NaN/100 votes#1 - Trust in the Healing Power of Anime
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - A Hearty Recipe for Recovery
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Spirits Strengthened by Martial Arts
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - A Prayer for Peace in Song and Images
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Top Your Sushi With Conviction
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Mr. Deo, the Dedicated Teacher
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/8/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - A Well-Rooted Future for Children
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 4/22/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Preserving Lacquerware Beyond the Quake
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/29/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Step Into the Ring for Ukraine
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/20/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Children's Books Cross Barriers
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/27/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Prayers for Peace in Gaza from Hiroshima
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Chin Up! Let's Dance Again!
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 6/24/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Drawn to the Land of Carpentry
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/1/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Racing for Peace
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 7/15/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Saving the Giant Salamanders
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 7/22/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - A Festival to Bring Cultures Together
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 8/5/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Spreading Smiles with a Parfait Passion
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 8/26/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - A US Pro Coach for Japan's Youth Baseball
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 9/2/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#19 - The Right Words for Young Carers
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 9/30/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#20 - Eco-friendly Farming in Fukushima
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 10/14/2024
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.
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Creating the Wheelchairs of Tomorrow
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 10/28/2024
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.
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#22 - Work Opportunities for Syrian Evacuees
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 11/11/2024
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.
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#23 - Sowing the Seeds of Peace
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 11/18/2024
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.
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The Best Episodes of Where We Call Home Season 5
Every episode of Where We Call Home Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Where We Call Home Season 5!
People from around the globe who put down roots in Japan offer a glimpse into their lives and the hardships they face in Japanese society.
Genre:Documentary
Network:NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Trust in the Healing Power of Anime" is the best rated episode of "Where We Call Home" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/15/2024. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "A Hearty Recipe for Recovery".