Hometown Stories - Season 9 Episode 7 Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
At altitudes of more than 2,500 meters in the mountains of central Japan, a 72-year-old ornithologist, Nakamura Hiroshi, takes on the challenge of saving rock ptarmigans, known as "divine birds," from extinction. Frequent human incursions have depleted their numbers across Japan. Spending more than 100 days a year in the mountains, he works on an unprecedented breeding project to restore a ptarmigan population to one of its former habitats. We follow Hiroshi in his quest to bring back these birds while questioning how humans can best interact with nature.
First Air Date: Feb 06, 2011
Last Air date: Jan 18, 2025
Season: 14 Season
Episode: 266 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
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Popularity: 1.744
Language: Japanese, English
Keyword : way of life, hometown, culture, community spirit, social awareness, life story, working life
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Episode
Look to the Night Sky
Strength and Hope - The Power of Azaleas
A Young Soba Chef's Challenge
Expressing the Ainu Spirit
No Going Back: New Ideas from a Tsunami-hit Fishing Town
Revealing the Final Moments
Rock Ptarmigans: Reviving the Divine Birds
Fruitful Connections
He Has a Dream: A Novice Fisherman's Challenge
Avatar Robots Open New Doors
Being There for Foreign Patients
Bitter and Sweet: A Strawberry Farming Family
Uncle and Nephew in a Tsunami-Hit Town
Bullfights & Big Dreams
The Shadow of Nagasaki: Nurses' Stories
A-Bomb Paintings
Community Newspaper
Unread Messages
A Pillar for Brazilians in Japan
Breast Cancer Diary 2020: Keeping a Dream Alive
Steering Through Tough Times
The Treasures of Toyama Bay
Drawing Our "New Normal"
Follow Your Heart: The Green-haired Gardener