Document 72 Hours · SEASON 15
Praying for Blue Skies at Tokyo's Weather Shrine
Episode 31 · 2024-11-01

- Documentary
Episode overview
A shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to a deity believed to control the weather. For three days in fall, a season of fickle weather in Japan, we asked people why they wanted divine help for sunny skies.
30 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. “Rental Room” Life Story2024-01-05
2. The Bench by Lake Biwa2024-01-12
3. Nature's Bounty at an Okayama Community Garden2024-01-19
4. Ueno: A Discount Women's Clothing Store2024-01-26
5. Ehime, Imabari At a sauna that has been in existence since the Showa Era2024-02-09
6. At Shinjuku's 24-Hour Drugstore2024-02-16
7. Kerosene Delivery Service in Snowy Sapporo2024-03-01
8. Fukushima: An Ice Cream Shop in Winter2024-03-08
9. Spinning On at a 24-Hour Osaka Laundromat2024-03-15
10. National Route 4, Drive-in Never Sleeps2024-04-05
11. A 24-Hour Discount Supermarket in Osaka2024-04-12
12. Kagoshima Airport, In the Spring of Departure2024-04-19
13. A look at anime people in Ikebukuro in spring2024-04-26
14. A Midnight Soba Shop in Akita2024-05-17
15. Fresh Starts at a Yokohama Electronics Store2024-05-24
16. Asakusa Underground2024-05-31
17. Racecourse in the Northern Territories2024-06-14
18. China Cancer Hospital, Rental Kitchen in the Back Alley2024-06-21
19. Life Voyages on a Sea of Japan Ferry2024-06-28
20. Gifu Nagara River, Watching the Current2024-07-12
21. A Low-priced Gas Station in Wakayama2024-07-19
22. Paris, France - At a manga cafe on a street corner2024-07-24
23. Lives Inside a Huge "Danchi" Housing Complex2024-07-26
24. Beyond the Books at a Kanazawa Library2024-08-30
25. A Local Penny Candy Shop in Tokyo2024-09-06
26. A Midsummer Service Area on Awaji Island2024-09-13
27. A Farmers' Market in Inadani, Nagano2024-09-27
28. Obon in Tottori, at a seaside cemetery.2024-10-04
29. Why I Wear Glasses2024-10-11
30. A Mobile "Warabi Mochi" Cart in Fukuoka2024-10-25
31. Praying for Blue Skies at Tokyo's Weather Shrine2024-11-01
32. An Everyday Family Diner in Tokyo2024-11-08
33. At a Huge Thrift Store in Saitama2024-12-06
34. A Martial Arts Gym in Tokyo2024-12-13
35. A Winding Road Through the Kii Mountains2024-12-20