Broadcasters' Eye

Bathhouse for Life (2021x1)

Air date: Jan 30, 2021

This program documents 5 years at a bathhouse in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, that has long provided emotional comfort for local residents. In a time when bathhouses are quickly vanishing from Japan, this program shows the important role the public bathhouse serves as a place where the people of a community can gather, communicate, care for each other, and share laughter.