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Document 72 Hours: 2025

Poster for Document 72 Hours Season 16

36 episodes · first aired Jan 10, 2025

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  1. 1 Multinational food store Living in Japan Jan 10, 2025 · 30m Bananas called mackerel, tilapia, mutton, frogs and hot spices. The stage is a multinational food shop in Kinshicho, Tokyo. It is lined with ingredients from more than twenty countries…
  2. 2 A Niigata Drive-Through Restaurant in Winter Jan 24, 2025 · 30m Many customers at a drive-through restaurant in Niigata Prefecture order "Italian" - fried noodles topped with meat sauce. For three days, we asked them why this comfort food always hits…
  3. 3 Seiya Nagasaki Daihodojo Hospital cake shop Jan 31, 2025 · 30m The first series of hospitals! A cake shop in a hospital that is rare in Japan. Nagasaki University Hospital has more than 870 beds. The shop is lined with strawberry and peach cakes, and…
  4. 4 Close! Moving a huge hospital. Feb 7, 2025 · 30m 2nd series of hospitals! Moving to a huge hospital. In January 2025, the University of the Ryukyus Hospital in Okinawa was fully relocated. Eighty-five patients, from critically ill…
  5. 5 A Supermarket in Snowy Iwate Feb 21, 2025 · 30m The only supermarket in Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture is stocked with a dazzling array of products. We spend three days meeting customers as they trek through heavy snowfall to visit this…
  6. 6 Oku-Noto-Suzu Seaside public bath Feb 28, 2025 · 30m Oku-Noto-Suzu. There are sento that continue to be crowded even though it is in the midst of repeated disasters. In the midst of the widespread water outage immediately after the…
  7. 7 Winter Sendai at midnight Nikuman Stand Mar 7, 2025 · 30m Hot meat buns full of toro toro-toned pork, bamboo shoots, and chrysanthemums. Set in a stand-style Nikumanten on the street corner of Kokubun-cho, an entertainment district in Sendai. It…
  8. 8 Tokyo Botanical Garden My only winter Mar 14, 2025 · 30m The stage is a botanical garden in the middle of Tokyo. Some people visit for something, even though they think that there are few highlights during the winter. Some people say that they…
  9. 9 Kawasaki Taishu Shokudo Diary Apr 4, 2025 · 30m Omelet rice, grilled fish, potesara, ramen, beer and shochu. The stage is a long-established popular restaurant near Kawasaki Station. Many people say that they work late at night or on…
  10. 10 The Lure of Token Games at an Amusement Arcade Apr 11, 2025 · 30m An amusement arcade near Tokyo has row after row of token-operated games. For three days, we asked people about the appeal of games that offer no cash or prizes, no matter how many tokens…
  11. 11 Gifu-Nishiyanagigase “Shutter Town” Blues Apr 18, 2025 · 30m In Nishiyanagigase, Gifu City, there is a shopping street where nearly ninety percent of shops have shuttered. The bustling days of the night's prosperity as a city are gone, but people's…
  12. 12 Toast at “Japanese Izakaya” in Seoul, Korea May 1, 2025 · 45m Draft beer, edamame, fried horse mackerel, yakisoba. The stage is a Japanese-style izakaya in Seoul, Korea. The owner was a Japanese and opened in 2004. Every day, it is crowded with…
  13. 13 At a 24-Hour Ramen Restaurant in Fukuoka May 9, 2025 · 30m Locals have slurped down bowls of noodles at a 24-hour ramen restaurant in Fukuoka for five decades. For three days, we asked customers why this simple ramen is more than just a cheap meal.
  14. 14 Spring running bread moving sales car May 16, 2025 · 30m Colorful breads lined up on the bed of light trucks, such as red bean bread, bread, tuna dogs and donuts. This time, it is three days to closely follow the moving car of the bread…
  15. 15 Journeys Up and Down a Steep Road in Tokyo May 23, 2025 · 30m Nozokizaka, a steep hill in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, takes people's breath away in more ways than one. For three days, we asked people why they go up and down this road that's also a test of…
  16. 16 Student Life in a Multicultural Dorm Jun 6, 2025 · 30m Half of the residents of a university dorm in Oita Prefecture are from outside Japan. Students cook food, bathe communally and stay up chatting. We learn about their friendships and…
  17. 17 At a Prefab Soba Restaurant in Aomori Jun 13, 2025 · 30m A small prefab restaurant in Aomori Prefecture sells only noodles and oden hotpot. For three days, we asked local customers why this no-frills business holds such a special place in their…
  18. 18 Bonsai Village: Growing a Small Universe in a Pot Jun 20, 2025 · 30m Bonsai is a living art form that requires attention to detail and patience. For three days, we asked visitors to a hub of bonsai nurseries near Tokyo about the appeal of bonsai in a…
  19. 19 Yamagata At a small zoo Jun 27, 2025 · 30m The venue is set at a small zoo for free. This zoo in Yamagata Prefecture is popular for its elderly deer and peacocks, and has been popular for more than seventy years. Some animals have…
  20. 20 Lion Statue Donations at Shinjuku Station Jul 4, 2025 · 30m A roaring golden lion statue outside Shinjuku Station is a donation box for disaster relief and youth support. Many walk past while others offer small kindnesses. Who donates over 72…
  21. 21 Chiba 100 Years hardware store Jul 18, 2025 · 30m One hundred years since its founding, it is set in a hardware store in Chiba Prefecture. From pots and knives to carpentry tools and farm equipment, there are twenty thousand kinds of…
  22. 22 Nagoya Shinkansen platform Kishimen store Jul 25, 2025 · 30m There are places where many travelers come to the Nagoya specialty Kishimen. A stand-up restaurant on the platform of Nagoya Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen. There are only eight seats…
  23. 23 The "Last" Newsstand Near Shibuya Station Aug 1, 2025 · 30m Newsstands have all but disappeared from the area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Yet, one still operates, even as sales keep falling. For three days, we asked customers what they bought…
  24. 24 Staring at Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles and Iwate Aug 16, 2025 · 1h 12m What are all the people looking for in Shohei Ohtani and what kind of days are they spending? The stage is a park near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, USA, and a park in Otsugi, Iwate, the…
  25. 25 A 10-yen Pool in Midsummer Ehime Aug 29, 2025 · 30m An outdoor community pool in Ehime is super cheap even with a competition pool and water slides. It's been a local hotspot for 50 years. Meet the visitors making midsummer memories over…
  26. 26 Giant cosmetics store Sep 5, 2025 · 30m From affordable petit plastic to high-class depacos. In the station building directly connected to Osaka Station, there is one of the largest cosmetics shops in western Japan. I want to be…
  27. 27 Nagasaki at the bus terminal in August Sep 12, 2025 · 30m A bus terminal in front of Nagasaki Station where five thousand people come and go a day. Buses connecting all over Kyushu and Nagasaki are coming and going one after another. In August…
  28. 28 Karaoke Izakaya Sep 26, 2025 · 30m "Karaoke Izakaya" is located in Nishinari, Osaka, near the Tsutenkaku Tower, where you can drink and eat and sing. For a hundred yen, anyone can sing their favorite song whenever they…
  29. 29 Rolling Along on Kochi's Streetcars Oct 3, 2025 · 30m Streetcars have been rolling through the streets of Kochi City for more than 120 years. For three days, we asked passengers of all ages where they were going and why they chose to travel…
  30. 30 Life in a Kagoshima Gold Mine Oct 10, 2025 · 30m A gold mine in Kagoshima has 190 staff, from teens to veterans in their 60s, who work to extract gold used in jewelry and electronics. Spend three days with people toiling above and…
  31. 31 Dining Alone at a Shinbashi Yakiniku Restaurant Oct 24, 2025 · 30m A yakiniku grilled meat restaurant in Tokyo's busy Shinbashi district is tailored to solo diners. Why do these customers prefer to eat alone? For three days, we got down to the meat of the…
  32. 32 A Modern Shared Home in Kobe Oct 31, 2025 · 30m An apartment building in Kobe offers residents on-site care. The lounge is open to the public, and locals and kids gather to socialize. We spend three days in the comforting warmth of a…
  33. 33 Episode 33 Dec 5, 2025 · 30m
  34. 34 Coming "Home" to a Maid Cafe in Akihabara Dec 12, 2025 · 30m Tokyo's Akihabara is a hub of maid cafe culture. Once catering mainly to male customers, these cafes now also attract women and families. For three days, we went inside to explore one…
  35. 35 At a Tokyo Bookstore That Never Sleeps Dec 19, 2025 · 30m A 24-hour bookstore in Tokyo attracts a diverse range of customers. For three days and nights, we asked people what they are buying — and why — in an age of digital books and online…
  36. 36 Episode 36 Dec 26, 2025 · 30m