Document 72 Hours · SEASON 14
Akihabara Doll Store
Episode 12 · 2023-04-07
- Documentary
Episode overview
Beautiful eyes so elaborate that they could be mistaken for human eyes. The market for dolls is said to be worth as much as 10 billion yen. In Akihabara, there are several stores specializing in dolls in commercial buildings, and many people visit them. Some office workers are looking for a doll to heal them after a hard day's work, and some women are looking for a doll to do what they cannot do. Some people come all the way from overseas to buy dolls. They are neither people nor things, but mysterious beings. For three days, we will take a peek into the fascinating world of dolls.
30 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. University Art Festival: Portrait of Campus Days2023-01-06
2. Osaka: In an Apartment Building from the Showa Era2023-01-13
3. At a Small Kobe Okonomiyaki Shop2023-01-20
4. A Quiet Pier in Minamiboso2023-01-27
5. Amami Oshima: On the Radio2023-02-03
6. Fukushima - At a mountain lodge in the dead of winter2023-02-10
7. Ringing in the New Year at a Fukuoka Bus Terminal2023-02-17
8. Winter Stories of Ramen Stalls in Nagoya2023-02-24
9. Qualification Examination Preparatory School: My Path Forward2023-03-03
10. The Convenience Store in a Midwinter Hokkaido Village2023-03-10
11. Episode 112023-03-17
12. Akihabara Doll Store2023-04-07
13. At a 24-Hour Roadside Restaurant in Okayama2023-04-14
14. Behind the Headlines at Ofunato's Local Newspaper2023-04-21
15. Saying Farewell to Once-Loved Dolls at Hofu Tenmangu Shrine2023-04-28
16. Harajuku, 100 yen store, in spring2023-05-05
17. Sakura in the Seto Inland Sea2023-05-19
18. Osaka Post Office, in spring2023-05-26
19. The Aomori Shrine Where "Umineko" Soar2023-06-02
20. Okinawa All Night Bento Lunch2023-06-23
21. At a Hospital Roof Garden2023-06-30
22. Nishinomiya's "Manbow Tunnel" Under the Tracks2023-07-07
23. Early Summer on the Kisoji2023-07-14
24. Saraba, Nombe Yokocho (Farewell, Drinking Alley)2023-07-28
25. Episode 252023-08-01
26. National Udon Vending Machine Trip - Gunma2023-08-04
27. Episode 272023-08-25
28. See You in Osaka's Korea Town2023-09-01
29. At a Tokyo Insect Store2023-09-08
30. Fuji Rock On the long-awaited summer day2023-09-15
31. Part-time High School Koshien2023-09-22
32. Yomotsu Hirasaka: Between This World and The Next2023-10-06
33. At a Standing Bar Beside Fukuoka's Boat Racing Stadium2023-10-13
34. Kabukicho, Shinjuku, at the hair salon that never sleeps.2023-10-27
35. Nagano: Watching for Hawks2023-11-10
36. Farewell to a Hyogo Chairlift2023-12-08
37. 24-Hour Chinese Restaurant in Tokyo Suburbs2023-12-15
