NHK's documentary program "Document 72 Hours" (General) will be rebroadcasting "Tokyo Asagaya: By the Goldfish Pond" at 2:27 a.m. on January 1st. The story is set in Asagaya, Tokyo, a popular area featured in the network's nighttime drama "Hira Yasumi," at a goldfish-only fishing pond that has been in operation since the Taisho era.
Asagaya, Tokyo. In front of the station, where buildings and apartment buildings line the streets, there is a slightly unusual place: a goldfish-specializing fishing pond that has been in business for over 90 years since the Taisho era.
It costs 600 yen per hour, including a fishing rod and bait. Because you can drop in empty-handed, there's always a crowd. There are regulars who have been coming for over 50 years, salarymen who have too much time on their hands due to work style reforms, and even a woman who catches nearly 100 goldfish in one day. What are they all thinking as they gaze at the pond filled with goldfish? The show first aired in 2019.
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.
