Welcome to the World's Largest Labyrinth of Old Books
The world's largest antiquarian bookstore district in Kanda, Tokyo, is home to more than 160 stores, where you can find amazing treasures such as medieval books priced at 10 million yen and unpublished manuscripts of great writers. A company employee buying his favorite boys' manga, a mother searching for an out-of-print picture book for her child, or a job-hunting student picking up a philosophy book in search of inspiration. Together, they slip back in time to the labyrinth of old books. We took a peek into their deep world for three days.
Aired: Dec 04, 2015 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Birth Rush! Japan's Best Obstetrics and Gynecology02: Farewell! Bowling Alley in the Center of Tokyo03: Lost and Found in Nagoya: Left Behind on a Holy Night04: Student Dormitories in the Northern Land05: A Discounted Ticket to Happiness06: Handyman, Running in the City07: A Standing Oden Bar in Tokyo08: Kobe, January, See you at Pai-Yama09: A Taste of Home: A Soba & Udon Vending Machine10: A Driving School: The Start of Many Journeys11: Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color12: Tokyo Capsule Hotel: Encapsulating Life13: Taxi Honest Conversation - Fukushima Iwaki Version14: A Building Exclusively for Cosplay: Their Dream Castle15: A Used Car, A New Life16: Following the Cherry Blossoms Upstream: A Three-Day Trip Along the Tama River17: Yakushima: Island of the Mystical Tree18: Candy Store: Children's Small Universe19: A Kebab Restaurant in Roppongi20: Mt. Takao, Why wander into the mountains of the city?21: Container Karaoke in a Seaside Town22: Dreams to be drawn at a video rental store on a major holiday weekend23: A Drive-In Restaurant in Okinawa: Hometown Flavor, American Style24: The Lucky Cat at the Shopping Street25: “Hanacaba” Life Theater26: Tonkotsu Ramen Restaurant: Bowls for the Soul27: Dance Hall for Men and Women in Downtown Tokyo28: Rocking on the Streetcar29: Oasis Hotel in the Rice Paddies30: New York: Laundromat Theater31: Dalian, China - At a Japanese Foods Supermarket32: In a Cemetery Looking Up at the Great Buddha33: Summer Comic! Japan's “Best” Convenience Store.34: Voices in Front of the Diet35: An Iconic Hotel: Until We Meet Again36: Life on the Squid Hunt37: Deep Tokyo: In a Corner of Little Manila38: A Video Transfer Shop: Replaying the Past39: Up and Away with Low-Cost Carriers40: Kabukicho Midnight Dispensing Pharmacy41: Welcome to the World's Largest Labyrinth of Old Books42: Fortune Teller's House: Crossroads of Fate43: A Secret Workshop in Akihabara
