A close look at a family living in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, broadcast on tonight's "A House in the Middle of Nowhere"

"The House in the Middle of Nowhere" (ABC TV/TV Asahi, Sunday 7:58pm) is a variety show that uses satellite photos to find a secluded house. The November 24th broadcast will cover a family of two, a parent and child, living in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture to protect the land their ancestors developed. The guests are actor Yasunori Danta and former AKB48 member and talent Mitsuho Fukudome. Danta, who is originally from Kyoto, said, "When I came to Tokyo, I couldn't see the mountains and I hated living in the city. I also wanted to live somewhere where I could see the mountains." Fukudome said, "I'm originally from Hyogo Prefecture, so I want to live on Awaji Island and grow olives and onions." The search team discovered a "fan-shaped" site like a baseball field in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, far from the sea. "It certainly seems to be about the size of a baseball field," said MC George Tokoro, while panelist Osamu Hayashi added, "If you compare it to a baseball field, the infield area is cultivated land, a building on the left field side, and a road and a river running along the fence." Danda also let his imagination run wild, saying, "It's probably a laboratory that studies how crops grow with different fertilizers." As the search team's car drove down a road leading to the steep mountains, a building suddenly caught their eye in the mountain scenery. They were greeted by a man (68) who grows ginger in a vast field and also works in forestry. The man's grandfather came to this area about 100 years ago. He said he cleared it by hand. It used to be a settlement of five or six houses, but now it's just one house, completely isolated. Still, the man laughed and said, "I've lived here since I was born, so I don't feel like I'm alone." On the premises, the eldest son (40), his wife, and their daughter (15) have been living in a house they built about 15 years ago, saying they would like to pass on the farm work of their parents. The eldest son himself works for an agricultural corporation and grows tomatoes. The daughter, who is about to take the high school entrance exam, said that she wanted to leave home and live in a boarding house if she passed the exam, but she helps out with farm work at her parents' home. In response to her father's statement that "it's not like I have to stay here," the eldest son stated forcefully that "I want to leave this land behind." The father smiled and said, "I'm not asking you to force yourself to leave it behind, but it would be a great help if you did." The trailer also shows them making gomoku sushi using freshly picked ginger.