Series · Documentary
Hometown Stories (2011)Season 15
15 seasons · 319 episodesDocumentary2011
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.
- Network
- NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- English
- First aired
- February 6, 2011
- Status
- Returning
Cast
lae astraSelf - Narrator (voice)
Episodes
0/25 watched- Episode 1: Aiming for Glory: Japan's Senior Esports Team25 min · Jan 5, 2026
- Episode 2: The Island of Boze Deities26 min · Jan 27, 2026
- Episode 3: Tradition and Innovation: Tochigi's Sake Masters26 min · Feb 2, 2026
- Episode 4: Hope at Your Fingertips26 min · Feb 16, 2026
- Episode 5: A Doctor Duo: Songs to Comfort the Heart26 min · Feb 23, 2026
- Episode 6: A Ten-Year-Old Takes the Reins26 min · Mar 2, 2026
- Episode 7: A Morning Market in Early Winter25 min · Mar 24, 2026
- Episode 8: Breaking Barriers by Farming25 min · Apr 6, 2026
- Episode 9: Soul-Searching in a Mikan Orchard25 min · Apr 13, 2026
- Episode 10: Moments of Happiness: Living with Younger-Onset Dementia29 min · Apr 27, 2026
- Episode 11: Preserving a Midwinter Tradition25 min · May 4, 2026
- Episode 12: A Musical Rivalry Between Two School Bands25 min · May 26, 2026
- Episode 13: Learning Japanese One Step at a Time25 min · Jun 1, 2026
- Episode 14: Pulling Together for a Dream25 min · Jun 15, 2026
- Episode 15: A Teacher's Words of Wisdom25 min · Jun 22, 2026
- Episode 16: A Bookstore for Everyone25 min · Jul 6, 2026
- Episode 17: Yumori: The Hot Spring Caretaker25 min · Jul 17, 2026
- Episode 18: My Friend, the AI Chatbot25 min · Jul 28, 2026
- Episode 19: Unspoken Memories of the Double Hibakusha25 min · Aug 3, 2026
- Episode 20: My Favorite Meal, One Last Time25 min · Aug 17, 2026
- Episode 21: Forging Bonds Through Boxing25 min · Aug 31, 2026
- Episode 22: The Mountain Village Where Ancient Whales Sleep25 min · Sep 29, 2026
- Episode 23: The Charcoal-Maker's Apprentice25 min · Oct 5, 2026
- Episode 24: The Man With Two Hats25 min · Oct 12, 2026
- Episode 25: My Kind of Independence25 min · Oct 19, 2026
