A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama
For a few days in spring, the normally quiet fishing town of Toyama Prefecture becomes festive as people gather from throughout the country. Their goal: to await the firefly squid. Around the new moon, when conditions are right, the squid will inundate the coast in massive numbers, covering the nighttime shore in their dazzling pale blue light. With baskets and nets in hand, young and old alike wait in the darkness with determination. Will they see the miraculous sight of the squid? We spend 3 spring days with them, waiting for the arrival of the squid.
Aired: May 25, 2018 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Shinjuku Hanazono Shrine: Dreams Come True at Night02: Christmas at a 24-Hour Bakery03: Heading Home on the Strait Ferry04: Legendary Game Center: Adults' Battles05: COOL! Downtown Asakusa Batting Center06: Shibuya: Spring Flowers and Bartering07: A Park Where Dreams Take Wing08: Metropolitan Rat Patrol09: Lives Along Route 4510: Street Corner Legal Consultation Office11: Traveling Beauty Salon12: The Traveling Library Truck13: A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama14: Osaka, Nishinari: 24-Hour Family Restaurant15: The Joys and Sorrows of 1-Yen Pachinko16: The Women on the Cosmetics Floor17: People Gathering at Akita's ‘Hot Spring of Life’18: Flipping Backward, Looking Forward19: The Race Before the Japanese Derby20: The Great Hospital Move21: Goodbye! My Beloved Department Store22: Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay23: The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel24: Coast Guard Academy25: Surviving the Summer With Fresh Juice26: From the Remittance Office with Love27: To Shibuya, the ‘Holy Land of Amura28: Hakodate's Hamburgers of Happiness29: Tokyo Station: Meet Me at the "Silver Bell"30: Farewell to Tsukiji Market: At the Usual Standing Soba Noodle Shop31: 3333 Stones: Japan's Longest Flight of Steps32: Shiga/Kusatsu Giant Parking Area33: The DIYers of the Suburban Home Center34: Hiroshima Workwear Store
