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Documentary

16 Program(s)
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Lovely Shabby Lodges

Travelogue show to explore unique and eccentric accommodations located in far remote areas of Japan. These lodges are shabby and run-down looking but fully booked by tourists almost all the time. We explore why these odd lodges are loved so much. Three accommodations in different locations are fe...

  • Education
  • Family
  • For Children
  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality

Niigata Aquatics

TeNY’s announcer approaches the wonder of aquatic world and makes interesting discovery in the aquarium. Let’s enjoy a beautiful aquarium and unseen side of it!

  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality

“Koi-Baka” -from Aichi to the world-

Narita Koi Farms raises and sells Nishikigoi (carp), or so-called the “swimming jewel”, in Komaki-shi, Aichi Prefecture. Narita Koi Farms is a small company with only seven employees, but has a unique and major characteristic. That is, they "polish" the carp. They purchase young carp from farms in H...

  • Art
  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Fashion
  • Footage
  • History
  • Reality
  • Reality

MIGAKU HITO -Japan's Polishing Artisans-

When we clean, we polish the heart and polish the smile.
At one time or another, everyone has probably felt the urge to clean because “tidying up makes you feel good and refreshed.”
Have you ever thought that people who clean, polish their own hearts as well?
And in so doing, they clean the grime...

  • Education
  • History
  • Reality
  • Reality

Creating “New Fukushima”

Nearly seven years have passed since the massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan
and caused the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Decommissioning the plant
will take decades. But people’ s lives have recovered with an astonishing speed by putting together
the wi...

  • Art
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Food/Cooking
  • Footage
  • History
  • Reality
  • Reality

The Wisdom of Washoku

Chapter One : Washoku Origins
Chapter Two : Wanmono (Bowl Dish)
In 794, Japan’s capital was moved to Kyoto.
It remained the capital for more than a millennium.
The diverse food culture of the Imperial family and nobility is still in evidence today.
The origins of washoku are honzen, shojin and ...

  • Education
  • History
  • Human
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Science

Wege aus der Katastrophe-Wie Fukushima die erobert-

Fukushima Prefecture is continuing promote the medical industry. The medical field is expecting large growth centered on developing nations. The medical industry in Fukushima can have a big impact on the regional economy. The value of Fukushima’s medical equipment market will double over the next 10...

  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Food/Cooking
  • History
  • Human
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Travel

Witness "F"

The documentary program that focused on Fukuoka and Saga is Witness "F".
People's lives, incidents, disasters, welfare.
We deeply explain various themes deeply and politely.

专注于福冈和佐贺的纪录片节目是见证人“F”。
人民的生命,事件,灾难,福利。
我们深刻而礼貌地深入解释各种主题。

福岡や佐賀を焦点に制作したドキュメンタリー番組がWitness "F"です。
人々の生活、事件、災害、福祉。
様々...

  • Adventure
  • Entertainment
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Travelogue

Far Away Neighbours

Adventurous Places, Unbelievable Stories!
Is this a simple travel show? – NO!
A documentary show? – NO!
The format offers a mix of unimaginable adventure and human stories!
A traveler goes in search for their fellow countrymen in faraway places.

  • Family
  • Human
  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality

YASA YASA

Detailed coverage on a town of female divers and fishermen in the Ise-Shima region.

Ijika-cho, Toba, Mie prefecture is a small fishing harbor with a population of less than 500 where people have been living with the blessings of a bountiful sea for generations. Ijika is a town where the “wisdom o...

  • Education
  • Human
  • Reality
  • Reality

Just an Ordinary Family : 22 years of the lives of a couple with disabilities

Coverage that follows a severely disabled married couple from their marriage, giving birth, and raising their children, for 22 years.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Akimoto have cerebral palsy. They got married in 1992 as they sought independent from their parents. Before long, the couple had two children. Chil...

  • Art
  • Beauty
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Fashion
  • Food/Cooking
  • Footage
  • For Women
  • History
  • Medical/Health
  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Travel

MADE IN KYOTO

Kyoto's allure lies not only in its shrines and temples or the elegance of the city.
For more than a millennium since the year 794, Kyoto flourished as the capital, leading the way in the arts, architecture and commerce. The essence of Japanese culture was born in Kyoto, and has been refined and pa...

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  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Fashion
  • Food/Cooking
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  • For Women
  • History
  • Human
  • IT/Robot
  • Medical/Health
  • Music
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Science
  • Sports

The Leader

Corporate and organization leaders are said to be loners.
They also seem to be unapproachable.
However, we want to know more about them, about goals they set, and how they tackle difficult decisions.
“The Leader” features a leader each time, and the documentary reveals a side of them never seen i...

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  • Beauty
  • Education
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  • Food/Cooking
  • Footage
  • Human
  • IT/Robot
  • Medical/Health
  • Music
  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Sci-Fi
  • Sports

Passionate People

By closely covering the daily lives and activities of the "passionate people," this 25-minute documentary depicts the charm and real self of an athlete, a performer, a musician, a scholar and many other who are active in the front lines.

Marie Kondo, Organizing Consultant
Author of the best-sell...

  • Food/Cooking
  • Human
  • Reality
  • Reality
  • Travel
  • Travelogue

A Taste of Life in Kyoto

Award-Winning Drama about Unknown Kyoto

This is a drama that allows you to enjoy Kyoto's restaurants that are not on tourist guides and that only Kyoto residents know about. Kana, a Tokyo resident, happens to stay in Kyoto for a short period of time. Kana visits real stores day after day and disc...

  • Entertainment
  • Family
  • Food/Cooking
  • Idol
  • Nature
  • Reality
  • Reality

嗚呼!NGT48らーめん部

Local idle, NGT48 introduces Ramen within 7 min!
Use only a small camera, NGT48 do all things on their own! Any chance they manage all tasks for 7 min?!

部員が新潟のラーメンを自撮り7分で紹介!使用する撮影機材は手持ちサイズのカメラ1台のみ!オープニングから店紹介、さらには食レポに至るまで、全てがNGT48らーめん部のメンバー自身による“オール自撮り”の番組です!県内の魅力的なラーメン店を1話あたり1軒ずつ紹介していきます。ただし…カメ...