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Hometown Stories

Season 14 · Episode 5

An Island Stays Awake for Sumo

0.025mFebruary 23, 2025

Oki Traditional Sumo has been practiced on an island in the Sea of Japan for over 200 years. In 2024, an all-night competition was held after a 12-year hiatus. We follow a summer of sumo excitement.

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Episodes

Episode 1Searching for Closure: 10 Years Since a Deadly Eruption
Episode 2Framing Family Memories
Episode 3Bull Battles – A Community's Beloved Tradition
Episode 4Planting Seeds of Peace in Hiroshima
Episode 5An Island Stays Awake for Sumo
Episode 6Chasing the Dream of Being a Jockey
Episode 7Unfolding a Life with Origami
Episode 8Life in a Land of Grass
Episode 9Calligraphy Creating Hope for Revival
Episode 10Puppet Tale: Foxes, a Princess and a Sacred Lake
Episode 11Becoming Gods for a Night
Episode 12An Ace Soccer Player Lights Up a Small Town
Episode 13Loved Ones Reunited on Canvas
Episode 14Factory Groove: Wakayama's Textile Industry
Episode 15Reinventing a Small Town Supermarket
Episode 16Lasting Memories of a Vanishing Town
Episode 17A Doc's Best Friend
Episode 18Holding on to Peace: Atomic-bomb Survivor's Message
Episode 19The Future of an A-bombed Shrine
Episode 20Revitalizing Cherry Trees in Fukushima
Episode 21A Rookie Fisher & His Grandpa in the Sanriku Seas
Episode 22Following in the Footsteps of a National Treasure
Episode 23A Beloved Local Paper in a Flood-hit Village
Episode 24Tuning a Piano to the Sound of the Heart
Episode 25Playing Ping Pong with Parkinson's
Episode 26Chasing a Dream With a Horse
Episode 27Survivors: Capturing Life After the Atomic Bomb
Episode 28Preserving the Site of a Plane Crash
Episode 29Talking With the Eyes
Episode 30A Place to Prepare for Dementia