Overview
When people die, they go "to the mountain". So holds the folklore in the Tohoku (northeastern) region of Japan, referring to Mt.Osore, in Aomori Prefecture. During the national holidays in May, pilgrims travel to this holy place from all over the country. Some, like a couple who lost a child, go there ritually. Others try to communicate with deceased loved ones via a necromancer. Still others are tourists, there to collect a certificate. The bleak landscape matches the emotional desolation of many of the visitors. We spend 3 days with folks on the borderline between life and death.
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2 - 1Night Clinic: An ER of Last Resort April 15, 2014 -
2 - 2The Live-streamers: Interactive Webcasting April 22, 2014 -
2 - 3The "Rain, then Fine" Coin Laundry May 06, 2014
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2 - 4Climbing Mt. Fuji May 13, 2014
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2 - 6Yanaka Cemetery: Dialogs between Death and Life June 03, 2014 -
2 - 7Personal Glimpses at a 24-Hour Gym June 10, 2014 -
2 - 8Printing Handheld Memories June 17, 2014
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2 - 9The Game Center, and the Prize beyond the Prize July 01, 2014 -
2 - 10The Makeup Room July 08, 2014
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2 - 11The Voyage of Life on a Giant Ferry July 15, 2014
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2 - 12One Tower, Many Lives July 22, 2014 -
2 - 13The Call of the Dunes August 05, 2014 -
2 - 14A 24/7 Discount Store August 12, 2014
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2 - 15A Giant Travel Agency: Destinations and Detours August 19, 2014 -
2 - 16Night Train to Izumo: Destination - Destiny September 02, 2014 -
2 - 17The Post Office that Never Sleeps September 09, 2014 -
2 - 18Youth "HelloWork" - A Job Agency September 16, 2014
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2 - 19An All-night Eatery September 23, 2014 -
2 - 20A Giant Bookstore: Wandering in a World of Words October 07, 2014 -
2 - 21Self Storage: Secrets and Memories October 14, 2014 -
2 - 22Mt. Osore: Between Life and Death October 21, 2014 -
2 - 23Wrestlers on the Road November 04, 2014 -
2 - 24The 24-Hour Supermarket: Just Another Day November 11, 2014 -
2 - 25At a Gas Station in a Downpour November 18, 2014 -
2 - 26A 260-person "Sharehouse" December 02, 2014 -
2 - 27A 24/7 Animal Hospital: When a Pet Needs a Vet December 09, 2014 -
2 - 28At a Train Station in Fukushima December 16, 2014
