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Season 9 Episode 17 - People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’
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2006
Documentary
Akita's secret hot spring, Tamagawa Onsen, is said to heal various illnesses. Upon entering, a barren landscape of rocks unfolds, with steam and hydrogen sulfide gas emanating from various points. Many of those who visit here are cancer patients undergoing treatment. People from across the country spend about a week here for rock bath therapy. Their expressions and conversations carry a certain brightness. Having come to this place to heal their illnesses, they eventually confront the question of “why and for whom they live” through repeated visits.
Episodes in Season 9
1
Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night
2
The Never-Sleeping Bakery: A Gift for Christmas Eve
30 min
3
Tsugaru Strait New Year's Eve Ferry
30 min
4
Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles
5
COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center
6
Shibuya: Spring Flowers and Bartering
7
A Park Where Dreams Take Wing
30 min
8
Metropolitan Rat Patrol
9
Searching for Spring in Tohoku: Traveling Along National Route 45
30 min
10
Street Corner Legal Consultation Office
11
Traveling Beauty Salon
12
Running Library to the Island and Mountains
13
Spring Japan Sea: Waiting for Firefly Squid”
30 min
14
Osaka, Nishinari: 24-Hour Family Restaurant
15
The Joys and Sorrows of 1-Yen Pachinko
16
The Women on the Cosmetics Floor
30 min
17
People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’
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18
Backflip Class: Jump Toward Tomorrow!
19
The Japan Derby Grand Parade
30 min
20
Transporting Lives: The Relocation of a Large Hospital
30 min
21
Goodbye! My Beloved Department Store
22
Tokyo Bay Midsummer Sea Fishing Park
30 min
23
Kanmon Strait Undersea Tunnel
30 min
24
Coast Guard Academy
25
Surviving the Summer with Fresh Juice
30 min
26
From the Remittance Office with Love
30 min
27
To Shibuya, the ‘Holy Land of Amura
28
Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness
29
Tokyo Station: Meet me at the "Silver Bell"
30
Farewell to Tsukiji Market: At the Usual Standing Soba Noodle Shop
31
3,333 Steps: Beyond Japan's Longest Stone Staircase
32
Shiga/Kusatsu Giant Parking Area
33
New Town Home Center: DIY Enthusiasts
34
