"Platinum Family: A Peek at the Magnificent Family" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 7pm, excluding some areas) is a program showcasing the lifestyles of "magnificent families." The January 27th broadcast was titled "Special Infiltration of a Huge Mansion with a Long Wall," and featured a mansion located on a vast plot of land measuring approximately 66,000 square meters in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture.
The main house is a valuable building that was relocated in the early Showa period using a construction technique called "hikiya," which allows a building to be moved without being dismantled. The stunning Japanese garden, whose beauty has been enjoyed by many celebrities, including Shimura Ken, is also open to the public.
The family business was the sake brewery Homare Sake Brewery, a 107-year-old established company that was crowned world champion in the IWC Sake category in 2015 and currently exports to 20 countries.
Furthermore, it was revealed that the "daughter" who grew up in this huge mansion was Yumi Karahashi, a freelance announcer who has appeared on long-running morning programs such as TBS's "Sunday Morning." Voices of surprise erupted in the studio, saying, "I never would have guessed it!"
