Overview
For a few days in spring, the normally quiet fishing town of Toyama Prefecture becomes festive as people gather from throughout the country. Their goal: to await the firefly squid. Around the new moon, when conditions are right, the squid will inundate the coast in massive numbers, covering the nighttime shore in their dazzling pale blue light. With baskets and nets in hand, young and old alike wait in the darkness with determination. Will they see the miraculous sight of the squid? We spend 3 spring days with them, waiting for the arrival of the squid.
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6 - 1Mountain Restaurant: Creating and Reliving Memories January 16, 2018 -
6 - 2Life Without a Smartphone February 06, 2018 -
6 - 3Born to be Wild: Motorcyclists' Road to Happiness February 20, 2018 -
6 - 4When a Man Shines His Shoes March 13, 2018 -
6 - 5Printing Shop: Lives in Print April 10, 2018 -
6 - 6Bento Tales from a Northern Fishing Town April 24, 2018 -
6 - 7Christmas at a 24-Hour Bakery May 08, 2018 -
6 - 8Heading Home on the Strait Ferry May 29, 2018 -
6 - 9A Park Where Dreams Take Wing June 26, 2018 -
6 - 10Lives Along Route 45 July 10, 2018 -
6 - 11The Traveling Library Truck July 24, 2018 -
6 - 12A Spring Miracle: The Firefly Squid of Toyama August 07, 2018 -
6 - 13The Women on the Cosmetics Floor August 21, 2018 -
6 - 14The Race Before the Japanese Derby September 18, 2018 -
6 - 15The Great Hospital Move October 09, 2018 -
6 - 16Relaxing in a Nagoya Café October 23, 2018 -
6 - 17Hooked on Fishing in Tokyo Bay October 30, 2018 -
6 - 18The Sight Beyond the Undersea Tunnel November 20, 2018 -
6 - 19Surviving the Summer with Fresh Juice December 04, 2018 -
6 - 20From the Remittance Office with Love December 18, 2018