Where We Call Home

For women, giving birth abroad can be a daunting prospect. Luckily, the Brazilian expectant mothers of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture have an invaluable partner - fellow Brazilian Ludmilla Hirata. She's a doula, a profession still relatively unknown in Japan, who provides emotional support and advice to women before, during and even after childbirth. Join us to find out more. Later on, we also "shed light" on the work of French-born Jeff Rudge, who makes traditional Japanese paper lanterns in Ibaraki Prefecture.

All Episodes - Season 3

Episode 1

The Pie-oneer in the North

Episode 2

Finding Hope Among the Rubble

Episode 3

Sake Mastery Starts With Rice

Episode 4

Bending Industry Back Into Shape

Episode 5

Cultivating a Circle of Collaboration

Episode 6

Giving Japanese Knives a New Edge

Episode 7

Presenting Japanese Puppetry to the World

Episode 8

Prayers for Peace from Okinawa to Ukraine

Episode 9

Fostering a Future for Fishery

Episode 10

A Helping Hand for Our Fellow Sri Lankans

Episode 11

Far from Their Homeland, But Not in Heart

Episode 12

Seeing Tokyo from the Trees

Episode 13

Striving for a Barrier-free Society

Episode 14

Alan's Cultural Center Without Borders

Episode 15

An App to Support Women and Ukraine

Episode 16

Supporting Childbirth in a Faraway Land

Episode 17

No One Left Behind

Episode 18

Pas de Deux for Peace

Episode 19

A Ukrainian Boy's Martial Art Journey

Episode 20

Tony's Canteen for Kids Hits the Road

Episode 21

Welcome to the Village in the Sky!

Episode 22

Children's Tales Cast in Shadows

Episode 23

Kendama Connects the World

Episode 24

May the Biwa's Beauty Live On

Episode 25

Saving the Serpentine Soup of Ryukyu

Episode 26

A Town's Festive Refreshening

Episode 27

Concerto on a Stringed Survivor

Episode 28

A Fresh New Start for an Old Cowboy

Episode 29

Cultivating Land and Community

Episode 30

Growing Tasty Shiny Jewels

Episode 31

Farm-bot to the Rescue!

Episode 32

Handcrafting the Beauty of Nature

Episode 33

Climb a Tree, Change Your Life!

Episode 34

Martial Arts Build Unbreakable Bonds