Document 72 Hours

When summer comes, people from all over Japan flock to Mt. Fuji. After the mountain was designated a World Heritage Site in 2013, the crowds swelled even more. The Yoshida Trailhead is one point where those going up and those coming down cross paths. Conversations with climbers reveal some of the troubles and joys in their lives. An office worker comes seeking a sense of achievement... A college student comes with prayers of finding work... A tapestry of human drama unfolds on the mountainside.

All Episodes - Season 2

Episode 1

Night Clinic: An ER of Last Resort

Episode 2

The Live-streamers: Interactive Webcasting

Episode 3

The "Rain, then Fine" Coin Laundry

Episode 4

Climbing Mt. Fuji

Episode 5

Home is Where the Locker Is; The Day Laborers of Osaka

Episode 6

Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs between Death and Life

Episode 7

Personal Glimpses at a 24-Hour Gym

Episode 8

Printing Handheld Memories

Episode 9

The Game Center, and the Prize beyond the Prize

Episode 10

The Makeup Room

Episode 11

The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry

Episode 12

One Tower, Many Lives

Episode 13

The Call of the Dunes

Episode 14

A 24/7 Discount Store

Episode 15

A Giant Travel Agency: Destinations and Detours

Episode 16

Night Train to Izumo: Destination - Destiny

Episode 17

The Post Office that Never Sleeps

Episode 18

Youth "HelloWork" - A Job Agency

Episode 19

An All-night Eatery

Episode 20

A Giant Bookstore: Wandering in a World of Words

Episode 21

Self Storage: Secrets and Memories

Episode 22

Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death

Episode 23

Wrestlers on the Road

Episode 24

The 24-Hour Supermarket: Just Another Day

Episode 25

At a Gas Station in a Downpour

Episode 26

A 260-person "Sharehouse"

Episode 27

A 24/7 Animal Hospital: When a Pet Needs a Vet

Episode 28

At a Train Station in Fukushima