Hometown Stories

tv show

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275 total episodes

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14 seasons

First Aired February 06, 2011

Overview

Stories about people, stories about life. Intimate portraits of people from around Japan, each leading diverse lives while enriching lives of others.

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Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family

Season 9 - Episode 12 - 0h 0m

Air Date

June 20, 2020

Overview

A father and son team of strawberry farmers in northeastern Japan faces tough times after the March 2011 tsunami devastates their hometown. To survive, the son decides he and his family must take a chance on farming far away, in Hokkaido Prefecture. 2 generations embark on separate paths, each full of challenges. As the son struggles to adapt to a new environment and to meet buyers' demands, his father works to revive the destroyed fields back home. This program follows their journey, both bitter and sweet, for 9 years.