Hometown Stories - Season 12 Episode 15 Mailing Letters to the Lost
In the woods of northeastern Japan stands the "Drifting Mailbox." This unique mailbox receives letters from family members to loved ones who died in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Its custodian, Akagawa Yuji, recently started thinking about closing the mailbox. But some bereaved relatives still continue to send letters. Yuji decided to meet with some of them to explain his thinking. Twelve years on, Yuji and the bereaved family members share their thoughts for the first time.
First Air Date: Feb 06, 2011
Last Air date: Feb 09, 2025
Season: 14 Season
Episode: 268 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 1.3926
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : way of life, hometown, culture, community spirit, social awareness, life story, working life
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Stable Fishing Jobs Steer a Community
A Float Artisan & His Muse
Magical Forest: Okinawa's Natural World Heritage Site
Soccer Team Raises Community Spirit
Seeking a Chance to Learn: Students with Overseas Roots
Small Factory Reaches for the Stars
Flying Like an Arrow
Modern Methods Sustain Metalwork Tradition
A World Heritage Town: Past and Future
Hard Rain: A Village Divided
Bonding Through Soba: A Story of Four Grannies
Amashi: Japan's Freediving Fishers
Our New Classmate from Ukraine
Waiting for the God's Crossing
Mailing Letters to the Lost
Kintsugi: Mending Memories with Gold
A Cut Above the Rest
The Final Journey
Life on a Sloping Farm
A House-call Doctor in Fukushima
A Song for a New Fukushima School
Reviving a Fukushima Brewery
Japanese Paper Supports War-torn Ukraine
Egg Wars – Father vs. Son
Countryside Diaries
A Heart-Warming Tokyo Veggie Stand
Sparking a Chain of Kindness
Grandma's Hands Reap Nature's Bounty
Inheriting a Thousand-Year-Old Craft
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