13 Season
259 Episode
Hometown Stories - Season 12 Episode 22 Reviving a Fukushima Brewery (2024)
The people of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, had to flee their homes after their town was destroyed in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Only about 10% of them have returned, including Suzuki Daisuke, the fifth-generation owner of a local sake brewery. He now makes sake using local water and rice, and hopes to win a gold medal in a national competition. We follow his quest to reestablish his business and bring a sense of pride to his community as well.
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : NHK, NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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- Cast : lae astra
