Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store
A convenience store inside a major hospital in Kamakura City, just south of Tokyo, is open around the clock for doctors, nurses, patients and their families. Among the customers were a nurse buying herself a sweet treat after finishing an emergency operation; a patient who bought more than 10 books to read and pass the time; and an on-duty doctor needing an energy boost in the wee hours. Even though many people are staying home during the state of emergency, the hospital remains as busy as ever. For 3 days, we asked the customers what they were buying and why they were there.
Aired: Apr 02, 2021 Genre: DocumentaryRating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK
Episodes
01: Warming Body and Heart at a Yakiimo Shop02: Tanga: The Market With a Big Heart03: Seeing Out 2020 in the Heart of Tokyo Bay04: The Old Year and the New Year in a Multinational Housing Complex05: Fukushima Bento Shop: Serving Meals and Hope06: Document 1DAY: Yokohama Under Emergency Declaration07: Life Stories at a Hospital Convenience Store08: New Beginnings from an Osaka Bus Terminal09: Starting Fresh: One-Stop Uniform Shop10: Water Taxis: Across the Sea and Beyond11: Ginza Snack Rhapsody12: The Station Under the Cherry Blossoms13: Quiet Prayers at a Secluded Shrine14: Why I came to the blood donation center15: Taking a Break at a Coffee Bean Stand in Kyoto16: Tokyo Stationery Store: Messages from the Heart17: Giant Tropical Fish Store: A Life with Small Lives18: Midsummer Tokyo: The Phantom Marathon Course19: The Fishermen's Convenience Store20: Fireworks Shop: Lighting Up a Quiet Summer21: Salvaging Bargains at a Tokyo Grocery Store22: At an Underground Bicycle Parking Lot23: Listening at an Earphone Specialty Store in Akihabara24: Drone Training Ground: Take Flight into the Sky25: Hair and Makeup Salon: Grooming the Eyebrows and Mind26: Big City: 24-Hour Cheap Bento Shop27: Boards and Bonds at a 24-Hour Skateboard Park28: Tokyo, Koganei: At the Neighborhood Water Pumping Station29: Finding Your Style at a Used Clothing Store
