Where We Call Home - Season 4 Episode 21 A Brazilian's Journey to Buddhist Priesthood
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In the village of Yamakogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Brazilian Joken Fernandes trains at a temple to be a Buddhist priest. Zen meditation, reading sutras and chores are part of his rigorous daily routine, but Joken faces a bigger challenge. As future head priest, he must earn the trust of the local community that supports the temple. We follow Joken as he prepares a meditation workshop for the villagers. We also meet Indonesian Amani Amiroh who runs an amusement park souvenir shop in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.
- Title: Where We Call Home
- Year: 2024
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Japan
- Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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- Keyword: immigrant life, japanese workplace, living in japan
- Runtime: 27 minutes
- IMDb: 8.00 / 10 by 1 users
- Popularity: 6.922
- First Air Date: Feb 24, 2020
- Last Air date: Oct 14, 2024
- Season: 5 Season
- Episode: 130 Episode
- Language: Japanese, English
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