Where We Call Home Season 5

Season 5

Air date: 2024-01-15

Episodes: 26

Episodes

E1: Trust in the Healing Power of Anime

We meet Italian Francesco Panto, a psychiatrist in Saitama Prefecture who develops a therapy method that makes use of Japanese anime, as well as Brazilian Silvia De Souza who works at a coating plant in Toyama.

Air date: 2024-01-15

E2: A Hearty Recipe for Recovery

This time, we meet Togawa Aya, a naturalized Japanese born in China who runs a cafeteria in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, as well as May Zin Chit from Myanmar, who manages a convenience store in Tokyo.

Air date: 2024-01-29

E3: Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts

This time, we follow three Ukrainians – a teenage boy and a female entrepreneur who both came to Japan thanks to martial arts, as well as a man who works in PR for a vertical farming company.

Air date: 2024-02-12

E4: A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images

We revisit Ukrainian musicians Alek and Vadym in Nagasaki Prefecture as they create a music video to express their prayer for peace, and meet Yuliya, also from Ukraine, who works at a restaurant in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-02-19

E5: Top Your Sushi With Conviction

We meet Jan Markiewicz from Poland, who trains at a Tokyo sushi restaurant in preparation for the World Sushi Cup, as well as Taiwanese Su Ling, a curator at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

Air date: 2024-03-18

E6: Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher

We meet Uganda-born Kalule Deogratius who teaches English at a middle school in Nagano Prefecture, and Vietnamese Nguyen Cong Quoc who works at a mandarin orange farm in Ehime Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-04-08

E7: A Well-Rooted Future for Children

We meet Muhammad Nurul Elahi in Niigata Prefecture who grows lotus roots to fund an elementary school he opened in his native Bangladesh, and Moroccan Mohamed Aalla who trains at a soy sauce maker in Kagawa Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-04-22

E8: Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake

We follow UK-born Suzanne Ross - a lacquerware artisan in Wajima - in her efforts to recover after this January's quake, and meet Chinese Tomoe Setsubai who runs a Japanese confectionery in Yokohama.

Air date: 2024-04-29

E9: Step Into the Ring for Ukraine

We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who trains at a university club in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indonesian Harsono, a professional who takes care of traditional Japanese gardens in Aichi Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-05-20

E10: Children's Books Cross Barriers

On this episode, we meet American Jerry Martin, an author of children's books based in Saitama Prefecture, and Daniel Muivakitonyi from Kenya, a running instructor in Tokyo.

Air date: 2024-05-27

E11: Prayers for Peace in Gaza from Hiroshima

We meet Ashley Souther from the US, who teaches a class on peace at a secondary school in Hiroshima Prefecture, as well as Sten van Daalen from the Netherlands, an apprentice potter in Saga Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-06-10

E12: Chin Up! Let's Dance Again!

On this episode, we revisit Filipino dance instructor Eduardo Macarat in Yokohama who changed his career to support his family, and Hongkonger Tom Wong who promotes shiitake mushrooms grown in Iwate Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-06-24

E13: Drawn to the Land of Carpentry

We meet South Korean Kang Dong Ju who runs his own carpentry business in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, and German Max Geiger, a part-time rickshaw tour guide in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-07-01

E14: Racing for Peace

We meet South Sudanese Abraham Guem, a 1,500-metres runner who trains in Japan in hope to qualify for the Paris Olympics, as well as Indian Khanu Singh, a racehorse groom in Obihiro, Hokkaido Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-07-15

E15: Saving the Giant Salamanders

We meet Richard Pearce, a British ecotourism guide who runs an NPO dedicated to Japanese giant salamander conservation in Tottori Prefecture, and Swedish Peter Paalsson, a crafter of furniture in Hokkaido Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-07-22

E16: A Festival to Bring Cultures Together

We meet Indian Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty who organizes a festival in Aichi Prefecture to bring the Indian and Japanese communities together, as well as Indonesian Wardah Hasanah, a 3D animator in Tokyo.

Air date: 2024-08-05

E17: Spreading Smiles with a Parfait Passion

This time, we accompany Finnish native Laura Kopilow on her journey to discover tasty parfaits all over Japan, and meet Chinese Wang Ying who works at a selfie studio in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Air date: 2024-08-26

E18: A US Pro Coach for Japan's Youth Baseball

We meet American Bianca Smith, a former pro baseball coach who now trains children and teens in Hokkaido Prefecture, and Francis Geyrozaga Lapinig, also from the US who works as an autobody refinisher in Tokyo.

Air date: 2024-09-02

E19: The Right Words for Young Carers

In Gunma Prefecture, we meet Pakistani Aziz Ahmed who helps children that have to interpret for foreign parents with limited skill in Japanese, and Thai-native Terd Thailek, a Muay Thai trainer at a gym.

Air date: 2024-09-30

E20: Eco-friendly Farming in Fukushima

We meet French illustrator Emilie Bouquet who runs an eco-friendly farm in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, and Brazilian Suellen Taniguchi who supports kids and teens with learning difficulties in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-10-14

E21: Creating the Wheelchairs of Tomorrow

We revisit Pakistani Habib ur Rahman, a crafter of custom-made power wheelchairs in Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, and meet Edson Moreno, a Brazilian truck driver based in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-10-28

E22: Work Opportunities for Syrian Evacuees

In Tokyo, we meet Syrian Iskandar Salama who works to find job opportunities for his fellow Syrians in and out of Japan, then go on a river ride in Tochigi Prefecture with Nepalese Shishir Mahat as our guide.

Air date: 2024-11-11

E23: Sowing the Seeds of Peace

We meet Polish Izabela Ishikawa who works to find and return the remains of those who died during World War II in Okinawa, and Hongkonger Wan Sze Ho, an instructor at a driving school in Kumamoto.

Air date: 2024-11-18

E24: Closer to the Heart

We meet Peruvian Estela Nakazaki and her daughter Namiko, both working in elderly care in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, and English Oliver Richardson who works at a tourist information center in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-12-02

E25: Roly Keeps the Apples Rolling

We meet English-born Roland Gregory, a.k.a. Roly, who runs his own apple orchard in the Nagano countryside, and Gethmina Dinithika from Sri Lanka, who works at a ramen shop in Ueda, also in Nagano Prefecture.

Air date: 2024-12-09

E26: Keeping the Traditions of Noto Alive

We revisit Aussie chef Benjamin Flatt and lacquerware artist Suzanne Ross from the UK in their efforts to preserve the culture of their adoptive Noto in the aftermath of the quake that hit a year ago.

Air date: 2024-12-30