Hometown Stories

8:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Thursday 8 May

Families in northeast Japan are visited by monster-like figures called namahage on New Year's Eve - we follow a group of men trying to keep up their proud tradition as the local population dwindles.

Hometown Stories airs on NHK World - Japan at 8:00 PM, Thursday 8 May.

Topics

Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment