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FRONTRUNNERS
Season 3 · Episode 9
Dollmaker - Nakamura Hiromine
0.028mAugust 13, 2025
Fukuoka's summer traditional festival, Hakata Gion Yamakasa, features huge floats decorated with elaborate dolls. We meet Nakamura Hiromine, a fourth-generation dollmaker fusing this tradition with modern ideas.
Episodes
- Episode 1Wildlife Vet - Saito Keisuke
- Episode 2Digital Services Innovator - Oba Carlos
- Episode 3Robotic Surgery Pioneer - Watanabe Go
- Episode 4Takama Takeshi - Environmentalist
- Episode 5Fish Leather Maker - Noguchi Tomohisa
- Episode 6Tree Surgeon - Goto Mizuho
- Episode 7Peace Educator - Sumioka Kenta
- Episode 8Compost Promoter - Taira Yuiko
- Episode 9Dollmaker - Nakamura Hiromine
- Episode 10Master Sculptor of Buddhist Statues - Matsumoto Shukan
- Episode 11The Veggie Chef - Suzuki Yuko
- Episode 12Reconstructive Surgeon for Microtia - Yotsuyanagi Takatoshi
- Episode 13Social Entrepreneur - Ishikawa Naohito
- Episode 14Dry Stone Waller: Kaneko Reo
- Episode 15Deaf Cyclist: Hayase Kumi