

Golf Driving Range: Slices of Life
A golf driving range in Tokyo's Adachi Ward is one of the largest in the city and is open around the clock throughout the year. Golf has a reputation for being a "rich man's sport" in Japan, but 1,000 people visit this driving range each day and come for a myriad of reasons. A mother comes to practice late at night after her children go to sleep, a group of elderly men regularly meets up early in the morning, and one man even silently tees off because he feels uncomfortable being at home with his family. What are they thinking about each time they hit a golf ball into the distance?
Aired: Oct 28, 2016 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Yokohama All Night Tonkatsu02: Kappabashi: Tokyo's Kitchen Capital03: Christmas at the Bus Terminal04: The First Dream at Tokyo Tower05: Benches and People: An Osaka Shopping Arcade06: Tokyo in the middle of winter, the name is ”Hanako“07: Winter, Tsugaru at the 100 Yen Onsen08: Valentine's Day at the Shrine09: 72 Hours Japan-Korea Comparison SP10: Drawn to Showa Songs11: Daitokai: Dog and Cat Shelter in the Big City12: Farewell Funabashi Auto13: Akita: In front of a vending machine in midwinter, a regretful farewell14: Tales Over Rice Bowls15: Carrying a Stamp in a Foreign Country16: At the Food Court17: Route 439: Japan's Last Frontier18: The Ferry to Volcano Island19: A Nostalgic Roller Coaster Ride20: Kyoto's Kamo River Delta21: Trapped in the Magic of Go22: Hiroshima: On the Street Corner Waiting for the President23: Relaxing in a Nagoya Café24: Faces Behind an Online Auction25: Brazil: Prayer-Filled Secret Sanctuary26: A Women's Prison: Up-Close and Personal27: Obon with a Bang in Nagasaki28: Fukui: Unattended Ice Shop in Midsummer29: People-Watching at a Monster Hotspot30: Where Cultures and Meat Meet31: The Little Station and the Sea32: Golf Driving Range: Slices of Life33: Art Supply Heaven in Tokyo34: Starlit Tales from a Nagano Tent Village35: Daycare Center in Fukuoka's Nightlife District36: The Traveling Ballot Box37: Behind the Masks: Halloween in Roppongi38: From Okinawa to the World and Back





















