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- Season 5 A Hiroshima Family's Prayer
- Season 5 For the Sake of the Classmates We Lost
- Season 5 Young Thunder: School Taiko Team
- Season 5 Pearl Wedding: 30 Years' Worth of Thanks
- Season 5 Back to Grandma's Land: Chiemi's Story
- Season 5 A Life of Service: The Station Barber of Obama
- Season 5 One of Us
- Season 5 One Big Happy Family
- Season 5 Uniting the People of the Sea: Kumejima, Okinawa
- Season 5 Hang in There!
- Season 5 Finding Yourself on the Open Road
Hometown Stories - Season 5 Episode 8 One Big Happy Family
0.00 30 minutes Elderly people in need of care lost their homes in the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and tsunami. At a care facility called Sumi-chan's Home, they're part of a new family, which includes staff members who have suffered similar losses. Located in Higashi-Matsushima, a city in Miyagi Prefecture, the home's slogan is: "Relax and have fun together!" Each resident is respected as an individual within the facility's domestic atmosphere. Although the home was badly damaged in the tsunami 5 years ago, it quickly reopened, accepting elderly residents who had nowhere to go. The disaster has scarred local families and the local landscape, but the people of Sumi-chan's Home are forging new relationships while also protecting older ones. Discover the everyday moments of this found family.
