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Document 72 Hours: 2013

Poster for Document 72 Hours Season 4

32 episodes · first aired Apr 5, 2013

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  1. 1 Close contact: The Sleepless Flower Shop in Kabukicho Apr 5, 2013 · 25m 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…
  2. 2 Farewell Shibuya, Kamaboko Station Building Apr 12, 2013 · 25m 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 the…
  3. 3 Osaka Kushikatsu Elegy Apr 19, 2013 · 25m 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. The…
  4. 4 Yokosuka Air Base, Operation Matchmaking Apr 26, 2013 · 25m 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…
  5. 5 Points of Departure: New Chitose Airport May 3, 2013 · 25m 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 people come…
  6. 6 In the City of Closed Factories May 10, 2013 · 25m 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 it ended…
  7. 7 Enthusiastic Singing! Hitori Karaoke May 17, 2013 · 25m 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 weekends…
  8. 8 Kyoto Engiri Shrine May 24, 2013 · 25m 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 severing…
  9. 9 Night Clinic: An ER of Last Resort May 31, 2013 · 25m 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 even for…
  10. 10 The Live-Streamers: Interactive Webcasting Jun 7, 2013 · 25m 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 a single…
  11. 11 Familyless Life Theater Jun 14, 2013 · 25m 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 customers from…
  12. 12 Underground Idols Jun 21, 2013 · 25m 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" where they…
  13. 13 Dreams Bloom at Kochi Racecourse Jun 28, 2013 · 25m 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 losers,” so…
  14. 14 In Front of a Giant Manbow Jul 5, 2013 · 25m 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 unrealistic…
  15. 15 From the Last Shelter Jul 19, 2013 · 25m 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 two years…
  16. 16 Climbing Mt. Fuji Jul 26, 2013 · 25m 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 Trailhead is one…
  17. 17 The "Rain, then Fine" Coin Laundry Aug 2, 2013 · 25m 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 coin…
  18. 18 The Happiness Theory of Healthland Sep 6, 2013 · 25m 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. During…
  19. 19 Home Is Where the Locker Is—The Day Laborers of Osaka Sep 13, 2013 · 25m 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 cheap…
  20. 20 Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs Between Death and Life Sep 20, 2013 · 25m 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 to the…
  21. 21 Fly! Epsilon Sep 27, 2013 · 25m 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 observation…
  22. 22 Yoshimoto: Summer Training Camp at the critical moment Oct 4, 2013 · 25m 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. Every…
  23. 23 Personal Glimpses at a 24-Hour Gym Oct 11, 2013 · 25m 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 people…
  24. 24 The Game Center and the Prize Beyond the Prize Oct 18, 2013 · 25m 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 early…
  25. 25 The Makeup Room Oct 25, 2013 · 25m 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 any…
  26. 26 In Search of Hiroshima Taro Nov 1, 2013 · 25m 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 city on…
  27. 27 Hitchhiking in the Seto Inland Sea Nov 8, 2013 · 25m 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's the…
  28. 28 The Call of the Dunes Nov 15, 2013 · 25m 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 utterly…
  29. 29 A Giant Travel Agency: Destinations and Detours Nov 22, 2013 · 25m 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 airfares…
  30. 30 The Post Office That Never Sleeps Dec 6, 2013 · 25m 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 24/7, at…
  31. 31 Night Train to Izumo: Destination - Destiny Dec 13, 2013 · 25m 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 coast…
  32. 32 A Giant Bookstore: Wandering in a World of Words Dec 20, 2013 · 25m 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 search of…