Overview
Akune city is located in rural Kagoshima Prefecture. More than 40% of its population is over 65 years old. Its famous 24/7 supermarket is stocked with 390,000 items, from groceries, cars, tombstones to hoof trimming tools. 80% of the locals visit the supermarket each day including the elderly who come to socialize and young people who hang out there at night, lamenting the lack of job opportunities. While big cities thrive, people living in the countryside get a lot from simple pleasures.
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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