Where We Call Home

The former village of Oguchi in Ishikawa Prefecture was home to a 400-year-old wood weaving technique using Japanese cypress. Today, with the region's ongoing depopulation, the craft is threatened to disappear. We follow Australian Susan May who has been learning the technique under master artisan Katsuki Hisayo. Susan is attempting to weave a traditional woven hat for which the fabrication method has been lost. We also meet Bulgarian-native Ilko Allexandroff, a unique photographer living in Kobe.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

The Daily Struggles of a Pakistani Used Car Dealer

Episode 2

Little India in Big Tokyo

Episode 3

A Helping Hand for Foreign Women in Kyoto

Episode 4

A Hot Meal for Every Child

Episode 5

Support for Foreign Disabled and Elderly

Episode 6

A Budding Farmer Dreams of Peanuts

Episode 7

Under the Coronavirus Outbreak

Episode 8

Working Under the Outbreak

Episode 9

Chinese Entrepreneurs Fight for Survival

Episode 10

Struggles for Recovery in the Restaurant Industry

Episode 11

Entertainers Under the Pandemic

Episode 12

Tourism's Fight to Endure the Crisis

Episode 13

Charmed by the Beauty and Flavor of Noto

Episode 14

A University Fostering Exchange and Diversity

Episode 15

Keeping the Faith in Chinatown

Episode 16

For the Love of Sweets and Family

Episode 17

Together We Can Make It Through!

Episode 18

A Cozy Place for Everyone

Episode 19

Uniting People Through Manga

Episode 20

Coriander Farmers in Pursuit of Happiness

Episode 21

Keeping Wood Weaving Alive

Episode 22

Rural Reinvigoration on Video

Episode 23

Chris's Little Nigerian Shop

Episode 24

American Taste, Japanese Apples