Hometown Stories - Season 9 Episode 24 Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener
Aoki Mariko, from northeast Japan, shot to fame after winning one of Japan's prestigious gardening contests in 2018 while still in her 20's. Her gardens have soothed the hearts of many people stressed from the coronavirus pandemic. Plants in her gardens grow without the need for elaborate human maintenance and create beautiful seasonal vistas. She is often late to work, shuts herself away in winter, and works only in spring and autumn. How can she make such beautiful gardens while living just as she pleases? We follow her over a year to find out the answer.
First Air Date: Feb 06, 2011
Last Air date: Jan 18, 2025
Season: 14 Season
Episode: 266 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 7.482
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : way of life, hometown, culture, community spirit, social awareness, life story, working life
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Episode
Look to the Night Sky
Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
Expressing the Ainu Spirit
No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
Revealing the Final Moments
Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
Fruitful Connections
He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
Avatar Robots Open New Doors
Being There for Foreign Patients
Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
Bullfights & Big Dreams
The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
A-Bomb Paintings
Community Newspaper
Unread Messages
A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
Steering Through Tough Times
The Treasures of Toyama Bay
Drawing Our "New Normal"
Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener