From Town to Town on Hokkaido's Blood Donation Bus
We follow a blood donation bus on its journey from town to town in Hokkaido Prefecture. Japan as a whole faces a chronic shortage of blood donors, but Hokkaido has the highest donor rate in the nation. In a prefecture where the population density is low, this bus is what makes it possible to collect everyone's blood donation by traveling from one town to another. Some of the donors we meet are: a man who has donated blood 289 times, a woman who is donating blood as an act of gratitude and a nursery school teacher who feels refreshed by having blood drawn. We spend 3 days visiting small towns in Hokkaido, on a mission of compassion.
Aired: Oct 11, 2019 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Shinjuku Music Studio: Why We Formed a Band02: A Matchmaking Lounge in Sendai03: New Year Countdown at the Airport04: Winter Camping Ground with a View of Mount Fuji05: Winter in Tokyo: Taiyaki Elegy06: A Barter Chain in Osaka07: Asahikawa Lottery Ticket Sales Office: Dreams Seen in a Blizzard08: A Realtor in Fukuoka: Opening the Door to New Lives09: Close-up! Giant Job Fair10: Osaka Ferry: A One-Minute Journey Through Life11: Close-up! ‘The Rental Do-Nothing Person12: Small Island, Big Send-Offs13: A Rotary in a Student Town: Meeting Spot, Melting Pot14: Jumokuso: Resting Beneath a Cherry Tree15: Inside Japan's Largest Freight Terminal16: Shibuya Post Office: Countdown to a New Era17: People Who Live for ‘Saba-ge’18: Fasting Retreat: A Break for the Body and Mind19: Catching Goldfish at a Fishing Pond in Tokyo20: Wig Shop: A New Appearance, A New Self21: Bargain Shoes for the Next Step in Life22: Climbing the Walls of Life23: Okinawa Driving School: Dreams Beyond a Driver's License24: A New Life Away From Bustling Tokyo25: At a coin car wash after the rainy season26: Nurse Visits: Home Is Where the Heart Is27: 10-Year Milestones in Bikers' Life Journeys28: From Town to Town on Hokkaido's Blood Donation Bus29: Chasing Dreams in a Shared Office Space30: Osaka Castle Park: The Park That Never Sleeps31: China, Yunnan Province: A City Park Where You Can See Seagulls32: Toothy Smiles and Dental Woes: A 24-Hour Dentist's Office33: A Toast to Life34: Small Wedding Stories35: Mountain Views, Life Insights36: Amusement Facility at Twilight in Amagasaki
