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Document 72 Hours — Storyline

An unusual documentary series that delves into human dramas through chance encounters with ordinary people at selected spots. Filmed over 72 hours in a single location, the show captures glimpses into people's lives as they open up and share their stories.

Cast & Crew

Document 72 Hours — Series Details

Document 72 Hours — Episode Guide

2006

• E1: Tokyo Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival for One Million People (2006-10-03) — The Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival was held in the middle of Tokyo. The moment when people living in different parts of the metropolis stop moving for a moment and look up at the s
• E2: Tokyo, Yamaya, Backpackers in Tokyo (2006-10-10) — The “Yamatani” area, once known as the “workers' town,” is now about to be transformed into a hub for foreign travelers. Word of mouth has spread about the inexpensive 2,500 yen pe
• E3: Tokyo Station Express Bus Terminal (2006-10-17) — Express buses connect Tokyo and regional cities at the lowest fares. The Yaesu South Exit of Tokyo Station is the largest express bus terminal in Japan, with more than 70 routes fr
• E4: Blood Donation Room at Shinjuku East Exit (2006-10-24) — Japan's largest blood donation room at Shinjuku East Exit, visited by 250 people a day. Blood products made from donated blood last only three weeks. Platelets last only 72 hours.
• E5: Taxi: Honest Conversation in Tokyo (2006-10-31) — Cab cabs are small, intimate spaces. In the cab, away from the hectic pace of business and daily life, the driver and I tend to engage in honest conversation. The driver's real con
• E6: Honest Conversations with a Taxi, Sapporo Version (2006-11-07) — We follow a conversation in a cab car in Sapporo. Sapporo has been hit hard by the financial meltdown caused by the bursting of the bubble economy. Economic recovery has yet to be
• E7: Yokohama Chinatown, Youth Graffiti (2006-11-14) — Yokohama Chinatown, the largest town of Chinese merchants in Japan, is packed with tourists from all over the country on weekends. In October, the town is busy preparing for one of
• E8: Roppongi Hitotsubo Office (2006-11-21) — Roppongi Hills has become a symbol of winning. Nearby is a mysterious building. Inside the building are a row of booths, each about 1 tsubo in size, each with only a desk and a tel
• E9: Ashigara Service Area, Tomei Expressway (2006-11-28) — An hour and a half west on the Tomei Expressway from Tokyo. Ashigara Service Area is located there. Fuji, and even a bath, people from all walks of life stop by this popular rest a
• E10: Saitama: The Muslim Next Door (2006-12-05) — There are 3,000 Muslims living in the Toda City area of Saitama Prefecture. Although people tend to have negative preconceptions about Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the
• E11: Osaka Medical Center, Patients' Consultation Room (2006-12-12) — You never know when you might suffer a serious injury or illness. At the Osaka Medical Center, a large hospital in the Kansai region, there is a place that offers help to patients

2007

• E1: Nishi-Ginza Lottery Ticket Office (2007-01-09) — Many people purchase “year-end jumbo lottery tickets” in hopes of winning a fortune. One of the most famous ticket offices is located in Nishi-Ginza. The five jumbo lotteries held
• E2: Home Ranking in Shinsaibashi, Osaka (2007-01-16) — A batting center that is popular and pressed by game centers and manga cafes. However, there are regulars who swing the bat every day with the aim of becoming the "home run king" t
• E3: Merry Christmas at a Convenience Store (2007-01-23) — An indispensable cake for the Christmas family. Convenience stores are rapidly increasing their sales. A convenience store that has spread all over Japan with convenience that can
• E4: Ueno Ameyoko Manga Cafe (2007-01-30) — In Ueno Ameyayokocho, which is known for its low-priced sales, there are more and more shops that are slightly different from the image of the city. It's a real coffee shop." The i
• E5: New Year's Eve: Operation Garbage Collection (2007-02-06) — A huge amount of rubbish spewed every day. The amount of garbage generated in Tokyo’s 23rd district is said to be equivalent to nine cups of Tokyo Dome in a year. In particular, th
• E6: Resort Job: Winter's Tale (2007-02-13) — A ski resort where people flock to enjoy the winter holidays. Young people called resort part-timers are supporting it behind the scenes. In the summer, they work separately, and i
• E7: Nagoya: Great Success! Recycle Shop (2007-02-20) — With the popularity of online auctions, “buying and selling” used goods is becoming commonplace. In Nagoya City, there is a huge seven-story recycle store. The items it handles ran
• E8: EFukuoka Jinjo Yatai Street (2007-03-06) — Fukuoka City has the largest number of yatai stalls in Japan. Even those who do not know each other can easily get to know each other by standing shoulder to shoulder in a small st
• E9: Ferry on a Journey (2007-03-13) — The film closely follows the 1,200-kilometer one-way ferry route between Nagoya, Sendai, and Tomakomai. Some travel in groups with casual friends. Some return to their hometowns wi

2012

• E1: Adatara Service Area on Tohoku Expressway (2012-07-03) — Over a year after the disaster, we closely follow the Adatara service area, the gateway to Tohoku. Volunteers, travelers, weekend racers, and families returning home for the first
• E2: Shin-Okubo: Grocery Store Without Borders (2012-07-10) — The film is set in Shin-Okubo, a sacred place for the Korean Wave. Surrounded by handsome cafes and other stores, there is a fruit and vegetable store that is used 24 hours a day b
• E3: Sapporo Susukino 24h Giri Meshiya (2012-07-17) — The stage is an onigiri restaurant in Sapporo Susukino, the most downtown area in Hokkaido. People who come around for twenty-four hours in search of a taste of fresh rice and warm
• E4: Fukuoka Hakata: A Giant Cruise Ship Arrives (2012-07-19) — The setting is the Port of Hakata, Fukuoka. One after another, the largest passenger ships in history arrive from Shanghai, and 6,000 Chinese passengers land in Hakata. They have t

2013

• E1: Close contact: The Sleepless Flower Shop in Kabukicho (2013-04-05) — The setting is a 24-hour flower store in Shinjuku Kabukicho, Tokyo. Who comes to buy flowers late at night and under what circumstances? An unfulfilled wish for a one-sided love. A
• E2: Farewell Shibuya, Kamaboko Station Building (2013-04-12) — Shibuya Station in Tokyo is used by 3 million people every day. Overnight, the platform of the Toyoko Line, a private railway line, was moved from the second floor above ground to
• E3: Osaka Kushikatsu Elegy (2013-04-19) — A small, standing kushikatsu store that is attached to the wall of an underground passageway in Osaka's Umeda Station, it is always packed, sometimes with a long line of customers.
• E4: Yokosuka Air Base, Operation Matchmaking (2013-04-26) — We closely follow the special three days that Yokosuka, a Maritime Self-Defense Force base, welcomes. In spring, most of the naval vessels gathered at Yokosuka base for the annual
• E5: Points of Departure: New Chitose Airport (2013-05-03) — Every year, 16 million people pass through Sapporo's New Chitose Airport, on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido. In spring, many dramas of greeting and parting play out as peo
• E6: In the City of Closed Factories (2013-05-10) — The factory of a major manufacturer in Gifu Prefecture closed its 33-year history. At its peak, it had four thousand employees and had sent out products such as game consoles, but
• E7: Enthusiastic Singing! Hitori Karaoke (2013-05-17) — Hitorikara" is the art of singing karaoke alone. Recently, specialty stores have also appeared. At a 24-hour restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, 48 private rooms are available, and on w
• E8: Kyoto Engiri Shrine (2013-05-24) — Near downtown Gion, Kyoto. There is a place visited by people from all over Japan who are troubled by their relationships. It is Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine, known as a "shrine for sev
• E9: Night Clinic: An ER of Last Resort (2013-05-31) — In Japan's Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo, a patient died after being turned away by a number of hospital Emergency Rooms. Other patients have similarly been put in jeopardy; and ev
• E10: The Live-Streamers: Interactive Webcasting (2013-06-07) — Got a PC or a smartphone? Media-sharing sites will let you stream live and interactively. It could be called "self-casting" and it's a whole world of its own. In a single day, via
• E11: Familyless Life Theater (2013-06-14) — Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, is a bedroom community about an hour from central Tokyo by train. A 24-hour family restaurant in a corner of the city never ceases to attract custome
• E12: Underground Idols (2013-06-21) — The Akihabara district in Tokyo is known worldwide as a mecca for "otaku" or geeks. It's also where a number of girl groups dance and sing. The otherwise obscure "live theaters" wh
• E13: Dreams Bloom at Kochi Racecourse (2013-06-28) — Kochi Racecourse once produced the racehorse Harurara, whose dedication to his sport drew sympathy despite a losing streak of more than 100 races. It is still a “sanctuary for lose
• E14: In Front of a Giant Manbow (2013-07-05) — The round, dull eyes are disproportionate to the huge body. The way they drift humorously and leisurely in their tanks. The sunfish is a mysterious creature that gives one an unrea
• E15: From the Last Shelter (2013-07-19) — Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture. More than 100 victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake still live in an abandoned school in a corner of the city. They moved with the town office t
• E16: Climbing Mt. Fuji (2013-07-26) — When summer comes, people from all over Japan flock to Mt. Fuji. After the mountain was designated a World Heritage Site in 2013, the crowds swelled even more. The Yoshida Trailhea
• E17: The "Rain, then Fine" Coin Laundry (2013-08-02) — The Shonan coastal region in Japan conjures up images of summertime, youth culture, fashion. We cast an offbeat video eye on an obscure but revealing Shonan location: a 24-hour coi
• E18: The Happiness Theory of Healthland (2013-09-06) — For a low fee, you can enjoy to your heart's content a spacious bath and massage room, as well as a place to eat and take a nap at this health spa in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. D
• E19: Home Is Where the Locker Is—The Day Laborers of Osaka (2013-09-13) — The Airin District, Osaka. Here live thousands of male day laborers, many of whom spend their nights in rooms so small they have no storage space at all. So they rely greatly on ch
• E20: Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs Between Death and Life (2013-09-20) — The Yanaka Cemetery is one of Tokyo's oldest cemeteries. The greatest number of visitors come during the Obon holiday in the summer, when Japanese traditionally pay their respects
• E21: Fly! Epsilon (2013-09-27) — In August, a small town on the outskirts of the peninsula of Kagoshima attracted the world's attention. The launch of the state-of-the-art rocket “Epsilon” carrying a planetary obs
• E22: Yoshimoto: Summer Training Camp at the critical moment (2013-10-04) — Yoshimoto Kogyo attracts aspiring young comedians from all over Japan. They believe that they are the funniest, and there is a place where they are first sifted through the ranks.
• E23: Personal Glimpses at a 24-Hour Gym (2013-10-11) — 24-hour gyms are quickly gaining in popularity. Relatively inexpensive and open all hours, they're well-suited to busy modern life. A close look at patrons reveals many reasons why
• E24: The Game Center and the Prize Beyond the Prize (2013-10-18) — Outside Yokohama's main rail station is a 6-floor game center. New games come out all the time, but an old standby is a cash cow: crane games, accounting for 40% of revenue. From e
• E25: The Makeup Room (2013-10-25) — Osaka Station: a major transportation hub for Western Japan. One popular service catering to travelers there is a Ladies Powder Room. Women who have traveled long distances without
• E26: In Search of Hiroshima Taro (2013-11-01) — There is a street person who is said to have no one in the center of Hiroshima who is said to be unknown. His name was "Hiroshima Taro." God's demons are dead. He runs through the
• E27: Hitchhiking in the Seto Inland Sea (2013-11-08) — Hitchhiking on the sea" is a way of traveling through the Seto Inland Sea by boat only. The starting point is Shodoshima Island, and for 72 hours, the group will aim westward. That
• E28: The Call of the Dunes (2013-11-15) — Nothing but sand, as far as the eye can see. The Tottori Sand Dunes on the Sea of Japan are a vast world of nothingness. 2 million visitors a year are drawn by scenery that is utte
• E29: A Giant Travel Agency: Destinations and Detours (2013-11-22) — It occupies an entire floor of a large building in Shinjuku, a bustling district in Tokyo. An enormous travel agency, visited daily by a high volume of customers seeking discount a
• E30: The Post Office That Never Sleeps (2013-12-06) — More and more these days, people communicate via texting, social media and email. Yet there are some who rush into the Shinjuku Post Office, a giant establishment in Tokyo open 24/
• E31: Night Train to Izumo: Destination – Destiny (2013-12-13) — An unusually large number of passengers gather at a train station in Tokyo. They're taking a special night train to Izumo, a thousand kilometers to the southwest, on the Japan Sea
• E32: A Giant Bookstore: Wandering in a World of Words (2013-12-20) — Crammed together are magazines and novels, art books and technical treatises. In an era of increasing Internet book sales, streams of people are drawn to actual bookstores, in sear

2014

• E1: Wrestlers on the Road (2014-01-10) — As the recession continues to hit Hokkaido, Japan, a small pro wrestling group fights an uphill battle to energize the prefecture. The group was started about 10 years ago by a pro
• E2: A 260-Person "Sharehouse" (2014-01-17) — In 2013, one of Japan's largest "sharehouse" or shared-living apartment houses, opened in Tokyo. It can accommodate 260 people. Open to men, women and couples, it instantly reached
• E3: The Fierce Battle! Entrepreneur Contest. (2014-01-24) — An “Entrepreneur Contest” was held last year under the auspices of a global IT company to discover talents who can give shape to innovative ideas more quickly. The duration of the
• E4: Japan's Northernmost Bus Stop (2014-02-28) — The far north of Hokkaido, with a view of Sakhalin in the distance. At Cape Soya, where a severe snowstorm blows, there is "Japan's northernmost bus stop. In winter, there are few
• E5: Okinawa: The Barbershop that Never Sleeps (2014-03-07) — In downtown Naha City, there is a barbershop that is open 24 hours a day, a rarity in Japan. Customers include children with shaved heads, employees of nearby restaurants, and offi
• E6: Fukushima: From a Super Market in Early Spring (2014-03-14) — Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. Along the road to the nuclear power plant, there is a supermarket that has seen a significant increase in sales since “that day”. The main product
• E7: Printing Handheld Memories (2014-04-04) — With the ubiquity of digital cameras and smart phones, we live in an age of easy photographs. It's easy to print them out, too, using machines at a home electronics store. One patr
• E8: The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry (2014-04-11) — For people with time, car ferries are an inexpensive mode of travel in Japan, which is surrounded by water. Each year, about 200,000 passengers ride one ferry line that connects Na
• E9: A 24/7 Discount Store (2014-04-18) — A giant discount store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, has 40,000 items for sale. It pulls in customers around the clock. This episode shoots during the 3 days just prior to a near-doubling of
• E10: One Tower, Many Lives (2014-04-25) — The Tokyo SKYTREE opened in 2012 as Japan's tallest structure. Each day 100,000 people flock here to try to take photos of the giant radio tower. They come from all walks of life,
• E11: Youth "HelloWork" – A Job Agency (2014-05-02) — Over 80% of Japanese college grads landed jobs last spring, the main hiring season. However, in Shibuya, an area of Tokyo known for its youth culture, more than 200 young jobseeker
• E12: Ueno Park, Under the Cherry Trees in Full Bloom (2014-05-09) — Ueno Park is a huge park representing Tokyo. Surrounded by offices, downtown, and residential areas, people spend their time in this vast park. During the cherry blossom season, th
• E13: An All-Night Eatery (2014-05-23) — Uguisudani is one of the least-frequented stops on Tokyo's Yamanote mass-transit loop line. But it's well known for its nightlife. The transition is a stark one, from sparsely trav
• E14: Self Storage: Secrets and Memories (2014-05-30) — Recently, all across Japan, there has been a sharp rise in the number of people turning to self-service storage to keep things they have no room for at home, or to keep "treasures"
• E15: Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death (2014-06-06) — When people die, they go "to the mountain". So holds the folklore in the Tohoku (northeastern) region of Japan, referring to Mt.Osore, in Aomori Prefecture. During the national hol
• E16: On the Road: “Happiness Theory” on Route 16 (2014-06-13) — Yokosuka – Machida – Hachioji – Kasugabe and "National Route16" connects the Kanto suburbs. The townscape where there are only large shopping malls and chain stores is attracting a
• E17: The 24-Hour Supermarket: Just Another Day (2014-07-04) — Akune city is located in rural Kagoshima Prefecture. More than 40% of its population is over 65 years old. Its famous 24/7 supermarket is stocked with 390,000 items, from groceries
• E18: Shonan, Reasons to Gaze at the Sea (2014-07-18) — In June, the Shonan coast overlooking Enoshima Island. On a clear day, people who cannot wait for summer to arrive come to see the sea. Families frolic in the water by the waves, c
• E19: At a Gas Station in a Downpour (2014-07-25) — It's a June weekend, and the rainy season in Japan's central Kanto region is being inaugurated with an apparently endless deluge. But in spite of the drenching, people must travel.
• E20: What Dreams I Have at the Fishing Pond Late at Night (2014-08-01) — Along a national highway in the suburbs of Saitama. There is an indoor fishing pond where men dangle their fishing lines until late at night. Twenty species of fish, including carp
• E21: A 24/7 Animal Hospital: When a Pet Needs a Vet (2014-08-22) — In Shibuya, Tokyo, there's an animal hospital taking emergency cases 24/7. It was founded 46 years ago. Doting pet owners from all over Tokyo take their beloved charges here when s
• E22: Kabukicho Nail Salon: Behind the Scenes of a Woman's Dressing Room (2014-08-29) — The glamorous world of women spreads out in a room of a building in Kabukicho. It is a nail salon that stays open all night until 8 am. Some are cabaret girls who go there to “plea
• E23: At a Train Station in Fukushima (2014-09-05) — Within 20km of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant – site of the 2011 nuclear disaster – is the town of Naraha. The train line that passes through the town was closed after t
• E24: “On the Shore with a View of the Atomic Bomb Dome (2014-09-12) — It was August 6 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. While the familiar annual solemn peace ceremony is broadcast live on TV, people from all over the world flock to the
• E25: General Hospital Store: Where Shopping Meets Healing (2014-09-19) — In southern Chiba Prefecture, a 24-hour convenience store opened 3 years ago in a huge general hospital. It offers everything from reduced-sugar snacks to loose clothing, and it's
• E26: Haneda Airport: From Summer to Autumn (2014-10-03) — On the last weekend of summer vacation, Haneda Airport is crowded with travelers and people returning home. I spent three days in front of the departure and arrival counters, holdi
• E27: Deep Asakusa, Midnight Coffee Shop (2014-10-10) — Asakusa is a world-renowned tourist attraction. North of Sensoji Temple, in the deep “back Asakusa” area that does not appear in guidebooks, there is a coffee shop that has been in
• E28: The Ameyoko International Food Market (2014-10-17) — Underneath the lively Ameyoko Market in Tokyo's central district of Ueno is a far less well known below-ground market for foreign foodstuffs. Follow the scent of exotic spices down
• E29: What to Hit: Boxing Gym in a Mixed-Use Building (2014-10-24) — In front of JR Gotanda Station, where offices and bars line the streets. From a room in a small building, you can hear the sound of a boxer hitting a sandbag. It is a long-establis
• E30: Koenji, What to Expect at the Public Baths (2014-10-31) — Koenji, Tokyo. An old-fashioned wooden building stands in an alley past a pure shopping street. It is a long-established public bathhouse that is open until 2 am. The baths are fil
• E31: Dreams Along the Yamanote Line (2014-11-07) — The Yamanote Line is Japan's most famous loop line. In the blink of an eye, you are whisked to the next station, where yet another distinct side of Tokyo is unveiled. In recent tim
• E32: Kisarazu, Wangan, Big Lunch Box Store Blues (2014-11-21) — Hey," he said! Hey!“ ”Is this bento ready yet?“ ”A big bowl of rice!" The men shout with authority at a 24-hour bento shop in the port of Kisarazu, Chiba. The store is crowded from
• E33: Wandering Shakebai (2014-11-28) — Shibetsu Town, Hokkaido, Japan, is a place where the wind blows with a steady breeze. Every autumn, during the salmon fishing season, a group of young people gather from nowhere. T
• E34: Osaka Minami, Midnight Underground Tenement (2014-12-12) — There is a leisure building in Osaka's Minami district that is familiar to anyone in the Kansai region. The Ajien Building was once home to a huge cabaret that was said to be the b
• E35: Shinjuku Ni-Chome: A Taste of Mother's Home Late at Night (2014-12-19) — Shinjuku Ni-Chome is one of the deepest spots in Japan. In a corner of the area, there is an unusual teishoku-ya (set meal restaurant) that opens only late at night. The popular me

2015

• E1: Birth Rush! Japan's Best Obstetrics and Gynecology (2015-01-09) — 3,400 babies per year. In Kumamoto Prefecture, well known for Kumamon, there is an obstetrics and gynecology clinic that boasts the highest number of births in Japan. Mothers fight
• E2: Farewell! Bowling Alley in the Center of Tokyo (2015-01-16) — At the end of last year, the long-established bowling alley “Milano Bowl” in front of the Shinjuku Koma Theater closed its 47-year history. It had gained popularity for its all-nig
• E3: Lost and Found in Nagoya: Left Behind on a Holy Night (2015-01-23) — At Christmastime in Sakae, a busy district of Nagoya, people are rushing to an unexpected place: the lost and found office, where items left on buses and subways are collected. Eac
• E4: Student Dormitories in the Northern Land (2015-01-30) — Awake, my lost dream, wake up." The residents of the student dormitory at Hokkaido University, which has a history of more than 100 years and is home to 400 students, are one of th
• E5: A Discounted Ticket to Happiness (2015-02-06) — Since Japan's bubble economy burst in the early 1990's, saving money has become an established part of life for many people. Shops selling discount coupons and cheap tickets are a
• E6: Handyman, Running in the City (2015-02-13) — Slugs in the bathroom.“ ”Assemble the plastic model by tomorrow!" Calls for help ring out throughout the night from a Tokyo handyman, who receives 300 requests a day, many of which
• E7: A Standing Oden Bar in Tokyo (2015-02-20) — The Akabane region of Tokyo is a "sacred ground" for drinking, with inexpensive bars and pubs lining the streets. On one corner stands a small shop that serves oden, a winter stew
• E8: Kobe, January, See you at Pai-Yama (2015-02-27) — Pai-yama," as it is commonly known, is located in front of Sannomiya Station in the heart of Kobe. An object resembling a boob in the center of the square has become a landmark for
• E9: A Taste of Home: A Soba & Udon Vending Machine (2015-03-06) — For 40 years, a vending machine has stood in a quiet corner of Akita Port, in northern Japan. Even when a winter snowstorm batters the area in mid-January, a constant trickle of cu
• E10: A Driving School: The Start of Many Journeys (2015-03-13) — There's a driving school in a suburb east of Tokyo that prepares learners for all kinds of vehicle licenses, from cars, trucks and buses to construction equipment. Each spring the
• E11: Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color (2015-03-20) — Men lying naked in the blue light…. A cold wind blows in February in Ikebukuro. In a tanning salon inside a multi-tenant building, men in wheat-colored tanning suits are sweating
• E12: Tokyo Capsule Hotel: Encapsulating Life (2015-04-03) — Capsule hotels have quite suddenly become a popular choice of accommodation nowadays in Japan. Travelers from around the world have become fascinated with capsule hotels as word ge
• E13: Taxi Honest Conversation – Fukushima Iwaki Version (2015-04-10) — Four years have passed since “that day” in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. In this episode, we listen to the unpretentious conversations between passengers and drivers that take
• E14: A Building Exclusively for Cosplay: Their Dream Castle (2015-04-17) — A study, a ritual room, a school infirmary…. People dressed in anime and game cosplay pose and shutter each other in various settings. The cosplay building in Koto-ku has 80,000
• E15: A Used Car, A New Life (2015-04-24) — It's spring, a time for new beginnings. And what better way to start a new stage in life than with a new set of wheels. This is Auto District Avenue, a mile-long stretch of a natio
• E16: Following the Cherry Blossoms Upstream: A Three-Day Trip Along the Tama River (2015-05-01) — In April, Kanto was intoxicated by a blizzard of flowers. One of the most “famous places for secret cherry blossom viewing” is the Tama River, which runs 138 kilometers from Haneda
• E17: Yakushima: Island of the Mystical Tree (2015-05-08) — Thousands of years old giant trees tower in the forests of Yakushima, a World Heritage Site. Many people from all over Japan are now visiting the island to see the “Jomon cedars,”
• E18: Candy Store: Children's Small Universe (2015-05-15) — “I won gum!” How was your class change?" The lively voices of children echo in a candy shop in Hyogo Ward, downtown Kobe, where a girl, clutching a 10-yen coin, ponders what to buy
• E19: A Kebab Restaurant in Roppongi (2015-05-22) — A stone's throw from Tokyo Tower and the main Roppongi intersection is a 24-hour Turkish kebab restaurant whose clientele hails from every corner of the globe. Cheap, fast and conv
• E20: Mt. Takao, Why wander into the mountains of the city? (2015-05-29) — Three days in Mt. Takao, an “easy mountain” that can be reached in an hour from central Tokyo. During the season of fresh green leaves, the summit is crowded with people who have e
• E21: Container Karaoke in a Seaside Town (2015-06-05) — In April, a huge container was brought into a small port town in Iwate, where bare land from the tsunami was noticeable. It is an impromptu mobile karaoke box loved by the locals w
• E22: Dreams to be drawn at a video rental store on a major holiday weekend (2015-06-12) — The May holidays were a time of excitement in Japan, with people traveling abroad and returning home. In the residential areas of central Tokyo, where the number of people had decr
• E23: A Drive-In Restaurant in Okinawa: Hometown Flavor, American Style (2015-06-19) — Oldies playing from the jukebox. An old lady chomping down on steak and an American soldier chomping down on fried rice. This is an old drive-in along Route 58, which runs through
• E24: The Lucky Cat at the Shopping Street (2015-06-26) — At a little shop in Ibaraki Prefecture, there's a goofy but adorable cat with thick black "eyebrows". She's called Hachi for her distinctive marks that resemble the Chinese charact
• E25: “Hanacaba” Life Theater (2015-07-03) — Along the national highway in Hitachi City, the castle town of a giant corporation, there is a mysterious retro space that seems to have slipped back to the Showa period. It is com
• E26: Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant: Bowls for the Soul (2015-07-10) — Kurume is the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen. There is a ramen restaurant along the national highway that is visited by 3,000 people every day. On holidays, a couple always sips “mor
• E27: Dance Hall for Men and Women in Downtown Tokyo (2015-07-17) — Gentlemen and ladies dance gracefully to the sensual melodies played by a live band. The stage for this program is a dance hall in downtown Tokyo, where the heat of the Showa perio
• E28: Rocking on the Streetcar (2015-07-24) — Hiroshima's streetcars are still active in people's daily lives and boast the highest number of users in Japan. People with various dramas ride the streetcars, which run slowly at
• E29: Oasis Hotel in the Rice Paddies (2015-07-31) — There is an old-fashioned but very popular hotel for men in the middle of rice fields in the Niigata Plain. Its charm is not only its cheap price. The first floor is a 24-hour driv
• E30: New York: Laundromat Theater (2015-08-21) — The first overseas feature on "72 Hours! The setting is a 24-hour laundromat in a corner of New York City. Many people of different races and nationalities come to New York, where
• E31: Dalian, China – At a Japanese Foods Supermarket (2015-08-28) — This is the program's first overseas feature! The second installment is a Japanese food supermarket in Dalian, China. Many Japanese companies have established operations in Dalian,
• E32: In a Cemetery Looking Up at the Great Buddha (2015-09-04) — The 120-meter-high Daibutsu (Great Buddha) is located in Ushiku City, Ibaraki Prefecture. One of the largest cemeteries in the Kanto region spreads out at its foot. During Obon, ma
• E33: Summer Comic! Japan's “Best” Convenience Store. (2015-09-18) — The setting is a convenience store that attracts the largest number of customers in Japan among a certain chain of stores for three days in mid-summer. Many people are on their way
• E34: Voices in Front of the Diet (2015-10-02) — Streets in front of the National Diet Building are the stage for numerous protests. People opposed to national security bills and nuclear power, among other causes, assemble to exp
• E35: An Iconic Hotel: Until We Meet Again (2015-10-09) — The main building of a long-established hotel in Tokyo, which has been loved by both domestic and foreign guests, has been closed for reconstruction. The Hotel Okura, which has ser
• E36: Life on the Squid Hunt (2015-10-23) — There is a port where fishermen gather from all over Japan in pursuit of the finest squid. It is the port of Kottoi in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The squid caught offshore is known for
• E37: Deep Tokyo: In a Corner of Little Manila (2015-10-30) — There is a town in Tokyo called "Little Manila. It is a corner of Takenotsuka, Adachi-ku, where about 50 Filipino pubs are concentrated. There is a famous one that is open 19 hours
• E38: A Video Transfer Shop: Replaying the Past (2015-11-06) — In Tokyo there's an audio and video transfer shop, where people bring old film reels, VHS tapes and cassettes they can no longer play and have them brought back to life as CDs and
• E39: Up and Away with Low-Cost Carriers (2015-11-13) — Kansai International Airport is a 24-hour gateway to western Japan. 16 low-cost carriers operate out of this airport in Osaka, making it Japan's largest hub for budget airlines. Ch
• E40: Kabukicho Midnight Dispensing Pharmacy (2015-11-27) — In Kabukicho, Shinjuku, there is a dispensing pharmacy that is open only at night. People rush in one after another to the store, which stocks everything from nutritional drinks to
• E41: Welcome to the World's Largest Labyrinth of Old Books (2015-12-04) — The world's largest antiquarian bookstore district in Kanda, Tokyo, is home to more than 160 stores, where you can find amazing treasures such as medieval books priced at 10 millio
• E42: Fortune Teller's House: Crossroads of Fate (2015-12-11) — Fortune tellers are said to draw long lines in times of anxiety. People from all walks of life come to the store in the heart of the city to have their future predicted based on th
• E43: A Secret Workshop in Akihabara (2015-12-18) — A mood-detecting dog collar? A wind instrument with a keyboard? You'll never believe the ideas blooming at this workshop in Akihabara. For around $120 a month, members get space to

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