Hometown Stories
tv show

275 total episodes
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14 seasons
First Aired February 06, 2011
Genres:
Overview
Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

Mailing Letters to the Lost
Season 12 - Episode 15 - 0h 25m
Air Date
July 02, 2023
Overview
In the woods of northeastern Japan stands the "Drifting Mailbox." This unique mailbox receives letters from family members to loved ones who died in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Its custodian, Akagawa Yuji, recently started thinking about closing the mailbox. But some bereaved relatives still continue to send letters. Yuji decided to meet with some of them to explain his thinking. Twelve years on, Yuji and the bereaved family members share their thoughts for the first time.