lessons by a Crystal-Clear River
S2024E09
Hiking Guide Connects Hearts
S2024E10
New Approach to an Old Festival
S2024E11
Navigating a World with Words
S2024E12
Pearls for Remembrance
S2024E13
Forging Bonds Under a Starry Sky
S2024E14
From Seed to Shop: Grandma's Pickles
S2024E15
New Face for a Centuries-Old Dance
S2024E16
Mending Hearts with Mandarin Oranges
S2024E17
Holy Fire on the Mountain
S2024E18
A Ranch for Retired Racehorses
S2024E19
Hiroshima's A-Bomb Survivor Trees
S2024E20
A Year as a Young Rural Doctor
S2024E21
Carrying on in a Quake-hit Town
S2024E22
Modern Maiko Diaries
S2024E23
Leaving No Stone Unturned: A Potter's Quest
S2024E24
Reviving a Pottery Tradition in Fukushima
S2024E25
A Country Town's Woolly Heroes
S2024E26
Making a Home in Osaka
S2024E27
Together Through Dementia
S2024E28
Living with the Bounty of the Sea: 13 Years on from the Tsunami
S2024E29
Making Art with Autism
S2024E30
Plum Promoter-in-Chief
S2024E31
Sailing the Seas on a Sabani
S2025E01
Searching for Closure: 10 Years Since a Deadly Eruption
S2025E02
Framing Family Memories
S2025E03
Bull Battles – A Community's Beloved Tradition
S2025E04
Planting Seeds of Peace in Hiroshima
S2025E05
An Island Stays Awake for Sumo
S2025E06
Chasing the Dream of Being a Jockey
S2025E07
Unfolding a Life with Origami
S2025E08
Life in a Land of Grass
S2025E09
Calligraphy Creating Hope for Revival
S2025E10
Puppet Tale: Foxes, a Princess and a Sacred Lake
S2025E11
Becoming Gods for a Night
S2025E12
An Ace Soccer Player Lights Up a Small Town
S2025E13
Loved Ones Reunited on Canvas
S2025E14
Factory Groove: Wakayama's Textile Industry
S2025E15
Reinventing a Small Town Supermarket
S2025E16
Lasting Memories of a Vanishing Town
S2025E17
A Doc's Best Friend
S2025E18
Holding on to Peace: Atomic-bomb Survivor's Message
S2025E19
The Future of an A-bombed Shrine
S2025E20
Revitalizing Cherry Trees in Fukushima
S2025E21
A Rookie Fisher & His Grandpa in the Sanriku Seas
S2025E22
Following in the Footsteps of a National Treasure
S2025E23
A Beloved Local Paper in a Flood-hit Village
S2025E24
Tuning a Piano to the Sound of the Heart
S2025E25
Playing Ping Pong with Parkinson's
S2025E26
Chasing a Dream With a Horse
S2025E27
Survivors: Capturing Life After the Atomic Bomb
S2025E28
Preserving the Site of a Plane Crash
S2025E29
Talking With the Eyes
S2025E30
A Place to Prepare for Dementia
S2026E01
Aiming for Glory : Japan's Senior Esports Team
S2026E02
The Island of Boze Deities
S2026E03
Tradition and Innovation: Tochigi's Sake Masters
S2026E04
Hope At Your Fingertips
S2026E05
A Doctor Duo: Songs to Comfort the Heart
S2026E06
A Ten-Year-Old Takes the Reins
S2026E07
A Morning Market in Early Winter
S2026E08
Breaking Barriers by Farming
S2026E09
Soul-Searching in a Mikan Orchard