Three days to meet people searching for their ideal selves at one of the largest cosmetics stores in Western Japan

NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (General) will air the episode "Giant Cosmetics Store: Facing Yourself in the Mirror" from 10:00 PM on September 5th. The setting is a huge cosmetics store with approximately 12,000 colorful cosmetics products. In a store where not only women but also men are prominent, what kind of self do they imagine when they look at the mirror?

Located in a station building directly connected to Osaka Station, this is one of the largest cosmetics stores in western Japan. Everyone wears makeup for different reasons: wanting to look beautiful, grooming, or self-expression. There are women who prefer the way they look with makeup on, men who see skincare as an investment for the next 10 years, and even people who don't really want to wear makeup but have no choice but to fit in with others.

Over the course of three days, you will meet people who are trying to hide or enhance their true selves in search of their ideal selves.

This documentary program focuses on a single location each time, observing the various human dramas that occur there over a period of 72 hours. It listens to the stories of people who meet by chance, capturing the current era.