Hometown Stories

Season 6 Episode 3: Our Waves, Our Dreams

At the southern end of the Kujukurihama coastline in Chiba Prefecture is Ichinomiya, one of Japan's top surfing spots, and home to many surf devotees. Here, local teenagers take to the waves each day to hone their skills in the build-up to a competition. A young man who put the stress and strain of life in Tokyo behind him now makes a living as a farmer, close to the waves that drew him to the area. And a surf competition organized by a local restaurant marks its 20th anniversary. In Ichinomiya, we meet people whose lives are shaped by their shared love of the ocean.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

15

Episodes:

300

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2011

IMDb:

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